The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-27

| be necessary. He is il critical condi
| tion.
| "A sleigh in which two Misses Lud.
| wigs. of this place, were driving, caught
on the leaver of a sled on High street, op-
posite the Central Hotel. on Thursday
| afternoon and capsized, throwing the two
ladies out and breaking the shafts. Th,
horse was canght before he got away.
The house of John Noel, at Hamburg
in Reade township, caught fire from a de-
fective tlue on Monday OF last week and
| together with its conteLtS was destroyed
! Besides the household furniture the cloth
| ing of several men who boarded at the
house was consumed. There was no in
| Surance.
| -George j. Akers, a widely known
newspaper man. who has been connected
with the Johnstown Tribune as local
writer for a number of years, died ON
| Wednesday night after short illness from
! pneumonia. The deceased was about A.
| years of age aud leaves wife to mourn
his death.
| Even heavy snowfalls are now with
| out wholesome purposes. A snow storm
| sweeps the skies of clouds of impurities,
| 1t fertilizeS the earth, il protects the
| winter grain in the fields, it prevents the
| frost from penetrating 10 deeply and thus
| doing damage and it makes good Sleighing
| and improves business.
Judge Doty, of Greensburg, has
knocked the election time idea of natural
| iZation out of politicians there. His honor
| has mnde rule declaring that applica-
tions for naturalization must be made dur
ing the February, May anu November
terms of court, and that no applications
will be heard during the August term.
If our farmers and teamsterS who are
hauling lumber and coal to town would on
their return, when they are going back
empty, tie log chain, one end to each
knee on their sled and let it drag
behind acreSS the middle of the road, they
would soon find an improvement in the
roads. 1t wonld cut down the ridge in the
middle and make the road level Try IL.
AT argument court on Monday Judge
Barker announced tnat at license court
next month none but applications from
the north of the county would be heard on
Monday; that no cases would be heard on
Tuesday, il being election day, fact
which the Judge overlooked when the
original order was made; and the south of
the county would be taken up on WedneS-
day.
Mr.. Andrew j. Sanker. well-known
school teacher of Allegheny township, died
ia Georgia on Monday. He went south
some time ago in hopes of bettering his
health. but was taken sick while passing
through that state and died after a short ILL
ness. His remains were expected to arrive
at Loretto on Wednesday. where they will
be Inferred in ST. Michaels cemetery. He
was about 30 years of age and unmarried
One week from to-day Thursday will
be the I'd of February and ground hog day.
According to believers in the ground hogs
ability to pTognOSticate the weather, if that
day be clear and the sun shines, the animal
viii be scared at his shadow, and retire To
his winter quarters. there To remain dur
ing six weeks more of W inter weather. If
on the contrary the day is cloudy, the
backbone of winter may be considered
broken.
We propose publishing in the near flu
ture an edition of this paper which will be
a credit To both the paper and Hastings.
The number is intended to celebrate our
fourth birthday. which falls on February
10th, but it may appear later than that
date. owing to the fact that intense cold
aud deep snow prevent us from obtaining
for the twenty five illustra-
tionS which will adorn its pages.-Hds-
'ings Tribune
Miss Elsie Hoover, of JoLnstown, a few
days ago discovered Miss Lizzie Hess, of
the same place, wearing a s35 plush coat
lost by her during the great flood. Miss
Hoover made a demand for the coat, but
Miss Hess refused To give il up. a war
rant was then sworn out charging Miss
Hess with its theft. She was bound over
for court. Subsequently the case was
however, by Miss Hess sur
the coat.
The editor of the Republican GOsIing
wants 10 prove that the Costing is not
Republican because it does not do the Off
,ia! printing. 1t is only the full
hat get that work. GOsIIngs are often
not worth raising. and besides If they got
the official printing il would be dead
yive-away. If they can pose as independ
snt and occasionally kick Democrat un-
ier the ribs it answers the purpose of the |
guardians of the Costing much better.
The Ligonier postOflice was entered by |
thieves on Wednesday night who blew |
open the safe. The thieves secured about |
i6O and destroyed stamps and other valu |
inleS amounting To s100. The glass in the |
'front.' window was broken and the. neigh |
DorS were aroused by the crash. Women
screamed and In short time the popu
ace was at the scene. The flames were |
ly t4Nt tirt isha oil haf |
age was done. There is no clue to the |
robbers.
Adam Lingenfeter, a coal miner aged |
forty five years, of Somerset had his head |
and body frightfully burned and lacerated |
by an explosion of forty pounds of blasting |
powder in watch shanty at Hoover's |
mine on Tuesday. Lingenfelter was
found in the snow twenty-five feet from |
the Shanty, with the flesh torn from his |
hea d and right arm, and his breast |
and shoulders, charred by powder. 1t is !
not probable that he will survive, and If |
he does he wi be blind
If feet or hands are froSt-bitten keep
away from the fire, but thaw them out in |
a moderately warm room by applying snow
or very cold water. When the frost is GER
tainly all out, soak an hour in water as hot
As can be borne containing all the powdered
alum that it will dissolve. This will draw
the blood To the surface and re-eS:abliSh
and there will not be chilblainS
Or soreness. The hot water and alum
bath is also the best cure for the soreness
and swelling that follows frost bites not
properly treated.
Early on Saturday afternoon on one of
the delayed freight trains, a unique ex
libit for the Worlds Fair, PASSED through
.he Harrisburg yards. The exhibit was
rom the rolling mill of the Pottstown iron
of Pottstowp, Montgomery
-. IL. IL.