The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-23
Local correspondence.
JoHSsrowx, Sept. 20, 1869.

must not write us such funny letters any
more. or ''faith We'll print 'em," though the
last did just as much good as a sensible one
Again, you must not publish locals from
East Conemaugh without oar advice, which
will be given gratuitously. Again, do not,
for the Lords sake, publish any more sem
sational articles from the California papers
about earthquakes. That writer on earth
quakes may be SdUant, but we set him
down sa cage. 1st. There is no such
conjunction of the stars (planets) as he in
Inmates. I'd. If there was, it would not pro-
duce an earthquake. Sd. If it did, it would
! as probably occur in Cambria county as in
California. The earth revolves once in
twenty-four hours, exposing all of its surface
TO the attraction of said planets in said pc
rlOd. 4th. There have been earthquakes
when there was no conjunction of the (stars),
aad, again, there have been earthquakes
when there trere ConjunctiOns Of the planets.
9Th. If dry weather will bring earthquakes,
then zoe ought to have an earthquake. 9th.
There are no heavy spots on the sun just
now, and if there were they would disappear
before the time of the winters EARTHQUAKE.
as the sun revOlves on its axis in twenty-five
days. 7th. Storms and earthquakes are
different things. 9Th. Aurora Borealis and
earthquakes are different things. 9th. Elec-
10th. What is al earthquake? -? i1th. Any
body who ever saw pot of mush boiling
and putting knows what an earthquake is.
18th. The cause of All earthquake is inter
nal and not erLeYnaL 18th 1t is just as pro-
babe that cole is caused by the attraction of
the moon as thai earthquakes are produced
by the attraction of the planets. 18th.
EARTHQUAKES are caused by internal fires
producing gas, rar6ed air, or steam, or all
three, which must have vent, and which
forces cbasms to open, the earth till it escapes,
after which Jbe disturbed mass settles in
sTATU QUO, just as the gas Of the aoriter
aforesaid escaped when he wrote that arti-
Gle, which was written to terrify John Chi
naman and prevent Chinese immigration.
dBleR.
Now, about local Well. MIlville bor-
ough schools have new books, and the peo-
pie are pleased, because, owing to the good
management of the School Directors, the
people got new books for old ones.
The workmen on the German Lutheran
Church have put up a spire the height of
one hundred and thirty feet. The spre of
the German Catholic church in Conemaugh
borough will be about two hundred feet high.
1t is now going up.
The election is coming around rapidly.
and the people should see that the name of
each voter is on the registry books. other
wise many may lose their votes. The De
mocracy cannot be to careful in registering
every name in each district ten days before
the election.
Our friend John Drumgold, boss brick
layer from Altoona. does a rushing business
in our town. Week before last he run up
au entire house, from foundation to garret, :,
fues and all. The house contains over tbir-
tv-fve thousand bricks.
New pavements are being laid On Morris
street, Grant street, and around the Union
Hall and the Third Ward school house, on
Washington street
Our market is now abundantly supplied
with green fruits and vegetables. such as
corn, potatoes, cantelopes. watermelons. ap-
pies, peaches, pears, turnips, cucumbers, et
ceterd.
The circus show was the institution on
Monday last. It attracted, as is usual, a
large assembly of bipeds who came to see the
qitadrupedS. and the shoe generally. inclu-
ding a side glance at the side show. The
schools were partially closed, as well as some
peoples eyes.
The Assistance Fire Company have caused
a nice fence, made of palings. 20 be put
around their lot, and pavement round the
palings. This improvement was mu uch
needed.
| Elderberries must be plentiful. Judging
from the quantity brought to town daily in
baskets, buckets and other vessels. They
are the cheapest aud bes! fruit the season
affords, and are said to be very wholeso
diet.
/ We have now two livery stables in town,
and they have first class carriages. So, Mr..
Editor, when you come to town and feel
flush of money, as most editors do when
they get dollar or two, just hire barouche
and pair of match horses, and take ''ye
local" out to Whiskey Springs. 1t would
be good for your health.
We advise school directors to look out
for teachers at an early day for the winter
term, for teachers, sufficiently qualified, will!
be as scarce and as hard to find this fall as
needles in haystack.
Rose and Harry Watkins performed in
the Opera House ON Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday evenings. On Saturday the play
was kathleen Mavourneen. :" We do not
know where this troupe halls from.
On Monday evening the Union Hall was
| filled with a crowd, to listen to a concert got
up for the purpose of aiding the Avondale
sufferers Miss Lena Luckhardt, of this
place, was the chief performer m the piano.
The unfortunate Avondale sufferers will be
fortunate if they really get all that has been
raised for them throughout the country,
amounting to more than $1,000 apiece.
On Friday evening man named Napo-
leon Young walked seven miles IN one hour.
on the public square, and ran great dis
tauce on Saturday evening. y purse was
raised for him. Society was not much bene-
fitted by the exploit.
The Johnstown Tribune acknowledges
that there is great apathy here, and looks
forward to defeat unless something is dtd by
the Radicals. Defeat will come.
Many of our merchants are now down
east purchasing their fall goods. The city
papers say that the styles are abomnably
| ugly this fall Paris has ran out of patterns.
Nothing has been done as yet towards
nominating ticket for borough officers, but
| there is secret working in order to spring an
Objectionable ticket upon the people when