The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-01

Z week, upset "a pot or boiling water over her
breast and lower extremities, which were
burned in a frghtuImanner. 4 physician
was summoned and dressed her injuries,
hut here recovery is doubtful.
The new addition to ST. Bridget's
| Catholic church at Lilly has been COM
/ pleted and will be dedicate next Sunday.
The new addition addition is 4Ox6O feet and
! the church as it now stands Is in the shape
Of a n, and will seat 1000 people The
! dedication sermon will be preached at half
/ past Q O'Clock \. NJ, and in the afternoon
/ Of the same day the service of blessing a
/ new bell that has been purchased will take
| place
Edward Callaghan died at his home at
! Lilly on Saturday night after a brief i'll
ness. Mr.. Caliaghan had been a resident
| Of Lilly for number of years and was well
! and fuvurabiy known. lie is survived by
! a wife and eight children, most Of whom
| are grown up. His funeral took place on
| Sunday afternoon. Intcrmcnt was made
at the Catholic cemetery at that place 1t
is said that he carried life insurance for
a considerable sum.
The story which has been going the
rounds of the newsp papers To the effect that
capitalists in the interest of the Beech
Creek railroad are negotiating for the pur
chase Of 10000 acres OF Moshannon coal in
the Houtzdale district, is laughed at by
everybody who knows anything about the
coal territory of the Cieariield basin.
| There isn't thousand acres of undevcl-
opcd MoshdnUou coal in the whole region.
-PhUipSbuTg Ledger
Samuel Horn. passenger on the st.
Louis X Cincinnati express. died in a Pull
man car when near Gallitzin at about 1880
on Saturday night. The deceased was
resident of Baltimore and was on his way
To meet his daughter at Chicago. The
body was taken TO Pittsburg and tcle-
gram sent to the daughter. who sent a
message directing that the remains be
kept there until her arrival on Monday,
when they were taken to Baltimore for in
termeut.
About six weeks ago Isaac GoSS, a
prominent citizen of HiiSdaIe, Indiana
county. cut his right foot slightly with an
axe. The wound did not heal and blood
poisoning set in. On Friday the old gen
tlcmcn submitted To amputaIion of the leg
just below the knee aS the only means OF
saving his life. The operation was per-
formed by Drs. Rice, Sloan and HaZlet, and
was entirely successful. Mr.. GosS is an
uncle of Or Sloan, of Carrolltown, and DR..
Green, of Summerhill.
Scarlet fever has been existing in a
very malignant form in the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth wards in JchuStowu. and also in
other parts of the city. and. ut meeting
of the board OF health there on Friday
night, it was decided TO close the schools,
both public and paGochial. in the above
hs.
rumigatcd and diSinfccted Next week the
teachers institute will toe held in Johns
town and the public schools will Toe closed
Ii 10y that time disease has not ihatcd suf-
iicirntly. the schools will be closed until
such "a time as the health board considers
il safe for them To open.
A very high authority, speaking of
small pON cases. says: Il am willing to
stake my reputation as a public man if the
worse ease Of small poN cannot be- cured in
three days simply 10y cream of turtcr.
This is the sure cure and never failing
remedy: one ounce of cream Of tartcr dis
solved in "a pint OF boiling water, to be
drank W hen cold at intervals. Ii can be
taken at any time and as a preventative
as well aS a curative. 1t is known To- have
cured lJOOCU eases without failure. Ilhaye
myself restored hundreds by this means.
1t never leaves a mark. never causes blind
ness and prevents tedious lingering"
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Guthrie. of CIo-
yer township. jefferson county. were in
>pccJing litter of young pigs. when the
old SOW stepped on one OF the little ones.
which caused 10 10 squcai. The mother
evidently thought Mr.. Guthrie had injured
her offspring. for she attacked him vicious
~. In trying 20 get out of her way he
fell. and Mrs. Guthrie, attempting to
drive of the infuridted beast, was in turn
attacked. and the animal getting hold OF
one of her arms. literally chewed il from
the wrist To the elbow. every bone being
broken. MIR. Guthrie got a club and drove
OF the animal. The physician hopes TO
save Mrs. Guthrte's arm.
ON THURSDAY afternoon of last week
General Reaycr and Colonel Spangler called
n meeting of the miners employed in the
Sterling Compauy's mines at Hastings TO
consider some means by which the weight
OF coal can be better regulated. The COM
Tany claims that there is considerable loss
of weight in coal between the weight reg
istercd at the tipplc and that given by the
scales Of Altoona, and they wish the miners
to suggest some method by which the dis
crepaucy IAN be adjusted. Speeches were
made by several parties on both sides.
The tone Of the speeches made by both OPP
orators aud miners gives reason TO believe
that friendly decision will be arrived at.
Accidentally snot
On Monday. Mr.. John J. Jones, Camp
hiIl.) residing about four miles south Of
Ebcusburg. and his son Robert, aged about
Il years were doing some work near his
house and had with them shot gun load
ed with beans which they laid on one Of
the timbers of a large, old fashioned, cider
press The gun in some accidental man
ncr was discharged and the charge struck