The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-08-28
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cart it away.
OF the 4I3 species of trees in the Uni
ted States, sixteen will sink in water. The
heaviest is the black irom-wOod of South
ern California.
Charles Jones, aged 16, and Miss Louisa
Abercorn, aged 10, a woman OF wealth and
prominent family, have been married at
kingwOod. w. Va.
William Donnelly, of Tivoli Lycoming
county, was stung on one Of his fingers on
Tuesday morning by bee. and died inside
of fifteen minutes thereafter.
"A baby was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Warner of Danbury, Conn,
which weighed at birth one pound and two
ounces. Its health is perfect.
Thousands of mackeral are being ta-
ken in shallow coves of Penobscot Bay by
people who wade into the water and fair
y shovel the struggling fish ashore.
james Garman and his sister, Of Mid
dleton, Wis. Were afraid of banks. \ rob-
ber entered the house, knocked Miss Gar
man down and carried OF 10000. the saw
ings OF lifetime.
I'm the museum of the Dead Letter
Office at Washington, ID. c., there is a
piece OF parchment upon which is penned
a copy of the Lords Prayer written in "a
different languages
An unknown Italian threw himself on
the track in front OF u moving train al
Brinton Friday night and had his head
severed from his body. The cause of his
rash act is not known.
Edward Lemon, aged 16 years, ION OF
contractor Lemon, of PitlSburg was per-
haps fatally injured, at Jeannette, Friday,
while unloading pipe AT the Et. Pitt works,
| by derrick pole striking him on the neck.
The demand for American screws is 50
great in England and Germany that n
screw company of Providence has estab-
| lished a branch factory in Leeds, England
and will put up another on the Conti-
| nent.
| "A spark from locomotive set fire to
the gas from a well at Mcdonald, Pa, Oh
| Thursday night The oil in the pipe took
fire and raced TO a $50 barrel tank and sci
ii on fire, also two other tanks, consuming
! over L. 900 barrels of oil.
| "A syndicate propose erecting in New
| YORK a twenty-story business block, tho
| largest in the world. on Lower Broadway
! opposite Bowling Green. 1t will be sur
mounted by great tower with an altitud,
of $50 feet, and cost si,OooOoo.
! Frank johnson, aged about fifty years
| a guest at the Bingham Hotel, Philadel-
4 phia. shot himself I'm the head on Sunday
| night, and was taken TO a hospital wher,
! ne died the next morning. From Letters
| found on his body he is believed to be a res
ident of 81. Louis.
| Australia, it would appear. has som,
gigantic caterpillars. Mr.. 4. :. Orliff, o
Sydney, mentions one moth Iarva
abundant during the summer season
which is from seven - II inches long
Species are numerous which vary from ST
to eight inches in length.
The recent hot wave I'm Southern Cali
| fornia cost one rancher there over 500 in
one day. He had a bee ranch at Newhal
| which In the forenoon was worth 5000
About O'Clock hot wind came up. which
in twoor three hours had melted the honey
J Smothcred the bees, and cleared out tho
whole thing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has ar
ranged 10 place one thousand new cars In
the grain trade between Erie and the sea
board on September lst. This is an addl-
tion TO the regular equipment, all of which
and more Will be needed to handle the
enormous volume of grain traffic that 1,
Offering the Company.
"A terrible cyclone has devastated the
| territory OF Sarr- Moselle. Hailstone.
weighing two pounds fell in profusion
completely running large acres of fruit
trees and vines. Hundreds of hares and
| birds We're killed, and the forest at Roller
plecken was partially uprooted. Damage
has been done TO the extent OF several
/ million.
| Governor Pattison has about decided
not to appoint a state bank examiner, al
Office created by the last legislature, but
for which no appropriation was made
There are no applicants for the position
as no one can depend upon the next Legis-
lature TO pass bill approrriating tn,
salary for work done. The salary wa:
fixed at 500.
| A PENNSYLVANIA barber has just com
4 pleted a novel fishing line which occupied
five years in making, and is made entirely
OF human hair OF every color and shade
nicely woven together. Every time Ia
| operated on the glossy locks OF a female
customer he begged few silken threads
The line, which is over 100 feet long, Is al
unusually strong one.
Lawyer III. s. Graham has been hauleC
by Wayne county possee OF farmers from
barn in which he had hidden, bein;
charged with stealing two head Of cattle
and selling them for So to Fletcher Bon
nell. The posse turned him over to a con
stable and he was locked up. Two year
ago at court at Media he charged prom
inent Phlladelphian with alternating hi
wife's affections.
Great indignation has been caused b,
the elopement and marriage of Miss Mar.
Schall. the daughter of one of the wealth
lest farmers near Marbletown, y. Y, witt
colored man in her fathers employ
The young lady, who has jush entered ol
her eighteenth year. was accomplishe'
and belle of the neighborhood. The MAJ
with whom she eloped is full-bloode'
negro OF forbidding appearance.
-Alphus c. Johnston, of Orange town
ship, Ionia county, Mich, left a larg
! property In the hands of his family an
went in the spring Of 1873, TO spend a yea
in Europe He was never heard of agai
! until Thursday when he came back, a
one resurrected, TO find his estate probate
and divided among his heirs, much OF hi
land sold and the money spent and his wifi
married to another man. Law suits to oh
tain possession OF what was formerly hi
will follow. The romance is an interest
, ing one but is incomplete, because he won
tell what kept him away so loRg.
There has just died at ST. Joseph
Hospital in Chippewa Falls an eccentri
individual called Andreans Lowea. III
was born in 1884 in Lower Bavaria. Hi
trade was a worker in woods, which h
learned in the piano mandatory in Mu