The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-12


The hunter who dragS his gun through
hedge muzzle foremost; the wayfarer
who pulls his rifle from the back part of
his wagon With the dangerous end to-
| ward him: the idiot who did not know il
was loaded" the woman who locks her
children in the house while she goes to
visit neighbor. and the man who thaws
a stick of dynamite in the kitchen oven.
are doing their part almost daily toward
! removing the surplus population.
Hugh Smith was arrested and lodged
in Jail in New Bloomfield, Perry county.
on Saturday, on the charge OF killing Ma
linda Snyder, in Liberty valley. twenty
eight years ago. Smith is 20 years old. has
a family of grown up children, and been a
respected farmer, once well to do, now
poor. The charge was made by a neigh
Dor with whom ne had quarrel he did
not deny it, and was given over to a con-
stable.
The Hollidaysburg CORES Spoudent of
the Altoona Times has this to say in re-
gard to the resumption of the GaySport
blast furnace: Mr.. Thomas Nokes. who
cares for and guards the Cambria Iron
company's property in Gavsport. denies
the GayspOTt furnace. and saws that if
Superintendent Vaught, of Johnstown.
was here on any errand of that kind he did
not see him.
A charter was issued by the state de-
partment last week to the Scalp Level
Railroad company to build line to con-
meet with the South Fork railroad at Low
EFT station and extend to Scalp Level
Somerset county a distance of ten miles.
The company i capitalized at 500 600 F.
: Lewis, of Philadelphia. is president: df-
rectOrS, h. J. Strain, Il. IL. Taylor. G.. w
Young, c. ID. Stanger, w. J. Davis. Phila-
delphia; w. X. Stager, Palmyra. N J.
"A fire broke ont at Mapleton. a small
town eight miles east of Huntingdon. Pa.
on Monday night, and so threatening were
the flames that the Huntingdon fire de-
partment was called on for assistance. it
being feared the whole town wonId be
wiped out. y dwelling and storeroom ac-
cuped by J. L. Hetrick, general merchant
together with everything they contained.
were entirely destroyed. as was also the
dwelling of NJ. L. Rex. Several other
places were badly damaged
Newton Kramer MuSSer. a railroad
brakeman, while at work in the Gautier
yard at Johnstown, on Tuesday evening
attempted to get on a moving ear and by
the breaking of the brake wheel. was
thrown under the wheels, which passed
over both his legs. He was taken TO the
Cambria hospital where the surgeons am
putated one above and the other below the
knee. He died. however, three hours
afterward- He was born in Centre county
and was forty one years ofage. He leaves
a wife but no children.
On Thursday. April 1St.. 1897. Miss
Joanna Durbin. surviving eXe"utriX of the
last will and testament of Augustine Dur
bin. deceased. will offer for sale al her
residence in Munster township, , COWS. Is
heiferS. large farm wagon. ] spring wag-
on. sledS, harrowS. plows. cuItivatorS.
hay rake, moving machine. oats corn. rye.
straw. hay. beds and beddi1g. carpets.
chairs. stoves. dishes and other articles of
household and kitchen furniture. Also at
the same time and place farm containing
2OO acres more or less. see ''ad'' in another
column.
-RumOr says that work on the PennSyl-
vania Midland railroad. which was begun
five years ago, is 10 be resumed and that
the DAD is to be completed from Bedford
TO McKee'S. The grading between these
two points is abOut completed. and. though
the road has 10 rolling stock, it could
easily he finished and equipped with the
aid OF some outside capital. 1t is said
that there is a possibility of deal with
the Pennsylvania railroad whereby the
road will be made an outlet fDr traffic. the
greater portion of which now goes over the
Huntingdon and Broad Top lines.
Mr.. Martin Flick. residing in Allie
gheny township. One-half mile west of
Loretto, on the road leading to Kaylor'S
Station. will offer at public sale at his
residence on Saturday, March 2Oth- 1897,
at one o'clock, p. NJ, , horses. > fresh cows
1 yearling bull, l road wagon, / spring
wagon, sled, / moving machine, > wind
mills. hay rake, l pIow, shovel plOw.
cultiyatOr, l harrow. l double set heavy
IA rness- single set of light harnes. l grind
stone. chains " httle trees, hay by the ton
Oa'S, corn and buck heat by the buSheI
also lot Of household furniture and many
other articles too numerous TO mention.
The largest herd of cattle which the
law has ever ordered slaughtered in the
history Of the world was killed some Gays
ago. They were from Wyoming county
aHd were taken 10 the fertiIiZing establish
ment at Butcbach'S Landing on the Sus-
quchanha river. They belonged TO Louis
and John =. Piollet. of Wysox, the former
being a member of the legislature from
Bradford county. The herd numbered one
hundred and sixty eight cows of the finest
looking Durhams. and all were pronounced
fff..f..F nil 10. to
veterinarian, and part of them, on being
slaughtered, revealed that the diagnosis
was right. The loss To the owners will be
about $1,000.
Conn e stiou.
Ashylle. Pa, March Sth, 1897.
DEAR FEEEMAN:-An era OF prosperity