The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-25

Engineers are AT work running a line
extending the liue of the railroad at Hast
ings across the summit to connect with
the Walnut'Ru branch of the road down
the SuSquehanua.
"A nine year old son of Isaiah Rittner.
of JohnStown, had his right hand cut of
At the wrist in OTIS planning mill in that
city. on Tuesday. The lad went to the
mill 10 get bag Of ShavingS and while
there struck his hand against n revolving
say with the abuve result.
When man comes to your house and
offers 10 sell You a fine pair Of SpcctacleS
or eye glasses for 81 or 81. just To introduce
his extra quality lenses in your neighbOr-
hood. don't purchase them. hut give the
fellow "A pressing invitation 70 VamOSe.
The SpcctacleS are worthless aud 50 is the
man. He is now taking in the rural dis
trictS of this part of the state.
In Gavsport CHollidayshurg> SATURDAY..
Joseph, aged two years son of Taylor Cor
bin, was 50 terribly burned that he died in
twO hours. Charles. an infant son. was
also badly burned. During the temporary
absence of the mother. the children got
some newspapers and began playing at the
kitchen stove. The paper took fire and
communicated To their clothing. with the
result stated.
Tine Democrats of Carrolltown on
Thursday night of last week painted the
town red in honor of the Democratic victory
at the late election. The houses through
out the town were Splendidly Illuminated
and after the procession IA bonfire illum
mated the streets. Several speeches were
made, one toy General ID. IL. Hastings and
a. the General trains in the other camp. in
his speech he ate his share OF crow with
aS good grace aS possible.
Judge McMullcn. at Lancaster. on
Monday in his charge To the Jury referred
To an otrenSe against the law To which
little attention has heretofore been paid
netting on elections. He instructed the
grand inquest tO present for indictment all
such persons known To them who made
wagerS on the recent election, as thousands
of dollars We're won and lost on the preS-
Dental contest. The charge created quite
sensation ana many bcttorS are alarmed.
They fear that the grand jury may indict
them.
The first of the Columbian halfdollarS.
the souvenir coin of the Columbian EN-
position, were struck on Saturday at the
Philadelphia mint. Five millions ofthem
will be- coined and given in charge of the
directors of the exposition, who expect To
sell them at an average of not less than 81
each. For the first perfect coin bid of
$1,000 has been accepted. BESIDES the
first the 4OOth, the IIg2nd, the Isgsnd and
the last of the half dollars will be- reserved
aS they will be eagerly sought after by
wealthy coin collectors.
The fire noticed in Ebensburg on
Thursday night of last week and mentioned
IN the FREEMAN aS appearing a. house
or barn on lire between Ebensburg and
Wilmore, was at Dunlo, in Adams town
ship, and was the lumber piled around the
saw mill of MesSrS. Kuhn Il Goodwin at
that place. About 10000 feet of sawed
lumber was burned and it was with diff
| Guilty that several houses in the place were
| saved. The fire was communicated To the
| lumber yards from some brush heaps that
were being burned in close proximity To
the mill.
The case of Brookvllc borough vs.
Richard ArthurS was terminated in the
Jetfero IN county court recently. and the
! borough received a verdict of over iifty-siX
| cidcd was whether the individual proper
ty-holdcr should be- held liable for damages
| occurring from defective sidewalks ''af-
ter the owner had been notified To repair
| the same" The case arose out of Mrs.
BruSiuS recovering 5000 damages from
the borough for injuries received and now
the borough RECEIVERS oil the owner. Mr..
Arthurs An appeal is likely to follow.
An exchange says that if subscribers
to newspapers generally knew how import
ant il was To publishers To have each indi-
vIdual subscription paid AT the proper
Time. they would get down in their mem
/ orandum book the date when fresh new
| year begins and would be as prompt i'm
the payment a. a note in bank. in meeting
it, 1t is true that 50 small a sum a. a few
dollars is not much in the eyes of ninety
| nine in hundred subscribers. but the ag-
grrgate of several hundred amount To con-
siderable. and anyone can estimate and
| judge what it may be to any publisher en-
gagged in active business.
Last Saturday morning about O'Clock
| fire was discovered in the building Occu-
! pied by De Witt Hepburn at MahafTey
! Clcarhcld county. which was used a. a
restaurant. Before the flames were under
| control the store of \. ID. Lydick and Abra
! ham Spencer were burned to the ground,
! The burned district includes all buildings
| on the left side Of the street from Geo
! FrrguSon'S hotel to the river bridge. Tn,
| loss is ahout $1,000 against an in
| suraucc of $1,000. The Biddlc and Helm
bold insurance agency of Cleariield carried
Of
of inccndiary origin.
| The following remedy for diptheria
which is taken from the Scientific Ameri
can. is claimed BY that journal To be the hes
known. At the first Indication of diph
thcria in the throat of person make tn,
room close, then take Tin cup and pou
into il quantity of tar and turpcntine
equal parts. Then hold the cup over ;
tire 81 a. To fiji the room with fumes Tn
pa Lent on inhaling the fumes, viii cougl
up and spit out all the membranaouS mat
ter and the dipththcria will soon pass of
The fumes OF the tar and turpentine loose
the the matter in the throat and thus al
ford the relief that has bailled the skill G
physicians.
The following sentence, imposed upo
David Palmer in 1852 for horse-Stealinl
appears upon the records OF Dauphi
county: 1T is therefore considered by th
said court that the said David Palme
shall be taken tomorrow morning 10 III
said whipping post between the hours {
and 10 by the clock, and shall receive
lashcs To be well laid on his bare back, an
then Immediately aftrrward, the said Day
id Palmer shall be placed in the pillor
where he shall stand for one hour and hav
his ears cut of and Iailed To the post.
The sentence was carried out To the lett.
aud Palmer lived the rest of his natur;
DAYS without any side ornaments 10 Ia