The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-30


I nder the new postal law which ha,
gone into effect, the sender of a registered
| letter, which is lost. can get indemnity I,
! the extent Of SO This makes registering
4 small amount safe. which il never wa,
was under the old law
David Brook. Frank Harris and John
Bradley. three pickpocketS who were fol.
! lowing FOrepaugh'S big show, were ar.
rested at Johnstown on Thursday of Ias-
week AID brought to jail. They will have
thirty days rest from their IahorS. that be-
ing the extent of their commitments.
The Superior court will hold a session
| at tPittsburg next week and hear cases from
Cambria. Somerset and Indiada counties
The cases from Cambria are: Straw vs.
Motley, appellant; Finnegan ct al vs
Pennsylvania Trust company. trustee. @,
al: Ludwig vs.. Kelly, appellant: Thomas
vs.. western Insurance company, appel
liant.
Russell Adams, aged ; years. grand
son of j. q. A. Adams. of Grant street
CooperSdaie, was probably fatally burned
at the home of his grandfather at S.3l
o'clock Thursday morning Of last week
The child was playing with torch and
matches when the accident happened. He
lie was badly burned about the abdomen
breast, feat and arms.
A large barn and outhniIdings. ON The
farm of Hon. John Hill, north BlafrsvflIe
and of which 7. {. MogIe is the tenant
was destroyed by fire, Wednesday. Four
horses, three cows, a SOW and lot of farm
ing implements were also couSum-
ed. iill'S loss on the buildings is
5000: insurance, SI.2u0. Mogle's loss on
stock and implements. 800: no insurance
Two Uniontown. Pa. ycung men who
had heen IN she grocery business. omar
reed Thursday last about settling the ac-
counts and aS a result both are dead.
From testimony produced at the inquest it
i supposed there was scramble for a
note in dispute and one shot the other and
then shot himself in remorse Which one
did the shooting will never be known as
both we're dead when found.
An odd accident occurred Friday at the
stone quarry of ThsmaS Johnston. near
Fails Creek. ClearlieId county. The men
at the upper edge of the pit drove a ra bbit
nut of its lair. and the frightened animal
lcaped over the edge into the Dit. falling GO
feet and striking John Hanson. a laborer.
on the neck. Hanson was knocked down
and 50 badly hurt that he had to be car
red home. The rabbit was killed.
Daniel Dohoncy. the lf-ypar old son of
Mrs. Laura DuhOney. Of JohuStown. was
probably fatally injured by his brother
Thomas. aged Is years. Sunday evening.
Daniel was playing in a vacant lot en-
route TO church when his older brother
came along. The Older boy told his broth
or to hurry along, and playfulIy tossed a
brick bat at him. The missile struck
Daniel on the head, fracturiGg his skull.
The Greensburg Tribune says that it
may not be generally known, but there is a
farm in Loyalhanna township. that coun-
". which is titled almost entirely by wo-
men. The pIowing, reaping and hauling
are successfully performed by the mother
and two grown daughters, who may be
seen at anv time following their vncutton.
The parties referred to are Mrs. William
Small and her daughters Blanche and
Maggie.
Friday morning about , O'Clock a
freight train broke at Upton aud ran to-
gether again ami II. Il. Woodward, a
brakeman of Altoona, was caught between
two ears and seriously injured. His right
foot was crushed 80 badly that it was
found necessary 10 ampuUate the great toe.
and his left leg was broken above the
ankle. The little and ring fingers OF his
right hand were lascerated He is at the
hos pitaI.
"A destructive ire occurred in Altoona
on Thursday night. which burned d large
amount OF building material and some
buildings of CaHau X Knox, besides lum-
Der belonging to d. K. Moore and Frank
Brandt. and a dwelling house belonging TO
ID. K. Moore. Canaan & KnOX'S loss was
almost $1,000. with 81 300 insurance. Mr..
d. r. Moore's loss will probably reach
5000 with only 81 900 insurance. The
other losses were small. but in all aggre-
gate probably Sls.On0.
"Wednesday afternoon of last week
Rev. Sweeny. of Indiana. presented him
self at the residence of Will Stewart. in
that place. to marry Gus Achi>on. of
RIair~viie. to Miss Birdie Peterson of In
diana The bridegroom was to arrive on
the noon train. but he did not come nor
give any explanation of his absence. hav-
ing left Blairsville on the Friday previous.
The bride wepJ bitterly over the affair.
and there i trouble ahead for the groom if
he cad be found. it is SAID.
Last week five car loads of feeble
minded children were taken frow Elwyn
home near Philadelphia to the new instf-
tuition just completed aud ready for use at
Polk. NrnangO county. One hundred and
fifty four were taken To the new home
leaving at Elwyn 81 of tleSe poor unfor-
Inmates Governor Hastings saws there
are 900 such people in PennSy lvania and
the crowded condition of the home neces-
STATED new and comfortable building
where they could be properly cared for.
The following curious accident is re-
ported to the Altoona Tribune by its
Woodward correspondent: John w.
Miller. a faruer out the road towards
CurrvvilIe. was fitting up a blacksmith
shop which resulted in a wreck. and came
about in this wav. The bellows inhaled
the gas from the fire and eX plOded, breaking
il into thousand and more pieces. Two
bricks that were lying on it were thrown
through the roof. Mr. Miller aud son es-
capped unhurt, but were terribly scared
On Wednesday afternoon of last week
at ZoIIarsvilIp, Washington county, Pa,
Harry Hawkins. aged tweE.y wears, was
cleaning a fobert rifle. His pretty sister
BIance. aged sixteen years, was standing
close by watching him. Suddenly, and
Harry doesn't know how, the gun was dis
charged. aud his sister sank 10 the ground
shot through the head The bullet enter