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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30
Trees Falling, Chimneys Going and
Fire Bells Ringing.
GYRATION OF A CHURCH STEEPLE
CAUSES AN EXODUS.
Last Night it Resemb1ed the Leaning Tow
serted Neighborhood-One Fatality Re
ported-A Manchester Farmer Sought
Shelter BY Fence and 1t Fell On Him.
Especial to the Press.l

Great Damage to Orchards and Crops.
Especial to the Press.]
Augusta, August 2e.-Augusta was
visited by the worst storm today that is
remembered here Havoc was wrought
among the many shade trees, and thou
sands of dollars of damage was done to
corn fields and orchards in this county.
The orchards suffered most extensively
and the loss will reach many thousands
of dollars in. this county alone. Reports
from all around Augusta corroborate
this. The only fatality reported occurred
at Manchester. A farmer, r. W. Sanford,
sought shelter under high board fence
which was blown over upon him, crush
ing him to death. He was about 10 years
of age and prominent citizen of the
town. The chief damage in the city was
to the trees. The streets of Augusta are
lined with trees, many of them magnif-
cent old elms. At least fifty of these trees
were either uprooted or shattered by the
storm. One blew across the fire alarm
wires and the repeated ringing of fire
alarms and turning out of firemen caused
intense excitement for time. Fires did
break out in several places during the
confusion which lasted nearly an hour,
but fortunately they were extinguished
without much damage. Chimneys were
blown down in many places and shingles
were ripped from the roofs. The most
marked effect of the storm in this city
was upon the Lofty steeple OF the granite
church of the Congregational society,
which stands just off State street on a
high emfnepce. The chu-ch is the finest
edlfice Of the kind here and its steeple,
$50 feet high, was recently built. This
steeple tonight resembles the leaning
tower of Pisa and people living in houses
within its shadows have moved away un-
til it can be repaired. It swayed several
feet during the strongest blasts and on
lockers expected it to fall The Della
Collins got shore in trying to leave here
in the afternoon for down the river, but
was hauled off all right, though it was
with much difficulty that she made con-
nection with the Boston boat. Thousands
of logs were loosened from booms and
were carried down river. The storm
ceased at 5 p. m.
The state rifle teams encamped on the
muster field, the highest plateau here
abouts, suffered from the storm which
drenched their tents and blew pieces of
white canvas nearly out of the county
The men sought shelter in the cookhouses
while the officers entertained at headquar
ters the Governor and Council at dinner.
The state shoot will be postponed one
day on account of the storm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30
OVER 100 LOST.

Negroes so Terror StrIcKeh IhH1 AHey
Could Not Seek Safety.
August, Ga, August 29.-A special
from Port Royal, S. c., brings informa-
ton that fully 100 lives were lost at Port
Royal, Beaufort and neighboring points
during the storm. Only six white per-
sons persisted. The negroes were 50
terror stricken that many perished
through not leaving their cabins to seek
places of safety. Twenty persons were
drowned on Paris Island and it Is believed
25 lives were lost between Port Royal and
Deanbrook, all negroes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30
Farmington ormaIschool Opens.

Pennington, August 29.-The Normal
school opened this morning with 130
students. The entering class numbers
Y, the largest in the history of the
school.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30
KILLED His Little Girl.

Providence, August 29.-This morning
warrant was served on Frank Fl. Shelf
field at East Greenwich Jail, for the
murder of his daughter Margie at Rocky
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30

are missing and are believed to have been
lost. Nothing has been heard from
steamer City of Savannah, now many
hours overdue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30

Containing among its ingredients the pur-
est of medicinal French brandy and the best
of imported ginger, it is vastly superior to
the cheap, worthless, and often dangerous
gingers urged as substitutes.
Ask for SANFORD'S GINGER and look
for owl trade-mark on the wrapper. Sold
POTTER DRUG s. CHEM. CORP, Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30
Especial to the Pre-

ISpec1aI 70 Ih6 FTeSS.
Augusta, August 29.-The following
score. was made in the National Guard
cOmpetiiton todav.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

Weak Bowels
Weak Stonnachs
Weak Lungs
Weak Nerves
Protected by
Sanford's
Ginger
A Never-failing
Preventive
And Curative
OF r1any Serious
Illnesses
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-30

Continued on Second Page.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
COrresPOn dencc.

