The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-07-01
Loca. Correspondence.
JoHNsrowN June %. 1859.

Oe0T fTe6Da0n-A letter from cenJral OaI-
ifornia states that the people are harvesting
wheat there now and that the writer, with
others, on the 10th of June, were down a
river gathering blackberries, of which there
were tons of ripe fruit. The cattle destroyed
about one fourth of eight hundred acres OF
wheat, still he calculates the balance of the
crop worth at least S4 900. Great country,
truly. The letter came through in seven
| days.
! On Saturday the Society Of st. Joseph
| held picnic in Woodvale, formerly Muir
rays Grove. The st. Peters Society ac-
| companied them and remained during the
greater part of the day. About 8 O'Clock
| the st. Joseph's Society formed in procession
on Clinton street. The St. Peters Society
marched from st. Johns church, accompa-
MED by the Silver Cornet Band and bearin g
aloft banner that is said to have cost
| $3.50, and joined the other society when
| both parade0 several streets, and then pro-
ceeded to the Grove, where during the bal
ance of the day. they INDUCED in dancing
aud other civil amusements. There was
about one hundred members of each society
out. Showers of rain interferred frequently
with the amusement, but the folks seemed
not to regard the wet much. There were
two dancing platforms, and several stands
| for refreshments, the most attractive of
which was that of VIM. and Rose Gels, which
was beautifully festooned with wreaths of
evergreeus aud arches VaTiously designed and
trimmed.
The old United Brethren church is being
reftted for private dwellings. 1t would
certainly have paid better as a hall for en-
tertainments of a small character. 1t will
require great dea! of re6tting to shape the
windows and doors for a dwelling house,
onI thpp oailinUc u-ill ha c., biob IN
be out of all proportion.
Tue Seton troupe was here again and
performed on Saturday night in Union Hall.
| Miss Kate Raymond will appear for six
nights, in the great Eastern spectacle of
'Mazeppa." She will be assisted by Wm.
o. b. Collins and full force of metrop politon
artists. The IIldson Company was to be
here, but their agent, Mr.. Fitzimmons, was
too tardy in procuring hall.
The German Lutheran Church is getting
a roof on, and will soon be completed, ex-
cept the tour, which goes up about seventy
feet yet. The st. Joseph's Catholic church
is nearly up to the cave. The monstrous
front window is in its placs now. l. is
thirty-eight feet high.
The Turner'S Association will have pic
mic at Van Leunen's grove on the 5th July.
The Catholics connected with st. Johns
q
for the benefit for the parsonage. Several
ether pic mics are spoken of, arranged on a
smaller scale
The local of "Fossil'' in the last Johpstown
Democrat created some sensation here, but
we are inclined to think that "Fossil''
draws heavily on his imagination. What
would such an old superanuated biped as he
is be doing out at eleven O'Clock at night2
We have had week of very growing
weather. and the warm showers bring on
the vegetation amazingly. The farmers
are making up in the growth of crops what
they lost in time. Strawberries, radishes,
onions, lettuce, peas and beans are plentiful
in market already. some of them beng pro-
duced in the neighboring gardens.
The nomination of Geary did not either
excite or alarm the Republicans hereabcut.
They don't expect to win the day at any
rate, and they think Geary may as well
stand defeat as any one else.
We took peep at the NJ Z. Church on
Saturday. The stained glass windows are
put in in front aud the scaffolding is taken
down inside. The plastering and frescoing
cannot be excelled, and the mouldings and
fancy work are superb. The seats are not
put in yet, but this church, when completed,
will Outshine anything III town, so far, in
the shape of church.
A programme for the organization of the
District Court is out. Gen. James Potts is
to be the orator. The members of the Bar
will be sworn in on Monday the 5th of July.
and the jury charged, etc. The Hall is not
quite ready. as there is no plasterng done
yet, but as there will not be much business
the first Court, this fact will not initiate
against the success of the first session of our
Court.
Teachers are looking forward to the day
when an announcement will be made for a
long vacation. Directors should consider that
teachers are not like the gods in at least one
respectfully cannot live on nectar and am
brOSiG.
A bricklayer from Huntingdon county,
named Isaac Lamp, fell from the scaffolding
of the German Catholic church, on Saturday
last, to the basement, where his head
struck board, making frightful CASH.
He is lying at Shoemaker's hotel 1t is
thought he will recover. ROB Roy.
ALTOONA CITY, June %, 1869.