The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-09


strange To relate, escaped horrible death
He was found shortly afterward badly c:It
and bruised, and was cared for until the
next morning when he was sent east on
| day Express
Alexander Simpson, of Mill Creek. was
In town the latter part of last week solicit
ing orders for plums. to be delivered about
august Il. Mr.. Simpson is the largest
plum grower in the county. having in his
orchard 1000 trees. and this year all are
bearing well He expects to pick about
800 bushels of the delicious fruit, and will
easily sell them all al so bushel Mr..
simpsons orchard was planted just ten
years ago, the trees being variety grown
in lllinoiS.-HlntingdO Monitor.
Rev. Father Thomas Corcoran. for
| merly curate of ST. Johns Catholic church
in JOhnstown, died at 2:3O O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon in Mercy Hospital, Pitts
burg, the cause of his demise being dropSy
and II complication of other diseases. with
which he had been afflicted since Christ
mas. Rev Corcoran was born March +.
ls5i, IN Castlebar, County Mayo. ireland.
He was the son of Patrick and Bridget
CorcOran. who died ia Ireland years ago.
| and he came to America with his sister
now Mrs. John McKenna, JGhnStown-
in 1872.
There was picnic near StrongStown
on Saturday which passed off pleasantly
until evening, when the crowd was about
leaving the grove. On the way back TO
the village an alteration ensued between
Luther Keller and Hamilton McFeererS
which at first seemed 10 be only war of
of words, but when Keller started toward
McFeeterS in a threatening matter, the
latter drew a revolver and fired, the ball
entering the ileshy part of the thigh, pass
ing around the bone and OuI behind. The
wound, although severe one. j. not be-
iieved 10 be dangerous unless blood pOiS-
oning should set in.
During the past year ). J. Luther.
prominent farmer living near ST. Angus
tine. has been missing IA considerable
amount of corn from his crib. and one day
last week he had occasion to empty the
contents and 20 his surprise found good
silver watch, which was no doubt dropped
by the thieves while making Il hauL'I
Mr.. Luther says that the owner of the
time-piece can have the same by calling
at his place and proving property, but is
rather doubtful whether the owner will
will become the permanent pOsSesSor of the
lost article Patton Courier.
On Monday of last week, Edna. the b
year-Old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. {. l..
Campbell. of Burlington, Indiana county.
swallowed coffee bean which lodged ia
her d-pipe. a local physician was
called in but vas unable to reach il and
on Tuesday evening the child was taken
to JOhnstOwn and placed in the Memorial
hospital, but thus far the physicians IN
charge have been unable TO get il ont by
ordinary means and in all probability will
have 10 perform an operation. The child,
thus far, has suffered little from the OBJ
Struction other than Il hindrance OF breath
ing. Mrs. Campbell Is with her child AT
at the hospital.
Martin Watts, of Ferguson township,
lost two valuable cows last week in pc
cuiar way. WOrkmeE had been dyna-
miting st jumps and having occasion to stop
work awhile placed a couple of sticks of
the dynamite W here they supposed nothing
could get at it. But two cows found it
and between them ate the greater part Of
one stick, possibly half a pound. How
long after they had eaten il they were found
dead is not not known. There was some
thing about the explosive that was a dead
ly poison. One of the cows seemed to have
died almost instantly, having dropped to
the ground as though she had been shot
CJCdrfcId Monitor.
Secretary of Agriculture Edge will is
sue bulletin this Fall devoted entirely to
commercial fertilizers, their use, compost
tiOnS. value and practical results. Cir
cuIars have been sent out by the agrcul-
tural department to many of the leading
and most practical farmers IN the state
asking them TO furnish the result of their
experience with fertilizers upon crops pro-
duced on their farms. The bulletin will
be used for reference and as it will not be
for advertising purposes no special brand
or make of fertilizers Will be mentioned.
Each one who contributes TO the bulletin
will receive copy gratuitOuSly. Secrr-
tary Edge is also preparing a bulletin
showing the average price of farm pro-
ducts in the several legislative districts of
the state.
The dangers of the hay field took
new form in Clearfield county few days
ago when Mrs. Fred Marshall, the wife
of a well-known farmer at LutherSburg,
was killed being thrown 30 feet in the air
and over a high embankment. The wO-
man was assisting her husband to load hay
on a wagon standing on side hill. The
wagon was filled, and the long pole with
which it was to be bound was being faSten-
ed by Mr.. Marshall. His wife, sitting on
the pole. helped him to hold il down.
Suddenly the wagon tOppled over the pole
catching in the woman'S clothes. At the
same time the man was thrown from his
his position, and the pole, SprinGing for
ward. the woman, with terrific force, shot
into the air. She was hurled at least 80
feet, landing at the foot of the hill, ana
died within short time.
Tuesdays Philadelphia Record con-
tained the following clipping: Through
purchase of "A ma iority of the stock the
Pennsylvania Railroad has secured control
of the Altoona, Cleartield x Northern,
extending from Altoona to DOugherty, Il
| distance of fifteen miles. The road which
was a narrow guage, was recently taken
| ont of the hands of the receivers. The
| $4,000 paid by the Pennsylvania as its
subscription to the uuiSSused stock of the
CORPORATION enabled MeSSrS. LangdOn and
Patterson. the receivers of the company,
| to discharge all iiS obligations. Pennsyl
yania railroad officials declined to state
whether they would make the road Il
standard guage or what their intentions
were concerning its future" In speaking
of the deal the Philadelphia Times says:
| Mr. LangdOn secured the road for the
purpose of securing an entrance in AL
| toona for his PhlipSburg Connecting rail-
road. and it is said he contemplates an en-
trance into that city by another route to
| be constructed"