The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02

| the Pennsylvania railroad, was caught
between two cars while making coupling
at South Fork on Friday last and badly
| squeezed about the chest.
| John Barnicle, an old citizen. of Sus
| quehanna township, died at his home in
/ that township, on Sunday March 2lst
1897, in the 10th wear of his age. He is
! survived by widow and 1.-TWO daughters
Mary Ann and Jane. both at home. His
! remains were inferred in st. Joseph's Gem
| etrry, in Carroll township on Tuesday of
| last week
The tenth state sanitary convention of
| Pennsylvania will be held in Johnstown
May 25 26. 1t is 10 be held under the com
bined auspices of the state board of health
and the Johnstown board of health. in Y
NJ. c. a. hall. The address of welcome
VIII be delivered by Mayor George w.
WAGNER. 1t is expected that Governor
Hastings will be present
Fire on Monday night DESTROYED the
planning mill of William Stoke, in Altoona.
together with his storehouse, in which he
| had stored a large spring stock of worked
lumber. Mr. Stokes loss is placed at $50
600 on which he had an insurance of SO
900 The fire is supposed to have been of
incendtary origin. Three other fires had
been started in Altoona the same night.
Willie DewaIt, five years old. fell into
Charters Greek, at McKee'S Rocks nm
Sunday, and his brother Elmer. eleven
years old, jumped into the water to save
him, and both boys were drowned. They
were the only children of MI. and Mrs
Jacob Dewalt, and their death was a Ter
ribie blow To the mother She was pros
trated after being carried from the scene
of her chiidrens death
A large barn on the farm of MIS-. Nan
cy SUrayer, near MOrrelville was burned
To the ground on Monday evening The
farm had been un0ccupied for some time
past, but on Monday Mr.. solomon Strayer
had hauled a load of hay To the barn with
the intention of moving on the farm. 1t is
supposed some boys PLAYING about the barn
accidentally set il on fire. The loss is es-
timated at $500 with no insurance
While William Wentz, of Blue Knob.
this county, was taking out railroad ties
at Trout Run, Cambria county. last Tues
day the limb of a tree fell on him. striking
his head and fracturing the skull. A
Portage physician, who was called in re-
moved five square inches of the broken
II.
Wentz is reported to be getting along all
right HOIfidGYsburg Standard
"A wagon load of nitroglycerfne stuck
in the mud while passing over marshy
place a: Springdale Pa, and no man will
hire. loan nor help to move the material
lest a sudden jar send them ont of Spring
dale. The peace of all that part of the
town is disturbed The school has been
10, =
the more timid citizens are afraid the town
will be blown away before the nitro gIy-
cerine is removed.
Representative Schofeld. of Centre |
county. has introduced a bill into the |
House which provides the paving of a |
bounty on the destruction of wild cats.
hawks owls and weasels. The bill has |
passed the House and now goes 10 the |
Senate. Tie bill authorizes the payment |
of s. for every wild cat, 81 for every red or |
gray fox. for a mink 30 cents. and every |
large weasel or ermine - cents, and for |
hawks - cents.
The Tyrone correspondent of the AL |
toOna Ne1cS has the following concerning
young man well known in |
Ebensbug. His many friends here
will he glad to hear of his quick recov-
cry. Oliver Henry, baggage master on
rome division, is laye3 up a his home, in
Lock Haven, with heart trouble. Some
time ago he took heavy cold. the result |
Of which has affected his heart, although |
he is slowly improving and expects to be
out again in a short time.
Robert c. Custer. freight brakeman
on the Pittsburg division was fatally in
at pnrraua AT n -clOnE an |
morning. He was coupling cars and was
caught and terribly squeezed about the
hips DR. T. s Troxell of Gallitzim ex-
amined Custer and ordered him to De sent
to the Altoona hospital where he was TAX
en- and where he died about 8 O'Clock the
same eve ming. Custer was about % years
old, unmarried and his home was at
Stewart station, Westmoreland county.
Mrs. Annie Egan. wife of William
Egan. died at her home on Eleventh ave
nue. Altoona, Thursday morning. of
of diseases. The deceased
was daughter of the late Joseph and
Annie Conrad: she was born in AShvilIe.
Cambria county. February rs 1919 and
was married in 1850 To Mr.. William Egan.
who with two Sons-Leo and WaIter-sur-
wives Three brothers and three sisters
also survive. one of the latter being Mrs.
NJ airy /. Sproat, of Chest Springs, this
county.
AT a mass meeting of bituminous coal
miners at Phiiipsburg on Saturday. resO-
lutiOns were adopted in favor of resisting
any reduction in wages below the present
scale. and calling on the men who are now
working below the scale 10 at once quit
work. The resolutions further request
miners in ali the soft coal regions whose
coal is shipped east to send d delegate to
the general convention of Pennsylvania
miners. which meets at Clear
field on next Wednesday.
Ollie Kirk, aged ,, and Pearly Coup
Ter. aged - were PLAYING in an clubhouse
in Union township, Clearfield county, last
SATURDAY. Pearly after lighting a fuse
was walking across the aOOr with it in her
hand. Sparks from the fuse fell into can
of powder and caused it to explode. Ollie
was badly burned and fri ghtfuily mutila-
ted The child died from the effects of its
Injuries Pearly was carried through the
door by the force of the explosion. The
shanty was blown to pieces. The can of
powder was kept on hand to be used in
plitting rails.
Michael Farbaugh died at the home OF
his son Charles, in Blacklick township,
Pa, on Tuesday, March Ii. in his s7th
year. He was born at Kappel- am Rhein.
Baden. Germany, A ID. 1910. AT the age
Il l.al