The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-26

"A man steals a horse. sells il to an in
nocent party who buys it in good faith.
The owner comes. takes away his horse
and the man who bought il is loser to the
the extent OF the purchase. a kuave pro-
cures farmers signature to paper pur-
porting to be an agency contract for the
sale of a machine. BY tearing off a part
Of it the remainder with the signature be-
comes promiSSory note. Rascal number
one sells il To rascal number two. usually
some bank, and the latter sues to recover.
The court decides the farmer must pay the
innocent holder of the fraudulent paper.
Is there anything out of joint in these
eases
The residences Of James Hunter and
Mrs Amanda Brown in Jackson township,
one and One-half miles from McAIevy's
Fort, We're destroyed by fire on Friday ev-
enIug last. The fire started in Mr.. Hunt
cr'S house about GocIock. supposed To have
originated from defective Hue. lie man
aged TO get all his goods out of the house
and stored them in the house of his sister
in-law, Mrs. Brown. a short distance
away About . o'clock the same evening
IRE broke out in Mrs. Browns house. sup
posed 10 have been caused by SPONTANEOUS
combustion originating from the heated
goods taken into the house Besides the
destruction of the two buildings. large
quantity of goods were burned Hunting
dom Local NCirS
The judges composing the contest court
are making good time and are working in
duStriously. They have made up their
list Of Illegal voters, and are now going
over the ballots for the purpose of asccer-
tanning :nr whom they voted. The chances
are that they will finish this part of the
business next week and bc ready in a cou-
pie of weeks To render their decision.
They keep their own counsel. and no one
but themselves has the remote>J idea how
many votes are found To have been illegal
or for whom majority Of them were cast.
Both sides feel confident OF winning. and
perhaps that i just aS well, for the friends
OF one or the other of the candidates are
going to feel awful sad after the decision
is rendered. indiana Messenger.
On Thursday morning of last week
Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Leslie, OF
Carroiltown. died at the age of - years.
She vas born in Tyrone, Blair county. and
her maiden name was Williams. SHE and
Mr.. Leslie were married thirty seven years
ago and went To housekeeping in Carroll
township. OF the sixteen children born to
the union, six survive. a follows: David
H.. of Carroll township: Caleb, of Cymbria
Mines; John. of SpangIer: Andrew, of
Hastings: Amanda, wife of William Suy-
der. aud james. of Carroll township. Mrs.
Leslie's mother il dead. but her father
Caleb WiIIiamS-iS >JIli living, at the age
of eighty four years. Interment was made
in Grass Hill cemetery, near the late home
of the deceased, last Saturday morning.
William Gibbons and Mrs. Elizabeth
Fresh were brought to Jail on Wednesday,
the man 10 answer To charge Of fornica-
tion aad the woman 10 answer TO Il charge
Of aduItry. both charges preferred by the
womau'S husband. George Fresh. who re
/ sides near Chest Springs. About six weeks
| ago the woman skipped out from her nus
! bands dumicilc and accompanied 10y Glib
/ bOnS. went over in TurkeyfOoJ township,
/ Somerset county, where they went To
/ housekeeping "a man and wife. Fresh
/ went before Squire Schroth in Carroll
/ town and had warrants issued. and
/ on Tuesday Constable Ii. {. kirkpatrick
/ nahbed the guilty pair and brOught them
/ TO Carrolltown. They were given a hear
/ ing and committed to Jail 10 answer at
/ court