The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-06-03
LOCAL CoaREspoNDENcE.

JoHNsTowN, June l, 1871.
DEAR FREEMAN-Decoration day broug ght out
( q tremendous crowd of people of all sizes and
ages. Nearly all the orders were represented.
The day was very warm and the citizens, not
| belonging TO orders did not march in the pro-
cession, but not less than two thousand attend
, ed the ceremonies at the different cemeteries.
Just about the close of the performances tre-
( mendOus rain fell, drenchinS everybody that
had N OF taken the ion TO 20 home before
the rain came down. Not less than twenty
thousand yards of calico and other "fXins''
were washed without soan or ruhbinp Tho
orders came home through the rain on the dou-
Die quick. Some sought shelter under the beau
in Sandy Vale cemetery, but the rain was heavy
and lasted about an hour, that but few
the gayety was suddenly turned to sadness, es-
pecially in the case of those who were decked in
gaudy apparel II was indeed joyful and
The MiIlyilIe schools closed on Monday last
not at the four schools in Minersville, but we
have been Informed that these schools closed
with vocal music aided by the violin.
The schools ON Cinder street, just below the
Station, bad both vocal ana instrumental music
splendid organ up stairs. The music was all
played by pupils belonging to these schools, and
both the vocal and the instrumental perforfn-
anccs were excellent. The teachers, Misses
Roach and Lardin and MesSrs. NJ M'CorInick and
Krise deserve great praise for the manner in
which they conducted these schools. In Mr.
M'Cormick's room were displayed around the
walls specimens of about TWO hundred different
garden flowers done up on drawing paper, in
water colors, the handiwork OF his pupils. This
was both novel and attractive In the after
noon the four schools met III Mr.. MCornicl1's
room and spent two or three hours play wing and
s.ginE muse, aKig sHeGcnes So @ ana r4adng
vile and Jolnstown were present. Every body
was pleased.
i gentleman named Arnold, in company with
James y. MCrciSht, is now exhibiting q wash
wbicb m wfb0mt fb0 5uSF opposite b the
chine just needed now since decoration day.
when so many clothes viii have to be washed.
The machine is sclf-acting and IS as fun of
philosophy as il is of sOap.suds. a vacuum is
created beneath the clothes in the bottom of
i..f
up two spoutS at the ends shaped like the
spout OF tea kettle. The suds at the top is
then rapidly Forced down through the clothes,
20 Ill the vacuum below, which washes the
clothes Es clean as saucer and quick as Il
satisfaction. This is put in for the benefit OF
yotlr lady readers, and. net for puff. We did
see q large washing put out in ninety minutes
without any rubbing Of clothes whatever, and
went TO see IL an unbeIieVer and came back ful-
~ convinced tnat there Is great merit i'll the
BIr John Furlong and daughter. of Franklin
borough, We're struck by lightning, or rather so
much affected by stroke of lightning which
shattered u tree in the rear of their house, on
Sunday afternoon last, that some fears
pressed as to their ultimate recovery. Certain
1T is that they much paralyZed by the
shock that neither OF them We're able to utter q
word on the following day, and the latest
mors represent their condition as being very
garden fence and his daughter was seated at an
open window TT the time this sudden and pain
ful aiiliction came upon them
Mr.. Thomas Howe, one OF tho puddlcrs at the
rolling mill, thoughtlessly plunged an iron hook
Monday last when an explosion followed
matter of course, and the result that a
quantity OF hot cinder was thrown from the
furnace, portion OF which struck Mr.. II. in
the face, entirely destroying one of his eyes.
and perhaps both. and otherwise ;injuring him
very severely. The unfortunate man has a
family and is a worthy and industrious citizen,
and ! sincerely hope that his injuries will prove
less serious than there is reason now to fear.
While engaged with others a few days ago in
razing OLD frame structure in the of the
posU-Ottcc, the property of Mr.. David DiberU,
named James Lamdn accidentally fell
from the top OF the building to thc alley be-
meath; and was severely though I glad TO
say not dangerously injured. He is now doing
well.
The accomplished baritone connected with
Carncross * Dixcy's Minstrel troupe, which cX-
hibitcd here not long since, and who traveles
under the assumed name of Russell, is said 10 be
no less = person than j. ID; Grant, the man who
shot and killed Il son of L. a. Pollard, in Rich
mOnd, Va, year more ago, for alleged
criminal intimacy with Mrs. Grant, his wife.
AesSrs. John Kirby aud James Lynch, treas
urer aud collector of Conemaugh borough for
the year 1869, out in cards in this weeks
Democrat, in which they deny that they are in
debUed 10 stid borough for taxes received, rs
shown by the Statcmen OF the borough audi
tors for the present year; and rs they both
claim that their bonds were cancelled and re-
turned 10 them, they seem TO have the right
end OF the stick. ROB ROT.