The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-22

Key. James Craven, assistant pastor
of 81. Johns Catholic church. .Iohnstown.
has been transferred TO Ehrcufed. where
he will bc pastor Of the Catholic congrega-
tion at that place. lie win be- succeeded
ia Johnstovn 10y Rev. Father Heand, who
is a native of HollidaySburg.
jeremiah Benn, who was working in
the saw-mili of Bobb's Creek Lumber
Company AT Portage, ON Wednesday after
noon of last week, while at work az the
cutoff saw, fclt with his left arm against
the saw aud had il frighGfuIly torn and
mangled. Ii is doubtful fthe member eau
be savtd.t
The mutilated remains of Harvey
Norton. were found on the railroad track.
near Upton. on Friday last \ card
found on his person Indicated his identity
aud residence a. Allegheny city. a teIe-
gram 10 that city brought she deccased's
brother who took the remains u that place
foI ntcrmcut.
The work of grading has not yet been
commenced on the BlacklicS extension nor
will il bc for several weeks. Contractor
McFaddcn's force is busy AT work erecting
shanties and commiSSaries and providing
quarters for the men, and it - expected
that work will begin un the grading soon
, after the lSt of January.
Lewis Hoover, one Of EbeuShurg'S old
est citizens died at his nome il this place
ON Tuesday December 10Th. aged about 81
years. The deceased was born near Will
iamsburg, Blair county. and came TO Eb
cuSburg when young man. over go years
years ago, and has resided here eyer since.
He leaves a wife and grown-up family.
-Gcorge Schettig. the contractor and
builder, while working on the new build
ing of NJ. ID. Bearer. in this place. on Mon
day last. fell from scairold Il distance of
about ten feet and received injuries that
will keep him from work for several days.
one foot was badly Spraincd aud it was
! necessary To take him home in sleigh.
An entertainments will he given at the
Parochia' Hall Loretto. on Saturday ev-
cning. December 30th. The subject, The
Hickory Farm" will furnish those who at
tend with an evenings recreation and
amusement and we feel certain that all
who 20 Will Dee well pleased. Doors open
| at 1:3o. Entertainment commences at ;.
In the advertisement Of Dr. MortZ
Salm. in this weeks isSuco of the FREEMAN.
we neglected TO insert that the Doctor
would visit GaIlitzin hereafter. He viii
visit Gallitzin on "Wednesday. December
-. whore people in need of his services viii
find him a. the GaIIitzn House. His 9TH
| cr dates viii appear i'm future issues of the
FREEMAN
On Saturday night Richard O'Connor.
a wpil-kuowu citiZeu of Somerset county.
who had been on a visit 10 .Tohnst0wu was
2 ssl
home. and was found dead the next day
about mile from his home. He was G5
| years Of age and AN uncle of +. !. and J
! B. n'Iuuruor. the wcll-kuown attorneys
/ OF Johu~town.
by a decree of the court made last
week ~pangler has been Incorporated INTO
! "a borough. The election for officers of the
I now borough will bc he'd on the third
Tuesday in February next. and the officers
appointed 90 hold the election are: John
G.. c. Bearer. Judge; Il. II. McGarvey and
!. c. RoGkcy. inspectors, and Gcurg,
Divers tu give notice of said election
Tho miners of CIcurfcld. Center. cam
bria. Indiana. jefferson. Clinton, Bedford
and Huntingdon counties, pursuant OF res
olutiuus adopted al mass meetings held in
the CIcuricld and Beech Creek regions.
will have a big representative meeting.
The convention will De held at Dubois or
"Wednesday, December -, for the purpose
of cstabIishiEgu permanent miners organ
ization.
-EN Postmaster +. +. Spencer. of Has
tiugS, and his partner will be given a
special hearing by the house postoificc
committee at Washington with regard to
device they coutol for the prompt and
certain distribution Of foreign mails This
device has met the approval of the super
iutcndcnt Of the railway mail service and
the government is 10 be given an OppOr-
tunity TO buy or adopt it.
"A grand fair and festival will be helI
iu the hall NJ ST. Augustine, commrn,ing
Christmas evening and continuing every
Monday. Wednesday and Saturday night
for six weeks The proceeds of the fair
are for the benefit OF the Catholich church
in that place and all who attend will not
only bc royalty welcomed by the good pro-
pie OF that vicinity. but will also have the
satisfaction Of aiding worthy cause.
John Y. Crusan. Of Bolivar. who for
thirty one years had been a tracll-walker
on the Pennsylvania railroad between Boil
iyar and Packsaddie. met death in a hor-
riblc manner on Thursday. His remains
| were Strcwn along the track for a long
distance and it was not until portions OF
/ his body were found that the tranmen
knew an accijent had happened. He
leaves a family. He was well of iinan-
cfally, there being no necessity for him to
work.
"A Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsbur.
coal train on the Cleariicld and NIahonina
railroad. ran into landslide at O'Clock
Saturday morning at Coal Hill, opposite
| Clearfcld. The engine and five car.
! tumbled into the river. Engineer Harry
| Grniths and Fireman Curt UhI weaJ over
/ the twenty foot cmbankmcnt. They es-
| capped Injury Brakeman $. j. Gibbon
was thrown into the river, which was full
| Of running ice and had a very narrow cs-
/ cape from drowning.
F. A. Spires. Of GallitZiE. who was ar
/ rested last week in this place charged OF
| oath of A. G.. Anderson with desertion, anC
| whogaye bail for his appearance before jus
| fice Jones. of this place. for a hearing oI
/ Tuesday. appeared at the time set but tho
! prosecutor rallied to appear. Mr.. Spires
! had In possession a letter from his wife IN
| which She stated She had nothing 10 dc
/ with the prosecution. that it was un
] authorized by her. and that the charge:
! made in the information were withou
! foundation.
! Judge Doty, Of Greensburg, ren.
/ dcred "a decision last week touching
/ theatrical companies that give perform
auccs in the state outside of Allegheny
/ and Philadelphia counties. He decided
/ that all travelling theatre companies ac-
cording 20 law must pay a license Of $50 "a
/ the county treasurer before pcrformanc,
can be given unless q state license of 81 ,O2,
! shall have been previously paid. II tIav
cling troupeS are required % pay such eX'
| ces>ivc licenses as this, there viii be few
- II IL.