The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-05-21

IN ond after Monday, May IL, 1868,
,r,;ns on this road will run as follows:
LEAVE EBENsBURG-
ALB A. NJ, connecting with Accomoda-
ton East and Phila. Express West.
At 7.15 P. NJ, connecting with Phila. Ex.
East and Mail West.
LEAVE CREssoN-
Express West.
At sos P. NJ, or on departure of Phta. Ex-
press East.
EprroRIALrrIEs, Local AND GENERAL.-
The last Clear6eld Republican rather
blasphemously heads local item-"More
Dam Booms." What shocking dePravity
Have YOU tasted the ice cream at Bob
Thomas saloon ? If not, go and taste it
tonight 1t will be found not hard 10 take.
Charles Ferris and John Brown were Sc
riously burned by powder, at the B:rming-
ham lime kilns, Huntingdon. county, on
Monday week.
A Crist mill at Colersine Forges. Hunt
ingdon county, together with several thous-
and bushels of grain, WAS destroyed by
FIRE few days since.
Two original poems-one from our own
gifted 'Linnet" and the other bearing the
nom de plume of "Veritas"-have been
received and will appear next week.
The Cambria Iron Company have pur-
chased the Bennington Furnace, in Blair
county, together with all the lands. ETC,
thereunto belonging. Price paid, $4,000.
The grammatical editor of the JohnEtown
Tribune is funny on q grave subject. In
recent obituary, he says: 1.-The deceased
was one of our oldest as well as most aged
citizeus."
A lad named Cunningham was drowned
in the canal at Huntingdon on Monday
evening last. When las. seen alive he was
playing on the platform Of his fathers
warehouse, on the bank Of the canal.
Our over-the-way neighbor, Mr.. s. Rob
erts, has broken ground for the erection of a
new store adjoining the one at present occu-
pied by him. We understand that he de-
signs erecting . handsome and commodious
one.
The case of Gillis VS.. Pa. Railroad, grow
ing Uut of the platform disaster at Johns
town, and which was decided against the
plaintiff last December on question of law,
will be reviewed before the Supreme Court
at Harrisburg on Monday next.
This Flight into Egypt" an original
poem published by us 8 few months ago, and
one of the most exquisite productions of that
sweet little warbler, "Linnet," turns up in
the last New Castle Champion without
credit or comment of any kind. How is this?
Our friend and subscriber, Mr.. Joseph
Parks, of Couemaugh, recently put bullet
through the head of pike which measured
four feet and couple of inches. while shoot
ing fish in the Conemsugh river, few miles
below Johnstown. No relation to McPiks.
Messrs Convery, Grouse L Vinrue, Of In
diana county, have purchased the Ebens-
burg Foundry from Mr.. E. Glass, and will
take possession on the tenth Of next month.
The new firm IS com posed of practical and
energetic mechanics, and for the sake of cur
town as well as themselves we trust they
will meet with abundant success.
A young man named LOuther, employed
on the Pa r. L. in the capacity of freight
brakeman, fell from the top of one of the
CARS, on Friday night last, al New Florence,
and portion Of the train passed over and
killed him instantly. Tbs deceased lived
near the scene Of the accidsnt, and was the
support Of widowed mother and two small
brothers.
The Hollidaysburg STANDARD. in its new
dress and elongated proportions, is more
''gay aud Incompatible" than ever, and
we dou't know CT single improvement in
its Get up that we could suggest, even if we
assumed to be Ire model par excellence of
typographical taste and grammatical cor
reCtness. The Standard is now one of the
neatest, as it has ever been one of the host,
Democratic papers in the State, and we are
glad to know that it and its editor are both
prospeTinF. Forever float that StaRdurd
sheet" &c.
On the return trip of the Branch train. on
Saturday morning last, the engine jumped
the track, a mile or two from town, and after
running 4 short distance. upset at the side
of the road and plowed hole in the ground
some eight feet in depth. The engineer re-
mained at his post throughout, but fortu-
nately escaped without scratch. Other
cars we're dragged from the track by the To-
eomotive, but luckily remained right side
up. The road was obstructed until late
lour of the night, and no train passed ever
1t until Monday morning following. The
engine had to he sent to Altoona to be re-
constructed.