The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-10

The cases of the four Cambria county
editors who got into trouble With Uncle
Sam for printing lottery advertisements.
Were settled at Pit:sburg on Tuesday on
payment of the costs.
An equity suit against the Altoona.
Clearteld and Northern railroad comDany
10 compel foreclosure sale on a mortgage
! fnr S6O,oD0 in favor Of the Pennsylvania
Trust company, of Reading. was begun in
court at HollidaySburg Thursday. The
SUIT Is brought to recover the interest
amounting to some 100. and which Is
now due on the same and unpaid
Sheep dogs appear to be numerous in
Summerhill and Cambria townships. and
no person can allow his sheep TO remain in
the fields at night and expect TO find them
safe ia the morning, and as il is too warm
10 stable them il is quite an Inconvenience
One man has built a fold OF boar ten feet
high without roof and others that wish
To keep sheep will be compelled to do like
wise.
An excellent company will present
waiting for the Verdict" 1r Falsely
accused, at the School Hall, in Carroll
town, on Wednesday evening. Nav 18th
1895. The play will be reproduced On tho
following evening a The same place. The
object is a good one and the public is cnr-
dlaiIy invited TO spend pleasant evening
ana at the same time assist in a worthy
object.
"A petition was presented in the Blair
county court for the removal of the county
commissioners James Funk and John Uurd
from office, on the grounds of lack and ex.
traVagant management of the county af-
fairs, favoritism in the award of bridge
contracts. These proceedings were insti-
tuted by she county auditors after a three
months investigation of the commissioners
sioners' office, The court took no final
action on the petition.
By the parting OF freight train at
MayeS Summit, on the Pennsylvania &
Northwestern railroad on Tuesday morn
Ing. brakeman W. ii. WeiSenring was
Killed. He was stepping from one car to
another as they parted, ana he fell be-
tween, being run over. His legs were
crushed and d severe cut inflicted on his
head. He was taken to Coalport and later
to his home in Bellwood. where he died
He leaves wife and family.
Farmers are warned against wheat
swlndlerS who are said to be working in
the eastern part of the state and are liable
TO drop among you at any time They are
canvasSing with a fine grade of wheat.
which they al!ege will Weld an average
of 80 bushels to the acre The grains are
larger and there are more of them on the
stock. You will be required to sign a con-
tract to let the agent half your crop and if
he doesn't get your farm you will be in
great luck.
Daniel Pringle, aged about fifty years,
whose home was in Altoona was struck
by an empty freight engine on the Penn
sylvania railroad, near q Il signal tower,
in Altoona, at o'clock on Wednesday
morning, and he died short time after
AT the Logan House, from the effect of his
Injuries. The unfortunate man had been
conductor on a coal train between Cres-
son and \ ltoOna for the past twenty eight
wears, and when he met his death he was
about TO get geady for his daily "trip.
An unknown man was struck and
killed by third section of Day Express a
short distance beyond Kittanning Point,
between II and o'clock on Monday after
noon. He was from all appearances 4
tramp, about 81 years of age. and looks TO
be either a German or a Swede. He has
good features and sandy hair and beard.
He wore three shirts and two pair of
pants. Both arms were broken and was
badly bruised aud lacerated about the
body. The remains were taken to AL
tOOna.
Mr.. Jacob Hoover, Sr., died at the
home of his son, Jacob A. Hoover, in Car
roll township, on Saturday, May 4th. The
deceased was born in Bavaria and at
the time of his death was s3 years, )
months and days old. He is survived by
one daughter. Mrs. Catharine Rumbaugh,
of DenniSOn, Ohio, and two sons, John II
Hoover and Jacob A. Hoover, both of Car
roll township. His wife died about six
years ago. His remains were inferred IN
ST Benedict's cemetery at Carrolltown on
Monday.