The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-11-26
Local Correspondence.

JoHNsTowN, Nov. %, 1868.
Ma. EDIToR-There is quite quantity
| Of local matter this week. Snow fell on
| Friday in every locality. Our intelligent
Burgess has caused new roof to be put
upon the old Market house, which gives it a
: sensibIs appearances. The Brethren Churc h
| has the pew slate roof completed, which
serves as a glorious armor to ward off the
| hail stones and the darts Of the devil. The
| water pipes are nearly all laid through the
principal streets, and the borough authori-
ties are having stones impOUnded in the
places that were torn up. We have SO much
pipe now that we can smoke all winter with
out a mere sham. and SO much water that
we can wet our pipes when we please.
The proprietors of the Union Hall made
quite a haul the two nights that the CONT
mental troupe entertained the people. The
! Continentals are the best troupe on the con-
tinent, and their performances cOntented six
hundred persons each night. Then came
the Sandford troupe on Monday night Tine
Sanford troupe is sans reproach and afford
ed abundant amusement. Their operations
! were in the true Opera style, and they dre1O
a large house-that is, they drew about 500
persons In one night, .Jfg'tratively speaking.
The Hall will hold eight hundred persons,
and has shat many neat, round back, fancy
chairs, placed in semi-circular rows. The
chairs are not exactly round backs, but have
kind of oval 'fGrecian bend" which adds
much to the appearance of the Hall. The
public schools will close in about three weeks
probably, like Grants travels, without
any demon n-stration.
Great preparations are made for the OBJ
servance of Thanksgiving day. We saw
man taking home turkey and peck OF
potatoes. That was ourself. The ReDubi
cans will give thanks that Gen. Grant is
elected. which liberty we freely grant, and
the Democrats will give thanks that no
lrorse person is elected. The Grantess of
good dinners will give thanks to the Grant
orS and, as German would say, Thanks
giving will be Grant affair. The lookup
will probably be illuminated in the evening,
and as it is just opposite the II. E. Church,
it will cast that beautiful and massive build
ing Ell tirely in the shade.
The Iron Bridge over Stony Creek is now
about completed. 1t is a substantial and
beautiful structure. The only objection to it
il that the roof leaks when it rains. The
bottom would have leaked too, but for the
fact that The openings at the sides have been
boarded up.
The fire engine house has a tower or look
out built upon it, and bell of 1900 lbs.
weight is about being placed within the
tower. so that an alarm may readily be
structed that false alarm may be given oc-
caSionally.
A great number Of store rooms and pri-
vate residences have been erected the past
summer and are now being completed, which
may bring rents dozen if not, some people
will 90 up. Extremes must meet some.
where.
John Parke is just completing his Hall,
which resembles miniature theatre, photo
graphically speaking. 1t has a main audi
ence-room and two tiers, or galleries. AL
though it is not q symmetrical building,
being higher up than ride out, yet it will be
an amusing place Of amusement.
David Dibert, ESq., has put up a new
structure Intended for Post Office building.
We hope it will be arranged that the
ladies will have an entrance and place of de-
livery for themselves, AS it is, there is more
iostling than ladies like If some young
man would get the Office next term all would
be right.
DR.. Henry Yeagley had his horse and car
riage stolen the other night. The thief was
followed to Myers Mills. Somerset county,
and caught. He had driven the entire dis
tance without feeding either horse or buggy.
The Republicans have gained another
victory. Every member of the council of
Pandemonium, elected this year, is a Radi-
cal. There Wi, no doubt, be an illumina-
ton in Hades.
The snow storm continues and numbers of
wild geese are flying South. We did not
notice that any of them had cdrpet>bdqs.
Mr.. George Gates has sold a small part of
his farm to the Cambria Iron Co., for six
thousand dollars. George is rich. +
MACSHANE, JR. =