The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-28

| of Patton. died a her home in that place.
| on Saturday morning. August 22d, aged III
| years She i survived by her husband
| and two young children. Her remains
| were taken 10 BriSbin, Clearfield county.
and inferred there on Tuesday afternoon
| The Republican senatorial conferees
arrived here on Tuesday evening and after
! holding several meetings still stand three
for Stiueman and three for Appeby Mr.
| Suneman's conferees are David Wilson.
Joseph Dietrich and Or. Luke. while DR..
| Appleby is represented bv ID. IL. Burnham.
| H. c. Burger and Ii. w. Culp.
1t has been declared upon good author
Ity that milk can be kept for q week by
canning it as one wouIG fruit Fill glass
| jars and screw down the lids: then place
| them in a steamer over cold water Heat
the jars gradually and steam the jars for
an hour, then tighten the tops The wo-
man who has preserved milk in this way
says she can see no reason why it shouldn't t
! keep much longer.
| Michael, the 4-year-old son oE MI and
Mrs. John Homschick, of Spangler. got
hold of Il lot of matches on Monday of last
week and began striking them, when his
| clothing caught fire. The chfId's screams
attracted the attention of the mother, and
she succeeded in tearing the burning
clothes from the little fellows body, but
not before he was frightfully burned on
the neck, arms and right side
| A girl named Hoard. I3 years of age.
| residing in the vicinity of Robbins sta
! tion, WeStmoreland county. was fatally
| injured on Monday by being attacked by a
| COW which Sne was endeavoring To drive
! from the stable. The animal turned upon
J the girl and, piercing her side with a horn,
! hurled her high in the air The animal
then tramped her with its hOorS. Her
cries attracted David McCutcheon. who.
| with great difficulty, drove the mad brute
away.
Every town, says an exchange. has Il
| liar. Spnngcr. a biatherskitc a smart
! Aleck, some pretty girls, a girl who gig
| giles, weather prophet, "a neighborhuod
| feud, women who taJtles, Il man who
| knows IL all, Il boom once in while. one
! Lincoln Republican, one JpfTerSonfan-
| Democrat. more loaferS than it needs. men
who see every dog fight, somebody that
wants the earth, few meddIeSome women
| that are not wanted on earth and a street
| tnat could be improved.
-Four young men of Duncansvflle.
Blair county. drank whisky on wager as
TO their drinking qualities, in an abandon
| ed stone quarry TWO miles west of Huii-
| dayshurg ON Saturnav night. Sam Mob
| ley. 10 year old boy, one Of the number
! died from the effects and was found on the
| roadside on SUNDAY morning Coroner
| Mccartney, of Altoona, went there on
| Sunday morning and empanneled jury.
| The verdict was that the boy had died Of
alcoholism.
| The entertainment at the opera house
| on Monday evening was well attended and
| handsome sum realized which was do
| mated to the Presbyterian church III this
| place. The recitations by Miss Baker
| were highly appreciated 10y the audience,
| all of whom went away well pleased with
| the entertainment, while the congregation
| of the church benefited are prOfuSe in
| their thanks to the gifted lady. MesSrS
| Speyer and Leman, who furnished the
] music. also come in for a large share Of
| the thanks of those in attendance.
Saturday evening while James Cas-
| man was holding an auction of his per
| Sonal property at his home in Garfield.
| West Wheatfeld township. Indiana coun-
| ty, NJ. O. Mack and James Belts. two men
| of the town, entered the house in an in
| toXicated condition. They attempted to
| make a raid on the CaSman home and
struck the man several hard blows. His
| wife interfered and she too was roughly
assaulted by the intruders The woman
was in critical condition at the time ard
the blows she received may prove fatal.
The WiIliamsport sam says: A small
lad living on Grace street the other even
| ing toadS. While he was laughing with
! glee al the capture Of good sized toad
| which he held in his hand, the toad, with
| one hop, jumped inside the chid'S throat,
and soon found its way into regions below.
| The lad set up a great howl and ran home.
| He commenced to suffer from stomach
aches until a doctor arrived who hurredly
administered an emetic to the suffering
child. In short time the toad was cough
| ed up dead.
| Ice water, according to medical au-
| thoritY. kills more persons than strichnine
does 1t should be taken in great moder-
| alton and slowly slipped at time-never
| guIped. 1t should be absolutely avoided
| al meals Taken into the mouth directly
| after hot food il cracks the enamel of the
teeth and entering the sto mach il chillS
! the natural fluids, so that they are unfit
| ted for the work of digestion, thus laving
| the foundation for thousand evils. The
use of moderately cool water not only
averts these, but slakes the thirst much
better than the ice cold fluid.
! The largest ballot of any yet printed
| in this state will be used in the coming
presidential contest. 1t measures two feet
| by nearly three The number of parties
| already in the field is what has caused the
| increase i'm the size of the sheet. There are
| niEe columns. Eight parties are already
| in the fight and the ninth column i for
| the use of any party who may yet decide
| 10 get into it, The parties and their can
| didates. as they will appear on the ballot
are: Republican, Mckinley and Hobart;
| Democratic, Bryan ami Sewall; Prohibi-
| tion. Levering and Jones; National Beatty
/ and Southgate: Peoples, Bryan and Wat
/ son: Socialistic Labor. blank: free silver,
| BRYAN and SewaII. and sound money
blank.
"A lady who had purchased a ticket
| for herself and little girl from CreSsOn to
| Houtzdale on Friday morning and placed
! them in her pocketbOok lost both in some
unaccountable manner. The presumption
beiEg that she placed her pocketbook on
the seat for a moment to arrange some
| baggage and il was picked mp by some
! Ikes who were congregated around the
! ticket window and station. The lady and
| GIRL hecame almost frantic with grief AT