The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-18

: The last excursion of the season TO Nj
/ agara Falls over the Pennsylvania and
} Northwestern Railroad from Bellwood,
will start from Bellwood on Wednesday,
September 3Oth. at 5 \. VI. and Coalport at
OLA \ VI. The fare for the round trip
from either Bellwood or Coalport, is 500.
If the directors of the EbenSburg Agri-
cultural Society conclude TO keep fakirS off
the ground, il will go hard witE our Republi-
can frieads. They have a few old political
fakirS in this place left on their hands as
! legacies since the days of LlOyd'S bank, and
il is their custom To ply their vocation
about this time of the wear. The directors
might make an exception i'm their case as
they are entirely harmless. Political
fakes don't take well this year.
The following is list of applicants eX-
amined by pension examiners at Johns
town on Wednesday, September 10th.
John A. Luther Scalp Level: Francis
Faith. Indiana. Pa: John y. Kerr and
=. H. Dreaming. Homer, Indiana county:
George NJ Gromley, HillSdale: Jas. III.
Cauffiel. StrongStown: ReeS Harris. VIM.
F. Blair, Jacob Hess, George Doman,
Thomas Dick, John Gore. Charles Cook
and Robert SagerSon, JohStown: Richard
A. NJ. Hastings: John Williams, Houtz-
dale. Cleartield county: John Stewart,
Summit. and Jas. \. Fulton, New Flor
ence. WeStmoreland county.
John, the ten year old son of Mrs
Susan Hughes of MoXhlm, met with "A
terrible accident on Thursday of last week
at the brick yard in that place. In some
way his leg became caught in a gear wheel
which operated the belt that runs the
bricks from the mold to the bed from which
they were removed by the workingmen.
The gear Immediately drew his leg into
the cogS and before assistance was receiv-
ed his right leg was ground in pulp.
while his left was so badly injured that
amputation was necessary. The boy is
cousin of Mr. John Owens of this place and
shortly after the JohnStown fioood spent
several weeks in town.
September is the month of the harvest
moon" The sun will soon cross the equi-
noN ON his southern journey and the nights
from then on until March 18th will exceed
i'm length the days. Since June 21St old
Sol has been retreating southward and will
not turn his course ,northward until De-
ccmber Goth. The harvest moon made her
debut on the 18th instant, being new Thurs
day night, the 3rd, first quarter on the llth.
and fulling on the 18th, at past midnight.
Her movements are notcworty because,
when full. she rises for several nights near
ly at the same time, while in all other
months the ifference in the time of the ap-
pcarancc above the eastern horizon Is
about one hour from one night To the next.
Mrs Gwen Humphreys. wife of Hmm
phreyS. residing about three miles south of
EbcnSburg. on Tuesday morning. i'm fit
of melancholia. took large dose of Lon
don purple with suicidal intent and died
from It's effects about fourO'clOck on We'd
ncSday morning. On Tuesday morning her
husband. on getting awake, missed her.
and feeling uneasy went To his fathers
house thinking that she had gone there to
see his mother. who was sick. Not finding
her there, he went to Owen Roberts ther
father's) place. thinking she would be
there. Finding she was not there. a
searching party was collected Ia go in
search for her. Before the party started,
however. "A dog belonging to Mr.. Hum
phreyS was noticed To be anNiouSly watch
ing about shed near the barn, and on
looking into the shed. found the woman
lying on some straw. suffering intensely
from the effects of her rash act. She said
she took the poison because she was tired
living and wanted To- die. She was about
thirty years of age and had no children.
The erection of marble is the last work
of res Net to the memory of departed
friends. and is Il custom which has been
followed from the earliest ages of an
tiquity. For many years j. Wilkinson x
Son have been in the marble business i'm
EbenSburg and through their energy and
honorable dealings. they have built for
themselves reputation for doing their
work in most artistic manner. Their
work is an ornament to the town aS we'll aS
credit to themselves. We are giving
them no more nOtOriety than they
deserve and to prove our assertion. go TO
their establishment and see for yourself.
They take pleasure in 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 in April and May will receive
two carloads more. They will then have
a large assortment of the latest styles for
customers to select from. They have
arrangements made with wholesale gran
lite dealers so that they can fill all orders
for granite monuments and headstones in
a short time and as cheap as can be done
anywhere. They buy their stock in such
large quantities that they defy competi-
ton. 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 to give them call before leaving their
order with any other manufacturer as
they have as fine, if not the finest stock of
marble that ever came TO Western Penn
sylvania Give them trial and you can
depend upon getting a good job at fair
price.