The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-07-14
LOcal correspondence.
The school Exhtbition.a,ro...

81 1i asOnai institutions OF Loretto, you must
~ SOnISnC 20 take my words on the subject
The rem embrance of my schooI-boT davs gf 81
ki,d, kiadIc1s, IN us Infancyl as well many acts Of
S611I.onSsS pefIormed Tor me and mine by the
Sisters Of Mercy at st. Alloy ysius' Academy mako
ss Ia q PIsasure 70 me to write few lines about
need not remark to you. as you have already
the Academy have been;vonderfnly iniproveS anp
enlarged and cInbellished, within the past few
| their hourishing condition. The Increased at
tend2nce of pupils has caused the work to be
they are, they can now take their positions see
J by side with more ancient and pretending sem
proportioned to the merits of the rommot,itv
SO In educational institutions their merits us
nurseries Tor training the youth in letters sci
ence anu reiigion are the best standards of their
The twentieth commencement of st, Francis,
SoiIege could not have fallen on more beallti-
Inl DAY, nor be celebrated before moro re-
spectaDle audience. From every profession and
walk In life, as well as from every party in the
I9nd' E4 were the spectators that thronged to the
! varied, and were received with repeated bursts
g. applause, apIa use Music, orations and drama,
treat spread out before us. At this distance of
I1lnei aIo witnoat programme, am able to
! who distinguished themselves. Mr. StfIlwagen
sition alike creditabie to his head and 6esrt 6eePo
In IL he showed how lively were the sentiments
of gratitude with which he regarded the contin-
ued efforts OF enlightened zeal made for his
progress and that OF his young companions, by
( ted religious Professors of the College Mr.
Cronil delivered an grafton Of great merit and
youthful speaker Mr. Mapiey; of or PbiIadeI 80
phia in q numerous character and Mr. Stillwe-
palm in the drama. The music was i1i,der Ter the
direction of Rev. Fl. 8. Bowen, professor If the
OF diplomas awarded to the graduates In the
Surveying, Commercial and Scientific courses
Tliigg, V. g., OF Alto6na, presented the testi
Lnonla1s and prizes After the close of the
erctses the dergymen and many others present
partook OF bountiful repast prepared by the
the exhibition at st. Aloysius. The audience
was not quite go large as at St Francis, owing
sic, instrumental and vocal, sacred and other
wise, with plays interspersed. The little ones
made humorous exposition of their grievan-
ces at the hands Of the older pupils. A French
rendered. doubt if Partisan girls could have
gone through 1t more naturally or more cor
recty. Miss bgley performed on the harp,
some choice pieces, both alone and with piano
accomplishments The drama, christianity IN
h Prniss erardi AGES & was the ,o Gr,ownln pat o3
fully and appreciatingly into the spirit of the
characters !" hich they represented, ana, as 1t
consequence, were eD4e to give expression to
their sentiments in the most natural and grace
tul manner. How much more TO the purpose
are such specimens OF the drama than are those
! so often presented Here the nobIest lessons
0I S ShT1Eran Ti truth ana morality are brought in
spectators, whilst he learns ut what a TERRIBLE
sacritce his fathers in the Faith bad chung to
( their religion amid the shock CT persecution as
! well as the ola1dlshInenta @ or an entIcing and
iu3urIOOS WOflO- Inc ' ale0lctOry CellE-
| ered by Miss Wall. It was graceful touching
/ and excellent production.
| appropriate remarks at the close, in his usaa
/ eloquent ana impressive manner Very Rev.
preni 1nfns-the chaplain " Rev. III s. Bowen. N
/ reading out the names or the successful com
i Misses wan al ana Alice All % Adams. were S""''ed 70
| The success of the scholastic year Just closed
! gives every reason TO hope that the next will be
far IN adyonce, In point Of number and pro
gress OF the pupils, in both institutions. That
this may be the case is the desire OF every lover
| OF true progress, not the least ardent among
whom IS your CORRESPONDENT.
JoHssrowN, July II, 1870
| Lear FTcemd1l-There wss picnic at Mineral
! Point on Saturday, I'd inst; also. one in Wood
! sistance Fire Company and another Gre compa-
ny, the Zona7es, and eight or nine orders Of va
! full uniform and regalia. They made a bril-
/ liant appearance and long procession: II. A,
/ the Public Square Considerable powder was
| wasted during the day and by a pyrotechnic
( can Mechanics, numbering over one hundred,
paradeSi the streets and listened TO a speech de
pitched rough shod into the radical game of i'm
! porting coolies from China by the ship load to
take the places of the white mechanics and Ia
boring men OF AInerice. The members of the
order 9ained ecited much sdnratfon @ in in their
the same day Saturday last the Regular Bap
town, which is said to have been very pleasant
| affair. Thus were the I'd, 4th and sth days Of
! July celebrated IN this Y1clndfy-utI intended
doubt tc homer the birthday of freedom on the
! Western continent-and thus l briefly report
tivities which marked two Of the occasions at
| least are almost among the things forgotten.
week for several days, but failed 10 get re-
port Of It's dcings. Court convened but did not
transact any business on the 4th.
The Johnstown schools have five weeks va
cation, but for what reason have not learned.
| nights are not-and a well ventilated school
room is one of the coolest places Imaginable,
no doubt sufficient reason for having the vaca-
with the vacate and viii go ON with something
else.
days last week at Sulphur Springs, Somerset
| county. They enjoyed themselves in fishing
ly unLnolested and as happy SIS people generally
are when their fun is all over.
The theatres have collapsed during the warm
| weather, but arrangements are being made to
have both inflated and in running order about
The removal meeting did not. come or during
Court week as was expected The N t fause & ct the
the Public Square was not large enough to hold
The foundation Of an immense woolen factory
is now being laid in Wo9dVale and the brick
am told that an effort Is TO be made to have
q new township, to be called Grant, form ed out
| of a part of jackson township. The project may
end in smoke however, as its name would seem
to indicate--Grant and smoke being fnseperable.
Still, as about fosty-seven Grants could be made
out of one Jackson, can't see any good reason
why the old township shouldn't be made to bear
one afliction of the kind without murmur..
Almost fire occurred here few nights ago.
Some boys who were at play in the stable OF
Henry Walters accidentally set fire to the build
ing. An alarm as raised in time to save it and
a large portion of the town FROM destruction
Asst Marshal Englebach has jHst completed
the census of Conemaugh borough, which num-
bers about 2,400 inhabitants By several
hundred than it was set down for. 1t and Johns
town. and MillTilIe, and adjoining boroughs,
will make an aggregate of over 1890, perhaps
I3,000, and the other pOpulous hooks and corners
win swell the roll to II 600 or thereabouts
Our recently appointed postmaster, Mr.. Get
tvs, will assume the duties and responsibilities
Of his new position about the 18th inst.
KoB Roy.
SUMAFRHILL TWP, July Q, 1870.
Eyiend Mde-The ninety-f1fth anniversary of
American independence was the occasion of
| considerable meriment among the rising gener-
| etior as we'll as to many among the generation