The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-01-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


Fresh No. Oysters, in cans. constantly
f5r sale by NJ. L. Oatman.
The entire number Of militia enrolled in
this county. during the year 1868 is put
down at 2 ,4l6.
Several boys were arrested in Tyrone last
week and sent to Jail, charged with pilferine
Ison a store IN that place.
4 lad at Hemlock, this county, while
costing down a steep hill. on Friday last
ran against large log and sustained consid-
qable injury.
We have no contributions to our "Youth's
DEPARTMENT" this week. Answers to Enig-
ma and Charade given in our last will be
published in our next issue.
The attention of Supervisors and School
Directors is invited TO the notice published
elsewhere in our paper over the signature of
ne County Commissioners.
a turkey weighing twenty-four and a
Lsif pounds, and measuring FIVE feet from
aaint of beak to tip of tail, was recently shot
uear NeVry, Blair county.
David F.Irher, repair foreman on the Pa.
4. r. at Wilmore, jumped from an engine
wtiIe in motion, on Tuesday of last week,
g ID was pretty severely injured
4 lad namcd Myers died in Shirley town
ship. Huutir gdon county, from that dread
al disease, hydrophobia, on the 18th inst
> 4 -dth previous.
Hon. D. j. Morrell gave a reception to the
Senator elect, Hon. John A. Scott. aud to
the members of Congress from this State. in
Washing ION, Oh Thursday last. 1t is said
% have been very brilliant affair.
Or. H. b. Miller. of Altoona, whom we
Know to be competent dentist, and clever
gentleman, mak5s most liberal offer to
persons from a distance getting work done
by him. See his card.
Mrs. Isaac Cornelius, of Cass township.
Huntingdon county, presented her husband
with . Christmas present in the shape Cf
three bouncing babies. It Is well enough,
perhaps. for Mr.. G. that "Christuas comes
bat once year"
James Powell, of Falls River, Mass, fell
from passenger train near New Florence. q
feU uights stree, and was struck bv a freight
train, which fractured the cap of one Of his
knees aud tore much of The lesh- from his
legs. He was taken 70 tho WeStmoreland
Poor House.
Mrs. Catharine Hoover, Of Allegheny Fur
mace, Blair county, has been suffering with
4 pain in her foot for the past six years,
bat Eeoeutiy the pain ascended her leg, and
she was surprised TO find, few days sirce,
long cambria needle Undecided ia the flesh,
which she forthwith had extracted.
The uanie CT the nan II M'Cormek reported
to have been murdered in Indiana county,
was John. not Robert, and ne is not dead,
but still liyeth. He was not assaulted and
hcaten, bat he either fell, a horse kicked him,
somebody struck him, or something else
capPcued to him, aud that is all that is known
abou: the whole afftir.
TIE editors and publishers Of the Green's
burg Democrat have been prosecuted for
libel II 4. M. B0wser, of Irwin. They
entered bail in sIO0 each Tor their appear
suce at the hearing Of the case on yesterday.
When will peep'c learn tho utter folly Of
prosecuting newspaper men for what they
conceive to lie I;leIIous7
at the annual election Of the Cambria
Comfy Fire Insurance Co., held on the llth
last, toe following gentlemen were chosen
Directors for the current year J.'Moore, Z.
Roberts, I. Cav ford, q. N. Reade, A. A.
Tgdor, Jno. Lloyd. Il. j. Mills, r l.. Johns
ton. and Henry Walters.
At al election Of the E. & G. T. r. Co.,
held on the l lth inst, the following officers
were elected Tor the ensuing year President
A. A. Barker; Directors. Ed. Roberts, Henry
Foster, James Myers. Jno. Williams. Geo. j.
Rodgers. Evan T. Evans, Richard Jones,
tho. Griffith. Abel Lloyd, H. J. Lombaert.
Geo. N. Reade, aud Jas. A. Moore.
The O'd Fellows hereaways. with their
wives, sweetheartF, and other lady friends,
i2dC'ged in a most sumptuous repsst a;
th1ir lodge room, on Friday night last
The war is said to have been carried into
Turkey with a perfect vengeance, and the
whole sffair is represented having been
Eepi:te with delicious edibes and pleasant
cployment. Odd fJllows, however, not TO
invite the printers.
girl named Brown, from Ashland coun-
", Ohio. but who has resided near Williams
burg, Blair county, for the past six months
10 said TO be afflicted with snake in her
stomach, and the reptile frequently crawls
up her throat and produces choking fts.-
She was recently taken TO the Poor House,
and the officer who accompanied her alleges
that be saw the snake protrude its head sew
erAl inches from her mouth no less than five
times while on the way, and in each in
stance choking fits were the-result. Several
citizers Of Williamsburg testify to like facts.
Rev. G Christoph. for the past seven
wears or so pastor of the st. Benedicts con-
greCation, Carroiitown, has been called to
assume the duties of professor at st. Vim
cents Academy, near Latrobe, and ThUrs
day last took his departure for the scene of
his future labors. No clergyman has ever
more fully or faithfully performed the du-
ties Of pastor, aud no people has ev.r more
heartily loved or highly esteemed their spir-
i1ual director than have the members of st.
Banedict's church loved and esteemed Faith
er Giles. He has won the respect and good
will of all classt :, and they cannot but wish
him abundant graces in this life and unend-
ing teiicity in the next.
On last Sunday week Rev. r. @. Christy.
pastor of the Catholic church in this place.
proposed to his congregation tLat twelve
members thereof should undertake :he ex
pence Of putting in the twelve large win
dows required for the Lew church building
IN course of erection, stating az the same
time thai the name of each donor or
any othe- inscription the donor himself
mt MI. desire, would be inscribed upon the
-. --'bt1ted. which would
window he had coma.
he Of stained glass, and would cost about nj,
rrrrilirnn eleven of