The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-11-10
Local Corresnon,tence.

PaStlile OF some OF the prominent citizens of
Johnstown, bEt the rains of autumn nave sadly
! interrered with this pleasure And thai II is n
| pltasure m IS a dxed fact-and innocent at that
! or church members would not practice it,
Ihe combination Troupe of Delehante Hen
! g gior ;lna bioodgood viii hold concert at the
VpeTa rouse this evening. The Coleman Chill
i areh' occupied the same place the 30 4th and
| The streets and alleys of our town have beap
thoroughly paved and otherwise repaired dur
/ a llig the past summer Not less than three miles
0P ~ pavement nave Deen laid or Napoleon, Bed
! ford, Adams, Railroad and Locust streets and
New stepping stones have also been laid at aIi
the principal crossings.
street OF cinder through the centre OF the OLD
l. canal basin. They are also making s railroad
nave bullt an immense butcher shop on the Is
land, near the railroad station, and they are
/ building new office III MillViIle borough, be-
/ tween the rolling mill and the river.
About eighty workInen are engaged in rush
ing up the new Wooleu Factory in Woodvale,
! in hopes OF completing it before the winter sets
! in. This is an immense building. We counted
! three hundred windows in the main building,
! which is now ready for the roof and has several
! of the roof timbers on. The dye house. boiler
house, ana engine house constitute IL building
almost half as large the main building. Only
( the foundation OF these is laid as yet.
by the direction OF the Council located and
graded tic streets and the alleys in the 9th ward
/ two three feet. These lots have been hlleti
! WI ia water ali summer. and viii make u spIcn-
| The Beam Brothers, physicians, have bought
the Downey property on Market street ana put
! up splendid building. The y eatriy brothers.
| also phy sicians have done likewise on Locust
street George Fritz and jacob Fand have put
Koptlin has PUT up fine building on Franklin
! street Napoleon Haynes has built nice portico
! to- his house on Morris street, EcrnViiie, Chus.
! SupPes hats put UP a large store room on Main
/ street, near " M. Orr's cabinet ware InanuIac-
Some tCcu educated young men in this place
tices, as noticed in the Democrat OF last week.
They not ouly stand about church doors a2.u
! street corners passing obscene rernsf;ls eSoIIt
! generally WhPTpI-El
| they 20. They Streci' in public. They pass ct-
jests in stores. They ci,etc ana throw their
! tobacco guilds in the theatres at other peoples
/ heads, and though they were lCeu raised at home.
yet they can stamp and cheer and tige1 in public
| places as If they deserved notice They can
| even call respectable farmers hard names, aHd
! act the monkey generally, in church and out of
| il. Now what makes them do thjsI because
/ they are 1CeU educated and somewhat cOnccifetI.
| Their parents would be ashamed OF them il they
| saw them acting the babG0n. but they take care
/ to keep dark when the ''old folks" are about.
/ Our police are afraid 10 say anything, though
| they are paid Tor attending theatres and other
! public places. Let 'ein rip
! how soon it may. oh, the cold and drcary win
! tor! oh, the dark and cruel winter! ON, the
shrug and shudder. How it makes rae shake
! and shivcr How it makes me think of oysters
bic with me, Miachaha When was young
/ liked the winter-liked TO see the snow fakes
/ falling through the humid air ike feathers
| Dut I'm growing old and feeble. Hence, rue
! w!Eter is a horror.
| Questions for the Teachers Institute. What
/ is a? How long is line? When and where
J does the equator touch the north pOieE How
| many sounds has horn! What is the differ
! cree between fracture and i piece of chalk?
