The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-05-18
Oua IosxsrowN LETTER.
JoHysrowN, May 15. 1872.

JoHNsrowN, May 15, 1872.
/ DEAR FREEMAN-A large meeting WAS held
on the Public Squire, on last saturday night,
to devise ways aud means for the relief of the
hre-strickcn town of Somerset. CClnmittees
licit contributions from the churches, and a
subscription paper was opened The Cambria
iron 90. subscribed one thousand dollars, anu
: ID. j. h0rrcll and jacob NJ. Campbell, each one
hundred dollars. Many others subscribed TWEEN
ty-hve dollars each. The subscription OF the
/ Cambria Iron Co. was exceedingly liberal. Sew
eral thousand dollars will be raised, and Som
erstt VIII be relieved. Something Hkc three
/ thousand dollars have thus far been subscribed.
Atam TreftZ, Il very old man, d1ed IN This
place yesterday. He was one of the earliest set
/ tiers in JOhnstown.
! y man named Stearns, a tailor by trade, died
/ very suddenly on Monday night last
The Argument Court is in session at present
writing, but Will adjourn this evening
! . The reason that referred 70 English history
ih my Inst commune alton is, that the causes of
the dlIcrent Colonial wars connected Win our
early history cannot be thoroughly understood
without knowing the status OF tue Hlotner clun-
! try and her relations with other foreign pow
erS ut tie time. Hence to study American isiS-
tory correctly, modern English history must
be partially Studied at least g.. ,,.,..
have received another letter FROM taltor-
mia, dated April 18th, which gives glowing ac-
count OF the wheat crop in that section. My
friend (the writer) bas 40 acres OF wheat III,
which was thoh two feet high: ana winch, !; Is
estimated by business men, will give a fleid or
is bushels To the acre, which VIII make 9ttJ
bushels Some men have 40-0G0 acres each,
sowed and growing, in the Joaquin Valley
The estimated crop of California tins season is
2J,G0,OO0 bushels Mining stock has gone up
immensely in California,
My nC;tft leapCO with JOY Wnep Tttu Ol your
resolve TO furnish new dress Tor our NsliI;.-
bic paper. If you do. shall double my enorts
money tand 1--WE times more than you ask Tor
it. hope the leading Democrats and business
men viii respond literally 10 your generous Of
fer, and enable you to procure the much needed
power press and types. ! should have called to
see you again when was up, but felt so much
like wet blanket that concluded my presence
call.
One Of the three that circulated false reports
TO ln9iIre me at the directors conN"ntl"n' 'oid
, iiie eicc 49, tEc 81 tLie oruS ':ttI az -,
nave been superintendent long ago, ii mao hoi
been opposed 10 the Common School system.
knew was opposed to the system before lie
said he could prove IT from the columns or the
Freeman. l challenged hitn to do so. He ad-
mitted was AMPLY competent, but that had
written against popular cducatiou. As the
contest was over, l didn't like to tell him that
me was tPHg.uuder mistake. admit that l
have written against the detects OF the system,
aud stated that the common schools did not
make thorough s"holars-that wanted high-
cduCatiOn-d in study-but that
dGcs not prove that am opposed to popular
education. In truth, wrote and spoke IN favor
of the system before its adoption. The excite
+ ton Is now took the side or education then
ana have advocated it ever since. don't
how we could go back now opposed the or
rorS and defects of the system ana so does Su-
permit tenGcnt NfckcTshRLn. In his last Report
think that if they have their children taught
simply to read, rite aud cypher, it is enough:
geography and grammar, and call their chill
dren well educated. This superficial education
/
ness, coucct, instability, aud a want of seif-re-
spcct, honor and dignity. 1t is lowering the
lTiHcipled dcrnagoQues, filIing high positions
with incompetent men, and weakening public
/ virtue. Every social interest is suffering fer
nF3ader views. riHN culture, &nG rg sense or
righ' ~ NJ, al my criticisms. never said any
/ fast friend of Common Schools What want
B Is higher salaries more money. spent in the
schools, not out OF them-an appropriation of
! the money arising from the sale of the public
/ domain. better qualifications, higher branches,
such as mensur6 tiOa, surveying. civil engineer
/ ing bock-keeplig' ana Such hke. rms Is re-
toTE-n0t opposition. ! have said that hoped
/ Chatham and Adams died in tue Halls of Lagis-
! lation; and the spirit o; the Fairy Queen does
/ not argue opposition TO common schools Now,
/ there is another slarder refuted-
Mr. Charles Heltrich, prominent and well
known citizen of NOodvaie borough, died sud
I denly on last friday morning, ana WAS buried
/ on Sunday. He was unwell for few days, but
! not bad, and in getting ont of bed in the morn
J ing ne fuInted, and CLEO Iew mlhuses AFTER
/ The MnIviue Schools closed last week, with
Gregg, Pre- stent, and Z. Hogan, Secretary, were
! present at the closing in all the rooms The
! pupils acquitted themselves with great credit.
| Ii thought mat Il short communication on
/ ers would furnish one every week II ain
/ superintendent my heart IL still in the cause,
and (cVen Il might make Il suggestion, now
and then, that might do good.
The weather is uucommonly dry and chilly
! mere. and l suppose it is ditto up with you.
! Hay & Brother have invented way to make
/ 1t rain in dry weather. They have any amount
OF sale NO" Is the llillc
/ buy one and irrigaTc your garden. They also
/ keep a splendid assortment of tnWHre and
Stoves, and their store may be found opposite
Union Hall, on Washington street.
/ We called in the other day at the store of
/ Gels Foster and were aStOnished to see their
| immense establishment filed 10 replctiOn with
! the most elegant goods Imaginable. We count
cd nifty rolls OF different kinds of carpet. or all
! prices. Then their dry goods and dress goods
/ were piled up eVeryw here, Mr.. Foster told us
! that they have reiinquished the millinery husl-
ness. and III its stead they keep all manner of
notions, which they purchase direct from East
I eru commission houses at great advantage, and
{ which they Will sell at wholesale 10 all country
/ dealers just as cheap they can buy them in
! the cities. Those who deal in notions should
/ 10y all means visit their store, No. i13 Clinton
/ street, JohnStown. They have notions on hand
now which they will sell by whOleSale-enOugh
/ TO supply all the counties around. Call-buy.
have just card that YOU are candidate for
/ the Legislature, or rather an aSpirant for the
J nomination. Good, Good The Democracy
! ought to give you something for twenty years
service in the cause. If you don't run, h0wev-
| er, l i'll. ROB Roy.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-On Saturday last, Mr..
/ t"fn,s ~ ith wnRnn and team to haul some
| lumber from saw mill near the residence
! Jacob Peelor. He took with him on his wagon
/ his two little children, aged respectively about
sir and eight years, both girls and left them at
! the house of Mr.. Peelor until he was on his re-
| turn home. After he had started from PeelOr's s
! his home. the team on, and after il