The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-11-20
Mr.. Connie Barker, of this place, shot
! large red fox on Thursday

| nothing IL was witnessed by every one who
chose to take look at it,
-Cherrytree has railroad boom and
engineers of the Pennsylvania and the
| Beech Creek roads. are watching each
other from around the house corners.
Charles Hutchinson. the colored bar
Der of Irvona will not likely talk much his
! customers for few days for the reason
! that his wife. whether accidentally or
not we failed 10 learn, planted a bullet
from revolver in what. next 10 the razor
! is the barber's greatest implement. his
mouth
| DR.. II. f. Kistler. of Johnstown. while
hunting in Somerset covnty one day last
week. was crossing rail fence with gun
| in his hand, when the fence gave way, and
| in falling, the gun was discharged, the con-
tents striking the doctor in the hand, tear
ing the index finger entirely off. He went
to Philadelphia for treatment.
! -Dairyman f. f. Critchfield of Mt.
| Pleasant. Westmoreland county, has cut
! the horns off his - cows. They were Ia
| ken off close to the head and varnish ap-
piled 10 stop the flow of blood and heal the
wounds. The removing of horn is but
the work of a moment and the cows seem
none the worse from the operation.
The weather up until Monday evening
was delightful and the weather prophets
| who had prognosticated several weeks of
| Indian summer, feeling that their predic
! tions would be fulfilled. were in their glory.
! When Tuesday morning came. and with ii
| a blizzard it upset all their calculations
and sent all to hunting their winter
| clothing.
On Sunday afternoon. while a little
daughter of Joseph Smith. of Ligonier
township. Westmoreland county, was play
! ing in a meadow close 70 the house in
which a horse was feeding. she ventured
| too close 10 the animals heels and received
kick in her stomach an bowels inficting
internal Injuries of fatal character. She
is not expected to recover.
The Republican papers are peddlng
out the story that fifty thousand fraudu-
lent tax receipts were issued by the Demo-
Gratis. in Philadelphia. az the late election.
When we bear in mind that the Republi-
cans have control of all of the ell ection
officers in that city the story appears to be
little thin. 1t is got up TO attract atten-
tion from their own fraudulent practices.
A farmer named George Grazier, resid
ing near Tyrone. one day last week hired a
q
German and was called ''Dutchy." and
worked pretty well for day or two, but
finally decamped taking with him three
gold watches and about 800 in money.
The rascal was pursed and captured near
MeConnellstown on Sunday and the stolen
property all recovered.
james William Batly. miner in the
employ of w. II. Piper, * Co., at Bens-
creek, was instantly killed while working
in the mines on Saturday last by fall of
slate. lii company with another miner,
Batly was engaged in drawing pillars"
when the roof gave way and caught him
before he had time to escape. He was about
eighteen years of age and his parents re-
side in Johnstown. He was buried at
Wilmore on Tuesday.
She was smart and she was pretty,
and her elders thought her witty, and she
tipped the light fantastic like fay; she
could read both French and Latin,
she looked sweet in print or satin, and il
made your heart strings throb to hear her
play. But in single life She tarriSd, and
She never, never married, and she'll be d
spinster till she dies: for She made proud
defiance to the culinary science, and never
learned the mystery of pies.
"A dam Miller, an eight year old son of
David Miller. of Rayne township, Indiana
count Y. while visiting his uncle John Hol-
lis, of Grant township. accidentally shot
himself and was instantly killed. The boy
in company with his cousin in playing
through the house came across a shot gun
and not thinking ii was loaded raised the
hammer and in putting ii down the gun
was discharged. The load struck hin in
the head causing instant death.
Mr. Bernard Farley, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Mary Fitzharris, ,7of Gallitzin,
were united in the bonds Of matrimony at
the Catholic church in Gallitzin, on We'd
nesday of last week. A large number of
friends attended a reception at the resi-
.dence of the brides parents, Hon. NJ.
Fitzharris and wife after the ceremony and
congratulated them on the happy event
after which the couple departed on we'd
ding ftOar to some of the eastern cities.
"A sensational story was told in court
at Pittsburg on Tuesday by A. V. Carpen-
ter. who testified in the case of some siN-
teen insurance companies against ID. w.
Holt, of PhillipSburg, Centre county. 10
recover moneys paid him on his lumber
yard insurance. Carpenter swore he had
been hired by Holt TO falSify the lumber
record book and then set fire to the Loeb
Lomond yards which he did successfully
in three places. Judge Orvis, counsel for
the defendant, failed IN attempting to
break down this witnesses damaging evil
dence. Holt sec ured some $4,000 msur-
sance from the different companies.
John Martin. a Johnstown miner, on
Monday night got loaded up with liquor,
boarded an electric car and went TO MoX-
ham. Getting, out of the car he walk
ed along the track for some distance and
finally fell or laid down and went to sleep
with his right hand on the rail He was
In this position when car came along and
passed over his hand crushing " so badly
that the the thumb had to be zmputated
by the doctors and they have but little
hopes OF saving the hand. He is about
twenty-five years of age and has a wife
and family dependent upon him for sup
port.
General Joseph Mcdonald on .Satur-
day last took his departure for Gambler
land. Nd, where he intends making his
home in the future with his daughter,
Mrs. Dr. noerneT. On Friday, the day
previous 10 his leaving, General Nc
Donald was presented with handsome
gold headed ebony cane on which was in
ScrIbed Presented to Gen. Joseph Me
Donald by his Court House iFriends Nov.
Il, 1871 The presentation speech was
made by Hon. John Fenlon. who in happy /
manner conveyed 10 the General the good
wishes OF his friends i'm the temple of JUS
tice and General Mcdonald, I'm a feeling !
manner responded and accepted the pres