The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-27
NEWS AND oTaER Sor,SG y.

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-Yhe ~tsAes, plank op Garth Is on exhibi-
tica IN EsDeoLdt Cal II "a 10 feot IN
width. II viii be snons ths Hnmboi. es
hibits ST the Worlds Fair.
"A hugs icicle fori from the caves on the
north side OF the Chamber OF Commerce
building Ia 81. Paul ON Saturday afternoon
just as Young woman turned into Sixth
street The mass fractured her skull and
she died in ten minutes.
A Hillsboro, o.. special says that VIM
NJ. Moore . wealthy farmer and stock
breeder living near New Vienna, was shot
and Killed on Monday morning by his son
Oscar, who claims that no acted in self-de-
fense. The son las been arrested.
Three children were left alone in a
room al Danville, y. J.. one day last week,
and one Of them. while raking the fire.
pulled out live coal which SET the carpet
on fire. The flames communicated 10 a
bed on which an infant was lying, burning
II 70 death.
Gold while I'm circulation Is handled
less than any other medium. II is usually
kept IN vaults OF hanks for demsnd rarely
made, and for this reason the loss by abra-
sion is but one-half of ! per cent in %
years. In $40 gold piece, the standard
weight of which is SIC grains, the Govern
ment allowance FOR loss by abrasion is 2 IS
grains.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sickle OF Morris
township. Green county, will celebrate the
sixty-fourth anniversary OF their marriage
in few days. Mr.. Sickle is ninety-one
years OF age and his wife eighty three
They were both born IN Bethlehem town
ship, Washington county, and moved tc
their present home In ls4O. Mr.. Stickle's
health is good, and be frequently cuts
cord-wood and splits rails for his neigh
bors
-ISsac Ruford. a farmer attempted 70
cross Valley creek. near Birmington. Ala
in WAGON in which wera his wife and
three children. The creek was much
swollen and the wagon and team were
washed down stream. The three children
We're drowned. the youngest being washed
from its mothers arms. Ruford succeed
ed In rescuinC his vile. after she had re-
leased her hold on the limb, in a vain ef-
fort 10 save her baby.
A Gainesville. Tex. girl has probably
the longest hair In the world Il is 10 feet
6 inches long. The present growth IS OF
the past seven years. as in 1884 her head
was shaved during spell Of brain fever
It's necessary to her health TO cut oui
large quantities ofhair every few months.
and this she has regular sale for from
some large wig mandatory I'm the East
which pays her we'll for II. as its fneness
and SILKY c-lncz il -
much admired red gold tint
The tide OF revolution IS bringing the
human race 10 q strange pass. Certain
celebrated scientists now sllege that the
coming race is TO be a hairless and tooth
less one. This may cause some anxiety in
reference 10 the children Of our grand
children. for perrhsnca they might be one
OF the elect. Tho natural deduction that
is 20 be made Is that the coming race will
not be p strik'nglv handsome one II IS.
however. positive fact that bald heads
and toothlees gums are decidedly on the
increase.
-Anthon Schusky last Thursday at
tempted to spring from the Lackawanna
avenue bridge AZ Scranton. Pa. into the
river. He was arrested and placed in the
station house. whore he became insane.
and finally demolished his cell. He was
hahdcuffed. but while In that position on
Monday morning managed to twist his
belt from his body, placed ii about his
neck. tied il 70 the bars OF his cell. and
then fell forward on his face. strangling
himSelfto death. So quietly was thiS-done
that the officers. not ten feet away, failed
10 hear him.
On Saturday night last Joseph Muntz.
Jr.. Julia Muutz. Mary Fahy. and John
Spencer. alias Eldridge. escaped from the
jail al Doylestown. Pa. A friend Of the
prisoners broke A window in the jail Office.
and entering the room softly he stole the
keys from the taller who was iudnlginC in
q nap. As mennonite OF the occasion,
Spencer robbed the sleeping man of every
valuable he had. including his watch.
Spencer then released his fellow prisoners.
and the qUartette ran for their lives.
They stole a fine black horse and wagon
from Josiah Jordan. whose house Il on the
outskirts Of DoyleStown. and drove 10
Trenton. where they were captured IN q
povn shop.
The fact that Faster falls on a very
''friend Of the facts and igures" TO recol-
lect some curious statistics. In 1888 he
says Easter fell on March 25. and will only
once again this century. namely. in 1894,
fall on so early date. in three following
centuries ii will occur only eight times on
the same date-namely, I'm 1851 eo35. 2o46,
1857. 21O3 .2114. 2i25. and PICS. The earliest
day on which Easter can fall is March 90
and this only In case the moon IL full on
March 81. when this date happens 10 fall
on a Saturday. This combination OF cir
cumstances is extremely rare: II occurred
In 1903, 1761 and 1917. and will happer
again in 1890, 2O7e and 2144. while during
the following centuries il Is not once cor
the hooks" at this early date. On the other
hand Easter never falls later than April %:
this WAS rhe case in 161s. l734. and 1896
and will only happen once in the mex
century, namely, 1873.
N p. Tobin. an old and highly re-
spected citizen and proprietor OF a large
tailoring establishment at Franklin, Pa.
was murdered in his house on Saturda,
night The building was robbed and free
and his body partially burned Tobin wa.
alone in the house. Mrs. Tobin and hel
two children having left on Saturday ev,
ening with friend TO spend Sunday a
waterloo, six miles from the city. wher,
Mr.. Tobin was 10 have Joined them OF
Sunday and attend meeting at the Meth.
odist church. He was a man Of grea
physical strength, and II is thought that
there were several assailants in order Il
nave overpowered him. Two years ago {
sensation wae cauead hv the Tpdgn1 ~ N,
dead body of Mr. Tobin's daughter, Mary
IN the waters OF Long Island Sound, neal
Clifton, and it is generally believed tha
she was Murdered, but the mystery sur
rounding her death has never been CLEARED
away.
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