The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-06-26

| char when death claimed him.
Is is said that dandelion leaves are a
/ sure cure for insomnia. Before going to
1 bed chew two or three of the leaves, and
| they will always induce sleep, no matter
| how nervous and worried person may be.
"A few evenings ago the little daughter
| Of ar. and Mrs. Z. +. Greisman, of Du-
| Bois. got hold of bottle of carbolic acid
instead of cough medicine, and drank it.
| The child is now dead. This is only
another illustration of the carelessness of
people in allowing deadly poisons to be
within reach of children.
Israel c. Caldwell, who was known in
| this county on account of his extensive
| land lumber and coal interests in Portage
| township and also along the line of the
| Cresson and COalport railroad, died at the
home of his son, Samuel Horace Caldwell,
| at Tyrone, on Sunday morning. after a two
| weeks illness, aged 90 years.
Conductor John King. of the Logan
| Valley electric railway, who was struck
| on the temple by a stone by Sigmund
Shope. al HoIlidaysburg on the 18th inst,
| died at the Altoona hospital at 6:30 o'clock
! Saturday night. His aSSailant is in Jail
| aud will doubtless be tried for murder be-
| fore the Blair comfy criminal court.
Mrs. Riddle arrived in EbenSburg this
week to take charge of methods class in
the Ebensburg Normal institute. Teach
| erS from all over the country are awaiting
| themselves of the opportunity. One hun
dred are now in attendance. New stu
dents ale comidg daily. DIR. King comes
| July 80. giving an entertainment that
| evening.
| Mrs. Davis, a ll-kn own French lady
of DunlO, dropped dead at her home last
| Friday while in pursuance of her domestic
| duties shortly after breakfast She had
been in her usual good health up until the
l time her alment assumed Il serious form.
which caused her death. She was aged
| about 35 years. &The funeral took place
| Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Fred. Bland of Blandsburg, has a
| pear tree in his yard which has been in
continuous blossom for over two months.
| rhe tree is well covered with half-grown
| pears. This is the second year this tree
nas distinguished itself in this manner and
| far as can be ascertained will uphold its
| prodigaity indefinitely or until there is a
| physical collapse
| tending the Bi-centenniaI last week, had
| his pockets picked To the extent of $50.
Ills pOcketbook was taken while on d
crowded street car and was missed right
away but there was no officer in reach and
Is a consequence the scoundrel got away
Mr.. GlaSser was only one among the many
-CdrrOIItOIUn NGlCs.
On July 4, 1895, John Warden, of
Rayne township, drove to Indiana in
buggy. When near the Catholic church a
small bOv threw "a fire cracker under his
horse. The animal ran off and Mr. War
den had h 5 leg broken. He was a cripple
for several months, aud he has bruuguI
| suit against the. borough for 5000 dam
! ageS.-IndiG1lG Messenger.
Miss Myrtle Ickes, Of Roaring Springs,
Blair county, got out of her bed on Sat
urday morning while asleep, walked TO tn .
room of another lady living in the SAM
house, raised window aud walked cut.
| She fell - feet TO the ground, and in so
| doing fractured one leg and one arm. She
| also sustained other internal and external
| injuries that will probably kill her.
The dwelling house of John FuImer, of
| Green township. Indiana county, was de-
stroyed by fire on Thursday of last week.
| The fire originated from spark falling on
| the roof. When the fire was discovered it
| had gained such headway that only por-
| tion of the household goods were saved.
| Mr. Fulmer, in his efforts to get out the
| contents of the building, was badly burned.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad company
| announces that on and after Thursday,
| June 24, all trains will stop AT Cresson.
| The Pennsylvania Limited will stop only
when there are passengers to get on or of
at that point. The Mountain House will
| open on that day. Commencing on that
day, observation cars will be attached to
the Pacific Express for the trip over the
mountains.
The school census, just completed
| shows that there are in Philadelphia d
| few score less than one hundred thousand
| children. Some other things are shown
| too. that one would hardly expect to find
| in community so well civilized as Phila
| deIphia; many children get only half day
| sessions on account of the crowded con
dition in some places, and in Others they
can have text books only every other week
| The slaughter of rattlesnakes at tn,
lumber job on Hayses' run, Clinton couD
", continues. and up to last Friday 100 haC
been killed Mr.. w. |. Harvey says th'
woods in that vicinity are fairly swarming
with snakes of all kinds, but no count i
kept of any that are killed of other specie
than the rattlers. There are five lumbe
Jobs on Hayes run, aud the number giyer
above is the total killed at all of tn
camps.
Mrs. James Perry. who had been al
invalid for a number of years, died at he
| nome in Chest Springs, on Saturday, age
~ years She is survived by her husband
James Perry, and by three sons, Charles
| Of Chest Springs. and William and Frank
| of CoaIport, aud two daughters, Mrs j.
Wilbur, of Ebensburg, and Mrs. Mary Nc
| Donald, of Chest Springs. lnterment TOO
place at the cemetery in Chest Springs o
Monday at , o'clock.
"A charter has been applied for in tn
Centre county court for the incorporate
| Of telephone company in Philipsburi
that county. to exterd in Clearfeld, Carr
oria. Centre and jefferson counties, con
Meeting PhiIIpsburg, Clearfield, HOutZdal'
,urwensviIle. Dubois and PunXSutawney
| II will rival and parallel the Centri
Pennsylvania Telephone and Telegrap
company aud will be called the Philips
burg Telephone and telegraph company.
"A valuable deposite of silica glass san
has been unearthed on Montgomery creel
,bout four miles from CIearlield, and
number of Pittsburg and Clearfeld cap
taIists will investigate the find. If
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