The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15

The Tyrone correspondent of the Hdr-
risburg Patriot says: Lloydsviile, on the
old Bells Gap railroad. is almost deserted.
Dozens of buildings, which few years ago
were occupied as residences. are now de-
serted, uuC with windows gone and floors
torn up, make q diIapidated and desolate
looking scene at this season of the year.
On Wednesday evening of last week
the Angus school house in East Taylor
township caught fire and was burned TO
the ground. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a defective flue and was
discovered shortly after school was dis
missed for the day. The building was an
old one but had been remodclled several
years ago. A new structure will replace
the old one and will be rebnilt at once.
The treasury officials are agitated over
the appearance Of brand new counterfeit
500 treasury note. The counterfeit is
made by the photopen process. y faint
copy is made by photographs and all the
lines are then gone oyeI in proper coiored
ink by the pen. This counterfeit is of the
series OF 1890, check letter Il. treasury
number A0l4ls, bears the large spiked
chocolate sea-. and is signed W. - Rose
Grams, register of the treasury, and J. n.
Huston, treasurer of the United States.
Exc Congressman John Cessna, of Bed
ford, dIed at his home in that place on
Wednesday night, aged - years. Mr..
Cessna was born in IN Coleraine township,
Bedford county, June %, 1921. His early
education was received i'm the common
schools lie was a member of the forty
, first and forty third congresses, serving on
the committee on elections and war de-
partmcnt. In the forty-third congress lac
was Il member Of the judiciary committee.
of which Beniumun +. Butler was chair
man.
Or. James A. Waugh. of Allegheny,
and Dr. c. =. McKinna. Of Washington,
Pa, examined the dairy herd of Hiram
Warnc. of Canton township, Washington
county. ou Tuesday. for symptoms of tu-
| bcrculosis. The first named is acting un-
dor orders from the state board of agricul-
tUrc and will report at once To Thomas J.
| Edge. the secretary. The disease was
found we'll developed in five of the sixteen
COWS 1t is thought the state board viii
order the cattlcto bc killed and recompcnse
| Mr.. Warne.
Bert Spires. of Gallitzin. who was at
| tending court here last week aS the de-
ieuduut m a foruicatiuu and baStardy case,
which was continued until next court, was
| arre~ ted ou Saturday in this place 10 an
! swcr charge of desertion. A man named
Anderson from Huntington county claims
that Spires Is married to his sister. whom
D.. deserted, and that on his leaving, he
carried oT about $50. trunk and gold
watch belonging to his wife. Spires gave
bail ia the sum OF 500 for his appearance
at next court 20 answer To the charge.
-Ahuut O'Clock Sunday morning fire
bro,, out i'm the Cambria Iron Company :
coal mine. near JohnStowu, and ten out of
/ ty,cuty. four mules that We're in the stable
I were SuiIucatcd. The loss is estimated at
/ 81 500. Water is supplied 10y "a pipe from
| she 81. Clair reservoir To the mine. and
/ ,hc flames we're eNtjuguished with buckets
/ uy the superintendent OF the stables and
/ several miners. who happened bc near
! when Jut hrrwa> discovered. Had the fire
| gained much more hcadway il is likely the
/ loss to the company would have reached
| many thousand dollars and probably
/ ruined the mine.
! Evan J. Evans. lsaWycrl a well known
/ citizen OF Cambria township, died at his
/ nome IN ihtt I'"H~H'p On Ah"I >"'' III"
/ OF last week aged about 3 years. The de-
ceased Lad been i'm declining health for sew
erul years and an attack of grippe together
| with his other ailments was the cause Oi
! his death. He leaves a family ofSiN child
rem an grown up, namely: Mary. wife OF
| Henry Jones. of Cambria township;
! Elizabeth, wife of Evan c. Evans, and
! Margaret. wife of John Lloyd. Of Ebcns-
/ burg; Magdalcna. wife OF John =. Davis
! Of Cambria township: Jane, who is single
| and lived with her father, and David T.
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