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


| Philadelphia. who is connected with tn
same company. were here on Tuesday an
drove out in the country to inspect some o
their coal territory.
In the suit of Geo Mahaney. of tn
| Clifford House, and MessrS. Hartman ant
| Wherrv. his former bartender and clerk
| who were arrested on the charge of embez
| element and larceny. the justice discharge,
| the prisoners and placed the costs on yh
| observation-disclosures EUeniHg clipper.
| Mrs Elizabeth Fultz, of Platt, VIII,
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. VIII
| liam Garman. of this place, for a couple
| of months returned home to-day CThurS
| day). Mrs. FuItz. although - years o
age. is hale and hearty, ana as youthful il
| spirits as lots of people who are not hal
| her age.
| Joseph Zetsock. a Johnstown Pole un-
| dertook TO drink two quarts of raw alcohol
on wager of 81. The man actually drank
one quart of the stuff, and was eating some
| sausage preparatory TO taking the Other
| quart when he fell. and when taken up he
was dead. An official investigation OF
| the case will follow.
On Saturday application was made in
the Blair county court for the appointment
of receivers to take charge of the Altoona
Cleariicd X Northern railroad, pending
proceedings to determine whether the fran
chise belongs to James Kerr, clerk of the
House of Representatives or Samuel +.
Langdon of Philadelphia.
A little girl named Annie CleimeyeT
aged about II years, residing al Portas,
Il.
on Monday afternoon, when a live coal fell
upon her dress. In short time her cloth
ing was all ablaze and before assistance
could be rendered she was so severely
burned that il is feared she cannot recov-
cr.
William l.. Orr, known as "Growler'
Orr. of Gree nSburg. was committed to Jail
in default of bail on Tuesday afternoon on
the charge of mutilatng the tombstone
erected over the grave of his SOn-Richard
Orr-the information being made by the
sexton. On the 10th ult. Orr entered the
cemetery and Smeared the stone with red
paint. utterly running IL.
A notable exhibit which it is proposed
to take To- the Worlds Fair will be the sec
tion of an oak tree cut in Hare'S Valley,
Huntingdon county. ;. III. Green, a sur
veyor. blocked the tree, which was thirty
inches in diameter, and. with the aid of Il
glass, counted the yearly growths. showing
the giant oak to be- 436 years old. The
acorn for the growth Of this tree was cast
during the early lifetime of Columbus.
1t Is said that each of the five men who
had the gall To make affidavit that they
believed the facts set forth in the petition
for the election contest between =. w
Davis and ID. a. McGough for the Office of
register and recorder were true, will be
candidates before the next Republican
county convention for nomination for Of
hce. They are certainly entitled to some
recognition for their willingness to do any
thing to serve their party.
Mr.. Nathaniel Teeter of Blacklick
township. will offer at public sale
at his residence in that township, two
miles southeast of Belsano, on Tuesday
March 18th, 1898, at ! o'clock p. NJ, four
cows, one span of mules years old, one
wagon, one buggy. one moving machine,
one cider mill, one cutting box, sleigh pair
of bob sledS, log sled, blacksmith tools.
harrow. harness. spreads, chains and many
other articles too numerous To mention.
-Clcarfcld lumbermen have closed a
deal with Hon. y. {. Hopkins for his in
tcrcSt in 400 acres of land in Clearlield
county heavily timbcred with hemlock and
undcrlaid with coal. The purchase was
made by the Clearfeld Lumber Company.
and the same concern has purchased of
MrSSrs. Hopkins and Weymouth, of Lock
Haven, the railroad iron, locomotives.
rolling stock. and other lumber railw ay
equipments which they used while opera
ting at Snow Shoe.
The new borough officials will be sworn
into Office on Monday next at 10 o'clock A.
NJ. Before the ceremonies take place. the
weather permitting, Burgess Young will
drive Burgess elect Lloyd through the
principal streets. Burgess Young sitting
on the right and holding the reins as an
emblem Of the authority which he is soon
to rcIinqush. After listening to Bun CESS
Lloya' inaugural address, Mr.. Young will
retire and the salary of Burgess Lloyd will
commence to accumulate.
Wilson Wallace did an act a week ago
that we know cannot be duplicated in this
borough and We doubt if there is another
boz rough in the county in which it can be
done. 1t was the cutting of a pine tree
within the borough limits of West Clear
field that measured PIT cubic feet, the butt
being "A stick 30 feet long. - inches square,
and the top being 80 feet long. lGXlS inches
The tree stood in the Park grounds and
was the last of the kind in that scope Of
woods CIcdrfCId Republican.
The body of John j. Flattcry. former
citizen OF JohnStOwn. was found on the
bank of the Ohio river opposite DiNmont
in Allegheny county, on Monday morning
Mr.. Flattery was about 10 years of age and
was son of the late William Flattery,
Esq. who, in the days of the district court
Of Cambria county, was an associate judge
in the district. John j. Flattery bad been
Il resident of PttSburg for several years
and for some time past had been drinking
heavily. His death is supposed to be case
of suicide.
The fact that about 400 applications
for patents We're made last year by women
is an idication of how thoroughly the gen
tier sex is entering into the practical ac-
tivities of modern life. Many Of these APP
plicatiouS relate to such industries aS tex
tile manufactures and railway and electri-
cal devices. The unsellish spirit of the
fair inventors is exhibited by the facts that
among tn" products of their genius are inn
proved braces. button hole flower holders.
self attaching neck ties, sleeve links. and
trouSer splash preventcrs. Man is no
longer sole lord of creation.
On Wednesday sleighing party from
Mineral Point put up at the Central Ho-
tel, in this place, and shortly after their
departure an overcoat belonging to Line
man Simpson, of the Long Distance Tele-
phene line, was missing. Mr.. Simpson. ac-
companied 10y Policeman Schuyler Davis.
followed tie party To the a!mshouse where
one of the party was found wearing the
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