The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-01-05
Local Correspondence,
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.iie dSau ones uear. some Hho read this will
crop a tear to the memory of dear departed
ones-others viii pass it by as unworthy of a
thought- But ere another new year comes
they might almost wish TO recall the sentiment
30 nckie Is lltc--so certain is death-that we
cannot count on single day. The new year
ls mere and already it is gene. 1t was greeted
with the discharge of firearms but ere the last
gun IS discharged it has already passed into the
OBLIVION OF all thrga past. And we, too, are
all passing rapidly into the same dreary realm.
Days, months and years slide sof. away
and we scarcely dream that we are swiftly
gliding onward to the grave. Full of health,
and ouoyant of hopes, we do not realize that
we are mortal till the corrodiag power OF death
seals the deed with his seal. The insect that
Hatters in the summer sun for moment never
thinks how near its end may be. We are the
intelligent ephemera of time, but have great
er or stronger claims 10 times clemency than
the Huttering insect. The monarch Deaf
gives no liens in his domain. In the skull that
Was lately eNhumed in California once reVeled
the same presumptious ideas of pride and great
ness that too frequently occupy our minds; yet
that skull has lam for thousands OF years
known and forgotten except by HIM who
members all things. The soul that animated
that skull, however, is cared for or punished
by ONE who letteth not even a sparrow fall
without His notice. Placing our trust in the
same Divine power, let Us all hope that PRE-
serving care, and not coming wrath, may be
meted out to US when the places that know Us
now here shall know more forever. .-
Tho holidays were not so iully celebrated
| here as they would have been had money been
more plentiful. The Cambria Iron Company
do not pay until the end of the month, and
the great holiday (ChristmBs) arrived one
week too soon, the Christmas trees were not
so gOrgeously decorated as they might other
wise have been. Indeed, we noticed one hu-
name person going round with subscription
nay foI wpro+y -fvn
for the starving family of q deceased Union
soldier, and we doubt not there were many
more cases or destitution. Still, the vast
jority of our citizens enjoyed the holidays to
their entire satisfaction and qualification.
One of the features of the holidays here
was the TEACHER's INSTITUTE, which was in
session for five days just preceding Christmas.
! he Institute was good one, though the pro-
| ceedings do not show it. We do not attach
! any blame TO the worthy secretaries, as the
/ minutes were kept in proper form, but the
/ practical details of the Institute cannot be
/ gathered from the printed report. The teach
! ers-nilety in number-acquitted them
! selves handsomely, and gave INTERNAL eYi-
! dence OF seli-improvement. No doubt you
! will publish abstract of the doings OF that
! body III your present issue.
/ Kate Estee and her New York troupe
! played the Old year away in Parke's Opera
! Hcuse, continuing The exercises to the "wee
| sma' hours The play was {" nder the O
! Light" which was well rendered and afforded
crowded house much pleasure. This IS the
| second appearance here of this celebrated
| troupe within the last few weeks. They are
appreciated by the lovers Of aGrzement III this
! vicinity.
| The 3iIlyillo borough schools, which have
only been open during The month of Decem-
| Der, attained an average of e5 per cent not
withstanding the intery ention Of the Institute
| and the HOLIDAYS. The directors of this tor-
J oh oil IN
the Institute meeting. But closing the schools
! 80 soon after starting them causes falling of
| in the per crntum There eight schools
and 424 pupils. There eyidoBtly IS pupils
! who have not yet entered the schools, but who
! viii be enrolled this month. The schools are
! in fourishing condition.
SIeighing has been toer.bly good here for
the past week, and horse flesh IN great demand.
! Some stylish sleighs traverse our streets and
some fancy horses propei the machines. The
faI LneIs, too, have better breed OF horses
than they had a few years go. The war ab-
| sorbed the old stock, and better blood was sc
| lecLed to supply the vacanum thus made.
District Court is III session here. but nothing
| of Importance will be transacted. TOR want OF
jurisli fiction. Capt. lite, Prothonotary, the
new Sheriff. and host of Ebensburg attor-
ncys are present on the occasion What do
attorneys live on these days Do they so
halvers with the printers Law business is not
as brisk as it used to be before the war.
Thomas j. Chapman, Esq, very kindly
presented your correspondent with copy Of
the "Scheol Law for which he has our
thauks. Perhaps hint TO study it j Ohm
O. a Beushoff, who keeps q book store on
Alain street, a so presented Us with Natural
History of Animals" by Adrian j. EOeli, VI
D., from which we infer that We are an ami
NAL. The book is only half dollar, and con-
tains much valuable Information for teachers
and others ROB Roy.