The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-01-02

tvs new Jail
For rcnt.-Thc Loretto House, Loretto
Crmbria county Also. large storcroom
with dwelling attached, adjoining the ho-
tel property. Addre. Mrs. VI. +. McDon-
aid, Lorctto. Pa.
On Wcdnes day President Harrison
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Thomas Munroc, of Gallitzin,, to he post
master at that place. Mr.. Munroe is the
present postmaster, but the Office having
become 3rd class one, the pos tmastcr is
now appointed by the President
"A lumber camp near Coudcrport, Pot
ter county, burned Tuesday, and with it
Harvey Stevens, Chester GriSwold and his
father. of Green wood, y. y. Mrs. Stevens
and another Griswold escaped, but her lit
tie boy. who first awoke and broke through
window, was afterward found frozen TO
death.
Val Maxim, Charles Russell, John Rus
sell John O'Donncll and John Martin were
arrested in Johns town, Saturday for steal
ing q fifty dollar bill from the residence OF
Oliver Maxim on the previous evening.
The parties, with the exception OF Martin,
admitted the theft and were held in the
Court Martin was discharged.
The train on the branch made its regu-
lar tri pS mp until last Saturday evening
when it stuck with two locomotives in a
cut near Munster. The passengers were
brought from there to Ebensburg on
sleighs arriving here about two O'Clock on
Sunday morning. On Wednesday after
noon about four o'clock the train arrived
at Ebensburg, and is again making its reg
ular trips.
The Exchange Hotel in Chest Springs
caught fire on Friday morning OF last week,
and was burned to the ground. The hotel
was leased and kept by DIR. j. b. Noonan,
who loses heavily on the furniture. The
building was owned by Mrs Elizabeth Lei
den, OF St. Lawrence. We understand
there was no insurance on the building.
\ defective flue is supposed to have caused
the conflagration.
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Up in Lawrence county they have q
significant method OF retaliating upon per-
sons who reject the privileges of citizen
ship. Judge Hazcn has issued orders not
10 place in the jury wheel the name Of any
man who is either too careless or too pro-
nounced in his religious views to go the
polls to vote. In this manner emphasis is
laid on the unfitneSs Of those who do
not appreciate the rights Of citizenship to
exercise those rights In any capacity.
Mrs. Margaret relict OF William Nc
Kinney, died at her home in Summcrhill
township on Tuesday evening last from the
effects OF a paralyic stroke. The deceased
lady was the mother OF two children, one
OF whom is dead, and the other is the wife
OF John Cramer, OF Portage, and had been
u widow for the past twenty-five years, her
husband having died shortly after his re-
turn from the war in the spring Of 1865.
The funeral took place on Thursday, inter
ment being made in the Catholic cemetery
at Wilmorc.
AT meeting OF the operators OF the
Philipsburs and Beech Creek districts
held at Philipsburg, the following action
was taken. and is intended to be I'm reply
10 the demand OF their uincrs for an ad
vance Jan. /: Whereas. There has be en-
no advance in mining asked from comp eti-
tive regions, and for part OF this region,
therefore be ii resolved, that we deem 1t
unjust and uncalled for TO make demand
for an advance in price in this region"
This action will lead 10 "a strike to-day
a. -.
"A dispatch from Harrisburg in the
Pittsburg papers OF Monday says The
Board OF Pardons will hold its next meet
ing on Thursday, January 2. 1t Is be-
! lieved that the attorneys for the Nicelys,
the Somerset county murdererS, will make
another effort at this meeting to secure a
rehearing for their clients, on the ground
OF newly discovered evidence. The gencr-
ality Of people do not place much faith in
the value OF this evidence, and it is the
impression at the State department that
Governor Beaver will sign the Nicelys
death warrant within few days.
-Ex-County Auditor Cyrus a. Porter
! who is indicted for poisoning the live stock
| of the the Misses Moore at New Salem
! Fayette county, under 81 600 bail for March
| court, has also been arrested by the young
| lacies for threatening to do injury to their
! property and violence to their persons. He
! is placed under bonds to keep the peace
| toward them They allege he committed
! the crimes in revenge for the refusal of Miss
| Addie Moore to marry him. Porter is
scared and has advertised the sale OF his
| personal property with the intention o
moving away from the community.-West-
mOreldnd Democrat.
Mrs. Stein Welty, a worthy lady resid-
| Ing at Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland coun-
| ty, was seriously injured few evening.
| ago by being knocked down by SLED
upon which several boys We're coast.
| ing. She was crossing the street and haC
/ gotten nearly over when the sled STRUCK
/ her, throwing her to the ground with great
/ viol encc, cutting her head and bruisine
her upon different parts of the body. The
| lady, who is rather delicate, sustained sucl
| a severe shock TO her nervous system tha
! she has lost her reason and grave fears are
/ entertained that she viii never recover
| GreensblUg Tribune.
Mine host l.. a. Craver, OF the Blair
| House, after sending us turkey on Christ
mas morning, started with his wife and a
couple OF his children, accompanied by
Mr.. Frank Krug, wife and children OF this
| place, To visit friends in Carroll township
! They were caught away from home by the
storm and the result was that the Blair
House was without q landlord up until
Tuesday night when the weather clerk
was propitiated and the party arrived safe
ly home. Small things sometimes have
great effects and the moral in this story
lies In the fact that II Mr.. Craver had not
sent us that turkey he might be showed uI
! yet. IL IS goodt thing to get the printers
blessing before starting on trip.
The family of George Emigh, OF Wal
lacetown VIII remember Christmas Day OF
1890 for some time. AT about6 o'clock that
morning Mr.. Emigh got up and built fr,