The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-03
Local AND PERSONAL.

MI. NIlldH W hdllL- VI th' C"ii'''
town NelCs, was in town on Monday.
-Ex burgess Evan Evans, of this place,
was stricken with paralysis on Sunday.
Mr.. f.. b. Creswel has the frame work
of new house up, on his lot near the
depot.
MIR. Daniel Slattery. of Washington
township. spent few hours in town on
Saturday.
Mr.. John O'Hara one of Munster town
ships solid citizens, was a visitor to our
town on Wednesday.
Mr. Il. J, Grouse janitor at the conrt
house has been granted pension of Sl2
per month and back pay amounting 10
500.
Mr. ID. c. Luke, of South Fork, ac-
companied by his daughter, tried the
sleighing on Wednesday and visited Ebens-
burg.
-MessrS. Oscar Kinkead Leonard Hunt
ly and stanton Davis of this place went To
Pittsburg, on Tuesday to attend Dutf's
College.
Mr. John Leahey, Of Lilly, accompan-
led by his better half paid Ebensburg
visit on Saturday and while here dropped
in To see the FREEMAN.
Mr.. Patrick Leonard well knownres-
ident Of TunuelhIl died at his home in
that place on Tuesday of congestion of the
lungs aged A. years.
Judge Lands, Of Blair county, re-
fused the application for the transfer of "a
hotel license, because the laws of 1850 and
1887 contain no sanction for liquor trans
fers.
The lew fractional currency to be Is
sued in "A few weeks will be in denOmlna-
tiOnS of 10, IL, - and 80 cents. And will
resemble the old fractional currency issued
during the war.
Mr.. Joseph HippS and w. c. Berry
TWO of the county auditors paid their re-
spects to the FREEMAN by friendly visit
before leaving town after finishing their
work on the cOunty's accounts.
F. w. Fink was brought to Jail on
Wednesday, from JohnstOwn. charged
with forging the name of Nehemiah Grif-
nth To two notes amounting to 500 which
he disposed of to Mr.. Alex Cover.
There will be festival held in the
new hall at Chest Springs for the benefit of
ST. Monica's church, in that place on Sat
urday, Monday and Tuesday evenings,
are invited.
The dwelling house occupied by the
A gent of the Z. K. r.. at CrcSSon and the
freight house at the same place will be
removed a short distance westward in the
near future to make room for an addi-
tional track.
-MOrdecai Kocher, desperate criminal
and eX pcnitentiary convict, escaped from
the Jail at Huntingdon, on Tuesday morn
ing by saving the cell and corridor locks
and decending To the first floor through "a
hole made by himself. He is still at large.
Hon l.. ID. Woodruff editor and propri-
etor of the JohnStown Democrat, has sold
his establishment To Warren Worth Bailey
of Chicago who took charge of the paperOn
Thursday. Mr. W., we understand, will
remain with the paper in an editorial ca
pacity for some time to come.
Michael ReshcOe IL Hungarian, was ar
rested at Altoona on Wednesday On a war
rent sworn out by his wife, who lives at
GallitZin, charging the aforesaid Michael
with bigamy and deSertiOn. He is said 10
have another wife at Carlim, near Will
lamsburg. In default of $500 bail he was
sent to the Hollidaysburg Jail
Mrs. Rose Keller, of Canoe Valley.
Blair county, while in the act of lightinga
hanging lamp Thursday evening, was
burned To death. The family were at sup
per, aud when they entered the room the
old lady " As found lying on the floor in
dying condition. IL is supposed she was
stricken with paralysis while in the act of
lighting the lamp.
The new convent building on Adam
street is rapidly approaching completion.
When finished it will be occupied by the
Sisters of ST Joseph. Both the exterior
and interior Is finished ia a first class man
ner, containing all the modern improve
mentS aud conyeniences. Tn building
adds greatly to the beauty of the location
ia which IL is situated. d.-JOhHstOtUn Demo
crdt
1t is the intention of the Pennsylvania
railroad Company To build a sta tion house
al or near the y at the terminus of the
Ebensburg Il CreSSon branch, at CreSSon
where all trains on the branch aud
on the main line will stop. When | he new
station house il built, the present one will
only be used during summer time for the
convenience of guests of the Mountain
House.
An aged maiden lady named BetSey
McCurdy. living in Hempheld township,
WeStmOreland county, died the other day.
She was supposed To be very poor, aside
from the possession of the house in which
she had lived for many years. The ex-
ecutor made a thorough search Of the
house, and in the corner of the cellar he
found large tin can almost filled with
silver and gold, about 81 200 in money be
sides other valuables.
1t was foolish piece Of business on
the part of the County Commissioners to
give the printing Of the ballots 10 the
JohnStown Tribune on Thursday of last
week. Had they waited until three
months after the election aud given the
edi tor of the Republican GOsIiltq time To
take in the capacity of his immense paper
cutter and pull himself together they
aonid have saved mpnPY. But they did not,
and We will meyer know what the county
lost
About O'Clock on Saturday morning
the dead body of Mrs. Jane Rayson, wife OF
John RaysOn, was found in the COW stable
on the premises. Mr.. Rayson lives in the
klch!andS, which is about four miles from
NGpsGnopock, in Peap township, lie war
iSgAeriY an employed in the Dougherty
epal mines, but is now engaged at the
woodland hre-clay works. He returned
home from his work on Friday evening and
found his wife was absent Search for
her was at once instituted, but il was not
pplll the time mentioned that the body
vas found. There were no marks of yio-
ience on her person, nor was she in prox
unity 70 the cows. 1t is thought her death
was caused by heart disease The de-
ceased, who was thirty-iiye years OF AGE
beside her husband, leaves three children