The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24

IN insurance of $500. The FIRE Is supposed
to have been caused by spontaneous COM
bustion.
Joseph Christy, q prominent farmer of
Westmoreland county, while cutting grass
ON Tuesday, was thrown from his seat in
front of the knives by the machine strik-
ing a stump. when the thumb and part Of
one hand was cut off and his shoulder
broken.
An exchange says, even If you would
be able 10 hive all the stars in nail keg,
hang the ocean on a rail fence to dry, put
the sky to soak in gourd, let out the sun
and moon, but never delude yourself with
the idea that you can escape the place be-
yond purgatory unless you pay the printer.
The annual retreat of the Catholic
clergy of the Pittsburg diocese commenced
at Loretto on Monday evening, with sixty
or more priests in attendance. The re-
treat will continue Turing the present and
coming week, those now there going home
Friday or Saturday and others coming on
Monday.
This county is overrun with men who
are swindling the people on a scale never
before equaled in this section. They take
orders for crayon pictures that cost from
81 to 81 and dispose of them to their pa
irons for from ten TO go. All persons
should be warned against these fakirs, as
they are swindlers.-GreenSb,rg Record.
Richard Fodelier, a Johnstown butch
er. was relieved of about twenty dollars in
cash on Monday afternoon. Fodelier
| peddles meat from a wagon and kept his
| money in a cigar box in the wagon. While
| absent for few moments a boy got on the
wagon and took the box. a young lad
named George McAfee was arrested on
| suspicion.
Rev. Father Anslcm, pastor of the
| Catholic congregation at ST BOnifacc,
preached his farewell sermon on Sunday
! last previous TO taking his departure for
| Pittsburg. where he will labor in the fu-
! ture. Hereafter the congregations Of St.
| Boniface and st. Lawrence, will be at
tended by Rev. Father Maximillion, of
! Carrolltown.
Mr.. William Tate, ST., father of Mr..
| William Tate, Jr., of this place. died at his
home in East End, Pittsburg on Saturday,
aged 81 years. Judge Jones, of this place,
| crossed the ocean sixty years ago in the
| same vessel with Mr.. Tate, but il was only
| lately that they were aware of the tact,
and never met since TO talk over the remi-
| niscenccS of the voyage
| An exchange has been informed by a
! pension agent that under ecentdeciSion,
mothers who lost their sons in the service
or from disease contracted in the service,
| and have remarked since the sons death
and have become dependent, are entitled
to a pension under the act of June 27th
1890. Heretofore 1t has been held that the
marriage of the mother deoaTred her from
obtaining pension.
Prof. T. l.. Gibson. principal of the
Lumber City Academy, has been elected
principal of the EbenSburg public schools
Mr.. Gibson taught in the Patton GradeC
School. at Curwensville, last year witt
great success, and it il TO be regretted
that he has decided TO leave the county
The people of Ebensburg have made
good selection and are to be congratulated
| l-RdftSmdn Journal.
The little Doy who lost his life by be
ing run over by the cars at Scottdale
mention Of which was made in last week
FREEMAN, was not the son of our forme
townsman, William \. Todd, but son o
William ]. Todd, an employee of thu
Adams Express Company at that place
We get this information from n letter re
ceived from Mr. William A. Todd, who al
so informs us that he and lis family ar,
all well.
The Standard Oil Comnny has begal
the erection of a storage plat for the pur
pose of distributing oil TO i1 custom ers il
JohnStown. The location q the plant il
. at Woodvale on ground purchased for tina
purpose before the great bod, and OF
which the buildings would have beer
erected long ago had ii not ben for tina
disaster. Quite number OF people ar,
.. objecting TO its erection in that place a
they deem it dangerous.
John II. Hill, of Indiana, while prowl
ing along the banks of Two Lick abov
the mouth of Ramsey run, discovered
cave in the bank of the north side OF tn
stream The opening was not large, bu
there flows from 1T stream of ice coll
water, accompanied by draught of win
nearly strong enough to blow the hat of
=, The water was most delicious and TO
cold to drink The cave will be investi
gated as soon as possible.
: The Grant Indiana county, RecOr
]
! township. has deserted his wife in a rathe
suspicious manner, his wife's half-ister
for whom he has shown great fondnsS in
times past, having also dis appeare Be
. fore leaving the recreant husbandaised
all the money he could, borrowinSome
$1,000 on Judgment notes. His pperty
will be sold to meet the claims of hired
itorS, which will leave his his wifeome-
less.
: On Monday last, Father Kit, of
Loretto had the coffin containing re-
: mains of Rev. DR.. ,Gallitzin, decea, re-
moved from the tomb in front the
-, church for the purpose of placing tn in
II a new coffin. The lid and side of tcof-
:. fin were badly decayed and the bosand
d bones had crumbled into dust, moth re-
&c manning except the skull. The bot of
g the coffin was in fair state Of prva-
ton and ii was lifted with the rims
y and placed inside of the new casketich
= was then placed in the vault.
pete is the the name of an OK hg-
ing TO David Bower, of this place al NJ. |
Etter, of Newport. Pete is a famolni- /
nal and can be hitched up and drivey- (
where like horse. He will be one he
: dlll dCllblIS dl lnc 1dilSlC ldlI llilll.
n where one day he will be driven ole
&c with a horse over the track, the neay
% he will be saddled and run in a rl1g
race against horses, and the third ole
,e will be hiched to a track sulky and ED
/. for a trotting race. Pete will no ot
-e draw II crowd wherever he goes.--D
l. County Democrat
The Crop Bulletin issued by thee
for this week tells of large crop of VI
h in all parts OF the state, the gatherif
ii which has been delayed somewhsy
, heavy rains in some sections. The VI
y crop is above the average. No laf
ie moisture in any part of the state,