The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05

| SOlIeC from smoke, may be made bright
and equal TO new by cleaning with salt
mixed with vinegar.
! The registration of voters If Fayette
| county has closed and the books show
| about 1000 more voters in the county than
ever before. the total being l9.2O3 The
| increase Is due TO the importation Of the
| cOiored men into the coke region and the
naturalization of foreigners
| Last Saturday afternoon, while W. +.
simpson, Mt. Pleasant hotel proprietor,
| was taking some money from the till.
man named Shauffer reached over his
shoulder and grabbed a handful of cash.
| He then made a dash for liberty but was
Captured and locked mp.
Ruben DeHaven, who was struck by
by an engine at Lilly one day last week
| and reported to have been cut in two. ii
| seems escaped being faulty hurt. He
was struck and thrown from the track and
was supposed by some of the passengers
who Witnessed the accident to have been
killed but they were mistaken.
William Armstrong, a brakeman on
the Beech Creek railroad, had his left
arm caught between the bumpers while
coupling cars at the Reilly mines. near
Patton, on Thursday of last week and had
the member broken below the elbow He
was taken to Patton where Dr. Worrell
gave him the necessary medical attention
The Italian who was arrested 4 connie
Of weeks ago charged with committing an
assault and battery with intent to commit
rape on Miss Pearl Bush, of BIacklick
township, had a hearing on Thursday Of
last week before Squire Jones, of this
place, and was positively identified by
Miss Bush lie was committed to Jail 10
await trial.
A horrifying accident befcl a little
child of Mr. and Mrs. John Carlo. of Mann
moth, on Wednesday afternoon The lit
tie one was missed about o'clock. and af-
ter an hours search was discovered in the
water closet vault dead. having smothered
20 death The mother is almost crazed
oyer the fate of her chilli and refuses to
be comforted.
James Mccullough, aged thirty years,
of Pine Creek township, jefferson county,
committed suicide Monday night by TAX
ing poison. He had been drinking hard
for several days. When he went home he
Informed his wife that he was doing 10 kill
himself. and Immediately put the threat
into execution. dying before a physician
could be summoned.
Grant Woods a citizen of JohnStown. |
Ola Tuesday last while ont in the country
gathering cheStnutS. fell from a tree to the |
ground. distance of thirty feet. He was
picked up unconscious and remained so for |
several hours, but the doctors finally sue
cccded in bringing him 10. Besides being |
badly shaken up, he has three ribs broken |
and a wrcnched back.
On Wednesday night of last week |
dwelling owned by Miles WrigIry and oc- |
cupied by Bruce :. Langhill. in MahafTey, |
caught fire while the latter ard his family |
were at church. and together with its con-
tents was burned 10 the ground. Besides |
the clothing and furniture. $40 in money |
in trunk ON the second floor was con- |
-umcd by the flames.
Joseph LomaS. a Hungarian by birth. |
who resides at Ktttanning Point. while |
walking on the railroad track near Glen /
White was struck by a car knocked |
down and had his right arm crushed |
by the wheels on Wednesday. He |
was taken TO the Altoona hospital. where |
the doctors amputated his arm. lie i 20 |
years of age and single.
Mr. John Ricketts,. Of Reade township. |
spent u short time in town on Wednesday |
evening and Thursday morning Mr.. |
Ricketts, Is one Of the Democratic nominees |
fut assembly. and his plain. honest man
ncr> caprivatc all whom he meets. a. they |
show hr Is a man of the people, and one |
whose heart will De with the people if he |
i sent TO harrisburg Hastings Tribune. |
Attorney General HenseI has instruct |
ed Superintendent of Public Instruction |
SchaefTer that school boards issuing bonds |
containing the words free from all taxa |
tion, are required To pay tax on the |
the bonds. He says this form of bond cS- |
tabIi>hes contract between the board and |
the owner of the bonds to relieve him of |
any tan on them. and that the board Is liza |
bie for the state tax.
Tho Democrats of Lilly. had a large |
aud rafting Democratic meeting on We'd |
Ec~day evening. held under the auspices |
of the new Democratic club. DR.. y. B. |
KrebS was chosen chairman: Caron |
Lrahcy. Esq. vice president. and Fletcher |
C.. George, secretary. The meeting was |
addressed by Thomas J. Burke, of Altoo- |
ma. candidate for congress; j. +. McKcu- |
rick. Esq. OF Ebensburg: Hon. L. d. |
Woodruff. Robert f. CrcSswcll. Esq. and |
Z. J. IteI. Esq, of JOhnstown.
On Wednesday forenoon Mrs. Cornelia |
Porter. of this place, took her brother. Mr.. |
Randolph Myers, who has been All invalid |
for several years, out for drive. On their |
return. when Mr.. Myers was being assist |
ed out Of the buggy, the horse started. and |
one of his legs got between the SpokeS of |
the wheel Of the buggy. and before the |
horse could be stopped. one of the bones in |
his ankle was broken. Mr.. Myers has |
been sick for several years and this addi- |
ttoual misfortune i a severe one.
Adam VoIenberg and Michael Molzin, |
two miners. while at work in the Mill |
mine at Johnstown, were caught under a |
fall Of coal. the former killed while the |
latter escaped with a few Sligh, bruises. |
MoIZin was working near a car at the |
time the accident happened and when the |
crushing mass fell the car held the weight |
from him aud saved him from the fate of |
his companion The deceased was a |
widower aged forty five and had been in |
this country only few months. He |
leaves six children in Germany
Mr.. Samuel BraIIIer, a wel-known |
citizen of Jackson township, died at his |
home on Monday evening, aged = years. |
The deceased was born near Morrison's !
cove. Bedford county, September End, |
ISL and removed with his parents to |
BlacKicB township, this county, in ISIS, |
where he continued to reside until about |
twenty i've years ago, when he purchased |