The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-07-22
Local correspondence.

which he will commence on Morris street,
! 9th ward.
DR.. Leroy Elder, dentist. has removed to
| Cumberland, Md. DR.. Fry occupies the
! place Elder vacated on Main street.
! The United Brethren held a quarterly
meeting On the 18th inst. Elder Rankin
! presided.
The present mode of nun bering The houses
! in Johnstown is very unpopular. Every
door should have a separate number, but
! some doors have twa numbers.
| Perknsville has petitioned to be bor-
ough, to be called Coopersville. This will
| make the eighth borough in our vicinity.
| Several threshing machines and mowers
have been sold to the farmers around Johns
town. This looks business ike.
The weather still keeps wet and rain falls
every other day. We predict the 7th of
August, the day Of the great eclipse, will be
wet and cloudy. We also predict that the
three p. P.'s-Packer, Pershing and Porter will
be elected.
The tower of the new German Lutheran
church had to be rdUeLed out part of the
way, because it was not built according to
specifications.
The big timbers of the German Catholic
church are on the ground, and preparations
are being made to put them up.
Cherries are six cents a quart and as
plentiful as mosquitoes along a river. Ev-
erybody is putting up cans of ripe fruit.
Pershing's nomination was hailed hereI-
bouts with such Joy as borders upon wild en-
thusiasm. Still there are men even in this
good community that would rather vote for
the "ould boy" than for a good man like
him. Disciples of Henry Ward Beecher,
they would rather have Grant drunk, than
Seymour sober. So mote it be.
a volunteer military company called the
Johnstown ZJuaves has been formed here,
of which John L. Decker is the captain.
Rchland township is to oe divided, and
viewers have been appointed for the pur-
pose of striking bee iiae across the present
territory.
The new roof on the old Mansion House
David Dibert'S corner is about completed.
1t looks stylish.
A child of Mr.. William Adair was severe
" scalded few days ago, in the Sixth
ward, Johnstown, by pulling down basin
full Of hot starch, which spilled out over its
breast and arms.
The Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany have five wires up. The office is in
one corner of Alex. Montgomery's store room.
There are some seven or eight ice houses
in Johnstown now. Nearly every butcher
has one, besides the ice ceeamers. That is
the reason why we all keep so cool.
The chestnut trees have a profusion Of
blossoms this year, good sign for plenty
of mast and hard wiHter.
The rivers keep SO fall that it is almost
impossible to procure paving stone, aud
consequently the bordering on the streets
is retarded.
Vowinkle & Rothschid is the name of
new wholesale liquor firm lately established
on Clinton street.
The farmers are very much alarmed about
getting their hay and grain put away
in safe condition, owing to the immense
quantity of rain that keeps falling.
One Of the neatest Yankee contrivancss
that we have lately seen is cherry seeder,
machine not larger than coffee mill,
which viii take the seeds out of peck of
cherries in five minutes.
Some person (supPOsed 10 be Fossil took
several books out Of the vestry room of St
Johns Catholic church one day last week.
When Father Garvey went to use them they
could not be found. This is truly turning
the house of God into a den of thieves.
The members of the NJ. Z. Church have
put up two splendid chande, iers, having
eighteen burners each, and fourteen side
brackets of three burners each, making sew
euty-eight burners in all, at cost of seven
hundred and ten dollers. They VIII make
light enough for ten thousand persons.
The Conemaugh borough schools have
closed for a vacation Of four weeks from
Monday last.
A new institution, called the Macedonian
OH Company. made its appearance in town
on Tuesday last. 1t consists of a splendid
car, drawn by four horses,) in which sits
four men besides the driver. One man has
a melodeon or organ, ,cne violin. one flute,
and the fourth dIspenses the magic oil at one
dollar per bottle, while the others pay their
devotons to Orpheus. TIE party halls from
Wooster, Ohio. This is something new.
4 disgraceful row occurred here on Mon
day between a party of Germans and several
native born citizens, which took the Burgess
all Of Tuesday morning to settle. I refrain
from giving names, but might say that liq-
uJr was the fighting agent, while those who
had to ''pay the piper" were mere passive
object elements. The Burgess fined four or
five of them from So to $40, according to
degree of guilt. and bound over one or two
to answer at Court ROB ROY.
Mr.. PERSHING SERENADED.