The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-04-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
-.,rv pRUs1Nss AND PEsc1L1xes

rniEsion to see tne SnluA'ee1 10 CenIs.
The property Of Geo; Gurlsy in this bor-
oppb, which was sold at Sheriff safe or
Tuesday. Was bought by Edw. Il. Dunegsn,
F,o oi ST. Augustine, for $l,665.
roung lady named Martin was so Sc
-.,r,y injured. few days ago. by being
.,r,ck by falling tree. at clearing in In-
U,nA county, that her lie is despaired of.
AZ act extending the time for the pay
-,snt of the enrolment tax on an act incor-
,,oratiug the Somerset and Mineral Point
R.ilrosd Company, passed the House on
Monday.
4 German girl who had but recently ar.
rIra5 iu this country was seized by some
r;yIsin between Latrobe and st. Eincent's
a.,dcuv. fev days ago. and fOFc;bIy rob-
b.d of seventy dollars in gold.
vouna man named jacob Householder.
,e.ident Of Moon nellstcWn. was struck
bv q locomotive of 9 passenger train at
tjuDtingdon, on Tuesday evening of last
,rscL and almost instantly killed.
m. inclemency of the weather AID I'M
,,ss,llc condition Of the roads rendered the
ast.orement of Mr. j. Moore's sale at
r,,roEtnwn imperative, and it has been
s,sd for tie goth inst. See advertisement.
little child OF Mr.. Anderson Bell. in
Farce township. Huntingdon county. aged
80 months, % last Tuesday a week. during
u,s absence of its mother for q few minutes,
fan into run near the house, aud was
dro~ned before being discovered.
Since Saturday night last every train
rb,ch reached our town brought more or
Icss rsftsmen returning from their trip down
,b. river. They report the water as being
mnch higher than it has been thus early in
the season for several years pest.
IL tt.l. al
sourt Of Justice in this county, as asked for
by our Johnstovn friends, passed that body
Fr,lIy 90 Monday, 5th inst. We have not
learned the full text Of the bill. hat presume
ia provisions ART generally acceptable to all
ssctious.
TIE attcution Of school directors is invited
70 the notice given by Supt Chapman in
our advertising columns to-day in regarl to
the approaching May convention. We may
hsrea few words n say next week about
one or two Of the applicants for the position
a. rressrt filed BY Mr.. Chapman.
Ar. Frederick Kieffer has brought suit
pgair.t Msssrs. Cunningham, merchants of
lrdiana. for alleged assault and battery with
j. tent to kill. he alleging tia; they knocked
l!m down with sn iron weight aud then
a used him in shameful manner. Mr.. K"
Tase is broken and he 10 otherwise severely
injured.
While e number cf freight cars were be-
ing "roprd I'M IN on siding at Penn Sta
;iou, on Tuesday night of last week. the ca
lie suddenly parted and struck Jas. keArnE,
= watchmau, on the head, killing him iR-
etantly. The unfortunate men was married
and had been in the employ Of the company
about sixteen yeHrs
Since our last report we have been treated
70 al, kinds OF weather except good weather.
but we still entertain the hope that there
will soon be change for the better. We
have had more snow storms in quicker SUc-
cession, keerer winds and harder frosts
within the pass week than AZ any time Of
the same leigh during the past winter.
tu- friends. Messrs. Bernard Brackeu
Spd Thomas Fgsn, have purchased the store
sud fixtures Of Mr. A. G Crooks, at Cone
maugh Station, and have embarked in the
mercantile business with a new aud ample
stock and a ruination to merit liberal
share Of patronage. If they succeed as well
IS they deserve they will not lack for Gus
toners. We com mend them to cur patrons
iLsTe and theresbo1ts.
Dr. james NJ Stewart. well known as a
,Uccessful physician aud talented gentleman
died IN Indiana on the Goth nit. aged Il
wears. = mouths and is days. He had q
very extensive practice in this and Indiana
counties up 10 the time Of his retirement
from professional duties few years ago, anC
was much sought after and highly esteemed
lie vas a member Of our State Legislature
in lS3l-2, and was afterwards appnnte'
Associate Judge Of Indiana county by Gov
Johnston.
The appointment Of Samuel J. Roye-
Esq, of Johnstown. as collector of int-rna
revenue. in place of Wesley j. Rose. E@q.
resigned. is one against which not a single
objection can be urged. Mr.. Roger is e
gentleman and a scholar" though no. {
Revolutionary soldier" His appointment
Is a guaranty that tbs duties of the Office
will be discharged with safety to the gov
srument, credit to himself and satisfaction
20 the people. His predecessor, Mr.. Rose
was an excellent officer. and will have nc
unsettled accounts at Washington. -
Cua Posr OFFICE j. Todd Hutchinson
of the AueghGnidn, our readers already
know, has been appointed Post Master here
in place Of Reese J. Lloyd, removed. Tbt
retirement Of Mr.. Lloyd recalls some
"reminiscences which are of great interest
His father, John Lloyd, Esq., was appoint
ed Post Master Of this place m 1903 by
Gideon Granger, who was Post Master Gen
eral under the administration OF Thoma:
Jefferson. This was about the time of the
organization of Cambria county, the first
Court having been held in that year. Mr.
Lloyd continued to hold the ofioe through
all the succeeding administrations up to tht
time of his death, which occurred ia 1888
period of thirty years. Before his death
Reese S. Lloyd. his nephew, was appointed
and held the Office for the benefit of Mr.
Lloyd's widow until her death, which TOOK
place soon after. Reese j. Lloyd was .her
commissioned aud continued to hold the
othce until the accession of General Taylor
to the Presidency in 1S49. He was agair
appointed in September, 1867. 1t viii
thus be seen that the Post Office at this
place has been in the possession of the
Lloyd family for about foYty-tioo years