The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-11-17
AtrooxA CRY. Nor Is. 1870.


FRIryp MAc-Local pickings are cry scarce.
nothing OF special interest having occurred
within my bsiliwick tor some time past. The
only Eubi act OF general interest discussed ie the
result of the late elections. " herein tie people
of the several States 50 unanimously endorsed
the present" imbecie Hdminstration-in
horn.
Our Baptist friends are putting the fnishi
touches to their new church. which, hen com
pleScd will be one of the finest religious edi-
fees IN our prosperous young city Tie Pres
byiprjans aIe also pushig their new bui ding
along yery rapidly. II Is mammoth structure,
bu,lt entirely Of stone, and ! understand that
1t is be used fer lecture and school purposes
parochial school purposes even, Mr. lrIou;e,
il UGv information Is rot at fault.
Just here let ne re fer 10 the fact that the
last Altoona Tribune files exceptions II my
remarks about the public schools OF this ci'y
Tou will REMAINDER that ! said they did nos
appear 20 be es popular Ak in former year and
gave nv reasons for e. thinking. 50 for as
the gentlemlnly ( , remarks OF the Tribune ia
reference to my s'atement are coUcerneh
have no; ;hiug u say, bur Etll insist that my
structures are SUBSTANTIALLY correct. There are
several denominstiOnal par0chial schools in
Altoona. ! will euumerate them: / ne Ger
man LuIh eTan, Fresby terrain, Episcopal and
Catholic. Other denominations are also SAID
to be warmly advocating the establishment OF
similar schools Gil them select schools. If
ant churches are not deuom national then the
Sisters school, which the Tribune Gays is the
ONLY denominati tiona school IN the city, Is not
entitled to that distinction. Not only is this
the case, but the Catholic sclaool is less de-
nominational than either Of the others, for
the simple reason that children OF ell denoml-
nations are admitted. and not a few non Cath
olic are row In attendance--the insinna ion of
the Tribune TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
A gentleman from Lane ster county no
'il terviewed' our public buildings not long
since was heard TO remark that he saw thrift
and enterprise everyW here in our N DIST eXsep'
in the matter OF school buildings. He referred
2 particularly u those in the Sd and 4 h wards
where the fences were being destroy ed, win
dows broken, doors dihEured walls tumh'ing
down, etc The diiapidtted condition of ouT
school buildings. he further remark led m
TO believe that our public schools ~ ere not III
healthy condition, for if they such state
OF affairs would not EXIT. He gave ii as his
opinion that the common schooi System was
tie Crsudest scheme ever devised by man, II
carried out in the proper spirit, bat he had
found il his experience that when depomlna
tiouaI schools were established it was almost
invariably owing to the lncompetency OF the
respective school boards.
Our mutual friend, A. j Riley, Esq who
has been confined to bed by severe attack OF
sickness is able to be about agaiu-a fact
which / chronicle with more than ordinary
pleasure. May ROOO HeaIlh Auu uDHhOhiS
prosperity ever abide with him. /.
CAKRoLIrowx, Nov. IA, 1870.
DEAR FREEMAN-lt is with regret that
chronicle a somewhat serious accident to Dir.
Rural B IRONS at the logging Of Messrs Fin
ney Barrons. north of this place some nine
miles Mr.. Burons was standing OH the trunk
of pine tree, when falling tree near where
he stood struck dead spruce, TO escape from
" which, as il fell he to the butt of the tree
on which he was and leaped tberefrom, light
irg full length on the ground and receiving
strike from = limb of tree while in the act of
jumping which broke his left arm betweeu the
elbow and shoulder. He was brought to Car
roll town immediate ely and took up quarters at
the hotel of Mr.. L Schroth. where Dir Oat-
man set his arm and where he remains in as
comfortable circu instances A. could be expect
ed. am glad to state that he is getting along
finely, and will have the full use of the injured
limb.
Those friends of mine, Mr.. Jacob kooniz
and lady. am sorry to note, lost their infant
child, Mary Sophia from the attack oil heep-
ingcough. on last Friday. at the age OF two
months and twenty dsys. Nr. John burk
hart also lost child the same day from the
same cause.