The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-23

Henry Filtz and his six-year-old son.
William, of Hollidaysburg, were in the
city yesterday. William attracted con-
siderable attention owing to his avoirdu-
pois. The boy is almost seven years of
age and stands three feet eleven and three.
forth inches high. He weighs I25 pounds
and measures thIrtY-eight inches around
the waist and eighteen inches around the
calf of the leg. The boy has Just recover
ed from an attack of scarlet fever His
father stated that his sickness did not
make him lose the least particle of flesh.
lie has continued to grow heavfer.-AL-
tOOnG Times.
On Sunday afternoon r. l.. George
ana family started out for drive behind
MS hhe team of bays one of which WAS an
exceptionally good mare. They drove to
Loretto and upon leaving for home Mr..
George noticed that the mare seemed to
be sick but never thought anything dan
gerOuS was wrong. When a short distance
out of Loretto the mare fell over and in
about 20 minutes was dead. The cause of
the animals death was either collie or in
flamatiOn of the bowels. The mare was a
good one and was u safe family horse and
Mr.. George deeply regrets his loss.-GdL-
Iitzin Times
Melvin ID. Crum, son of Allison III
Crum, was instantly killed by lightning on
Friday afternoon about three o'clock while
plowing in a field near his home a short
distance fIOm MarkleSburg Huntingdon
county. Both horses were also killed.
The storm had been gathering for some
time, and the young man not apprehending
danger, continued blowing. He and the
horses We're struck by bolt of lightning
that preceded the storm. II was not known
that anything serious had occurred until
the young man failed TO come to his supper
at the usual time. His father started in
search of him and found him dead in the
| field
On Sunday last while Mrs Elmira
Heinbaugh, of Lower TurkeyfoOt town
! ship, Somerset county, accompanied by
| her daughter, Mrs. COughenour and her
| hve-year- old grandson, of Scot.daIe, was
| driving through Confluence the horse
| attached TO the buggy in which they were
| seated stepped upon a hoop. The hoop
| became entangled about the horses legs
anc the animal began kicking vigorously
! to free itself. 1t its struggle i; struck
| young COughenOur on the head, fracturing
his skull and inflicting Injuries that caused
| death on Monday. Mrs. Heinbaugh was
| also kicked on the leg, sustaining the
| fracture of that member
On Friday last information was made
before and warrants issued by United
| States Commissioner GraffiuS at Altoona,
charging certain parties with passing or
| having in their possession counterfeit coins.
Saturday afternoon United States Marshal
| ar Nnh yEif In
had been arrested on the charges They
were placed IN the Altoona lookup over
night and on Monday morning were taken
| TO Hollidaysburg tn await hearings. Their
names and the times set for their hearings
are: Charles States and L. Il. Spencer. of
| Flora, Indiana county; time. August 10Th.
Il. +. White, of Burnside, Clearfied coun-
ty: time, August 2ISt. Adam Banks, of
PunXsutawney. jefferson county; time.
| August 2sth.
| Mr.. William GOSS of JeffrieS, had ar
| experience with a rattleSnake one day last
| week which causes him to Shudder when
ever he thinks of it. He was out gather
ing berries, and happened to tramp on the
snake, which Immediately sank its fangs
in one of his shoes and cOled around his
ankle. He managed TO kick it off and at
tempted TO seize large rock TO throw al
it, W hen he discovered huge yellow rat
tier under the rock. Securing another
stone he killed the one which had first at
tackled him, then followed up the good
work by destroying the yellow one and
| another, while a fourth made its escape
| Then William concluded he was tired
picking berries, and went home.-HOItz
date Observer.