The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-23

that the shelter of a tree is the most dan
gerous one that can be selected. A
thorough wetting is the surest protection
in such.
Several Of the laborers empIoved on
the borough ditch went out on a strike on
Wednesday norning-or perhaps were
struck out by the contractor would be
better way to put it. Too much booze was
the cause
"A ro5ber broke into the residence of p
B- Ientmyer, at Clearfeld few nights ago
and got some money. watches and jeweIry
lie escaped. but not until he had a scufile
with Mrs. IenUmyer, who displayed con-
siderable nerve.
-George Thomas, son of Water Superin-
tendent Richard Thomas, FELL from roof
distance of fifteen feet, on Wednesday.
alighting on his back He was picked mn
unconscious bnt soon recovered, and was
not seriously hurt.
Samuel Howard, of MorrellvilIe. a
suburb of JohnstOwn. fell from a freight
train near Sang Hollow on Saturday night
and was killed. He was aged - years and
is survived by his parents and several
brothers and sisters
On Friday of last week a runaway
horse caused the death of A X. Bottom
held. bridge contractor, of Everett Bed
ford county. Mr.. ROttomfield was a prom
inent business man of his community and
known throughout the county
1t has been found to be impractfcabIe
to clean the Shenkle dam of the logs and
stumpS without letting the water off and
to-day Thursday the work of cutting a
channel through the breast of the dam
for the purpose of draining it was begun.
-Pickpockets, following Buffalo Bflrs
aggregation, are said To have relieved the
the people who attended the show at
CieartieId of sums which in the aggre-
gate would amount to s5,OOO. Over one
hundred persons suffered from the light
fingered gentry at Clearied.
"A large fan has been put in operation
in the McFadden mine, down the Black
lick. dry kiln and planning mill is being
erected, "a Is also large storage house for
the storing away of machinery which was
used by McFuiden in the grading of rail-
roads and the building of bridges.
Harry Hawthorne, of SpangIer, who
i suspected of being :he manufacturer of
spurious coin, was arrested by Secret
Officer Griffin on Wednesday He was
taken before Commissioner Graffius at AL
toona. and in default of 5000 bail was
committed for hearing on August -.
As the result of a petition signed by
more than seven hundred taxpayers. the
| county commissioners have extended the
| time for securing the discount of , per
| cent on the payment of taxes from the
| 1SJ Of September until the 1st of October
| After the latter date per cent. will be add
| ed.
| The sixth annual reunion and picnic
! of the Emerald Beneficial Association of
| Blair, Bedford and Cambria counties was
| held at Emerald Park, Cresson. on We'd
| nesday and was largely attended by mem
| berS and their families as well as by num-
| bers of Others not menberS of the asSocia-
| tiOn.
Mrs. Hill, wife OF Rev George Hill, of
| Berlin Heights, Ohio, formerly of Ebens-
| burg, was thrown from buggy while out
! driving with another lady on Wednes-
day of last week and rendered unconscious
| for time but luckily escaped serious III
jury. The runaway horse broke its leg
| and had To be shot.
| John Kelly, o: Patton, while working
| in the Pardee cOlliery near tina: place on
| Thursday of last week was caught by a
fall Of coal and had his collar bone broken
besides being badly injured in the spine
After receiving local medical attention
he was removed TO the PhiIipsburg hos
pital for treatment.
"A dispatch from Somerset says thai
Frank and William Baker were fatally in
iured by an explosion of dynamite a
| Shoemaker quarry, that place on Saturday
| \ blast failed to explode and the meI
| tramped around it. when the stuff let go
| hurting them thirty feet in the air. Boil
, were terribly mangled and they cannot re
! cover.
AT the four windows or rather division
of windows in the pay office of the Cam
brfa Iron Company sums aggregatini
| about $4,000 for two weeks work wer
handed out to employees last Saturday af
ternuon Were heads of departments
clerks. etc. who were paid by voucher, t
be included, the amount would run up 1
about Sl2l,OOO.
According to the Scientific AmericGl
bicycles are the safest places on earth o
in the air during thunderstorm, becaus
the pneumatic tires filled with air are
perfect iusuIator, lmpervious to the al
chance of the ordinary biped being struc
by lightning is one in ten million, that
the bicycist is as one in billion.
Thursday night, during the absence @
I Mr. and Mrs. r r. Tibbott at the reur
D ion Of the TibbottS in EbenSburg, burglar
entered their residence on the hHlsIo
. above Beam school house, in Lower 1od'
. township. by smashing in the doors ME
: | Flora Beam and the three Tibbott chic
| rem were in the house at the time, an
} | their cries for help frightened the intrno
{ er- away before they secured anything
- .IohnStOtrlt Tribune.
Work was commenced last MOnda
a morning on the new railroad eNtendlT
p from Altoona TO PhilipSburg. which
p known as the Altoona & PhiiipSburg al
road. The new line will intersect
? PhfIiusburg with the Beech Greek railroa'
p which extends by connections with u
d Reading roads to Philadelphia. The roa
when. completed. opens valuable bltuil
p nous coal. timber and farm lands Tor IN
e section of Pennsylvania.
An Italian accompanied by alieg
| performing bear, visited the SuFrouhu'
towns last week. The animal seemed
be wonderfully well trained and his own
reaped a rich harvest. When the shau
of nfght drew near the Italian and i
trained companion repaired 10 seclud
snot near the county home to roOst Tor L
nigbt when the alleged bear was seen
ster, ont Of his hide and assist in countl
the days proceeds.-G GreefSb'rg argus.
The GosIing says the battle of Is