The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Annie Horncr, of Wilmore, i
suffering from an attack of erysipelas.
MIR. Sherman Tibbott has purchase,
the r. l.. Davis property on Julian street
A child of Herman APPEL, of this place
died on Wednesday evening of spinal men
engituS.
Mr. Englebert +. Mcconnell, of ALE
gheny township, spent few hours in towl
on FRIDAY last.
Squire w. = Smay, of Summerhil
township, suffered a paralytic stroke o
the left side, on Saturday evening of las
week.
There are two hundred and seventy
seven applications for liquor license filed
in the pr0thonotury Office this year
Twenty less than last year.
Albert T. Eger.died at.his home in Al
legheny on Friday, jagged 81 years. The
deceased had Lumber of relatives in the
north of the county.
Mr. Oliver Evans. of Cambria town
ship, has purchased lot IN the East ward
from Mr.. c. +. Roberts and intends put
ting up II house on it in the spring.
-Rev. Father Kittell. of Loretto, de-
livered an able and eloquent lecture in the
Catholic church, in Wilmore, on Sunday
evening last on the subject of Temperance
to "A large and dppreciative audience.
While coupling cars al Gallitzin on
Sunday afternoon, j. c. Mcclellan, a
freight breakman on the crew of li5l, had
his left hand mashed. necessitating the
amputatiOn Of one finger.
Charles GonzcI. miner from Gallitzin,
was found in ltoona on Tuesday morning
IL an engine in the upper round house
nearly frozen 10 death. He was taken 10
the hospital where he is being cared for at
present.
One hundred and thirty-siX applica-
tionS for liquor licence have been hled IN
the Clerks Office at Greensburg- the
largest number in the history of West
morrInnd county. There are twenty -four
applicants Mt Jeanette, and twenty eight
at kensington.
The jury in the Beatty case returned
a verdict of guilty as indicted after only
icing ont seven minutes last Thursday
morning Beatty, il will be remembered,
is one of the men who is charged with the
poisoning of the non-union men during the
strike at Homestead.
During the heavy wind-stnrm on last
Friday night the tin roof on one side of the
Carroltown church was blown of. Men
were put to work on Saturday morning
putting on paper roofing in order
20 protect the building from the inclement
weather until the tin ROOF can be- replaced.
Hon. Daniel Mclaughlin. died a the
Memorial Hospital, in Johnstown, on
Wednesday aged is years. Mr. McLaugh-
lin was well known member of the Cam
bria county bar and Il membero of the legS
Iature from this county in 1856. At the
time Of the Johnstown flood Mr.. McLaugh-
lin lost considerable property and being in
failing health and well up in years he
never returned 10 active practice at the
bar.
Hon. Nathaniel Horne. well known
citizen Of JohnStown, died at his home in
that city on Wednesday aged - years.
Mr.. Horne was born in SChelISburg Bed
ford county on I2th of January 1S21, and
was resident of that county until his re-
mOVai Ia JOhnStOwn m 1855, where he en-
gagged in the millinery and sewing ma
chine business for many years. In lsS2 ne
was elected member of the legislature
from this county ani reelected in 1854
ON Tuesday afternoon about > o'clock.
Benjamin Philips. agent for +. NJ.
Louther * Co., merchants at COnemaugh,
boarded a freight train at that place for
the purpose of going to Johnstown.
After proceeding about half way jar
threw Philips off and be fell on the other
track la Fl Iont of an approaching freight
e a l.
head. cutting it of. His remains were
taken to the home Of his mother who is
widow residing at Conemaugh.
An electric light company has been
formed at Gallitzin, and all preliminary ar
TaugementS are now completed. A charter
viii be applied for Immediately, and with
In ntuety days the streets. stores, and resi-
dences will be Illuminated. Among those
whose names are identified with the move
ment are DIR. Ferguson. Hon. NJ. Fitzhar-
riS. Mr.. Thomas Bradley. and Coal
Operator j. l.. Mitchell. a capital stock
of $1,000 has been subscribed. Last night
the borough council granted the fran
chiScS.
An exchange says arother swindler is
working the country districts. His game
is new one and many people bite at it,
The Sc amp says he is representive OF a CO.
operative store which sells groceries, dry
goods. tools. etc. To people at wholesale
prices To get the benefit of the stores
the person Is required To pay fee of sixty
cents a year, or one dollar in advance for
two wears. 1t is slick game, and as the
fellow who is working it i slick taiker.
macy are parting with their 81 bills To get
ADVANTAGE of the cooperative store. The
store exists ouiy IN the brains of the agent
and he is a fraud.
Saturday night at : o'clock the dead
body of Frank Miller " ls found lying be
tween the tracks, near WN Office Ia the
lover yard at Altoona. He was brake
maB, and was in the act Of making
Goa upling Nhen 1t is supposed, ne slipped
and his head got between the deadwOOdS.
which squeezed hin, 10 death. The fatal
occurrence was not witnessed by any of
the crew, but from the circumstances the
ab0ya j. adduced. Miller was about 70
years of age and single. He was son OF
Charles Miller, Glasgow this county, and
was the oldest as well ~ the chief main
STAY OF the family, his father being
erippiGd soldier, having been wounded at
the battie Of Gettysburg.
Hon. j. IL. NcLauglIh is rap idly APP
preaching the end. A friend of the Dem
OcGdt who visited him yesterday afternoon
at the Memorial hospital says that although
he had been intimately acquainted with
him. Mr. Mclaughlin was oblivious 10 his
surroundings. His white hand claSping
some emblem of the church he loved so
we'll, his pale face and snowy locks all
combine to make m impression not easily
10 be- removed ed.-.JOliBStOiUn Democrat
About 9.5l o'clock on Tuesday morn
Ing Barney Sweeney, aged IS years. met
his death on the Pennsylvania railroad
short distance above Conemaugh, Cam
bria county. at a point known as the But
termilk Falls. Sweeney, in company with
two Of his friends was Ou his way from his
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