The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11

| EuehSOuFS Oy meSsfs- owens Il Maxim has
changed hands, Henry Abrams, having
purchased the interest of Mr.. Owens. The
business will now be in the name and firm
IF Abrams Il Maxim.
DIR. II. l.. Mccarthy. a weII-kpoyp
AID successful physician OF A tooEa. died
1t his home in that city on Sunday morn
ing, from paralysis of the heart, aged 5s
years. He is survived by his wife. one
| daughter and three sons.
| The attorneys of the Cambria County
| bar at their annual meeting on Monday
| evening reelected their old officers as fol-
lows: President, w. Horace Rose: vice
| president, Alvin Evans; treasurer. Jrcob
| zimmerman; secretary, NJ ID. KittelI.
board of managers, Donald f. Dufton.
| John NJ. Rose and w. H. Storey, with the
president and secretary ex-officio mem
| berS.
| p. L. Flick, assessor for Spangler bor-
| ough, has completed the registration of
| voters and of children between the ages of
eight and fourteen years. There are in
| the borough one hundred and ninety yot-
erS and one hundred and one children be-
tween the ages of eight and fourteen
wears. Since the last registration there
have been twenty-six births and seven
deaths.
The striking coal and coke workers at
GallitZin are still out, but everything is
quiet around the town and works The
employees of the Mitchell company wera
paid on Monday, for work done durtpg
April, but there was no CONSEQUENT dfsor-
der. One of the mine owners had con-
ference wteh the strikers and tried To in
duce them to go 10 work at the reduced
rate, but the men refused his overtures.
An act of assembly approved Nav 25th
provides that every person who. without
appending his or her proper signature
thereto. shall send or cause to be sent to
another any written or printed communi-
cation or matter, the nature of which is
either libelous, defamatory. Scurrilous or
opprobiOuS, shall be guilty of a misde-
meanur, and on conviction shall undergo
an Imprisonment not exceeding one year.
Several weeks ago the news was sent
out that on and after June 1St private
postal cards would be carried in the United
States mails for one cent. There seems to
have been a mistake in the statement.
department has called the attention of ALI
pOStmaSterS to this fact and has notified
them that no law has been enocted on the
subject, so that private mailing cards.
bearing written messages, when deposited
Ia mails are still subject to postage at
the latter rate.
Mrs. Helen MYERS. wife of William
Myers, a well-known base ball player. of
Altoona, committed suicide on Sunday
morning by taking the contents of an ounce
bottle of hydrocyanic acid while her hus-
band and little daughter were out taking a !
walk. She was abOvt - years of age and |
came from WellSvile. Pa, to Altoona |
about two years ago. The deed was evi- |
IDENTIFY premeditated as she left a letter
written On Saturday asking her friends To I
forgive her and saving that no blame could |
rest on her husbadd.
Mrs. Charles NJ Schwab. of North |
BIaddock, and her sister, Miss Minnie |
Dinkey, left this morning for LOretIo. |
where they will visit for ii short time and |
soon the season opens at CreSSOn,
will go there and spend the summer. or |
until Miss Dinkey has recovered her form
er health. Mr.. Schwab's fine pair and |
carriage will be taken TO CreSsOn for the /
use of the ladies, and will be in charge of |
Mr.. Schwah's driver. Robert Wells. The
roads in the vicinity of that beautiful
drives. - BTdddOcI NeiCS
Miss Elizabeth TOmlnSon, daughter
o. Charles aud Ellen TomlinsOn. died at
the home of her parents in Allegheny
township, on Saturday, June 5th. 1897,
aged 10 years. Besides her SOrrowing
parents she is survived by seven brothers
and three sisters, viz: Robert. of Cart
wright, Elk county, Pa: William, Edward
and James, of Altoona; WiIfred, Michael,
Howard and Misses Carrie. Lottie and
Laura at home. Interment was made at
Loretto on Tuesday morning after a High
Mass of Requiem celebrated by Rev.
Father Ferdinand Kittell, attended by a
large number of sorrowng relatives and
friends.
-WhiIet railing twenty loaded cars down
grade from London mine, in Cleartield
county, one day last week, at the rate of
twenty miles an hour. Engineer Lucas. of
the Falls Creek railroad saw a child living
across the rail not 100 wards ahead The
little one was kicking uD its heels and took
no notice of the whistle. The attempt to
stop was futile, but Brakeman George
Ayers darted out on the pilot and, swing
ing from the flag staff. he pushed the child
into the gutter with his foot. At the end
Of the grade the train stopped
and the crew ran back. The child four
wear old girl, was unconscious, ont half
hours work reSuScitated her.