The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-07-29

ratc of the a'm-lar~c fora number of
years died So that institution this
1T hurSdavl wuruug. aged about IS wears.
Iho deceased was former resident Of
south Fork, and was unmarried.
Contracts have been awarded for The
construction Of sixteen miles of railroad
r"tWc"n Clcariicld and Dubois, to bc
known as The Clparirld aud Nghur;r.r
railroad. being part of the link connecting
Beech Creek with the EufTalo Rochester
and Pittshurg railroad
Mr.. Joseph Erown. Of Johnstown. met
with serious accident at South ForI, ON
Monday. lie attempted to jump on Il
moving freight train and was thrown uu-
der the ear and dragged some distance.
His left foot was badly mashed Tie was
afterwards removed to his home iu Johns
town.
F. j. Reilly. of the firm of Reilly Il Me-
ManuS. who have the contracts for
STRENGTHENING tie branch road from Mum
Stcr 10 CrcSSon, passed through here on
Tuesday AT noon with number of horses
and carts on his way to Bolivar. where the
firm has contracts for work on the Penn
Syivania railroad.
AT meeting Of the Portage township
school board held on Saturday afternoon
last. the following teachers were selected
for the ensuing year: Cramcr school.
ChaS. c. Rugh; Trout Run. Miss Mary
BorEey: jamestown, Miss Sarah Nc
Cough: BcuScrccI. John McCrcary. No
teacher was chosen for the Itcl school.
The barn of Nicholas Scymorc. i'm Al
lcgheny township, was struck by lightning
ON Wednesday evening, about four o'clock
and together with its contents was burned
20 the ground. -Four horses were burned
and greater portion of this years harvest
We failed TO learn the amount of the loss
or whether or not there was any iuSur-
aucc.
The watch lost by Master Phil Shoe
maker at the fair grounds on the ith inst
was brought 10 this Office on Wednesday,
i'm response To an advertisement published
in the FREEMAN. 1t was found by Mr.
William Murphy. of Cambria township.
who. seeing the notice. brought in the
watch. Nothing like making known your
wants i'm the FREEMAN.
An adopted son of Mrs. John Zorn. of
Carroll township, was thrown from wdg-
on on Julian street on Friday last and had
one of his arms badly hurt. ItwaS thought
for time that the arm was broken, but
on examination il was found TO be only
badly Spraincd. The accident was caused
by the horses starting while the boy was
climbing on the wagon.
On Saturday afternoon about two
o'clock a SiN-year-old son Of Mr.. Christie
Phcr White of Barr township. while play
ing with a sucking colt on his fathers
farm. was kicked on the head and injured
so badly that il is not thought possible
that he can recover. He was still living
at last accounts, but his condition was
such a~ To leave bur little hope of his sur
ViNjug.
There will be a grand picnic held at
the new town of Spanglcr. on Wednesday
and Thursday. August 10 and 1lth, 1892.
for the benefit Of the first Catholic church
at Spaugler. This will bc good oppor
tunity 10 visit the new town and "A the
committee having the arrangements in
charge viii spare no cNcrtions 10 make il
a success. we hope TO see il well attended
and literally patronized.
The Johnstown Tribune of Monday
says: County Commissioner Lloyd i in
the city. and. in conjunction with Com
missioner Kirby. is making arrangements
for suitable places for holding elections
this fall under the new Baker law. There
viii be some changes OF the locations Of
polling places, as several of those hereto
fore in use will not answer the require
mcnts Of the new statute.
On Monday night burglars attempted
10 gain an entrance 70 the residence Of F.
A. Shoemaker. ESQ, by placing a ladder
against the house and climbing to a second
story window. They were discovered
however. before they succeeded i'm getting
m and a shot from revolver in the hands
Of "a colored woman cauScd them to make
a haStv retreat. Mr.. Shoemaker was
away from home at the time
An exchange gives the following com
forting ncwS 10 parents: When your boy
comes home in the evening looking blue
about the gills. his ears hanging down like
a broken union top. his shirt wrong side
ont and buttOncd with the third button in
the first hole sand in his cars and wearing
a gcacraly detected air, don't accuse him
of having eaten green apples or broken
window. he has only been in swimming,
and was the last fellow out
From the Adrian, MOBILES county Mimi,
Cui-Cn Of last week, we learn that at
convention Of the Peoples party for No
bIc, county. held at Worthington, on We'd
ncsday Of last week, our old friend John A.
Kennedy. formerly OF Ebensburg. was
nominated for Register Of deeds. Mr..
Kennedy is at pre~cnt filling the position
he is nominated for, having been elected
two years ago on the Democratic ticket.
His old friends in Cambria, will be glad to
learn that he is stiH in the swim
"A few weeks since. ten cars of coal
were shipped TO the Trvona Coal Co.'S ovens
from Porta ge, for the purpose Of asccr-
tanning the cOking properties in the coal.
After fair test the coal has been pro-
nounccd excellent for steam purposes but
for coking is a failure. Had the coal pro-
ven good for making coke our town would
have lost the entire benefit Of the IrvOna
Coal CO.. which would have been very
..bIack eye" 10 many of us. If late re
ports are to be relied upon the Company
will operate its mines on larger scale
than ever i'm the future.-COdlpOrt Stand
ard.
The water furnished the people of
Ebcnsburg from the water works is eXecra-
bio. IT is not only warm but it is muddy,
and when It stands, the bottom Of the YES
sci in which it is placed is filled with scdi-
mcnt. There is said to be water enough in
the Jones Reservoir for present needs but
the pump is out of order and has been for
some time past although, there has been
plenty Of rime 10 have it repaired or re-
placed. There is to be a special meeting oi
council next week 10 consider the question
of opening up a street for the benefit of a
gentleman from Pittsburg, and we would
suggest the proprfcty of the council at the
same time giving the people of EbcnsburS
a little share Of their attention and take
some measures towards having the quality
OF the water supply improved.
On Tuesday Mr. David Price, one Of