The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14

has adjourned to meet at Ebensburg on
Tuesday, August 25thf There has been
no change in the voting since the first bal
lot. They still stand three for Stineman:
three for AppIeby.
A w Potter secured a verdict of
SI3,C@0 damages against the Pennsylvania
railroad in the courts at Middleburg.
Snyder county, for injuries received in an
LewiStOwn division.
The school board of Spangler has fixed
the wages for the coming term as follows:
Principal $40; intermediate, S25; primary,
50. and North SDangler school $50 per
month. The selection of teachers was
postponed for two weeks
The large barn OH the farm of Jerrie ] .
Shafer, in Jenner township, Somerset
county. was struck by lightning a few
days ago and totally consumed. The loss
will reach several thousand dollars. The
live stock was taken out in safety.
This campaign will be buggy af-
fair. The 10 to l men are silver bugs, the
prohibitionists are water bugs. the woman
Sufferagisrs are lady bugs, the Republicans
are gold bugs, and the men in favor of
another Democratic ticket are humbugs
w. Scott Miller, chief train dispatch
er al Altoona yard. died on Friday from a
a tumor on the brain. He was in the 18th
year of his age, and served during the
civil war in the artillery branch of the
service. He leaves a wife and three child
ren.
Hon. Michael Fitzharris. of GalIitzfn,
has purchased the furniture and fixtures
of the Ward House. at Tyrone. from John
L. Rowley. for s., 600, and will take charge
of the big hotel as soon as the necessary
papers transferring the lease can be made
out.
Ellsworth Garris, aged Is years, met
with horrible death at Il point near Hyde
Park, WeStmoreIand county, on Saturday.
lie boarded a train near Georgetown. his
home. and when he attempted To get off he
fell between two cars. His head was
severed from his body.
Leo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Flynn. of Patton, aged eleven months,
died at the home of the parents In that
place, on Monday night. from cholera in
fantum. The interment took place in st.
Benedict's cemetery at Carrolltown, on
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Christian Good, an old ana well
known citizen of East Taylor township,
was arrested on Monday and held under
bail TO answer to a charge IF embeZZie-
ment. Mr.. Good was tax collector and the
charge originates from failure to pay
over money belonging To the school dis
| trict.
bernard Ward. a resident of Thomas
| town, short distance above Tyrone. was
| drowned in the little Juniata river neal
| his home last Friday night. 1t is sup
| posed that he fell down the high embank-
ment into the river and was unable Il
| help himself and drowned before hell
could arrive.
| The ravages of the army worm in New
| York state will result in loss To farmers o
| S35O,OOO. In Massachusetts the damage Il
| crops iS estimated at S2OO,C0O. The *.
treme hot weather of the past two week
| has not been favorable for the spread o
! the worms. They cannot endure the per
! Sistent intensity of the sunshine.
| Leo Stevens made an ascent in his bal
loon at HecIa Park, Centre county, las
| Thursday and when about 200 feet no tn
balloon collapsed and according To tn
| Daily Ncics Stevens struck the groun,
with ''sickeninG thud." He was badI
| stunned but quickly revived. On the wa
down his parachute partly opened, thu
saving his life.
Elmer Wise and John HellstrOm, bot
of Johnstown, are under arrest on tn
charge of arson. The building burne
was that of the Unique Manufacturing
company, which was destroyed on IN
the night of April -. 1895. Wise allege
! 4. L.
manager and part owner of the plant a
the time. to set il on ire.
The Cou1erSpOrt Democrat says tha
all the tannerieS in that region are over
stocked with bark. This is accounted 80
by the fact that much less bark was use,
this year than usual. owing To the tanLer
les being shut down for some time. Tn
annual supply of hemlock bark is kept u
TO the top mock by the cutting CT timber L
supply the great saw mills with logs
On Saturday the school directors O
| GallitZin township, met ynd selected tn
following teachers for the coming schoC
term: Miss Mollie Mullen tor Dawso
school: Miss Agnes Wendroth for Hig
Bridge; Miss Ella V. Dunegan for Ans
brv; Miss Josie Lloyd for Mountain; Mis-
Mary Gillen for Delaney primary, an
Miss Eva Durbin for Delaney gramma
school.
Persons owning land are in duty bonn
to cut and destroy all Canada thistle
found growing on their premises. Th
legal penalty for non compliance with th
provision of law is from - To $50. 1t
the duty of the conStableS. road super
visors and street commissioners to see tha
all Canada thistles are destroyed, or TO en-
force the penalty against the owners c
the land.
The Ebensburg borough school direC
toGs met on Wednesday night and selecte
the same corps OF teachers for the ensuin
term that taught at the last, as follow:
Room No. /. Miss Allie Lloyd; room n
>. Miss Myra Richardson; room No.
. Miss Maggie Shenkle; room No. 4. Mi:
Frances NcKenrick; room No. 5, Mi
Annie Jones. The salaries remain th
same as last year.
Jos. Enders, of Saulsburg, Hunting
don county. got struck by lightning du
ing the storm on Friday and is not expec
ed TO recover. He was riding home fro
, tae picnic ground near McAlevy's Fo
wheT the lightning struck him, passir
from his head along the right side OF b
! body 10 the ground. He was found inSel
( Sihle on the road by a neishbor short
afterwards. and a physician summoned.
: 1t is reported by an exchange that {
old Indiana county farmer received an Il
vitation the other day to golden weddin