The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
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The BraGdock postmaster ialkn 70
collect his box rent promptly and In con-
sequence had 10 hand over 10 Uncle Sam
eulslO out OF his own pocket.
During thunder storm last week
Miss Amelia Root residing in Nittany Val
ley, was struck by lightning and paralyzed-
She has since recovered from the effects OF
the shock
The ucssian fly Is playing hayoc with
the wheat fields in the northern section of
Bcrks county. In some localities one
fourth OF the wheat l. already down from
the ravages of this pest
The jury ia the case of Mrs. Wilbur, OF
Clay City, Ind, ". the c. x !. Railroad
company. brought in verdict Of sam
damages The plaintiffs husband Was
killed on that railroad about three years
ago
AT Lima, O.. Mr.. Scrrgcr was al
tackled by an inluratrd COW and hurled
soIsc distance. and managed Ia ESCAPE
from the animal. but not until she had UrcI
so badly Injured that she can hardly re-
cover.
The Duke of Portland i the champion
subscriber 10 newspapers. He takes all
| the papers of England and a heap more
from all over creation. The preceding
Duke used 10 do the same thing, and filled
mp three houses with them.
Squire Eigart. of Frankstown- Blair
county, claims To have the oldest clock in
the country. The time piece Was made in
Vienna in 1851. and not single piece of
wood was used in its construction. The
material used was principally iron.
The largest man in the South died AT
! Elm Springs. Ark. He Was 30 years old.
and weighed 80 pounds. He had his cof-
| fin made two years ago. and has since used
II IA granery. II held - bushels of
wheat. IL required /: pallbearers at the
/ funeral.
The hens of bridgeport. Ne. hav"
| taken a liking Ia their own eggs, and a.
soon a. they lay one they turn and eat ill.,
| If this continues there will b,' a dedrth oi
| th.. theory Of home consumption doeSn 1
work To perfection.
CONSTABLE Fry. of La.rob.'. TOOK
! Thomas Ryan. oT that place. 10 Greens
burg on saturday. and lodged him in jail
| on a charg. of forgery. preferred 10y his
| sister Mrs. Jacob Schnauble. aud of false
prctcns" preferred 10y J. \. Heck. mcr-
chant of the place
| Five young men We're ordained Ia th'
priesthood in ~. Nicholas Roman Catho-
lie church at Will>c>barrc. Wednesday
| They are, Joseph BiilStein. Milwaukee;
| Daniel Dunn. Altoona: John Smoulter
| Willlc-harre; Joseph McCabe, CarbOndale
aud Brine Iowano>Id. Poland.
The Indications all point toward a very
prolific crop of BlacIlbcrricS this season
| An observer in the country says that in al
! his life hc never saw the ackberrl
bushes So covered with blossoms. Th'
leaves and branches were almost OBJ
secured 10y the little white blossoms.
| Land Spectators and explorers have
settled Oh valuable mineral and iron land
on Hunter Island with a view of home
stcading them and raising an issue bc
tween Great Britain and the boundar!
line between Canada aud Minnesota. TIN
island has been claimed heretofore b!
Canada.
An inventor in Paris has patented
new kind ul corset especially for youni
ladies The corset has whistle attach
mcnt. aud when pressure Is applied frnn
the outside IL Shricks loudly. just nov
the inventor l. wondering why his corSr
doesn't sell. inventors are usually yer.
simple miHd"d mon.
-Gcnrgc Wainwright of BIair>Vilc
has b''"n arrested on "A charge of forg"r,
and committed 10 the CircenSburg jail
iIc secured 35H5 from the First Nationa
Bank at Grccn>burg Oh 4 check in whiCi
he forged the name OF Il man named Store
He Also received s4S0 from. the Farmer,
and Miners Deposit Bank.
-SJudcatS passing through r;Ivinc ncE
the poor farm ~ Crawfordville. Ind. foun
/ what al first thought was a Head mar
He was in a trance. a. lac disappeared iiv
weeks ago from the poor house. il j. bclieN
ed hc was ia a trance ever since. Iii
clothes were rurt"d of aud he was cover.
: with v"rmin- lie had eaten nothingin iiv
weeks.
-Whiic y. Al. Riddle, Of Perry. Arm
strong count > n3~ Preparing totirc a hla'
ON SATURDAY prcmatur" explosion too
place. blowing powder and small pcbbl,
nearly through his body. The cNploSio
made an opening through one os the NJ
fortunate mans lungs, but uotwiih>;anc
ing hiS injuries Mr.. Riddle i g-ttin
along very nicely.
In making some excavations on tii
site of AN old IIaltimorc house recent,
the worhmcn found an opening abou
three feet wide. which led into a SIN all III
dergruund chamb"r. An Inspection wa
made aud number OF old rusty kcttls
aud cannon balls we're found. Ii j. SUI
posed that the >ubicrrancan chamber Wa
used during the Revolutionary War rs
hiding p.,c" for arms.
| A dispatch from the City Of NeNic
states that a wat"r-~pout burst near IA
/ Louis raz. in the State of Guiana juat,
I SUNDAY, the wafer from which SwcI
many HOUSES and cattle. uprootcd tree
and. in fact, for a space OF three miles. III
width OF the current. TIA" country was CON
plctcly dc, lated. II iS not known hor
many lives iiaNr been host Hundreds ,
people ar" hun,clc-~ aud ia a destitute con
ditiou.
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