The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13

idh uoWh the wall knocking off some
piastertng and shattering the front doors
The damage will amount to $50
"A new passenger station has been con-
tracted for at Spangler by the railroad
company and the people of tnat place will
soon be enjoying the convenience of a we'll
adapted and commodious structure built for
that purpose. The new building will be
S2X6O feet and will be built of brick
The Mountain House at Cresson will
be closed on and after Saturday. September
Ia. 1895. and only such trains as are desig-
mated on the passen ger time table will stop
at that point. The daily trip of the OBJ
servation car between Altoona and Cresson
will be discontinued on and after Satur-
day, September IA.
"A COW belonging to John Dougherty,
of near Ashville, fell into an old shaft on
Wednesday where ID. G. Myers was pros
pecting for coal. There was abont eight
feet of water il the shaft at the time
Mr.. Dougherty put rope around the
cows neck and with the assistance of a
few other men succeeded in getting il out
Congressman Hicks, of the BIair-Cam-
bria- Somerset -Bedford-district, has al
ready begun to hustle for denominations
He has had two terms, and there will be a
loud demand from Bedford county for re-
cognition this time, while it is not improb-
able that both Cam bria and Somerset may
have candidates. PittSbltTg Times
There is said to be buried treasure in
the Laurel Hill range of mountains in the
Ligonier Valley. and nmerous attempt are
being made to locate it. Sections of the
faf no.
and small tunnels dug by the searchers af-
ter the alleged wealth. The stories min
erals and of buried money date mack to In
dian days.
On Wednesday night the house of Mr.
James Myers, (watchman) near the
station. was entered by thieves and two
OYercoatS. two ladies coats and several
other articles taken. Mr.. Myers was on
duty at the engine house at the time and
as there We're no men about the house the
family, who heard the intruders, were
afraid TO made any outcry or raise an
alarm.
Frank Ripple, of StOyeStown. Somer-
set county, was in JohnstOwn on Friday
for the purpose of seeing Buffalo biIl'S
wild west show. MIR. Ripple fmbibed
freely of JOhnstown liquor. which soon
laid him out, and while taking snooze
his pecketboOk containing S1O4 in money
and his watch and chain were transferred
to some ones hands more wide awade than
the owner.
Joseph Leidy, formerly of this place,
is lying in the Altoona hOspita in a criti-
cal condition from lock jaw. a short time
ago while participating in a sham battle
at w WopSOnonock, he was shot in the back
with a paper wad, which, while making a
painful wound. was not then regarded as
serious. The wad was taken out and the
| wound afterwards became so painful that
lock jaw set in.
! "A. c. Buck, wife and family, left Mon
| day afternoon for BradGock where he has
| bought out a hardware store and will start
| in business at once. His accommodating
| brother, Jose pin, will manage the store in
| this place for some future time. We arr
sorry to lose Ambrose as he was one o
Gallitzin's most enterprising citizens, but
| we wish him success in his new under
| taking GdItitziH Times.
| Judge White. of Indiana county. last
| week issued an order to the three licensed
houses in Indinna notifying them to Close
! their bars from Wednesday noon unit
| Saturday morning during the week of tn,
fair. In some counties this would be re
| garded as a high handed piece of busnes:
on the part of the judge, but anything o
that kind goes in Indiana. 1t may hav,
been for the purpose of giving the dru!
| stores a benefit.
The worst hail and electric storm 70
| years visited JohnStOwn and vicinity OF
Tuesday afternoon. Great damage wa
| done TO hillside farms, where the heavy
rains washed out potato crops. In severa
| parts of the city potatoes were floating
| along the cutters. Grapes were sertouSl
damaged. Lightning probably fatally in
! jured Miss Maggie Barry. school teach
er The Memorial hospital was slightly
damaged by lightning
"A slick tongued fakir and his femal
partner, who reaped harvest at Greens
burg Saturday night by working a film
fam game in connection with the sale of
patent medicine, were given an egg re
ception at Latrobe Monday evening
About ten dozen eggs, most of them oil
enough to walk, were gratuitOusly pre-
sented in a way that could not be mis-
understood, and the business a. that plac
was brought to a sudden termination.
"A distressing accident occurred il
| Jenner township, Somerset county, frida
afternoon by which Annie, the To- year oil
daughter of Moses SaylOr lost her life
Her cousin. Martin Saylor, also aged II
I was returning a rifle which his father ha
borrowed and while on the road met h
little cousin. He proceeded to show tn
little girl how the rifle worked and II
- usuaI occurrence followed, which ended i
the little girl receiving a ball in her spina
cord. from which she died instantly.
On Friday of last week Mr.. Hamilto
White. of McPherron, Clearheld count
went to Walters griSt mill, i'm Whi
r township, this county, and on his retur
home complained of cramp. lie hunt'
all the home remedies and applied the
D but received no relief and while memb
= of his family was started to hunt phys
! clan. MFR. White, whose sutferings we
inteIse. ran out in the yard and thre
| himself on the ground under an apple tr
and died before the physician 5 arrlV;
His remains were inferred at Westover
| Sunday morning.
James Haggerty, young man aged
Z wears, employed by Contractors Coillhs
r Martin at KitIanning Point, was caug
between two cars and severely squeezeu
Wednesday. MIR. Haggerty was stahul
near the side of a car at the time' "h
two other cars, being shifted down ON
e eighboriug track, left the rails ana coII'
Il ed with the car beside which he was stan
L ing. The unfortunate man was caug
l. about the hips and badly squeezed,
6 though no bones were broken ne
taken TO Altoona and admitted to the he