The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-07-28
Local CorresDon,Ience.

local Correspondence.
JoHNsTowN, July % 1870
Deer Freend1l-Some excitement aud great
nerrlment was created here last week by the
suuuen appearance, on our streets. of Il large
bear In the charge of two Frenchmen or Itnl-
ltns. IT performed many tricks and could dance
a polka with It's keeper i'll good style. 1t is
needless to say that the streets were crowded to
witness the exhibition. Unfortunately the
police arrested both the bear and its keepers
and took them to the locl-up. The Autocrat of
the Russias having been introdnced To the nI1T
CESS, began to sh0lceT his bencdictt0nS all
tions calling His Honor Tn sot n fIiI,I@ cf '5,i
Pin tostd 7lendicdHte che igi0rGntt,'' etc,-an
which the Burgess didn't understand. a Franco
q license to exhibit was paid for-and his Honor
dld not impose any fine Uisd Major and his
keepers departed sans pure ct sans fel'Todce, and
continued to exhibit ON the principal OF 'clu
non non dl9lschtd non GuddGgitd-" They left town
early next morning for better place than
A gentleman in this place is the owner of a
circuit over a sandy track in one minute and
weighed -four hundred and thirty pounds
This feat was repeated three times. This beats
Bonner's Dexter.
There is a good deal of consultation here in
regard to who would be the most available can
didates oput in the field the coming campaign.
Politicians seem somewhat puzzled about the
matter, and there will be chiSeling for delegates
as wei as for candidates. do not mean, how
Used ed ''' amy 'i'is 'Si'oiioi'Ai'' VIII DC pi'c
r.. Nelse Taylor, one of our interchangeable bus
Bakers Sewing Machine. Couldn't some of the
young readers of the Freeman step in
The game of c?Oq1tet from hTOkcD is al the go
here, this warm weather. and ball playing has
became base and absolutely obsolete. Mr.. Free
man seems TO have kicked up Il row with the
wickets, as people are pitching into him. We
feel like the farmer that saw two spotted pigs
fighting-we don't care who hcks. But we
don't mean to call these great men pigs, and we
don't like to suggest any analogous cognomen
that would indicate mature age.
The weather has been extremely hot for tho
last few days. Indeed, We think we never oX-
pericnccd such intense heat. The end o. the
world, 1; to
be impending, for the clements arc melting
with fervcnt heat.
Apr0pos, the School Directors of Conemaugh
borough. fearing that disease or sickness might
| frogs, this was tt1t for the boys but death to
the poor half paid teachers The directors
however, acted magnanimously in the matter,
to their credit he il said, and forked over the
lost Sp0Hdultc'. ''Blessed are the merciful, for
children till cooler weather.
Fishing at night in rivers which now
low. has become epidemic with young and Old
hereabouts. What grand iHulninGtfons the
burning fagots do make upon the surface of the
water. The great comets that sometimes sweep
over the heavens filling the hearts of the peO-
pie with terror, are not more sublime than the
! the water, dark night Fishing is fun of
/ fun
/ i'm Woodvale on Tuesday, the 18th inst: Burgess,
| G. w Easily. Town Council, w. b. Bonaker,
! l.. PETTY. School Directors, L. T.. Bingaman and
| Daniel Berthold, one year; ID. r. Lucas and c.
! Years. i1i,,' Judge Of Election, G. w EasIy. In,
J sTectors, J. Y. Griffith, ID. Berthold. Constable.
/ ID. y. G GoughnOur. Auditor, ID. r. Lucas. The
[ pOpulation of WOOdVaIe numbers go
/ Asst Marshal Englebach is now taking the
! census of Cambria borough Mr.. f. complains
/ that the task is very difficult, as the men are
/ either at work or sleeping, and the women gen
! orally ask more questions than the Marshal
! himself We think Mr.. +. is doing his duty
! about as well as any man in his place could do.
4 number of young men of this and adioin-
: ing boroughs were arrested, on Monday morn
ing last, for playing base ball on sunday in the
| new borough of WOOdValc. About forty per-
/ sons were arrested. 1t will cost each one about
! - and costs
Two severe storms passed over this place one
| on Wednesday and one ON Sunday last in the
afternoon of each day, breaking branches off
/ trees and raising dust generally.
/ TuesinU. 100 clock 4. N.-Thirtecn of the sun
| daV base ball players appeared before Esq. Rut-
ledge and submitted to q fine of 81 and - cents
! cost each. making the snug sum of $52 for the
sinking fund of the State, if the State ever gets
! St Peters Benevolent Society will hold a
/ ic-nic on next Saturday, at WOodvale, for the
benefit of the Library Association connected
with their Society. Let all persons attend, as
they are a clever set of fellows and deserve en-
! couragement-
a number of EhcnSburgerS visited this place
the present week on business. Among the
number were Messrs. Abel Lloyd, Isaac CraW-
ford and John Fenlon. We are under Obli.ga-
tious to Mr.. Fenlon for favors received. May
his shadow never grow less and may he he fed
till his dying day with amhrOSia and nectar, the
food of the gods and godeSSes-
We had heavy shower again on Monday
evening, but stin the weather is very sultry.
! ROB Roy.