The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19


tramped to death few days ago at Lewis
town, Pa, by savage bull, Her skull
was fractured, her jaw, arm. and thigh
broken, and her chest crushed. She died
in an hour after the accident
A bicycle has not the right of pave
meEt. but it has the right of streets and
roads, as wagons have, aud when run
down Intentionally or by carelesSneSs on
the part of wagOners or others. damage
may be obtained by process of law. The
cycler should not hesitate TO use his bell
when about to pass or in meeting vehicles
1t gives warning and may avert run
awav.
-Emmet Thornton, a slater employed on
the Laughlin Memorial Home. near this
place, made miSStep last Friday after
noon and fell from the roof u distance of
forty feet Strange To say, no bones were
broken. and with the exception of being
badly bruised and shaken up. he was not
seriously hurt, but will be able to be about
again in few davs. His home is Clear
field. Pa.
Perhaps the biggest apple tee in the
country grows few miles from JohnStown
on the farm of John Custer. Its circum-
ground. The tree is well proportfoned. the
limbs extending = feet from the trunk on
all sides Four years ago there were a.
barrels of cider made from the apples that
grew on it, and from its appearance now
there will be several barrels made this
year.
"A new trick is being playeu on the un-
suSpecting farmer Two prepoSSeSSing
n,en paint a sign on a farmers fence or
barn and give him few dollars To guar
antee them that no one else will be per
mttted 10 paint a sign over il. The farm
er i asked To sign a receipt. in order that
they may return the same to their EN-
pIoyerS. The receipt that he signs turns
out To be a promisSUry note for 500 or 500
Don't bite.
During a meeting Of the .JohnStDwu
board of school controllers on Tuesday
night of last week communication from
City Superintendent Johnson was read, in
which he openly charged that a number of
teachers. and particularly those of the
high school, were incompetent To ill the
positions and that the standing of the
schools iS at present lower than at any
time for ten years. The communication
was tabled and kept from the public.
This will be a busy week for the farm
erS of WeStmoreland county. and it will
finish up the wheat-cutJing, and. i'm the
aggregate. will show three-fifthS of a crop
of Il good quality when all i gathered; the
oats, that was almost despaired of. will
vet yield One-third of crop, but the hay
crop cannot be estimated; the corn and
potatoes now give promise for fair yield.
and the pas tuTe fields are showing green
cast once more -GreClSbITy Tribune.
The control of the Altoona, Clcarlield
x Northern Railroad Company. which has
been in the hands of Receivers Samuel Z.
Langdon, of Philadelphia. and Frank G.
Patterson, of Altoona, for two years, was
on Monday afternoon surrendered To the
officers of the corporation by decree of
the Blair county courts New
stock has been subscribed to relieve the
company from its Indebtedness. aud the
line will be merged shortly as feeder to
the Pennsylvania system.
James GrasSo, a crippled Italian boot
black of Altoona, on Sunday night at
tempted to Kill David Mumma an Ameri-
can, at the home of Mrs Bruucr. whose
place both frequcnred. GraSso was drunk.
and, becoming Jealous of Mumma's atJcn-
tion to girl in the place, pulled revolver
and shot twice. One bullet went wide of
its mark; the SECOND one passed through
Mumma'S coat and shirt. but. striking the
breast bone, turned its course and pro-
/ duced only flesh wound. GrasSo was
| arrested.
The engineer on the passenger train
was Mortified a few evenings ago while
taking coal at Frugalty TO see the form Of
a man come through the chute with the
coal. Alter Shovcling him out it
was discovered u be none other than
| the night watchman, MIR. George Leaper.
who had lost his footing and fell into the
| chute. just as the fireman opened the
| gate. Mr.. Leaper came out with only a
| few bruises, but looked a though he had
| taken a trip through the Internal regions.
| -C0uIpOrt Standard.
On Thursday evening of last week Il
| passenger train on the Cambria n Clear
! field railroad ran into an open switch at
| Hastings and coIIided with several freight
/ cars standing on i siding. The baggage
| and express ard smoking car were par
/ TALLY teleScoped and the engine badly
/ wrecked. Conductor McDermott was Sc
! vereIy cut about the head and the mail
!
/ and scratched but not seriously injured.
! Several of the passengers received
! scratches and were badly shaken up.
! While a freight train going east was
| passing through the tunnel on the Penn
] syIvania railroad near GallitZIn on Wed
/ ueSday night at 7:3O the coupling Of two of
| the cars near the centre Of the train pulled
/ apart. When the two sections of the train
| crashed together again ten cars were
| wrecked and about 300 feet of track were
| torn up Fortunately none of the train
men were injured. Philadelphia Express
was delayed one hour, having to pass
! throught the mountain by way of the Old
! Portage tunnel. After tive or six hours of
| labor by the wrecking crew the track was
! and cleared repaired.
AT two o clock on Wednesday afternoon
| of last week while Mrs. Henry, wife of DR.
! r. l. Henry, of Apollo, with her little baby
/ in her arms, was crossing the West Penn
railroad brige, which spans Beaver run at
| Pau!ton, WeStmoreland county, a heavy
freight train came dashing along. Their,
not being room for escape at the sides OF
the bridge, and the distance To either end
being too great for the atfrighted and al
| most paraIy wed woman to cover. she was
forced 10 stand and await a certain and
| fearful death. The engine was running a
great speed. and could not be checked after
the mother and child were seen. Boti
were killed instantly. and their bodie:
| mangled almost beyond recognition.
After a long illness from consumption
! Mrs. Elizabeth Good. wife of Mr.. Lev
| Good, died al her home in Altoona, OF
| TnesdaY. in :he thirty eighth wear of be-