The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-04-29
kOcaI COrrespondenee.
JoHNsTows, April 26, 1869.

Dear FreemGn-~The weather here for the
last few days has been warm and pleasant.
while IN other portions of the States there
have been violent storms, hurricanes and
Hoods. We received letter from California,
dated March 7th, stating that the writer had
been busy that day planting corn, and that
the wheat was knee-deep.
The Associate Judges of the county met
here on Saturday to see about leasing a suit
able building in which to hold our new court,
but nothing was decided upon conclusively.
ihere are two places spoken Of-URien Hall
and Fronheiser's Hall. There will be con-
siderable trouble in getting our new district
court lnaugurated, A proper place for the
saie-keepIng of prisoners seems to be the
great disideratum.
The First National Bank of this place has
assumed new phase (face), and is overla;d
on the outside with gold or yellow paint 1t
looks as bright as new split broom. The
banking house appears much better since the
OLD locust trees in front have been removed.
Work on the new German Catholic church
mas been resumed. and the upper course of
the stone work is being rapidly completed
The brick work of the German Lutheran
church il being pushed forward with COM
mendable zeai as is also Frank Hays new
tin and stove ware depot, one story of which
is already completed. The front viii do "
OF this church has just been finished. 1t
took one thousand feet of lumb Der to make it
1t is % feet long by about feet wide, and
was manufactured at the Johnstown Mechan-
ical Works. The brick walls, from the foun-
dation to the caves, will be thirty-three feet.
and the apex of the roof double that height.
The side windows. twelve in number, will
be about eighteen feet high.
The schools in Johnstown and Conemaugh
bOroughs will open on the first Monday of
May and keep open from seven to nine
months, making g'provisions for the instruction
Of about Afteen hundred pupils in eighteen
schools-fourteen in Johnstown and four in
Conemaugh. While people are so lavish of
!heIr money in other matters it is pleasing
to know that some of it IS to be spent in the
education of the rising generation, who will
gladly avail themFelves of these advantages
tcithoWt any law to compel them to attend.
Next Tuesday is the day fixed for the cleo
ton of County Superintendent. Some of
our directors think that it is quite unneces-
sary to attend. as the teachers elected one
last winteI. 1t is thought that the attend
ance will be slim, little interest being taken
in the matter. 1t costs about as much now
to run a common school outside of the room
as inside. In other words, the half of the
money is spent before it gets to the school.
The new school law was passed in 1854
Since that time about one hundred thousand
dollars a year have been eX pended in keep
Ing up separate department, Publishing
voluminous reports, printing blanks, etc,
making in fifteen years a total ex xpenditure
of one and a half million Of dollars, and vet
really the grea. maj 'rity of the schools are
in no better condition than before said law
was passed.
Wildcat water seems to be still in demand,
as we notice many pipes hauled along diff
ferent streets and alleys. There is no doubt
but this investment will pay we'll.
1t is said by farmers that the fruit crop
has thus far escaped injury from frost. Be-
ing a lover of fruit, we hope the same can
be said the first day of June.
An act passed the last legislature estab-
fishing a hospital in this place-an inStitu-
ton much needed, as not a few accidents
happen in this vicinity, either at the public
works or on the railroad.
There have boen about eighty interments
in Sandy Vale Cemetery since the first day
OF January last, averaging twenty per month.
This place was only laid out in 1855, but it
will soon have to be enlarged. The cemete-
ry would be an attractive city Of the dead"
we're it not that some sacrilegious Vacdals
pluck the flowers AZ fast as the buds swell
and break the branches Of the growing ever
green's.
Rev. G. Taubner. of the German Lutheran
church, has established q parochial school in
connection with his church. He is evident
ly Of our way Of thinking, to wit that chill
dren learn more and behave better when un-
der the control of religious tutors.
j. o. Seftou's troupe were back here and
gave pei formance in the Union Hall on
Saturday night. Somebody is to give a read
ing in Parke's Opera HOUSE some night this
seek.
Mrs. Keemle held an exhibition of her Sc
ect school in Union Hall on Friday night
and was greeted with large audience. We
are informed that the exhibition was q sue
cess in every reepect.
The garden of VIM. Cushion in Conemaugh
! borough, was entered one night last week
and a valuable pear tree dug up and carried
away. What won't people steal after awhile?
| The coroner's jury in the case of Patrick
! Boyle, found in tue CJnemaugh river below
| misplace. on Tuesday OF last week, returned
verdict of death from accidental death.
/ A new schedule goes into effect on the Pa.
! r. r. to-day. The most important changes
/ are that the Southern Express eastward "a
! new train) arrives here at TAG a. m, the
| Philadelphia Express eastward at 1926 and
the Johnstown Accommodation at 300 p. m.
| The Day Express eatward at 5. l6 a. IN. and
the Cincinnati Express eastward at S.S6 p.
| m. do not stop at Johnstown.
Our town enjoyed the smiling counte-
! nances Of Sheriff Blair and Parliamentary
! Hite last Saturday. Long may they wave 4!
Yours, &C., TIP.
| TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS FINE FOR KILL
ING A SMALL BIRD--By an act of the Gen.
| erAl Assembly of Pennsylvania, approved
| the 31st of March. A. d. 1869, penalty OF
| tmenty.fUe dollars is imposed for the killing
! of any insectivorous bird one-half of this