The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-11-14

"A tispatch was received this (Thurs-
day) morning b. Superintendent Leech
from Mrs. a. r. Reed. who arrived IT Port
land, Oregon, on Wednesday morning.
where her husband has been lying seriously
III with typhoid fever for several weeks past.
The dispatch says MI Read Is very low but
improving.
"A orse belonging TO PhiIipsburg man
was killed the other day in singular man
ner. The animal was induleing In series
OF playful plunges and jumps. while tied in
his stall. and ct last made a leap and came
down on q hjtching post at the rear OF his
stsiL The post ran into the abdomen so far
that lt had to be sawed off iu order to rs~
lease the horse, and when the post was
pulled out the entrails gushed ont.
1T is pretty generally believed that John
EIcher, the well driller. who was thought to
have heen struck and killed by train st
HufT City, Sunday night, was murdered,
robbed aud thrown upon the track. His
sister says he had about $50 and a valuable
watch when hs left home In the afternoon.
but when the body was found the watch
and all the money, except about forty
cents were missing. An Investigating will
mystery may be cleared up.
Mr.. James McHugh, residing in Mun-
ster township, two miles south of Munster
on the Wilmore road. will offer at public
sale on Thursday, November 9th, 1890. at
o'clock, A. NJ, two work mares, 1 three
YearSold colt, l fresh COW. young cattle,
10 sheep, shoats, 2 mich cows. harness.
wagons, l buggy, moving machine, hay
rake, corn shelter, cutting box, plows, har-
rows, 2 sleighs, cider mill, household and
kitheu furniture and a large variety of
| farming implements and other articles too
numerous 20 mention.
The Statistical. statement lust received
from the Department of Public Instruction
shows the number of school districts to be
1926. There are % 265 schools. 1o.750
graded schools, 1l9 superintendents. 1882
male and I'll female teachers. The av-
| erage monthly salary of the former is $50 sc,
and of the latter $1,000. There are 965. 40
pupils, the average attendance being 6S2 81
and 7.S3 is the average school term. The
| total cost of tuition is Sd. .937 $50 81, while
! the estimated value of schoo property Is
SS5, ,435, ,963. AS compared with the year
previous. there has been a general increase
schools, number of pupils, etc.
On Wednesday evening of last week
while Mr.. Josiah Brant, who lives on farm
on the outskirts of the town of Somerset,
wac In his barn feeding his stock In COM
| pany with farm band, they were attacked
| by party of five masked men who demand
/ ed Mr.. Brant's money. On MIR. Brant's re-,
| fusal they set upon the two men with clubs.
| beat them over the head and in the
| scuffie lantern was overturned and eXplo6-
| ed, setting the barn on fire, when the ont
| laws beat a hasty retreat. Mr.. Brant and
| bis farm hand succeeded in getting out all
the liYe stock and some few farming imple-
ments were saved by men who arrived on
the scene shortly after the fire started. but
! the barn and crops were burned. The loss
is heauy one and no insurance.
On Thursday morning news was brought
| to town that two fine horses, the property of
| q Mr.. Miller, of near Layansville, four
miles west of this place, were stolen from
| his barn and that liberal reward was offer
| ed for their return and the capture of the
| thief or thieves. We have been unable to
| get any additional particulars OF the theft,
OF the exact name of the farmer who has
1 thS locSs soOiuG PctSpuo
! ahouts believe the thieves to have been q
| part OF the gang who attempted to rob Mr..
| josiah Brant, in his barn near this place,
at an early hour that same evening. 1t is a
! great pity that the thieves have not been
taken before this, because every day that
they are free gives them better chance to
make good their escape. -.SoDaerset Demo
] crat.
| Peter Stlffier. e quiet, easysg going fellow,
lived In Bedford county with his wife and
one child. On election morning Mrs. Stiffier
made up a straight Democratic ticket, put
1t into Peters pocket and Instructed him
to march to the polls and vote for Mr.. Patti
son and honest Government. Peter went
but fell into the hands of Republican hus-
tiers and was Induced to make up and vote
full Republican State ticket. Then he
! went home. Mrs. Stifier found her ticket
still in the vest pocket where she had put Il
and charged Peter with acting in bad faith
The husband related the facts. Then the
irate woman said he was no husband OF hers
and not worthy the name of man. Opening
the door she told him to 90 forth aud never
to return and helped him out. He went
away sadly and told the story with tears In
his eyes.