The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-11-30


ddm and on coming out stayed too long Oh
| the rail and was frozen fast. She was re-
/ leased from her periIOus position which
/ might have ended in u cat-astrophe
| Michael L. Shultz, a farmer residing
| Ia FrankStown township, Blair county,
| was struck 10y an electric car on the Logan
Valley road on Monday afternoon and in
| Stantly killed. his skull being crushed. and
he was otherwise badly mangIed. He was
| was walking on the track. He was about
/ n years Of age and leaves wife and Seyen
| children.
/ After the election we had TO eat 4 con-
! siderable amount of crow but at last. for
| one day. times have changed On Tues
! day Samuel ID. Patterson. one ofthe mem
/ bcr> elect To the next legislature. presented
/ u> with fine fat turkey for our Thanks
| giving dinner. and while it lasts we will
| live aS fat a. anybody- sam iS u first class
gentleman in everything but his politics.
which he cannot help. for the reason that
he was raised that way.
George Myers. baggage master on the
EhenS burg ~ CressSou branch. made Il mar
row escape from death on Wednesday af-
trrnUOn- He was assisting the brakeman
I'D making mp the train at CreSSon. aud
hiIe making a coupling was caught be-
tween the cars and badly squeezed. and
we learn that after getting out tainted
He was brought To his home in this place
and we understand that his injuries are
not likely 10 prove serious.
Some advanced thinker. says an eX-
change. has sprung startling scheme upon
an awc-SJricken world. II Is nothing less
than Of digging down into the bowels of
the earth 10 get all the heat we need II
We 90 far CROUCH, says the advanced
thinker, couple Of miles or 50. we shall
tap the eternal heat of the earth. and we
can pipe anywhere we like. like the heat
which passes from your furnace in the eel
iar to the register in tho various rooms of
your house.
Detective Doran. ofClevcland. who ar
rested Frederick Nieman. Il Cleveland
crook. in Philadelphia on Monday. and
was returning with his prisoner, fell asleep
ON the train as il was passing through
Huntingdon on Tuesday morning Me
man, taking advantage ufthe situation. ran
the car door and jumped from the train. to
which was then running at the rate of
forty miles an hour and escaped with
triiling bruises. Tie was subsequently re-
captured by the local officers.
Thomas Dalton. " no worked for Lucas
X Houpt. coal operators at South Fork,
while crossing the stone railroad bridge
near that place. was met by Philadelphia
Express, and in his attempt to get out of
the way fell into the water twenty-five
feet below and was drowned His body
was recovered several hours afterward
Dalton was about twenty-seven years oc
age. Wa one OF a family of twelve children
and this is the first death in the family.
Ills home was in Bedford county.
Suit has been instituted by the com
miSSionerS of Indiana county against ex-
Treasurer Braughler and his bondSmen TO
recover the sum of S2.55l.lI which the
county claims is still in the hands Of Mr..
BraughIcr Mr. Braughler was appointed
10y the commissioners to ill the UneXpired
term of G.. II. Ogden and gave security in
the sum Of $4,000. fifteen persons going on
the bond. Mr.. Braughlcr claims that the
audit i incorrect and that he has never
received the money and has employed
counsel to defend him.
John Hoffman. the 1s-year-old son of
VIM. Hoffman. living about a mile and
half west of Grccnville. Indiana county.
shot himself on Wednesday evening of last
week while cleaning a revolver. He was
iu the kitchen with TWO younger brothers
and his parents were in an adjoining
room Ia some way the young man pulled
The trigger while handling the weapon and
IL exploded the ball striking a little below
the ri ghJ eye. and entering the brain, kill
ing him instantly. DIR. Mahon was sum
moued but WIS Of no use. Another warn
ing that Will not De needed.
The large barn of Ephraim Roshon,
situated two miles from Waterford, West
morcIand county. on the JohnStown pike,
was burned to thc ground by incendiarieS
Saturday night. Mr.. Roshon carries Oh
the milling business in Fairfield township,
and the Rutter brothers occupy the farm.
All the contents. consisting of hay, grain,
machinery. harness, wagons and buggics
were consumed. together with two valu-
able horses. The building was fired at
both ends. and the flames gained great
headway when discovered. The Total
loss will reach $500, with no insurance.
jacob Stoltz, an old and respected cit
izen Of Elder township. died on Tuesday
November 20, 1894, aged 20 years
Ills funeral took place on Thursday,
his remains were laid To rest in the ccme-
terry at st. Boniface. Deceased was one of
the earliest settlers of that vicinity. He
j. survived by wife and ten children.
Andrew, Martin and William, of
Altoona: Jacob. Frank and Mrs. Albert
Roa. of near Chest Springs: Mrs. Joseph
Hollz ana Mrs George Schell, of Hastings:
Mrs William Bcruan of Rutherford, New
Jersey. and Mrs. Levy Thomas, Of st.
Bonifacc.
-FOI some time past, says the Philadel-
phia Times, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has been using an improved
whistle on some Of its passenger engines.
II is not a. shrill "a the old ones, but very
much like those on steamboats,. 1t has
been adopted in order TO distinguish pas
Scngcr engines from those on freight
trains For a long time there were but two
whistles Of this kind on the Philadelphia
division. one was on the pay car and an
other was on an engine which pulled eN-
press trains. Now the whistle is in use on
a number Of engines and every passenger
engine will be be equipped with one 10 a
short time.
Some two years ago Mrs. Ellen Cog
gin. Of Johnstown. entered suit for damages
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pauy for the death of her son. james, who
who was killed at the crossing at the east
end of Maple avenue on the morning of
July y. ls.3 The case has been contin-
ned from time TO time until Friday when
it was finally settled in the court at Pitts