The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-06-03
LOcal Correspondence.
JoHxsTowS. Nav 81. 1869.


not in our vicinity. The rains were unusu-
ally heavy and the winds were strong, but
did not amount 70 tempests. The waters
are considerably swollen.
The speciality Of last Saturday, was the
military procession that decorated the graves
of the deceased soldiers. Early in the day
streamer was stretched across that part Of
franklin street, between @. L. Pershing's
office and David Dibert's store, with the
motto: ''All honor to our departed heroes %
This and few flags hung out of some win
dows, were all that marked the day as Pc
cullar. About two O'Clock a committee, but
few of whom were soldiers. arrived at Union
Hall with wreaths and bouquets a brass
band was IN readiness aad az three o'clock a
small procession marched, first to the Lu-
theran graveyard, thence to the Catholic
burial ground in Couemaugh borough. and
thence to Sandy Vale cemetery, at each of
which places due honors were paid to the
dead. We said the procession was small.
but 1t is not TO be inferred from this that the
turnout was small. There must have been
thousand people at the cemetery where
the main performances were conducted
These consisted Of prayer, singing, an ora
ton by Rev. Thomas. and music by the
brass band. Five odes were sung-"The
Patriots Grave" '.Sweetly Sleep" ''The
Campaigns O'er," ''Tis Finished" and
Lay Him Low" We never saw better Or
der N a large crowd, every one seeming to
De solemnly impressed with the scene.
Monday Of this week was distinguished
by the fact that it was Frank w. Hays
moving day. Everybody knows that Mr..
Hay built most magnificent store room for
his wares, on Washington street. The
building is of brick and was put up in sixty
Il he ina ha fret
was laid. The basement is nearly a hum
dred feet long and thirty feet wide, with an
Asbestos Gat roof. The first floor is divided
into three apartments-two rooms, each
about thirty by forty feet, with an interven-
ing room for his patent hoisting machine, an
Office and stairway. The second story
is similarly divided, the rear room being q
work shop. where about ten hands are reg
ularly employed, with three presses, and
the front room being a ware-room for light
castings. The front of the building is made
of pressed brick, ornamental work, with
very large show windows and very large
glass in the windows of the upper story
But we are now to speak of DaoUing day
When it is considered that Mr.. Hay-Frank
w. Hay, remember-has been in the stove
business for twenty-five years, it will be
readily understood that he has & largely ex-
tended trade and many goods. Two or
three stoves is enough for one day, but what
think you Of twenty Noble Cooks" more
'Triunphs," still more "Iron-sides," two
score. of "Great Republics" besides an in
calculable NUN Der of parlor stoves, making
In all--stoves by the hundred, and pots,
kettles, pans, coffee pots. dinner buckets,
spouting, sheet iron, wire, etc. ETC., by the
gross-as regards numbers, aud by the ton
as regards weight, one can have some idea
Of Frank Hays moving day. The frat of
April was nothing to it. The din and jim
gle could be heard two squares away, but
now Frank is located on Washington street
permanently, as fow men are located, and
we want everybody that comes to town to
call and see the new establishment, and if
they want anything Ia that line to be sure
and call on him first. Mr.. Hay is also
agent fox the Meridian Brittana Company
and Sherwood s. Co.'s wire goods.
Another speciality for the week was the
pic. mic of the "Orler of Red Men" on Mon
day. This wos got up for the benefit Of the
German Lutheran church. The attendance
is said to have been large and the amuse-
ments endless and pleasant. The amount
realized was considerable, but not SO large
as has sometimes been taken in on similar
occasions. The dubious state of the wealth
The Wallace sisters, four in number, un-
der the auspices of certain agents, calling
themselves the "Burlesque Troup," perform
Ell on Friday and Saturday evenings, ia
Union Hall, to good houses.
The Kernvilie school, taught by Mr..
Grist, is to be transferred to little brick
school house on the Union School grounds
This will bring about seventy more pupils
10 these grounds. and as there must have
~beea near five hundred there before, it will
not add anything toward either health or
comfort. We presume the directors Wers
pressed to do this by some citizens who
would not send to the old house in Kern
vile, but who will yet learn that that old
house is a much better place for children
than the Union School grounds, either as
regards health, manners or morals.
AS soon as the school directors Of East
Conemaugh organize, which will be in a
day or two, they should consult the Cam
bria Iron Company, which lately bought
the property of Mr.. Hodges, in regard to
the purchase Of chooi house lot. We have
TO doubt that this generous and liberal COM
pany would befriend the cause of education
by giving the East Conemaugh people a
quarter of an acre for nothing. The COM
pany would never miss the loss, whi!e the
new borough would feel the gain sensibly
just now, IN their new relation Of an inde-
pendent borough.
The contemplated new school building in
Millville borough has not yet been let, and
will not be till the newly elected members
take their seats. The steel works in that
borough are progressing slowly. The main
building is under roof and the foundation of
the engine and boiler house is laid. 1t will
be some time before these works go into
operation.
1t is said that one Of our policemen came
to grief on last Friday night, by being dis
missed from service for the crime of point
ing pistol. We do not know whether there
is = word of truth in the report or not. We
give it as we got it. We do know that
there are some young folks IN town that
need just such intimidation, but there are
others who do not, and the justice of the
act depends somewhat upon who the parties
were. We do know that some vounp peonla