The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

AT the camp fire held at the Opera
| House on Monday night the sum OF
SiS5 was subscribed for the purpose of
building a soldiers monument. AS nearly
500 had been raised on a former occasion
the sum now reaches about $500.
AT Wilmore on Wednesday of last week.
while "A boywas leading a horse belonging.to
Mr.. Conrad Tentroth, Of that place. TO pas
ture the animal broke loose and ran away.
Aftcr running short distance. the horse
stepped on the halter strap. which threw
him an broke his neck the animal dying
few minutes after falling.
Alternate wires of copper and zinc are
run around the trunk of tree, at a dis
tanco OF half an inch apart. The casual
caterpillar begins TO mount the trunk of Il
tree and unlimber> himself with the con-
tidcncc and vigor born of an impending
feast. Presently ne reaches the copper
wire. pohrS his Nose over il. and let's aHoth-
or link out of his backbone. Half an inch
further up his front feet strike the zinc, the
circuit is completed. and the unfortunate
larva is a martyr to science.
The finest choir in the world i at ST
Peters cathedral i'm Rome. There is not Il
female voice in it, and yet the most diff
cult Oratoric> and sacred music are render
cd in such a manner Is TO make one think
that Adelna PATHS high soprano is lead
ing. The choir i composed of sixty boys.
They are trained in the work from the
time they get control of their vocal chords,
and some of tbs best singers are not over
nine years old. At the age of seventeen
they are dropped from the choir.
The jury on the trial of Florence
Fuhrer for the killing of Michael +. Nj
land on locomotive in Somerset county on
the lSt of March last, after being out six
hours on Friday last returned verdict of
manSlaughtcr. oh the first ballot the jury
stood two for conviction of murder in the
first degree. four for murder i'm the second
degree, four for n,anSIaughtcr, and two for
acquittal. The defendant and his counsel
are delighted with the verdict, and the
general opinion i that it is righteous
one. The maximum penalty is twelve
years in the pcnitcntary.
On Wednesday evening. June 18th,
Hon. Judge Dean will deliver lecture AT
the Frugality opera house for the benefit
OF the Catholic CHURCH at Frugality. The
admission i - cents. Judge Dean HcedS
no introduction to any audience in this part
| of the state. For the convenience of those
who would like To attend from points along
! the the CIalport and CrcSSOn railroad. a
| special train will run from Cualport To
| Frugalty. arriving At Frugality about
| 30 o'clock. and after the lecture the train
| will run through To Crc>>on and return Ia
| CoaIport. and for Altoona patrons fast line
] will stop sJ CrcSSOn.
On Monday the old.Soldiers were loaded
! with war stories intended to be fired Oft al
! the campfire. Some Of them. however
! could not be- held in check until night. and iu
| the afternoon several war-Scarred C'l vet
! cranS, in arguing their respective merits
| took occasion To ocontrovcTt their comrades
! statements. The certificates Of character
| for bravery they gave each other led the
small boys ranged around To wonder If il
| could b,. possible that some of these brave
men ufto-day could have just Jagged "a lit
tie behind in the mad rush made To the de-
fcn>c Of their country in 1851. II j. possible
the uniform sf the G. \. r. cannon be- ac-
crptcd aS a positive certificate for bravery
and patriotism in every instance.