The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-03

John Overdorff. formerly OF Johns
| town, but now of Altoona, was arrested
| there on Saturday night charged with
! forgery Simon Overdorff. of Johnstown
| accuses him OF forging the prosecutors
name To two notes. The defendant secured
bail for his appearance at a hearing In
! Johnst town next Monday.
AT Nigh, near Bellefonte, one evening
last week, III AIRY Jordan, aged Is and Miss
Anna Hocenberry, neighbor, were quar-
reling over politics, when Jordan ran the
woman's boy into the yard. Mrs. Hocken-
| berry attacked Jordan with hoe nearly
| cutting one eye out of his head. 1t is fear
eI he will loose the sight of one eye.
During the rain Wednesday night of
last week the huge barn of Ii. =. Good. a
dairyman, residing near Robbins station,
Westmoreland county, was burned to the
ground, with contents. Aroused from
their Slumbers, the family saw the build
ing ablaZe, but too late to save it. The
loss is heavy. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
CONSTABLE George Patrick, of Green
township, Indiana cobnty, took to Jail the
other day William Nal an. who, in con-
nectiOn with the Good boys, arrested pre-
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money and some goods of John ID. Martins
store, at MartIntown. Mahan is native
of Cambria township. this county, and has
been frequently in trouble before.
Rachel. aged six years, youngest
daughter of DIR. +. H., and Mrs. Ella
Plank, died at the home of her parents In
Christiana, Lancaster county, on Tuesday.
rhe parents have the sympathy of many
people in EbenSburg IN their affliction, as
the family is well known, Mrs. Plank
being daughter of Mrs. E. Roberts, of
this place, and parents and children were
frequent visitors tOsEbensburg.
A gentleman who within the last four
weeks has visited the counties of Wash
ingtOn, Greene, WeStmoreland, Cambria,
CIeaIfield. Elk. Jefferson, Clarion and
Armstrong. tells us that with the excep
zion. possibly. of the first named. Somerset
has by far the best crops he has seen. The
universal reply of those whom We have
interviewed is that corn and oats particu
larly promise better in this vicinity than
for years.-SOmerset Herald
The contest over the election of a
county superintendent in Huntington
county came before the superintendent OF
pubic instruction at harfl>DuFg on MOn-
lay. Both sides were heard fully and the
iecision was reserved. The election of
g. Rudy is contested by A p Silverhorn
IN the ground that he was not legally
elected. Ii was contended that he could |
cot go behind the returns. The Dauphin |
county case was heard on Wednesday.
"A new kind of potato bug has made it, |
appearance in Eastern Pennsylvania. and |
so far has baffied all attempts at eXtermi- |
nation. A few DAYS ago farmer noticed |
that his potato crop was looking poorl E. |
An examination was made, and the farm
er found bugs which in his estimation |
100 per cent. worse than the old pest |
- an insect about three times as large a |
An ordinary fly, and of a dull black color |
II eats the vegetables from the top into ia. |
sround.
Editor John G. SechIer, of the South |
Fork Record, and Miss Elsie Baker, also |
1f South Fork. were united in marriage al |
the home of the brides parents on Tues
lay Afternoon at o'clock. The ceremony
performed by the Rev. A. j. Beale, OF
the United Evangelical church of Johns
towE. The attendants were John Thomp-
son, of Ebehsburg, and Miss Mand Muir
ray. of Hollidavsburg. The couple left on
Philadelphia Express for visit to the
eastern cities.
The game of baseball was fifty years
old last week. the first match having been
played at HObOken, n. j., on June 10. 1916.
oetweek the Knickerbocker and New York
clubs. Previous 10 that time townball had
been the great game, but some of the de-
Votees got their heads together and evolved
a series of rules which changed the sport
50 materially that they decided to call il
baseball. The first team was organized on
september 23, 1915. but il was not until the
following June that match game was
played.
On Saturday afternoon at Holidays
burg the the trial of James Farrell for the
murder of Henry Bonneka, at Altoona, on
the 9th of April 1895. ended with a verdict
Of guilty of murder in the first degree.
Frank Wilson, who was his accomplice in
the crime, was convicted at former ses-
sion of court. Bonneka, the murder ed
man. was a hermit who lived in the out
skirts of Altoona and the murder was COM
mitted for the purpose of getting the
| money that he was supposed TO have
boarded away.
Kerosene oil is In the house for many
purposes besides burning in lamps. 1t is
| said it will take iron rust and fruit stains
| from almost any kind of goods without
| iniuring the fabric. Wash The stained
| part in kerosene as you would in wateI.
| The spots must be washed in kerosene be
| fore they have been put into soap and
| water or it will do no good. In washing
| windows or mirorrs. if two or three tea
| SpooEfulls of kerosene is put in to the water
| the work will be done more quickly and
| with better results.
| As we are going To press we received a
| change of .'ad'' from n. Il. Swank. of
| Johnstewn, dealer in farming implements,
| buggies. wagons, etc. AS it is too late for
| this issue we desire To call the attention of
our readers :oo the fact that he fur
| nish Whitley 5 feet vertical cut
mower for s35. The report that the
Whitley Company are not making
machines is not correct as Mr..
SwaLk will furnish the machines in any
| number and all the reprirs that are needed
| He also handles the Deering ball and roll
| er bearing mowers and binders, the light
est weight and draft machine in the world
| Call on him before YOU commence harvest
| ing and you will save money.
A Sinking Valley correspondent of the
Altoona Tribune says: stone crushel
which was purchased last year by the
superyisors has been run again this spring
crushing possibly thousand tons of road
| material. mostly of excellent quality. The