The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07

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The fire in the Wyoming collfery at
Port BowkIey, Luzerne county, has broken
out afreSh. and preparations are being
made to flood the mine The work of
drowning the fire may require weeks to
accomplish. ana, in the mean time. several
hundred men and boys will be thrown ont
OF employment. The loss To the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company will be great and
cannot be estimated al this time
AT the Lancaster county prison two
tons of bar iron have been provided and
placed in the Jail yard for the entertainment
of 'Bummers' Hail. All occupants of
that institution who are sentenced for
more than twenJy-fo hours will he re-
quired To carry the bars of iron and pile
them in different parts OF the yard for five
hCurS each day. If any of the prisoners
revolt they will be placed on half ratfons.
The Philadelphia Ledger says: We
are very glad To learn from authentic
sources that the Altoona x PhilipSburg
railroad is emerging from its financial diff
cuItie> and has already paid much of its
oblEatlOnS. The road Is TO bee finished at
once from Ramey To Glasgow, where it will
connect with the Bells Gaprailroad The
"A. ~
L. {. cars will be running To Altoona be-
fore fall.
-Dominico MalateS. an italian laborer
residing at GalIitzin, who is employed on
the new impOunding dam at kittannfng
Point, became involved in a quarrel with
| Hungarian by the name of De Leo. on
Wednesday afternoon and was slaShed
across the abdomen with IA big knife by
| his opponent The ugly, lacerated aud
incl Sed wound was stitched and dressed al
the Altoona hospital. DE Leo has not vet
been arrested.
On Monday James II. Airport, John
a. Dillon and Simon Weakland were ap-
pointed viewers To vacate and supply a
road from Edward Manion'S lane to Will
lam }. Neakland's ice dam i'll Susquehan-
nd township: and Un the same day James
I'll. Airport, james SOmeryille and Robert
| kilder We're appointed viewers 10 vacate a
road laid out but rot opened from the res
| idence of John Lantzy to a point near the
residence of John Bearer
-Geurge Valentine, son of DIR. Valen-
| tine, Of Huntingdon, caught one of the
! largest fish on record in that part of the.
| country, at Huntington on Saturday. Ii
was German carp weighing ~ pounds
! Mr.. Valentine caught il with AN ordinary
| hook and line, but when he saw the size Of
| the fish he did not attempt 10 land him but
! throwing the pole into the river, secured a
| BOAT and went after the whale with Il
| gig. The story is Vouched for as not being
/ 'nshy."
| Nathan Holt, of Johnstown, was in
| Stantly killed al GallitZin on the Pennsyi-
| vania railroad about IL o'clock Saturday
| night. MIR. Holt. who is a stone cutter,
| left his home on Friday 10 90 To Cresson i'll
| search of employment. The suppOSition
! Is that, moi successful at Cresson. he had
! gone To GallItZiu To catch a freight train
| and ride TO his home. He either fell OF
was thrown from the cars, falling across
| the track. His head was severed from
! the body.
! Mrs. Kinney, wife of Charles Kinney,
/ of Hastings, died at her home in that
! place on Thursday of last week, aged Is
! years. She is survived by her husband;
| three Mary, wife of John Ho
| bart. of Spangler; Margaret, wife of John
! Martin. of HoutLdale, Pa, and Bridget
wife Of Richard Bowen, Of Philipsburg
| Pa: and two sons-Thomas and Patrick,
both of Hastings. Her remains were in
Oh SunCay last.
| The patternmakers of the johnson
| Company, at Johnstown. struck OH Tues
/ day and quit work to man. The bone of
| e contention is an attempt on the part OF the
| managers 10 change the method of work
/ from day to piece work. The employees
| assert that the change al the price offered
| would mean a direct cut of 80 per cent. or
more without cause. This means that the
me Ii would receive about Sl.25 TO $50 per
| day instead Of the present wages, which
| are rom - 10 to -.
Every article Of food should be kept
| covered until il appears on the table.
| Milk and butter should be kept in air
| tight vessels. They take up every odOr
| flying in the air, and are positively harm
| ful 10 the stomach after standing uncov-
cred for an hour or two. Not only odOrS,
but the animalcule that fill the air are at
! tractrd to milk and butter. Uncovered
Jelly i a menace To family health, yet
! in two thirds of the pantries in the country
| will be found half used dishes OF jelly
StaEding uncovered.
No Intelligence has yet been ascertain
| ed as 70 the Whereabouts of William Il.
| Hite. Latrube'S missing tax collector. The
| belief that he was murdered by robbers III
| the mountains mas given way 10 a general
| impression that he has hearJle>sly deserted
| his family. who are in destitute circum-
! stances His household effects have been
seized for debt and ON Wednesday his aged
| and blind mother was removed to the
| county home His heart broken wife aud
chiIdreL are left to struggle with the
world as best they can.-lt testmOTetdhd
| Democrat.
The ClearfeId RGftInd1l's Journal says
on Friday last George NJ. Diming. ESD
Of that place, entered into Il contract with
A w Lee x Co., who recently purchased
a large timber tract from ii. a. Wright, ol
Glen Hope, for cutting s,oDoOoo feet oil logs
on the timber lands OF this company III
Reccaria township. In addition To thle
large nu mber of logs Diming Is To make
five large RATS of oak timber which vii! be
| As fine RATS as ever wen. down the Sus-
ouebanua. The tract from which theSt
logs and RATS are to be cut is one of virgin
ii mber and the last one in that lumber re-
gion. The contract is to be completed IL
| one year.
ON Wednesday evening at the Pres6y
terian church in Ebensburg, Mr.. Edward
Jones. of Johnstown, and Miss Harrle
| Owens of Ebensburg, were married, Kew
r NJ Bowman. pastor of the church, per
forming th. ceremony. The bride, Mis-:
Owens. has been the organist at the Pres
byterian church in this place for severa
yrarS and her wedding was attended viii
numerous congratulations and presents