The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-02-20
IoCAI AND PERSONAL.

Michael Bradley, OF Washington Town
shin. was a visitor TO Ebensburg on tues
day.
-Mr.L. r. BraIier of5ohnstown, spent
\ few hours in town on Thursday on ous-
iness.
-Ex-Burgess Joseph Gutwald, formerlyt
- Fbepsburg but now of Cresson, was In
town on Monday.
Mrs. Clara Davis. wife of Isac Davis,
OF the East ward OF Ebensburg, dled on
Friday February 13, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Thomas Plunket, Of Gallitzin, ac--
COMMANDED by her little daughter, visited
friends In Pittburg on Monday
Mrs. DR.. Bladley, Of Gallitzin, spent q
few DAYS in town visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Bender, during the present
week.
-Nessrs. J. II. Bracken and Oliver j.
Deemer. two Of Gallitzin's enterprislne CIT
Izens. paid the FREEMAN office visit on
Tuesday.
Over three tons OF dry goods tor 6,O60
pounds in actual figures) were received one
dav last week by William F. Gable & Co.,
the Eleventh Avenue dry goods merchants
Altoona.
Theodore Rupc, was brought 10 jail on
Thursday OF last week on charge OF steal-
ing clothing. etc, from boarders In the
house Of Mr.. T. r. Davis, at East Cone
maugh.
AT the recent license court in Bedford
comfy fourteen hotel and three distillery
licenses were granted. Two applicants for
hotel license were refused and four were
held over.
For sale or rent.-A house or seven
rooms in the East ward OF Ebensburg.
VIII be sold on easy payments. Possession
given on the 1st OF April next. Call on the
subscriber for terms. HENRY BYRNE,
-Applfcation has been made to Govern
or Pattison for a repreve for Harry Marsh,
whose execution is fixed for next Thursday,
hv Messrs. Wilson & Bell, attorneys. OF
Clearfcld county, on the grounds Of insan-
ity.
AT the election for City Treasurer in
,Tohnstown on Tuesday, James X. Boyd,
Republican. was elected over Herman
Baumer Democrat. by majority 23i, the
vote being l645 for Boyd and l4ll for Bau-
mer.
Joseph Casey, tramp, whose home
was in Massachusetts. while stealing
ride on n west bound freight train on Fri
day last. fell from the bumpers near Ben
nington and was terribly mangled, dying
I'm a few minutes.
The parsonage OF st. Mary's Catholic
church at Hollidaysburg was entered by
very mean thief on Thursday night OF last
week and gold watch and varions other
articles, the property of the pastor Rev.
Father Donnclly, were taken.
Col. John $ Miller has leased the
Franklin House. which viii be greatly i'm
proved. preparations having been be-
gun. Mr. Miller was for many years pro-
drietor Of the Exchange hotel, and is
popular landlord. - Huntingdon Local
Ncrs.
-Fursl Furs,-Hunters aud others
should remember that G.. L. Fredericks, Of
this place. pays the highest cash price for
otter, mink. red fox, gray fox, racccou,
skunk. oppoSum and musllrat furs and
skins. From Is cents 10 sl.OO will be paid
for skunk skins.
Frederick Wike. a German, who had no
known relatives in this country was struck
by the engine OF second section Of Day En-
press on Thursday Of last week near South
Fork and fatally hurt. The injured man
was taken 10 the Altoona hospital but died
shortly after his arrival.
At the letting for the erection OF the
building on the fair grounds on Tuesday
evening, the following contracts were
awardcd Building stable. to Fred. Davis
for Si2l: grand stand. TO Oliver Evans for
$500; exhibition building, 10 oliver Evans
FOR $50; Judges stand, TO Oliver Evans for
500
Among the bills introduced in the
Pennsylvania legislature last week was one
by Mr. Elwood, Of WcStmoreland county,
requiring School Directors or Controllers
TO purchase text books out OF the school
fund and 10 furnish the same TO pupils free
ofcoSt, and preventing changes oftcner than
once iu five years.
Mrs Alfred Wallace, OF Philipsburg,
Center county, while preparing dinner on
Saturday, went into a closet for some edi-
bleS. The closet also led to the cellar in
which was about two feet OF water.
While in the closet she was attacked with
paralysis and fell into the water and be-
fore her condition was discovered she was
drowned.
A portion OF Lock Haven was over
flowed ON Wednesday as a result Of the
flood in Bald Eagle Crock. which was with
In two feet OF being as high as in June,
1ss9 The business portion Of the town
was not flooded. The river commenced
falling at noon on Wednesday, having
reached the twelve foot mark without do
ing any damage.
Elder James DarSe an aged minister
or the Christian church. whose home was
AZ Braddock, Pa, was struck by train at
that place on Monday while walking on
the railroad track from the residence Of his
daughter 20 his dome, and inStantlg killed.
The deceased was eighty-two years Of age
and leaves wife and nine children TO sur
vivc him. all OF whom are grown MP. Mrs.
Darsie Is a daughter OF the late Stephen
Lloyd OF this place.
About noon to-day Tuesday Emmett
Rhodes, who lives on the Bedford Pike
near Oak street, accidentally shot himself
Ii" was shooting mark on the ehiIlsidc above
buoernerk. brewery, and the weapon was
In some unknown manner discharged
The ball took effect about the junction Of
tn" upper third OF the thigh. 1t lodged di-
recty Tn the groin. Drs. Statler ana Ha-
mer extracted the ball. which was of thir-
E-'"" calibre. The illium or hip bone,
was considerably fractured Rhodes was
carried 10 his home. His wound. while
quite serious, Is not necessarily fatal. He
Is ABOUT twenty-five years Of age and mar
ried.-JohHstolrH Tribune.
-lhe heavy rains OF Sunday night. Mon
ia! ana Tuesday, falling on the snow re-
naming In the woods, caused one Of the
hea'Iest Hoods that has been known in this
section OF the country for years. with the
exception OF the flood Of May 81. 1850 Con-
siderable damage has been done at Johns
'o"h' whose position between the Come
maush and the Stonycreel makes il es-
peclaiiy liable to damage by floods. In the
thirteenth ward, between the railroad and
the Oonemaugh river the water overao,yod
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