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

Here i fact OF more than ordinary
interest to whom il may concern: The su-
pcrvisors of each and every township of
this Commonwealth are by law required
to maintain at the intersection uf all pub
lie roads in their district pointers, or in-
dex boards. the same 10 he affixed To posts.
if trees are not convenient. for pointing
out the name of the town, village or place
To which roads lead. and the diStan q
thereto in miles. Neglect Ia do 80 subjects
the supervisors 10 penalty of so.
-Conrad'S opera house at Tyrone. owned
by W. Fisk Conrad. was destroyed by fire
on SUNDAY morning. When discovered at
$50 o'clock the entire interior was filled
with flame aud smoke. No furnishings or
fixtures were saved, The fire i supposed
To have originated from firearms used dur
ing the production of ''One Of the Finest.
which appeared there on Saturday night.
The loss is $1,000: Insurance. Sll.Os.
Other occupants of the building were the
Tyrone Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany loss SDO: Dentist j. {. VI. Hamilton.
loss $500, insurance. 500; Opera House
Clothing Company. loss S,.Jn. insurance
$500: Mrs. j. Mccain II Co. millinery.
loss S5O0O. insurance 5000: klunk heirs,
piano. loss $40, At a special meeting of
the town council an investigation commit
tee reported the standing walls unsafe and
they were Immediately ordered torn down.
1t j. probable that a much finer and
grandcr building will be Immediately erect
ed
Three alarms of fire occurred iu AL
toona. in quick succession early on Tues
day morning. the occasion of each alarm
being a stable on fire evidently the work
of incendiaricS. The first alarm was at ,
O'Clock. when fire was discovered in the
Logan House Companies stables which
spread To the livery stable of David NJ
Green on Ninth street which burned to
the ground with a lot of hay. oats. slcighS
etc. All the horses We're taken out. The
loss Is estimated at 81. 400. At 3 o'clock L.
C. Parsons stable on Eight street was found
To bc on fire and was soon burned To the
ground involving a loss of 800. About
half an hour later stable in the rear of
the residence of ID. w. OSbaugh. on
Seventh avenue was discovered to be- on
fire and was soon a mass of flames Two
horses was rescued with difficulty. The
loss on this stable was about 500. The
people of Altoona are stirred up 10 the
highest pitch os excitement owing To the
frequency of the fire alarms, and IN" GER
tainty that prevails that fire bugs are al
work in the city.
The erection of marble i the last work
of respect to the memory of departed
friends. and i custom which has been
followed from the earliest ages of an
tiquity. For many years j. Wilkinson K
Son have been in the marble business in
i
honorable dealings, they hav" built for
themselves a reputation for doing their
work in a most artistic manner. Their
work is an ornament to the town a. well as
"A credit Ia themselves. We are giving
them no more notOricty than they
deserve. and to prove our assertion. 90 to
their establishment and see for yourself.
They take pleasure i'm showing their work,
whether you wish To purchase or not
They have on exhibition at their works
two carloads Of monuments and head
stones. and i'm April and May will receive
two carloads more. They will then have
Il large assortment of the latest styles for
customers to select from. They have
arrangements made with wholesale gran
ite dealers 50 that they can fill all orders
for granite monuments and hcadStoncS in
a short time and aS cheap as can he done
anywhere. They buy their stock in such
large quantities that they defy compcti-
tion. They also have the agency for the
Champion Iron Company and are prepared
to furnish all kinds of fencing or anything
in iron. Persons wishing To purchase any
thing in their line of business would do
well 10 give them call before leaving their
order with any other manufacturer. as
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marble that ever came to Western Penn
Sylvania. Give them trial and you can
depend upon getting good job AT fair