The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-01-23

OVcrdriving and abusing pony between
/ WiImore and EbenSburg. Constable Sny-
, der. Of East Conemaugh, went up TO VII
more this morning To serve the warrant
| JohnSt0JCn Tribune.
\ AT 10 years Of age y boy thinks his faith
| or knows u great deal: at l. he knows as
much as his father; at 20 he knows twice
as much: AT 30 hc is willing to take his ad-
vice: at 80 he begins To think his father
knows something after all: at 30 h" begins
to seek his advice, and at 6O-atter his
father is dcad-he thinks he was the
SmarteSt man that ever lived.
A freight train running West. broke
East of Crcsson on Monday and coming to-
| gcthcr again caused a wreck in which sew
I eral cars We're dcrailcd and broken. John t.
I O-Rrvau. whose home is in New York and
/ who was stealing ride AT the time, had
! one of his left legs badly confused by be-
! ing thrown under the wreckage. He was
/ taken To the Altoona hos pital for treat
| mcnt.
-McsSrs. Johnston, Buck & Co. started
TO move safe weighing siXty-ive hum
drcd pounds from their banking house in
this place to Carrolltown on Wednesday.
| They got II loaded on a sled on Wednesday
evening. intending to have it hauled to
I Carrolltown on Thursday, but the change
in the weather made the roads too soft TO
move it safely and they have deferred the
hauling until the roads freeze up.
Among the last things done by Gov
ernor Beaver before his practical retire
ment was the signing Of the death war
rants OF Joseph and David Nicely. the
murderers OF Herman Umberger. of Som
.-s.l Fg.Ns
April . Counsel for the murdcrcrs pro-
pose to make an application for cxecu-
tive cIcmcncy to the new Board OF Par
dons.
Professor John Mccormick principal
of the st. Augustine Schools will open
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The Teachers course at - for ten weeks,
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for each additional study, not to exceed
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Mr. Leland Powers appeared in
his famous dramatic monologue. David
Garrick" 1t was masterly performance.
He was recalled again and again at the
cloSe-Nctc York World. AtOpera House,
this place Friday, February 9th. ReServ-
ed seats for Leland T. Powers. and season
| tickets for entire course on sale at Carl
| Rivinius' store on Wednesday, January
! 2sth, at one O'Clock.
AT Scranton. in this State. was recent
ly made the largest wheel IN the world.
1t is a cog wheel. - feet In diameter, with
an Is inch fac0. and is built in the exact
form OF a bicycle. with its extensions and
Spokes. The capacity Of the wheel. at
velocity OF ten feet n second at the inner
edge OF the buckets. il 30,O0O.0oO gallons of
water and 1000 tons OF sand in twenty
four hours, Its weight Is 10000 pounds.
1t Is for usc at the Calumet copper.mines.
Mr.. John Gibblns, a farmer residing
near Chest Springs, Cambria county,
slaughtered three-ycar-Old Holstein bull
lock on Saturday last which netted the re-
markable weight OF 100 pounds of dressed
beef. The animal was raised by Mr.. John
s. Mcconnell, now OF this city, and was
probably the finest specimen oS the genus
bovine ever produced on the mountain. II
any OF the readers know OF any TO beat it
we shall be pleased to hear from them
Altoona Times.
Tho PittSburg Commercial Gazette Of
Wednesday says that John L. Butler, Esq,
OF Harrisburg. one Of the counsel for the
Nicely brothers, and who presented their
case to Governor Beaver asking for eNecu-
tive clemency, IS spending a few days in
that ely. He says the Governors action in
signing tho death warrants OF the Nicelys
was not much OF a surprise 10 him, but
that he has not abandoned all hope for his
clients for he will carry the case TO the
new Board OF Pardons.
Rev. Father Walsh. OF Lilly. formerly
Of this place. intends taking a trip TO Ire
land and viii take his departure this week
or next on one Of the ocean flyers, expect
ing 10 be absent several months. The trip
is being taken on the advice OF his physi- |
clan, who recommends it in the hope that
health which has been poorly for some
time past. His many friends here and else |
where unite in wishing him pleasantvoy-
age and 4 safe return.
Mrs. Margaret Mcclure died at her |
home in Lorctto on Tuesday OF last week |
in her cighty-ninth year. She was born in |
Lancaster county October 10. 1872, and
spent the early part of her life there.
When quite young she married Michael |
Mcclure, one Of the first settlers in Cam |
bria county, and moved with him TO ALE |
gheny township, where they lived til
the death OF Mr.. Mcclure in ISIS. Then |
She bought property in Loretto. where
she passed the remainder Of her days.
On Monday night about 10 O'Clock an
Englishman named James Paul about TO
years old. was killed while working in
Marshall Bros mines. about two miles |
from Grafton, Huntingdon county. He
was cutting an air course when a loose |
rock fell on him, pinning him fast on a |
prop, and before the men could release him !
he died. He could speak TO his reScuers !
while they were working and the sight !
was pitiable. Paul was blind OF one eve |
and the only support OF a blind daughter. |
As tho early mail train was nearing |
Lacolle, two aud one half miles west OF |
New Florence Thursday morning. il
struck and killed two men who were walk |
ing on the track. a freight train was 60
ing west and II Is supposed the men step
ped over upon the south track when mail !
came laundering along striking them and
hurting them of the track. They were
both horribly mangled- One Of the vic
tins was apparently 81 or GO years OF age
and the other probably ~. There was
nothing upon their persons by which they
could be Identified