The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-14

empowered by an act passed at the recent
session of Congress to take veterans affi-
davitS and fill out pension vouchers. This
will be great convenience to old soldiers
living in rural communities. who can go to
the nearest postmaster instead of a Justice
| of the peace or court officer
Capt. John NJ. Jones Post G.. A. R. of
! EbenSburg, and u number of other people
| from this neighborhood left on the Pitts
burg Special on Monday morning for the
Smoky City. where they went to take part
In the exercises of the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
! The delegation numbered about -.
William Heffiefinger. of Armstrong
township. likely has the boss crop of
wheat in this county. From TWO acres
| the yield was &c bushels. machine measure.
/ He weighed one buShel and il tipped the
| beam at 90 pounds. This yield is hard to
! beat and Mr.. II. will hold the palm until
some one does better.-THdtGJd Messenger.
A Washington telegram says: Infor-
I nation received by Comptroller EckelS
! from the United States bank examiner,
states that the Second National bank of
Altoona. Pa, will probably be in condf-
tion 20 resume business shortly after the
I 18th inst. The banks capital it will be
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| Scondng with its funds.
Next Sunday afternoon at , o'clock Il
lecture will be given at the Church of the
Holy Name. in this place by Rev. DIR.
Leaning. of Youngstown. Ohio. The lee
ture Is a defense of Christianity. or a reply
TO Col. Robert Ingersoll. The reverend
gentleman il an orator Of marked ability.
and no one should miss this opportunity of
hearing him. Admission, - cents
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
i moving slowly but surely toward ex-
tending hrahoh nom JohhStoWn To
somerset county Goa! heiuS- Ihey sum
hoHe" d coupe VI JuhI>Io"h business
men Z" fh''aue'P 'PIIa last week 10 consult
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Mr. Ella NJ Farrell died OF consump-
tion at the residence OF her husband. Ar
chic Farrell. near Spangler. on September
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On Saturday evening. while Merch
Mcconnell an electrician of the Electric
Light Company, al Irwin. We~umoreland
county. was at the top of a pole trying to
fuse a transformer. ne came in contact
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In the United States district court in
WiIiam>purt last Friday afternoon Will
liam Wuud~fde was placed on trial for ms
sing counterfeit coin al yarfous nIaces in
northern Cambria rouptv When arrested
~ hi, bornr in SuSou,harp, township
No"dSIdr had IN his possession two coum-
'rrIrIi d"-'hr>. nut the testimony HeNei"prd
'he ia't iHat Ihty had come INTO ms hahuS
".lt >'li'"E Mh'NNeS ii picnic III Lang
u"h grove I' Vas acquitted
A sad tragedy occurred in JnhnSrown
ON SUNDAY night. Miss Flora Marsh. the
beautiful daughter of James A. Marsh.
and her companion. Sidney CaIlfhau. were
n - a =
deuce when Miss CaIIih,n in Ionl,ipo,
through a drawer in a dresser in the room.
discovered revolver She took it from
it, place and without warning the weapon
exploded the ball entering Miss MarSh'S
head near the temple Death resulted in
ie" hours.
Harry Tavlor. a Young coIored man
went into a fewrIry store at .Iohnstown ON
Wednesday and asked the clerk to see
some watches. Two were shewn him.
when he asked the salesman which he
could the better spare Tlr clerk named
his choice. and TavIor took the one men
toned. put it into his pocket and started |
on run down thr street, lie was 'ap-
NJ" - III NV
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ON Thursday of last week Alderman |
Blake. Of Altoona. issued a warrant for
the arrest Of Milton II. RnISfprcr. former !
mrlTv of FbrnShurg. who i charged bv his |
wife with stealing SO from a burcau |
drawer. where she had placed the money for |
~afc-kecp:ug. The same day an officer was |
sent up TO Ebcu>burg. where he secured |
his prisoner. and after placing him in the |
Ebrn -hurg jail till the next morning. cS- |
cortcd him To Altoona. and thence 10 the |
HollidaySburg Jail for trial
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in this section The moon will enter the |
rt'- shadow FRIDAY night at lil--'I !