The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-28


copper cent of 1888. Both had evidently
been in the ground for many years. They
We're discovered on the site of house that
rorted down before the Old Portage road
was built.
One day last week five women of Axe
Mann who had spite at Michael Daugn-
ertv, undertook TO catch him and fog him.
but Michael was too wary for them. Fail
Ing in this they caught Mrs. Daugherty
a. she was driving the COW To water.
hnocked her of the bridge into the creek
and then beat her with stones and clubs
Into insensibility. The chaStiSemert was
50 -evere that Mrs. DauEhcrIy is now in 4
2rccarious condition and may yet die
BcliCOlttC Nc,rS
"A human skull was found in the hot
tom of the river at point about TWO
miles below Bolivar a few DAYS ago by Mr.
Proctor, from Greeusburg. The finder or
the CHASTITY relic was fishing and saw the
sNuii protruding from the sand at the bot
tom oI the river. II Is apparently that of
person about twelve To fifteen years of
age, and the left side had been crushed in.
the bones were in good state of preserva-
tIon, and probably belong TO the great
JohnStown flood.
Mr. Robert Ferguson. of Ebeusbnrg.
on Monday and Tuesday last raised the
framework of barn 5ON72 feet on the farm
recently purchased by him ON PrfngIc hill
in SummerhiIl township The wall was
bWit by Mr.. J. y. Sipes. of EbenSburg.
and all who attended the raising pronounce.
the Workmanship the very best. The
iramework was constructed by Mr.. An
drew Duman. of BlacklIck township. and
i most substantial frame When com
pleted the barn will be one of the best in
Ehe county
Louis WiSSinger, who Ifyes in Cone
maugh township, was lO3 years old last
Tuesday. and the anniversary of his birth
viii be- cclcbra ted in the early part of july.
over luD years of active work among the
hills of Western Pennsylvania have dealt
lightly with him. and at present he i A.
active "a many other persons at "a wears
OF age His eye>ight l. almost a. good as
IL was 81 years aga. and he retains his fac
ultieS IN remarkable manner. barring a
slight deafness Mr.. WisSinger was twice
married, has 1. children, and Ia2 great
grandchildren.
"A deed was left at the register and re-
corder'S Office last week to be recorded.
dated June l., Is.'5. conveying Iu2 tracts of
coal lands ,Ihe surface only IN RichIand
and Adams townships, about IU.OOO acres
iH all The deed IS from Robert II. Sayre
and wife. of South Bethlehem. and Robert
H. >ayre. William y. Ldthrup and Irwin
y Steers. trustees of WiIkr>barrc. to the
Nilmore Coal Company. the consideration
being 6,i1 shares OF stock in the coal COM
pauy. 1t j. said road has been surveyed
from Lowell. ON the South Fork branch. to
this land. which in the uefghborhood of
Scalp Level
A grand picnic will be held in Priugle-
dale grove al Nilmore by the members Of
- Harrhulcmcw's church. Of ,aat place.
un Thursday. July IJh The good people
of that place are determined that all who
favor them with their presence will be
pleased with the treatment extended to
them 4 substantial dinner and plenty of
refreshments viii be provided on the
grounds. 4 fine orchestra has been Sc
cured and sweet music will be- diScour>cd
for the benefit of all VINO wish To try the
elegant dancing platform. Nothing will
br left uuuuuc to make the day pleasant
and enjoyable.
The borough council has made prop
o-itiOn To- the county commissioners in
which they offer ON the part of the bur-
ouGh 10 pay the difference ia the cost Of
Ie-iuch pipe and 2O-inch pipe in lay ing the
sewer from the county buildings. ON CON
diIiOU that the borough has the use of the
sewer Several other items in regard to
the expense of the sewer have been brought
To- notice that were not thought of At the
time of the meeting of council and which
viii have To be- discussed. but it i believed
that the borough fathers and the county
commissioners will come together aud
jointly builG the sewer.
Richard H. Tudor. one of the oIdeS,
residents of EUen>burg, died a. the Cam
briu House, in this place. on Thursday
morning. aged - years. The deceased was
born in Muntgomery>hire, Wales. and came
Co this country when a boy with his par
eur>. who settled on a farm a few miles
north of EbenSburg. For many years the
deceased was engaged in the grocery trade
1ur retired from active business more than
quarter Of century ago. Since that
time hc has not been engaged in any bus
iue>>. but has led Il quicJTetired tifr. max
ing his home at the Cambria House. For
IL number OF years he was a tipstayc at the
court house.
Counterfeit silver 10 cent pieces that
contain a. much if not more silver than
genuine coin have been discovered in the
United States suburaSury. They have
been received from banks and are 80 care
fully made that il requires jhe trained eye
Of an expert 10 detect their bogus Charac-
ter The coins have the appearance Of
being we'll worn. a result Of careful work
ON the part of the csuuteTfeiteT. and val
uubIe AID 10 their circulation. Several Of
the, coins have been sent 10 the secret SER
vice officials who pronounce them most
dangerous cOunteTfritS and express the be
lief THAT they were made IN Europe aud
sent % this country for circulation.
several days ago Earnest Stine. of
Pheasant Gap. a lad Of Il or 10 years had
AN experience with an empty whiskey bar
rel that he will not soon forget. He was
trying To make a hole IN the barrel by us
ing a red hot piece OF iron. The process
worked very successfully Until the iron
pierced the barrel and then a terrific cX-
plo~iou occurred that bursted the barrel
into spHutcrs. Young Stine was knocked
back some distance by the force OF the eN-
plo-ion and was unconscious for about
half an hour thereafter. His face i burnt
and puucturcd all over with little black
specks. The force of the explosion was
sufficient To break some of the rafters
overhead. Centre Democrat.
Pushing the New Line TO Pittsb"rs
L. McMauuS. of Philadelphia, who has
the contract for the building Of the hrS'
division Of the Pittsburg & Eastern rail
road. extending from Mahalfey to Rankin
Summit. a distance of twenty miles, in al