The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-07
Local Correspondence.
JoHNsrowN, April 4. ls7O.

7een "huiDB tnrouKh the mui and water,
carrying various kinds OF housekeeping
utensils. The only redeeming feature of the
day was that the weather was not cold.
What pity 1t is that every family has not
home of their ownI But this vii. never
be. The poor we always have with US.
Many weary limb reposeG in a new tene-
ment on the first night in April, 1870.
The Johnstown schools were open nine
months at an average cost of $500 per
month. or Sc. 400 for the term. The aver
age attendance was 644 and the entire num-
Der entering school was 1000. Nearly all
the pupils are in the lower branches taught
in the common schools. There were in the
Higher, Speller. 2:; Algebra. 13 Physiolo-
gy, 8; PHILOSOPHY. 6; Phys. Geography. 6;
Geometry. 3 Latin, 2.
The Directors are repairing the Union
school house and putting on more black
board surface. They will build new school
house in Hornerstown next summer.
Our friend and neighbor Robert P Robin
son, Esq. is about to take trip north for
the purpose of selling sewing machines. Mr..
Robinson understands that busiuess fully,
having been engaged in it for years and
having sold hundreds in this place alone last
summer. Those who meet with him will
find a clever man and a true gentleman, and
we doubt not that if the firm which he re-
presents would say so, your dwelling would
soon see handsome present of "a lock stitch
Wheeler Il Wilson, as Mr.. 4. well knows
the advantage of advertising. If any one
meets good-looking clever gentleman up
that way. they may take it for granted that
it is Mr.. Robinson.
The school directors of MilIviIe borough,
perceiving the necessity of more school room,
are now erecting one Of the largest school
buildings In the county, a few years ago
they built a school house that COS. SIC 900:
now they are putting one up that will cost
at least $40 900, and before it is well up
ak hundred pupils will be knocking at the
threshold of their schools for admittauce.
This, IL must be recolected, is a borough
that about eighteen years ago had no exist
ence.
The great steel works in Milville borough
are progressing slowly towards completion.
When finished they will be the largest. we
think, of any like buildings in the United
States. 1t requires immense labor to COM
plete such an enormous building, with such
ponderous machinery. and we hope the en-
terprise may be an entire success. Steel
rails are in great demand in this country, as
one steel rail will outwear FIVE iron rails
A few years ago the expenses of our bor-
ough were about one thousand dollars now
they are thirty-one thousand dollars. The
repairing done on the streets cost twelve
thousand, aud the miscellaneous expenses
are seventeen hundred. Tall trees from
little acorns grow"
We are Informed that five or six of the
sprightliest boys of the High School are
about to leave this place and go to school in
the Smoky City" Success to them.
Two idiots. or wild Australian children.
were exhibited here last week They were
queer pair of creatures, about half can
nibal and half monkey. The show drew a
crowd and considerable sums Of money. 1t
certainly was great sin TO exhibit such un-
fortunate creatures publicly.
We are informed that very worthy citi-
zen of Conemaugh borough will be candi-
date for the Legislature at the next Demo
cratic County Convention. He has our best
wishes and we will Register his name rignt
away. CO ir. James.
There seems to be great demand for
dwelling houses just DOW in this piace-in
fact much greater than we had supposed
would exist. The people are still coming.
and the more houses are built The more peo-
pie gather in. In 1915 Pittsburgh had
8 600 inhabitants; now it has about l20.-
600. We do not hope to see Johnstown
grow quite so rapidly, but it is growing now.
The late rains have swollen the rivers till
they are brmiull oil muddy water, and DRIFT
is coming down as usual.
The Johnstown "Zouavef" were out on
last Saturday in full uniform. They are
quite good looking set of fellows. Per
haps they were preparing for the calico
ball" to come off on Easter Monday.
Somebody ought to scrspe the streets of
our borough. for really they are IN a bad
condition to have had @l2, 600 expended on
them.
A young lady from near Wilmore, the
daughter Of a Lutheran minister, died sud-
denly last week at DR.. Marbourg's, where
she was receiving medical aid.
Work will soon be resumed on the Ger
man Catholic church of Conemaush borough.
1t is now under roof. but not plastered.
The game of checkers that was played
between Judas and Achdn turned out to be
drd1o game. At least 1t is not yet decided
who scon the stakes.
1t will soon be time for those who have
loved ones repusinR in the Cemetery to re-
! pair the places where their revered ashes
| lie Let the duty be sacredly and promptly
performed. The good cannot forget the
| dead. Rob Roy.
ALTOONA CITY. April 4. 1870.