The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15

| The farmers of Monroe county are bat
| Ting with cut worms, which bite off the
| tender shoots of corn just as they come
Though the ground. In many cases whole
fields have to be replanted Salt and plas-
ter are tried with but little effect and some
farmers patiently go over the ground dig
| ging about every hill.
On Thursday of last week Mr.. f. NJ
Greene and Miss Annie Sechler. both of
Altoona. were united in marriage at the
parsonage of the Third PRESBYTERIAN
church in that city. The bride is daughter
oil VIM. Ii. Sechler, Esq, and wife, of this
place, and has been a teacher in the Al
toOna schools for several years
Thomas Gallagher, aged sixteen. was
struck by a passenger train near the Johns
town freight station on Monday and in
| stantly killed. The deceased With two
other boys had been in swimming were on
their way home and had TO cross the rail
road track. freight train was passing
and Young Gallagher stepped on the track
after the last car had passed and then on
the other track immediately in front of the
passenger train. A sister of Gallagher and
TWO brothers were killed on the railroad
near Morrellville about four years ago.
On Friday afternoon the village of
Piumville, in Indiana county, was nearly
wiped out by fire. Fourteen buildings
were burned. Among the losses summed
up are j. n. Cochran, shop and dwelling
$500. Henry Aul, dwelling and hotel. ST.
300. j. K. Uncapher, dwelling, $3.50
| Building of fowser heirs. occupied by
| William BOwSer and Re. AllshOuse 5000
! Bowser heirs. shop, occupied by Shaffer <
| Lukehart. SO. w. ID. Schreckengost
| shop, 800 and dwelling 81 900 Hametr
Hoover, dwelling, $50. DIR. Andrews
damage to stable, 500.
From the JOhnStown Tribune: Tues
day evening, while a laborer employed by
the JOhnStOwn Water Company was
digging Il ditch through a cellar on Wash
ingtoE street that haG been eXcayated some
time before the great flood, he unearthed
portions of several railroad cars. Nothing
but the lower parts Of the cars can be seen
yet, and it is thought they are baggage
cars or coaches. 1t is believed that they
were washed there from the Conemaugh
yards and some people think they were
attached to the ill-fated Dav Express thai
was standing at Conemaugh when the
water rushed upon it.
Clarence Ellsworth Clapper, of Al
toCna, on Saturday afternoon, rode to
JOhnStown on a freight train and return
ing the same way at an early hour on
Sunday morning. in attempting To get of
stepped on loose stone which rolled from
under his feet and threw him under the
wheels which passed over both legs, just
above the knee of the right one and just
below the knee of the left. He was taken
TO the hospital where one leg was ampu
tatrd, but died just before the operation
was performed ON the other. The deceaS
ed Was Is years of age aud was the son of
David &. and Sadie \. Clapper.
On Tuesday night three burglars
forced an entrance to the residence of
James MulfiIly. near Perryville, West
mpreland county. The family rushed
down stairs in the dark and the burglars
began firing at them. John Mansfield was
shot through the hand and arm. Mans
field got shot gun and fired at the men.
One of the burglars fell To the floor and
the other two ran awa7. NeiShb bOrs were
aroused and came in. The wounded man
was identified as the notorious Jim Ward,
of Apollo, who n ISL murdered the two
| Means sisters 1T SardiS, for which crime
| he served twelve years in the penitentiary.