The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-17
Mrs. Mary James. a native of Ebens.

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John Woolf. of East Taylor township,
has been brought to Jail for the purpose of
having a judicial inquiry made as to his
sanity. He has made frequent threats of
| killing his family and it is their intention
of having him sent to Dixmont.
"A resolution was passed at the last
| meeting of Ebensuburg council instructing
the president Of council to see the borough
solicitor and have him take the necessary
| steps for an election to increase the in
debtedneSs Of the borough for the purpose
of establishing al electric light plant for
lighting the streets.
| Frank Wall, after whom Wall station,
on the Pennsylvania railroad was named,
| while walking on the track at that place
| last week, was killed by the cars. Mr.
| Wall was aged 50 years. For the last 30
| years he had lived in Kentucky. He was
on visit to relatives at Wall and to look
| after his property interests there.
| M. ID. kittell, Esq, on Saturday while
| riding down Centre street on his bicycle
| found a pocket book which on ex-
| animation was found to contain SI4S 1t
| belonged To a gentleman from Greensburg
| who had lett town for Wilmore and the
pocket book was sent after and restored TO
| him. He no doubt felt glad that the pock
ct book fell into honest hands.
-Pttsburg is fourth in the list of pen
sion districts in the amount of money re-
| qulred for quarterly payments. The total
amount called for this quarter is Sl3. .325, 600
The Chicago district heads the list with
| S2,S0O,COO: then comes DeS MoineS with
S2,IOO.OOO; Milwaukee with 1850, so. and
rhau pit xuit 4 hn
amount for the year is over SI5O.OOOOOO.
-EX- Constable Hughey, of Tunnel Hill,
was attacked by toughS il. the woods near
that place on Saturday afternoon and
| given a terrible beating. Mr.. Hughey is
about - years old. and his asSailanIS were
| all young men. He went to Altoona on
Monday and made information before
Alderman O'Toole against two young meu,
whom, he alleges, were implicated in the
affair
In another column we announce the
name of c. +. Frazer, of Hastings,
candidate for the nomination for assembly
| before the Democratic county convention.
Mr.. Frazer is Democrat of integrity
and ability and if nominated and
elected will perform his duties with an eye
single to the best interests of his conStitu
ents and with credit to the party that
sends him.
Grant Rowe, who was connected with
the title department of the Pennsylvania
railroad, ard who IN connection with his
duties during the railroad building in
Cambria county for the past several years
made frequent visits t. EbenSburg, where
he had many warm friends. died at his
home in Philadelphia, on Tuesday after
noon, about o'clock, after an Illness of
two weeks from pneumonia
Miss Annie Mercer. residing on the
WeStmoreland side of the river a Salts
burg, got up about three O'Clock one NOM
ing last week and went 20 the river d
drowned herself. She was an estimate
Young lady and organiSt of the Salisbury
PRESBYTERIAN church. Her father did
about year ago and SHINE that time she
was subject to fits of melancholy. She
was about thirty years of age and resided
with her mother and brother.
The coal and coke plant of the Taylor
Mccoy company at Galitzin. this county,
which is owned by Baltimore capitalists,
was wrecked by cOnfagraton Saturday
afternoon. July 5th. The engine house,
store house. valuable machinery and sew
| eral mine cars were destroyed. Had the
400 employees been working in the mines
| the loss of life would have been very large,
| as air would have been shut off. The
| fire was of unknown origin.
Friday morning of last week Mr.. John
| Hess, an aged and respected citizen of
| Brushvalley township, Indie ma county,
| died suddenly in MechanicSburg. He had
| been feeling quite poorly and had gone to
| Mechanicsburg TO consult a physician.
| He rode horseback and had stopped TO talk
| with his SSter-MiSS Hess-in front of her
| home. While talking with her he sudden
| ly toppled off his horse TO the ground, ex
| piring instantly. Heart failure was the
| cause of his death. He was about - years
of age.
John ID. Barclay. died at his home in
| Greensburg, Pa, on Saturday July 11th, in
| the - year of his agn. Mr.. Barclay, about
| twenty five years ago was a resident of
| Ebensb burg, being in the employ of the late
| L. p. Linton II Son, during their manage
ment of the Mountain House. as clerk.
| He was married while here TO Miss Molie
| Dillon whose home, we believe was in
! LOretto, and who, with two children, sur
| vfve him. Mr. BafkleY served during the
war as member of the I2th Pennsylv ania
| cavalry.
| Rev. NJ. ii. Anderson, who accepted a
| call from the Ebensburg Presby yteran
| church, will be ordained as pastor of the
| congregation at an adjourned meeting of
the BairsviIle PreSbytery in Ebenshurg
on August 9th. Rev. c. c. Hays, Oi
| the Presbyterian church, JohnstOwn,
i will preside and deliver the charge
| to the people; Rev. Il. NJ. Bowman will
| charge the new pastor, and Rev. L. Ii
| Anderson. father of the young minister
will preach the sermon. Rev. Anderson
| will receive salary of 81 .OC0 year, with
| parsonage.
The body of William Rudolph, who
was drowned in the Cannon Ball riN er
| June >. was found about u mile below the
| place where the unfortunate accident oc-
| Cured The remains were buried at the
foot of "a butte. the place carefully marked
and every effort possible has been exercised
in finding the parents of the deceased but
to no avail so far No letter or effects
were found which would indicate th'
Young mans former home, but it Is be-
Iieved that his parents are alive and re-
siding somewhere in Pennsylvania. +
w. Lash, Dickinson, \. d., will be gla6
| t. get information of anyone in this mat
ter.-DickinSO1l, North Dakota, Press
The Ninth ward of Johns:own is suf
fering from an awful pest in the shape o