The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-18

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was thrown from his bicycle and badly in -
Jnred; Eddie keck. aged Q. fell over All
emoankment aud broke his left leg belov-
the knee; Mrs. James Carothers. Sr., fell
| IN her yard and broke several ribs
Robbers entered the store room and
poStofiice of II. McEIroy. at Barree. Hun
uhgdon county, one night recently. and
| took TWO boxes of chewing tobacco. a lot
| ol cigars, smoking tobacco and coffee. and
about 81 in cash. ThiSiS the eighteenth
time Mr. VI *Elroy has been robbed and
| presumably 10y some one familiar with the
! surroundings
he dwelling house occupied by Geo.
| kdFman, near ShankSviIle. Somerset
county. was burned To the ground at noon
thursday OF last week. Mrs Raymau
was preparing dinner for the family when
The IRE broke out. Nearly all the house
noid elects were consumed by the flames.
ne builJlng was valued at about 81 800
insured for 500.
Andrew J. Dillon an old and respected
citl%'n OF Altoona and a former resident
d this country. died al his home in Altoona
on sunday IN the 6lSt year of his age The
deceased was born in Adams county. Octe-
Der Is, 1873, and came with his parents to
TINS county when about 10 years of age
| lie was brother OF Mr. Charles Dillon of
| ST Augustine.
"A message received in this place on
Monday announced the death of Charles
Ritter former resident of Ebensburg
The message did not state the place of his
death but that his remains would be in
TERED at CatawiSSa. Pa. where he had
friends residing. MIR. Rilter was about 81
years of age and had been living for some
time in Alabama
A number of deputy sherfffs were called
10 MorriSdale last tweek To protect the prop
erty of l.. l.. WigIun x Sons the we'll
known coal operators. The incendiarieS
DESTROYED an engine house. a blacksmith
shop, an iron house used for storing tools,
etc. and the dinkey engine round house
The work Is supposed To- have been done
by means of u slow CIeurfeid Re
publican.
In the event of the coal strike contin-
ing u week longer, the blast furnaces OF
the Carnegie Steel Company will be closed
down for lack of fuel The shut down OF
of the furnaces will cause a cessation OF
operation in many of the departments OF
the Homestead steel works, and other iron
and steel plants in the vicinity of Pits
burg will likewis have to close down for
a lack of raw steel making material.
In the United States court at Pitts
burg. na Tuesday, Judge Ache>on granted
Il preliminary order. restraining the Strik-
erS in the CounellSyille coke region from
assembling or interfering with the men at
work at the plant of W. j. Rainey The
application Tor the restraining order was
made on Saturday last, but the court de-
Ierred granting ii 50 as to allow the de
PENDANTS time To present their case Thi,
they did not do and the order was granted
The borough authorities should either
enforce the COW ordinance that they passed
against the wishes of the people repeal il.
or resign. The people petitioned council
to have the ordinance amended so that il
would be acceptible, but the councilmen
were above considering their wishes and
preferred To let the obnoxious ordinance
stand. The time for its enforcement is at
hand and both the people and the COWS are
are treating council with contempt. Will
they stand idle while the cows bawI at
them on the streets?
Those who desire to pass a pleasant
and profitable hour, would do we'll to attend
the select entertainment to be given next
Saturday evening IN the ParOchial Hall.
Lnretto. The programme will comprise
"hoice readings by Miss Grace Furev, the
gifted elocutiOniSU, of Altoona, also vocal
and instrumental music b7 Mrs. W. W
and Miss Bertha McAteer. and by the
young lady pupils of ST AlOySius acade-
my. The Amphion orchestra recent or
ga niZatiOn. will make lis first public ap-
pearance on this occasion. To commence
at 1:3O p. NJ. Admission - cents.
The poStofice department at Washing
ton has sent to all railway mail service
employees circulars chilling attention To the
postal regulations requiring postal clerks
to accept prepaid mail matte.' offered them
at their cars and forward il To- its uestIna-
tion. There was a rumOr current tna1
this privilege long enjoyed by the public
was to be- denied it. but this order comes
from headquarters and will settle the mat
ter for the present. Any postal clerk re-
msing to receive prepaid mail matter at
his car is liable to be dismissed from the
service unless special authority has been
given him.
A brief session of the Blair county
court was held at Holiday burg last Fri
dav Hon. ~ V. Barker of this place, pre-
siding. The case of Frederick jacket VS.
Israel c. Caldwell came up before the
court on the motion of the defendant for a
new trial. 1t will be remembered that a
jury at the March court rendered a verdict
IN faV or of Mr.. jacket for SS. 800 and inter
est. in compensation for his professional
services in bringing Caldwell'S Cambria
county lands into market. EX-Judge a
\ LandiS and II. NJ. Badridge, Esq. en-
larged upon the reasons why a new trial
should be granted. Oliver II. Hewitt, Esq,
asked the court not to disturb the verdicJ
Of the jury. His honor reserved his de
cisiOn.
A WIImorr Girl Shoots Herself
Miss Lena Roberts, whose home is at Will
more in this county, but Who has been liv-
iuos berry Wp-tmprplaud couurV for no