The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-01-23

Moyer. Of the Humane Society. against
David O'Hara. Constable of Wilmore. Tor
overdriving and abusing pony between
WiImore and EbenSburg. Constable Sny-
der. OF East Conemaugh, went mp to VIII
more this morning To serve the warrant
.JolnSt0Jc1, Tribune.
\ AT 10 years Of age boy thinks his faith
or knows a great deal; AT - he knows as
much a. his father: at % he knows twice
as much: at 30 he is willing To take his ad-
vice: nj 20 he begins To think his father
knows something after all; at 20 b" begins
to seek his advice, and at G0-after his
father is dcad-he thinks he was the
smartest man that ever lived.
A freight train running West, broke
East of CrcsSon. on Monday and coming to-
gcthcr again caused = wreck in which Sow
eral cars were dcraicd and broken. Johh Ii.
O'Rryan. whose home is i'm New York, and
who was stealing a ride at the time, had
ono of his left legs badly confused by be-
ing thrown under the wreckage. He was
taken to the Altoona hospital for treat
mcnt.
-Mcssrs. Johnston, Buck & Co. started
to move a safe weighing siXty-fve hun
drcd pounds from their banking house in
this place to Carroltown on Wednesday.
They got II loaded on a sled on Wednesday
evening. intending to have it haulcd to
Carrolltown on Thursday. but the change
i'm the weather made the roads too soft TO
move it safely and they have deferred the
hauling until the roads freeze up.
Among the last things done by Gov
crnor Beaver before his practical retire
ment was the signing OF the death war
rants OF Joseph and David Nicely. the
murdcrers OF Herman Umberger, of Som
crset county. The execution is fixed for
April . Counsel for the murdererS pro-
pose to make an application for eXecu-
tive clemcncy to the new Board OF Par
donS.
Professor John Mccormick principal
of the st. Augustine Schools will open a
select school in Gallitzin on April 20. 1891,
especially designed for those who wish to
follow the profession of teaching. IT will
comprise three courses. viz: The In
termediata at IS for term of ten weeks;
The Teachers course at 81 for ten weeks,
and the higher course at an additional fee
for each additional study, not to exceed
81 per bsanch.
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Mr.. Leland Powers appeared in
his famous dramatic mOnologue. David
Garrick." 1t was mastery performance.
He was recalled again and again at the
close-Ne,c York World. AtOpera House,
this place, Friday. February 9th. Reserv-
ed seats for Leland T. Powers and season
tickets for entire course on sale at Carl
Rivinius' store on Wednesday, January
2sth, at one O'Clock.
At Scranton. in this State, was recent
ly made the largest wheel IN the world.
1t is a cog wheel. 81 feet In diameter, with
an Is inch faco. and is built in the exact
form of bicycle, with its extensions and
spokes. The capacity OF the wheel, at
velocity OF ten feet a second at the inner
edge of the buckets. is 100000 gallons of
water and 1000 tons OF sand in twenty
four hours, Its weight Is 100000 pounds.
1t IS for use at the Calumet copper.mines.
Mr.. John Gibbins, farmer residing
near Chest Springs, Cambria county,
slaughtered a three-ycar- Holstein bull
lock on Saturday last which netted the re-
markable weight OF l, 100 pounds of dressed
beef The animal was raised by Mr.. John
s. Mcconnell now OF this city, and was
probably the finest specimen oS the genus
bovine ever produced on the mountain. II
any OF the readers know Of any to beat 1t
we shall be pleased to hear from them
Altoona Times.
The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette of
Wednesday says that John L. Butler, Esq,
OF Harrisburg, one OF the counsel for the
Nicely brothers. and who presented their
case to Governor Beaver asking for execu-
tive clemency, Is spending few days in
that ely. He says the Governors action in
signing tho death warrants OF the Nicelys
was not much of a surprise to him, but
that he has not abandoned all hope for his
clients for he will carry the case to the
new Board OF Pardons.
Rev Father Walsh, of Lilly, formerly
OF this place intends taking a trip to Ire
land and will take his departure this week
or next on one of the ocean flyers, expect
ing To be absent several months. The trip
is being taken on the advice of his physi-
clan. who recommends It in the hope that
1T will prove beneficial 10 Father Walsh's
health which has been poorly for some
time past. His many friends here and else
where unite in wishing him a pleasantvoy-
age and safe return.
Mrs. Margaret Mcclure died at her |
home in Lorctto OF. Tuesday OF last week
in her eighty-ninth year. She was born in
Lancaster county October 10, 1872, and
spent the early part of her life there.
When quite young she married Michael
Mcclure, one of the first settlers in Cam
bria county, and moved with him TO Ale |
gheny township, where they lived til !
the death OF Mr.. McGuirc in 1878. Then
She bought property in Loretto, where
she passed the remainder Of her days.
On Monday night about 10 O'Clock an
Englishman named James Paul, about 60
years old, killed while working in |
Marshall Bros mines, about two miles |
from Grafton, Huntingdon county. He
was cutting an air course when a loose
rock fell on him, pinning him fast on |
prop, and before the men could release him |
he died. He could speak to his reScuers |
while they were working and the sight |
was pitiable. Paul was blind OF one eye
and the only support OF a blind daughter. |
AS tho early mail train was nearing
Lacolle, two aud one half miles west of
New Florence Thursday morning, it
struck and killed two men who We're walk |
ing on the track. A freight train was 90
Ing west and it is supposed the men step
ped over upon the south track when mail |
came laundering along striking them and
hurting them off the track. They Were
both horribly mangled. One OF the vic
tins was apparently IS or 60 years OF age
and the other probably A. Thern was