The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-20

On Thursday of last week four men
supposed to be jail breakers from Green's
ourg- We're arrested by Constable DeIozier.
Of Hastings. but on the arrival of an officer
from Greensburg who at once declared
they were not the men wanted. they were
discharged.
Poor Director John Sheplar left this
morning for EbenSburg. Cambria county
To orlng an old lady named Eliza Albright.
VINO has become 4 charge on that county.
nome. Mrs Albright formerly resided i'm
south huntington township. Greens
burg Press.
Morris Ginskey. peddIer, whose home
was at ShamOkin, Pa. was struck by An
east bound freight train while walking IN
the track near Tyrone FORCES. Blair conn
" on Monday evening and instantly
killed He had S9I. 10 in money and a mile
age book in his pockets
By the cavIag in of brick kiln Al
JohnSonburg- Centre county. ON Tuesday
James Purve!Ock and two sons were badly
injured The father was rendered uncon-
sci"uS- had leg and arm broken and in
Jured internally. The sons were bruised
anu cut about the head and face.
Isaac Spar, Blair county farmer
hred two bullets into his head with sui
ciuaI intent on Saturday last. He was
SUI living at last accounts but there arc
little or no hopes entertained for his re-
coVery. Trouble with his first wife-s reIa
IiNeS Is the cause he gave for the rash act.
Miss Lizzie Lacy, of Loretto, died sud
denly at her home in that place on Mon
day The deceased had been i'll fnr sopa
time but her friends had no idea that her
demise was so near at hand. She is sur-
NINed by one brother, Pierce Il. Lacy and
two sisters, Miss Mary and Mrs. C. F.
O'Donnell, all of Luretto.
On Monday more ears passed eastward
over the Pennsylvania railroad than on any
DAY In the history of the railroad Eighty
SIX trains passed through Columbia haul
ing S,6sl cars The number of trains pass-
ing through Columbia has reached as
many as ninety-SiX, but the cars hanled
never reached Mondays record
On Friday night of last week thieves
entered the smoke-house of Mr.. Frank
DeverauX. in Cambria township. ana stole
therefrom four hams and two shoulders of
meat. The thieves whoever they were
did not feel Inclined to act the whole hoo
aS they left Mr.. Deveraux two shoulders
which will keep him going for little
while.
One Thousand men. employees of the
Bell, Lewis n Yates Coal Mining Conn
pany at Dubois laid down their tools on
Tuesday. They are members ofthe United
Mine Workers and were under orders to
quit next Saturday. but chose to stop in
credSing the supply that is being produced
the country over in anticipation of the
general strike
-Herbert. six year-old-Son of John
Bennett. of White townShSp. Indiana
county, fell from Il bee hive that had been
placed on the top of a stump near his
fathers residence on Thursday and frac-
tured his skull. Physicians were called i'm
" no cut away the fractured portions Of
the skull and there IS a chance for the
boys recovery.
On Sunday morning about II O'Clock
the fire alarm was sounded and crowd Of
people gathered at the engine house ready
to fight the devouring element child of
Rev Hunt had started little blaze in the
coal house adjoining his residence on Sam
pie street. but the timely discovery and
the prompt application of water soon end
ed what might have been a contlagIation.
There was 10 damage done.
Frederick r. PerShing. 10 wears old.
was arrested at Leechburg on Monday hv
Sheriff Mack. charged with the larceny of
a gold watch from the house of TilIie NJ.
Robinson, in Indiana. PerShing had sent
the watch To PittSburg and accompanied
the sheriff there. where it was recovered
He was held for court. He is "A son of Rev
II. II. PerShing. late of BelIevernon. who
figured in recent scandal
"A corps of engineers said 20 be in the
service of the Beech Creek railroad is sur
veying Il route from Johnstown TO the
Blacklick and thence by way of that
stream through Ebensburg to JaynesvfIIe.
Cleartield county. The engineers crossed
the PittSburg pike headed toward the
Blucklick on Saturday about six miles
west of EbenSburg and are by this time In
the vicinity of HlackIick creek
Another murder took place in Clear
field county on Tuesday night at the min
ing village of Grass Flat. near Peale The
cause of the quarrel is not known. hut il
is supposed to have grown out of jealousy
The murdered man is John Ellison. aged p
years. his asSaiIant being Swan Milgren.
aged 65 years. Milgrcn confessed to hav-
ing done the shooting and was arrested
and lodged in the Clearfield county Jail.
Mrs. Kate Coleman. of Greensburg.
widow of the late Robert Coleman, who was
killed about seven years ago by a man
named Riley. attempted to commit suicide
by eating an onion soaked in Rough on
Rats. The cause for the wOman'S attempt
at self destruction is said to be that "a man
who had been calling on her for some time
had announced his intention of leaving
her. AntidoteS were administered ana she
is thought To be out of danger.
"A dispatch from Bradford. Pa, on
Monday says: Next Monday the soft
coal miners of jefferson and Clearfcld
counties will strike foI better wages. This
will mean idleneSs for several thousand
miners and many railroad men. All the
trains of the Buffalo, Rochester x Pitts
burg railroad Will be Sidetrackcd and the
locomotives sent TO the round houses prob
ably on the day the strike is inaugurated.
ON Tuesday morning about four
O'Clock =. w. Isenburg, car inspector of
Altoona. while in the performance of his
duties. was struck by an engine while
crossing the tracks near Twelfth street,
thrown under the wheels and frightfully
mangled. the skull being crushed, the
right leg ground of above the ankle and
his body crushed and bruised. The uH
fortunate man was tWenty-nine years of
age and leaves wife and three small
children.
John Mccormick. a Cambria county
boy nearly forty wears ago. and who
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