The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-09
Andrew Long of near Barnesboro. had

narrow escape from death Tuesday OF
last week at his home. He had just hitch
ed a large grey horse in a cart and drove
to the watering trough near the barn when
the horse grew restive on account of the
harness chatting a sore on its neck and it
backed over an enbankment. Mr.. Long
was thrown out of the cart and the horse
fell on him. His shoulder was broken and
he was bruised about the body.
The largest ear of corn ever seen in
this Sectson of the country was placed on
exhibition at the fair by d. A. Luther. Jr.,
of Carrolltown. The ear was 81 inches in
length and Il inches in circumference.
Mr.. Luther had many calls for seed. but
the price of Sl.O0 per pound looked rather
high for the farmers, besides the seed
would be useless to man who did not own
planning mill. 1t was very fine ear OF
corn, however, and had many admirers
CdTTOlltOJCn NetcS.
Mrs. Samuel CloSson, of Gallitzin,
aged about sixty years, on Monday after
noon committed suicide by jumping into
the well on their premises. There was
trap door on the well which she lifted and
then made the fatal leap. She was dis
covered about a half hour after. She is
survived by her husband, who is employed
aS an engineer at Taylor & McCoy's coal
mines, five sons and one daughter. Her
remains were Inferred in the Union ceme-
terV at GallitzIn on Wednesday afternoon.
james O'COnnOr, Esq, a well-known
attorney of Somerset county, died at his
home III ForwardStown, Somerset county,
| on Monday morning, October 5th, his
| doath resulting from injuries received from
| falling down a flight of stairs at home the
! day previous. Mr.. O'COnnor was 20 years
OF age. He is survived by his widow and
| hYe sons, two of them being the we'll
/ known attorneys. james B. OConnor and
| Francis j. O'ConnOr. of JohnStown. His
| remains were interfed in the cemetery at
| Sorwardstown on Wednesday morning.
| The superior court has decided that
the act of assembly passed in 1887 and
| known as the Livery act is constitutional.
! The act makes il a misdemeanor. punish
| able by a fine or Imprisonment, to wilfuily
| damage the property of livery stable
| keeper. The law was made To cover cases
| of careless or reckless driving, but in num-
| erOuS counties of the state the
courts have declared the act to be
unconstitutional on the grounds that the
purpose was not clearly expressed in the
| title. Numerous prosecutions have been
awaiting this decision.
"A heavy freight on the Pennsylvania
railroad. parted at DOnahue station,
twenty-six miles east of Pittsburd, about
4:3O O'Clock on Tuesday morning, and
came together again. smashing fourteen
cars. Peter Cavanaugh and Reuben Har
| kinS, of Homestead. Pa. were instantly
killed and Noah Greenwood, also of Home
| cd no itaI
while amputation of his mangled arms was
in progress. Michael Holiday, brake
man, was fatally injured. The three dead
men were en- route TO Johnstown TO attend
the fremen's convention.
Assistant Treasurer ID. J. Jones, of the
Cambria Iron company, and Mrs. Jones,
parents of Register and Recorder f. Ii.
Jones, of this place, and both well known
in EbenSburg, where they formerly resided
were badly injured in a collision between
their buggy and street car at MOrrell-
, willie Friday night Mr.. Jones was uncon-
SciouS nearly two hours. Mrs. Jones has
been an invalid for seven years as the re-
suit of an attack of rheumatism. Hel
knees, which had been Stiffened, were ben
: nearly double as a result of the accident
causing her intense suffering. Both were
"
Joseph c. Hale, of Summerhill, was a
South Fork on Monday and after doinG
considerable drinking started home in tn,
evening OF a freight train. Just ives. o
2 the Summerhill station he attempted L
1 jump off and missing his footing tell will
both feet under the wheels The limb
} were both ground off between the ankle
e and the knees. He was taken to Johns
| 4 .I1 81 i
where the physicians in attendance be
| ieve he will recover. Hale is about 3
f years of age and has a wife and thre
small children depending on him for sup
port.
= The Altoona Times of Tuesday says
4 | Joe Morrello, king of the Italians, tool
: about fOrty-twO sons of Italy over to Pat
n | ton on JohnstOwn accommodation yester
e day morning, where they will go to wor
on the new Cambria county railroad, whc
4 is to run from Patton to Spangler. Tn
:, Cambria county railroad is said TO be a
: extension of the Beech Creek in the direc
e tion of Pitts burg. George ). Good x Co
have the contract for bIilding the rOat
from Patton to SDanger. The length c
>, the new branch is nine miles and whe
p completed will make the entire length {
a | tue IttCh SIteh lIOHl hiilldhSpOTl
Spangler 159 miles.
:, Mr.. William Glass, well.knOwn cit
zen of GallitZin. died at his home in tina
:, place on Monday afternoon, from paraIy
sis The deceased was born in Munstt
n township. where he resided on farm IN
- til about ten years ago, when he remove
= TO Galltzin where he resided until I'll
time of his death. He was twice marie
and is survived by his wife who is at pre-:
= ent seriously ill, and five sons and thrc
daughters, viz: GallitZin, of Milwaukee
Edward, of LorettO, Frank, Winfield au
er Sherman, of Munster, Annie, of LOrett
IL Mrs. II. j. Eberly, of Munster, and Mr.
ar John Noel, of Lewistown. tie is also su
a vived by twoSisters, Mrs. Susan Gallaghe
d of Pine Grove, Munster township, ar
'n and Mrs. Sara Mcclure, of Loretto, bot
aged widows, the latter being AZ years
oi widow. His remains were inferred in :
er Michael's cemetery, at LOretto, on We,
d neSday morning.
The signs of good water are-that
1a soon heats and cools; that in summer it
in warmth: that drop dried upon a whi
ne handkerchief leaves behind not the sligh
he est stain; and that it has neither taste n
re SMELL 1t is also sign of good watC
pe. ! that, when boiled, it is sooner heated al
t. afterwards coOls sooner than another. b
re this sign is not near so infallible as I
ey Judgment that may be formed of {
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