The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-31

the finest in the world.
! Rev. Father Thomas Walsh, of Lilly's
formerly pastor of ST. Mary's church this
place. is spending a week with his sister on
the Brush Mountain. The reverend gen.
{ tleman returned from Ireland few days
since where he had been sojourning for
several months in the hope of beneiting
his health, and we are pleased To note that
he was not disappointed in his hopes
HolliddBsbutg Standard.
Reuben Snyder, a prominent farmer of
Salem township, Westmoreland county,
45 years of age. met with a rather serious
accident on Tuesday. While out riding he
was thrown from his horse onto a picket
fence. getting three ribs broken, and one
picket penetrated his side to such depth
that 1t is feared his kidneys are injured.
He was Ia ken home and medical aid sum-
moned. He is ina precarious condition.
By the new arrangement of theInter-
nal Revenue Districts, Cambria and India
ma counties have been placed with the
Ninth Division of the Twenty third Dis
trlct in charge OF r. w. Dinsmore. Deputy
Collector, PunXsutawney, jefferson coun-
ty, who hereafter will have charge of the
collecti on of Internal Revenue in this
county instead of d. II. Kinkead, OF this,
place, who by the consolidation OF the dis
tricts is officially decapitated.
Under the Act of Assembly known as
the Boyer BILL approved June Sth, 1891, the
tax rate on money at interest, notes, bonds,
mortgages, etc, is changed from three
mills, which was the rate under the Act of
1889, to four mills. And 1t further provides
that three-fourthS, or three mills, instead
of one third, or one-mill, of the personal
property tax shall be returned to the re-
spective counties for their own use. This
section takes effect January 1st, 1892.
Persons desiring to have their votes
cast at the coming election should have a
care to see that they are registered before
September. Under the new registry law
the duties of the assessors have been COM
pleted and any one not upon the list at the
time will have their names placed there
only by personal application to the assess
or. Under the old law the committeeman
looked after the matter, but that is all
changed now, since he IS not considered a
competent vo ucher.
Judge White, of Indiana county, has
recently ruled as follows: That persons
having sheep killed by dogs must be paid
out of the dog tax for that year; that no
loss can be paid out by the School Board
until the end of the school year, and in case
there is not a sufficient amount in the dog
fund TO pay all claims in full, then the
claims shall be paid pro ratio; that secreta-
rieS of School Boards shall keep the dog
funds separate from the school fund, and
what is left at the end OF the year 10 be
turned over to the general school fund.
-Four weeks ago John Skelly, an aged !
man near WIlmorc, had an operation per-
formed upon him by DR.. John Lowman, I
of this city. Since that time Mr.. Skelly !
has subsisted entirely upon liquids, not be- |
ing able TO take any solid food whatever, |
he has been gradually growing weaker, !
and is now in very emaciated condition. !
Mr.. Skelly is a farmer and is 9bout seven
ty years OF age. He is man of strong |
physical constitution, which no doubt ar-
counts for the length of time he has lived /
without food. His friends fear that he .
hold out much longer.-JohnStOiCn
Herald.
The bill signed by the Governor re-
Quiring county commissioners of each
county in this commonwealth TO provide
and furnish rooms for the use of the coun-
ty superintendent and for the safe keeping
that the rooms be made after the manner
of the register and recorders offices, suita
Bile for records. books, etc, and the coun-
ty superintendent becomes custodian by
virtue ofhis office. When you want to see
what kind OF certificate your teacher
holds, you go and examine the records. the
same as when you want to ascertain what
kind Of title your neighbor holds to his
property.
Snake stories are in season now and
the JohnStown Tribune furnishes the fol-
lowing: There Is very plentiful supply /.
of snakes on the hill above Benscreek, in
township, Somerset county,
this summer, where for years there have !
been none. Mr.. Isaac l.. Yoder has killed I
on his farm, within month, four large /
and Mr.. l.. ID. Yoder, on the |
the adjoining farm, in the same time, has
killed five copperheads, four blacksnales
and several house-snakes. Other farmers
are similarly afflicted. Some of these
snakes were five or six feet in length. The
blacksnake is "a coward and runs away
from dogs or people, but the copperhead
turns and fights fercely.
-Pittsburg Chroni Gle Telegraph. July
%: One hundred and forty thousand miles
without any repairs. That is the record of
locomotive No. 1893 of the Pennsylvania
railroad. Last week the runs were
changed, but for almost a year previous
the big locomotive made the round trips to
Altoona from Pittsburg every twenty -four
hours. The distance is lit miles, No.
/ 1893 therefore made 463 miles a day. Dur
ing the time the locomotive was never in
i. Il,
serviceable as ever Locomotive No. 81
also made a great run one day last week:
1t took train No. 20 to Altoona, brought
back No 2, took out first No. 10 to Altoon
and returned with No. 81.
The Johnstown Herald OF Saturday
says: George Sowder, a young man
whose home is in Lancaster, met his death
in a horrible manner about 5:45 o'clock
this morning. On last Thursday young
Sowder, who is about % years of age and
had been clerking in a store in Lancaster,
left his home in that place and, in COM
pany with friend named George Cnger,
started TO go TO Pittsburg. About the |
time mentioned Sowder and Unger were
walking toward this city, between East
and No. 6 bridge, when a
freight came along on the north track.
Neither noticed the approach OF seashore
express until it was upon them. Sowder
received a terrible blow from the pilot, and
when the train was stopped and he was
picked up by the hands, life was extinct"
On Sunday there was an excursion
from Johnstowm TO Cumberland over the
Il. &. o. railroad. On the return trip an
accident occurred in the vicinity of Rock
wood, in which two men lost their lives
lni another was badly injured. When
near that place row was kicked up by
some parties who We're standing on the
olaf forms OF the crowded cars w hon lanes