The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-30
LETTER FROM JoHNsro>vN.
JoHNs1owN. March %. Is72

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DFAR FREFhAS-There was a meeting at
Mr. Elders Office Monday at eo'ciock P. NJ.
to appoint engineers for the survey of the
j ohnstown and Somerset railroad. / do not
know the result of the deliberations
There now six railroads projected to
com ect the Connelsville railroad with the
. Penna. r K. The first connects Brint"ns sta
tion with Port Perry. about nine miles this side
of Pittsburgh. The second commences at
, Greensburg and runs southwark. crossing the
Counrlsville r K. and terminating at Charles
ten, West Virginia The third commences at
Latrobe. runs to Ligonier. Jones Mills SPRING
field and down Indian creek to the Cennels~
Vile road The fourth commences at Johns
towa and runs through Davidsville, Stoystown
ard Somerset. This is the best route of the
six. The fifth route commences at Holidays
burg and passes through Martinsburg, Wood
hurry. Psttonsville and Hopewsll, Joining the
Huntingdon and Bedford road. The sixth is
the Broad Top k running from Huntip ghou
to Bloody Run. Bedford and Bridgeport. Thus
will! be opened up all the coal and iron and
timber interests of the entire country il w est
ern PENNSYLVANIA
james J. Murphy has just returned from the
east with a splendid assortment of new made
no clothing fer spring wear, including hats,
caps and gents furnishing goods. Boxes crowd
the highway opposite lO9 Clinton street.
We called in Adams Express office the other
dav. but vamoosed suddenly upon reading the
following "notis," printed 1Pon the inside OF
paper box lid: Took Notis.-Mehbe you
don't better leaf around ere when you don't
got bs<ne.s. Hain't il 2"
Mr. Rifle still keeps carriag ages and horses for
hire, notwilhs standing MIR. Bishop has left
Call on Mr. Rifle when you want to take
ride.
Dir. Akers viii! soon have any amount of fine
flowers and trees Tor sale at the butcher shop
Of Akers Baumer The best and freshest
flowers and trees of the season can be hac thei {,
one door from the post Office.
The steel mill is To enlarged w do not
think. however. that this has anything To do
with GOV Geary's or President Grants sTEAL
mill, because steel mill people are all hon
est and make their living by the smeat Of their
brows
Our District Court will convene next Mon
day. and will probably last all week, as there
Is considerable business before it.
The accidental spilling of little cold water
on SOME heated tallon caused an e&p'osion on
small scale at the steel works, ON Thursdav
last, and the hot grease Il wing into the face.
aud ever the hands of n young man named
Davis. burned him very severely-sO bad in
eed that it is Ieared he will lose the sight OF
both ewes.
Two young men claiming to be residents of
Altoona wal X Ell into an eating saIoou on Wash
ngtou street ou Friday last. and finding
present they helped themselves to the
contents Oi the money drawer, some lour or
five dollars aud then made their exit. The
theft was suon discovered however, and maxi
ing CT ase, the proprietor of the saloon ere long
overtUok and cFpuured one of the thieves,
whom he committed to the lock up; but on
Saturday morning the Young man dug out"
OF that Institution and thus tar has managed
/ TO Inr ke himself scarce.
E1cavatiug for the foundation of the new
market house anu jail will be commenced next
week. All the one is OH the ground aud the
contractor, Mr. W III. Cailan. will no doubt push
the work right along with his usual energy and
well known ability.
A broken rail was the cause OF throwing
three palace over All embark meut, twenty
feet duwnwurds, on last Friday forenoon nine
miles west of Johnsto"n, killing n woman
from Chicago, aud II man from B,ltimore, he
sides ir,juIiug more less some fifteen Others
g. !. Frazer. druggist. has prepared for this
wonderfully chsuGeabe season by laying IN all
kinds OF patent medicines drugs aud other
medical preparations, 80 that no one can s".
that hs has no remedy III reach for his cough
OF cold his headache or rheumatism. The
way do the thing up right is e. go to Frazer
and geS tho medicines; then take it and get
cuIed. ROB Roy.