The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10

nilll~. 4 ut-GEtdSt LOT lulS year VI blt- TIM u
The sheep claims of Westmoreland
county amounted To a little over $4,000 fol
the year IS92. while the dog tax was only
a little over - per cent. of that amount;
or, in other words. the dog tax will pay
about 50 cents on every dollar of sheer
claims.
The barn of J. w. Clark, located near
Glen Campbell, was burned down las
Thursday. Six horses aud 36 head of cat
lie We're burned To death. All the other
contents Of the barn including grain and
farming implements, were destroyed. The
loss is S3.OOc. on which there is only $, 30
insurance.
1t is pretty broadly hinted that the
new almShouSe building would good way
off of passing muster before a board OF
exuert corpcntcrs More's the pi ty for, il
we may believe the half we hear, it is bad
enough at its very best.-HOUiddySbu
Standard
Mrs. George Lcba ugh, of Southampton
township. Somerset county, was horror
stricken one day last week on finding the
body of her husband lying under mass OF
stone in a quarry where he had been work
ing. near their home. The surro undings
Indicated that his life had been eXtiu-
guShcd Instantly.
We received letter from a correSpon-
dent the latter part of last week relative TO
the duties of township auditors in furnish
ing tickets at the primary election. In
consequence of the many callers and rush
of work on account of this being court
week we have not had the time To look the
matter up but will try and hunt it up by
next week.
The Pennsylvania commissioners of
fishers can receive no more applications
for trout fry during the present season.
There are already at the hatcheries many
more applications than they can fill, al
though the number of trout fry at Cory
and Allentown amounts To over three mill
ions of fiSh-the largest production of trout
fry yet made.
Mr.. Samuel Lamar, of SuSquehanna
township, lost a valuable horse on Tues
day ne ar the halfway house on the road
from Carroltown to Ebensburg. Mr..
Lamar started with his team on Tuesday
morning To bring load of passengers to
court and when near the halfway house.
the horse took sick with the collie and died
in a short time.
On Monday morning at 10 o'clock the
new officers for the borough OF EbenSburg
were sworn in by Richard Jones, Esq. as
follows: Burgess, FeS Lloyd; Councilman
for West ward, John l.. Slough: Council
man for East ward, Thomas d. Evans;
Auditor, Fred W. Davis. w. III. Connell
was elected clerk. and Councilman Thomas
j. Davis as deputy burgess.
A simple cure for the hcarSe colds
which are general in an open season con-
SiStS of the white of an egg beaten wi tn the
Juice of a lemon and Swectencd with Suf-
ficicnt sugar to make it palatable. While
such a mild prescription as this has no
remedial effect i'm the case of a viOlant
cold. il does cure hoarSeneSs. and is great
relief to the sufferer. 1t Should be taken
by the spoonful every half hour.
On Monday. John Maxim. who is en-
ploved at Slashing on the line of the new
railroad was struck by the butt of a fall
ing tree and thrown a considerable distance
but luckily escaped unhurt. The tree he
cut fell against standing tree that was
leaning. VIII. ca threw the butt of the fall
ing tree around and on account of the deep
snow Mr.. Maxim was unable to get ont of
the road in time to escape being struck.
A squire'S office near this place was
the scene of a solemn warning to disturb
crs Of religions services last Friday. Quite
a number of young ladies We're arrested
and brought before the squire for disturb
ing meeting At East Ridge church. The
gir,S were unable 10 procure bail and had
it not il been for the lenience of the person
who brought the charge. would have suf-
position for Young ladies To occupy, GER
tlinly. ChcTUfrcc Record.
1t is said that the trainmen of the c Il
G. railroad. who reside in this place, have
received Olliciai notice that when the next
schedule goes into effect on that road their
headquarters will be Irvona instead of
Coalport. This order will be- a severe
blow to those who own properties here. In
this connection We might add that a days
run will be- from Irvona to MahafTey via
CrcSson and return for each crew. When
the next schedule will go into effect we do
not know Codlport standard.
The French Coach Horse for which a
number Of gentleman in EbenSburg and
vicinity paid - 800. about two years ago,
was sold Monday last at public sale for
S3lT. just before the horse was pm released
two years ago the FREEMAN published an
item showing how people in some Of the
eastern counties had their eye teeth cut
in buying horses on the same plan and
one Of our friends took us To task for pub
fishing the item as it was calculated to
Il a IL.
On Wednesday of last week Mr.. Robert
James. Of this place. found a ladies silver
watch lying in field of Mr.. Elias Jones
adjoining the borough. where on account
OF the drifts people had been compelled To
use the field instead of the roads On
making inquiry he found IL belonged to
Miss Elmira Richinson, of this place. and
restored il to its owner. Miss Richardson
had lost the watch on the Monday previ-
ous and it had lain on the road for two
days with Thanksgiving along at all times in
the day without being injured.
j. ID. l.. COUNSEL. timber inspector at
the Lock Haven market. while visiting
Philadelphia on Wednesday said that fully
500 RATS of square timber will be brought
down the west branch of the Susquehanna
this year, the finest being banked opposite
Clcartic.d. This latter was cut from
a tract from which none had been
taken, and the first hundred sticks were 90
feet long and averaged 195 cubic feet to the
stick. There are forty RATS banked at Deer
creek and about sixty near Penfield on
Bennett'S branch of the Sinnemahoniug
Last spring less than four hundred rafts
reached the Lock Haven market
John Johnston. who lives several miles
above Niuevah. WeStmoreland county. was
struck by freight train Friday evening
and perhaps fatally injured. He was
walking on the track on the first section
above Nihevah, and had been sent to the
tool house for shovel. On his way back
a freight train passed him and he saw