The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-08


When cold it is delicious, according to an
Ohio paper whose readers say they have
tried it.
Andrew Peters. whose home was at
IIazleton, Pa, attempted to board mov-
Jug train at SummerhilI on Sunday after
noon and missing his hold fell under the
wheels and had both his legs ground off
near the knees. He was taken to Johns
town on an engine and then to the Me-
mortal hospital. He died at O'Clock on
Sunday evening
Frank TriIIe, aged about 40 years, of
Saginaw. Mich. was found unconscious
on the stone bridge, Johnstown, at two
o'clock on Saturday morning. 1t is sup
posed that he was struck by train. He
was taken to the Memorial ospitaI, where
DIR. W. Il. Lowman attended to him. He
Is suffering from eoncussion of the brain,
but the doctor expects him TO recover.
The work of strengthening the p. r. r.
track between Lilly and Portage. says the
South Fork Record is not being pushed as
rapidly at present as during the first two
months of the work. 1t is said the COM
pany has decided to spend a specified
amount each month at the job. Many of
the labOrers have beendischarged, but this
Is due partly to the fact that much of the
surface work has been done.
Lizzie Mitchell, prisoner in the Will
Transport Jail, Wednesday night of last
week. set ire TO old clothes and paper on
the floor of the cell in a spirit of revenge
for punishment inflicted by reason of ob-
streperOuSneSS- The girl got more than
she wanted, for she nearly chOked to death
by the smoke and had To be assisted TO the
corridor by the sheriff. The flames on the
floor were easily eXtinguished.
John Robb. an aged track workman on
the Pennsy Ivania railroad, whose home is
at Nineveh, while trying to get out of the
way Of a west bound freight train near his
home at an early hour Saturday morning,
Uripped on stone and fell in front of the
engine. the pilot of which struck him.
breaking three of his left ribs and one of
his collar bones. He was carried to his
home at Nineveh. His condition is criti-
cal.
On Sunday afternoon William Arble
and George McCans, two Altoona boys,
were playing at the formers home and
found an old 32-calibre revolver which they
supposed was not loaded. After Arble had
snapped the pistol once or twice it went off
and the ball entered McCans' right side
near the ninth rib, glancing off and bury
ing itself in the flesh where it could not be
found. 1t is not certainly Known whether
the wound will prove fatai or not.
Minnie Swanger, the 12-year-oid AL
tOOna girl, who poisoned her uncle, Will
liam McGregor, by placing Il dose of rough
on rats in his coffee, was on Monday
morning. at Holidaysburg, sentenced by
Judge Bell TO the custody of the Children's
Aid Society, of Western Pennsylvania in
the SOciety'S institution at PittSburg
The child's grandmother also drank the
poisoned cJfTee, and ne, r,y died. The girls
motive was To obtain the old womans in
Surance money.
Miss Matte. daughter of Evan Jones'
miller, u former resident of Cambria town
ship. died at her home in Derry, Pa, on
Friday of last week from scarlet fever,
aged about twenty years. Her remains
were brought to BeIsano on Sunday and
inferred in the Methodist cemetery. On
account of the refusal of the railroad COM
pany to carry the remains owing to the
which she died, the funeral procession
drove overland a distance of forty miles to
Belsano. where two other children of Mr..
Jones were burned.
burglars broke into the Penns ylvania
and Northwestern railroad station at Ma
haffey some time Monday morning. After
ranSacking the building, scattering books,
papers and the contents of a trunk over
the floor. they tore the case containing the
| tickets. stamp and money drawer from its
| fasteningS and carried il To the river bank,
~ rods distant. Here it was found about
noon by some boys and the station agent,
ID. +. Williams. The contents of the
money drayer. about - cents in pennies
| was distracted. The tickets and stamp
was found intact at the same place
In Isg2 Mr.. Bates George. of Indiana
county, attempted to cross a bridge on a
road in BIacklick township, Indiana conn
", with "A traction engine The bridge
proved to be unable to carry the load and
| the engine went down about eight feet
The supervisor refused to settle the mat
ter, and Mr.. George brought suit to rec9v-
| er. The case has just been decided in the
| Indiana comfy court in favor of Mr.
George, damages being awarded him IL
| the amount Of S335. The costs on the sui
will make this neglect of the supervisor
| cost Blacklick township about $1,000.
! John StrungueSt, d Swede, was brought
| TO jail in this place, one day last week tC
| answer - a charge of horse stealing, pre-
| ferred by David Rose, Sr., of Jackson town
/ ship. short time before, Mr.. Roses son
| David. had driven to neighbors anC
| hitched his horse and buggy to a post
| While David was in the house, StrungueS
came along. united the horse and drov,
| of He was followed to Bells Mill, Indi
/ ana county, where he was captured anC
| brought back, and is now ia Jail TO an
swer TO the charge. Strunguest is abou
30 years of age and formerly worked a
| Patton.
The members of the West sBranci
| Coal company, recently chartered at Har
| risburg met at Spangler the other day an'
| organized for business. The eOmpan,
owns two thousand five hundred acres O
| the best coal territory in that region, o.
the west side of the Susquehanna river
adjoining Spangler, and will begin lis de
delopment. The members of the compan
pr, mt we're w. ID. Bigler, assistant Unit
ed States treasurer at Philadelphia; eX
Senator w. w. BetZ, and ii. +. Bigler, {
Clearfield, and William Emory, of vii
Transport, all prominent in coal and tinan
cial circles.
"A telegram sent out from Philade
| ,.bi, IN Tuesday evening contained tf