The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-08-28
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hours to-day Thursday on business.
jacob Steel, the oldest man in Penn
sylvia ia. died at Uniontown on Monday
fro m the effects of fall from a porch Sat
urday. Mr. Steel was born October 10,
1888. He cast his first ballot for Jefferson
and his last ballot for Pattison.
Miss Kittie Brown, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John II. Brown. We're married in
Cumberland. Md, on Thursday of last
week to Mr. Jesse ClawsOn, of Johnstown.
1t is said that the parents of the young
lady were opposed to the wedding.
Potatoes are rotting i'm the ground in
this county and the same is reported from
several other counties in the state. II is
said. however, that the rot ceased in some
localities as soon as the rain ceased and
the ground became warm and dry.
AT the regular meeting of the Ebens-
burg Council on Monday night an order
was issued to Burgess Young for six
months salary. The Burgess probably
cOntemplates a trip to Europe or he would
not let his salary accumulate so long.
The Sons of Veterans will hold a re-
union in Ebensburg, on Friday and Sat-
urday September 4th and 5th. Invitations
have been issued to AL the Camps and all
the G.. A. X. Posts in the county and it is
expected that they will all be represented.
The County Commissioners are having
the stone pavement in front of the Court
House leveled up. In many places the
stones had become uneven and out of
shape, bnt with little filing under them
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dition.
-Georgc ID. Mullen, formerly associated
with his father, the late George w. Null
len, in the prpprietorship OF the Mountain
House, CreSSon, and the st. Cloud Hotel,
Philadelphia, diod in the latter city last
week. He was well known to many of our
readers.
"A tramp whose name from letters found
on his person was supposed TO be- Frank
Murray, was struck by "a freight train near
East Conemaugh on Saturday morning and
received injuries from which he died few
hours later The Poor authorities buried
the body
Summer flies. The katydid'n soon be-
gin To say its fiddle. From its deep and
shady cloiSter will come forth the silent
oyster Frost ere long will put its veto on
the Calument mosquito. Heed the lesson
all this teaches Now's the time 10 can
your peaches.
"A rcuaion of the survivors Of the li2d
Regiment Pennsylvania Volanteere. will
be held at Somerset, Pa. on Tuesday, Sep
tember Sth. 1891 All all old soldiers and
citizens generally are cordially invited to
join them on that occasion. y full attend
ance is expected.
This is a scrap OF law that may not be
familiar 70 very many: "A finder Of prop
erty is compelled TO make diligent inqui-
ry for the owner thereof. and To res tore the
same. II, on finding such property. he at
tempts Ia conceal such fact, he may be
prosecuted for larceny
On Wednesday morning Elmer Bruner
was taken from the Jail to the Office Of
Squire Kinkead Tor the purpose of giving
him hearing on the charge of numbering
Samuel Reese. but on reaching the JUS
tees Office hearing was waved and the
prisoner rcmanded to Jail.
The sixth reunion Of the Pennsylvania
canal boatmen was held at Freeport. on
of last week and was largely
attended. Over two hundred members
who i'm years gene by had been employed
on the old canal We're in attendance. The
next reunion w}Il be held in Johnstown.
The large woolcn mills of McEIhose
Bros, near KelySburg, InGiana county,
were destroyed by fire on last Sunday ev-
ening. BesidesJhe building and machiney,
a large lot of manufactured goods and un-
worked wool was lost, involving a loss of
$1,000, on which there was no insurance.
The time for holding the Bedford
county fair has 'oeen changed 10 one week
later than was announced and will now be
held commencing on Tuesday, September
2gth. and lasz for four days, being the
same days fixed upon by the EbenSburg
Agricultural Society for holding the fair
here.
Mr.. Thomas Doran, of Summerhill
township, accompanied by relative, who
Is member Of the Christian Brotherhood.
Df 1T. Louis. Mo, spent a few hours taking
q look az the town on Tuesday. They re-
turned 10y way 81 Loretto for the purpose
n seeing the chapel and tomb Of Rev. DIR.
5allitzin.
A new swfndle is being successfully
worked in eastern Ohio. An agent calls
aud asks 10 see the sewing machine. II it
j. Singer he takes the shuttle out, puts
t In his pocket and refuses 10 give il up
unless the owner pays 81, 81. % or s. for an
alleged Infringement on patent. Many
families have been duped.
The man CHI who was killed on the
railroad AT Flinron last week, whose death
ye mentioned in last weeks FREEMAN but
who first name we failed 10 learn, was
Joseph Il. Gill of Beccaria township,
Cleartield county. He was 50 years OF age
and leaves a Will, four sons and four
daughters 20 survive him.
Last week the Marion Center Illde-
pendent published IA story of COW being
Iilled by flies eating around her horns.
The pest seems TO be spreading all over
he country. The fly resembles the Texas
~ and is about half a. large as our ordin-
NY insect The best preventative is said
. smear tar a round the horns.
1t is reported that a miner working
rear Sonman was robbed of a sum OF money
mounting to nearly three hundred dollars
few days ago. What the miners name is
We failed To learn, but the report says that
While he was sleeping a belt containing his
money was removed from his person, and
yheL he awoke money and thief were both
'onc.
"A game of base bail was played on the
grounds on Saturday last be-
ween the Eclipse, OF this place, and nine
rom the Mountain House, CressOn. At
he end OF the ninth inning the score stood !
70 :. and as il was beginning To rain. IL (
vas called draw. The same mines will
.lay on she IrtundS AT Cr..Sou TODAY f
FridayJ
The Furmer's Alliance, or peoples I.
arty, viii bold their State convention In .
'rrcnsburV some time next month. al
'hich time a state ticket viii ~ put iu .