The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-08
Local correspondence.
JoHNsrowN, Sept. 5, 1870.

lnoval party are holding meetings in difTercnt
lie Square Friday night and another in Cam
ofla borough on Saturday night. There are tif-
teen more meetings of like character appointed,
ana save and except these meetings, there is
morning occurring worthy of mention. The Ia
French, and affairs look gloomy for all Europe.
AT nome here we have divisions and there is
general diStrust of every body. The very crick-
cts are beginning to sing in prolonged monitone
something like Not for Joseph, if he knows it,.
ness that is not real.
Improvements are still being pushed forward
III Concmaugh borough. Portage street, or that
street that runs up past the Mechanical Works,
Is graded and viii soon be paved. 1t has to be
6lled up three feet at the east end and dug out
three feet at the west end in order to obtain
IAN for the water, but when finished it will make
one of the handsomest streets in that borough.
,Dysentery is on the increase here Just now
ABOUT sixty cases are reported i'll Johnstown
alone, though but few cases have as yet proved
fatal. 1t sscontagious ssand it would be well for
children to keep away from places where there
The flood to which reference was made in my
last letter seems to have done a great deal of
damage in the vicinity OF Scalp Level, as | see
by a Somerset paper. The flood in the Little
Paint creek swept away bridges and dams for
miles Sfr. Donmyer lost three dams, Mr. Bant-
ley two, and Mr.. Crumlcy, Capt. Bonacker, Mr..
Vail, Samuel Hoffman and George Conrad each
one-making total loss of mill and saw mill
dams Mr.. Conrad also lost his ice house. One
OF the three bridges swept away was the pike
bridge at that place. The properties of Messrs
Vail and Bantley We're very seriously damaged,
and the paper from which quote estimates the
entire loss at fully five thousand dollars.
c. w. Easily, Esq, has removed his law Office
to the Union Hall building, in the room dedica-
ted to the use of the Parliamentary, in whose
absence Mr. L. is fully empowered believe TO
pared to dispense law as heretofore to ali seek
ing legal advice. We wish him abundant sue
The friends of the turf held a reunion meet
ing on Saturday Ht the Park grounds. 1t Is said
given away or awarded. it is believed, howev-
er, that John Browns trotter didn't appear,
. and hence the fun was spoiled.
The German sympathlZcrS with Prussia held
meeting in the Turner's Hall, as announced
they would. and collected some money to be
sent to the Fatherand.
The schools in Cambria borough commenced
| on Monday last with Michael Sweeny. Sue A.
| O'Hagan, Kate O'Hagan and Ellen j. Garvey
teachers.
a little girl named Annie Bcam, while playing
/ i'll the Island school yard, in COnemaugh bor-
ough, not many days ago, had the misfortune to
fracture her right shoulder i'll consequence of
! coming in contact with the corner of the build
( ing while heedlessly running the yard
with outstrctched arms.
\ heavy piece of iron fell on the left hand of
Mr. Conrad Eekerstein, of the 9th ward, while
/ he was at work in the rolling MILL on Monday,
and nlangled il in Il shocking manner.
The weather still keeps warm and wet, and
/ there appears to be signs IF frost here yet,
| in Maine.
Hoping to have more to write about the next
time, remain at present
| Yours truly, Rob Roy.
/ SUMMERHILL TWP, Sept. s. 1870.
Friend Mdc-Therc are several cases of lung
! fever in this locality at present Among the
/ sufferers are Mcssrs james Rocket and Alex.
Skcly, but am glad to state that they are both
/ The Catholic church ut Wilmore is undergo
! ing repairs ut present. The spirc has received
ii shingle coating i'll imitation of slate. and pre-
/ sents magnificent appearance Our worthy
pastor, Rev. .. p. Gallagher, who means ana
understands business, has determined to make
! the repairs complete, and with that object in
/ view has, in addition TO the amount realized on
/ the 4th of July, set on foot subscription which
/ has by this time reached some five hundred dol
lars. As much.lnoreilnoncy however, than the
| amount realized or likely to be realized i'll this
way will bc needed, it is also designed to hold
picnic on Saturday of next week, Sept. 18th, to
! (Spinners. &c.,) are respectfully invited. Won't
! ye country editors and all our brother CORES
pondentS grace the occasion with yoll- presence!
! We had an abundance of rain here during the
! past week, and the appearance of the clouds al
/ present writing indicate that Aquarius has not
! yet repaired his leaky bucket.
y considerable area of ground has already
! been SOwn with wheat and rye, and much more
, will be soon the soil is dry enough:
The spring crops have been splendid this year.
There never much corn produced III this
township III one season as VIII be glrncred this
| fall. / estimate the amount at from thirty to
forty thousand bushels OF ears The potato
/ crop will also be-abundant If the late rains do
not induce disease.
We paid flying visit to Johnstown one day
last week, and among others had the pleasure
of greeting our former pastor. Rev. T: Brown,
who am glad TO say is enjoying good health
/ We also run against our young legal friend, G.
/ w. Easily ESQ, who has transferred his head
quarters (:;nd hindquartcrS too for that matter)
to the Prothonotary's office in the building used
for District Court purposes, where he VIII ever
be ready and willing TO attend to all who may
desire his legal services. Cas-. Is as clever TEL
low as can be found in all bachelOrdOm or state
/ adjacent, wish him abundant success.
During our brief stay in the embryo county
seat C!) we took notes respecting the popularity
/ of the removal scheme in that Commercial
mart and from what we could observe and
| learn. came to the conclusion that if the
! question was left to the untranmelcd decision
of the people. it would receive its quietus at
| their hands. We fear, however. that undue in
| fluenccs will be brought to bear upon a largo
| number of voters in which event the project,
otherwise IA dead cock III the pit, VIII be very
apt to dcVeope considerable strength.
| Among the Democracy of this township the
removal ticket, if indeed it may be called Il tic
kct, will receive the vote of scarcely single
man other than the one who had the audacity
to misrcpresent us in the JohnStown and CreS-
son conventions and ever on his VOteI wouldn I
advise any one TO bet very high. Such are the
prospects for that issue in Democratic circles
hcrCabOutS. and less in an influential point OF
view il would be impossible TO imagine.
No more at present from SOLTERO.
CARRoLLTOWS, Sept. ), 1870.
Dear FTcemdH-SickneSS i'll the form OF dys-
entery and incipient dysentery still prevails III
this Vicinity to n considerable extent. Thanks
10 the skill and attention of our physicians,
however, but few cases ont OF a hundred or
more treated have resulted fatally.
regret TO say that many complaints are IN
dul1ed in about the rot having appeared among
the potatoes in this vicinity, and the destruction
of these valuable esculents is said to be wide
spread in many fields.
Our fine convent building has reached COM
plction, and is a model of neatness, comfort and