The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-11-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Ma IL was 4 oo'"'' '''' P''''o- 0"' uA-A-
= :, aav in and day ont, from Sunday to
Sunday; continual falling OF very wet |
:, thai soaked person through and |
,h,,nsh in less than no time,' and chilled |
=, to the marrow. Sometimes the rain
IN :, torrents, and sometimes it fell 9TH
,-ise It seemed as though Summer
-. weeping whole barrels full of tears
,rsr the loss of her scepter of flowers
,,r herown approaching dissolution. The
-.-ops streams throughout the country
rs,sflIed to ovcr1owing. Little rivulets,
,bose course before could hardly be
raced. became for the nonce rushing
,-eams; streams were matamorphosed
into e5aming rivers and rivers took the
firm Of roaring, laundering cataracts OF
NIAGARA, or Norwegian Mnlstroms, or any
thing rc-men-du-ous. \ great deal Of
damage was done to the roads Our plank
roads especially, were badly washed, eau
.ipg an almost total diScontinuance Of
travel for the time being. The rush Of
mighty waters has pretty much subsided,
b,wever; the weather has "dried up.
and man can now put down his foot
without saturating his boots, hose and
rs.hcrloons with a concentrated article Of
muddy mud women, also, can now cross
{ street without exhibiting any more agil-
.r, &c, than the old Puritanic laws would
s.98.-The Johnstown Echo last week
,,Dcared in its new dress. 1t now COM
lines good looks with excellence. We
.a glad to see this evidence Of its pros
,s,:y, and offer the hope that the Echo
l4g live forever.-A woman named
C.tharinc Schertz recently preached a SER
zaa in Huntington on The IDgathering
Of Israel for the redemption Of Soul and
Biy, the second coming Of Christ and
BIS reign on earth for n thousand years"
Blair county polls 1924 votes Hun
alsiou 5l64; Bedford 1925 Cambria
800; Clcarfeld 3795.-Four convicts
we're sent to the Western pcnitentiary
.on Blair county last wecL-The Al
s.-a WIDE Awakos eontem plate going to
la-r.s0grg TO assist in inaugUrating Gov.
andrew Gregg Curtin. Cannot o2u. Wide
Avahes make it convenient 10 be present,
o2:-A company Of men from Phlla-
| .e.g ghia are prospecting for lead in Sinking
'a.ey, Blair county.-That article on
"Io5-co3' VIII De found on our outside
t.s geek-The "Culithumaians" we're
.g: again last Thursday night.-HaI-
h7oen vas but inditferen,lv ~observcd'
Il his rIaco.-A colored girl named
L97e about six years old, was recently
E3aarral from Cumberland Valley. six
rlos from Bedford. It is supposed that
s.: was taken to MARYLAND and sold into
sa7e-7 The Pittsburg Disp3tch states
3.: D. Y. Moore, special AGENT Of the
sos..Ecc Department, on Satu.da arrez-
I'd john \. Mcconnell, assistant Post
na:,cr I, Eewr7. Blair county. on a charge
q robin. the mails. In default of bail
a vas committed to rrisop - await his
esI a, the next term Of the L. s. District
.3c-t for the Western District of Penn
Eyaaia.-We learn that the great fall
drain last week did considerable damage
naai ,bout Johnstovn. In some ipstao-
t:', the water flooded the first ao,rs Of
h,1se, o,,,.;,,, A. inI,,l,;t,n,. .,..I., -
tie IN s,,i-s W. he -. L,ouI go.
ss any
'''a'e made OF the loss OF property
lie pLilantbroric citizens of this nloce ot
o,s ,;,,,