The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-17

| II. ID. Patterson of Barr township has
been appointed to clerkship in the House
at Harrisburg.
Mr.. Pat. Doran, the well known
railroad engineer of Williamsburg, spent a
| few hours in town on Thursday.
MIR. VIII. Koran. and famil are visit
| ing Mrs. Horan's parents. EN-Sheriff
| Blair and wife of this place.
Last Fridays Philadelphia Press says:
| Charles ). Sheppard, manager of COM
| pany which has been playing The Con-
vicJ's Oath" through Northern Penn
| sylvania, who was arrested NJ the Black
! Horse Hotel on a warrant charging him
| with conSpiring to cheat and defraud the
| members of the company, was yesterday
turned over into custody of constable
| who will take him To Cambria county for
| trial
| About 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon
will lam Knight, aged about thirty years,
whose home is at Mineral Point, was
! struck on the back of the head at Portage
| by Il freight engine on the Pennsylvania
railroad and a large hole was cut in hi
| head. He was rendered unconscious, in
| which condition he remained for some
time, being finally taken To his home on
Way Passenger. He was reported TO
be doing nicely.
Marion l.. Smith, of GrecnSburg, an
| eng ineer on the Hempfeld branch rail
road, was instantly killed about 10 o'clock
| Friday night lie had charge of the front
engine of a coal train and when entering the
cut at the summit, One-half mile south
of the Madison junction. his engine was
derai!eI and upset by striking large rock
hich had rolled onto the track. The
unfortunate man was caught between the
tender and the bank and his body literally
cut in twain.
j. X Poorman a wealthy citizen OF
Pleasant Unity, was arrested at Greens
burg Thursday night charged with coun-
terfeiting and taken To PiJtSburg by
United States officer, who claims to have
su fficient evidence rgainst the accused To
co nvict good deal of spurious money
has been floating in the neighborhood for
several months, principally quarters and
half dollars. The dies were captured. Mr..
Poorman has always been conSid red a
good, honest citizen.
The rights of way for the extension of
the railroad from Ebensburg. down the
Backiick hayc all been secured without
cost To the railroad company from
EbenSburg to the forks of the Black
lick about twelve miles. with the eXceptio n
of Misses Harris and Bishop and George
Huntley in Ebensburg and Edward Owens
in Cambria township. Each of the parties
mentioned claim damages and bonds will
be filed and viewers appointed To assess
the damages done to their respective pro-
pertieS.
The barn of Mr.. Martin Armstrong,
who lives about one mile west of Cherry
tree was burned last Saturday mornin e
about o'clock. When first seen the fire
was under such headway that it could not
be controlled and a colt, 3 caves, all the
grain, quite a lot of hay, and most of his
farming utensils were burned. Mr.. Arm
strong got his horses and cattle out by
quick and effective work. The loss is about
1000 with a small insurance. The fire is
supposed to be incendiary aS no light had
been in the barn for several days.
Joseph Kemmerer, prominent citizen
of Green township. Clinton county met
with IL sudden death Thursday afternoon
about one mile from Loganton. Report
saws he was engaged at sliding logs on his
land, and while standing close To the slide
a log flew out and struck him violent
blow on the hip, throwing him quite "a dis
tanca and caused him To- strike the ground
on his head with such force a. to break his
neck His shoes were found about two
rods from the body. He was man about
10 years of age, and leaYes a wife and five
children To mourn his unfortunate death.
The PittSburg Times of "Wednesday says
that Edward BlackmOre, a Bedford county
boy who married Annie Johnson, "A six
teen year-old girl of JohnStown, three
months ago, was at the City Hall last
evening seeking consolation and inciden-
tally advice as To how he could win his
wife back To him again. for she had deserted
him for her first lover, he feared. The
first lover is fireman named William
Fite and he lives In JohnStown. Mrs.
Blackmore got a letter from her sister
telling her that Fite was ''a-pinin'' for
her. and she straight away packed up and
went back To JohnStown.
There in one poSt-office in this county
for which President CleyelaLd will not
likely be haraSSed to make appointments,
although, strange To say, is is one where
an appointment is urgently needed. This
Several months ago, David SimonS, who
has held the position for the past decade,
resigned and left the village, Elmer Rod
key succeeding him as postmaster Now
Mr.. Rodkey has resigned and there seems
To be no one who cares To serve u ncle Sam
at that place. II a postmaster cannot be
fonnd it is likely the office will have To be-
abandoned. .-JOltnStOlCH Herald
The Carrolltowl NCICS of last week says:
Mr. and Mrs. James Stoltz. who live on
Main street, this town, less than two weeks
ago were the happy parents of three pretty
aud bright children, who were among the
little fayorites Of the village. That most
dreaded of all dserses that ever menaced
our latitude-diphther the hap
py household, aud on last Thursday Feb
ruary I'd, Della, aged six years, became a
victim To the horrld pestilence and died
David. aged eight. died on Saturday,
February 4th, and Gertrude, aged four,
died on the next day-On Sunday, Feb
ruary 5th. In so very short time a home
is left deSolate indeed. as the parents are
left chidless.
Alexander Curry got drunk on Monday
night and went To his brother Williams
house, who lives at Robertsdale. in Hun
tingdon county, and got into a quarrel
Mrs. William Curry ordered him to leave
When he did so he went home, got his re-
Volver and came back TO shoot her. He
knecked at the door and a young lady
named Annie Watkins who was there
opened it. He fired six shots, then hit her
with the revolver, after which he fled to
the mountains. He was captured on
Tuesday morning and lodged in the Hun
tingdon Jail. Miss Watkins is in a critical
condition and cannot recover. The
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