lRNONA, IA. feD. =, 1875.
Mrs. George De Witt is seriously i'll at
her home on Dorsey avenue.
The festival for the benefit of the Harris
cornet band was a good one and was a
grand success.
DIR. J. ). Miller. of AnSonville, has pur-
chased the drug store owned by w. H.
Dale. DIR. Purnell will have charge of the
business for DIR. Miller.
Business is booming this winter. All
the mills are making full time and every
body feels gay. The only sad ones are the
disappointed candidates at the recent
election.
Miss Lizzie Lang has opened a dress
making establishment on Tannery street.
j. NJ. Noel, of Lilly, visited the home of
his mother last Sunday.
j. Richner, of MADEIRA, has opened a bar
ber shop in Dale'S stationary room this
place.
G. c. Yeager and a gentlemen whose
name we failed 10 learn visited our town
last Tuesday.
DIR. Chapel and bride returned last Mon
day. They were rendered Sernade by the
band.
Several of our prominent business men
accompanied by their best girls took in the
opera at HOutZdale last week. In cOnse-
quence of that trip rumor says wedding
bells will ring in the near future. F.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

TO-DAY or tomorrow you
will be pleased by the exhibition
of some spring fabrics in our
windows, especially some India
silk effects in satines. They are
new styles and exact copies of
high priced India silks, with a
beautiful lustre. Think of goods
like that at l5c. a yard, and you
will have an exemplification of
goods at low prices,' bargains
In the highest sense of the word.
We do not expect them to stay
with us many days, as they have
no STAYING qualities. While
talking about cheap cotton dress
goods, stop at the Gingham coun-
ter and look at the display of
really handsome patterns in all
styles and shades and of fine
quality, reduced tc Sc. and lOc.
a yard, truly wonderful bargains,
and of remarkable variety to Sc
lect from. Nothing could be
prettier for home gowns, or for
children's wear. and their dura-
bility is unequaled. Pass on
around the end Of the booth and
look at the lovely spring shades
In plaids, checks and bourette eff
fects, sc inches wide and only
SOC a yard. They will make
lovely costumes. Further down
the aisle are some new arrivals.
plaids in various shades of brown,
Sc inches wide and only 25c
yard. Would be cheap at soc.
Our splendid line of serges, 46
inch wide, in popular shades are
fine sellers at the extremely low
price of 62s yard, nothing bet
ter of the kind in the market.
BALTZELLS'
Altoona.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
Judge Per-hinx,. Heal TN.

The Pottsville Republican of Tuesday
prints an interview with Judge Pershing
in the course of which he said he was ''al
right except as TO his stomach" and added
Yes, l am going back to Atlantic City
/ don't know when. but | hope to be able
To stay until the doctor tells me l can come
back with every assurance of going into
work as did before. He seems TO think
ought To go and that is the reason why
am going. | had an attack something
similar To this ten years ago, but not SC
bad
In answer to a question the Judge said:
My face does not look as though | had
lost any in weight, but il you saw my arms
YOU would know that l am not travelling
on nv music any more.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
RounrIfuI Crops mis- Year.

What may be designated as a meteor
logical agricultural sharp predicts boun-
tiful crops for 1898. He bases the predic-
tion on the extraordinary snowfalls that
have occurred throughout the past winter.
1t is claimed that snow is more nourshing
TO the soil than rain. 1t brings to the
earth all the free gases in the atmosphere,
all the carbon that has floated i'm the
clouds OF smoke from every furnace and
fireplace, all that fertilizing dust that has
risen from the crops. means better living
for the masses and prosperity for the ma
tions that is blessed with them. Let us
hope therefore. that in this instance the
prophet has read the signs Alright.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
SherfT,s sales.


