The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-11-03
ALTooNA CITY, Oct. 81, 1870.


Friend Mdc- If not asking too much, would
ike TO occdpy q brief space il your columns
for the purpose OF expressing the sincere sor-
row which !, in common with his many friends,
feel at the deaIh OF Dir. James B. Stanley, who
departed tnls lie in Tyrone on Tuesday last,
Oct. 18th. COId, heartIesS ana unSrat etu as the
world may De, there arc some men whose mem
oFies deserve to be kept eyer greea-RIeu VINO
have fought the battle OF hfe nanfuIiy, and,
dying, IeTt behind them -footpriuTs the sands
of time such james s. stanley
who, after mohtlls-9sye, years-oI sur eilIg
has yielded 10 a disease especially terrible to Al
man OF mis- age ana .4eJivit CoIsEIu PJion Mir.
- ike ali o. her traIi nortaJs, mad his faults ana
his enemies, but he also had many shining viz
tues aud hosts OF earnest friends aud his death
in the prime or lite cannot ott InsTlfe deep re-
yreJ in the hearts OF all " no knew him only TO
Tor the pubic press ne display cd more taai or
binary taste ana talent, LlS letters being sharp,
sarcastic, anu always interesting He CORES
poHded Tor beariy al Use papers OF Btth pollIl-
cal parties, in this and Huntingdon counties
and is wils a rare occurrence thai one or more
or these Journals dio nor conJaih artlcieS from
his pen. he had, indeed. just com npleted com
municatiOn forthe Hollida.sburg RcplStsJ v hen
the Implact.oie tyrant Death removed MN from
earth foreVe er and brought deepest grief TO his
fond and loving wife, three interesting little
children. and his aged ana dothg parents. On
Death, could you not have spared the dear OBJ
jecJ OF so much tender solicitude!-cou you
not have withheld the cruel shaft which pierced
the heart of who had so much to love and
labor for in thIs woridf But no, thou art too
unfeeling d tyrant 10 stay the hand of afiiiction
il il thy province TO lay upon all the human
race and as thou hast not spared him to whom
/ could have wished long and prosperous life
| can emily say, Farewell, departed friend, and
peace be 10 thy honored ashes.
The new Public School House in the First
Ward was dedicated to educational purposes on
Thursday last, but owing to the luclemency of
the weather the attendance of our citizens was
not as large as was hoped for. By the way, our
public schools, for some reason, do not seem TO
be so popular as in former years. Why this is
so / am not prepared TO Oanswer, but If owing To
incornpeteney or mistakes in their manage
m sn1, II is nigh time that q change for the bet
ter should be inSugurated. In the meantime
denominatioual schools have sprung up on all
sides. and now nearly every church IN the city
has "a thoroughly organized school of it own.
Rev K. NJ. Wallace, pastor of the First Pres
byterfan church, delivered q most able and in
structive lecture last evening under the auspi-
ces of the Young Mems ChristIrn Associate
of this city. He was com pliru enred witha large
audience, and all were greatly edified ana graz
fled by both his remarks and his manner.
The Vi2lIant Engine House is rapidly ap-
preaching completion, and when finished II will
be the nnest nailding OF the kind in the state.
In some 4 utuFe letter / viii endeavor to give q
description OF this really superb structure