The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-02-20
LOCAL CouEEsPoNDENCE.


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aicipd! Elections, Sc, SC.
J0HNsTcwN, FEB. II. 1868.
DeGr Freenan-Frday last was the day
oD which the feathered songsters are popu-
larly supposed to choose their mates, after
having previously done She usual amount of
billing aud cooing;" end 10 connection
with the occasion 1t is the invariable custom
OF newspapers. in making their comments.
to give few bread hints 60 taeir bachelor
friends to prom. By the example cf the birds.
and forthwith rroceed to a choice of some
fair one to sew ou buttons ard perform the
other liatie etce,erGS which in cur day and
generation is Supposed TO be the natural
sphere OF woman. With al due respect Tor
;he sage advice grR.C:tolsly offered on the
annual recurrence OF the cay, feel rather
disposed to enter my humble protest against
anytbin" Of the kind, and would most re-
spectfuliy suggest that if he Birds feel in
c5ined to do their sparkling a8d mating at
time when the Thermometer ranges in the
neighhoThoGd Of zero, why lei them do it
it's "their own iureral'-bit as for ME,
would vastly prefer the dreamy Rutuunal
cvenin gs il which 90 DO the D~p!lTatory soft
soldering, and the first icy breath Of winter
for poppiu5 the question and calmly subsid-
Jun ction that "it is not good for man to be
alone" This day is also dedicated TO the
sending cf tender mlssives or coarse carica-
tures, as the case may be, +" ihe object of
your love or dislike, aud although the Gus
tom has sadly degenc-ated, tlere are still
great many who take advantage of the IL
cense allowed, and make tleir friends or en-
emies the recipients. Of be2utifG. sentiments
q di5agreeable ca7i5atuTss. ! IS a matter
Of much regret that the practice is not con-
fined 20 it's legitimate PUrpose u love max
ing an the offensive custom g-ow;ng out of
it discontinued.
a serious stabbing aGiay occurred a. Con
emaugh on FRIDAY morning. last, in which a
man named Moore, leSiGeIt Of thst place,
received several severe stahs from a pen
knife in the hands Q! young man raued
Henry Roberts. From VI a: / can learn it
appears that Moore had been quarre!ing with
another party during tie early part of the
evening, and in this quarrel Roberts finally
became involved. It is alleged tLat at this
juncture Moore vent to the Round House"
"a buiidiag used for housing and cleaning
ensines-aEd procuring a hal1mer, returned
andstruck Roberts Oh the k3u.icl tie latter
then drew large Tea.krifc an ulade seve-
raj lungeS ct Moore, cutting him twice %
tie breast and once on the back. Tie eashea
although severe, will net nEcessG -iiv prove
dangerous. Roberts had q hearing the same
day, and was committed for assault and
battery With intent to kill. He then irsti-
tuted 4 CT ss suit against Moore fo- the same
offense. A hearing in the latter case will be
had to-day.
gay and festive young chap nance; 1io-
Gowan, who resides in Cambria borough,
went to Pittsburgh recently, and about the
time he thought of returning, came to the
conclusion that he needed a watch and suit
Of clothes; and being of covetous dispo-
sition, he found that a fellow boarder had
the very articles he wanted The watch
and clothes were appropriated, and NcG
came on his way rejoicing, but Z Nemesis in
the shape of detective officer was so.>r. t.1
his track, and nabbed him On Fr!,lay even
ing in a saloon in Cambria borough, The
aggrieved individual, whose time and dry
goods were so surreptitious!y spirited away
was on hands to prove property, and had nc
'.liticu!ty whatever in recognizing his vest
and pants, in which his late fellow lodger
was at the time sporting" The bracelets
were attached to McG.'s wrists. and he was
taken to PittsburGh-booked, no doubt for
a passage across the river.
The house of Mr. C. Suppes was entered
one night last week, by some burglarious
individual, and three pocket-books abstract
ed from the pockets respectively of Mr. and
Mrs. c. and servant girl in their employ.
lhe thiet doubtless thought ne vas making
quite haul, but the contents Of the com
olned pocket-books only amounted to Eve
dollars and eighty cents.
ne house OF Mr.. UnveIzagt was also en-
tered few nights since, but il is supposed
the burglars were frightened OF, as nothing
had been taken.
The young man whom I noticed last week
as having been indulging in a little rencou-
tre With his father, aud iuurirg him TO such
an extent as to induce the old man TO have
hln bound over fol assault AID battery. has
OeGn ehecting change Of base, and has
succeeded IN getting up O. little by,play
which gives rather ivelier aspect to the
position of affairs. He he's returned no less
than seven Shebeen shops for selling on Sun
day, &c, and among the number is the
tavern" of his own pa:er fdmiids The
parties were all bound over 10 Court.
a large number Of our most prominent
cltlzens are attending the trial, at Green's
onrg, OF Hull, who killed Parker, the con-
ductor OF the Accommodation Train, a short
time ago. They were subr9naed for the
purpose of breaking portion of the evil
dence given by witness from this place,
N-~ASA'SSF Is /
believe dscredited.
The public schools of this town will close
IN two weeks from to-day. and it is the de-
sign OF the teachers to give general exh-
bition on the following Thursday.
The new school house in the Sd Ward is
now completed, and will be ready cor occu-
Papcy az soon as the desks arc located.
Capt. James Il. Gageby took his depar-
toee last week to rejoin his command, which
is stationed some two hundred miles south
OF Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Captain
has hosts Of friends in this locality. who
unite In wishing him safe journey and a
pleasant time generally.
MIR. l.. Furlong the popular landlord of
the Union House, at Conemaugh Station.
has on exhibition mechanical curiosity IN
the shape of pair of shoes which measure
about l6 inches in length, and are large in
proportion, and which are just a neat e. for
a gentleman in that neighborhood who m ust
be hneal descendant Of ''Big Foot"
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