The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-01-07
Local correspondence.
JoHNsTowN. Jan. 6, 1869.

was ltDDFlStu6tl lOT IGFlN IiiC 'he'o''A
an system Cf astronomy, Columbus was put
in chains for discovering a continent, and
was nearly scared because | said that A.
Johnson's message was the best State paper
issued since A Jackson's Notification Proc
lamation. Hiawatha says:
"HTerer sto0ps the soaring vuiture,
On his quarry in the desert,
On the sick and wounded bison,
But another vulture follows
From his high aerial lookout;
SO disasters come not singiy
But as if they watched and waited,
Scanning one ano;hers motions
First grief comes, then sorrow,
Till the heart is rent with anugish."
Well. that's my fix but IN say it again
Andy JCinson's message IS a good document.
Now
Our teachers give good account of the
Institute They were nearly all there. Mill
vile School Board generously paid their
teachers for the time lost at the Institute.
There is not . School Board in the county
that better understands lChat to do for edu-
cation or hOlc to do il. than that selfsan.e
MilvilIe School Board. They have done
much for the cause of education. and they
are working away yet with untiring zeal.
It is due to the Johnstown Board to.say that
their Schools were not in session at the time
the Institute was held.
The Catholic Fair is perfect success.
The Union Hall, in which it is held, is the
largest building in town. and it was jtmmed
night aud day with visitors The amount
realized from the Fair is large beyond ex-
pcctation.
An old man was found dead in this place,
about midnight, December 3 lst. His matted
gray beard and shrivelcd face indicated that
nature had withsto0d the storms Of time till
the last hour allotted to mortais here below.
From memoranda found on his pers N it was
asccTtained that his name was "Old Year"
There is nothing new in town in the shape
Of news worth mentioning. Woodvale IS
still in existence. \ storm passed over the
place during the last summer. which cave
DR.. UartHeN's old house the Grecian Bend.
or perhaps the judgment lean; but, though
the disease is chronic, it may survive a while
longer.
\ public square has been purchased in
Cambria City and a markct-house viii be
erected thereon before spring.
The German Catholic church in Cone
naugh borough has the stone work of the
foundation completed. but work IS now SIS
pended until spring. Dltto the German
Lutheran Church in J2hustown.
The School Directors O! Conemaugh bor-
! nuCh have repaired THEN school houses, and
made them larger anl more comfortable
. man IiIt-i'.lI ~ 1 ne G'tif-FHl DlitG.'i7 ''I
F.ankIiu borough LCJaemanGh Stajio0) in
tend f., bui!d q new school house next sum
ner. NiilviI!e borough Directors are making
rreuaratians for the erection Of auother
Union building equal to the one now open.
The rapid growth Of the place creates de-
nand for another such building.
Davjdsyille has been graciously favored
with many sIciGhing parties since the snow
fell. The young folks from Johnstown and
surroundings GO up there 10 while away the
time on the light fantastic toe"
There was a sufficient amount Of money
spent in holiday amusemcnts here to keep
the schools Of cur place open five years.
Some one SAYS that IN tie State enough was
spent to pay the State debt. The amount
# money taken In 10y retail liquor dealers
in Pennsylvania during the fiscal year, as re-
turned TO the revenue 'fii,ers. was one hun
dred and filty-two million dollars. There
/ are i've tiquor dealers to one school teacher
( in the State. Well. Burns says cit kin
/ dies wit, it wakens lair and bangs Us full of
I knowledge" If 50 it is one way Of edu-
eating.
/ Judge Roberts has removed the Postoflice
TO the new building opposite the old post
office. He has procured two addition cases
/ Of boxes. which now number near one thou
/ sand-enough to supply Juhnstown till the
] next harvest L ne iudIu OiltCllOii 10 Llty
/ new office is that it has not two separate
/ apartmepts-one for gentlemen and one for
/ ladies. Otherwise it IS q splendid arrange
/ ment. Politics are uncertain. Who would
/ have thonght of the Ju &c going 0rer
Woodruff & S9n, editors OF the Johns
| town Democrat, have removed TO a new
/ building on Main street, few doors from
/ Franklin street. They occupy two large
rooms, one upstairs and one down. The
/ lower room contains three presses the upper
room the cases and type. Their improve
ments indicate prosperity.
Miss Lena Luckhardt daughter of Mr..
| Louis Luckhardt, ieweler of this place, has
/ been spending the last few months in Gin
/ cinnati The newspapers there, both Ger
man and English, speak of her e ira
ordinary performer on the piano. Her great
/ talents as a musician reflect much credit on
I her family and her home. Her abilities are
appreciated in a place like Cincinnati
Learned assem- blies should not raise curious
questions without throwing some light on
/ the subject. When Prof Agassiz took up
/ the subject of classification of fishes, accord
/ ing 10 the shape Of the scales, such Ga
mold. Piacord, &c. he finished the job, but
/ when tie Teachers Iustitute sprung tie
( question Of lChether a boy should toarnl his
teet they left the n1omeat0Hs question unde-
cjded, and left the people in the dark. Even
( if they decided that, the question of aehether
a girI should soarn1 her feet would still be
open. Great minds sometimes fail to eiuci-
date the mysteries of science
The snow has not gone away yet, though
we have had warm days and rainy nights.
/ Shedding keeps good and Sleigh-bells are still
/ jinging.
The old custom Of shooting off the old
year prevails here, and last Thursday night
I cCr,CiInra hla Cf I,pUyGar
we say aCaste. because if people had just
waited patiently a few hours the old year
would have passed away of its own account.
As this is now 1869 it will be well enough
to admouish book-keepers and others to
make a 9 instead OF an in all their &C
counts. This change in the year sometimes
makes immoral clerks say ugly words.
A coat was stolen on last Saturday, at
East Cnnemaugh from railroad hand, who