The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-09
CosEMAuGH. Sept. 6. 1869.


Dear FFeeSsGR-As you receive CORES
pondence from almost every village and
hamlet in the county. ] shall Try to give you
q short sketeh Of passing events in our tvo
boroughs. viz East Conemaugh and Frank
lin.
Being q very quiet and industrious people.
it 10 seldom that Q sensation Is gotten up
amongst US, and consequently there is not
much for newspaper correspondents to write
about. Nevertheless. we have few indi-
viduals in our midst who are decidedly sharp,
and sometimes some of our unsuspecting
citizens become victims to their sharpness.
A case occurred few days since. in which
one of our most popular landlords was vic
tim'zed with vengeance. There is an in
dividual here who, on account Of his great
age, which is nearly four score ear5, Is
generally known and recognized by the
name of T0ter. (Gather.) and who follows
the occupation of gardening, huckstering.
etc. s o TGter. while rursuing his daily avo-
tio' met with the 70 esaid landlord, who
does know how TO keep a hotel" and,
doubt not has taken in many stranger. but
did not wish to be taken il himself. VGter
offered to sell him nice lot Of roasting ears,
which offer was accepted, and the landlord
sent bis produce to the kitchen, well pleased
with his purchase. Upon careful exami-
huckster had sold the landlord instead of
the corn. AS soon as the discovery was
made, ''mios host" seized the basket con-
tanning Whas he had purchased and started
in pursuit Of Vdter, and passing a bar-room
where o number of citizens were congregated.
he stopped TO make inquiry for the object of
his search. at the same time applying adjec-
tives to the old gentleman's name, which
were in no wise complimentary. 1t was
evident from his excited manner that some
thing was the matter, for he looked more
like ga Daniel come to judgment" than a
iDlly publican of East Conemaugh. The
company insisted upon knowing what was
wrong. when he exhibited his basket. filled
with what appeared to be a lot Of nice roast
ing ears, but which upon closer observa-
ton proved to be only ShuckS or husks of
corn, with the ears carefully cut out. which
he alleged the old - had palmed on to
him as good, sound roasting ears. After re-
ceiving such consolation as might be expect
ed under the circumstances, the discounted
landlord started in pursuit of the individual
who had done him SO brownly, but with
what success this deponent knoweth not.
There is much sympathy amongst our
people for the landlord and indignation
against the vender of vegetables, because
our worthy host is not a prodigal son, nor
does he desire to be fed upon husks fit only
for swine to eat. PRo BoNo PUBLIcO.
Sc, ouKHANNA TWP, Sept. 6, 1869.
Dear Freemdn-Seeing that you have no
person to keep you informed in this imme-
diate locality, will try my hand at the
task.
We hare just got through with gathering
the harvest. which has been very bou2tiful
in this section of the county, so far as the
wheat. rye and oats is concerned. but the
corn and buckwheat crops are not SO pro-
missing.
| / suppose there are many of the readers oil
| the Freeman anxious to know what became
of TIE money they paid for chances in the
picnic books of Mr.. jacob Luther. Well,
the prizes we're all drawn on Saturday, the
4th of this month, the following being the
lucky recipients God watch, Lewis j
Bearer, Susquehanna tp.; COW, L. j. Par
rish, jr.. Carroll tp. 8 head sheep. Jos. A
Baker. Blacklick tp.; rifle gun. E. Leavy
ACCORDION. Miss Caroline Luther: gold pen
Gil, Mrs. Ellen Weakland clothes line, Ja-
cob Luther; sett stone ware. Celestine Nc
Combie. Mr.. Luther did not realize much
by the affair therefore he intends trying il
again on the first Saturday in October. with
another sett of articles, which will be draw
on that day if the chances are all taken
After the drawing of the above prizes thC
young folks repaired to the house of JohI
Bearer, Esq. where they got up dane,
which reflected credit on all concerned
There we're ladies and gentlemen enough
present to dance sixteen cotillions, but they
| only danced cne at a time, so that the fur
would last the longer. After dancing to th'
hour of midnight the gentlemen took th'
! ladies to their respective homes-all wei
pleased with the happy time they had en-
| joyed. Not wishing to intrude too much or
your columns the first time, / will close
| hoping that something of more Importance
may turn up before my next. In the mean
time subscribe myself KNOT.
OUR READERS have observed that we
rarely praise patent medicines, and that we ad
vertise only the best of them Bat now, the
remarkable recovery of Mrs. Rice. OF Cacasto-
| to, from her distressing and almost heiples:
| scrofuIOus disease, which is known Throughout
| the community unquestionably the effect
| of Ayers Sareapariiia, leads us to publish with
| out reserve the remarkable efficacy of this
| madeleine We do this in the interest of the
| afflicted. Acy remedy which can 50 ehectually
''raise one from the dead' should be universal
| ly known and we wish it may be universally
A. successful as It has been in the case OF Mrs
Rics.-tDaiiy Journal, Syracuse
DoN'r BE SCARED I'VE are promised
a 'big things on Saturday. Lions and tigers
| are TO be taken loose and untramelied through
| our streets Nobody will be hurt. however
though some may be frightened. To all such
and TO all that amt such we would say, taks
| refuge in the mammoth store of II. A. Shoe.
! maker 4 Co., where there is no lion loose, N d
| loose LYING, but first class goods OF every des
| crintiou at the most moderate prices and in tht