The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-08

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Gated at the headwaters of Trout run dur
ing the past month, report having killed |
four deer. three hears six wildcats. ten |
foxes ana twenty three pheaSants, besides
por,upines and rabbits too numerous to |
mention.
The Jchnstown Tribune of Tuesday !
says Miss Maggie Owens formerly of
Ebens burg. now of the Seventeenth ward, |
this city, took suddenly i'll on Franklin |
street about o'clock this afternoon. Miss
Owens was helped to Porch Bros music
store and recovered sufficiently TO be
taken hone on a street car.
If a train OF cars moving at a speed of
- miles an hour was suddenly stopped, the
passengers would experience shock equal
TO that of falling from Il second floor win
dow: at 30 miles an hour they might as
well fall from height of three flights OF
stairs. and an express train would in point
Of fact make them fall from fourth story.
Conrad Bolaud. an old citizen of Car
roll township, who resided alone on his
farm was found dead at his spring near
his residence. on Thursday morning of last
week by his grandson, who went over To
visit the old man. Mr.. BOlaud was -
years of age and it is supposed that he had
stroke of some kind which caused his
death.
On Monday the Blair county court APP
pointed as receivers of the Altoona, Clear
field Il Northern railroad, MesSrs. +. q.
Patterson and :. L. Langdon, the leaders
of the opposing factions in the legal en-
tauglements that beSct that road ever since
il has become a bone of contention between
the Pennsylvania and the Beech Creek
Companies.
The dwelling house and outbuildings
of Archie NcIIenry, situated in Loyal
hanna township. WcStmoraland county,
were entirely consumed by fire on We'd
ncsday evening of last week about G:3O
O'Clock. caused by a defective fine. All his
his household goods were burned. entail
ing "a loss If Sl.JO0, upon which there is
no insurance.
James Wrrtner, of CarrolItown, was
seriously hurt one lay last week by the
/ explosion OF "a fifteen pound kcg Of powder.
Mr. Wcrtncr was working in the Wertncr
| coa bank at the time and was engaged in
Hllug his can with powder from the keg,
| when the aNpl OSion occurred. He is badly
| burned about the face and hands and it is
| feared lac may lose the sight OF one eve.
The body of Charles Gordon. aged -,
! who was drowned in the Juniata river by
! falling from IL high bridge, was found at
! Huntington ON Sunday night. His death
! So trect,d the mind Of his younger broth
| cr William that the latter. after remark
! np. I'D better 60 too. attempted 20 com
init suicide by plungiug into the same
! stream Later sister of the dead man is
reported to have invited death in the same
| manner.
On Tuesday night Mrs. Frank :. Bow
man. wife Of the editor of the MiIIcrShurg
Sentinel, died after a lingering Illness.
ca fused by the growth Of tnmor which
was removed by "a surgical operation some
weeks ago. i'm the hope of saving her life.
But the operation failed of its purpose and
the many friends of the deceased will be
sorry to learn of her death. We tender
our sincere sympathics with the afflicted
| family in the great loss Of loving wife
and a fond mother.
ON Tuesday afternoon while the jury
cmpaucIIcd on the case of the Common
wealth v. J. y. Noel had retired to the
jury room toagrec upon verdict. William
Deatcr. Juror was stricken with paTaiy-
sis. his entire right side being paraIyZcd.
DR.. Jones was summoned. who ordered his
I
Grouse where he stopped. His condition
was serious but ne has since very much
improved and IL i thought he IAN be- re-
muyrd To hi, home in Johnstowu in few
days.
A couple Of italian blacksmiths who
did the bIacksmithilg in the railroad shop
while work was going on on the Blacklick
last summer. haye started up a CUTLERY
oil
scale since the railroad work has been Sus-
pended. They are manufacturing pocket
knives which they dispose OF at 80 cents
each and lind "a ready sale. The blades are
made out of old files and the handles are
made of horn. They are neatly made and
those who have purchased them say the
quality and temper o! the blades are eN-
, cellcut.
Charles Wagner, aged eleven years,
in attrmptine To jump on a moving freight
train at Patton on Monday last was
thrown under the wheels and received in
j jurics that in all probability will resEl
p fatally. although the attending physicians
p have some slight hopes of saying bis life
o. When picked up it was found that his lef
. arm was crushed of and had to be ampu
tated near the shoulder, his collar bono
y ! badly broken, the left shoulder blade brok
$ en-. two ribs broken and one of them driver
+ into the boys lungs. The boys father i:
% John Wagner, and owing to in health tn
= family are in destitute circumstances.
S On Tuesday morning abouttwo o'cIocl
an accident occurred at the coal mine o
= the East End Supply Company, operates
= by Mitchell x Lloyd, at bennington
e. which resulted in the instant death OF
Hungarian named Andrew StavanSlly, ,
O. wears Of age, married and leaving a wifi
o and three children. The mine is bein
worked night and iay and StavanSky wa
u ON the night turn. working in one of IN
chambers with brother. Without warn
e iu, "A rock weighing about 100 pounds feI
p from the roof and catching the uniortu
'' nate man across :he body, he was instant
u Iy crushed 10 death. One Of his legs wa
- also broken.
Roland Stevenson. of Nittany Valle7
had and an experience while hunting fC
"a deer in the Baker Run Valley a few day
ago which he will not soon forget. He wa
!. accompanied by several friends and Will
. passing through the woods Mr.. StevensO
stepped into the jaws of a big bear tral
His foot touched the contrivance that hel
the jaws Of the trap open and quick as win
= they closeA upon his ankle. The strUn
n. spring OF the trap held his foot and leg
. firmly as in wise, and the efforts of tw
r. men with big lever were required To el
IN. tricatc him from his unpleasant predic'
mcnt. His ankle is considerably bruis,
no by pressure Of the jaws of the trap, but 1
on bones were broken.
ar On Tuesday the case of the Commal
At wealth vs.. Thomas Peach, charged by
Al Walter Durhin with assault and batter
nd came up for trial. The prosecutor and
IL Mccartney. a witness. did not appear. al
lut "a, there were no witnesses TO make out d
es- ease, the jury under the instructions