The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06

1t is estimated that there will be a
weld of $4,000 bushels of wheat from the
| s. y farms in Huntington county this
year.
At a meeting of the Ebensburg board
Il school directors on Tuesday night the
blowing named teachers were selected.
Room No. l, Allie Lloyd, salary. s34: room
No. ,, Annie Bevuen, s32; room No. 2
lula Connell. s32: room No. 4. Maggie
Shenkle, S35; room No. ;, Lester Larimer.
.35; room No. 6, Annie Jones. $40. The
set oOlS will open on the first Monday of
september for a term of eight months
While gathering whOrtleberries on
scotch Mountain on Friday last Edward
Nafet in company with two boys of Rev
w w. Dunmre, of this city. came face to
face with bear. supposed to weigh about
fwo' hundred pounds. Mr.. Maffet was
within forty feet of the animal before he
discovered his bearship, who appeared to
scent the herry-picker, and, rising him
sell to iull height, quickly took his de-
Darture. MI. Matet was unarmed and
felt greatly relieved when the intruder
moved on.'-AuoOnd Times
The county commissioners have re-
plovers of aliens under the new tax law
and will supply all persons making reoui-
sition for them. All persons, firms and
corporations employing two or more for
eign born male persons 21 years of age are
requested To keep record and the number
OF days such persons are employed and to
make quarterly report to the commission
ers office. fine of not less than sou. or
not more that 81 900 will be imposed upon
all not complying with the act.
William Davis, a miner employed in
the collieries at Dunlo, Cambria COUNTY
dropped dead at that place on Tuesday,
July 21, from clot of blood on the heart
MIR. Davis had been working steadily I'M
Til Monday, when he complained of fee ing
ill and did not work that day Instead he
sent his tools TO the blacksmith shup and
had them repaired, and Tuesday morning
sent them down into the mine few
minutes after he was taken violently i'll
Several of his fellow workmen went to his
assistance after the severe spell came
"A dispatch from WiIliamsport Friday
says: a tragedy occurred this morning AT
the rifle range of the Twelfth regiment. \
Il. p, when James c. Forman was instant
ly killed by bullet fired by one of the
guardSmen pracLicing at the range For
man, with his nephew, was picking berries
about 2UO yards beyond the target on
direct line. He seemed to know of the
danger "a he waIned his nephew To lie low
and beware of the bullets. The first inti-
nation the guardsmeu had of the fatility
was when the boy came running up to
them and said his uncle. had been shot
they hurried 10 the spot and found For
man cold in death. the leaden missile hav-
ing gone clear through his head. 1t is not
known who Tired the fatal shot.
"A correspondent at Lilly says that a
large number of men are being put 10
work in the CaSsandra cut on the Penn
Sylvanld railroad, and that it is expected
within sixty days number of men equal
10 those employed at any time in the past
will be at work on the improvements be-
tween Lilly and Portage. All the mines
IN that community are working smoothly.
and have been for the past three weeks.
On the Pennsylvania railroad between
Bolivar and AIIeg heny some of the fast
freight trains which come in over the
Fort Wayne railroad are hauled by class
express locomotives, and remarkably
fast lime is made. The class + engines
haul twenty four loads uuassiSted be
tween Allegheny and JohnSIown, and
whip them over the road at the rate of
forty miles an hour. On the steep ascent
of the Allegheny mountains. from Cone
maugh east To GaIlilzin, the passenger
engines need the assistance of class X.