The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-02-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

18th inst.
William Jones has been appointed post
master at Sonman, this county, In place OF
]. A. Shoemaker, resigned.
Mr.. William Albert, soldier of the war
Of 1872, was frozen to death in Greenfield
township, Blair county, recently.
A hog near Waterside, Bedford county,
hurled in a stack of straw for seventy days.
was resurTected, and is now doing well.
Mr.. James Loomis, of Mt. Union, an en-
rIovee Of the Penna. Railroad Co., fell down
a bank about thirty feet and fractured sew
eral bones.
A panther measuring eight feet and six
inches in length and weighing two hundred
rounds, was shot and killed in Mifflin county,
few days since.
An itinerant doctor named G. II. BODICE,
was run over by the Cincinnati Express
and instantly killed. near PerrysvilIe sta
tion. P. r. R., on Friday night last.
John 81. Dorland. Esq, who held the po-
s.tion of clerk under DIR. VIM. A. Smith
Trothonotary of this county. in 1912, died
In Pittsburgh, Of paralysis, on the 29th inst,
aged 54 years.
Wm. NJ. Lloyd, Esq. of Altoona, has
= elected representative delegate from
rIair coanty to the next Republican State
Convention, with instructions to support
Governor Geary for denomination.
Campbell & Son, of the Altoona ViHdica>
Tor. who were prosecuted in Blair county for
aggravated assault and battery. have been
discharged, the prosecutor failing to put in
an appearance when their case was called
up in Court last week.
The Lewstowu Gdzstt5 notes an extraor-
dlnary case Of childbirth, which occurred in
that place the other day--a woman having
given premature birtk to five perfectly
+ rned, though small children, and one i'm
perfect Que, all however. dead.
Those of our readers who wish to invest
in real estate have certainly choice among
tue several tracts and lots offered for sale in
cur advertising columns. See advertisements
Of Aug. Walters. ID. Mclaughlin. Henry
Hughes. r. L. Johnston and B. & 9. Shields.
4 married man in Springfield township.
Huntingdon county. and the father Of sever
al children, eloped recently with a buXom
widow Of tive same township. The happy
couple got as far as Mapleton, when they
were arrested in their giddy fight.
An act is now in the hands Of the proper
Senate committee asking for the change of
the name of the Cambria Iron Company to
the Cambria Iron, Coal and Steel Company.
and soliciting the proper legislation to ena-
bEe it to increase its capital-stock to s., 900
GEO.
Mr.. Wm Dent. conductor of the Holi
daySburg branch train. who was indicted for
murder in causing the death of 4 young man
named Campbell, in September last. by
pushing him from one of the cars, has been
houorably acquitted. not the least evidence
appearing against hlm.
A sportsman while out hunting in the
woods near kylertown, Centre county. was
attacked by a panther which hc had shot 1T
and missed, and was literally torn to pieces
his body was found two or three days after
in terribly mutilated condition, his legs
being actually torn from his body.
The Board of Directors of the Cambria
County Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
elected d couple of weeks since, convened on
Tuesday evening last and chose the following
officers: President-JOhn Williams, Esq
Secretary-Rees J Lloyd Executive Com
mttee-Edward. Roberts, Isaac Crawford
and John Lloyd A Agents-Jonu e. Roberts,
ELcusburg. Evan Roberts, Johnstown
Although the Standard and Register have
thrown cold water on the story about the
girl Brown, an inmate Of the Blair county
poor house. having a living snake in her
stomach, the former alleging that she has
been delivered of it, and that it is of the
hoop species and weighs eight pounds, the
Altoona Tribune alleges that the steward of
that institution, as well as bis daughter and
Others about the house, have seen its head
Irotrudiug from the girls mouth on several
occasions, and in each instance violent
Fpasms have been the result. So the snake
question still remains an open subject.
FoLLY-The height Of folly, in our
opinion. is t, refuse to encourage merchants
and me- han les in our own neighbo-hood. and
10 buy away from home what we can get
fully as cheap and fully as good at our own
doors If any body having use for hard
ware. or any ether Of the many articles in
that line will examine the stock and prices
If Geo. Huntley, we feel sure they will never
be on lty of the folly alluded to above. lie
i worthy of all the home patronage. and
lhOuld receive it.
EQUAnING THE CIRCLE.-A tall, thin,
square built gentleman was seen walking
down street, the other day, when all Of a
,udden he turned round and entered the
iewelry and notion establishment of g. L.
Roberts, and, walking square up to the
show case, was not long In buying mag
nifcent American watch, which he obtained
at one of the SQu0TeSt bargains ever given
anywhere round these diggings.
NARY SHADOW. ."-Tuesday last was
ground hog day, but as there was no sun
there was no shadow, and hence we may
look for an improvement in the weather ere
long, if the ground hog has anything to do
with the matter. In the meantime Harry
Shoemaker will sell his goods just as cheap,
If not cheaper, than any dealer in the county.
and he has the most varied assortment offer
u for sale in this bailiwick.
A DIsCovERY-An acute observer dis
Covered that the Grecian bend is not indulg-
ed IN by ladies in Strengthened circumstan-
ces. He might likewise lave discovered
that ladies and Others in Strengthened cir
cumstances can get more for their money
from V. S. Barker than from any other mer-
chant here or hereabouts. Dealing with
him takes the Strengthening out of the cir
curnstances.
A LARGE TRApE.=There is no doubt