The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-07-22

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trobe. where the girl has lived who knew
her well, was applied To. and on Saturday
found her in PittSburg and returned her
TO Morganza. Miss Reininger is said 10
be good looking. and not particularly vi
ciouS.-JohHsto,rn Tribune.
ON Friday night Mr. John Bloom. who
resides in Richlaud township. was struck
by lightning. He was lying in bed with his
wife and baby boy when the storm came
on. y flash of lightning struck the chin
ncy. ran down the tlue TO the kitchen and
passed through the second floor. 1t struck
Mr.. Blooms chccl; near his eye. passed
down over his face. Singeing his mouStache.
1t then continued down his chest down his
groin to his knee. soaring il all the way as
If with a red hot iron. He was unconscious
FOR twenty minutes. The gable 5f the
house was also wrecked by a second flash.
JoIiHStOlrn Democrat.
Mrs. APPEL. wife of JuStus APPEL. Of
Cambria township. died At her home on
Monday. July 18th. 1892. aged about 81
years. Mrs. APPEL was born at Hanan.
HcSSen. Germany. in 1880. and came to this
country in 1856. landing in New York,
where soon after she married her husband
The couple came TO Cambria county the
same year and have been residents Of the
county ever since. Besides a bercaVcd
husband. she leaves four sons. Ernest. of
Pueblo, Colorado: John. of BraddocS Pa
and Herman and Albert. of EbcnSburg
and one daughter, Sophia. who is unmar-
ried and resides at home
Owing to some changes and improve
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reception Of a new press purchased while
in New York, the FREEMAN is a day late
this week. We expect the press 10 arrive
next week and il may be possible we will
be day late i'm getting out our next issue.
After that with our increased facilities the
FREEMAN will be out on time and we trust
our readers will bear with Us for causing
the unavoidable delays. Our new press i
Potter. manufactured at Plainficld. New
Jersey. and capable of turning ont twenty
papers per minute. With this bIg addition
70 our Office the FREEMAN will he one of
the best equipped country newspaper Of
fees in the state.
Among the many friendships formed
during the Editorial excursion 10 Scranton
there are none valued more highly by our
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and Mrs. II. G.. Lazarus. of Kingston. Pa.
They were both former residents of New
York city and on our arrival at the Me
tropolis. it was TO their kindness that our
tour of sight seeing was i'm a large measure
81 pleasant and agreeable. 1t was source
of deep regret tons 10 have the party sew
cred by the receipt of dispatch by Mrs.
Lazarus. while i'm the city. announcing the
sudden death of DR. Reynolds. her father,
at Scranton. and neccSSitating her return.
Our hearts went ont i'm sympathy for her
in her bereavement and in sorrow for the
parting that had come so suddenly to our
little party.
The Pennsylvania railroad has placed
an order with the Pennsylvania Steel
Company for 1000 tons Of steel rails,
weighing 100 pounds 10 the yard. The
heaviest rail now in use weighs - pounds
per yard and it was laid by the Reading
railroad. which also has considerable of
the 9O-pound rails in use. Some of the
New England railroads are using
ninety pound rails. The heaviest rails
now i'm use on the tracks Of the Pcnnsyl-
vauia railroad weigh bur - pounds. The
new 1OO-pound rails will be laid on the
order just placed will provide for nearly
four miles of track The price is at the
same rate per ton aS the tighter rails are
sold at. The gradual increase in weight of
rolling stock i'm recent years has made it
necessary for the railroads TO build strong
cr tracks.
About ? o'clock Monday afternoon
three burglars who have been inmates
of the Somerset Jail since April lst. tied
bed sheets together. and securing an iron
grating Of one of the rear windows on the
upper tier corridor. carefully removed two
of the bars they had previously sawed
through. and slid safely to the ground. 30
feet below. The escaped criminals were
seen running through the outskirts of the
town and AN alarm was at once given
The sheriff and his deputies We're all away
from home at the time and no efforts
were put forth 10 capture the
prisoners until after his return an hour and
a half later. when a small posse started in
pursuit The names of the men who c>ca-
ped are James Murphy, John Roberts and
William Deugherty. They have all served
terms in the pcnitentiary.
Last week we mentioned the fact that
John Hughes. in Cambria township, about
a mile north of town. and recovered the
next day. found tied ia the woods near the
farm Of Neil Mckay. some three miles fur
ther north. On Saturday evening Con-
stable Humphreys, Policeman Davis and
Herman Grouse went 10 the house of Lew
i Hoover. Sr.. in this place, for the pur-
pose OF arrcStiug Lewis Hoover. Jr., who
was suspected OF being implicated III tho
taking Of the horse. On their inquirin2
for his whereabouts AT the front door tho
Young man made his exit through real
window, but was captured Uy Herman
Grouse. who had been stationed at tha
point He gave bail for hearing which
occurred before Justice Jones on Nednc>'
day afternoon. when the young man wa:
bound over To answer the charge at Sep
tcmbcr sessions.
On Sunday night about u o'clock ;
fire broke out in Hastings. in building
owned by VIM Kerns. and occupied 10y
Misses Vcnc and Ida Snyder, as milllne
ry store. The timely discovery OF the mr.
and the prompt application of water sool
put the fire under control and it was eN
tinguiShel before great amount OF dam
age was done. On Wednesday william
j. Horner. who owns house adjoinin!
made an information against the Misses
Snyder and had warrants issued for thel
arrest, charging them with arson. Oh
Thursday Miss Venc Snyder was brough
to EbenSburg under araest and as he
friends were ready 10 enter bail Judg
Barker, who was abSentin Blacklick town
ship. was sent for, for the purpose OF Civ
ing her u hearing. Her sister Ida had gon
on visit before the issuing of the warran
and has not yet been arrested. The Missc
Snyder, belong to a very respectable fdmi
ly, have always borde an irreproachabl
reputation and the;I friends feel poSitiv
of their innocence of the charge At thi
writing Judge Barker had not yet arrive
and we have learned but little of the par
ticulars Of the grounds for the charge.
communication.
CHEST SPRINGS, July 10, 1852.
EdiiOr Cambria Freeman:
SIR: The young ladies in and abou