The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15

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On wednesday night valuable iron
gray horse valued al $3.50. was stolen from
the stable OF John SwertE, near Ardara
IVES tmorelsnd county. There Is no clew tO
the thief.
- Kittaning has psll sensation IN the
discovery that two barrels OF whisley.
" hich were taken from the Kiskiminetas
river at the time Of tho Johnstown food,
W ere discovered in the cellar of tho Arm
trong county Jail. and that the whis<ey
IS supp posed TO have heen used during the
political campaign of 1889.
Miss Clarinda Evans, OF Cambria
township, IN company with several friends,
visited Lloyd's cemetery on Friday Of last
week, and on their arrival Miss Evans, In
attempting TO alight from the carriage
was thown to the ground by her clothing
catching on the vehicle. when she sustain
cd a fracture OF tho right arm.
Contractor ]. A. Shoemaker has finish
ed the grading OF the race track on the fair
grounds and IL IS the unanimous opinion
of all who have visited the grounds that
the EbenSburg Agricultural Society has the
finest race track in the central part Of the
state The track is oblong in shape, one
half mile around and as level ~ a die.
"A stranger dropped in at a certain
farmers home and offered to contract TO
paint his barn for five dollars.
The farmer was pleased with the offer, and
I'm return offered to paint the strangers
eyes and nose for nothing. They didn't
deal. Some farmers read the papers and
are familiar with the schemes OF Swind
lers.
-Leonce Shields. son OF VIM. Shields, of
Ebensburg formerly Of JacksOnsville,
spent couple Of days here this week. He
IS engaged in the mercantile business with
his father in Ehcnsburg and likes his new
home very much. He is an active and en-
ergetic young man. and like all people from
the mountain town. there are no flies on
him.-Tndiond Messenger.
The new style OF postal cards have
been struck Oft at the facory. One style Is
pearl gray. slightly smaller than present
size. the cut and visnctte are In blue ink
and the likeness of General Grant Is brought
out admirably. The other style IS larger
than the present card and the same color
The vignette i the same as on the pearl
gray. hut the ink is black.
1t Is estimated that hundreds of cords
OF bark. millions of feet Of logs and a great
amount Of fencing. etc, have been destroyed
in Clearfeld county 10y forest fires which
are now prevailing. The town OF Cur
winSville il threatened with destruction,
and the air is so heavy and dense with smoke
that the people can scarcely breathe.
Nothing but drenchng rain will relieve
tho propla from the enroaChing flames
John RohenStein of Pittsburg, to-day
CThursdavl concluded lease with MesSrs.
Thomas Griffith's Sons for the large steam
tannery I'm this place. BY the terms Of
the lease Mr.. RobenStein will take posses
ion OF the tanncry on the lst Of June, un-
der a three years lease and during that
time will run the establishment 10 It's fun
capacity Mrssrs Grifiths will rum the
tannery mp until the 1st of June in work
ing mp the stock on hand.
The Congressional Apportionment
Committee ot the House has unanimously .
agreed on u bill dividing the state into
districts, twenty OF which
are Republican and eight Democratic.
The other, which Is composed OF the coun- .
" OF Luzorne. IS considered doubtful. 4
Under lts provisions there viii be six dis
trictS IN Philadelphia and three In Alle-
erSet are made a district.
Otto Selby, young man, aged %, the .
son OF we'll -to-do parents living at Cherry
Run, w. Va. last week decided to become
a bark -peeler Just for the fun OF the
thing" He secured employment near +
Hyndman. this county, and went to work .
on Monday morning. The first task as ,
signed him was 10 cut down q tree, and he .
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he tree fell on him and crushed him to I
Gazette.
The station house at Kaylor's, on the I
Ebensburg * Cresson branch, caught fire
On Tuesday afternoon, probably from
sparks from the locomotive when the train .
passed about O'Clock, and when discover /
ID the fire had gained such Roadway that
the building was past saving. The branch .
train on its return trip was delayed about
half an hour on account OF the fire, it be- +
ng too hot and dangerous to pass with the /
train. The building was not q valuable
one, but served for a shelter TO passengers !
iurng bad weather. /
Rev. Samuel Wakefield, D. D., of West
Newton, this county, is niuety-two years
Sd past; his wife eighty eight past. Their .
combined ages is $50 years. If they both
seventy years. This aged couple
nave family Of ten children, Dr. J. B.
Wakefield, the present coroner, being the
Youngest, aged forty-three years. But one
ieath has occurred in the family for sixty
i've years. l. there another family In the
tate that can equal It's record?-Greens-
,urq argus.
"A commission in lunacy consisting of
I. Myers, Esqrs., of this place, went 10
oittsburg last week to inquire into the
mental condition of Henry Brown, a pris-
'ner in the Western penitentiary from this
ounty. Brown was sent TO the peniten-
iary from this county for larceny for one
ear and his term expired several weeks
go, but owing 10 his having become in
ane, was not discharged from prison.
The commission found him TO be men tally
lnsound and he will be committed 70 Dix
mont insane asylum.
"A consignment 10 a single London deal
T not long ago consisted of 32, 900 dead
birds, 5000 aquatic birds, and
90 600 pairs OF bird wings. ''All Of this TO
dorm ladies' hats. and this Is but one firm
nd single consignment" We are glad
@ see that the recent National Council of
Women in Washington is pledge drawnup
y Miss Willard not 10 wear the bodies
nd feathers OF birds was signed by more
han $50 OF the delegates. But what are
hey among so many?" Is IL not time that
7omen OF heart and sense set themselves
TO the task of putting down this
lhuman fashion?
1t Is important for young women con-
emplating marriage with a veteran for
enSion purposes 10 note that n law has
cen passed on the subject. BY the pro-
ision OF the disability act, marriages con-
-acted after last June do not entitle the