The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02

genuine. People should keep a shafp Iooh-
out for the dollar of 1891.
Andrew German, n Hungarian coke
worker living at Calumet, WeStmOreland
county, was murdered at frolic on Mon
day morning. John KorocS is the alleged
murderer. At the jubilee there was the
usual supply Of mixed drinks, and as the
night drew on the customary free -for-all
fight developed.
MIR Thomas Doran. of Summcrhill
township. has up To date, since the season
began slaughtered eleven wild turkeys
with his little gun. One fine bird weighed
twcnty-Six pounds and thirteen ounces and
any other man than Tom would have
stretched it To twenty seven pounds, but
when it comes to giving the weight, Tom
is absolutely correct.
The Johnstown Herald. of Wednesday
says: y. Mervine, prominent attorney
of Altoona. is in the city to-day. Mr..
Mcrvine is attorney for the Snyder girls,
from the north of the county, whose trial
for arson was postponed from last term.
He was accompanied by brother of the
girls, their business here being to inform
themselves as To when the trial would
come of.
In the year 17OG the average weight of
fatted steers in the London and Liverpool
markets was but 80 pounds. This, too. Al
the average of five years. In 1865 this av
cragc weight was increased To iS2 pounds.
In 1860 the weight was $50 pounds, more
than double that of 1906. The average
weight of the fattcd steer to-day is more
than -four times what il was in 1905, only
lSG years ago.
Last Thursday night George F. Miller,
Il freight conductor at Portage, fell
through a bridge at Bolivar, sustaining
probably fatal injuries. The conductors
train was crossing the high stone bridge
on the Bolivar branch, at Bolivar. when he
slipped oil Il car and fell through to the
river. He was terribly maugled 10y falling
on the stones. Miller is married and about
forty years of age.
Perry Cramcr, of MileSburg, Centre
county. last week received from the Penn
Sylvania railroad company 5000 damages
for injuries received in Il collision between
Day Express and Snow Shoe combination
on October Il, 1891, The acciden: happened
about midway betweeen BellefOnte and
Mlesburg. Mr.. Cramcr brought suit for
$1,000 but by advice of his attorneys ac-
ccpted the above sum, the company paying
costs.
"A Hungarian whose name we failed to
learn was struck by Il passenger train near
SOnman. at an early hour on Tuesday
morning and thrown from the track. He
was discovered several hours after the ac-
cident by the crew of a freight train who
found him lying alongside of the track un-
conscious, with Il broken arm, several cuts
about the head and an ugly cash in his
abdomen. He was sent to the Altoona
hospital.
Mrs. Sara j. Park, widow of the late
ID. ID. Park. Of PittSburg, died suddenly al
sea, on board the steamer Servia, on No
vember 10th, aged about niXty- nine years.
Her remains were Inferred at Washington,
ID. c., on Wednesday. The deceased for 4
number of years was an annual visitor at
CrcSSon, where she owned the cottage
known as Park Cottage, the one occupied
by President Harrison and family two
years ago.
Under the Baker election law 5oroughs
and townships must make nominations for
officers to be elected 1t the February cleo
tion. The borough and township auditors
will see To having the tickets printed. In
boroughs all nominations must be certified
To the auditors at least ten days before the
election in the townships seven days be
fore. The tickets will be printed on one
sheet, the same as the tickets for the gen
cral election.
On Monday while Lewis Rankin. OF
Cambria township, was driving through
town with a two horse sled, crowd of
children gathered on his sled and were en-
joying ride When opposite the Cambria
House, Mabel Creery, Il little daugher OF
DR.. NJ. Il. Il. Creery, of this place, fell off,
in front of one of the runners but managed
to cling To the sled until the team was
stopped. As it was, she was severely
bruised but luckily escaped being seriously
hurt.
The fruitful result of the election is al
ready manifested in Allegheny county q
few miles from Dayton. A sheep drover
awake To his own interests, met the un,
suSpecting owner of the sheep with the
uHanswerdble argument that the country
was now Democratic, that the tariff had
been taken off of wool, that free trade
meant no consideration for sheer
sold for something now. The drovel
bought the sheep at half price and went oil
his way rejoicing.-DdytOn Ne,cs.
Frederick Bront. farmer living ncal
| Somerset, Pa. went TO Jersey City, Fri
| day, TO buy green goods for which hC
| had negotiated with George Williams
| He was met at the depot by Williams. who
| got SO from him, but refused TO give hin
anything in return. He finally gave Bron
| so 10 pay his way back To Somerset. bu
| before he could BOARD his train both mel
| were arrested aS suspicious charact tiers
| When Bront told his story, Williams re
fused TO give his real name or residence
for fear new paper nOtoriety might ruiz
him and make trouble for his family
| Both men were locked up.
| Miss Margaret Hamilton, formerly
teacher in the Altoona public schools, me
death in more than usually distreSSn
manner AT Kittanning, Armstrong county
on Sunday morning. She had been teach
ing in Allegheny and was spending tn
| Thanksgiving vacation with her sister a
kittanning when she was taken i'll with
fever. On Saturday night she became de
liriouS, and on Sunday morning about
o'clock she in some way eluded the Vigi
lance of her nurses and escaped from til
house. Search was Immediately institu
ted. and an hour later her dead body wa
found in stream 4 short distance froI
the house.
The county commissioners of Somerse
county do not propose to allow the Sout
Penn Railroad Company To evade the pay
mcnt of taxes, even if 1t is not in real eX
istence, If they can help it. Last yea
every foot of property belonging 10 the dc
funct corporation was assessed, the who
aggregating in value to Sl75,O0O on whic
were placed taxes to the amount of -, ,6D