The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-01-09

f lorida where they will spend the winter.
The good shedding brings abundance
of country coal to town, which is a conven-
lent thing 10 have about the house in
winter weather.
DIR. Jones. of This place. has pur-
chased the John O. Philips property on
Centre street. opposite the jail, and will oc-
cupy it on the first of April.
Editor Kilduff. of the Galltzin Tindi-
Gator. spent few hours in town on We'd
nesday and while here dropped in TO see
the FREEMAN Call again, Brother X,
and stay longer.
Mr.. b. Zolner. formerly of Carroll
town but now a resident OF Charlerol,
Washington county. Pa.,where he Is en-
gagged in the furniture business returned
home to-day after visiting friends in the
north of the county.
Just going. going. gone" 10 the high
! est bidder at Reads sale next Thursday,
January 18th at one o'clock p. NJ. kitchen
furniture parlor furniture. bedroom fur
niture. stoves, carpets, tables, dishes, cow,
hefer. hay, books, etc.
Farmers and farmers sons who have
horse and rig at their disposal, and who
are looking for profitable employment may
secure positions worth from thirty to sixty
dollars a week by addressing A, j. Potter,
3 East 14th ST.. New York City.
The following appears in the Gallitzin
TindicdtOr Of last week: Notice is here
| by given that an application will be made
TO the Legislature, to change the law re-
gulating the collection and time Of pay
ment OF County, State, Poor and other
taxes in Cambria county"
superintendent McAlister, of the
Philadelphia Public Schools, who has just
returned from trip abroad, says: "A
notable feature throughout all the Euro
pean schools is that they employ very few
lady teachers. saw but one lady teacher
! in the schools of Holland, and she taught
sewing
Anthony Jackson employed by Taylor
! & Mccoy, OF Gallitzin, has been arrested
and bound over for court to answer a
charge Of stealing merchandise, consisting,
jewelry. clothing. shoes etc, amounting to
about 800 from his employers. He had
lot of the goods at the home of his parents
in Altoona where they were found by the
officers.
The Poor Directors at their last meet
ing made the following appointments for
the ensuing year: Steward, Thomas
Hoover: matron. Mrs. Hoover: house
physician. Dr. F. c. Jones; outside physi-
clans, DR.. Bradley, Gallitzin. and DIR. Con-
rad, JohnStOwn; counsel, Col. John p.
Linton. Johnstown, and d. f. Dufton,
| Esq, Ebensburg.
| While Miss McAfee, OF Bairdstown,
| near BlairSville, was stirring n fire in an
| open CRATE on Sunday afternoon, her
clothes caught on fire and she was so
| badly burned that she died at 10 o'clock
| Tuesday night. She was a weak-minded
| girl and was caring for her aged father.
! His hands were badly burned in trying to
I eXtinguiSh the flames.
| Wash REIN. a freight brakemOn on the
! Pennsylvania railroad whose home is at
! Ligoner, was thrown from train near
the 30 office in Altoona on Saturday last
| by the breaking OF the train, He fell on
the track and three cars passed over his
| left arm, crushing it badly. He was taken
to the hospital in an ambulance where the
arm was amputated above the elbow.
Mr.. Andrew Eckenrode, one OF Carroll
towns live business men, was in town on
| Tuesday night and left on Wednesday
morning for Pittsburg on visit to his sick
wife, who has been for the past five weeks
| undergoing treatment at Mercy Hospital,
in that city. We hope he may find Mrs
E.'s condition improved and return with
the assurance OF her ultimate and speedy
recovery.
| The new Catholic church at Hastings
| will be dedicated to the service OF God on
| Sunday, the 18th. The edifice is said 10 be
n fine and substantial structure and reflects
| great credit on the people of that vicinity
who have contributed literally to its erec-
tion, and to Rev. Father Edwin, o. S. B.,
whose energy and untiring zeal has been
instrumental in carrying out the intention
of the donors
Samuel V. Lingenfelter, an old citizen
OF Altoona, was struck by Day Express
near Bennington on Wednesday and
knocked down the embankment receiving
injuries that will in all probability prove
fatal. He had been visiting friends at Gal
litzin and started to walk home and being
very deaf, faied to hear the approaching
train. He was taken to the Altoona hos
pital for treatment
On Monday the newly elected county
officials took the oath OF Office and are now
at work. The new officials are Charles
j. Mayer, Treasurer, who succeeds Thomas
j. G.. Lloyd, who were reelected, and Pat
rick Dillon. who succeeds John Campbell;
Auditors, Joseph HippS and George A. Kin
kead. reelected, and William c. Berry,
who succeeds Joseph Griffin.
-Messrs. Johnston, Buck & Co., bank
ers, OF this place, mer their first INSTALL
ment OF - per cent. on Monday last Asa
significant fact showing the confidence the
people have i'm this firm, we are are inform
ed by Mr.. a. w. Buck. the cashier, that
the deposits received that day overrun the
amount paid out and at'the close of the days
business there was 81 800 more i'm the bank
than when they opened out in the morn
ing.
Miss Catharine Trenkley. daughter of
Augustine Trenkley, of Carroll township,
while suffering from neuralgia during a
visit to Mrs. Kate Noel, at Hastings. a few |
days ago, called on a physician who gave !
her some morphine pills for her relief In |
stead OF taking the pills as instructed she |
took an overdose and passed into a sleep |
from which she never awoke, and died on |
tuesday. Miss Trenkley was about 20 !
years OF age.
Tho attention of our readers is directed |
10 the advertisement OF Mum & Co, pat |
ent solicitors, in another column Their |
name is familiar to patentees throughout |
the county. In connection with the publi- |
cation OF the Scientific american for the |
past forty-five years, they have made the /
drawings and specifications for more than |
one hundred and twenty thousand inven-
tons, and their facilities for obtaining pat |
ents were never better than now.
-Lewes Strayer resigned the position of |
principal of the West Indiana schools on
January lst. His successor has not vet |
been elected. County Supt. Hammers has |
charge OF the school until a new principal |