The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24

John Murdock last week sold the old
Johnstowu Lumber Company'S tract in
Paint township. this county, along the
Somerset & Cambria Railroad. containing
go acres. 10 !. J. Mcdonnell and John
Itcl. of Portage. and Larry Siemendenger.
of BriSbin. Clearticld county. The consid-
Grafton was $1,000. Nearly all the timber
has been cut from the tract. but it j. un-
derlaid with the Allegheny series of coal.
The frontage on the railroad i two miles.
The purchasers own other lands adioin-
ing this piece. and intend te engage extern
sively in coal opera Dem
Ocrdt.
Major Burke has been troubled very
much with the wound i'm his head since he
came here last spring. About ten days ago
he had another attack and was seized with
bleeding at the nose which continued At
intervals for three days. His Sufrerings
were intense. Finally part of the paretal
bone. which was broken and had remained
i'm his head for = wears, passed down into
his nostril. where il remained for several
days when he succeeded in diSlOdging IT,.
1t was i%Nl5 inches and had formed a sack
around il. He feels greatly cncoura gcd, as
part ii the cause of his extreme suffering
has been removed.
David Evans a Welsh coal miner. who
has been engaged at his occupation in the
neighborhood Of Homer City for some years,
was at the American House on Friday ev-
ening. He was feeling iubrlant. \ few weeks
ago he received word that an aunt Of his
had died in Wales and left him the snug
sum Of $4,000 in hard cash and he was in
try" and having arranged everything sat
isfactorily, he left for New York on Satur-
day morning. from which town he will sail
for his old home. He Is an Industrious
| man and his good streak of fortune finds
him needing it. After arranging his af-
! fairs in Wales H. will return 10 this conn
| try and enjoy his wealth.-TndidlId Mes
| Seligcr.
Within the past two weeks most bru-
| tai assaults have been committed on little
| girls in a half dozen different parts OF
| JohnStown. and in two instances the vic
| Tins have been so badly injured that their
| lives are dcSpaircd of. In each case the
man escaped. On Friday while playing in
| the cemetery. several boys began StOning a
man who passed by. This unusual pro-
| cecdIng attracted the attention of the
| gravcdigger and when he asked the boys
| for an explanation. they replied that they
| had seen him assault little girl. Officers
! were tclcphoncd for at once and the fellow
was arrested, When brought TO the city
and confronted by his victims, the
| brute was fully identified as George L,
| Light and he was brought to jail TO an
Swer at court for his crimes.
| 1t is said 10 be the intention of the Of
fcals of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany when the Cambria & Clcarfeld rail
road is completed to run the tracks across
the main line at CreSSOn. with a bridge
| some place near the tower. the intersection
of the eastern terminus ofthe present ~.
and connecting with the tracks on the new
| New Portage road. All the coal from tn,
! Chest creek. SuSquchanna and BlacklicE
! regions will be carried over this route aHt
! through the New Portage tunnel at Gal
litZin. getting on the main line at or nca1
| Bennington. BY this line the Pennsylvania
| railroad tunnel AT Gallitzin. which Is Otter
| crowded 10 its utmost capacity, will be re
licvcd of a large amount of traffic. and tn
Portage tunnel utilized for carrying
share Of the freight of the road.