The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
Local AND personal.

Mr.. GOtleb Pfeister, of CreSSon, spent
few hours in town on Friday.
Hon. NJ. FitzharrIs, of Gallitzin was in
town for a few hours on Friday.
Mr. John Mcclure, of Delaney, was
visitor to our Office on Thursday.
The whole Republican city ticket was
elected in Johnstown on Tuesday.
-Mr, Peter Campbell, Carrolltown's
postmaster was in town on Monday.
Mr.. Joseph Brown, of Summerhill, was
a visitor To our Office on Wednesday.
Miss May Ivory, of Grcensburg, is
visiting Miss Mary Bender, Of this place.
The total receipts of the entertainment
given by Prof. Bible, on Friday night, We're
sI5.75.
Mr. John r. Long, the enterprising
contractor OfSummerhill, was in town ON
Thursday.
The license court is in session this
week but up To this time no licenses have
been granted.
Olive. fifteen months old child of .Iud-
son Reese, of Blacklick township, died on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Painter. who was on trial at
GreenSburg last week for poisoning her
husband, was acquitted
-MeSsrs Thomas Plunket and John
Trainer. of Tunnelhill, were visitors u
our office on Wednesday.
DR. r. y TroXell. of Gallitzn, has been
appointed surgeon for the Pennsylvania
railroad company at that place.
Mrs. Evaristus wilt. of Chest Springs.
has been granted pension OF - month
and back pay from August 1890.
MIR. samuel NJ. Hoycr, native Of
Croyle township, in this county. was
elected mayor Of Altoona on Tuesday.
Mr.. John Beers one of Reade town
ships oldest citizens and a veteran of the
Mexican war. was in town on Thursday.
Landlord Cravcr. of the Blair House,
lost valuable horse on Wednesday night.
Bolts is supposed To have caused its death.
"A tramp was struck 10y train, near
Bolivar, Thursday night, and instantly
killed. From some papers found on his
person it is supposed that his name was
Fred. Parks.
Mr. Dan Zahm. fireman on the branch
will next week 20 to CrcSSon To take like
position on the Crcsson x Coalport road
for several weeks.
Miss Kate c. Rodgers, of Philadelphia.
sister of Mrs. c. II. Roberts. of this place,
vas seriously injured 10y fall Ieceiyed at
Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The committee ON examination for
permanent certificates will meet in Ebens-
burg, March 81, and April /, at which time
applicants will be examined.
A fter the first of March the mail route
between Ebensburg and Carroltown will
be- discontinued and the mail between the
TWO points carried on the railroad.
John Ludwig. son of Mr. Samuel Lud-
wig, Of this place, had one of his hands
severely crushed in the machinery of his
fathers Grist mill one day last weeN.
Jessie little daughter of Postmaster
j. Earl Ogle, of Johnstown, died on
Friday evening, of pneumonia aged one
year, seven months and twenty-one
days.
The cream of the country papers are
found IA Remington's county seat lists.
Shrewd advertisers will avail themselves
of these lists, copy of which can be had
of Remington Bros, of New York, Of
PiLtSburg.
during the storm on Sunday night
the large barn of Mr.. William Carney, in
Munster township. was unroofed. The
storm lifted the roof entire from the upper
plates and dropped it between the barn and
the pike.
A. K. Salkeld, of GaIlitzin, made an
Information before justice Jones. of this
place. last week against Emmett Dignam.
of Gallitzin, for selling liquor To minors
Mr. Dignam has entered bail for his ap-
pearance at court.
-EN Register and Recorder c. j. Blair,
of this place accompanied 10y his wife and
mother, went To Altoona this Thursday
afternoon, being called thither by the
death of Mrs. Sallir, wife of w. Worth
Blair, eldest son of EN-Sherin Blair of
this place.
George GarriS. of JohnStown, was
brought 10 Jail on Tuesday charged by
Sylvester Sichle with the larceny of SIPS.
from his trunk. After a hearing before
Alderman Harris, Garris was held for
court and in default Of 500 bail, he was
brought 70 Jail.
The Hope Fire company, Of Altoona.
on "Wednesday purchased FROM John Mar
ron, OF near Chest Springs. this county, a
pair of dapplegray horses which they will
use Ia haul their steamer To fires. The
price paid VAS S1GO.
ON Thursday night OF last week the
Recorders office in the WcStmorcland
county urt house was entered by bur
glars who broke open the money drawer
in which was $3.50 in money and several |
checks which they carried oH The Office
door was opened with a skeleton key.
A corps of engineers under the direc-
tion of Harry Moss, formerly of Spanglcr.
arrived here this week aud are at work ON
the BlackIi"k extension of the EheuShurg
branch. They are at present working
about two miles west of town with "A view
OF making some bettermentS ia the line
originally surveyed.
The worst blizzard Of the season struck
this place on Sunday evening and al
hough the wind has abatcd, the snow al
this writing, Wednesday evening, is Still |
falling. The branch road is completely
blockaded between this place and kaylurS |
aud all travel with the outside world is
made overland to CreSson with sleighS.
Nelson Bittner, a whilom distilIer
aged is, with a wife and three children |
and Mrs. George Martz. a Young woman
with four children, living at Glencoe.
Somerset county, have disappeared from
that locality. Both deserted their families
Before his departure Bittner converted all
his possessions into money, which he TOOK
with him.
On Tuesday evening. Vincent Smith. |
weighmaSter at the Cambria blooming mill |
IN Johnstown, was crushed between two |
coal ears in the Cambria yard in that city. |
MI Smith was passing between two cars
when an engine pushed the cars together !
catching him between them. He died In
lew minutes after. He was about fifty
years Of age.
Some time ago Mrs. Mary j. Isenberg
VINO at the time kept boarding house in
Eoeh>burg, made information against a |