The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-04-07

| OF erecting three story building ana utll'
| iHUg the third story for an exhibition
hall. The new school building should
have every modern convenience.
The Johnstown steam laundry, owned
and operated by Alexander Bros, was
burned to the ground early Saturday
! morning The loss on machinery and sup
! plies was g. 500 Insurance 81 600. The
building a two-story frame, was owned by
| Robert p Linton. 1t was not insured
The origin of the fire is unknown.
On Monday afternoon spark from a
| locomotive set fire To the dry grass in a
field, a short distance east of kaylor
| station and communicated TO the fences.
A bucket brigade under the command OF
| Mr. Philip Sanders did some very lively
! work i'm tearing down fences and carrying
water and soon had the fire checked.
Fifteen tramps broke into Albert Will
| Iirmson'S house west of Gallitzin last We'd
ncsday night and took $40 in money and
| the contents of a chid'S money bank.
| which amounted to So. Officer Rhodes
| captured four who were supposed To be
| with them. but there was no evidence on
which to hold them and they were let go.
On Sunday afternoon Hon. A. A. Bar
| ker. of this place, discovered the mantle in
! his library on fire. and after considerable
! work succeeded in eXtinguishing she tlameS
! before much damage was done. The time
! ly discovery prevented a disastrous con-
| hagration. as the houses in that neigibor-
| hood are close together and all frame
| buildings. The fire originated from de-
| fectve tlue.
Frank Dclosier, an aged resident of
Cambria county, is lying seriously III AT
the residence of his SOn-in- law, j. Edward
McMuIen. GOl First aveEue. There Is
scarcely any hope of his recovery. His
daughter. Mrs Celie Mccarthy, of Philips
burg. who had been by his bedside, was
called to her home on Friday evening by
the serious Illness of her child, "a girl aged
t years n ItOOHG Times.
On Wednesday Reservoir mountain.
With sight of HolldaySburg was Il mass
of flames and the final outcome problem
aticaI, owing to the prevailing high winds.
Tie fire originated on Loop noun tain and
the flames, carried by hurricane, leap ca
the Juniata river to Reservoir mountain.
There has been much destruction of farm
property and Pennsylvania railroad work
men are how fighting the flames on the
mountain side and IL is believed have the
fire under control.
Suit was brought at PottSville. on
Tuesday. against the Schuylkill county
commissioners for jurors fees, amounting
to 81 $50 due ten jurors who served with
the coroner last spring in Investigating the
cause ofthe disaster at York Farm cOlliery
last spring when fifteen men were burned
To death by an explosion Of gas. The
jurors served ninety days and claim Sl.Ju
per day. while the commissioners offer to
settle for $35 each. Two jurors accepted
their proposition.
The Harrisburg Patriot of Tuesday
says: \ Wilkesbarre lawyer named Will
liams, representing a large coal company,
made application at the land department
yesterday for the warrants for two triang-
ular pieces OF land between the original
surveys in Adams township, Cambria
county. This land has been improved for
a number of years. but the title appears to
be still in the commonwealth. 1t is un-
derlaid with bituminous coal and embraces
about twenty-five acres.
The Bellefonte Furnace Company'S
plant, the Collins Brothers Company's
plant. the Collins brothers principal own
crs, which has been idle for three years,
has been fixed up and will be blown
in on the 18th Of April. All their mines
six in number, are already in operation
getting in stock. The most of the iron
manufactured by This company is purchaS-
ed 10y the Pennsylvania railroad and used
in making steel rails. Nearly one thOus
and men Will be given employment.
William d. Woods. a blacksmith EN-
poyed in the lower shops at Altoona, was
killed in Levan'S yard. below Fourth street
on Monday. He was riding on an engine
and while in the act OF alighting. fell
across the track. and three trucks passed
over him, killing him instantly. The
coroner was notified but after investiga-
the matter, deemed an inquest unneceS
sorry, as the death was purely accidental.
The body was taken to Undertaken Latter
tvs where is was prepared for burial.
On Tuesday afternoon the high wind
famed into flames some smoudering
embers of fire that had been left in the
sugar camp of Mr.. Evan Bennett, in Cam
hria township, a coupe of miles west of
town, and the fire getting into the dry
grass. travelled across the fields. into the
fences and only the prompt work of the
people of the vicinity checked its progress
towards the buildings of Mr.. Harry Pryce
and Others. Several hundred rails were
destroyed before the fire was gotten under
control.
There are quite extensive preparations
being made throughout the Centre Clear
field coal fields for greatly increased out
put during the spring months. Two
hy h,. L nd
one by the Pennsylvania are being built.
and the mines are being opened by the
Berwiug- White Coal Company Wigton
Il Sons, Good 4 Co.. aud the LehIgh Val
ley. Wigton X Sons are sinking two
shafts 10 the "R'' vein on Black Hawk run.
and will operate the mine $50 feet under
ground.
On Monday afternoon a coal miner
residing near Bellvernon, WeStmoreland
county, took a lighted miners lamp and
entered the closet where part of a keg of
powder was sitting. \ spark from the
lamp fell into the explosive aud the result
begarS description. All the children were
more or less burned the room and furni-
turc terribly wrecked. and the boy who
had ignited the powder was 50 badly
burned that the flesh fell from his bones
and he was bleached beyond recognition
physician was called and administered
To his suiTrrings and it is believed that he
will recover.
On Monday night about midnight
Christian Good died in jackson township.
being within four days of 81 years old. He
resided on the farm where he died ever
since he was young man. He was mar
ried twice, his first wife's maiden name
being GoSsard. His second wife, who sur
wives him, is a sister of stephen Stutzman,
of Upper Hoder township. The surviving
children Of the first wife are John. who