The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-07-16

", while digging stumps found purse Of
gold containing 500. All the pieces were
dated more than seventy years ago. and
and are no doubt part of the booty of the
famous robbers, Lewis and Connolly, who
roamed that SectiJn about 1926.
--Wilda Frantz, Ii-year-old girl. Iiy-
ing near Dubois, climbed a cherry tree
Tuesday afternoon, and when fifteen feet
above the ground bunch of fire crackers
and matches in her pocket became ignited
The girl was horribly burned all over the
body and injured by falling. She died
four hours later in awful agony
A good many of the near by towns lust
now are taking advantage os the offer
of congress to give to any granC army pnst
that may apply for it, one of the Old cam
non which are now living useless and neg
le1ted at the navy yards The cannon are
old style models which were Just the thing
thirty years ago, but their places have
been filed by guns of modern type-LOcE
HdUclI Express
One day recently Mrs. William A. ST
Clalr' OF Indiana, busted amiXture of paris
green and flour over the pototo bugs.
day or two afterwards her hands and face
became inflamed and began swelling
physician was called in and announced
tUat the paris green had caused blood poi
son Fortunately the poison welded read
ily to antidOteS and Mrs. St Clair is now
on fair way To recovery.
One of the most remarkable women in
PennSy lyanil iS Mrs. Mary Ann Cassidy.
of Coalpurt, CleartielG county, who is now
one hundred and five years of age She
was the mother of thirteen boys and five
girls, nine are living and nine dead. She
gave birth To four pairs of twins. Mrs.
Cassidy was born in County Fermanagh.
Ireland in lS:e, emigrating To this country
with her husband and family in 1916.
According to the new law passed by
the state legislature, February I2th, Lin
coins birthday. is new holiday: the third
Tuesday of February, the local election
day, - made d full instead of Il half holi-
day aS heretofore: when Memorial Day
falls on Sunday it is 10 be celebrated on
Monday instead of Saturday, and the first
Monday instead of the first Saturday of
September i designated as Labor Day
these being all the changes from the old
law.
William H., the S-year-Old son of Alex
ander Weaver, of RichIand township. met
ing. The boy had taken out a bucket of
water to where the ren were working with
reaper. After getting a drink the father
commenced Oiling the machine, when the
boy climbed up on the seat. the horses
started and the boy fell off in front of the
knife, and although the horses were quick
ly stopped, he was 50 badly mangled that
he died in two hours. Both legs were
nearly severed.
On last Friday morning about O'Clock
James kepple, an inmate of the aims.
h DuSe, was found dead OIL the road a short
distance from the door of that Institution.
1t is supposed that aboat bed time the
night previous, he started to take a walk
and suddenly became i'll and died as his
b ID was not disturbed. He was about -
years OF age and had been an inmate of the
almShOuSe since January. 1896, when he
was brought here from Phiipsburg. His
wife resides at Benscreek, but they had
not lived together fo number of years.
On Wednesday morning of last week,
Miss Minnie HeikeT. of PittSburg, who
was stopping with K. l.. Thomas, in this
place, was found dead in bed when Mrs.
Thomas went To waken her. Miss Helix
Ter had been coming To EbenSburg in the
summer time for several years and was
employed as domestic by the family of
Mr.. ID. c. Philips. She was subject to
sick spells and when these occurred she
wouId stop with the family of Mr. Thomas
until she felt well enough To 90 to work
She complained the evening before her
death of not feeling well. but had no SuS-
piciOn that death was 50 near. Her re-
mains were taken to PittSburg for inter-
ment on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Sarah NagIe died at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. James Kaylor, of
Altoona. at fifteen minutes to five o'clock
on Sunday afternoon, from the effects of
an accident which happened To her re-
Gently. In going down stairs on Wednes-
day of last week she tripped and fell, and,
owing To her advanced age, she could not
recover from the shock. Deceased was
born at LOrettO. Cambria county. July ;,
| lsOs, and was consequently aged eighty
, nine years and seven days. She was mar
| ried SiXty-fYe years ago To George Nagle,
| at LorgttO. by Rev. Father GalliIZn, her
| husband dying in 1Ss4 The following
| children survive: John Nagle, in the
| West: Mrs Mary McNeeIis, Irwin Sta
| tion, WeStmOreland county; Mrs. Eliza
| beth Brant, COalpOrt, and Mrs. James
| kaylOr, of Altoona, at whose residence
| Mrs. Nagle died. Two sisters Mrs.
| Mary Christ, of Altoona, and Mrs. Annie
| Christ. of Summit-and one brother
| Daniel Dougherty-Of CressOn, also sur
| vive.
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