The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-08

in town on Thursday.
Mr.. Elliott Evans. Of Omaha, iS visit
ing friends aud relatives this vicinity.
C. \. Sha rhaugh. Carrortown. will sell
You clothing cheaper than You can buy at
JohnStown or Altoona.
The next ANIMAL convention OF the
PennSylvania State Miller's Association
viii bc held in Altoona on September :
The borough authorities are doing
some good work on Centre street, much 10
their credit. What Is worth doing ia
worth doing well.
a teacher in public school in Chilli
cothe. Illinois. tied the hands of two small
children To a stove pipe and then lighted q
lot OF paper in the stove. The childrcn'S
hands were badly burned. The school di-
rcctorS dismissed the teacher.
John MichaclS. of Jackson township.
died ~ his home in that township ON Tues
DAY morning. aged - years. The deceaS-
cd was attacked with cramp ON Sunday
night and continued to grow worse until
Tuesday morning. when death came.
-Berks county farmers are planting po-
tatocS To greater extent than ever. Many
farmers are putting out over one hundred
bushels of seed potatoes each. and some
are greatly exceeding that number. The
acreage. il is said, will he three times aS
that of lS.n.
Mr. f. B CrcsSwcll. of this place. went
To PittSburg on Wednesday for the pur-
pose of interviewing the managers of the
long distance telephone company in regard
To the erection Of the poles in this part of
Il. 4, t. thaf tho line
will be built in few weeks.
On Sunday last Robson Lohr. who lives
at Grapcvillc. WcStmorcland county, met
with an accident that almost ended his
life. He was opening a jar of peaches,
when the jar broke and cut his wrist in
terrible manner. All the arteries and veins
were cut and il was with the greatest diff
Guilty that his life was saved.
One night last week John Leonard. a
prisoner in the county Jail. who was SuS-
pcctcd by Warden Young of having an in
ClinatiOn To leave. was searched and IN his
ccli was found an iron bar which he had
in some way succeeded in saving from his
iron bcdstead. and which he had intended
To utilize in attempting To dig through the
walls. John was relieved of the bar and
will likely bc induccd to stay.
On Wednesday morning two Huns
were struck by west bound locomotive
"a short distance west of Lilly. One Steve
BorwiSky was killed instantly. while his
companion, Mike ScSllo, was badly injured
and laid for several hours alongside of the
track until found by some repair hands.
They were both miners and had been
working the ncighborhoOd until recently.
when they started on a tramp.
Josiah Evans. mine Inspector for this
district. is much pleased with the mine
law now before the legislature. He says
its provisions are the best of any he has
ever seen. and he hopes that it will pass
without amendment. The fact that this
law was recommended by the miners
committee and by the inspectors. and
failcl 10 get the endorsements Of the opcr-
atorS. Is only proof OF itS wise provisions.
-JohnsfowH Herald.
Jacob Carpenter. a prominent mcr-
chant of Bedford comfy. met with avery
remarkable accident on Monday. which
resulted in his death. Mr.. Carpenter was
chasing some cattle on his farm, which
adjoinS his store. with his hat pulled
down over his eyes. when he came in con-
tact with Il Scantling prorruding over
WaVon-load OF lumber. The sharp point
or the ScantinU struck him in the stomach.
producing internal Injuries, which caused
his dcath.
On Saturday evening. while Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Mcdonald. of Portage. wore
out visiting a nrighbor. leaving four child
rem at home with the doors locked,
lighted lamp was upset and the burning
contents fell on one of the children burn
ing the child 81 badly that ID died on sun
day morning. The furniture i'm the room
was also badly Scorchcd and had il not
been for the prompt arrival OF some neigh
hor>. the house with all the children
would have been burned mp.
The general impression prevails among
the farmers that although the froSts OF
Tuesday and Wednesday morning were
uneNcepiionally severe, the high wind
prevailing and the dryncsS of the atmos-
phcrc prevented as much damage being
done 10 the fruit crop was at first sup
posed. The cherries, peaches. plumS and
pears are said tn be badly injured and in
some localities totally destroyed, but the
apples. especially the later varieties still
give promise of being an abundant crop.
AS will be sccn Ivy his advertisement in
another column. Mr.. J. u. WiIbcr, former
" of Coalport. has leased the stOreroom OF
Mr.. Geo. II. Roberts, on High street, where
he has opened a large md varied assortment
OF mems and boys clothing. shoes. and
gents furnishing goods. EbenShurg has
long been in need OF clothing store. and
now that Mr. WiIbcr has supplied the want
hnY 80, IL, ft11
and see his stock and if in need Of clothing,
MIR. Wilbcr will furnish yuu with honest
goods at honest prices.
The Judge OF the Court OF Adams
county a few days ago offered a convicted
prisoner his baniShment sentence which he
inflicted in somewhat modified form in
Fulton county some years ago. John
Smith was convicted in GcttySbTg of va
grancy and Threatened 10 burn and Kill.
The Judge gave him his choice, of SEN
tence. He could either go TO the pcui-
teutiarv for year or he taken To Balti-
more. placed upon European steamer
and shipped back to Germany. whence he
came. never to return.
In the political announcements this
week tho card OF w. Horace Rose. Esq.
VI obuHNl'N H. dpl''diS IL u Ndtiuiudi' ipl
President Judge. Mr. Rose needs no in
PRODUCTION to the Democracy of this coun
" as he has been long known n an earnest
and faithful worker and has always stood
high in the ranks of the party. His abili
ity and standing as "A memDer Of the bar is
a sure guaranty that the scales OF justice
during his incumbcncy would be held
with fair and even hand and the judi
cial crinine during his term would be clean
and pure.
Take strip of card board or paper IS
inches long and five wide. thus giving
surface Of IL inches. Now cut this strip
a. true "a you can. the result
being two pieces in the shape of a triangle
Now MEASURE exactly five inches from the