Sheriff Shumaker has advertised the
following properties at sheriff'S sale at the
court house in Ebensburg on Monday.
March 9th. at one o'clock p NJ
The interest of c. w. Foust and E. l..
FOust, his wife, in a building and lot OF
ground in the borough of Hastings
The interest of the Blacklick Navigation
and improvement Company in 13O acres of
of land in Blacklick township. reServing
the cherry on the same.
The interest of the same in 80 acres of
land in Blacklick township.
The inter est of c. a. McGonigle in a lot
in Lilly borough, having thereon 2 two
story frame dwelling houses, not nov oc-
cupied.
The interest of Nancy Mccullough in 30
acres and IS perches of land in Jackson
township, having thereon a two story
house and frame barn.
The interest of Jacob Thomas and Eliza
beth Thomas in 3l1 acres of land in Elder
township, having thereon a frame house
and barn. a griSt mill and saw MILL
The interest of William tiilmun in a lot
in Summerhill borough having thereon
erected two-stery frame houses
The interest of Elizabeth Garland and
Henry Garland in a lot of ground in Gal
litzin township, having thereon erected
two story plank house.
The interest of the Knights of Labor
Cooperative Building Company, of Gallit-
zin1 Pa. in a half-lot of ground in Gal
litzin borough. having thereon a two story
frame building used as an opera house and
meeting hall.
The interest of Alice Chesnutwood
and a. l.. CheSnutwoOd in III acres in
Summerhill township, having thereon a
a log house.
Tie interest of Stephen Durbin in a lot
of ground in Gallitzin borough, having
thereon a two-stOry plank house and
stable.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
Obituary.

SILLS.-Died at his home on his farm
in Adams township on Friday, February
oath, \. ID. 1898, Mr.. Isaac Sills, aged about
81 years.
Mr.. SiIS came from Bedford county
when quite young man and was married
to Martha Kring, a sister of the late Moses
and George Kring, who proceeded him 10
the grave about Il years ago. They lived
until about 1866 in Summerhill township
NOW Croyle), when they removed TO the
farm in Adams thwnship where Mr.. Sills
lived up till the present. Mr.. Sills was an
Industrious. honest and upright citizen,
and by his industry and economy accumu-
lated considerable of this worlds goods
He was a sincere aud Conscientious Chris
tian. being a lifelong member of the u. Il.
church. In politics he was sincere and
ardent Democrat, believing in the princi-
plies of Democracy as taught by Jefferson
and Jackson, and never failed To attend an
election until the infrmitIes of old age
prevented il. He was laid to rest in the
family cemetery al Adamsburg on Sunday,
the 26th, ult. Peace To his ashes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

Adam Fry, of Irwin, was severely
! injured on Monday in a curious manner.
| Adam Is a fiagman on the L. K. r., and
| resides at Turtle Greek. On the day IN
question the crew was shifting car load
! ed with sheet-iron, at Altoona When the
engineer got the signal 10 stop he did So
| but so suddenly that a sheet of the iron
slid off and Fry's legs as caught between
| il and the car, cutting il nearly ot- he
was taken TO the hospital at Altoona ana
| his wound dressed, and is now doing as
1 well as can be expected.
| Mr.. William johnson, of Mill Hail.
| Clinton county, is engaged in the enter
price of cutting and preparing for ship
ment to Europe. walnut logs. Mr. Johh-
son obtains the logs from the farms in Nit
| tany and Bald Eagle valley, and only
those cut from the largest trees are taken.
! The walnut trees cut for the purpose thus
far grew TO immense size. and the fact OF
their standing alone in the field renders the
wood so much finer grain than forest trees.
In Europe the logs will be cut up Tor We
peertnp purpOses About fifty logs are now
ready for shipment and are splendid speci-
mems of big timber.
There was thrilling runaway on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Altoona on
Monday morning. A freight train going
east got out of the control of the engineer
and dashed down the mountain six miles
in four minutes. Al Allegrippus the run
away overlook two locomotives which
were also NOV ng east. The force of the
collision was tremendous. The two loco
motives were piled into another extra
train Just ahead, wrecking five empty and
nine loaded freight ears. AT the moment
the collision occurred the Western Express
was passing, and the two rear coaches were
caught and somewhat damaged. No one
was hurt.
"A sad accident occurred at the Penn
sylyania railroad station at Greensburg
Thursday evening. Two little children of
the Rev. w. Il. Funk, pastor of the United
bretheren Church. were crossing the track
when a local freight caught them and
carried the little ones, the one girl aged
:, and other a boy of years, a distance of
30 yards Both were living when picked
up. but the physicians says the little girl
will die and have slight hopes fer the
boy. The little ones We're going on an
errand of charity, having been sent by
their mother To an old member of the |
church wEO is lying sick, with basket |
containing few daintieS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
Don'f Bite at This.

