The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-04
nEwsAND OTHER No1,NGs.

-Th erp are said to be 10000 different
kinds of postage stamps in the world.
-Four ouses were struck by lightning
at Wernersville, Berks county, on We'd
nesday.
While returning from funeral, Mrs.
Peter Cummings, of Scranton, was thrown
from a carriage and killed.
The manufacture of false teeth for
horses is new industry Just opened in
Paris with a capital of 2,oOo,ooc francs.
AT Lowell, Ark. lightning struck and
killed a two-year-old baby at play in the
mothers arms The mother was not hurt.
A man invaded a convent At Williams
burg. N ". Sunday night. After attempt
ing TO assault several of the sisters, the
brute was finally scared away
Levi Longenecker, of Rome. Lancaster
county, has cornstalk growing on his
premises Ii feet 5 inches in height, with
three ears Of corn, the top one being nine
feet from the ground.
Charlie Ross New York butcher,
while trying 10 han up side of beef,
slipped from the ladder on which he was
standing and was impaled on hook, which
passed through MS hearl-
The railroads of the country employ
5000 men. Each year they lose 1000 of
their number in killed, and 2O,OoO of them
are injured annually. 1t is estimated that
100000 people depend on these employees
for living
Elmer Steele arrested for burning his
father-in-law's barn and poisoning his
horses, boarded a train at Greensburg and
skipped out. He discovered that his bonds
men could not be held, they not owning
any property.
Fire at Ceres, Pa, on Monday morn
ing destroyed the Oswayo House, the Val
Ley Mail Office, Hackett's drug store, d. H..
Miller's Office, Lampier's livery and the
residence of A. Kimball. Loss about s3O,-
600; partly insured.
The revised census gives BraddSck a
population of 1880. or about 1000 rnore
than was sent in by the enumerstOrs.
This entities Braddsck 10 free mail dstcV-
cry, and an effort will be made al once SF
Postmaster Sheets to secure it.
The bi-carbonate works of the Penn
sylvania Salt Company's big plant at Ma
trona, about twenty miles from Pittsburg,
on the West Penn road, was destroyed by
fire on Sunday morning. The loss will be
fully 10000, covered by insurance.
There is an "Ohio Beauty" cherry tree
in the old Bassford orchard in Browns
Valley Cal, which bears from II 600 to 15,-
600 pounds of fruit per year.1The tree is
so large that each year big scaffoldiBg
has TO be built around it 50 that the cher =
ries can be picked.
"A special from Hazleton says: The
annual report OF Mine Inspector Lewis has
just been made public. The total number
of fatal accidents was fifty-two The
number of non fatal accidents was 1874,
being an increase OF six fatal and eight
non-fatal accidents.
About 200 deaf mutes from all parts OF
the State met in Allentown on Wednesday
in biennial session, the chief object being
to arouse interest in the project for the
erection OF a home for blind, aged and in
firm deaf mutes All the proceedings were
conducted in the sign language.
"A handful of raw pig iron, weighing
about five pounds, is worth cents; ii
would make about sixty table knife blades,
worth SIS; converted into steel watch
springs, there would be about 10000 OF
these little coils, which, at the rate Of 81. Is
dozen, would be valued at sl6,O7O.s3.
Mrs. Frank Neptune, who lives in
Brownstown, near LarImer Station, fell
down stairs one evening last week with a
lamp in her hand. The lamp exploded and
ignited her clothing, and before the flames
could be extinguished she was burned So
| badly that she died in a short time after
ward.
AT the request OF several OF the leading
citizens Of Uniontown, Pa, II. l.. Robin
son, Esq. has entered suit against the di-
rectors of the fair, which was held there
last week. The information charges them
| with renting ground to men for gambling
purposes. There were many farmers and
Others who lost heavily by the gambling
''fakirs.'' Thecase is exciting a great deal
of interest.
"A special to the Star from Arkansas
City, Kas., says: 1t was learned to-day
that a secret order OF boomers has been or
ganized all along the border of Southern
Kansas. Already over three thousand
members have been sworn in. They pro-
pose TO arm themselves early in October
and make raid on the Cherokee Strip
They will burn the grass, kill the cattle
and make a determined stand 20 hold the
Strip for homes.
Robert Yocum, who votes and pays
taxes in Carnaryon township, Berlls coun-
| ty, is rather mixed up in his county allegi-
ance His farm lies where the three coun-
| ties OF Berks, Lancaster and Chester join
A part Of his grain crop this year that was
, grown in Chester had TO be hauled through
| a part Of Berks and Chester in order to b,
housed in his barn. which is in Lancaster
| He grows crops in three counties, but al
| his fruit is in 'Berks. His house is in
| Berks, and in the cellar are frequently ci-
der and apples from Berks, potatoes from
| crops from all three.
Z Professor Hogan. the balloonist at the
| exposition grounds, at Detroit, fell from
| his balloon and was killed at $50 O'Clock
! on Friday afternoon. He had assembled tc
height of nearly a mile and was prepar-
he lost his holo and fell to the ground
striking without the exposition bounda-
| ries. When picked up he was a shapeless
| mass, mangled beyond recognition. The
catastrophe was witnessed by about 30
| 600 people. Not bone in his body es-
| capped breakage, and his head especially
! was horribly mangled. The victim was q
| brother of Hogan, who made an ascension
in Campbell's air ship in New York som,
years ago and never returned.
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