The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
Local AND Personal.

iu Indiana.
The Sleighing In this neighborhood is
elegant and can't be beat
Rev. Father Kittell, Of Loretto, was a
visitor to our town on Thursday.
Mr.. IL. A Englchart has been appoint
ed deputy register and recorder
w. A. Pagan, of Carrolltown, has been
granted a pension of s. per month.
Mr.. Harry Fenlon, of Bellefonte, visit
ed his parents in this place last week.
Mr.. William Richardson and family
will remove To Braddock in the spring.
Arthur Jones. of Cambria township,
last week shot u wild turkey that weighed
Ig's pounds.
Mr.. John Lantzy, one of Elder town
ships best citizens, was a visitor to our
town on Monday.
Miss TiIlie Denny of Altoona, is visit
ing her brother, Mr.. J. B. Denny, of the
Mountain House.
Mr. John James of Cambria township,
had Il COW killed on the railroad on We'd
nesdav of last week.
A sleighing party from Coenmaugh, all
ladies, was in town on Thursday and took
dinner at the Blair House.
William Storey. aged 81 wears, died at
the residence of his son Alexander Storey,
in Croyle township, on Friday last.
1t is currently reported and generally
believed that the South Fork railroad will
be extended to Bedford next summer.
Mr. Simon Schrft. one of New Ger
many's (Croyle township good citizens
spent a few hours in town on Tuesday.
J. w. Kinney, the well-known sales
man for L. c. Orr x Co., of Pittsburg. was
here ON Thursday looking up his custom
erS
w A. Flood, freight brakeman on
the Pennsylvania railroad, was killed by
the ears at Gallitzin on Wednesday of last
week.
Mr.. Caron Lahey, of Lilly, has been
awarded the contract for furnishing the
court house and Jail with coal during the
ensuing year.
Last week the owners of ice-houSes in
this place stored away good crop of ice
tor next summer. The ice was about ten
inches thick.
Judge Barker is holding an argument
conrt IN Bellefonte this week to dispose OF
some motions made in cases tried by him
some time ago.
-Geo a. Kinkead, Joseph Hipps and
and w. c. Berry, county auditors, began
the work of auditing the accounts of the
comfy on Tuesday.
Mrs Morgan Hughes and her sister,
Mrs. John l.. Slough, both of this place.
visited friends in Johnstown, the latter
part of last week.
Mr.. James T. Zahm and wife of Pitts
~
mer's parent, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. X.
Zahm, Of this place.
DR.. Il. NJ Richards, wife and child, who
We're absent for couple of weeks visiting
Dr. Richards parents at GAINESVILLE. O.,
returned home on Wednesday.
Mr. II. j. Grouse has been appointed
janitor at the court house for the ensuing
year by the county commissioners and
took charge of the building on Monday,
Under the Baker ballot law it requires
earlier action upon the part of township
and borough candidates for office. To be-
be valid ii ticket must be approved sever
days prior To an election.
The "Convict's Oath" was played at
the opera house on Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. The company is
"A good one and we understand they are
billed for Lilly on Friday aud Saturday
nights.
Joseph Killermau, brakeman ON the
p. Il n. w. railroad, was instantly killed
near the station at lrvona on Monday,
while making coupling with chain. He
was about 20 years of age and his home
was at Bellwood.
Quite a number of Carrolltown'S lads
and visited Ebensburg on Saturday even
ins. While.here they took in irish Arstoc-
racy" whichwas on the boards at the opera
house that evening.
Rev. John Ward and NJ. ID. Kittell,
Esq. executors Of Martin Ward. deceased,
will offer valuable piece of real estate in
the West ward of Enensburg fjr sale on
Saturday, January 2lst. See advertise
m-nt in another column.
ON Saturday. Governor PattiSon ap-
pointed Hon. Augustus :. Lands, of
Hollidaysburg, judge of the courts of Blair
county, to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Judge Dean. The new ap-
poutee will serve for one year.
At HempfeId, near Greensburg. a
house was destroyed by fire on the 2Gth
several children were perhaps fatally
burned. SlIon were burned besides the
household effects of ten families
While J. H. FrcedhofT. an employe in
the store OF j. NJ. Young, Johnstown. was
carrying box into the store room on sat
urdHy, he slipped in such a manner that
the box, which weighed l25 pounds, fell ON
his head, iutlicting serious injuries.
On Friday night a fire broke ou. in the
Hotel Maneval. on Clinton street, Johns
town, and the building aud its contents
totally destroyed. Quinu's large dry goods
and millinery store across the alley was
also somewhat damaged The loss is esti-
mated at Sl2.OOO.
On Monday the following named gen.
tlemen who We're elected at the last elcc.
tioh took their oath of office: Prothono.
tary. James c. Darby; register and record
eI, Daniel A. McGough; poor house direct
Or Raphael IIte; county surveyor, Henr,
Seaman; coroner, DR.. George Martin.
Hon. Cyrus l.. Pershing took the oatl
Judge of the SchuylkiIl district OF
Monday. for the third time. On accoun
of his recent severe sickness he was driver
To the court house in closed carriage
and Immediately after being sworn returnc,
TO his home. He is slowly but surely re
covering.
The assessment return to the state b,
counties shows that Cambria has made tn
largest increase during :he year in tn
value of all real estate. Il
ls9l the value Of real estate ia this count
was S5,62l, $50, while the next report To tn
department will place IL at 81, ,4s3, ,42O,
gain Of about SlG.OOOO.