The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-07

C. K c. Office at Cresson, and MIR. Frank
Burgoon the night dispatcher. had trouble
in keeping it from setting the building on
fire.
Joshua Widdowson, a prominent lum-
herman of Rochester Mills, Indiana coun-
ty. has died from kidney trouble Mr..
Widdowson owned a fine timber tract, for
which he recently refused 10000. A short
time ago he sold an interest in another
tract for $4,000. He was aged seventy
two years and unmarried.
The forthcoming report OF the COM
missioner of pensions will show that there
are about $4,000 pensioners on the rolls in
the United States. During the past year
about 10000 pensioners have died The
total number of claims before the depart
ment awaiting action is 1856. Duriug
the past year 56,546 have been acted upon
The Courier says a lady living near
Du Bois went TO the bank one day last
week and turned in 81 100 in bills for re-
demption. The moLey has been buried
for number af years in cellar and had
become mOldly. The lady will loose some
so or $50 as result of her boarding, as
about this amount is 50 badly nodded as 10
be unht to forward To Washington.
Mrs. Woods. the wife of James Woods
whose residence is AZ 2aO7 Seventh ayenue
Altoona, attempted to commit suicide on
Saturday night about IL O'Clock by taking
large dose of rough on rats The prompt
attention of physician who administered
a powerful emetic relieved her of the poi
son and she will recover Domestic
troubles was the cause of the act
L.
ends of the two middle fingers of his left
hand taken OF by being caught in the door
OF the large vault in the Trust Company's
Office at Greensburg. The lock OH the
vault Is an automatic one, and while Mr.
HUN had his hand en the door it went off
catching and crushing his fingers. The
other hngers were considerably mangled
In direct contrast TO the weather of
last summer is the weather we have ex-
perienced so far this year Then drought
was scourging the land. the ground being
parched and nearly everything in the line
OF small streams being dried up. This
wear the conditions have reversed. Ii is
The wettest season known for years, ana il
Is long time since the ground contained
so much moisture
-EnoS Rose, of Mainesbnrp Tfooa
county, lost his life for pair of chickens
His barn took fire and he succeeded i'm
saving everything but a pair of fine hens.
He went into the barn to rescue them hut
Thomas Landon, a neighbor seeing his
danger, followed. The old mans clothing
| and hair were already ablaze when Lam
don reached him and he had fallen to The
| foor. His burns were so severe that he
| died.
The Blair county almShouse was dam
aged by lightning on Wednesday of last
week Three houses in Hullidaysbrrg
were struck, one of which was injured to
the extent of So. Many fruit and other
trees were uprooted by the storm. iIou- es
belonging To Or. 5. l.. Mccarthy aud W.
| q. Anderson, in Altoona, were also dam
| aged by lightning. and Michael Sullivac,
an employee of the water department, rs
| stunned.
Patrick Foley and Ki5 Newell, of Leidy
| township, Clinton county, were driving
down the Drury's Run road with a load OF
lumber Wednesday afternoon. and while
they were crossing township bridge il
broke down, precipitating men, horses and
| wagon into the raging stream. The Re
| nOvo NeICS states that the men succeeded
in saving the lives of the horsos and es-
caped themselves with only thorough
| wetting.
Myrtle Victoria Thomas, 17-year-oIC
maiden. sued Harry McCahan, OF Bir
min CHAM, Huntingdon county, at Holli
daysburg on Friday, to recover 81 90
damages for breach of promise to marry
Miss Thomas alleges that McCahan hat
been her betrothed husband for the pas
four years. The promise to marry wa
made at Canoe Greek. Eight days ag
| McCahan was welded TO A Miss Matt
Robinson. Of Pittsburg
During a recent thunderstorm abou
midnight the dwelling house of William
Taylor, in Coaldaie borough ner Six Mil
Run, Bedford county, was struck by light
ming and badly wrecked. The electri
fluid passed down and reduced to splinter
a part of the bed in which Mr.. and Mr.
Taylor We're sleeping, and split slab o
the bed to which the spring was fastened
but strange to say did not hurt either of th
occupants, although the man was badl
stunned and dazed for a time. The hous
is aid TO be total wreck
Co nductoI Simon c. Henry, who hs
bee an employe of the Pennsylvania Rail
road company for the past twenty year
was instantly killed by New York an
Chicago limited near Jeanette, Pa, O
Saturday evening. The dead mans watc
which was crushed in on the back, va
stopped at exactly $40, thus showing col
recty the time the accident occurred. t
is survived by his wife and six childre
His remains were Inferred In Grand Vie
cemetery, at Johnstown, on Tuesda
, morning.
"A bout three months ago Adam Arcu
was arrested in Wilknsbarg on the chars
of bigamy, but escaped from the officer
Since that time the authorities have bee
trying to capture him but without success
, | Learning that he was in Altoona, d wal
| rant was sent to Chicf-of- Police Fou:
. | there and officers were sent to Arcutt
. | boarding house. Arcutt jumped out OF
| second story window and ran; the Officer
followed and held him up with their r
. | yolvers On Sunday he was taken TO
legheny county 10 face his pI nrality
wives.
The conferees to select a Republic
- candidate for the twentieth congression
T. district will meet al Bedford on the 10 ins
There are four candidates in the held
the nomination: Alvin Evans, Esq, Cal
bria: j. d. Hicks. Blair; +. j. KoOs
ESQ, Somerset. and j. +. ThroDp, BedfoI
The conference bids fair To be OF more th
ordinary interest because of the we
remembered dispute between Mess
| foi,o and rrhrann over the matter of