The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
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DR. Thomas st. Clair, aged 60 years. oi
Indiana. Pa. died at the residence of his
son. DR. Charles NJ. st. Clair. in Latrobe,
on Saturday night, of paralysis DR. ST
Clair was at one time very prominent in
the Indiana J JeffeTSon district. He was
twice a member of the state senate, hTst IN
1864 and again in 1876, elected aS RepuD-
lican both times. Later he became the
leader of the greenback movement in his
disctrict and in 1850 he was a candidate for
congress OIL a fusion ticket. As physl-
clan he ranked high, and had been called
to this place professionally several times
Owing to the heavy freight traffic over
the PittSburg division of the Z. X. X, up
! wards of one hundred ears of coal will be
| shipped from Glen Campbell, Hastings
| and other points on the Cambria n Clear
, field division, 10 reach the middle division
via the =. x. n. W. railroad. The western
! division is taxed to- its utmost, and much
| of the freight from the above points VIII
| be shipped "a above i'm a few days. IL IS
Iumored also that a connection VIII be
made with the L. X y. W. at lrvona, at
which point coal will be transferred from
| the Coaiport and CraSson branch To that
road.-COGlpOTt Standard.
| Whether you handle a pick or pen, a
| wheelbarrow or set of books, dig bitches
/ or edit "A paper, ring an auction bell or
! write fnnny things. you must work, says
a self made man. IF you look around
| YOU. YOU will see the men who are the
most able To live :he rest of their days al
ways work the hardest. Don't be afraid
| of killing yourself with work. 1t is be-
/ yond your power To do that. Work gives
/ an appetite iOr meals il lends Solidity 10
| your slumberS; it gives the appreciation of
| a holiday. The buster you are, the less
deviltry you will get into. the sweeter will
be your sleep, and the better satisfied the
world will be with YOU"
On Wednesday night a wreck occurred
at McGarvey's, near Altoona. y ear had
jumped the track at Kittanning Point and
the wrecking crew had been sent to work.
The car was soon placed on the rails
again, and no sooner was ii in position to
run than it started off down the mountain
at terrific pace. On, on it rushed, its
speed becoming faster and faster aS i. sped
down the steep grade toward McGarvey's.
Its velocity was frightful when it struck
an empty engine at that point. The en-
gine was also going east and at a pretty
rapid rate of speed so the accident was
not as bad as il might haye been. The
car was badly damaged and the engine
Somew hat used up.
Invitations have been extended by the
pope to all the abbotS of the Benedicuine
order of monks in this country To visit
Rome on the second Sunday after Easter,
on which day is to occur the cornerstone
laying of the college of ST. AnSelm. The
abbotS in the United States number twelve
and all will attend Archabbot Leander,
of st. Vincent's, near Beatty, is to be at
the head of the party, which will sail
from New York on April 4th. Represent
ativeS from all parts OF the world will be
at Rome on this occasion. The new col
lege is the development of the idea of
ArchabboJ Boniface WINNER, deceased.
who founded the Benedictine order at
Beatty in lS43. The new structure will
cost S3OO.OOO
The greatest strike of coal miners in
the MOnongahela valley is virtually al an
end. Probably 1900 resumed work on
Wednesday morning and the remainder
are expected to be back inside of a week
The strike was broken Saturday morning
by the Gals. Lucyville and Rescue miners
of Joseph Walton * Co, applying for work
at the reduction. 1t is reported that great
distress exists among the miners. a dis
patch from MOnOngahela City saws that
about 800 miners held a meeting on We'd
neSday morning and decided to stay out
until the convention. which meets on
Thursday TO make some official declara-
tion regarding the strike. II Is thought
the cent price will be accepted and the
strike declared OFF.
MIR. Edward Thomas. one of Cambria
tow hips oldest and most respected citi-
zenS, died at his home on Wednesday
night in the Seventy-siXth year of his age
Mr.. Thomas leaves wife and eight
children-five sons. David and MelauthOn.
who reside in Iowa; Richard. of Johns
town, and John aud Woods, of Cambria
township, and three daughters, Eliza Jane.
wife Of John l.. Edwards of Rlacklick
township; Margaret Ann, wife of -
StetTy, of Indiana county, Pa, and Mollie.
wife of Elijah Marsh, of Cambria town
ship. Mr. Thomas also leaves one brother,
Robert, of Indiana county, Pa. and three
sisters, Mrs. Eliza Pryce of EbenSburg;
Mrs. Morris j. Evans. of Bloomington.
Illinois. and Mrs. Harriet Crawford Of
JohnStown.
The Clearfield PuBlic Spirit tells of a
colored man by the name of Carter, a
workman on the Beech Greek extension.
and living neal the long tunnel. who was
killed in drunken raoble last payday
a number of colored men and women had
met at Carriers cabin To ''Shoot crap" a
man by the name of Lee lost quarter and
being on bad terms with Carter. this
caused a fight. Lee then left and went To
his cabin 70 get his gun. On his return
another squabble enSued and i'm this Lee
deliberately shot Carter. Lee with the
other men present skipped. One of the
women was taken into custody. Carter
died the next morning. Lee is a sturdy
negro, very black, about 81 years old. feet
Q inches tall. weighs lG5 pounds and was
roughly dressed. 1t is supposed that he is
lurking in the woods in that vicinity.
Sudden Death.
On Sunday morning about two o'clock
Mr.. Benjamin G. William, of the west
ward. awoke and found that his wife.
Margaret Williams, was not in bed He