The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-02-18
Local Correspondence.

"O' - as SuiDneE, ana the rOaOS are very
muddy. If the pleasant but unreasonable
weather continues long look out for sickness
The ice crop still looks bad and will not
take root fast without frost. We had two
white frosts, but white frost don't make good
ice.
Richard the Third being now played ont
| would advise our Johnstown Dramatic AS
sociation to start up Richard the Second in
opposition TO the Pittsburgh troupe. Young
Richard, boy of eleven years, would make
a good character, and then there would be
Watt Tyler, the blacksmith, Jack Straw
and Hob Carter, all representative men,
Add the Lord Mayor, VIM. Walworth, who
killed the stalwart smith, and there would
be characters eEough. The speech of Rich
ard to the one hundred thou, and rebels would
read somewhat after this fashion:
Have faythe inn you're king;
You're leader IS dead, weltering in his bludd,
But will lead you, as in ''auld lang syne'
You're ancestors were led to nobler deeds
Than that Of vile rebellion 'gainst your SOW
King, &c, &c, &c.
Petitions for Court to be held in Johns
town are in circulation /; also petitions for
the removal of the county seat to Johnstow wn.
The former may be granted under certain
restrictions.
There is considerable excitement in town
in regard to the borough election. There
are three or four candidates out on the Re-
publican side for Burgess, and of course the
Democracy will have one out too.
We are very sorry to learn that the print
ing Office of the Altoona Vindicdtor has been
burned out. Mr.. Campbell deserves and will
certainly receive the sympathy of the whole
community.
The Surveyor General was at home on
Sat Iacf oh
jections may be urged against Gen. Camp
bell on political grounds, he is personally
straightforward man, and ] believe has ad-
minis:ered the ,ffice Of Surveyor General
with economy and prudence.
A new literary so iety has sprung up in
our midst, and is said to be fiuurishiug-
The society is soon to te RECALLED with
readirg from Jas f. Murdoch. They are
to have q public debate every week.
Two more theatr. cal troops are announc-
ed. They will nake their appearance at an
carly day Thus it vii be seen tur town
is rapidly assuming the features Of reGu-
Iarly built and finished city.
d. w. Z. Durham, of tie New Jerusa
lem (Sweedelborgian) church. has been &c
turing here on his tavorite views. Elder
kinter, of the Disciples church, is also lee
turing against that doctrine, One Of them
must be lcrORg, while neither may be right
Ia 1859, before the war, butter was sell
ing at ten cents, eggs at six cents, fresh
pork five cents, -four five dollars, while
wages were one dollar per day. Now but
ter is selling at fifty cents. eggs at Thirty
five cents, fresh pork at fifteen cents, flour
at ten dollars, muslin and calico at eighteen
cents, coffee at thirty ceuts, ETC., ETC., while
wages are only one dollar aud forty cents
per day. We uotce this because the New
York Tribune is trying to make people be-
lieve that living is cheaper new than then.
We can't see it If greenoacks were gold
the cost of living would be nearly the same,
but they amt. That's what's the matter.
improvements are still going on here,
and new houses are springiug up like exhal-
stions from the sea. We want nail faltc-
ry yet, and then glass factory, and then a
cotton factory. and then a hardware factory.
and we will have them before two years, or
at least before the completion Of the Johns
town and Sumerset Railroad.
The United Brethren congregation are
about finishing the plasteriue of their neat
stone churh. Tue weather has been very
favorable for such work.
The sessions of the township schools are
beginning to close around town. This win
ter's term was only four months.
Ou9aT-haklhS season Is on US aIreaGy,
and if ground-hogs know anything will re-
main here uutil the IdeS OF March.
The locomotive and tender attached to the
mail train west on Wednesday jumped the
track near this place. aud both were badly
demoralized. Another engine had to be des-
patched to the rescue from CUnem Iugh.
As my notice of the magic sign of Keller
& Taylor, Painters, may have induced the
belief in some minds that this firm occupies
the entire Post Office building upon the top
Of which the sign is perched, l would mere
ly remark that while the sign occupies one
extreme the firm occupies the other. Their
paint shop is in the basement of the build
ing, and such of your readers as wish to en-
ploy competent painters will do we'll to seek
for them under the old Post-office. TIP.
ALTOONA CITY, Feb. Is. 1869.