The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01


vino died recently at Trout Run. in POr-
tage township. was known to possess
S1,rO before his death. which he kept con-
ceaIed in some secret place He did not
believe his illness would prove fatal and
d'"d steadily refusing to reveal the hiding
-,-e Of his treasure to any of his friends
Iuer" i now little prospect of its ever be
ing found.
Maple sugar manufacturers anticipate
an unusually good season this spring
They claim that protracted cold weather.
specially where the ground has not been
frozen TO depth of more than four or five
inches as Is the case at present. always
causes the sap 10 flow more freely and in
larger quantities than in seasons follow
ing winter noted for its moderate tenn
perdture.
Thomas Steer, of Rayne township, In
diana county, who had been fined five dol
lars and costs of an attachment for failing
to appear aS witness in the Blair White
contest, shot himself with suicidal intent
on Wednesday of last week, being afraid
that lac would have to 90 to Jail upon his
failure to pay the amount. He died on
Friday morning. He leaves a wife and
six children.
"A Pine township farmer whose name
we have forgotten, was surprised last Fri
day morning when he went TO the the barn
TO tend the stock" In the COW shed he
found three deer and in the horse stable
black bear and a catamount. The deer
ran AT his approach, but the bear and cat
amount We're so badly froSt-bitten that he
dispatched them both with heavy oak
i
Newly elected justices of the peace are
required to file their acceptance of office
with the prOJhOnOtary within 80 days after
the election, stating whom they succeed,
whether the vacancy occurs by resignation
or expiration, and also when term of office
expires. Newly elected Justices should
bear this in mind, as Il failure to comply
with the law leaves vacancy which must
be filled by appointment from the govern
or.
On Friday merning when train 3O7 was
going up To Cres>On they received orders
at Garway junction to watch for a truck
along the track. a train of emptieS was
coming down from CreSsOn and the truck
jumped from under the car next To the
engine. leaving nothing but the links to
hold il up. 1t stayed in position for about
six miles. This seems like prevaricatiOn.
but one Of the Jrainmen says it is true
VALLEY Ware
The Harvard QuartetJe gave an enter
tainmcnt at the Opera House on Saturday
evening which was of high order of merit
but very Slmly attended. They deserved u
better fate for it was the unanimous opin-
ion of all IN the audience that it was the
the best quarIette that has visited Eben>-
burg Tor several years. On Sunday even
they sang in the choir of the congregational
church and that editice was filed to its ut
most capacity.
A sad sequel To the Elbe disaster and
the drowning of Fannie Drucher. whose
sister lives in Bradford. Pa, came in the
shape of Il letter from the father who re-
sides IN the interior of Hungary. The let
ter TO the daughter in Bradford asks if
Fannie arrived safely, and why no word
had been sent the parents TO that effect
The parents evidently have not yet learned
Of the accident which befel the vessel and
the drowning of the girl.
Superintendent of Motive Power Turn
er. of the Buffalo. Rochester " PiItsburg,
claims to have turned out Of the company'S
built in this country. In many respects it
is like the --gg9' of the New York Cen
traI. as it weighs the same and has the
same size drivers. 1t is equipped with an
electric headlight and on u straight track
it i claimed that the engineman can see
man TWO miles ahead, and at even great
er distance a man can look at his watch
ana tell the hour.
"A comical incident happened at the
recent meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Dairymen in Meadville, Crawford county.
A. J. Palm, editor of the Messenger, who
is opposed 20 the tactics of certain oppoS-
ers of imitation butter, procured a one and
a five pound package of Chicago butterine
and entered il for competition under the
name of Farmer Friend" The jury OF
awards granted it prizes, not distinguish
ing the difference between it and the real
goods The 0ne-pound package took sec
ond prize and the five pound pac kage third
prize.
-Four attorneys of this county have
furnished opinions on the compensation OF
our county commissioners, MeSSrs. Sech'er
and KittelI holding that the commissioners
are entitled to the per diem compensation,
while MessrS. w. Horace Rose and J. +.
McKenrick hold that the salary is fixed at
800 per year The publishing of opinions
is but wasting time, as
"A man convinced against his will
i of the same opinion still.
The matter should be brought before the
court where it could be argued by the at
torueys and then settled definitely.
"A party of shovelerS who were engaged
in opening = road through the huge snow
drifts Of the road over LitZinger'S hill, be-
tween Carrolltown and Chest Springs,
were surprised to see the tips of horses
ears sticking out of the top of an immense
and solidIy packed drift. They went Wig
orously To work TO eXcavate the animal,
and their efforts were rewarded by uncOv-
erIug a sleigh as well, the sleigh contain
ing a full complement of robes, whip, etc
The horse was standing erect and was
frozen stiff. The driver or occupant of the
sleigh up to the time of going To press has
moi been found GdtIitzH Times.
-Four tranpS entered the house of Liz
zfe Knee. near the town of Indiana, last
Thursday night, by forcing the door
The woman lives alone and is represented
IN have considerable money. The trampS
bound and gagged her and ransacked the
house Miss Knee says they got -.
When the tramps LETT the house they
placed her on the cooking stove, in which
was 4 SrnouIdering fire, but she managed
To relieve herself from the ropes before she
was burned. The men did notwear masks