The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-12-23
Haps and aIiahaps al i:si1,da i::sai1,da near Ezozs,o.

Haps and Misiaps al StSs0 near EzonIc.
Christmas trees are in demand.
Shedding is excellent; also the sleighing;
likewise the sliding; ditto the skating.
Thursday last was the shortest day of the
year, and the coolest of the winter we hope.
The cause of the delay in the Issue of our
paper this week will be found under the obiua-
~ head.
-Oatmans grand drawing of new silver
coin is the biggest thing cut. Don't fail to
secure & draw.
Bishop Damenec has ordered a coll lection
for the Orphans Asylum in all the Catholic
churches of this diocese on Christmas day.
The Herald learns that a man named Leaf
or Let, residing near Loretto, was SO severely
Injured IN we'll a few days ago that ho died
soon after.
Minnie Moore plead guilty on Thursday
to the larceny of q silk dress from Capt. J II.
Elliott's residence, Pittsburgh, and was re-
uHndod for sentence.
WIN. G. Bowers, charged with being i'm
picsted in tue Tyrone poet Office robbery, has
been arrested and committed to jail in Pitts
lgrgh 10 await hearing.
Mrs Rager, wife of Philip Rager, whose
death from smallpox We noticed last week ,
bEs since died of the sams disease, being the
third victim on Laurel Hill
Mother Goose has been set to music by
Carleton Co, New York, and the next thing
We expect to hear is that she has h3tched out
Inc brood of feathsred songsters
"A sen of Mr. Frank NJ Cullough, Of Johns
town, aged X years fell from the roof of tho
z. l. Co.'S new stable on Tuesday and sustain
Cd internal injuries which are likely to prove
fatal.
Nuts. candies, and everything else to
gladden. young hearts and crafty young appe-
utes-aye, and old ones too-can be found at
Oatmau's choice grocery and variety store il
great abundance.
"A dark day for Ebensburg-the day first
Instituted" by the teachers. Since then they
lave drown considerable light on the subject
however, and now we have not only bright
days but moonlight nights.
Our friend and subscriber, Mr.. Henry Mel-
Ion, had the misfortune TO break one of his
AIMS in some way while engaged in repairing
the machinery of a saw mill in Chest township
ou Thursday of last week.
Hon. Samuel Henry has our thanks for
liberal allowance ofthe most palatable sausage,
part of the product Of two fine porkers butch
cred by him few days ago which together
brought down the scales to the tune Of G54
pounds
As solution of the question, "What will
move youS' propouhded elsewhere, don't let
any OF our editorial brethren suggest a dose
OF senna and salts, or even a small decoction
OF castor oil. We don't want the knowing"
done In that way.
The only brick house in SummitvilIe, the
property of mr. Henry Hughes, occupied by
t"o families OF tenants, was DESTROYED by fire
on Thursday afternoon of last week, involving
loss of some S 400, fully insured. We did
lot learn the origin Of the fire.
BY the giving away OF a scafold at the
'ohnStown gas works, on Tuesday last, five
carpenters were precipitated to tue ground, q
distance of some twenty Eve feet, and all of
Them more or less injured, but fortunately
neither Of them dangerously hurt
-Our friend and relative, G. ". Easily, ESQ,
oil Johnstown, has of late been suffering with a
slight attack ef varioloid, but we are oiad To
iearh mat he is almost himself again Major
t1Ane Mic Mac remedy no doubt lirbtened his
Ourosn and will bring about his ultimate cnra
~. L. Oatman has hit the nall on the had
this tlmo. He will commence this a afternoo, :
ocieck the drawing Of new silver coin and
continue the same throughout the boI;do,
during which he AYERS that he Giu civ -, !,
not less than $500 to the buyers of boIidsy
goods.
The Teachers Institute closed it's sessions
at noon on Friday, and in ali hour or two afteI
special train conveyed nearly all the partici
pants to CressOn on their way to their respect
i've homes. May their instructive and pleasant
intercourse while here be a source of agreeable
contemplation for the next twelvemonth to
come.
-Messrs. Zahm & Son have big stock o.
ooVercoats, heavy clothing, ladies' furs. winter
dress cooks and other seasonabls merchandise
Which they desire to get rid OF at reduced
prices for the ready cash during holiday week
OF "a soon as possible. and buyers may look
ior wonderful bargains at their store. Don't
isil TO call.
1t affords us az much pleasure to contra
olct aI 1t did pain TO announce the Tumored
5Fsezlng to death in Kansas of Mr. Henry
lckes, of Altoona. We received our nforma-
Won from current rumor and from paragraph
20 mat effect in the Bedford Gazette, and are
no" glad to learn that Mr.. /. is alive and in
good health,