The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-26

! fun Of life and as strong in the democratic
faith as he was quarter of century ago.
We hope 60 see the Captain throw up his
! hat over the election of Judge Packer and
the triumph of democratic principles for
many years to come.
! The radicals held county convention in
the court house in this place, on Tuesday
| last, and went through the motions of nomi-
mating ticket, composed of the following
named gentlemen: mbly-Lieut. F. NJ.
! Flanagan, White township; Register and
Recorder-Capt. Sam'l w. Davis, Ebens-
burg Treasurer-Capt. Jas. Quinn, Johns
! town Co. Commissioner-HughG Gallagher,
Gallitzin; P. II. Director-Hiram Fritz,
Susquehanna; Auditor-Fre Kress.
Johnstown. It will be seen that the soldiers
are we'll represented on the ticket-much
more so, probably, than would he the case
if there was any hope of electing any of
them. In that event the politicians would
gobble up the sugar plums and leave the
"boys in blue" out in the could.
THE following letter, containing much of
local interest to our readers, we clip from
the Philadelphia Age of Saturday last. i
| will we'll repay perusal:
CREssoN, Pa, August 20, 1869.
Up hill and down, up hill and down, the
leg-weary pedestrian, or back-weary horse
man, wonders what could have brought
population to this section of Cambria county.
Yet over seventy years agoa colony of hardy
pioneers, with the whole land before them
not far from here made choice of home,
and put up their homeiy log cabins, some of
which yet remain. Success has proven that
they chose wisely; for, cow every hill top
and mountain side is rewarding the farmer
for his labor. From the village of Summit,
whence = good view of the land can be OBJ
tanned, as far as the eye can reach, the west
ern slope of the Alleghenies is dotted with
farms. Barren as it appears the soil pro-
duces abundant crops of corn, oats, rye,
buckwhest and potatoes and when the
season is favorable. wheat yields well. The
hay crop this year was excellent; corr
though late looks we'll. The farmers have
not had to complain of want of rain, as they
have in the East.
THE HISTORY
of Cambria is not devoid of interest, and the
incidents of early pioneer life, as narrated by
some of the old settlers-anecdotes which
they received from their fathers. themselves
the actors in the scenes, would serve to while
away many dull hour. But no historian
has yet arisen in this county and tradition
alone preserves the memory of those days.
In 1898. Captain Mcguire built the first cab
in in Cambria county, not far from the
borough of Loret:o. Two years later. Father
Gallitzin, Catholic priest, led thither
body of devoted followers from Maryland
He received grant Of land from Captain
Maguire. and founded the village of Loretto.
Around this nucleus many other Catholics
gathered, large numbers coming from adams
county, and they now constitute large pro-
! portion of the population in the northern
and eastern parts of the county.
| TIE CATHOLICS.
| There are twelve or fifteen Catholic
! churches in the county. At Loretto, there
| is a large convent and female seminary,
under charge of the ''Sisters of st. Joseph"
| GSisters of Mercy-Ed. FSeensdn also the
male college of st. Francis. At Ebensburg,
Father Christy, formerly chaplain of the
| 18th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers,
has opened school for small boys, which is
under the direction of the Sisters of st.
Joseph. This institution is especially in
tended for children deprived of a mothers
care, and is philanthropiC enterprise, well
/ worthy of imitation elsewhere. In honor of
! the pioneer priest, it is called Mount Gallitz-
| in Seminary.
FATHER GALLITZIN.
There is no little romance connected with
the life of DIR. Galitzin. He was the son
!
pleted bis education in Europe, he set out on
his travels. Coming to this country, ne be-
came converted TO the Catholic faith, and
entered st. Mary's College, Baltimore
After completing his theological studies, he
was ordained, being the second priest or
dained in this country. He chose the mis-
sionary field, and labored faithfully in Mary
land, Virginia and Pennsylvania, prior to
his settlement here. While at st. Mary's
College, and for number of years after
wards, he was known as Father Schmidt,
having been obliged to change his name to
protect himself from being Kidnapped and
taken back to Russia, his father using every
means to discover his whereabouts and being
bitterly opposed to his change of religion.
! His labors in Cambria county were of the
most arduous character, and he was obliged
| to use his own money and contributions from
| Europe to keep the colony alive.
THE FIRST BORN.
| An old tombstone in the burying ground
| ct Loretro, records the interesting fact that
Richard Dodson was the first child born in
Cambria county. His birth was no doubt
an occasion of .great rejoicing among the
good women of that day.
TIE ALLEGHENIEs.
| For pure bracing air, cool mountain
water-"mountain dew" if one likes it-and
magnificent scenery, the invalid and the
tourist need not wander beyond the Alle-
gheny range. And for means of access what
road equals the Pennsylvania Central2
POLITICAL.
Cambria always votes right. SO there is
but little political excitement. The Demo.
Gratis are reserving themselves for the grand
| effort Just prior to the election, when with
crops safely housed they will have nothing
to distract their attention. Last October
Boyle's majority was 78s. This year Judge
Packer will run much nearer thousand.
Here, as elsewhere, he is very popular, and
General Cass' friends give him united and
cordial support. DELos.
How COULD We, COULD You Ninety
odd in the shade the thermometer has made