The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-04-22

much infi9 med and il is feared she will be |
blind
Bill PrittS. one OF the principals con-
ccrncd in the murder of old man HOch- |
Stcttcr. in Somerset county, has not yet
been taken and it is believed by some that
he has escaped from that locality.
AT Argument court last Week ConSta-
bic Jacob Watt. of AShvilc. who had been
convicted AT March court with shooting
with intent to MAIN. was sentenced To pay
Il fine of - and costs. and Charles Gaunt-
ncr. convicted of Illegal liquor-selling.
fined so and costs.
On Tuesday morning Edward O'Con-
nor. printer of Altoona. was shot in the
left side of the face in the temple. by a re-
volvcr that wasn't loaded in the hands
of Frank Donahoe his roommate. who
was carleSSly handling the weapon. The
wound is not serious.
William G.. snyder. who was employed
as clerk at the Blair House in this place,
has purchased Charles Gauntucr'S hotel at
Frugalty and has already taken charge of
the house and opened il up for the accom-
modation of the public. Mr.. Snyder is an
accommodating gentleman and will keep u
good house.
~ AISNlH'hl court last NttN 'NdS'
Barker refused the hotel licenses Of Albert
BoSlct and Jacob CLOSER, both Of Carroll
| town. aud also the license of stephen y.
| Cooper. of DySart. and granted the license
of Charles Gauntner of Dysart. Gauntner'S
license was at the same time transferred 10
William G.. Snyder.
The Philadelphia Lcdgcr contains the
parti cUlars of a sad accident which occurred
/ .,FI I..
whereby the seven -year-old daughter of \.
! Lecount was so terribly burned that she
| died the next day 1t is said she was
/ stirring the fire when a spark flew out and
set fire to her clothing.
! Two men are making the rounds of
nrighboring counties selling what they call
; the national auti-eNpfoSivc lamp powder.
! put up by the United States Government
| Inspector of Light houses" They sell il
| for 30 cents Il package. 1t is common salt.
worth 80 cents a barrel Keep look out
! for them aS they may visit this county.
Harry Dceser resident of Kittaning
| Point. and employed as trackman by the
! Pennsylvania Railroad company. received
! probably fatal injuries Thursday evening
last. He was returning To his home on Il
! work train when he Iell off. In falling his
| left leg was caught by the wheels and
| crushed TO pieces from the foot TO the
/ body.
-EX-GOvrruor James \. Beaver. j. l.
| Spanglcr. 4. f. Patton. and J. ID. William
son Of BcllcfUutc. and Hon. James Kerr. Of
| Clcarfcld were here on Wednesday. They
We're attending the appeals and had a
hearing before the Commissioners for the
purpose of having the valuations on their
mineral lands in the north of the county
reduced.
The railroad engineers employed in
surveying the railroad route down the
Blacklick are examining the route from
Bradlcy'S across the divide near thc farm
AT Mr.. John \. Davis. i'm Cambria town
ship. To the head of the Blackick waters.
running north of EbcnSburg and there
, might be possibility of the road going
north Oftown.
August Kcflinc a butcher I'm Johns
town. on Tuesday while taking Il ramblc
over the hills ia the outskirts OF the city
slipped and fell over Il twenty foot en-
hanEment alightinG on his head. His scalp
was cut and torn loose 50 that il hung
down oyer his left ear. 1t required seven
stitches TO bring the parts together and
there are grave doubts of his recovery.
! The .TuhnStown HcydId last week con-
tanned an article descriptive of the EbenS-
burg Marble and Granite Works which we
reproduce i'm another column, and which
! our readers would do we'll To glance over.
/ NcSsrs. Wilkinson X Son have gained a
reputation for doing only iirSt-caSS work.
and those cutru>tinG them with orders
| will be certain To get good job al "a fair
| price.
a corps of Pennsylvania railroad en-
| ginccrS took mp their quarters here ON
| Tuesday and have commenced work on
the Blacklick II will only be- Shol
time now until the likes" and Huns
and the steam shovel will be tearing up
the earth along Blacklck'S placid waters
and the hills along the stream will be
| yielding up black dimondS To the picks Of
the miners.
AT the election ofoflicerS sor the Ebcn>-
burg Building and Loan Association on
Monday night. the following persons We're
elected. President Capt. Thomas Davis:
| Vice President. Samuel Ludwig; TrcaSur-
~. a. W. Buck: Secretary. Lester Lari-
| mcr: Directors. John l.. Slough. James
! NJ. Thompson. G.. \. Kinkead. +. c. Lloyd.
II. 4. Shoemaker; Auditors. Robert Scan
ian. +. W. Davis, Walter Thompson.
The Little Vernon Brothers will
give "A concert at the Opera House al next
Wednesday evening. April 18th. Their
program consists of vocal and instrument
tai selections OF sacred classical and mis-
cciiancous music. and from the numerous
cncouiumS in the press the trio are music
al progidie>. The concert i given under
the auspices Of the Sons of Veterans and
we nope To see them rewarded with a
! crowded house.
-Dcputv-coIlcctor Frank =. Say!or has
weighed and inspected about 1000 lbs. of
| maple sugar the past week. HcSayS every
! producer he has visited so far complains
that the output of his camp is only about
| one half rs large "a it has been in former
| years. This seasons sugar, however i OF
superior quality Mr.. Saylor says the
/ finest grades are manufactured in the
camps nearest the Laurel Hill Mountain.
| -SOmersct Herald
! Last Wednesday afternoon Judge Me
/ PherSon decided against the Philadelphia
Hq,tircT's plan of giving $500 to the heirs
of persons accidentally killed while having
/ on their person "a copy Of the paper twenty
four hours after its date of issue, was
violation of the State insurance laws.
| The court finds that the defendant is eN-
/ erciSng franchise which is not contained
! in its charter. and enters judgment cN-
| cluding the Inquirer from insuring
/ against accidents.
! The big saw at the steel works of Car
ncgic, PhippS * Co., at Homestead, Pa.
has arrived and been placed in position. 1t
| is an immense piece of machinery, covering
space about 40 feet square. The saw
! proper runs horizontally and is = feet
| wide and about one inch thick, with in
serted teeth. 1t was manufactured by
| Heinc Ehrhardt, Susseldorf, Germany.
! and weigh about 100 tons. ItwaS import
ed at a cost of nearly $4,000. 1t is thought
! everything will be ready TO start the