The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGs.

are being abandoned because they are
found TO be injurious To horses and cattle.
Accused of poisoning MR.. Jennie
Matthews for 81 900 life insurance. o. w.
Winthrop was acquitted at San Francisco
"A hundred Chicago clothing cutters
have struck for a shorter work day and
better pay, and the strike may become
general.
H +. Roll. a prominent div goods
merchant OF Kansas City, Mo. blew his
brains out Saturday because of the de-
cline of his business consequent upon re-
mOval.
Alexander Steckart. of PittSburg. fell
from the new Pennsylvania railroad
bridge at Delair Saturday morning and
was seriously injured about the hips aud
legs lie was admitted To the Cooper
hospital, Camden
-George Rohland. an aged resident OF
West Newton, started out foI berries on
Thursday of last week, and, not returning
at nightfall, searching parties went in
quest of him. lie was found next morning
at BellevernOn, having IN his bewIldcr-
| ment wandered To that place.
"A baby whose weight il OnIy one and
one half pounds was born near Liberty,
| " Y, on Friday of last week, To MIR. and
| Mrs +. +. Henry a BROOKLYN couple, who
are stopping there for the summer. says Il
! MIddletown. y. Y, dispatch. 1t is male
and perfectly formed. Its head is the
; ize of d peach of medium growth and the
other portions of its body are small in pro-
portion.
While a well for water was being drill
ed in the ward of J. q. A. Run. at Ruifs-
dale. the working men discovered gas es-
Gaping from the hole. n match was
| lighted and the gas ignited. An explosion
in the well was heard and felt for con
siderable distance away. and attracted
many spectators. The presence of gas
caused some excitement in that vicinity
for while.
The bloomsbury car manufactury
company received an order last week fol
2OI cars for the Lehgh Coal and Naviga
tion company, and 100 for Frick N Co
The company anticipates a big contrac
from an English firm. The Bloomshurs
School Furnishing company resumed worl
"Wednesday on full time, after month
idleneSS, and will ship Two carloads O
desks each day for several weeks.
The test well being drilled at Roulette
Potter county, has developed into gaSse
, of considerable Importance. Thevein wa
struck at distance Of loo feet, and Il
near as can be estimated with the appli
ance at hand they have pressure Of "a
pounds. The people OF Roulette and vi
cinity are greatly excited aud are anIici
paIing greater results from other wells
which will be put down immediately.
The plant of the Troy Steel X Iro
/ Company was sold III auction on ThurSda
Of last week at Troy. y. y. 10y the re
ceivrrS under an order of the cOurt
! There were but two bids. one by c. "
t | Tilliughast. of S.iJU.ODO in his own nam
! and for others not made known, aId an
l other of S4OOoDO 10y +. \. WiIhcrbec. q
; Port Henry. on behalf of the reorganiza
: tiOn cummitte representing the creditor
u and stock holders. The plant was sold I
= him.
On the farm of BcatIy'S heirs in SaleI
township WeStmorcland county, w
I miles west of New Alexandria, says III
; Greensburg Tribune, there i an apple tr,
, which is furty-tyo feet high, SevenJy-au
one half feet north ard South. sixty e:gl
feet east and west and eleven aud one ha
e feet in circumference. The first iimb ruI
north and i scarcely >iN feet from IL
IL ground and iS forty feet long. Tn" tree
q loaded with choice apples. some of whic
: measure nine and three fourIh> inches
u circumference.
u News of 4 sensational murder come
from Chadwcll, Va. one of Andy Sutton
hogs got into corn patch belonging
Andy Bowling. Rowling drove 1t out al
was assaulted 10y Sutton's wife, who b
'e gan throwing stones at him. The fir
stone knocked out three of Bowling teeI
ii shocking him down and SenSelrss. Mr.
he Sutton then climed oyer the fence 5etwe,
rs her place and the ground outside the col
lot and struck Bowling a second blow
a the temple. killing him Instantly.
ld Mrs Max Bierhaum. wife of Phil;
a delphia broker, who iS stopping at Il
T, Hotel Majestic, on Virginia avenue. A
OF lantic City. y. J., was robbed while in b,
Il; in her room about o'clock on Saturdi
to morning of 81 100 worth of diamonds. II
or jewels were taken from case on the b
ly reau. w. Ii. Morgan. alias Dave Ma
he tin," alias Morse" of Chicago. is lock,
Ie up in the Central station there charg,
ne with robbery. The police look upon the
capture as one of great Importance. Tn,
believe the prisoner had an accomplice
none of the valuabes were found upon 4
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