The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-02-17
Local correspondence.
JoHNsr, WIN, Feb. IA. 1870.

JoHNsT, WIN, Feb. IA. 1870.
Dear Freeman-Wh,r passing the Arcade
Building the other day was attracted by
bran new set Of cottage furniture al the door
ot Nm. p. Patton's wholesale and reta il
Furniture Depot, Clinton street. He had
just made a sale. He said Come Rel"
l went IN, and then he id Excelsior 20
which M ans. ''go up higher" We went
and + uLd the sec ohd- floor tier Of rooms
crowded with furniture. We went up still
higher dnd found the 8 story jam full of
chamber sets of furniture. There must be
$4,000 worth Of made up chairs. tables.
cupbuards, washstands. sofas. bedSteadS, nu-
slc stools, what-uots, aud such like furniture,
IN thin man.nuIn establishment. Mr. Pat
ton sends iur9iture to ali the counties around,
and nc makes good furniture and sells cheap
Moreover his heart is as big as his body,
ami his body is Il hOOSier.
The excitement here about the removal of
the county seat Is Intense. | wish the vexed
question Was forever settled. The popuia-
ton Ii increasing rapidly here, aud the more
think OF the matter, the more l think | was
right hen said, few years ago. let Us
each have a county seat The POI uIation
viii Justify it III very few years. But if
you don't take my advice, fight away.
Local is scarce. Since the weather GlOtced
up the hens have stopped laying and took
took tu rooSting. butter is scarce. Fiuur
is down aud ypUitS are up. We are all lIv-
Ing III hopes OF a pruhlultUry law. II We
get this We will l.eu ION 10 abolish horses,
'cauSe people steal them, ard railroads
cause they cuinmIt murder. Logic ~ logic.
If SANDER could be abolished it would be
Gud-send. a lew years ago two children
got lost III Bedford county. When the
father and mother were almost distracted
about the little uies. some siand.lou tongue
started the rumor that the parents might
have Killed them. The same Unreasonable
suImlso MAS STATED In regard Ia the children
lately lost in New Jersey. That must he
wicked tongue that could add an additional
paug ~ tie suffering heart Of sadly be-
Ieavvd parent. but the tongue is set Oh fire
Ut hell IuuUcerce suffers every day. One
cannot Visit the 1ick room without falling
under the lash OF some busy torgurs-all
protesting Christians.
Ice or no ice" is still the topic Of discus
sion here This city could not get along
well without ice. The people can hardly be
kept cool here III wiuteT how much less in
summer. Let Us have ice. Couldn't Eb-
eusLuIg give our saloon keepers d prescrip-
ton tur ice-makugl The cold. calculating,
lhhUsIitAbie people up there, who al
know how TO make zee.
We have changed our mind about the
literary societres here. They were Lot dead,
but sleeping. They are now wide awake
aud doing rushing bu>inees. The Older
members are returning to their rosts, like
Cougrrs-uen after the holidays, and some
uf them are we'll informed and well meaning
men.
1he Library Association will also prove q
success. NOT wIihs zudng the en,,rts Of some
thick tciftei people to throw colo water on
the tt,,iect. G1c hundred narneS already
down and one hundred can be had. Let II
60 ahead 10y all mears.
Our tcltoolr which have been in four
isiiug condition. VIII soJu close. They
have been open fJr eight months, managed
by Lkiiiful hanGs. MlIviile schools Will also
close temporary in mouth. 1; is hoped
the directors Of Johnstown and Miilviiie
both will open another session right away
and continue the schools throughcu the
year Money cannot be better expended
Teachers cannot be better employed, nor
pupils either.
intend to make my letter short this time.
Il were in the place of a Legislative mem
Der, " here cou!d vote myself SlC0 u pay
postage, | could then write ytu Il long iet-
ter every day. Ass for the promises OF
economy i'll the L"gisa-u -ur1. Every mem
Der takes 500. beside pay and pei erquiSites,
jiSt for postage. Farmers, who pays your
POSTAGE
Last Saturday. sun placed some of our
teansters in a quaudsry by suddenly dIssolv-
my Tie SNOW, kcf,re the country teams got
in ~ITh tkelr l. ads. Some tall pulling and
ii Lite swearing was done. Nasty sun to
take away the snow
The scarlet fever still prevails about here.
Several children dangerously i'll with
this perpIcxing disease. 1t is rather ru-
trid sore TIN oat than il ftver. /; seems to
battle the skill of cur best physicians. There
have been great many deaths during the
autumn and winter. ROB ROY.