The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24

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Emmett Weakland. son of Mr. and Mrs
Luke Weakland. of this place. died OF
Thursday morning, at ten minutes afte
nine o'clock, aged fourteen years. TIL,
deceased had been III for fifteen weeks from
L complication of diseases resulting from
an attack of measles.
On Monday afternoon in the case ot
the Commonwealth vs.. John Ward, con
yicted at March term of court of attempt
ed abortion in the Miss Lizzie Dugan IA
tality, the motion for a new trial was re-
fused and Ward was sentenced To pay a
tue OF 800 and to undergo an imprison-
menJ of two years and six months in the
| Western penitentiary.
William Morrow, a prominent wealthy
retired farmer of Blair county, committed
suicide on Sunday morning by shooting
himself through the head in his 6rother's
barn, near Upton. His relatives are among
| the most prominent in the county. His
brother heard the fatal shot fired and
when the body was found life was extinct.
He was AZ years old and unmarried.
District Attorney Weller, of Bedford.
! says Bedford county, will have no April
! CEiulilldl court. lot the SOOu FtdS - n lndI
| there are no criminals to be tried Three
| chicken thieves took French leave from
| the old Jail some DAYS ago, and thus clear
ed the calendar. This is the second time
within year that Bedford's criminal
court has been postponed for want of
| cases.
Fridays Harrisburg NclUS says: Con-
stable George B. Miller returned from
| Gallitzin, Cambria county. Yesterday
afternoon with William PendergaSt. who
| i wanted here as an accOmplice with five
| others, in the robbery of lead pipe, brass.
| etc. from the building being erected on
| north third street above Reilly. They
were given a hearing before Alderman
| Lands. All were held for court except
John Funk and William Neuer.
A sale comprising 800 acres of coal
land in Burlington township. Indiana
county, will i'll all probability be made this
week. Some time ago Mr.. B. f. Williams.
of Patton, Cambria county, leased several
thousand acres of land in that township.
and New York capitalists are expected
there this week To close the sale. The
land lies along Laurel Run, about one mile
below VintoudaIe. Mr.. q. Il. McCrea, of
Mechanicsburg. completed the survey last
week.
Mrs. r. f. Jones has new advertise
ment in this issue of the FREEMAN to
which call our readers special atten-
tiOn. The opening of her Spring goods
lays before the people of EbenSburg and
vicinity the most attractive display of
millinery and dress goods ever seen in this
place. and must be seen to be fully APP
prectated. With each purchase of $40 a
good nickle alarm clock will be given away.
Read the advertisement for some of the
Specialties.
The barn of Z. J. Rlakley. of Buf1ing-
ton township, Indiana county, was de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago. The barn
was erected only about a year ago and the
loss to Mr. BlBkely is heavy. The stock.
with the exception of two horses which,
were burned to death, were found ia
field nearby with chains about their necks
All the grain and other crops. together with
a reaper and mower. were destroyed. The
barn was protected by 500 insurance.
Mr.. BlakeIy places his loss a $500.
Mrs DiShart. widow of the late
Charles DiShart, of Carroll township. died
at her home in that township on Tuesday
evening, April 81. 1896, aged II years. The
Diseased is survived by eight children,
four girls namely: Mrs. Clark Thomas. of
CarrolltowD; Mrs. John McBreen, of
Eben sburg; Miss Sidney. of Altoona, aud
Miss Gertrude. at home: and four boys,
Harry. Frank, Irwin and Ralph. who are
at home. Her remains were inferred in
the Catholic cemetery at CarrolltOwn on
Thursday morning.
Dr. Deveraux one of CTesson's enter
prising citizens. Is having a system of
water works erected to furnish the town
with a supply of sparkling spring water.
NJ. c. HiI-, of HoIlidaysburg has the con-
tract and will construct two reservoirs,
one with a capacity of 10000 gallons. the
other about five times that size. Into
these the water from four springs will be
piped. and from thence il will De conduct
ed down by means of 4 SiX-inch mains
Mr.. Hite expects to have the contract
finished in a monJh.-CressOn Record.
T. R Scanlan, ESQ. a well-knOwn
citizen OF CarrOlltown and a member of
the Cambria county bar, died at his home
in that place at twenty-Seven minutes of
II o'clock on Monday night, aged about 10
wears. His death was the resul: Of throat
trouble from which he had long been a
sufferer. He is survived by his wife and
four children, the latter being Lutzen,
Ellen and Fredicka, residing at home, and
Lambert. of Spangler. He also leaves
four brothers and one sister. His remains
were inferred in the Catholic cemetery at
CarroIItown, on Thursday morning.
While eXcavating ditch near the
BoSSler Hotel, Duncansyille, the other day.
workman unearthed SOapstone pot
hat had evidently been used for cook
ing purposes by the Indians. says a cor
respondent of the Times. II was about ten
inches in diameter and about six inches
deep. On each side vas a small prOiec-
ture. which served the purpose of hand
hold. Underneath the vessel seemed To be
cryStaIIiZed or charred by fire. Its general
appearance would indicate that il had
been buried for ages. This ancient find
will be on exhibition among the relics at
the Blair County Semi Centennial this
summer.
Mr.. Nicholas Lambour, an old and
esteemed citizen of Nicktown, died al his
home in that place, on Tuesday, April Il,
| 1895. aged 80 years. MIR. Lambour was
| born i'm AlSace, Germany, and came 10 this
| country when a young man and settled in
| Barr township. where he followed the oc-
| cupatIOn of a farmer. He afterwards laid
| out the town of Nicktown and built hotel
| which he conducted for several years,
| when he disposed of the hotel and went
| into the business of merchandising. He
| was a prosperous. useful and good citizen