The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-05


pIovemeuJ of the readways OF the state
The Pennsylvania railroad company
has raised the wages OF all its employees.
Conductors will now get $500 instead OF
3 -. hrakemen SI.sO instead of Sl.6J:
through la gGagemen S1.95 instead Of Sl.S5.
and local baggagemen Sl.95 instead of
al.15.
Geo E. Conrad, Chairman of the
Jonnstown Democratic city committee has
issued a call for the members of the COM
mittcc 10 Eneet at the Office of +. j. O'Con-
nor, Esq, in that city this lFriday) even
ing To make arrangements for holding the
primaries.
"A corps of engineers, supposed TO he
employed by the Beech Creek railroad
company. are surveying "A line IN the
ucighborduod of Blairsville 1t is thought
they will follow the Couemaugh 10 Salts
burg, and the Loyalhunua from there to
LaJrobc.-G GrCenSbltTg iTguS.
-Thc PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company
have contracted for aud are having deliN-
erred ON the ground telegraph poles along
the line of the new railroad from kaylor
20 the tunnel near Currulltown. They eN-
pect To have telegraph communication be-
tween the two points within the next two
weeks
The resignation of Rev. George Hill,
pastor of the CONGREGATIONAL church in
this place rendered some time ago. was ac-
ccptcd on sunday last. We understand
Mr. Hin has accepted call at Morcnci.
Mich. and wil!lcavc for his new field of
labor about the middle of the present
month.
The Auditors Report of the Receipts
aud Expenditures of Cambria county ap-
pears this week and has drawn largely
upon our space for reading matter. crowd
ing our several communications and other
items. The pcrSuuI of the rcTorl however.
will bc of interest 20 every TAX payer aud
should be carefully examined.
Mrs Joseph iulIcn. Of New Grrmauy.
iu Ecudr township. recently mot with Il
severe accident While her husband was
engaged ia cleaning his Winchester rifle
which he supposed was not loaded. il was
discharged the ball striking Mrs HoIlcn
u the right arm between the elbow and the
shoulder and passing through the left arm
at the wrist
The dwelling house OF Vincent Stcph-
! ems. two miles north of EclSanu. caught
tire from,a defcctivctluc 1T an early hour on
on Friday morning. and together with the
contents, was entirely destroyed. The
family had Il narrow escape from being
burned mp a. they were asleep and only
awakened after the fire had been ia pro-
grcS> some time.
John Cox. alias Jack Brown. d boss
driver I'm one Vigtou Co.'S mines. was shot
and instantly killed on Saturday night by
Stephen kurdiak. "A Hun, at the village of
Amcsvile, Clcarteld county. CoN had
been pEIuuy Of Kordiak'S house and was
pounding ON the door with club. when
korJiak suddenly opened it and Shut him
twice. Instantly kiIIiHg him. Kurdial
fled.
oliver 'Ialiu. of NoNhum, al one time
a resident of BIacklick township. while en-
gagged ia cutting timber ON the hillside
above Brywu~towu. on Thursday of last
week was struck 10y the limb of falling
tree ANA instantly killed. No person wit
messed the accident and when found his
head was crushed and the limb lay across
his body. The deceased leaves wife and
twelve children.
At a meeting of the board OF directors
of tho Protection Mutual Fire Insurance
Company held at the office of the secretary
last week, the following officers We're elect
rd tO serve for the ensuing year: Prcsi-
dent, James VI. Thompsou; vice president
Juo. g. G. Bearer; executive committee,
John Lloyd. Juo. j. Evans and c. T. Rob
crt~; secretary and trey surer, T. W. Dick;
agent, Geo. 4. Kinkcad.
ON Thursday night of last week Mich
ucl Hommcr who was employed aS driver
ON the night turn on the tunnel at the
new railroad near Currulltovn. while at
attempting 10 get a mule out of the road of
moving car. got caught caught between
two cars and was so badly injured that he
died on Saturday. The young man Was "A
son of Adam Hummcr, of Allegheny town
ship. and was about Is years OF age
On December 18th. a casting weighing
1880 was shipped from Chester 10 Brad
dock. The aar that the casting started in
arrived. but the casting did not, neither
could il be found. y few days ago the
casting was discovered lying in the river
near Columbia, Lancaster county, and
just how it got out Of the car is what is
pulling the railroad men. Evidently il
did not blow out.-CiCGTJjcld Republican.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
will, on and after May l. couduc, its own
express business, and the new rival of the
Adams company will be known a. the
Pennsylvania Railroad express Co. The
new system will cover 1900 miles of road.
and will embrace all the big cities now
controlled by the Adams company. Ac-
cordiug to a prominent railroad official the
new company will practically control the
express business of the United States.
AT the approaching spring election the
people Of Indiana county will vote on the
question of whether or not they win have
county poorhouSe. Here in Cambria
county w'nere we have had a well managed
poorhouS. for years. where the poor are
better cared for. better fed and at much
less expense than under the old township
system the ''poorhouse bogie.'' held up
To- frighten the voters in that county by
the papers opposed to the poOrhouse looks
supremeIy ridiculous.
Henry Ely, who was q resident of
Ebensburg about the year 1850 and at that
time principal of the Ebensburg schools
died at the home of his daughter. Mrs
Eugene Russell, in MoXham, on Saturday
last. Mr.. Ely was born in Boston, in lSI7
and was nearly - years Of age. When Il
young man he followed the sea for several
years and often before school hours he en-
SertdtEed his pupils with the stories of his
-ruVcls which were both entertaining and
Instructive. He came TO the mountain
with the engineers engaged in bnildng the
Pennsylvania railroad and I'm 1884 married
Mary Wilson, of Johnstown. For several
years ne was principal of the Johnstown
schools aud in 1852 was elected county Su-
pcriniendcat, serving two terms. His re-
mains were Inferred in 6andyvale ccnie-
terry, Johns town on Monday.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses were is
sued by the Clerk of the Orphans Court
ior the week ending Wednesday, February
3fl 1sao.