The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-26

The annual picnic of the Ebensburl
Normal Institute will b. held this year oI
the Summit picnic grounds on Saturday
next. Special trains will BE- run on th'
branch 10 accommodate the picnlcers.
Robert Black and Miss Sadie LairC
were married at ,ireensburg on Saturday
Shortly after the ceremony the groom wa
arrested at the instance Of Miss Margaret
J. Bloom. who charge. him with breach O.
promise.
The EbensburG Agricultural Society
has been drilling we'll for water ON thu
fair grounds and on NJ Monday struck a fin,
spring of water at a depth of 9S feet. Th,
Society will drill one more well in another
part Of the grounds.
In accordance with custom most of OuI
cOntem poraricS will issue no paper next
week being 4th Of July week. A. the
/ Fourth however comes on Saturday. after
our publication day. the FREEMAN will
issue a paper next week and lay of the
week after.
On Friday of last week George I.
Swank editor of the Johustowu Tribune
was arrested on a charge of libel. on a war
rant issued by Esq, Jones at the IN
stance of Mr.. VI. ID. Bearer. of his
place. Mr.. Swank entered bail for his APP
/ pearance at court.
Mrs. Julia Faber. aged Is years. Of
/ Taylor station, WeStmoreland county, at
tempted To destroy painful of potato bugs
/ by pouring kerosene oil uron them on Fri
/ day. The can exploded with terrific force.
! burning Mrs. Faber almost to a crisp be-
/ fore assistance arrived.
| C. j. Richcy. LatrCbe druggist, con-
/ victed at GreenSburg of selling liquor
| without prescription, was few days ago
| sentenced To pay fine of 300 and costs of
/ prosecution. William Tuning and John
Roland were each fined 500 and six
months Imprisonment in the workhuuse
for Illegal liquor selling.
Mrs. Ada Jones' wife OF James Jones.
and a sister of Mcs>rS. Joseph and L. +.
Brown of this place. died at her home in
Wilmorc on Friday last aged a. years and
, months. She leaves a bercaved husband
and four children Ia mourn her death.
Her remains were inferred i'm the Catholic
cemetery at WilmOre on Monday.
"A suit has been brought by Jacob J.
Strayer. of JohnStown. against Colonel f.
j. Ungcr President of the South Fork
Fishing Club, for 100000 damages, result
ing from the destruction of Mr. Strayer's
property at the time of the great flood.
Should Mr.. Strayer be successful a large
number of other suits will follow.
The new race track is developing our
fast stock. Henry Reffner and Charles
Wcakland have each paid fine into the
borough treasury during the past few days
for fast driving and this evening Burgess
Young will give Harry Mcnamara hear
for the same otfcnSc. II is wonderful how
the speed of ouI equineS is increasing.
On Saturday last the new dam. recent
ly built. belonging to the borough. went
on a bust and busted. II will cost several
hundred dollars 10 repair the damage. hut
as the borough pays the expense and iS
used 10 paying. no one will bc much hurt.
II is a pity the dam did not last until the
quality of the water could have been test
ed
John Lamerick. Il Hungarian whose
home Is in Morrellvillc. while walking
across the stone bridge at JohnStown Oh
Tuesday night. was struck by an engine
and tossed off on the other track near the
outer edge Of tho bridge. He had his an
klc >prained and received several severe
cuts aud bruises but was not dangerously
hurt.
Mr. f. B. CresswelI. of this place. who
was so unfortunate a. to lose his planning
mill by fire on Thursday morning of last
week. has commenced TO rebuild on the
same location and expects To have a pl an
ing mill in operation inside of thirty days.
His energy and pluck are commcndable
an
with a liberal reward.
w. c. Baldwin. who was confined in
the MOrrelville lookup on a charge of sure
ty of the peace, attempted 10 commit sui
eide by Stabbing himself in the breast with
penknife on Saturday. He was unsuc-
ceSSful in his efforts. however. and was
brought to jail on Monday where he will
be held until next term of court TO answer
tho charge OF surety of tIe peace.
The medical department of the UniveI
sity OF PennSy ylvanla has announced that
hereafter a course of four years duration
will be necessary To entitle a candidate to
the degree os Doctor OF Medicine. The
University Is the oldest medical college in
America and it was one of the first to drop
the old two-ycar course and make an at
tendance of three years compulsory.
Owen McCabe was tried and convict
cd in Blair county two years ago on an in
dictment containing three counts He was
sentenced on one count and on the others,
sentence was suspended. On Wednesday
he was again before the same court
charged with making a murdcrous assault
on an officer. Judge Dean turned back 10
the old case and gave McCabe four years
in the penitentiary.
A swarm of bees belonging to L. j.
Warden, of Payne township. Indiana coun-
". on Wednesday sf last week settled on
his dog which was tied in the yard. The
dog objected when the bees commenced
stinging the poor brute and his howlS
brought Mr. Warden To- the scene whose
only remedy was TO drown the bees with
water. The dog was terribly Stung and
died in short time.
1t is not generally known that there is
law in this state prohibiting fireworks.
Under the provisions of this law. which is
very old one. a license must be issued by
the Governor for any pyrotechnic display.
Otherwise there are penalties and forfeit
ureS. one-haIf for the informer and the re-
mainder for the poor of the district. The
law is almost obsolete. but the Governor is
called upon about every three years TO
grant such a license.
Mr.. Daniel Jones of Ebcnsburg, who
had been visiting DR.. W. w. Walters, left
for his home this morning. He was ac
companiod TO Ebensburg by Mrs. Fred
krebS and Miss Cora Jones. of West Vir-
ginia. who has been for some time on a
visit in this city. While here Mr.. Jones
made trip up the incline, and as he is
cighty-SiN years of age, he is doubtless the
oldest man who has vet aScended the
Tribune.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says that a re-