The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

"A big Democratic mass meeting will be
held at Adair's opera house. Jobnstov,p
this friday evening at eight O'Clock. al
which Governor Pattfson. Hon John H
Fow, of Philadelphia; Attorney General
Hensel, Hon James Kerr. James Denton
Hancock and other distinguished speak
ers will MAKE addresses.
On Monday of last week the DWELLING
house of John Kelly in jackson toxnsbfn
caught fire and the flames had made such
| progress before discovery that the family
lost everything. Through the efforts of a
couple of Ebensburg citizens a wagon load
OF goods was contributed and sent out to
Mr. Kelly, who is a deserving man
An Ohio farmer sold a farm for 81. coo
and put the money in an unused chimney
without telling his wife anything about il
| On Wednesday number of visitors called
Oh his wife ard she made fire in the spare
bedroom, where the money was hidden
The entire amount was burned. Fortu-
nately for the old couple they had another
| farm left.
| Frank Eyer, aged 10 years. son of John
d. Eyer. of Barr township. one dav last
week while working with a cider mill on
his fathers farm, was unfortunate enough
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wheel which so badly laceratec 1t that il
was necessary to amputate the third and
! fourth fingers. DR.. Helfrich, of Spangler.
| performed the operation.
! What is considered the largest and
| most perfect vein of bituminous coal in
| Central Pennsylvania has been developed
at Sterling No. II, at Spangier. The coal
| is eight feet high. and remarkably free
! TFf do
| height Of the vein has been maintained
| for a considerable distance and gives every
| indication of being permanent.
Two valuable horses were discovered
in barn at Sandy Lake, Mercer county.
on Monday in Il starved and almost diving
condition. For - days they had been
without food or water, shut up H. a box
stall. They We're left in this vacant barn
through the mistake of stranger, who
supposed he was leaving the team in w. T.
McBurneys's stable. To be shipped east
1t is reported that baby was found
in the woods in Burlington township. five
miles south of StrongstowL The body
when found was partially DESTROYED by
animals ana presented a sicKening sight
The girls parents, named Jones, found
the baby where their daughter had left il,
and removed it to their home. We did
not learn any further particulars-Ilidi-
dIIG Democrat
The calamity hOwlerS We're at Lilly on
Monday night Congressman Hicks and
Captain Kuhn addressed the small audi
encc and the tears trIckled down the
cheeks of Treasurer Barker. E. James and
Candidate Patterson. who composed the
major portion of the immense gathering.
a. the speakers told of the woes that
would befall corporations and trusts when
the people refused to be taxed for protec-
tion.
A decOction of cinnamon is recon-
mended aS a drink TO be taken freely in To-
calitieS where there i typhoid fever or
cholera, for cinnamon has the power to
destroy all infectious microbes. Even its
scent kills thcm. while il i perfectly
harmless To human beings. The essence
of cinnamon exposed IN the sick room is
SAID To be fatal To typhoid baciIli in twelve
hours.
A movement is being started at Belle
foute TO erect i S25.OO0 monument TO eX-
Governor Curtin. The tablet will be of
the finest marble. SUrmOunted by a figure
Of the old war governor and will be placed
in the public square of the town. The
Pennsylvania Reserve ASSOcia tiOn. the
Loyal Legion and various soldiers organ
izau.ZatiouS throughout the state have al
ready rendered financial assistance.
For the miSapproprfatfon Of money
collected a school taxes in the borough of
PhiIfpsburg in the year 1892. Associate
Judge c. y. Faulkner. of Centre county.
has been arrested on the charge of embez-
81. /
81 go for trial at the November term of
court. The exact amount of his shortage
i not yet yet known. but il is over 5000.
The affair is creating considerable OF Ii
sensation there.
There i in all probability no herb that
grows in the W oods that brings the same
price a. ginseng. For years past large
quantities have been shipped from Johns
town To all the large cities in the country.
II has always been in demand. but il ap-
pears the price this season is higher
than ever before. One firm in the east
found in Western Pcnnsy Johns
turn Democrat.
The largest part of the Democratic
vote in Cambria county i in the country
districts and "a consequence the qUicteT |
the campaign and the less publicity given
to the time of holding the election. the
better il will be for the Republicans. For |
that reason the election proclamation is |
not published in any of the county papers |
aS heretofore, but in the country IS posted |
up on baInS and trees where a man to be- |
come acquainted with its tenor would be |
required To stand straining his neck for an |
hour or two to read it.
-George Hufnagle, of Barr township, !
aged about 10 years. on Monday night was |
taken with severe pains in his right side. |
His Jaws became set and locked and since |
that time he has been unable to move them, |
and the physicians called il have been un-
able to give him any relief. pry was |
placed between his jaws and an effort |
made to move them but failed. Since the |
time of his being taken i'll he has been fed |
on milk which lac swallows with difficulty |
Mr.. HufnagIe Is the man who shot Thomas |
Burke a couple of years ago.
On Saturday morning about II O'Clock |
a freight wreck occurred on the branch a
short distance east of Munster and near |
the farm of Isidore Lilly. The first section |
OF train No 73f. consisting of empty Goa. |
cars. was halted at Munster siding for the |
purpose of letting an extra pass. The |
hagman forgot To flag the second section |
and "a a consequence the latter ran into |
the former wrecking one engine badly, |
throwing TWO others off the track and |
smashing up number OF ears. The train |