The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04

ocraric county committee for meeting Of
the committee on Wednesday Of next
week
Jennie the - ycarold daughter, of
Nh John &. Davis. OF Cambria township,
died on Saturday February e7. Her re-
mains were inferred in Lloyd's Cemetery
on Tuesday.
Tho report startes last week that
succial election had been ordered 10y the
Court for the West ward of Ebensburg in
the case Of the tie vote on Justice OF the
Peac e was an error. Upto this time there
has been no move in the matter that We
can learn Of
Parties owing the coal right in the
ncighborhood OF the old Murray tannery'
on the Blacklick have commenced boring
hole for the purpose of finding the depth Of
the coal. Tradition says that the founda-
tio,sS Of the structure are buii, on coal
hut tradition is not always reliable.
We this week publish the announce
mcut Of j. {. Darby. as a candidate foI the
nominal tion for Prothonotary at the Dem
ocra1ir primaries. Mr.. Darby i the pres
rut incumbent of the Office and during his
term has made u faithful, courteous and
obIiyiug official and should the custom of
giving second term be- followed. Mr.. Dar-
by election will be certain TO follow his
nomination.
On Monday afternoon while Jacob
Nilcmau. a miner employed in the mines
near Mountain Dale was walking on the
track of the Pennsylvania and North
western railroad. he was struck by engine
y nl frli o.
train and instantly killed. lie was a mid
die aged man and had no relatives in the
ncighhorhood. His former home was Al
Warriors Mark
The funeral of William Clement. de
ceased. which took place O'Clock on
Thursday. was one OF the largest ever seen
i'm Ebcusburg 1t was attended by the
Ma~ous odd Fellows, Knights Of the
Golden Eagle and the G.. y. K. of which
societies hc was member and by the Sons
Of Veterans. Mr.. Clement was a friend
Of everyone and the attendance at his flu
neral was an evidence of the esteem which
his ncighbors bore him.
Tuesday evening Rev. Father Smith.
pastor of the Sacred Heart congregation,
was walking down Seventeenth street
when he fell. aud besides Spraining an ank-
le, broke one of the small bones in his leg.
The accident occurred short distance
above Ninth avenuc the walk being torn
up to allow wagons to haul material to a
new house under course OF erection. The
many friends Of the Rev. Father will pray
for his speedy rccoycry.-A itDOHu Times.
Miss Kate Haws. Of Johnstown, who
was reported TO have eloped from this
| place. last week, called al the DGuocrut Of
! tce..on Monday. and stated that the story
| waSa malicious falSChoOd. She says that
| she did lose her pocketbook containining
! SO She had been visiting the family Ot
| Andrew Rowe. east of town. and was i'll
| for some days. She is very much gricved
tand indignant that such an absurd report
about her should be given publicity
GrconSbIuG Democrat.
Among the political announcements
this week is that OF Mr.. James Z. Greene.
OF the 18th ward. Johnstown. "a caudi-
| date for Register and Recorder Mr..
! Greene is a native of JohnStown, has al
ways been an active and ardent support
| er Of Democracy and at present represents
his ward a a member of the common
council in the city government. He has
office To which he aspires. and if he should
bc the choice at the prim aries, will prove
creGrabIc official.
Samuel Bair. wealthy citizen of Mt.
Pleasant township. WcStmOreland county,
has been arrested charged with bigamy
| and dcscrtion. The information was made
at York. Pa. by Mrs. Sarah Bair, who al
legcs that she was married to Samuel Bair
at J Ork 2G years ago. y year afterwards
Bair deserted her and her child. and dur
nI all these years she has been searching
for him. He has a wife and grown up
children in Mt. Pleasant township. He
says the charges and arrest are a blackmail-
ing scheme, which some people Of his
neighborhoOd have concocted
Edward ForStfll. a lagman in the en-
| ploy Of the Baltimore x Ohio railroad shot
and Instantly killed Michael INLAND fire.
| man on engine No. 4s5, near lockwood
! station. on the Somerset & Cambria rail
/ road. on Wednesday. The JwomeD quar-
relied about their respective duties relative
| TO water tank. and INLAND advanced
| towards Forstill armed with coal pick
| Forstill drew revolver and fired, the shot
| striking INLAND, causing instant death
! Jail pending an investigation. Milan liv-
ed at CoRnelsvllle to which place the
| body was sent.
! In the f0ryy-ffth annual report Of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad company in speak.
! ing of the EbenSburg x CreSson railroad
| says: The EbenSburg and Cresson rail
! road, having been sold and reorganized
| was ON August 8. 1891. merged and conSOli-
| dated into Cambria and CIearfield Railroad
| Company. This line was projected TO de
! velOp the territory adjacent thereto in tn,
! Allegheny mountain coal field; quite
! large amount was expended during th,
| past year in the construction of its mali
/ line and branches, which are expected t
secure valuable bituminious coal anC
miscellaneous traffic for your system"
1t was rumorcd here during the pas
! few days that McSSrS. J. * y. T.. Bender
! OF the Cambria House, in this place, wer,
| negotiating for the lease of the Somerset
| House at Somerset, Pa, said TO have been
! recently purchased by syndicate in that
| place. The Somerset Democrat of this
| week says: We learn that Mrs Tayman
! has refused to transfer tie Somerset House
. this place TO the syndicate that bought il
| of her for $4,000 several weeks ago. By
| her backout, which she made on the las
| day of February, she forfeits 81, 600. Tn,
| deed was TO have been signed and III,
| property given 10 the syndicate on the Is
| of March.
| Commute alton
AsHvILLE, Pa, Feb p, 1892,
| Editor Cambria Freeman:
DEAR SlR:-Here | am again. Tive
| drummerS selling ''Old Honesty tobacc,
| were here last week with a machine fo
| turning out Rreenbacks. Our mutGa
! friend, Squire Myers, bit He ordered tn,
| deputy sheriff to arrest them and brnl
| them before his court and he would senC
| them TO Pittsburg. but when the tbins
| was sized up, the Squire set 'em up, went
| home, and think has the grip now for
| have not seen his genial countenance OF
| the street since