One of the latest swiBdles practiced in
this part of the country is an advertisement
of a steel engraving. 1t reads like this:
Cut this out and send $50 and you will
receive beautiful steel engraving, The
landing of Columbus This engraving is
authorized by the government and is an
exact copy of the work of one of the great
masters" One man answered 1t and re-
ceived in return a Columbian postage
stamp. A great many people have been
victimiZed in this way. Look out for il.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
The Use and Abuse Of whfskey

This subject could be dwelt upon TO q
considerable length and vet much remain
untold. but all agree that the use, the
proper use of pure rye whskey is an ahso-
lutte necessity, especially so now, when
nature insists upon being stimulated. All
regular physicians prescribe rye whiskey,
and Justly claim that Klein's Silver Age
and Duquesne Whiskies are most reliable.
They do this not only because they have
tried them. but because the leading hospl-
tails use them-tind them the best stimu-
lants i'm the world. Silver age sells for
81 so and Duqlesne for sl.25 per full quart.
For sale 10y j. Ludwig & Son, Johns :
town
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
Death or.Former Eben.burser.

Mrs. Mary. wife of Thomas Condor,
who few years ago was resident oil
Ebensburg, but removed from this place
10 Gallitzin. died suddenly on Monday
morning aged about 35 years
The deceased is survived by her husband
and five small children. Last summer two
daughters, aged Il and Il years. died OF
diphtheria- She was the daughter OF
Peter Sharbaugh. of Carroll township and
was most exemplary Christian lady.
Her death brings sorrow not only to the
family, but also To the community, in
which she was, very highly esteemed.
Thursday morning funeral services were
held at st. Patrick's church. GaIlitzin. of
which the deceased was member. after
which the remains were entered in St.
Patrick's cemetery.
This Is the proper season for trimming
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

The following marriage licenses were is
sued by the Clerk of the Orphans Court
for the week ending Wednesday, March
l. 1893:
Thomas Edwards and Sarah +. Living
Ston, JohnStown.
Harvey J. Thomas and Stella Congleton,
MOrrellville.
Charles :. Carney and Tressie Stale
MoTrellville.
John +. Colbert and Annie Gates, Nor
rellVille.
II. Il, Duncan and Laura f.. Orner, Indi-
ana county.
Harry A. Huhn and Libbie Ann Sim
mers, Reade township.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

| History saws that when William Penn
| made a purchase of a portien OF Pennsyl-
| yania from the Indians il was stipulated
| that two surveyors were 10 row canoe a
| far ND the Susquehanna as the water
would premit. twas in the summer, the
| water was low, and the canoe struck
| ground at a point in the river where the
| town of Cherrytree is now located AT
| the point of landing was chreeuee OF
large proportions, and from that fact the
town afterwards located there was called
Cherrytree. From that point one of the
surveyors was to walk due west one whole
day. from sun TO sun, and the distance
was to include the purchase He was ac-
complained by an agent of Penn and a
number of Indians chiefs. The sun set
before he reached the present location of
Kittanning. and when time was called he
felt fiat on the ground and reached his
hands forward, and at the end OF his
fingers stake was planted. The line
traversed by the surveyor is known as the
purchase line, and passes through the
northen part of this county The old wild
cherry tree stood for many years after,
but some 35 years ago the river encroach-
ed on the bank and the tree was washed
out of root and foated down the river.
Samuel Sebring, of this place, remembers
the tree very well and drove a yoke of oxen
around it frequently.
The people of Cherrytree and vicinity
are now anxious TO lave the point where
the canoe stopped marked by an enduring
monument, and we trust they may be
succussfnl, as such a marker will be of use
in fixing the eastern end of the purchase,
and in the future prevent litigation;
besides it is one of the old landmarks of
the State and should be preserved as one
of the important events in the history of
the Commonwealth. They will ask the
Legislature to appropriate 5000 for the
purpose, if they should get it.-Indidnd
Messenger.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
Railroad KumbIIngs.

