The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-14
Local CorresnonGence.

DEAR FRFEMAN-We were invited by Col
David Hamilton to visit the Fair grounds on
Saturday last, and taking a seat in his carriage
We were taken over two miles of terra firma in
less than the twinkling of an eve Col. Ham
l!ton seems 20 be one of the leading spirits-if
not the leading sp.rit-of the coming Fair. He
Is boss, designee, planner, manager pavmas-
ter. etc. In fact the Fair couldn't do without
him. We do not say this in dispara cement of
others who take an active part, but because
every body knows that Mr.. Hamilton is a live
man at anything Veil the Fair needs such
men. 1t is large enterprise. About five
/ thousand dollars is being spent for buildings
and accommodations alone besides as much
more that will be spent in other wavs One
/ building is one hundred and fifty feet long by
/ thirty SIX wide. Another is nine hundred feet
! long by sixteen wide Another is six hundred
! feet long Then there two boarding houses
/ built, each thirty by fifty feet, and an Office
sixteen feet by thirty FIVE, A music stand
! large number of stalls for sheep hogs and neat
/ cattle, aud stabling for horses, etc The
! judges stand was erected long ago Just op-
! Fosite tlis stand, however, seats are being
| erected for about two thousand persons the
/ rear seats being elevated after the manner of
! circus seats. flying horse and other means
! OF amusement are being constructed. Thus
! IT viii be seen the FAIR is to be grand AFFAIR.
| The lie tiers already received indicate that there
! will be large number of articles entered from
! ecjoning counties. But more of this fIext
/ week.
A farmer named Howard told me- last Sat
urday, that he has been hauling mine props for
| the Cambria Iron Company for twelve years
He hauls two loads per day, twelve props
! load, at forty cents a prop, and he haulS every
/ working day. This would be nine dollars an
Sky cents per day. Say nine dollars per day.
and three hundred days i'll the year. ii would
| foot up s., 100 for one year. For twelve years
the total sale would be S32, 400. This is only
one small item of this Company's yearly ex
| Penses.
The Benedictine Sisters have men engaged
! plastcring their new building, which is very
fne structure indeed. 1t will soon be ready
for opening their schools in it. There is not
better arranged school room in town, and of
course not III the county.
! We saw lump of kidney ore at the Cam
bria Iron Companys store on last Saturday
that weighs three hundred pounds. 1t came
from the region about Stoystown.
Conemaugh borough is looking up There
are many substantial Improvements going on in
the borough, both in the streets and Oh the
Arivate residences of its citizens. Not only are
| nSw buildings going up. but old ones are being
reAaired. Conemaugh will be ahead OF Johns
toAn in few years The authorities are ne
goIEting for two large plots of ground-one
Tor b school and one for borough purposes -
The old basin will soon be entirely built up
amp ali the ancient land marks obiiterated. and
Cbnemaugh borough will be a. No. as 20
Boroughs. " here is a. No. /? Why, the
S<llule borough of WoodvaIe, which contains the
largest building in Cambria county, or in any
adjoining county, and great many nice peo
pie.
Men are now employed excavatiug the bluff
between the PeIIna. r. r. and the Corcmaugh
river, opposite the. Cambria Iron c.. o.'s:butcher
shop, tor the purpose of making roOm 1t IS
saId, for a cattle yard.
James j. Murphy has just put two splendid
new show windows in the front of his store on
Clinton street at cost of some three four
Hundred dollars W. do not believe that these
windows will make him sell any more cheap
clothing, but they add greatly to the appear
ance OF his establishment. Nevertheless ImeS
was just as honest and obIising before as he is
now. and that is as hCnest and ohliging as a
man can be, but then We must all submit TO
the iashiors, you know. Jeemes has truly a
Star Clothing Store" now.
! M. Berlin, druggist, No. 232 Main street,
as modest man as lives, has also succumbed
, to the nexorable laws of custom and fashion
and has put in a couple of show windows at q
f cost Of five hundred dollars. The glass alone
, cost two hundred and fifty. Though this i'm
: provement makes the house look more attract.
: i've, it could not add anything to the meritor.-
a business of Mr.. Berlin, who is gentle man il
all respects.
We are going to have new market house
= next year, and will bet that some one will
= make a speculation in its erection. 1t is sc
, | common to fatten on public money, from PTes
ident Grant down to Governor Geary, and sc
, on, ab Iibitum in the descending scale, that i
q will be a subject of remark if some doe:
: not make few thousand dollars on this con
! tract.
+ Look out for that great shower of meteor
a that is to come down this fall. We should no
n wonder if it would be fire and birthstone. fo
. the world is RIPE in all kinds of wickedness
a from Grants thieving down to the most trifins
4 petty larceny, incendiarism, etc, the worlC
a over. The earth needs purifying.
Johuetown can boast abOut miles o
, | paved Streets il we include Conemaugh Dor
/, ough and MiIlvlc. From the iron bridge ul
~ Cinder. Canal, Washington and Railroad
"a streets to near the old Catholic church, is
# mile and one half Main and Morris street
roake another mile Vine, Walnut and Mar
ket make another mile Locust and Franklin
a make another mile. Bedford and Clinton
another mile. Adams and jackson anothe
. mile. Water street and HAYNES another mile
A Haynes street in Conemaugh borough, Lever
a good street, Union street, and some o,hc
!, short streets, another mile. And then about
N dozen of paved alleys and Grant street max,
IA the balance. There at least fifteen mile
n of side pavements, and more going down ever.
% day. ROB Roy.
ii IN addition to what was reported by US las
week, Court disposed of the following cases
. John A Weaver, indicted for rape, wa. foun'
% guilty, but recommended to the mercy of th
% Court. 4 motion for a trial was mad
= by his counsel. Messrs Shoemaker and Berry
- and his case therefore goes over to Argumen
y Court VIXEN either new trial will be grante
a a or sentence pronounced. Mary Eigenbrode
- charged with fornicationi was acquitted and tn
III costs divided equally between the prosecute
:, and the county. Martin Caddy plead guilty t
- q charge of larceny, as did Sincox to a charg
:, of assault and battery. but if either were sen
~ ~ fenced we failed to hear it. The supervisor
VI of Ga irzin township were acquitted of allege
J. misdemeanor in office, in failing to open pub
u lie road but were ordered to paw the costs; ant
le ie the Indictment against Mary Pow ell for perjur
u u was squashed. Court adjourned on Saturda
- morning.
h' JUsr THE THING ECONOMY and com for
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