The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-08-28

The Cres son < Coalport train on Sat
urday last while shifting at Cresson backed
into a passing freight train, scraping ths
sides of number of freight ears on the
passing train and damaging their OWL
F! coaches to considerable extent.
] Sc n Lewis. who is said 20 hail from
/ Indiana county, was brought 10 jail on
I Monday night from Carrolltown, charged
with assault and battery with intent 10
commit rape on the person of Miss Jessie
| Myers, the fourtee H. -year-old daughter OF
Mr.. Henry, Myers of that place.
! Captain Jacob CrepS. of Indiana. Pa.
/ a well-known citizen of that place, died on
! Sunday evening, aged IS years. The de-
| ceased was a veteran of the late war. had
| served one term as Sheriff of Indiana coun-
| ty. and also represented the county in the
| legislature. He was known to a number
/ of our citizens. having been here on buSi-
ness several times within the past year.
"A careful estimate of the wheat har-
\ vested in South Woodbury. township for
this year. made by Rev. c. L. Buck and
Samuel Working, places the crop at 5000
| bushels. OF this great yield over 10000
bushels will be for sale. When to this is
added the wheat raised in Woodbury. and
Bloomfield townships, Morrisons' Cove will
have record of wheat raising unknown in
her history Bedford Gazette.
1t is well to call attention to the fact
that every one who wishes to vote at the
ensuing general election must be registered
on or before September B. Under the new
registry law, all voters whose names are
rho LIST n already rnnSt call in NOR
son upon the register or assessor. Under
the old law the committeeman looked after
the matter, but that is all changed now,
since he is not considered competent
voucher.
Col. Tom Watt, district passenger
agent of p. r. r.. prophesies as follows:
Il will not live to see it, but the time will
come, l believe, when Pittsburg will ex-
tend out the Pennsylvania railroad 30 or
40 miles. All the numerous towns and
villages along the line will grow together
and form n continuous extension. Why,
even now it is fast approaching that con-
dition. and within the past few years sew
eral towns have sprung up"
Mrs. Regina Sherry, relct of Peter
Sherry, of Carroll township, died at the
residence of John Buck, in Carrolltown on
Thursday August Goth, 1s9l, aged - years.
The deceased leaves TO survive her two
sons, John and Jacob, OF Allegheny town
ship. aud two daughters. Mrs. Paul Stritt-
matter. of Carroll township, and Mrs.
John Buck, OF Carrolltown. The inter
ment took place i'm ~. Benedict's cemetery
at Carrolltown on last Saturday morning.
A dangerous counterfeit fifty cent
piece has been sprung upon the guileless
public. The piece j. a beauty, and shows
great skill ia its makeup. IL j. one Of the
series Of lsS7, and has the clear ring Of the
genuine article. The main point of diff
ference, however, lies in the thickness,
which is a trifie moTc than In the genuine
article. The figure on one side is rather
obscure. but i, at tho same time, nearly
perfect, although there Is slight. depres-
sion in the shield.
John Jones (BetheD made several
speeches to appreciative audiences on our
street corners to-day Thursday, the prin-
cipal subject Of his discourses being the cleo
tion of Judge. Nh. Jones says he loves both
Linton and Barker and that one of them
ought to withdraw. AS the Democrats
intend elecIing Linton by majority not
less than 100. the advice of Mr. Jones
might be benedcially reflected on by the
Republican nominee, as the way things
look now, ne is hardly lin it,
DIR. Z. y Snyder has resigned the
principalShip of the Indiana state normal
school TO accept a similar position in the
Greely, Col, normal school at a salary of
50 900 per year. DIR. Snyder was appointed
Superintendent of Public Instruction by
Governor Pattison, but the Senate refused
to confirm. Judge Simontin, when the
case went into court, held that DIR. Snyder
was not, on account, of the Senate's action,
the Superintendent, though appointed.
The resignation viii be accepted.
On last Friday morning a little after
two O'Clock a fire was discovered in the
coal sheds Of NJ. Il. McGrath, on Green
street. Altoona. Notwithstanding the
prompt appearance OF the fire companies
on the scene, the cOnhagration spread TO
Mr.. Mctirath's residence, the store-room
of Morgan Brothers. and the sun printing
Office of Barclay Brothers. All these
buildings were soon a mass OF ruins, to-
gether with their contents. The fire is
supposed TO be the work OF incendiaries.
There Will be Sunday school picnic
held under the auspices OF the Frugality
Sunday school at Arbutus Glen. on the
CreSSon & Coalport railload, on Tuesday,
September 1St. Sunday school superin-
tendendents and pupils are cordially in
vited- Good speakers are expected.
brass band Will be present to enliven the
occasion. An organ will also be placed on
the ground and good music may be expect
ed. Arbutus Glen is pleasant place to
spend day and there is room enough for
all.
They say that the landlord of the
hotel at Highland Fling, Cambria county,
is petitionin2 the postoffice department to
establish an Office there. Some people
think the fact that only one family beside
the landlord lives there is an argument
against the contemplated office. They for
get the old woman who lives at the top of
the mountain, also that this great govern
ment has instituted the postal service for
the accommodation of the people. Why
shonld not the landlord at Highland Fling
have his little poStoffice?-AItOoRd TTT-
bIiHe.
Jim Bigley, of Altoona, who for some
time past has been suspected for being one
OF the incendiaries who have kept the
people of that city i'm state OF terror on
account OF the numerous fires occurring
in that city was caught i'm the act of set
ting fire to a stable in the rear OF the resi-
dence of Mrs. Margaret Cox, on Sixteenth
street. on Wednesday night. Bgley's
chances for a long term In the penitentia-
ry seems 20 be undoubtad and IL will be- a
relief TO the people Of that city TO know
that one Of the gang Of incendiaries has
been caught.
The other day al the A lmshouse while
one Of the inmates was working about a
furnace heating water his pantalOOns