The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-24

~ " az iltiS bRti StIlOuNiA Ill lOI some
time past with Bright's disease is growing
steadily worse and there are no hopes for
his ultimate recovery.
d. J. Orner a contractor, Of Altoona.
while working in Calvert's planning mill in
that city on Tuesday, got his right hand
in too close proximity to the knife and had
the member so badly lacerated that it had
| To be amputated above the wrist.
At Cresson on Tuesday afternoon when
a stock train was passing at n fair rate of
! speed tramp was noticed seated on the
narrow bumper of one car, the man ap-
| parently drunk aid sound asleep. Five
| other tramps were discovered on other
cars in the train.
! Mr.. j. NJ. Starr, Of Orbisonia. Hun
/ tiugdon county, and Miss Mary NJ. Burns.
| of Altoona, were married at St. Johns
/ church, Altoona. on Tuesday by Very Rev
! Father Bush, of that city. The bride is a
! daughter of Mrs. Sarah f. Burns. a former
resident of st. Augustine, in this comfy.
"A case of small pox has developed at
| 'Ieanncttc. Policeman Thomas. discharged
| from the homeopathic hospital, Pitts
! burg a few days ago, was stricken with
| the disease on Tuesday evening His
! house has been quarantined He says
/ there We're several cases of small poX in the
| hospital when he left.
Our butchers are buying fat hogs at
/ . : and q cents. There doesn't seem To be
| any fixed market price for beef cattle and
/ the figures quoted run from 10 cents
| per pound. Farmers are bringing in dressed
] beef in liberal quantities. Fore quarters
| sell for and hind quarters from 10 :
/ ceuts.-IHdiGnd Messenger.
! The Hempdcld railroad was begun
/ forty years ago, and is not vet completed
/ The line ran from Hcmpicld township.
1 near GrccnSburg, to Wheeling, crossing
/ the MOuUngahela at MOnUughcla CITY.
| Washington county. OF late the project
/ has been renewed, and about four miles of
the road from the Wheeling end has been
| completed.
The large barn of Henry Stripe. near
! Bradonviuc, Westmorcland county, to-
gother with its contents, was destroyed by
fire on Thursday night of last week The
barn contained 100 bushels of wheat. lot
of oats, hay. etc, and valuable farm ma
chincry. The loss is estimated at $, 500
The fire is supposed to haYe been the work
of an incendiary.
On Wednesday night of last week the
store of J. j. Mcdonnell at Portage was
entered by burglars and about 500 worth
of goods carried of. The store was enter
ed from a window in the rear and light
of glass was FIRST broken to obtain ngrcSs
through the window. The money drawer
was found "a quarter Of u mile away, along
the line of the railroad.
Joseph Galloway. an aged farmer re-
siding near FayciJe City. neta horrible
death at PcrryopoIs Tuesday of last week.
His horses became frightened at a gravel
train and ran Off. Galloway was thrown
out. and his feet getting caught i'm the
running gears he was dragged over two
miles. His body was pounded into a icl-
ly. lie was 80 years of age,
The Young Mems Institute. No. 40 of
Wilmure. will hold a festival in the church
hali at that place on Thursday, November
30 OThank>giving, for the benefit Of st.
Bartholcmew's church Festival will be-
gin at > o'clock. p. NJ. Oysters. coffee and
lunch, as well as refreshments. will be
served. Excellent music will be in attend
ancc and good order maintained.
Mrs. Mccormick, wife of Frank P Nc
Cormick. formerly of Wilmorc, now of
BraddOck, died AT her home in the iattcr
place on Friday, the cause of her death be-
ing consumption. Mrs. Mccormick : faith
cr-Petar Browu-her brother Thomas,
and several of her sisters lived in the
Eleventh ward of Johnstown at the time
OF the flood and all persisted.
There is great rejoicing at GalIitzin
owing TO the resumption Of operations in
the large coal and coke works Of Taylor IL
Mccoy. On July 1st a proposed 10 per
cent reduction in wages caused a strike
among the miners. Since that time there
has been much privation and suffering in
the town. The COO men employed finally
Uhmjttcd to the terms of the management.
Mrs Robert Cook of Broad Ford, Fay
cite county, according TO her own story,
got up in her sleep, on Sunday morning a
week ago, and picking up revolver shot
herself uHictiug two ugly wounds which
may prove fatal. Her husband heard the
shot, i'm time 20 reach her before She fell.
Previous 10 the shooting she had frequently
risen in her sleep and walked through the
house.
Mrs. Mary l.. Fettingor. Of Strongs-
town, Indiana county. has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail between
E5eusburg and Strungstown. The distance
between the TWO places is twelve miles and
Mrs. Fcttinger will receive - cents for
each round trip. six times week. John
Orner. 81 hO carried the mail recently, re-
cciycd % cents per day. Mrs. Fcttingcr
viii drive the mail wagon herself.
One day last week William Myers, an
aged citizen of Carrolltowu, died after
prolonged illness from the effects Of rheu-
matism and general debility. The deceas-
ed was a baker by trade, and, although
literally bent with age, being - years old,
he worked at his trade until a year or wv
ago. at the time baking for quite a number
of people in the ncighborhood. He leaves
"A wife and four children at home and one
boy abroad.
I'm times Of peace prepare for war"
So also in these dull times young men
should preJare for the revival of business.
DuT's College, of Pittsburg, has fitted
thousands of young men for life Of use
fulneSs by giving them thorough pratt
ticaI business education. The Institution
is the foremost OF its kind in the country.
II arv of our readers are interested shey
should address w. IL. Duff, the president,
for circulars.
philadelphia capitalists are said 10
have virtually closed deal at Clearheld
on Saturday which viii give them control
for ali mining purposes, If not the actual
ownership, Of the territory Of more than
1000 acres of land, located principally in
the HoutzdaIe region. The Beech Creek
railroad is said 10 be- Interested, and II this
is true il will now have control Of all the
territory underlaid by the
Moshanuon vein.
-A,letter from J. A. Kennedy, Esq, a (
former weli-known citizcn OF EDensb burg,
and at present register of deeds in Mobiles
county. Mimi, to a friend in this place,
gives the selling price Of grain in his local
ity as follows: Wheat, 10 to a cents;
barley, - TO % cents; corn, % TO 80 cents