The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-10-31
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
JouSsrowN, OCr. %, 1867.

OOANSIOWNS OCA- 20, 4OOI.
Dear Freeman-Saturday last was pay
day for the employees at the rolling mill,
and business of all kinds was in conse>
quence very brisk on that day and even
ing. Immense quantities of ''tanglefoot"
was consumed, if we may judge by the
number of inebriates who were floating
around loose, and the student of human
nature could find much TO amuse and in
struct, and perhaps to disgust, by taking
observations of the various stages of
''booziness'' to be met with on that eyens
ing. Here was an individual who had
got on just sufficient of a cargo to induce
feeling of hilarity, and who was indulg~
ing his vocal powers with the popular re-
frain, tI won't go home till morning !"
which, with a few more drinks, would be
literally the case, for accommodations
would be furnished him in the apartments
to let" Then comes another stage fur
ther advanced in mild ebriety, who is cut
ting an irresistibly comic figure by trying
to put on the walk and look of sober
man. 1t is amusing to watch the gyra~
tions incident to a partial drunk of this
kind, as the victim makes bee line for a
few steps, then SHES off at a tangent, and
braciDg up suddenly against a friendly
fence or curbstone, appears profoundly as
tonished at his inability to navigate pro-
perly. And SO the different gradations
might be enumerated until we would come
| to the s'dead drunk, with its blank, sense
less expression of countenance, indicating
that the attributes of the man have been
degraded TO level with the brute. Po-
tent is the power of the still, and much
moral and social ruin can be traced to the
indiscriminate use of Intoxicating beTsr-
ages.
A man named Barnett, an employee OF
the Mechanical Works, met with very
severe and painful accident last week. He
had been engaged with other carpenters in
making some repairs TO the bridge across
the Conemaugh, near the depot, and while
assisting to move heavy stick of timber
it accidentally fell upon his foot, crushing
it in terrible manner.
On Saturday last man named Calla-
han had one of his fingers taken off and
his hand otherwise lacerated by circular
saw at Dunfee's planning mill. He was in
the act of ripping piece of scantling, and
his hand slipping, it came in contact with
the saw, resulting as stated.
A woman named Moses, who is said tc
be subject to fits, made narrow escape
from a terrible death one evening last
week. She had been walking along the
railroad, east Of the depot, aDd it is sup
posed was taken with fit, as she wa:
found lying senseless across the track BY
two gentlemen who were walking dowr
from Concmaugh station. She was taker
to house near by, and very severe cut
was found upon her face, produced, it i:
supposed, by her head striking the rail il
her fall. Restoratives were applied anc
she was brought to, and word sent to hei
friends. 1t was proTidetiflal that She wa
found at the time, as the Phila. EXPIRES!
passed within ten minutes after she wa
picked up, and she would inevitably hav,
met with horrible death.
Fences and dead walls have received ;
repapering in ills locality, of pattern re
presenting all kinds of mythical feats OF
the flying trape.e and impossible displays
of daring horsemanship ON the backs o
imaginary intamed steeds. The title t.
these elegant illustrations fsad ''Gardne
s. HemmiHS's Circus,will ezh:bit il. j Johns
town or the 4th day of November
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