The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-27

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at Cresson, succumbed to the high wind on
Monday afternoon and toppled over.
Judge Ermentrout, of Berks county,
has decided that the county is not liable
for costs of prosecution except in cases in
which the grand or petit jury has rendered
a verdict upon which a sentence can be i'm
| posed, and that where the jury simply rem
ders vereict without making any dispo-
| sition as to the costs, the county cannot be
held He also decided that the county
| commissioners can be personally charged
with any costs that they may have ordered
paid, for which there Is no warrant in law.
The storm on Monday did considerable
damage in Altoona. Several lumber sheds
! owned by John Flanagan were blown
| down and the tin roof of a stable owned by
| w. J.. Shellenberger was torn off. The
| power house of the City Passenger Rail-
way was damaged by the blowing down of
| the three iron stacks, which broke in the
roof and destroyed part of the walls. May
berry Hileman, the engineer, was severely
| injured by being crushed with the falling
bricks and debris, Harry Price, laborer.
was also slightly injured.
MIR. S. A. Myers, Of Johnstown, died
at the home of his sister, Mrs. John Leap,
at Cassandra, on Friday last, aged 80 years,
The deceased was born in Washington
township and residing there the greater
part of his life, removing to Johnstown in
May last. He was a justice of the peace
and postmaster at Cassandra at the time
of his removal. While visiting his old
home at Cassandra he was taken i'll with
typhoid fever which terminated fatally.
He leaves wife and five children. His
remains were inferred in the Catholic cem-
etery on Sunday last.
Mr. David Miller and family reside at
William Christy's Mill in Gallitzin town
ship. Some days ago his wife and some of
the children went on a visit to Mrs. Mill
er's mother in Indiana county, leaving
some of the children at home. On Monday
an eght-year son saw two guns in
room and taking one of them started to
drag ii over the floor, when the trigger
caught in some way, dischargng it, the
load striking the child on the head, caus-
ing death in short time, We have
learned no further particulars of the sad
accident.-Gdllitzin ViItdic0fyr.
The members of the Blair county bar
nave united in a petition to Governor Pat
tison requesting the appointment OF
Hon. Augustus ). Lands, OF Holidays
burg, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Clark The Somerset bar
is urging the appointment of Judge Will
liam j. Baer. and nearly every county in
the state has its favorite son who is being
pushed forward for the appointment ltis
reported that the friends of Colonel John
p. Linton and of Mayor w. Horace Rose,
respectively, are circulating petitions for
signatures asking for the appointment
The Hemiock Lumber Association met
at Ridgeway on Saturday and issued the
following report: Stock in the hands OF
the manufacturers, 40O, ,OOO, ,0O feet; on hani
now, SIS, 10000 feet. The product of the
year was 9a.ooaoOO feet, and the sales,
73o,OO0,OOO feet The production was sur
prise. Stocks have increased 10 per cent,
but sales are larger than anticipated.
The average price in August and later was
1915, a considerable falling OFF from the
price the early part of the year. A COM
mittee of nine leading hemlock lumber
manufacturers was appointed TO evolve
some plan TO improve the trade.
The borough fathers on Monday even
ing came to the conclusion to light the
streets with electric lights and instructed
their solicitor, Alvin Evans, Esq, to draw
up a contract with Mr. +. B. Cresswell by
which the borough agrees to pay the sum
of seven hundred dollars per annum and
furnish the water for the use of the electric
plant for fifteen arc Lights to be placed in
different parts Of the town, the places to be
designat ted by the council. The use of the
water is said to be worth fifty dollars per
year which makes the lights cost fifty dol
lars each per annaRi- Mr.. Cresswell eN-
pects to have the lights shining by the lst
of January next.
Gov, Pattisoh- when here on Monday,
said he would not --be in hurry about
making the appointment, "a the court did
not meet again until the. first Monday in
January, when IL will assemble in Phila-
deiphia for the long session." He paid
compliment TO the deceased Judge when he
said that lit will be most difficult matter
TO fill the place made vacant by the death
OF Judge Clark, and / appreciate the fact
fully. He was lawyer of great ability and
a man OF unimpeachable integrity" We
have not heard that cur bar will present
any candidate. and il is understood its
members are in favor of Col. Linton OF
course Governor Pattison will appoint
Decentralization Messenger.
The Loretto correspondent of the Has
tings Tribune says that the Sisters of Mer-
cy. who have charge of the celebrated
Mount s.. Aloysius Academy for Young
Ladies. at LOretto. have decided to erect a
magnificent school al CresSon, and ground
has been secured by them for that purpose.
The Academy will be moved TO Cresson
from Loretto. and the present institu tion
will be converted into a novitiate and
training school for teachers for the Acade-
my. The growth of the school, which is
becoming too large for its present quarters,
and the desire to be along the railroad,
have led to this decision. The grounds
purchased embrace twrnuy-four acres, and
lie alon the pike. north OF Cresson. Work
on the new building will be commenced in
the spring.
Annie Drummer, the wife of Elmer
Drummer. who with her husband Is in
jail awaiting trial for the murder OF Sam
uel Rees, on Sunday night made an at
tempt to commit suicide by hanging her
self to the cell door with a shawl strap.
She had fastened the shawl strap around
her neck and 10 the cell door when fe-
male companion In the cell gave warning
OF her intention and the appearance OF
Warden Young on the scene put an end to
her preparations for exit out OF this
crnel world. She has repeatedly threat
ened TO commit suicide but those best az
quainted with her, regard her threats as
mere bravado and believe that her efforts
at shufiiing of will be always made when
there is some one about to prevent fatal
termination.
On Wednesday of last week Burgess
Young arrested and placed in Jail Isaac
Wagner, stranger, who had in his poses