The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-29


Tnk HEsALD says that tha, diabolicaI wood
cut which it printed few weeks ago was a
lair representation of Moore" the convicted
murderer. Ii resembled Moore about as much
as 1t resembl I'd Moore's off-ox. and was as near
flair representation" of any thing as usually
gets into the HERALD.
The Second Annual Commencement of
Mount Galiitzin Seminary, Ebensburg, will
take place on Thursday, July lllh. Parents.
PATRONS, and well wishers respectfully in>
vited TO be present. An ice cream festival
and other epjoysbles will be prepared in the
''Wigwam" the evening of the same day.
CHAM. RGBER7s does not bfag SO much of
that new pavemt mt of his he btags about the
ne" stock Of watches. clocks, jew elry. etc. to
be seen in his store. He ays they are the nj.
cest TO be got in market. and he furthermore
avers that the prices at which they are held
cannot be improv ed on in Philadelphia
VAST quantities. Of rain have fallen through
out this SECTION during the present week and
the rivers and creeks in every direction are
bank full. Iiily's, ia this county, was partly
inundated. and considerable dam ge to bridges,
etc is reported from east of the mountain.
NO perceptible rise of the river at Cherrytree
was apparent.
WE made mention in portion of our edition
last week of accident which had belallen
Henry Kaylor Oh, Friday. He was working at
Cuttings, Jones Co.'S savmill, n couple of
miles west Of town, at the time. and was eu-
gagged telling a tree. when - limb dropped and
struck him on the head. He considerably
cut and bruised, but not dangerously injured.
A aEUsIoN OF the Cficers and EMPLOYEES of
the old Portage railroad, and the canal and
other public works of Pennsylv lvania. is to take
place at the head of Plane No. 5. Summit
this county. in September next at the Mans
sion Hotel. in that place. JnO. Dougherty, of
Mt. Union, is to deliver the grafton. Cover
nor Geary, and other prom nenI ex-oficials of
the works. are to be present
In another column will be fou nd adver
tisement relating to the Etna Moving and
Reaping Machines. These machines said
/ to be the best in the world for the several pur
poses for which they Intended. g. Hunt
leg is the agent for their sale in northern
Cambris. We advise ali our farmer trieu ds
who have not seen the machines to call at Mr..
Huntlev's store aud investigate tn cir merit.
ABOUT eighteen years ago, stranger visited
! Somerset. He happened TO say that they made
! better butter than the Glade where he came
! from. aud the Somerselers put him in Jail for
| it. He got mad at this and made some noise
ard the legend goes on to say that he predicted
| that Somerset would some day be burned up
| That man is wanted Bow-that prophetic
stranger-mainly 10 vouch Tor the truth of this
story.
THrs is from last weeks report of the CITY
| councils of Altoona Mr. AcKiernan stated
| that 'verdant, unsophisticated youth from
| Cambria county, who lately became
| jouruer in this citv. and being ignorant OF the
| ordinances, was fined $40 Tor having on his
| evening walk stopp-d in front of one of our
churches, to listen TO The sweet strains of mu>
| sic that proceeded therelrom.' and the
| young man was no 70 sdy, aud AS he did not
know the law, he therefore moved that the 6ne
be RENTED. Agreed to-"
In company with select few. We sat down
| to q big dinner at Fosters ou Sunday IL is
not necessary to 90 over the usual formula of
saving that the board grOaned, etc, and tina |
| 4. a IL
! cannot refrain from mentioning, namely that
! new potatoes of Fosters own growing was one
of the dishes that grgced The table Mark the
| date-the 23d ! Foster, by the way, is land
| lord of the Cambria House. The patronage
! he receives in his line of business shows that
his labors for the public appreciated.
SCoTr MONROE again. He went to the pen
itentiary from this place some years ago for
larceny. but was pardoned out He came
back TO tell us all how glad he was at having
| regnined his liberty and went away with N
stray coat on his back. Then We heard from
him at holiday sburs and other points east
and it was always the same old tory of Ihiev-
ing aud theft. At last, he arrived at Bedford
| aud TO arrive at place was with him steal
IL a roll Of butter. and Scott was cap
tured, tried. found guilty, and sentenced to the
pei itentiary tor year. he broke jail-this
was last A pri-and was not heard of till the
Other day, when he was captured iu Cunber
land. Nd. He is now in the penitentiary.
Harry WBiTE always was fraud. But
just now he is a fraud and nuisance COM
bned. One-half the papers we pick up state
that he has resigned of the rad ical State ticket
| as Domiuee for Congress sman at large, while
| the other half declare as b. authority that he
continues to stick" As il this we're not
enough. here comes the report that he has de
| ciiued tue nomination for delegate to the Con-
| s'itutiUual Convention, to be followed, of
| course. by multitudnous denials. 1t is no
! concern of ours. but IA matter of comfort
| this hot weather We would like 10 have these
provoking contradictions definitely settled
Or must we wait till October, when both they
| aud Harry be effectually settled that
| nei.her will ever aiterward Ue heard OF
HEARTRESD,NG STJRr.-A correspondent
sends us the following sorro~f ful narrative of
the journey OF the corpse OF al Altoona woman
from Missouri to Altoona
| Some two months ago. man living in AL
| toona took his wife TO N lis Duri, to have a
cancer removed from her breast. 4 surgica
operation performed. but uRsuccessiuily
aud the woman last week died The body was
shipped for Altoona pei railroad in baggage
car, the husband accompanying it BY al
oven sight, the latter Jailed TO procure n certif-
cate from the physician in attendance. setting
forth the cause of her death. The SMALL pox
il greatly feared along the line of the railroad
and the oversight spoken OF was most uniortu
nate in lis results AS ~ill appear upon reading
what follows. At one point. where a change
of cars became necessary, the conductor re-
fused to allow the coffin TO be put on his train
and is vas only after the most piteous appeals
Rad been made that he allow ed it storage. Al
| Pittsburg, no one could be found willing to
! help him transfer the coffin, and the conductor
also refused to allow il on his train The cof
fin was a metallic Que. and heavy. and while
attempting to carry it. USAIDkD. the husband
let it fall aud it broke He was :hen obliged
to wraU his overcoat around it 10 hide its con-
tents from the gaze of passers>by he some
how found conductor with enough sympa,hy
| In his heart to allow him to take the eOffiu to
Altoona. where it arrived at ~ O'Clock, mid
night. last Saturday A Dew coffin was pro-
cured. and on Sunday mVIuing the we.risd
body was laid to rest.
A LIVELY SUNDAY Last Sunday was an
! eyentful day in Altoona. The city was full
| to oserfowing with visitors. drawn thither to
| witness the ceremonies attendant upon the