The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-10-08

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THE CAMPAIGN grand Republican
mass meeting will be held in Carrolltown
tomorrow, (Friday) In the afternoon
pole will be raised after which, speeches
will be delivered by Gen. John +. Hart
ranft, our candidate for Auditor General,
General Jacob NJ Campbell our candidate
for Surveyor General, General Harry
White. our candidate for State Senator,
Hon A. A. Barker, George NJ Reade,
ESQ. CYRUS Elder, Esq, and others
DELEGATIONS will be present from the nelgh-
ring districts A very large delegation
will oo from Ebensburg, starting at about
O O'Clock a. m. The Ebensburg Tanners
will attend in force, and will treat the
Carrolltowners to grand torchlght pro-
cession after nightfall.
A meeting of the Ebensburg Grant
Club will be held in the Town Hall next
Saturday evening. Several speakers Will
address those assembled. Prior to the
meeting the Tanners will parade through
the town with torches, banners, &c.-
Turn out
The grandest demonstration of the cam
paign was held at Johnstown on Saturday
last. afternoon and evening. Speeches
were delivered by Hon. Lewis Barker, OF
Maine. and Hon MahlOn Chance, OF OHIO
A delegation of between 400 and 800 from
Ebensburg and intermediate points went
down by special train in the evening. a
grand torchlight procession, in which the
Ebensburg Tanners participated, was held
in the evening. The attendance was esti-
mated at ) ZOO. Hon. a. a. Barker, of
Ebensburg, presided at the night meeting.
large Republican pole was raised at
Hermon school house, in Cambria town
ship, on Friday afternoon last. Speeches
were delivered by Hon. \. A. Barker and
Mr.. n l. Roberts The Ebcnsburg Tan
ners were present.
a Republican pole was also raised in
Loretto ON Thursday afternoon. Speeches
were delivered by George NJ. Reade, Esq,
Hon a. A. Barker, and NJ. u. Christy,
Esq. In the evening, the Ebensburg
Tanners paraded with torches, &c.
Yet another Republican pole was raised
at Lily's, Washington tp., on Monday eve
ming. The meeting, which was a very
enthusiastic one, was addressed by Capt.
r. W. Hunt, of Johnstown, Samuel Sim
.gleton and George NJ Reade, Esqs, of
Ebensburg, and Hon. Harry White, of
Indiana. The Johnstown Glee Club and
Ebensburg Tanners were in attendance
MEMoRANDA.-A young man named
Thomas Campbell jumped off the passen-
ger train running between Hollidaysburg
and Altoona on Tuesday evening of last
week, and FILLING upon a stone, was killed
Mr.. Wm. Elder, while engaged in re-
pairing the hosting machine of the Gays
port furnace, in Blair county, on the 18th
ult., fell from cross-beam to the ground,
distance Of 58 feet In his descent, he
struck against a suspended hook, mang-
ling him horribly. He died shortly after.
1.-The streets of Altoona have been re-
named Those running parallel with the
railroad are called avenues, and those run
nlng east and west numbered first. second
third, &c....The State Fair was held at
Harrisburg last week, and was in every
respect a success. Gen. Frank p. Blair
was in Altoona on Tuesday morning Of
last week, and made a short speech
Charles IL. Graffen, of the Philadelphia
sunday Mercury, died suddenly on Sun
day week. He will be remembered bv
many OF our readers as the reporter for
that paper of the testimony in the Moore
Marbourg homicide case. 1t is said
Wedding recently took place in the town
snip OF Plummer, Venango county, which
Is little ahead of anything we have heard
oi lately, The bridegroom was nineteen
years OF age and the blushing bride eleven.
Inc juvenile couple settled down and are
no" enjoying the sweets of fconnubial bliss.
argument Court convened here Tuesday.
ana adjourned the same evening. Can
sweet potatoes be successfully raised in
Nambrla county? Mr. A. G.. Fry, of
hoensburg, has shown us some specimens
oi this esculent raised in his garden this
summer, one of which weighed two pounds
The weather is beautiful.
YOUNG MAN, go to school; you will
never regret it. Go to the best school !