! Represent meteor according 10 ClariCs Dia-
! grams. What becomes OF 4 ttain Of cars when
/ they strike Il State line? When does history
repeat itself? When does two from two leave
fourf RepreSGilt h } Hoy ptsDXtnptl ia phonct+c
characters. Why IS q capital ID put in the mid
| die OF this wordT Whena printer takes a coln-
ma out what does ne SChCtail! Ptlt IN ~ place
Look IN n mirror and anaiyZe what you see as
an OBJECT lesson GIVE MS the I:Ilnitiye OF eec-
! tricity HiTe The s!iloh!I IN cf your own name
society has been established in this place
! called the Free Institute, with twelve prOfCE-
sOrs. 1t meets at the Library Rooms The last
DeMocTdt hits the aforesaid professors othing
y. ferintI tis 70 ASK ttein te io5iowiiig gtfs
tons: Cnemistry ana botany-How are the
/ sexes Of the Zoophite distinguished? Metals
I silVerF civil Engineering Does water ever
! run up hill? -ArchitectIlrts-W hat kind of wood
J is Il sunbeam? Local EiStCrE---N hen were pots
/ first used IL this place! Political economy
! What does one campaign cost Z EIeInentary
} EngliSh-Analyze horoscope. AstronOmy-Io
/ what race docs the man IN the moon belong
Horticlturc-To what genus OF plants do coal
| blossoms belongY MeteorolOgy-Is meteor
! feld-spar when ii strikes the Garth?
The Johnstown Zouaves indulged in q ball,
/ large crowd WAS present and every body seemed
! to enjoy the occasion.
/ The store of j. NJ Howard, OF kernville, 9Th
/ ward. was closed last week by public authority.
! II appears that he was selling goods soinCw hat
/ slower than he was buying JheIt bat says he
! did not know that He left and has not been
/ heard of lately, though he may turn up In the
/ course of events.
! 4 brisk time may be expected here from now
until the holidays are over The theatres arc
preparing Tor a run. baiis are on thS tftiS anu
people are preparing 10 ENJOY themselves gen
/ orally.
/ the dwelling house of Mrs. A Stcnncr, on
/ Adams street, caught fire by the explosion of a
lamp which TWO little girls were filiing. and the
flames spread rapidly. The IKE bell was rang,
/ and the fire engine got on the ground in about
half All hour. y . ire.plGG was any nearer than
| the head Of Main street, however. and il was
/ some time before the engine got to work, but
! when II was started the flames were soon sub
/ duC1. The furniture III the lower rooms was
/ saved and the rooms themselves but little dam
/ aged. The upper rooms with furniture were
J consumed. The Hook and ladder Company
/ saved the furniture. The brewery was not in
lurett. Loss about $1,000. no insurance. Mrs.
/ Stemmer was u the theatre when the fire broke
! out. HOB Roy
CARRoLLTOwN, Nov. :, 1870.
! Dear rFrcenndR-Aaterialsfor for local letters We're
. never -, scarce in this region as now, and you
/ viii consequently make al due allowances
/ should my pen grow somew hat rusty from dIs-
nse. Everybody appears to have fuily accepted
I the situation that winter is fast approaching,
and prudence, nay, almost necessity, conpeis 4
/ diIli5ent preparation for his usually long and
I icy reign. Our farmers are busy threshing-
! cribb{nE corn, burying potatoes aud cabbage,
I making cider, gathering wood, and above ali
/ makiug due preparation for the comfort OF
their cattle, ete. All are thankful Tor me Ia
/ VOrabIe fail. and are making good use OF IL
4 Yesterday morning AN old man named BAKER
! was thrown from q horse and seriously stunned
! or shocked. He carried into the hotel OF
! Mr.. Lawrence Shroth and medical assistance
! immediately summoned. Towards evening he
veil enough to be hauled 10 ms nome, about
/ a mile from town, in sled Mr. BAKER IS an
I old man, some sixty odd years OF age, ana Il
! cripple besides, so that the severe fall he re-
! ceiVed get hard on him. iearn TINS morn
/ ing that he is doing as well as could be ex-
! FAST week we had the devotion of the Forty
! Hours and Tuesday being All Saints Day, and
/ Wednesday All Souls Day, according TO tho
/ Cathoiic calendar, both of which days are very
/ strictly kept and received by the Catholics gen
/ Srally, but particularly our German popuia-
! tion, you may readily imagine our town during