The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-03-18
Local correspondence.

Local correspondence.
JoHNSrowN, March l., ISL
Dear Freeman | am influenced by iniiuenza
to iHaCti1u ia regard To- Iuditiug information OF
local nature tO-duy; nevertheless u few pass
ing remarks seem Indispensable.
Sir. Daniel Confer, of East Conemaugh. was
found dead ia his bed ut an carly hour OH Satur-
day morning last. lie had been in this place at
rr6dinar STATIONS at thc Csruol;,. ,.hiirt the
. evening previous, aud appeared to be in good
. health. Coroner HtrrOId held inquest on
MS body ON ~yttIr(l.,r b,It unthir,r fIriGc ,yns
ciicitcd than the mere fact that he had died
suddenly. Heart disease * supposed Toy some
fer waS au inu-kccPer, and was an honest and
truthful man: lie had many warm friends and
no enemies. Treating all with kindness col'r-
teSy and uugucStionabiC honesty, he enjoy cd
lac deserved the good viii and esteem OF all who
knew him, and his sudden death VIII Saddcn the
hearts OF many who esteemed him good man,
Il true friend. and an -ohiiging ncighbor. His
age was about sixty years. y large cuncourse
resting place in the Catholic ayey&rd here
Peace TO his ashes.
/ three Judges had been appointed tor our Dis
! trict Court namely, Maj. james Ports, Prssi-
{ terry Esd -AsS0ciatcS. Up to present writing
! the report lacks confirmation, aud we Johns
! tOwncrs place no reliance in il.
Mr.. VIM. =. Patton Is rapidly pushing to COM
/ piction his large chair Iuauutactory on stony
Creek. near LCNeTgOOd's tauncry. Il Is about
. the size OF NOdh'S ark, and VIII Dc iIhub!i table
/ A lnrrc amount OF goods have been sold here
I at auction during the past month Mcssrs. Gcis
. y Foster, Ar. King, Nh Hart and the firm of
! - " '' ''iA 49, 7o'i'''r7 ''' ''N
T public OutcrN. There Is a regular auction be-
: sides. Goods of all kinds have been going,
+ cheap aS China wares.
/ Tne season of Lent Is here. which makes quite
IL change in the sale Of certain articles in the
. is eagerly sought. There seems to be an cmi-
lent propricry in the change of the articles
/ this season, i rapid indeed.
Maple sugar is ucing brought to town in large
season must 5e well nigh over.
/ The wicllcdest Congress adjourned on the
morning of March +th, and Il wickeder one or
( ganized Immediately. That's 50!
The Panorama of Il c Pilgrims Progress i
little sprOut of the aristocracy says 1t looks
/ like bcggar man climbing Green Hin, till the
/ lave had an inside view of the great shoe
manufactory in this place. About fifteen per
sixty pair of shoes daily. Twelve pair of shoes
have been pcgged in twenty minutes, and 1T
WASH Il very good time for pegging either. My
descriptive powers are not adequate 10 the t3Sii
of making the operation Of ''pegging' intclli-
pcrforatcS the leather. and some invisible pow
or drives in the pegs about as quick as one can
townels. The immense stock of cut up leather
indicates that thriving business is done here.
y late letter from California states that rains
have not fallen in the usual quantity i'll the San
Joaquin valley, and that the wheat crop will III
consequence be very light. ROB ROY.
FDUCArIoNAL-Thc Academy Of the Holy
Name, under the direction of Sister Nj. Hor-
teI,se in this place, is IN most hourishng
condition, ami Is increasing III the attendance
of pupils to such great extent that Father
Christy IS about to have the old church build
ding put in complete repair for school purposes
aud which will make Il comfortable, commo
dious and admirable ell ventilated
and well suited in every particular. The rea
! son for the great success may be found III tht
mildness of the discipline, the efficiency of th'
teacher, and in the attachment the scholars
/ invariably manifest towards her, all of which
combine To create astonishing ambition
among the pupils and leads to the most happy
results w speak from personal knowedg'
and from the repeated assertions of many pa
rents whose children attend, when we say tina
the Academy of the Holy Name is unsurpass
ed as a school for young childien-a fac
which Protestants rs well as Catholics are no
slow to perceive and take advantage OF.
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Altoona Pa offer extra inducements to thos
contemplating Fire, Life or Accident lnsu
rance and being masters of the profession Ii
- every particular, are emiuently qualified 1
2 suit their patrons. Their experience In til
business ex lends over IL period of fifteen years
[ and hat may be given as somewhat OF
coincidence they represent fifteen first elias
Companies. among which may be ranked th
London, Liverpool and Globe, with com
bined capital of SIC, 600 coo in gold, and othe
e safe and valuable Companies Any oommn
picat ions addressed to them viii receive promI
= att ention.
This firm also deals largely in Foreign EN
4 chance and Shipping, and are always prepare
Ia ticket frorn aud 10 all points ia the world