The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-27

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cnpies the Parks cottage at Maple Park
has donated 81 coo to the Conprepationai
church in this place.
Patrick Flynn. of Patton, who claimed
20 oe IOi years of age, died on SATURDAY. at
the nome OF his son. Dennis Flynn. of that
place Mr.. Flynn was native of Ireland
/ ana claimed that if he lived until the mid
die oil october he would be los years of age.
ms remains were taken to Corning, N Y.
| for intermeut
"A voter whose name is not on the regis
Try list can remedy the defect on election
day by having two persons swear that he
| has been citizen of the election district
Tor 80 days Immediately preceding the
election day. But if the voter has not paid
a state or county tax. assessed within two
years., 5O.days before the election day. he
cannot vote.
Mrs John Z. Miller. of Paint town
ship Somerset county. has two glass lars
OF cherries which she put up twenty-two
years ago this autumn A lar of these
cherries was opened about a year ago and
were found TO be as good as the day they
were put up. The juice, however. in
which they stood so long, has become as
strong as brandy.
"A Hollidaysburg artist of the paint pot
and brush, on wager, one night last week
ate two dozen fried eggs and a quantity of
| bread, add this, too, after having partaken
OF heavy supper. He offered to repeat
| the gastronomic feat there and then on A
wager of SO. but found no taker. Hefs
/ not very big man, but his capacity is all
| HotlidGUsbItrg Standard.
james X. Mccain, a brakeman on the
| CreSSon and CleariieId branch of the Penn
| sylvania railroad, met with an accident AT
| the east end of the GallitZin tunnel on
| wednesday morning. His left leg was
caught between two cars and fractured
| above the knee. He was taken TO Altoona
| on Day Express and ta ken TO his home in
| that city. DIR. Buck reduced the fracture.
| ) u Stewart, employed with gang
OF men on the work train between Cresson
| and Lilly. on Thursday of last week was
| struck 10y lightning and rendered uDcon-
| ScIous- lie was picked up by his COM
| panlonS and after his revival was taken 10
| his home atGaliitZin where he was attend
| ed by Dr. 1roXell, the railroad compan'ys
| physician. l: is believed he will recover.
| "A law was passed by the legislature of
1895 making it obligatory for all persons
| owning or leasing buildings for show pur-
| poses TO pay a state license in cities of the
| first class of 500; second class, S4OO and
| third class, SO: borOughS and and town
| ships, $50, under penalty of a fine of not
| less than 500. Ali cities having less than
| 100000 inhabitants are cities of the third
| class.
! -Stewart's Hall. in Seventeenth ward,
JOhnStoNn. was discovered TO be on fire at
an early hour on Sunday morning and the
| the flames had made such progress before
the discovery that it was impossible to
save the structure and it was burned to the
| ground. The first floor of the building
was used a store and wareroom; the
| second was used as a hall. and the third as
| lodge room. The loss is estimated at
| 5000, with an insurance of 5000.
On Sunday while N p Mervine, a
| leading member of the Blair county bar,
was out driving with his family near Al
| tOOna, the neck yoke which held the horses
! to the tongue broke and ne was drawn out
over the dasher AID trampled under the
| horses feet. lie sustained a long and deep
wound Oh the top of the head, several deep
| laceratious about the face, large cash
| across the throat. and all his front teeth
| were knocked down his throat. His con-
ditiOn Is critical.
| Mrs. Corr, of Marion Centre, Indiana
! county, was tried last week for killing her
/ two-ycar- child. The crime was com
| mitted last spring. Her husband did not
| return until after midnight. Meanwhile
| the child was restless ard peeviSh. The
mother threw it into well and it was
| drowned. She was arrested and has been
in the county Jail since. At the trial a
nu mber of neighbors testified as TO her
strange doings from time 10 time and the
jury found her not guilty of murder. de-
claring her TO be weak minded.
| The dead body of the man found in the
water at the viaduct on Wednesday morn
ing Of last week, when taken to Gallitzir
was identified as that of Francis Galliece
son OF owen and Bridget Galliece, of thai
place aged twentv-four years. The young
man had left home on Tuesday evening
| going to Altoona. where after talking {
while with his brother Patrick, left will
| the intention of taking a train for Pitts
burg The next that was heard OF hin
was the finding of his body in the Cone
maugh as previously stated. The young
| mans death occurred on his 24th birthday