The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12

MIR. i. II. Barker chairman y! the Re
publican county committee has issued Il
call for the Republican county convention
TO meet in Ebensburg on Monday. June =.
for the purpose of placing in nomination ii
county ii .kct. The delegate elections will
be- held IN Saturday. June 10Th.
An exchange tells the good housewife
that in order to prevent pie juice from
running out in the oven, make a little
opening in the upper crust and insert II
roll of white letter paper pcrpcndicularly.
The steam will escape from it as from a
chimney and all the juice will be retained
in the pie.
The GreenShurg Accommodation GO
ing west on the Pennsylvania Railroad
was stoned Sunday night near Bradd ock.
\ man was seriously injured by being hit
on the head with half a brick, and wo-
man had two of her teeth knocked out.
There were a dozen boys in the gang of
stone throwcrS.
The barn of Richard AShman. "A prom
incnt politician and farmer in Tell town
ship. Huntingdon county. was burned
down on Thursday night He had been
warned 10y White Caps that his barn
would be burned down on that night. but
he paid no attention to il. The loss Is
~ 100; no insurance.
One day last week County surveyor
Henry ~canlan. while out on the mountain
in Washington township surveying. found
a wild turkeys nest with thirteen eggs.
Although accustomed to travelling through
the woods in the pursuit Of his profession
for the past forty years. this is the first
wild turkeys nest he ever found
MIR. j. VI. Noel. practical matchmaker
and irwclcr. who for several months past
has been located at Lilly, has decided to
remain at that point. Mr.. Noel j. ii native
of Cambria county, learned MS trade in
Philadelphia. and as he is a reliable gen
tie and an expert mechanic. all entrusting
MIN with work can rest assured of having
il done IN a workmanlike manner.
"A grand picnic will be held in Rudolph's
grove. near Lorctto, on Saturday, July 18th,
to which the public are cordially Invited.
The prucrrd> are TO be- used for the purpose
of repairing the old residence and church of
Dl. Gallitzin. and everyone should take an
interest in contributing to the perpetual
tion of these reminders of the pioneer
priest Of she .AllcghcnicS. Go and spend
pleasant day and aid II worthy object.
Judge BcchteI. associate law Judge
of ScLuylkill county. was here during the
present week and tried several eases ia
which Judge Barker was Interested in ~
counsel previous to his elevation To the
bouch. Judge Bcchtcl il an able iuriSt
lays down the law in clear and fOrciblo
manner. and j. regarded in high esteem by
the legal fraternity. lie j. accompanied
by his wi fe and is stopping at Maple Park.
One day last week swarm of bees
from the farm of Mr.. X. Myton. near
Huntington, settled on the cab of a pass
ing locomotive and the engineer and fire
man We're compelled To stop the train and
abandon their posts \ long lin" of trains
were stopped and laid over until the owner
OF the bees came along with a hive and
put the ob>tr"pcrouS little insects into it.
There were about bushcl of bees in the
swarm.
William RaQcT. known conduct
or residing at Derry station. was a soldier
in the late war. In 1864. while i'm TN" field,
hc mailed a letter containing picture oi
himself To his home. Last Friday the
miSSiVc reached Its destination after Il
journey of twcuty-Scvcn years. The letter
and picture are just the same a. when sent
In the dark days of the rebellion. ltiS use
less To say that both the letter and picture
are highly priced bythcir owncr.-GrecHS-
burg Record.
Two children of Samucl i. Myers, a
prominent farmer of Summit township
about two miles from MeyerSdale. SOmcr-
set county, were burned To death AT then
home ON Thursday of last week. Fire wa'
discovered in the house about $50 aud the
older inmates barely escaped with theil
lives. The children burned were Clara anC
Missouri. aged and L. years respectively
II is not known how the fire originated
Mrs. Myers was badly burned about tn,
head and face.
On Thursday evening of last week th'
Juniata Valley was visited by one of th'
most terrific thunder storms ever cXpcr
fenced in that section. During its pro
grcSS gang Of twenty-four railroad Ia
borrrS near Huntington sought shelter
beneath stationary freight train, som'
of the men sitting on the rails under th'
cars. suddenly fourteen of them fell for
ward on their faces. shocked by lightning
which had followed the rails. Oliver anC
Alexander Moore and Foreman Patrick
Ross were seriously injured but will re-
cover.
On Friday evening n lot of horses ANT
carts belonging to Contractor McFadden
intended for work on the new railroad from
Kaylor's to Walnut Run, arrived here b.
railroad in charge of several men. Afte
spending the night here, the horses ant
carts were formed in procession on Satur
day morning and went out to near Kay lOT'
whcr, shantieS and stables were already il
process Of erection for their reception
Three car loads of Huns also arrived a
Kaylor's on Saturday and We suppose b.
this time are at work on the new railroad
I with their picks and Shovcls.
In the quarterly report of the Stat
: Board of Agriculture, which treats O
taxes aud taxation. Secretary Edg
states that he has obtained the value oil
1858 farms in = counties Of this State, tn
7 sum total OF which is sli,Gi9,553. Tn
: amount of tax paid by all is slIl,173,ia, o
; an average rate OF 7.St mills on the dolla
I of actual value. The highest rate, 2O.3
mills. Is paid in Cameron county, and.th
{ lowest, G..s mills. in Northampton, Buck
pays 10 mills, Montgomery $50 mills
( Chester s.J4 mills. Delaware 9.32 mills an,
Lancaster 6.7s mills.
Rev. Father +. Kittell, pastor of ~
MishaeIs Catholic church at Lorctto, vel
known in Ebensburg where he was bori
and raised celebrated the twentieth ami
versary of his ordination 10 the priesthoo'
Wednesday of last week On June ,, 1871
Father kittell, who was student AT tn
! Propaganda College at Rome, was ordain
! ed in the priesthood together with Fathe
! Edward j. FLYNN, now pastor OF tn
/ Sacred Heart church at Mt Vernon, y
v, a fellow student of Father Kittell n
the Propaganda. At the iubileo anniver
sary held in Loretto on Wednesday, a Mas
/ of thanksgiving was celebrated with Faith