The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
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| side the little green apple, and the little
z. a. will be getting the bulge on the small
| boy.
| Major Roland Evans, wife and daugh-
ter, of Bloomington, Illinois, who had
been visiting friends in Ebensburg for
! some time past returned home ON Wednes-
day.
The new steam pump for the borough
water works was tested on Wednesday and
| proved all that was contracted for. 1t has
a capacity of 1900 gallons an hour which
! is away beyond the present needs of the
borough.
The inspe ctor for the American Tcle-
1 phone and Telegraph company con-
| demned one of the poles recent
| ly erected in front OF Mr.. V. Bar
kers' residence on High street and had it
cut down and replaced with sound one.
The large fiy-wheel which the Cam
bra Iron Company received over over the
Pennsylvania Railroad is now being
! placed in position at the billet mill. 1t
weighs 10000 pounds and when in opera
tion will exercise u tremendous force
JohnStolCn Herald.
AT the Forty-first Annual Commence
ment of st. Francis College, Loretto held
on Tuesday. f. A. Shoemaker Esq, of
this place. who was the first student of the
college delivered the annual address. Rev.
Father Bush of Altoona was alsoa student
during the first year.
Mr.. Joha T. Storm, highly esteemed
citizen of Gallitzin, died rather suddenly at
his home in that place on Saturday last,
aged about 81 years. Mr.. Storm had been
injured a few days before while at work
near Bennington, but il was not supposed
at the time that his injuries were serious
The Huntingdon manufacturing COM
pany, at Huntingdon, Pa, controlled by
the Iron car equipment company, of View
York, has indefinitely suspended opera
tionS throwing 350 men out OF employ
ment. The suspension was due TO the lack
OF orders for cars. 1t is rumored that the
plant will be removed to Tennessee.
-Hitc Rora baugh, of East COnemaugh,
while riding on a lumber wagon in East
Taylor township on Saturday last, was
jolted off the wagon and one of the wheels
passed over his leg breaking it in two
places. He was taken to his home where
the fractures were reduced and he is get
ting along as we'll as could be expected.
Samuel Smith, of near Ninevah, while
fishing in the dam in the river near that
place on Saturday last, fell in. He
struggled hard To climb up on the breast,
but on account of the slippery condition of
the planking, he could get no hold and fl
nally sank exhausted. Smith was about
thirty years OF age and leaves a wife and
two children.
The formal transfer of the weather
bureau from the war department 10 the
agricultural department took place on
Tuesday. Professor Mark w. Harrington,
of Michigan, has been appointed chief
under the new dispenSation. This probab-
ly accounts for the incesSant rains OF the
past few days, the new management
evidently having not Yet got into the way
of running the machine.
-Messrs LitzingerS' store in Loretto,
was entered by burglars on Sunday night
and AN inside door of the safe pried open,
the Ontside door having been left unlocked.
The thieves got but little for their work
as no money was kept in the safe. Some
cigars and canned goods was about all the
MesSrS. Litzingers' found missing the next
morning. Entrance To the store was
gained by prying open a back window,
David Barry of Lo ndon, England and
William Jones. (colOred) of Philadelphia,
fought prize in the woods on the line be-
tween this county and Blair on Monday
morning. About one hundred spectators
were present and witnessed the encounter
which proved to be a one-sidcd affair,
Jones being evidently overmatched. The
match only lasted about five minutes when
Jones was knocked out on the third round.
The dwelling house of John III. Cogan.
in Clearield township. caught fire on the
roof from sparks from the flue on Saturday
morning about ten o'clock and, notwith-
standing the fire had made but little head
way when discovered, owing to the diff
Guilty of getting water and there being no
help near, the building with nearly every
thing IL contained was consumed. The
loss is estimated at about 81 200. with very
little insurance.
The closing exercises of St Mary
parochial schools were hello in the Opera
House Tuesday evening Of last week before
an unusually large audience. The exer-
cISes throughout gave great satisfaction
and reflected great credit on the Sisters of
st. Joseph, who are the instructors in the
schools. Several clergymen and Sisters
from Johnstown, Altoona, Lilly's, Gal
litzin and Ebensburg were were present To
show their HOlliddysburJ
Standard
All trains will stop at Crcsson during
the summer season except Keystone En-
press and Columbian Express. New York
and Chicago Limited Express, east and
west, Will stop at Cresson only when there
are passengers TO getO get on or off at that
point. The observation car Will be run on
the rear of Pacific Express west and Day
Express raSt between Altoona and Cresson,
giving the passengers or these trains "a good
opportunity TO see the scenery while pass
ing over the mountain.
On Saturday evening Willie Creigton,
aged ten years, was killed at Braddock by
the bursting of pistol. He and a crowd
of boys were playing at Hannatown, near
there, in the cellar of James Ford when
they found an old horse pistol. The boys
LOADED the ancient weapon with heavy
charge Of powder and gave ii to Creighton
TO fire. He held the pistol against his
stomach, and the weapon burst, tearing
out the lads entrails He fell 10 the
ground a horrible sight, and soon expired
Shortly before noon on Friday at the
quarries of Piney Creek, Blair county,
Rabert Calbert and gang OF men prepar-
ed 1wo blasts and fired them. One failed
- explode. Celbert took a siXteen-foot
bar and prepared to drill it out, when an
explosion followed. a twelve-fOot bar
was driven through his body and his
screams are said To have been heard for
half q mile. Twenty minutes afterward
he diad- The deceased was aged thirty
eight years and leaves a wife and five
children
An exchange is responsible for the fol-
lowing: a man who wanted To know