The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-05
Local correspondence.
JoHNsTowN, Aug. 8, 1869.

battle the skill Of the best financial ply
sicians. John Dibert & Co. will open a
bank this week on Main street. Messrs.
Lloyd & Huff, of Blair county, were here
looking up location for bank. A Com
pany's Saving Bank has reached a subscrip-
ton of seventy-fve thousand dollars. ID.
Dibert proposes to establish bank of dis
count soon. So you see the people are going
as Wild on banks as on wildcat water.
We have been informed by number Of
young folks that party who purchased a
lot some time ago in Sandy Cemetery has
the same planted in peas and potatoes. If
this is true it is economy with a vengeance.
Sewing Machines seem TO be the rage just
now. For the last six months no less than
one hundred of these machines have been
sold here-some of Wheeler & Wilson, some
of Grover & Baker, and so forth.
John Parke, Esq, proprietor OF the Opera
House, has leased the same for one year to a
Pittsburgh Company for fifteen hundred dol
lars-the lease to take effect Immediately.
Tannehill and Company have the use of the
Opera House the both and 31st.
A strong and beautiful fence has just been
placed in front of the Presbyterian church.
A part of the fence is iron and the balance
wood painted to initiate iron.
Those who want to be convinced that pros
perity will follow industry had better take a
look into Messrs. Jacob Fronheiser's and
john Geis's gardens, where they will find
the best evidences of care and industry.
The bridge over Stony Creek, which is az
iron structure, is about receiving nice coat
of drab paint, which will add much to its
appearance and durability. 1t should have
been painted when put up, as the great
amount of wet weather this summer has
ba iron cOoSidera blu
Some painter is advertising his business
on the fences about town, but if he cannot
make better letters than those on the fences
he had better quit the business.
There is a new foundry in blast on Rail-
road street, but by whom it is run is fact
unknown to this deponent. We saw stoves
and ''sich like" castings made in brie. time
A man named Anthony O'Donnell, a
member of St. Johns Benevolent Society,
was so badly injured in the Cambria Iron
Co.'s mines, on Wednesday evening last, that
he died on the following morning. He was
carry ing a couple of picks in Perry's drift"
when the mules ran over him, followed by
the car, causing one Of the picks to penetrate
his back and otherwise injuring him. His
funeral was attended on Friday by one hun
dred and twenty members of the order and
many other persons. Peace to his remains.
Some person is building new fence round
the school house lot in the Third Ward-a
much needed improvement. The posts are
already set and the boards hauled to the
place. The fence will be quite high and
blind, OF close, and will effectually prevent
egresS into the lot.
The little spaniels hereabouts have begun
to yelp too soon at Mr.. Pershing's nomina-
tion. Good manners should have constrain-
4 .Io all nf ha
and larger pups had their bark. Scull, of
the Somerset Whig and Herald, and the
Tribulation man of our town, began to
whine before the clerk of the convention had
more than recorded his nomination. For
shame! Don't be in a hurry, gentlemen
The contents of your little pop guns will all
be exhausted before the election comes
round.
Our citizens were treated last week to the
benefits of a shocking machine, which was
manipulated on the Public Square by the
PROPRIETOR at five cents a corner. Some
folks were greatly shocked at the power of
the galvanic battery and declared they
couldn't see how the thing was done.
Geo Fritz, Esq, the manager of the Cam
bria Iron Co.'s works, is getting large
dwelling house put up on corner OF what
was lately the Nicholson property. on Main
street. The house is to be three stories. very
large, with a marble front, and otherwise
well arranged.
Don't forget to look out for the eclipse of
the sun on Saturday afternoon about five
O'Clock. The moons shadow will strike the
earth first in Alaska, then travel down
through Dakota, Iowa. Kentucky, North
and South Carolina, and drop into the At
lantic Ocean about sunset. 1t will not be
quite total here, unless it is rery cloudy.
There will be a push made this summer
to have the Public Square ornamented.
The Council no doubt think that Asa Pack
er will give liberal donation to the enter
prise. Hence the agitation just now
Il. G.. Swank is getting out large buSl,
nses directory for Johnstown borough and
suburbs. 1t will be very useful book.
The State Teachers Association meets at
Greensburg, Westmoreland county, on the
10th day of August, just three days after
the great eclipse. They will no doubt make
that darker which was dark enough before,
and even eclipse the eclipse. We have at
tended several of these meetings. but could
never see any good they did. They Will
discuss WHATS what, and how to do 1t, -
and then adjourn.
The picnic of the st. Johns Catholic
church was grand success. ard the expec-
tations of those most deeply interested were
more than realized. The day was splendid
and the atmosphere at a moderate tempera'
ture. The amusements were rare and rich
in variety and satisfactory in duration
The ST. Joseph's and st. Peters Societies
were out in full force. Dancing was in,
dulged in by the young folks, and all went
.'merry as marriage bell"
A poor one-armed soldier was grinding
an organ through the streets here on Satur'
day last His fellow soldiers manifested a
warm sympathy for him, but other people
didn't seem to care much.
R. Nelse Taylor has recently exposed two
characters before his shop-one picture o.
business dull and the other picture of bus
mess brisk-which have attracted great
deal of attention and shows that Nelse il
not only good but cute painter.
The big timbers are going up rapidly II
the German Catholic church, and the foun
dation of the German Lutheran church, thai
&c Of tha tower is now relaid