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

and burned with all its contents except the
live stock aud a buggy. The loss is quite
heavy and there is no insurance. During
the same storm the house of Miss Emma
Barber at Dixonville, was badly damaged
by an electric bolt. On the evening OF
July 31st the big barn belonging TO Sam
uel Weddell, near Tunnellton, was burned.
the fire being caused by spontaneous com
bustiOn.
Another pest has appeared on the
farms in Centre and Clarion counties.
which, although yet not in large numbers,
is causing the farmers considerable anxiety.
1t is the Idaho DEVIL big headed in
sect which travels in the grain and pasture
fields. doing much damage. 1t is even
harder to destroy than the army worm,
ana when it once gets start in field it is
almost impossible to head ii off. The in
sects have not been found in this section
for over two years. when they appeared in
great numbers, doing great damage.
Herbert Dietrick, living near Will
| Transport. was out on his bicycle few
days ago when he discovered backSnake
| lying in the road. He dismOunted and at
| tackled the snake with the intention of
tramping it to death The reptile looked
at the matter in different light. 1t turn
| ed on Mr.. DietrIck and wrapped itself
| around him. He shouted Justify for help
! and a farmer responded. The snakes body
| had To be cut in three pieces before the
J coils relaxed. Mr.. Dietrick is now in bed
suffering from nervous prostratiOn. The
snake was six feet in length.
| "A mysterious disease has broken out
| among the cattle in Centre county. and il
| is causing the farmers considerable loss
| and worriment. No one has yet been able
| to determine what the complaint is, and
| all efforts TO cure or check it have met with
| failure. The disease spreads at an alarm
ing rate, and already over twenty have
| died from its effects. In not a single in
stance have they beeen known To live more
| than twenty four hours after showing any
| signs of the disease. They at first become
very lame. and their legs begin To swell,
gradually extending ever the whole body.
| "A nice question of law arose in the
| Butler county court last week over the dis
| position of the license of the late w. IL.
| JelliSon. of Petrolia. Jellison was granted
| a license at June term Of court and had
| taken ont his papers and paid his license
| fee. ready to- begin business on the first day
| of July. On the 29th day of June Jellison
died and last week petition was handed
| up in court to have the license transferred
| to ChaS. Gregg, OF Butler. Judge Greer
refused the transfer on the grounds that
since JelliSon died before his license went
into effect there was no license to transfer.
The ease will be held until September T.,
| when Judge Greer will hand down an
opinion.
The new reservoir at Kittanning Point
is complete success. The residents ofAI-
tOOra from this time forward shall have an
ample supply for all purposes. These
facts are now clearly demonstrated 10y the
conditions that can be viewed at the site
of our waiter supply. There is now in
both reservoirs over 425.OOO,OOO gallons Ol
water, and at present there is 2,OOO,OOO gal
Ions passing oyer the spillway of the new
reservoir. 1t Is now shown that without q
single day of rainfall the water supply a
Kittanning Point would last the city fol
I41 days-almoSu five Notwithstanding
the use of 3,0OO,OOO daily. This is salts
| factory news to our residents, who fo
years dreaded the heated summer season
with its drought and consequent limte,
water SuDply.-AHOOnG Times.
-Prothonotary ). w. Davis, has an
nnunced the following cases for trial ol
the civil list at September term: c. & c
Coal X Coke company vs. Stiles ct al.
| King vs.. WiSsinger; Kruger W. Boyle
GeS>ler vs.. Giles; Mctiee ". Conway
| PfOn vs.. Weakland; HillegaSS vs.. Bell
stein ct al: StitZ vs.. DeloZier; use Zent
myer vs.. Glunt; WestOyer vs.. TonkinS
Witt vs.. Boyd; Am. Road Mch. Co V
Cushing; Monroe vs.. Galliizin Supply Co.
Leahey vs.. Maxwell; Pringle vs.. McDon
nell Admr.: use JohnstOwn Us. Mcdonnell
Admr.; Little vs.. McNey ct al; Thoma
vs.. Western lns. Co; Robertson NinJO
| COlliery Co; FOust vs.. Zoner; Latino
Carpet Co. VS.. Miller: Yeager vs. Patto
Borough; Shoemaker VS.. Kring; Kline vS
PreSby. Church, Hastings: Schlereth ct a.
vs.. Gray ct al.
| E.runars- Encuunn,,a,f