The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-23

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the delay will not disarrange matters much,
and we guess our readers car stand it.
LOCAL PRUSINGs AND PENCILINGs. -
Argument Court will convene on Wednes-
day. July l3.h.
The revenue stamp has been taken off all
matches except match teams and wedding
matches.
"A vein of lead ore. said to be rich, has
been discovered near New Enterprise, Bed
ford county.
Blair county boasts of a three legged
duck, but the duck DON'T boast of Blair
county so far as heard from
-Michae! NJ Cullough was thrown from
light spring wagon in Altoona on Sunday
evening and considerably bruised.
"A little daughter of Samuel Shaffer, of
Somerset, upset pan of hot vinegar. not
long since, and scalded herself severely.
The 4th of July will be here and else
where on Monday week, if the almanac men
know anything about what they tell us.
Two snakes. each eleven feet long, we're
recently killed in Bedford county and an
other nine feet long met the same fate in
Somerset county.
We learn from Conductor Quartz. one
Of the best of local reporters. that four cows
were killed by lightning at the head Of Plane
No. 4. on Sunday night last.
Eight full grown eggs, two of them of
the hardshell persuasion, were found in a
hen killed in Somerset county the other day.
Wonderful place that Somerset.
"A turkey gobbler has recently hatched
out ten young turkeys in Somerset county.
and is said to be exceedingly proud OF his
achievement. Mark one for Somerset
"A fawn is said to have been captured
in Clear6cld county few days ago. II was
quite tame. and had probably wandered
away from some show or private enclosure.
We may be mistaken, but it seems to
us that there is great bargain in the tract
of land ofEered for sale by Mr.. Charles Nc
Kenna, IN oar advertising columns to-day.
"A lad named Henry Kerr cut one Of
his feet very severely with flesh knife
(whatever that is) in Indiana, not many
days ago, and came very near bleeding to
death before medical aid reached him.
Two or three wagons with ceveral g!p-
sizes, young and old. male and female, stick
ing cat behind and before, passed through
town, westward bound. OF Saturday last
May they never find their way back!
The Altoona Sun is responsible for the
following: Thomas Grey, watchman at
Rttanning Point. killed two black snakes.
each FIVE feet in length, one day last week.
by simply splitting tobacco juice into their
mouths.
-Carroltown rejoices in new lookup.
and the new lookup rejoiced in its first ten
ant on Monday last. and then the rejoicing
suddenly quit until the prisoner got out.
when lie too rejoiced with exceeding great
joy-or words to that effect.
Two dilapidated monkeys. three mis-
erable hand organs and like number Of
worthless cusses who might be mistaken for
human beings, paid our town brief visit on
Monday, TO the infinite delight Of the trundle-
bed brigade anc few grown-up children.
We briefly noticed last week the report
ed drowning Of some person in the BlackIick.
It now turns out to have been young man
named Claw; o., of Burrell township. Iudi-
ana county. who was drowned on Thursday
week vi lie seiniDg in pond at Blacklick
station.
Thomas J. Power, Esq, of Beaver coun-
ty, and who was at one time Superintendent
of the ole Allegheny Portage Rail Road,
was in town Oh Tuesday. Col. Power was
in the enjoyment of excellent health and met
with warm reception from his numerous
friends in this vicinity.
The fastest running ever done on the
Penna r. r. was accomplished by the Pa
1t having made the run from Altoona to
Harrisburg, a distance of one hundred and
thirty-one miles, in the incredible short
space of two hours and 6fty-nine minutes.
Don't forget that theLadies' Fair in aid
of the st. Augustine church will open on
Thursday next and that rou-ing pic mic in
aid of the same cause is to be given on the
4th of July and in not forgetting all this,
don't forget to visit and make glad with
little of your money the fair ones who are
engaged in the good work.
Mark NJ. Pomeroy. editor of the New
York Democrat apd two other live papers.
has accepted an invitation to be present at
the Democratic editorial convention which
is to meet in a Itcona on Tuesday next. As
we EXPECT also to be there, two "brlcks"
at least may be connted on -"Brick' Poune-
roy and ''brick top" which means US.
"A young man. pane not given,' but we
hope it is not Zachariah, climbed large
tree not many miles south of Indiana, on
Sunday week, but had scarcely got up be
fore he let go his hold and carre to the
ground with such decided success that he
dislocated one of his shoulders and sustained
other bodily injuries of disagreeable cha-~
acter.
Several of the stone masons employed
at the new Jail quit work this "wednesday
morning. because the contractors refused 20
have sheds erected to protect them from the
rays of the sun. They were afraid of getting
sun struck. so they played joke on Old
Sol by striking first themselves. We hope
the difficulty will be compromised satisfac-
torily.
The annual exhibitions at st. Aloysius'
Academy aod at st. Francis College, Lo-
| retto. will both be held on Tuesday next
the latter in the forenoon and the former in
the afternoon The Ebensburg and Cresson
train will meet the Mail train on Saturday
and Monday afternoons for the purpose OF
conveying to Kaylor's station all persons
| from Pittsburgh and other points west who
may desire to attend the above exhibitions.
The remains of old Peggy Griffith, well