The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-26

| the late DlackoerrieS, the crop this year
| will likely be a small one.
Mrs. Broughal, OF Leavenworth, Kan
saS, who was visiting her sister, Mrs NJ.
ID. Kittell, Of this place, returned home on
Monday.
State Chairman Wright will open
Democratic headquarters in Philade lphia
/ Sep. l. Secretary Mead will make pre-
lminary arrangements this week
| Mr.. Jesse Bolsinger set up the engine
that does the work in the FREEMAN Off ce
and We are OF the opinion that Jesse
| thoroughly understands his bu siness
| Mrs Isaac Evans and her daughter,
Miss Mary Ann, former residents Of Ebens-
burg, but for several years past OF New
York city, are visiting friends in Ebens-
| burg.
| "A horse was stolen from the barn of a
man named Vail, living near Falrview
| on Sunday night, but the owner found IL
| in a field about half mile away from the
| house the next evening. The barn door
was closed when the theft was discovered.
Quite a number of the people of Ash
vile who were sufferers by the recent fire
have commenced getting ready to rebuild
on their premises. A temporary depot has
been erected by the railroad company
which will soon be replaced by a perma-
| nent one.
Adam Gingeriy, of Pine Creek township,
| Clinton county, recently died under pc
| culiar circumstances. The cause of death
| was found to be obstruction of the bowels,
! grain of wheat having lodged In the
| elOngaJion of one OF them, causing ulcera
| tion and death
Ulysses Strayer, was brought uD from
| Johnstown on "Wednesday and placed In
| jail TO answer a charge of malicious mis-
| chief preferred against him by Fred w.
Spec k, a saloon keeper of that city Mr.
Speck AYERS that Strayer threw q stone at
his bar-keeper and broke picture on the
wall.
| "A cigarette innocently thrown upon
the floor of the Delmar, Del, postofice
cost that pretty village dreadfully dear
| 1t burned the postoffice and one hundred
and forty nine other buildings, entailing u
loss of 10000, not only with meager In
surance of $4,000, bnt one and probably
| seven lives lost.
On Saturday night the hotels of Hon.
| NJ. FitZharris and Emmett Di9nam, at Gal
| litzin, were visited by burglars who sue
| ceeded in getting away with Mr.. FItzhar-
/ ris' gold watch and a considerable sum Of
money that they found in his pockets and
at Mr.. Dignam's, they took what change
| was left in the drawer.
| The County Commissioners have de-
| cided to build a boiler house In the jail
yard 3Ox30 feet, two stories high, the up
| per story TO be used as female ward.
| Mr. J. A. Shoemaker, of this place, has
the contract fol. the building aud will COM
mence work on it next week. The build
| ing will be built of brick with a steel roof.
| On Sunday several boys were out
| hunting in the woods, In Carroll town
| ship, west of Carrolltown, when shot
| gun in the hands of one Of the boys was
accidentally discharged. A thirteen-year
old son of Mr.. Jehn McCombie received
| the charge OF shot in his breast and
was severely injured. About fifty shot
penetrated his breast.
Bridget Kelly, of Irwin, aged 81 years.
| while laboring under temporary insanity
| went into a shed In the rear of the house
and after thoroughly saturating her cloth
ing with carbon oil deliberately set herself
| on fire. Her screams brought the family
to the scene, but all efforts TO save her
1
| of flames. She died in dreadful agony.
| Posters were printed at this Office for
| the boss picnic of the season 10 be held at
| ST. Michaels Parochical Hall, at Loretto,
| on Saturday, September 3rd, 1892. Dane
| ing during the day and evening will be one
of the principal attractions and an elegant
dinner and supper will be served. All are
| cordially inyited and those who fail to go
! will miss the picnic opportunity of their
| lifetime.
| Among the humorous papers TO be
| found In the recorders office AT Bedford is
| a deed for all the land now occupied by the
| cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny made by
| the chiefs of the Six Nations TO Garrent
| Pendergrass, Sr., and dated ITO. The sig
nature of the Indians consists of drawings
| of buildings OF various kinds. 1t would
puzzle the brain Of natural his
torIan to define their species.
"A charter was granted at the state de-
partment at Harrisburg, on Wednesday TO
the Bedford Electric Railway Company, OF
Bedford, with a capital of $4,000. The
proposed road will be about two and halt
miles in length, running from the Penn
| sylvania railroad depot TO the Bedford
Sprin gs hotel, taking in the various hotels
long the route. The road will also run
through the principal streets OF Bedford
An excursion train will be run from
, the Tunnel near Carrolltown on Saturday
on the Susquehanna branch OF the Cam
bria and Clearfeld road to Crssson for the
purpose OF carrying passengers 10 the En-
erald picnic at Cresson. The train will
| leave the tunnel at A. II. and Will return
in the evening, the time of the return trip
being announced on the train. This viii
gi%e-rfIe people OF Carrort,o~a- and vicini-
(ty, the first opportunity of trying their
new railroad.
This weeks FREEMAN IA run on OF
our new press sad the power for running
is furnished by our new engine. The
press work Is not as good as IL should be
but that is caused by the fact that we are
still inexperienced in handling the press
and the power. In a short time ex-
pect 10 learn from experience how &c
manage both and then We think our trou-
bles and tribulations IN a great measure
will be ended. We have u dandy press, q
daisy engine and thoroughly equipped
printing office.
AT an adjourned argument court held
Shere on Monday Judge Barker handed
| down his decision in the case of the Com
monwealth vs.. II. G.. Mullen, agent of tbs
Union News Compasy- &t Jehss<ewn- Th'
decision found the defendant guilty OF car
rying on worldly employment on Sunday
in selling papers, cigars, etc. In an
other case against the same defendant fol
the same offense the proceedings before tn,
, Justice were reversed, the proceedings mo-
. having been commenced within seventy
, two hours.