The locomotive was in town on Tuesday
for the first time in two weeks 4 cave in
of the deep cnt at LantZy's keeping them
above it. The work at that place will re-
quire considerable time as the cut will
have to be made much wider at the top
and require slope of some twenty feet
more. Dame rumOr says the Beech creek
road will be built up the river from Ma
hatfey to Cherrytr next summer and con
tinued on through Indiana county to Pitts
burg or connection with a road running
there. If so. look out for a boom for Cher
rytree as point of interest and business.
Come on, the more the merricr. Work on
the fill at the bridge continues and If the
same progress is made in the future we
may expect the cars here in town during
the coming summer, providing the weather
is favorable CheTTytree Record.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
BALLOT Reform

The Pennsylvania Ballot Reform ASSo-
citation has issued the following address
covering the proposed changes in the law
of 1891:
To the UOtcrS Of Pennsylvania:
The general scheme of the ballot reform
law of 1891 is rooted In public approval,
but, as is well known, that law does not
yet secure perfectly fair and secret bal
lot. TO remedy its defects, a bill has been
prepared by a committee of this asSocia-
tion, aud introduced in the state senate by
senator Baker, OF Delaware county. The
three most important objects of this bill
are:
l. To secure more complete secrecy %
by restricting help in marking ballots 10
cases of actual inability 10 read and phys
ical inability 10 mark, and in such cases TO
require both helper and voter to be sworn;
and CD by requiring the upper part of the
front of each voting compartment to have
a curtain, screen or door, which the voter
may shut when he enters the compartment.
>. To secure a better form of ballot, by
requiring the names of all candidates for
each Office to be printed under the title of
the office. and the voting 10 be done by
marking separately each name voted for
except in the case of presidential electOrS).
This arrangement makes the ballot much
smaller, more easily read, and fairer TO all
parties aud candidates than that now
used. The single uniform system of mark
ing each name is the only one by which
mistakes eau be avoided. 1t is also, aS the
California supreme court has decided, the
only constitutional system ana the onIy one
suitable for American popular govern
ment.
3. To facilitate nominations, by allowing
nominations to be made by political par
ties that have polled one per cent of the
total vote or by the Enforcement of citizens
10 Il number equal TO that percentage, but
not requiring more than FIVE hundred
signatures nor less than ten.
Besides these cardinal points, bill pro-
vding for making nominations nearer the
date of the election, with less time for OBJ
jectionS; also for the proper Identification
of voters. public count of votes, protec-
ton against errors, and many improve
ments in matters of practical convenience
1t is in the interest of the whole body of
citizens, and deserves the same support
which was given To the original bill.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
miscellaneous Notices.

E'OR RENT.
Il farm OF so acres, with House Barn and
necessary ouibcildIngs. adjoining Lo-etto Dor
ough, will be rented for "A term of years. Ad
dress W. W. McATEER. I.orettO, Pa
or MRS. LEANY, HOu, ,zdaIe. Pa
March g. 1898 st.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
BALTZELLS

This is the proper season for trimming
grape vines
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

NOTICE-haviug purchased the harness -shoI
~ formerly conducted by q. A. Laugbein,
would respectfully ask a continuance of the pat
ronage and Will guarantee all my work to give
satisfaction. GEORGE II. LANGBEIN.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
Drum X enness OF the Liquor Habit
Positively Cured by \ Il nm q n fss q ring
Dr. HAtnes, Golden

IL is manufactured as a powder, which can ne
given in a gla : OF beer. cup of coffee tea,
In iood without the knowledge of the patient.
Ii is absolutely harmless. and will effect a perma-
Hent and speedy cure. whether the patient Is u
moderate drinker or alcoholic wreck. Ii has been
given in thousands OF cases and in every instance
a perfect cure has followed. II never fats. The
system once imprex mated with the Specific IL be-
comes an utter impossibility for the liquor ap-
petite 20 exist. Cures guaranteed. As page book
of particulars free. Address
GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO..
augi9.ly. ls5 Race ST., Cincinnati o.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

IF you are wanting Books, Stationary, Book
i lets. Dolls, Games, Toys. Novelties, SchOo
Supplies. Rubber Boots or Shoes, etc. etc. yoJ
can have y ur wants supplied by visit TO g. I
Roberts store, Ebensburg. Although old es
tablIs he'd one. IL is abreast OF the times and /
ways well hlled with goods Of all kinds. An ex-
change library has been started at this store
VIII ere Tor and 10 cents you can rent most am
book you want to read. Any book or anythin.
else not in stock procured for you at once Ey
erything sold at lowest prices Give us cal
and for yourself. You never sucn
large and elegant stock In Ebensburg.