The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27

afternoon. They were sent to iafl in de-
| fault of bail
David Watkin Powell. a resident of
! cam hria township. was arrested to-day
] Thursday. charged with being implica-
/ ted IN the robbery of Andrew Strittmat-
terS store in this place last fall. The ar
| rest of Powell is a result of the arrest of
/ the gang of thieves in Cambria township
and the evidence of Frank Boring and
| Peter StinebSer. who have made confeS-
sionS duplicating Powell.
A case of smallpox exists at the conn
/ " almshouse AT Lewistown. Pa. The pa
tent is tramp that arrived there one dav
last week. He has been isolated and the
inmates have all been vaccinated. and ev-
cry effort is being made to prevent the
spread of the disease. The man came from
Chicago and confesSeS that lac haG been
where the disease was prevalent. He had
three companions when he arrived there.
but they went on east.
From the South Fork Courier: A COW
belonging to John Humphreys. of this
place was struck and killed at the depot
crossing on Wednesday evening. The
cows head was caught by the COW catcher
and became fastened between il and the
she was dragged "A considerable distance.
While the poor COW was thus imprisoned il
gave birth to fully developed calf. which.
strange as it may seem, is still living.
By an act of the last legislature and
approved by the governor, the county
! commissioners have the sole power 20
control the valuation of dogs at their dis
erection, and 10y virtue of this act the com
1 mi. F,,tI
dog not less than 80 cents nor more than
-; female not less than 81 nor more than
81. Any individual feeding aud harborine
dog must pay the tax and consequently
! is responsible for all damage done by said
dog.
Miss Hood. a young lady of Smithton
NeStmoreland county, aged about seven
teen wears, was recently jilted by her lover
and she took the matter so much To heart
that she became melancholy. On Saturday
| She procured Il quantity of Paris green. OF
which she partoOk freely, and on Monday
afternoon She died from the effects of the
deadly poison. She is said 20 have been an
eStimahle young lady, and her tragic end
has cast a gloom ovor the community in
which She lived.
The lightning on Thursday struck a
tree on the south of the Miller road. ia
Upper Nod"r township. near TIE resdeuce
Of Edward Peden. riddIed the tree follow
ed the roots down about two feet. then
went through the ground west fifty feet to
Mr. P"dcn'S iron pump, tearing the pump
10 pieces and appearantly went into the
well. making it look if on fire. The
course of the lightning from the pump 10
the tree made Il ditch two feet deep
throw ing the dirt in all directions.
burglars on Thursday night of-Ias
week tried to enter William Ryland'S stor,
at Confluence. Somerset county: His son
William. who guards il fired at one of tlt
men. whom he could see in the moonlight
and wounded one. and u third opened fire
on RFland- One ball struck u jar of var
niSh. which poured over Hyland and hi>
gua. preventing him firing again. The
burglars. carrying their injured companion
fled "a the Baltimore x Ohio railroad
seizrd a hand car and sped down the track
on it The car Was found covered with
blood
Michael DeaIiy. farmer residing near
Pine Flats. Indiana county. was in Pitts
burg on Saturday looking for his daughter
who i about twenty years of age. and who
disappeared about TWO weeks ago Ac-
cOrding to Deally'S story number of city
people spent last summer at Pine Flats
among others a nice young man giving his
name a. Jacob Renben. He became very
intimate with the girl. The father thought
she had run away to join Reuben. After
search through the city. Mr.. Deally
failed To learn aLy tidingS of his daughter
and returned home without her.
About the most ridiculous piece Of
reading We have seen for MANY a day i
the GOSjjHg'S description of the arrest of
half dozen petty thieves that have been
operating in Cambria township. and
who were, without any trouble. ested
on Tuesday. According to our contempo-
rary. the arrest of Jesse James or the cap
ture Of The Daltons in the wild West pale
into inSigniiicance in comparison with this
great achievement. 1t was either one OF
the most desperate attempts ever made in
vindiCating the law or there is "A wheel
loose IN the head of the editor of the Cos
Ting.
The cOuntv surveyors of Cam bria -.
CieariieId and Indiana counties have loca-
ted the exact place where the ancient
cherrytree stood that marked the spot
where the three counties above mentioned
cornered. The commissioners of the several
counties are to meet to day Thursday to
inspect the work of the surveyors, and if
correct, approve il and arrange for the
erection of the monument for which the
state legislature appropriated the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars last winter. A
conference will be held with the citizens OF
Cherry tree and a time fixed for the drdica-
Jion of the monument, which will likely
occur on the 4th of July next.
On Saturday afternoon while Simon
Adams. a well known citizen of Blacklick
township. was engaged in cutting road
through the woods, at the saw mill OF
J chm Cunningham, near the twin rocks.
on the Blacklick railroad, he fel;ed a tree
that in falling lodged on d small ash sap
ling. MT. Adams took his AK intending to
cut off the sapling and had only made a
few strokes when the sapling split off and
flew book. striking him on the breast and
face. breaking his nose, fracturing his
skull aud knocking ont several teeth. DIR.
Dawson. Of this place, was sent for. who
on his arrival attended tO his injuries and
is of the opinion that MIR. Adams will re-
| cover.
This Is the time for spring medicine,
| and there is nothing better than green
| foods. Celery salid celery soup. celery
! sandwich and celery salt for nerves.
rheumatism aud relish: lettuce, chicOry
eSrarol, oranges and ripe fruit for the
blood. waUerCreSSes for the voice. breath
and lungs. radiSheS. onions. eschalot and
,Ifgas e., aud buttar