The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
NEWS AND OTHER NOrINGs.

His horse running away, p. ). Reed,
of HilegaSville, was thrown out and in
stantly killed.
New York capitalists bought for $500.
600 the Hotel Riverside, a noted pleasure
resort at Cambridge. Crawford county.
-Despondency, caused by ill-healIh, led
Mrs. Michael Moore, of Midvale, Luzerne
county, to commit suicide by taking arse
nic.
Albert Heiling, who swallowed IN eig IA
teen-i inch sword while practicing for all
amateur entertainment, died in agony al
MuskegOn, Mich.
"A combined caudestick and match
box, with projecting spur permitting its
ready attachment To the wall, when de-
sired, has been invented.
"A window cleaner composed of brush
having water reservoir attached and
arranged to supply water to the brushing
surface, Is among late novelties.
Railroad Robbers Charles Williams
james Taylor and Andrew, followers of
John Horst, who is in prison at Holidays
burg, have been caught at Harrisburg.
A carpet formed of layers of paper, a
ply of felt, and All inter mediate filling of
cotton, ano provided with an infold side
producing spring edge, IL ii late inven-
tiun.
David III. Thomas, mine inspector of
the Eighth bituminous coal district, died
at his residence in PLilipsburg, on Sun
day night of Bright's disease, after an
illness of a few days.
In consequence of recent decision of
Judge McClung, many of the swell clubs Of
Pittsburg have closed their sideboards to
prevent prosecution. The judge classes
them, from legal standpoint in the same
category with speakeasies.
A brakeman named Fry, who resides
in Fairmount, Irwin, fell from his lraiE on
the Ioughiogheny branch railroad. We'd
neSday, and was probably fatally injured
One car passed over his leg, crushing it so
badly that amputatiOn was necessary
Superintendent of Banking Preston is
Informed that Treasurer Morton, of the
Chenango Valley Savings bank, at Bing-
hamton, n. Y. has confessed to a defaI-
cation of from sl5.O00 to $4,000 Bank
Examiner Backus thinks that the defal-
cation will amount to more than S2O.OD
10y ID. Brady, son of the taller at
Buckhannon, w. V, on Tuesday night
went to the cell of Roland Perkins, held
for larceny, to play cards with him. Dur
ing the game Perkins attacked Brady and
tried TO take his keys from him, when
Brady whipped out his revolver and shot
the prisoner dead.
The billet mill of the Pennsylyonia
Steel works, which has been idle for the
past seven weeks. will resume on Tuesday
morning, giving employment to about 100
men. No.2 blast furnace will be blown
In this week, employing about sixty men.
Ii is the largest furnace at the steel works.
having capacity of 200 tons day.
Charles Sickinger, a nine ear-oId boy.
has arrived at Easton, Pa, from Forrest
Home, ILL.,, having made the trip entirely
on his own resources. He is the son of
Mrs. Frank Dfttinger, of Butler street.
Easton- His father died when he was
three years old, and his mother married
and went to Easton, leaving the child with
relatives. Recently he decided be wanted
to see his mother, 50 started alone on his
Journey OF eleven hundred miles. Friends
tied label on his coat and he made the
journey without any trouble