The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-25
Loeal Corresnonaanee.
JoHNsrowN. Aut, e. 1s7o,


O'Clock at night. The 'babes in the woods had
neither dlnner nor supper, but partook plenti- |
fully ofEberries, which served to appcase their
hunger,
! son on Saturday, but saw there such a dciega- /
ton of the corps editorial and reportoriaI that
! ceedings, though there We're some rich and Tdcy
incidents which could be amplfed to side-split-
ting narratives. We leave the finishing strokes
OF thls sublime drama to Mac, or Todd. or Sku
! bal, Or Shoe Fly, or ConeInaugh, or Tom, or
Loosh, and proceed to other matters.
we have something to say about our wildcat
| water. We have often mentioned the fact that
we have the best water-worl1s in the State, but
we never before thought of referring to the
experience is that soft water is more healthful
than hard water, though the latter may be more
! palatable. Our health and that of our fnInily
/ has been much better since using the wild
eat water exclusively. While it may cost lit
tie more than well water, we firmly believe that
| more than the extra expense will be saved in
| the prevention of sickness.
Last week was a gala week here. There were
nearly dozen of pic,nics, and then MacEvoys
Hibernicon, or Irish illustrations, at Union Hall
added much to the amuSementS; and although
money is exceedingly scarce, sufficient was
| raised to contribute total outlay of not less
than one thousand dollars in the short space of
one T, week k for "a am4sesnents I'm IS alone;
/ pany have asked the Borough Councils for an
/ outfit, costing about twenty-five hundred dol
| outfit as the Assistance Fire Company, vet we
| seriously doubt whether the borough needs Ell
/ hose with nozzle attached to an ordinary hy-
drant viii throw the water over any house in
]
whether our borough can stand the expense of
paying 500 for each fire plug and pay for equip
Ihe Cambria Iron Company have been estop-
rSer 0 th ra9eaoh haiong bo 1nG @
this is SO we do not know. but certain it is that
Company for making an elnbenkment of cinder
between the river and our land. Ice-fioods in
the Conemaugh damage the property along that
river more or less every year, while this cinder
, track would form complete barrier against
both ice and water floods. Besides, we under
stand that if the said Company get the right of
way along the river they will abandon Portage
| street and remove their track, We may not
! understand the issue fully, but think that no
better thing could be done for Conemeugh hor-
river protected from the direful effects of ice
There was a Removal ratification meeting
held held on the Public Square on Saturday night
Messrs woodruff, Kopeiin and Mclaughlin. -
The C9nemaugh borough authorities are hay
street paved, No streets in the borough needed
paving worse than these two. We hope that
The Pacific Express train happens to carry the
mail mail and the daily papers past this point every
pews-dealers and business men. We 10 not un-
| derstand the cause OF this. Maybe one is at
80 the mater should be attended to.
A. j. Hite, Esq, better known as Jack Hite,
STANDARD, spent q day or two in Johnstown this
week, having been called here by the death of
Our borough councils have recognized female
| suffrage, and in doing SO have performed q very
mcdowell to ii the - position Of Market Master.
made vacant by the death of her husband. This
Is an innovation certainly, but one think that
Ron ROY.
ALTOONA CITY, Aug 23, 1870.
Friend Ndc-Those ministering angels, the
oh took po5sein % Of ut ther III snen Com 0r
vent building in this city on Saturday evening
last Some OF the good ladies connected with
the church gave them. most gracious and no
doubt welcome reception, on their arrival here
excellent supper, at which All the delicacies of
the season We're served in bountifuI profusion.
Figuratively speaking, the table tniriy groaned
under the weight of the luscious viands, and the
agreeable surprise doubt fully appreci-
they were by their long journey In this CON
nection may state that the school under their
BILE. and no one needs TO be assured of the high
character OF an educational institution under
d,,;i1 Gbsdy ~, Delofeo s,sier in years L
presence q when t6e ers a occurred red on Sun sun
lai marc i5-toned one, rang out the AngeIus for
loud voice awakened a number of the fire lad
dies from their slumbers, and they supposing
broke for their engine houses and dragged forth
their steamers, and had actually proceeded sew
efal squares before they discovered the inno-
Gent cause of their commotion. One of the fire
boys lost his equilibrium and indulged in few
strong eXpletives that were more amusing than
entertaining. 1t appears that our hero had on
his Sunday tights, and in his hurried flight he
! buTsted of n couple of very important adJuncts
from his unInentionables, causing them to come
down with rush and leaving him in almost as
bad plight as Adam is supposed to have been
in before that little transaction in the fruit line
of which we have heard so much. The unfortu3
nate youth Swore great swear that he would
never again be caught in such predicament
, young lad whose name L did not learn,
while engaged IN coupling two cars together IN
the yard, on Tuesday last, had the thumb of his
= right hand terribly smashed.
' John Redline, employed in one of the Compa-
ny's shops, had both bones in his right arm frac-
a fpX q l.
, ing on a rail while crossing the tracks IN the
The United Brethren of this city have been
: holding series of religious meetings in Lloyd's
t aud Doyle. The meetings are largely attended
and quite number profess to have experienced
change of heart.
On Sunday night last such of our citizens as
attended were entertained % with lecture de
e livered by some infamous scalawag from York
A | State, in City Hail. ON 1.-THE Abominations OF
:, | POpery and Catholicism" His attack on the
Catholic laity in general and the Catholic clergy
q in particular were as mendacious they Were
f false and ungentlemanly, and they could not
dirty slnderer as well rs pity for those ho are
I ignorant and bigoted enough to cherish such a
| a history for themselves in this country which
!, all the foul-mouthed slanderers in creation in
Guiding this penitentiary deserving burlesqut
on humanity, cannot obliterate or even for G
s moment obscure with his infamous falachoods
pent, his dirty venom fell harmless to the earth
:, = In the language OF friend, II TINS creature
IT he would be a shitepoke; if quadruped ht
would be skunk II OF the insect Wofld, a tuIl
= blebug; if among the creeping creatures. a si
W my emanation from the fostering pools OF NTH
Is if an inhabitant of still waters, wiggletail; Il
q of running waters, a tadpole; but as a member
;. of the human family, he is simply q SeIt-Inad'
Il vagabond of low degree-a pimp with the morn
character of a Digger "injin- fostering, lep
erouS Scab on the body pol1tc-a wicked paro
II dy the most degraded of the human race
- To show how he was appreciated by his audi
ence, it is only necessary to say that the colec
e ton taken up for his benefit scarcely paid tht
~ rent of the Hail. 1t is to be hoped that all sucl
,r blackguards Will give our city wide perth II
Il the future. Yours, T. l. M.
Il CARRoLLToWN, Aug. %, 1870
h Dear. FTee1ndn-On Wednesday of last week
+ about the hour of noon, our town was alarmet
by the cry of fire. In few moments the start
,. ling truth became manifest that the hotel o
ID Mr.. ID. Eyer, known as the Mountain House
g. had caught fire from spark from the hue
r which had alIghted on the roof and communica
1.cl,iI nfaIlts