The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-10

! along the Indiana branch on his way II
the Maher coal pits, he found a tie on the
tracks and few feet further found a
/ coupling link that had been carefully
placed on the rail. There is no doubt bu,
| that the obstruction was placed for the
| purpose of wrecking the train.
Mrs Barbara Crum. wife of Hiram
Crum, died at her home near Wilmore. ON
Wednesday. August -, 1897. of dropsv
aged hfty-nine years eight months and
twenty two days. She leaves, beside her
husband. six children, John. of Greens
o"rg; Sherman. of near Wilmore; Leyina
wife of Elmer Brown. of South Fork
Alice. Henry and Sophia, at home.
The Mountain Coal company. of Dun
10. this county. is preparing to open a new
mine at that place which will furnish EN-
pIoyment 10 large number of hands and
cause little boom in the business nf the
town The Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany ;s putting in a siding extending from
the henrietta Coal company'S mine, whic b
viii before long be ready To ship coal.
Miss Maria Brawley. d sister of Mrs
Judge Johnston, of this place, died at her
home near Irwin, Westmoreland county
on Saturday. September 4th, 1857. aged -
years. The deceased was daughter oi
the late David Brawley, aud was born in
Cambria township. two miles west of
EbenShurg, where her father resided for
many wears. Alexander Brawley, of Barr
township. is brother of the deceased.
Sometime before daybreak SATURDAY.
! morning thief pried open IA back window
! OF the home of MIR. and Mrs. Monroe AXE
an aged couple living in Altoona. and
secured SO IN gold, that was locked in a
drawer in a spare room upstairs The
thief; was not discovered until noon Sat
urday. when Mr.. AXE had occasion To 90
tO the hiding place of his treasure. He
found $40 that the burg lars had left him
- On Tuesday of last week while ChaS
Pagan was helping wall well on the
property of Captain f. NJ. Flanagan. al
Coalport. he received an ugly cut ON the
Sice of his face by being struck with the
crank handle of the windlass. He WAS
letting load of stone into the well when
the handle slipped out of his hands and
IN tryIng to regain his hold, was struck by
IL. Ii required seven stitches 10 sew IN
the cut.
Shortly after o'clock Saturday morn
Ing the night watchman at the Altoona
Iron cOmDany'S rolling mill, discovered
the Altoona :run foundry. just west of the
iron company and located in a building
formerly used as an ice house, in flames.
tie telephoned TO to the city for aid and
one company started for the scene.
but the tire gained such rapid headway
that the foundry was doomed and the fire
man turned back
Mitchell Veach, a farmer who resides
near West Middlesex, Lawrence county
had bull at the fair at New Castle. Pa.
las week. On Saturday afternoon he was
leading the bull, hen the animal became
enraged aud gured Mr. Veach in the right
side. The victim was tossed over the
bulls head and was afterward dragged
along the road for two or three hundred
feet Other people who were in the party
drove the bull away, physicians and an
ambulance were sent for aud Mr. Veach
was taken to his home. He cannot live
through the night, one of the horns
went almost through his body. He Is to
of age.
ON Monday morning between two and
three o'clock, John A Bender, of Carroll
township. discovered his barn to be on fire
and 50 rapid was the progress of the
fameS that il was soon mass of smoul-
dering ruiLS. Every rything in the barn was
burned, including all of this years crops
of hay and grain, harness. farming impIe-
ments, etc. There had been no lire about
the barn and there had been none of the
family in the barn after dark.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has issued order directing railroad
policemen To break up the practice of steal
ing rides on trains. The order is not aim
ed at trdmps particularly, but at men and
boys living along the line of the road, who
who presume on their respec:ability and
acquaintance with trainmen for exemption
from the general rule against railroad
treSpassing. Arrest and Imprisonment
will follow every violation of this order
cidentS to train jumpers.
While Constable Robert Boyle, of Boil
ivdr, was out picking elterberries in the
ridge few days ago, his small pc. dog
came running up To him whining piteOuS-
lA. MIR. Boyle at once discovered that the
animal had been bitter on the shoulder 10y
a poisonous reptile. Having no auIidote
for poison aud being d long distance from
any house, the poor canine succumbed
within d short time aud died. It's body
was terribly swollen aud turned dark
livid color. The snake is supposed 20 have
been of the Copperbead species.