The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20
Local Correspondence.
JoHNsTowN, May II, 1871.

JoHNsTowN, May II, 1911.
DEAR FREEMAS-Some genius has exhausted
the midnight oil and the powers OF a fertile
brain in writing lucid and glowing descrip
ton of the Johustowu Public Square, at W Inch
the Fathers are wrathy, because he did not do
justice to the sui jecr. For instance, he failed
TO mention the beautiful flowers that adorn tins t
modern Paradise, especially the cow SLIPS
which can be reckQued by thousands As we
only pay S5G apiece annually for the fire plugs
which We never use, some slight appro opration
might be set apart for improving the Square.
This genius, whoever he may be. had better
60 on, now that his 'hand Is in and inter
view some of our OTHER citv authoT ties who
are rather prodigal OF the public money, where
there Is FRIEND to reward, or an ESEMZ to
punish There are sUPERSUMERARIEs i'll all the
def artments OF our precious little govern men.
that could be dispensed with to the saving of
a lie ist two thousand dollars a wear 1t tax les
all in all, about S2S 00c per year to the
whole municipal machine, and still no ST BsTAN
TIAL improve mept is rl4de III any department.
The description g! the Public Square referred
to is really worth u ;epublication.
The School Directors of Cur borough have
nov got their schools faiil lY under way. About
$50 pupils attend these schools and the entire
cost Of a nine months term will be about SS,-
OUE, or ten dollars for each pupil. : singing
teacher, Il writii teacher and superinterd
ent are employed a about 3 800 for the term
Fourteen other teachers are employed at an
average cost OF about $500 per -;onth. Not
withstanding these facilities for mental i'm
provement, the PAY schools are al aourshing
] he Sisters can Ind no room for the adoti on
al demands made upon them, and CONSEQUENT
ly have been forced to build. HEY are now
having building pot up about sixty feet
square aud Two stories high. which. when com
pleted, aill accommodate II large number of
pupils. They cnn cornior ably seat about one
hundred at present Parents of al! deuOmua
la. . -
10 the common schools. They teach music,
ard msny GO 10 learn that branch alone.
A man named Trent was nearly drowned in
Stony Creek the other night. bis load calls
attracted the neighbors Just in time to save his
life. y g alleges that lie was Knocked down by
robbers and thrown into the creek at Lever
goods tauuery. be was rescued half mile
further down. Where wss the police?
The Miiivllle schools will close the present
term about the frat of June. They are repro
senJed to Je in fourishing CONDITION. I he
average term per cent. viii reach 30. about
-four hundred pupils al III Attendance regularly,
and about 44U entered school. The schools
will perhaps open again after short vacation.
& stranger who was walking on the railroad
near tue station, OH last Saturday evening,
came near being knocked to Kingdom come
He was standing betw cen the tracks looking at
a freight tram approaching, when the eastern
bound Cincinnati Express came along the other
B houuded back fell Between The tracks end
bied freely. He properly attended 70 by
physicians, and recovered sufficiently to depart
for some other place the same day, He made
u narrow escape from Il shocking death.
Il is thought by many that the President
will obtain q grant OF leave OF absence when
his term is out.
Mira. Rooney died suddenly in Kernvile, on
last Tuesda Of ago2le&y. She was the vile
ot Mr. j. Roouey, of Biack3iek township,
,ate,y deceased. We believe the family re-
moved to this place about one year ago
Query: How many chiidr,n how going to
school -ey ep to the high schooIs-nay, how
many TEACHERS. can give one the name of the
simplest flowers that DECORATE the gardens
How 1t is that with all our pre- ensions to
learning, the rising generation are rising in
biissfGl ignorance of the co,gmoHcsJ things.
They cuhnot name even ths cOIors OF the
ilowers R.B RoY.