The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-04-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

~ The Yigilant Steam Fire Company OF
Altoona won four beautiful silver torches at
the Citizen Fire Company's Fair in Harris
burg recently.
Goehring, at Irwin's Station, Westmoreland
c,unty, was burned down. An incendlary
caused the FIRE.
Our regular Johnstown letter, always one
of the most interesting features of the Free
man. is this week better than ever, if that
wero possible. Read it.
Mr. Israel Black, aged about G5 years,
-o.i5ing in Ants township. Blair county,
,sss found dead at the door of his stable on
the evening of the 18th ult. ApopleXy.
Rev. Demetrius Moragna, a member of
the Benedictine order, and formerly of st.
Vincept's Abbey, Westmo-eland county,
died in st. Paul, Minnesota. on Saturday
last
ont loo off the breast of dam, at Waits
\ mil in Sewickly township, Westmorelaad
c'nntv. not long since. was knocked into the
water and drowned.
we have tested the cure for corns pub
Isbed on our fourth page and pronounce it
a certain remedy. If man is not corned
oil over We believe it will afford him perma-
pe,t and entire relief.
Mr. Simon Fresh, who left our town not
long since on a western tour, was "did!led'
out of all his stamps at Chicago, few days
ago, by confidence sharper. Simon Is
evidently too fresh to travel far.
On the l3th uit, as a little boy aged
about eleven yeats grandson Of c. Hawmsu,
If Licking Creek township, Fulton county,
wss telling a small tree standing close to
f,uce, his head waJ caught between the
fence and the falling tree, killing him almost
Instantly.
On Monday week a young man named
smith Lynn, willie attempting to get on the
local freight at Bolivar, 2. K. r., made
iniss-step, and falling between the cars, Ead
lis leg crushed in such a manner as to rem
der amputation necessary. tlast accounts
he was doing finely.
j. 7, dd HutcLisop, Esq, senior editor Of
the iHGgdaniaa, has been appointed Post
master at this place, rice RCe,e j. Lloyd,
RsG, removed. We congratulate our
hotLcr typo on his promotion, and hope
that he will find It an exceedingly g fat
take" for lean man.
March il certainly going cat Ike lion,
and the mean little cuss of ground hog
did lis share o. lying, too. The last day Of
March 6uds snow on the ground and more
in the air, with the wind blowing great
guns and as cold and piercing an ice
berg. Let ny on us, old fellow.
The AHeghdnian establishment has been
removed to the elegant and cummodouS
rooms over Geo. NJ. Readc's law Office and
David Evans tailor shop, and can now
boast one of the most complete and best
lighted print shops" in the ten counties.
No paper will be issued from that elice this
week.
A nan residing not thousand miles from
EbCnsbu-g, temuted by an advertisement in
city paper which announced that a music
box capable Of playing eight airs would be
forwarded on receipt Of one dollar, sent or
the stamps and received IN return a common
IN ugh organ" worth fifteen or twenty
cents. He don't think much Of his bargain.
Rev. r. @. Christy has negotiated for the
purchase of the large and commOdiouS pro-
Ierty on Sample street, nearly opposite the
Catholic cemetery, known es the 'Maguire
property" and in which he designs es;ab-
Ishiug 6rst class boarding school at an
early day. We shall refer to the advantd-
gos Of such an institution, and to other evil
dcuCCs Of progress in our midst, in our next
issue.
Some one of our light fingered fraternity
Invaded the cabbage hole aud heu-roost Of
cur neighbur Of the Johnstown Democrat a
few nights since, and he is now minus his
entire stock Of cabbage and nine pullets and
rooster, and plus good deal of vntuOus
Indignation. 1t Wood (have been) rgF for
that chap If the old veteran had caught him
III the cabbage line' or the pull IL business
either. -.
A four year old son of Mr.. Benjamin
lloyd. residing in Cambria township. about
one mile from this place, had several of the
fngers of bis right hand SO badly lacerateG
by patent feed cutter, with which lie was
amusing himself in his fathers barn, on
Sunday last, that all but the thumb and
little finger had to be amputated at the
kuuckle Joints. The little sufferer is nov
doing well.
We were glad to greet our friend T. Bro
ply, Esq, of Altoona, a few days since,
while he was enjyirg brief visit to the
mountain village" and must congratulate
linn on his almost entire escape from the
desolating effects Of time Indeed, it was
the general remark of his friends that he
looked fully as well and almost as young as
he did when he taught the ''young idea how
to shoot'' in this locality fully score and a
quarter years sgo. May it ever be thus
The saw mill noticed by us two weeks
since as having been destroyed by FIRE was
not located in Carroll township nor did it
belong to Mr. Levi Luther, as we stated
It was situated in Susquehapna township,
and was the property of, Mr.. Jacob Luther,
who estimates his loss in mill, lumber. ETC.,
at over 81 900, on which he had no insur-
ance 1t was the largest mill in Northern
Cambria. Mr.. Luther has gone to work with
the determination to make good his loss as
soon as possible, and we hope he may fally
succeed
Spring must eventually find it's way out
oi The COLI COLI chaos which surrounds US, and
then people will want to exchange their
heavy boots and shoes for others of a lighter
material Our next door neighbor, John ID.
thomas, has earned well-deserved reputa-
tlon as the manufacturer of the best boots
produced il this or any other community,
and his work cannot fail to give entire sat
lsiaction to all who engage him to renew
their " understanding" he employs only
ENch 4 !.