The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01

was appointed health officer phe duties
| OF the olhccr i To make an examination of
cellars, yards, alleys, etc, and report all
places that are not in proper sanitary con-
dltion- The salary fixed is $50 per year
The frost on Tuesday morning was un-
usually severe on the hill tops in Summer
| hill, Croyle and Cambria townships. The
corn and potatoes were badly injured. and
II Is feared the meadows and fall crops
| suffered also. The grape vines were badly
| nlpp"d and tomato plants that were set out
were frozen to the ground. In the valleys
the fog melted the frost before sunrise and
| the damage was but trifling.
The BelIefonte Nc,os of Wednesday or
last week records that during the storm on
Friday. 18th inst. the house belonging ia
Daniel Fahringer. of TuSSeyviIle. was
struck by lightning and he was instantly
killed The fluid also badly injured a son
! of Mr. Lee who iS still living but likely to
die. One of the strange freaks of the elec-
tric current was that in passing along the
floor il tore of the SoleS of the shoes oftwo
OF Mr. Fahringcr'S children without doing
them bodily harm. The house did not take
fire but was torn up badly. None of the
rest of the family were injured.
The state permanent committee held
tie annual examination in the school
building on Friday and Saturday last
Thirteen applicants were examined. name
ly: Misses Annie Jones. Ebensburg: Liz
zle Jones, JohnStown: Annie BcynoL.
Ehe enSburg; Harriet Bradley. Ebcnsbmrg:
Mary Dougherty, Portage: Emma Tired
emnick. .IohIstown; Mary Carmfddy.
.IohnStown: Ella Connolly. .Inhnstown:
MolIie Myers, Johnstown: and Mcssrs. &.
+. HippS, Chest Springs: ID. S. Yodrr
Geistown: c. HarShbrrgrr. Conemaugh
and w. f. Riblett. They all passed sue
ceSsful examinations.
The blockade of freight caused by the
delay occaSioned 10y the disastrous wash
out on the Pennsylvania railroad has been
lifted. During the rebuilding of the de
Stroycd trcStle at Mineral Point. the move
ment of all through freight was stopped.
ana many long trains were tied up on eth
er side of the break. The prompt delivery
OF the freight taken during the period of
trouble arising from the flood was not
guaranteed As soon aS a single track was
completed at the break trains were rushed
over it as rapidly possible, until the
congestion, which extended a considerable
distance on either side. is now at an end
-Chuncey NJ. Dcpew says that the hap
picSt man in the world to-day is the sue
ceSSful farmer. lie sits under his own
vine and tig tree. undiSturbed by madden
Ing nuiSc of the city. Banks fail. railroads |
90 into the hands of receiver. booming |
towns collapse and all business StagnaIeS |
but the wise farmer can snap his fingers |
AT these failures. He iS monarch of all he |
surveys ON his broad acres. The honesty |
o. his boys and the purity of his girls are |
guarded against temptation and i'm them |
IA" has given the country its best manhood |
and womanhood. The farmer is to bee en- |
Wed and if he is not contenIed with his 10: |
lac l. lacking in wisdom.
The HoIlidayshurg Standard says: \ |
case of interest To farmers and township |
officers was tried At the county court last |
week The plaintiff was William Wcyamt. |
tEr supervisor of Blair township. and the
defendant was Thomas Patterson. "A tax
payer in the same township. The suit was
brought To recover two years back |
road taxes amounting To $40. Toe defense |
was that MIR. Patterson had erected and |
maintained in good repair a public water |
trough alCng the township road. having |
pure. clean water running into the same |
and was easy of access. suitable for wat |
ering horses and cattle The defendant |
claimed that under The provisions of the /
act of April y. 1s7G he was entitled to the |
annual compensation of 81 for the use of !
the trough aud the failure of the township |
To pay th" sum for two years squared the !
claim for taxes. Supervisor Wcyandt in |
sisted that the tr 0ugh had been maintain |
ed without his sanction and authority and |
the law made the matter wholly discre-
tiouary with the supervisors. Judge Bell |
also took this view of the case and directed |
d verdict in favor of the plaintiff. This i
the first reported case under the watering |
trough law.