The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-06-05

Mary Meisel, of this place, while playing
ball with some young companions near the
electric light plant, on Friday last was
so unfortunate as to fall and break his leg
between the knee and the ankle
"A series of seven games has been ar
ranged to be played by the ball teams of
Patton and Ebensburg. Three games will
be PLAYED at each place while the seventh
will be PLAYED neutral ground. The
first game of the series will be played at
Ebensburg on Saturday, June Goth.
--Messrs. Strittmatter Brothers. con-
tractors and builders. of Hastings, have a
force of men at work putting up the new
residence of Mr.. Christ Shinafelt. on
Julian street. The Strittmatter Brothers
are an energetic firm, noted for doing good
work in quick time, and people who are
contemplating building will do well to
consult them before giving out their con
acts.
MANY people do not know how easily
they can protect themselves and their
children against the bites of gnats and
other insects Weak carbolic acid sponged
on the skin and hair, and in some cases
the clothing. will drive away the whole
tribe. We have no doubt that horses and
cattle could be protected in the same way
| from flies, which Sometimes nearly mad
| den them
The candidates on the Republican
| ticket in this county, met in the Jail on
| Tuesday and elected George NJ Wertz, of
Stonycreek township, for county chair
man. 1t was rather a strange place of
meeting, but a number of their consti-
tuentS are stopping there, the selection of
| the nlarp
| candidates to steer clear of the Oyer and
Terminer and Quarter Sessions courts
Jerry BerHey, StOystown farmer, on
approaching the granary in his barn re-
| Gently almost stepped on Il huge black
snake. 1t was in defiant attitude. He
attempted To put his heel upon its head
Instantly it flug its body in a coil about
his right leg. Realizing his danger, Ber-
| key quickly brought his left heel down on
the Serpents head and crushed it. He
then tore the snakes body from his leg
The reptile measured six feet.
Florence Williams. who looks like
mulatto, but is not, was sent to Morganza
| May %. She was taken by the police out
| of house at % Second avenue where she
was found TO be crazier than the other in
| mates The Department of Charities has
| discovered that the real name of Florence
| is Eva HIldebrandt. of SummerhillI, Cam
| bria county. The Cambria county auth
critics will be requested to care for the
| girl. She has seen be- ter DAYS PittSbuTJ
| Dispatch.
John Snider. of this place is the owner
| of cat which became the mother of a
number of kittens which resemble rabbits
to a certain degree. They are minus the
| cat TAIL having a regular rabbit imitation
in this respect. The hind legs are longer
| than the front ones and when they travel,
| hop along on the first joints. and as Mr.
| Snyder is the pOSseSSor of Il number Of q.
| rabbits il is the general belief of those WI D
have seen them that the kittens are ra
| bits.-GIet Campbell Comet
| "A prominent official of the "PynnsN"
| is quoted by the Philadelphia Record :
saying that the South Penn road will q
| built beyond a doubt, but il will MT be
| done this year. The e-surveys of the
| rOute now being made by the Cumberland
| Valley engineers are for the purpose of
| pertecLihg our right of way, So that when
we decide TO go ahead with the road and
| complete il there will be nothing To delay
us. No time has been fixed on for the re-
| sumption of work, but | don't suppose
that it Will be many years before we find
we can make use of another line across the
state TO great advantage"
On Tuesday night, May 26, the large
Touring mill of q. w. Mauk situated at
Mann's Choice, Bedford county, was en-
JiIely destroyed by fire, which so far As
| known originated in the boiler room. 1t
was three story structure and had only
| recently been overhaule and 81 900 spent
in improvements. MIR. Mauk places his
loss at $1,000, on which there was an in
surance of SlOCG0. The plant contained
among other cereals, 1000 bushels of corn
900 of oats. 800 of wheat. l10 barrels
of flour and "A car load of chop and mid
dlings 1t was only by the hardest kind
of work that the planning mill of Miller &
Holer was saved from destruction.
-Jue Better, the well-known Washing
ton street landlord, is laid up with 9
broken leg. Last Wednesday William
Slater and Mr.. Better, of this city, anC
Henry Daily, of Somerset. left for the vi
cinity of new Baltimore. Somerset county
on fishing trip. a few miles out from
New Baltimore Mr.. Better. while watkins
through the woods, slipped between TIVE
? fallen trees, with the result that he suffer
ed the fracture of his left leg below TN,
knee From : o'clock Wednesday evenin.
: until 4 o'clock the next morning Mr.. Bel
J Ter was abliged to lay ia the woods Will,
one OF his friends could bring a physician
from New Baltimore. DIR. Wright arrived
at that hour and temporarily dressed tn,
injured member, Mr.. Better was convey
1 | ed to Stoyestown. where he was placed ol
r a train Thursday evening and brOugh
? | home. DIR. Sheridan now attends him.
JOhnsiOiCn Democrat
That Knock Ont JohnstOwn.
Johnstown. Pa, May 3I.-The contest il
A6airs opera house last evening between
| Charles Knox, of Altoona. and William
d | Nence. OF Scranton, was red hot affair
f. | VERGE showed himself to be about twentl