The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-20


trjnrie> from which he died, and almost
blowing the hands off Henry. The
ynung men were glass workers
On Saturday while John Whitehead
the veteran operator. and his son Tom and
three other persons were exploring an
Abandoned mine. near HOuIzdale. they
found the body of a man named Rogers
who had disappeared from his home sew
eral mouths ago. He had committed sni
eide nv going into the mine and BLOWING
out his brains.
-OTr strike. as far as the Tavlor. Me
CIV n Co., mines are concerned. has been
settled bV the mon going To work on last
FRIDAY morning at the old ate. 4Or for coal
shipped the company having decided To
no; make anv coke until the price ad-
vanc"S or the men agree to dig for clke at
33r The latter tiGures being a reduction
Of five cents. iS what caused the strike in
the first place. The Mitchell mines are
still running with new men.-GdUitzin
Times.
The Falls Crock tannprv. at Falls
Greek. in CIearfield county. has cInsed
down because of the appearance of "A pecu-
iihr and terrible disease among the em
ploveS. four Of whom died within a few
hours after they We're seized. 1t is Sup-
posed ru h" caused bv handling some hides
which We're imported from China and con-
tained the germs of an unknown and
dangerous disease Measures mill be un-
dertak"n u stamp il out before it spreads
further.
w. e CawthOn, agent OF the Atlantic
Refining company was at W. J. Dufton-s
ha rH, ,ya Fa IN in
day, exhibiting and showing the workings
of gasoline stoves. His principal object
was to demonstrate that gasoline is not so
dangerous aS MANY people suppose aud in
this ne was appearantIy successful. IL is
the intention of the company To have ae
exhibition at the EhenSbnrg fair. where
every body can see the workings of the
gasoline stoves.
The list OF annual teachers county IN
StituteS FOR the state has been made out by
the Department OF Public Instruction at
Harrisburg. Dates for Cambria and near
by chun'ieS are "a follows the weeks seS-
SiOnS beginning on the day indicated:
Cambria. IOhnstown. December 2lth:
Cleartield. Clearfeld. December. Goth; In
diana. Indiana. December Goth; LETTERS IN.
RrO hkville. December 27rh: Somerset,
Somerset, November 10Th: WestmoreIand,
GreenSburg, December Goth.
Miss Mary Johnson. aged seventy
seven years, died at the Cambria County
pnnThUuse at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
Death was caused by infrmiteS incident
tn old age. She was admitted to the aims
house as resident of Summit, and had
been an inmate of that institution for ten
years. She has no relatives living as far
A. can be asc 'rtained: brother and
sister died al the county home about three
years ago. The remains were inferred in
the Poor Farm cemetery Sunday after
noon.
The large barn of Mrs. Elizabeth Gill,
of Lower RurTell township. WeStmoreIand
county. was struck bv lightning on Tues
day of last week and burned TO the ground
together with the contents, consisting of
wheat. oats and hay, which had Just been
harvested. A lot of machinery and farm
ing implements were also destroyed, en-
failing a loss of S2.OOn. There was an in
Surance o. 300 on the contents alone, but
the insurance on the building. which had
been running for twenty years had lapSed
a short time ago
"A prominent official of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. when questioned, said that
the improvement in every branch of trade
allied with the railroads il on the increase.
He and officials of other roads are now
planning how to meet the increasing
traffic. AT present" he concluded,
nearly all our cars are in service. and II
is Just possible that many new cars will
have TO be built in order In handle the
enormous amount of freight necessary |
under the present condition of affairs.
The prospect is all that the most sauguine |
could desire
John Foreman. of CreSsOn, postal |
clerk on ;he EbenSburg branch of the |
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, has sued the rail- |
road company for damages for injuries |
sustained in an accident last February.
The passenger train on which he was |
working the mail ran into an open switch. |
coliGed with a freight car loaded with |
bark and Mr.. Foreman was thrown the |
entire length of the car. resulting in in |
iurfrS to his head. which have prevented |
him from working ever since. Mr. Fore
man is a son of the late Judge Foreman.
of Hopewell township, Huntington couh-
ty.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad company |
is experimenting with view OF reducing
time between Chicago and New York on
uaSSpuger trains. 1t is proposed To take
an hour off the time of the Chicago Limit |
ed between PittSburg and New York. On (
a recent trip made by officials of the road
the run between Chicago and Pittshurg.
40 miles was made in nine hours aud
thirteen minutes. which is three hours less
than the Limited'S time. A great many
stops had To he made at grade crossings
To do this the train made SEVENTY four
miles An hour for hours and hours with
the greatest ease
The Cambria county commissioners
have finished their report TO the Secretary
of Internal Affairs. at Harrisburg, showing
rbe assessment in each district IN the
county for county and state purposes,
b,sed on the reports made by the several
assesSors The totals show that the num-
ber OF horses and mules in the county over
th. age of four years Is G,i12, valued at
$40 gD: number of cattle over the age Oh
tnur wears 6.s45. valued at s15.4O; viIua-
tions of professions, trades, and occupa-
lions. 81. .9s2. 500; valuation of real estate
ss4 rs. .3aS: total valuation for county 2ur-
Noses SD. .4s5 4sg. The total assessment
for state Tax being for money at Interest,
mortgages judgments, etc, Is Sl,9--'Zlf.
marriaxe Lfceuses-
The following marriage licenses were IS
sued nv the Clerk of the Orphans Court
for tho week ending Thursday. August
Ii h, 1877:
DIo.,,;t apd Ieania BFOMn n.