The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-15
ocAL AND PERSONAL.
md Mishaps sf and near HON

Tho epizCOtiC has STRUCK thls county II
Unity Of Portage
.sEuiTrrs of large porkers are nov
Il,. The different hog-pens in town.
oLE, one local letter this week, and /
/ ,.,,arded for last issue, but came too late
/ .sil,,aral families from Clearheld county
I oD,s,Ived 10 make Grand Rapids, Mich.
T. frture home.
isi;rbt fall Of snow "Wednesday night
~ ts mingled with the mud by Thurs
morning thaw. -,
~. Altoona sam wants 10 know when
ne ats intend holding their election.
| ridu't say really.
pT,yelye days more is the lDrIeI space oi
t,eI bioore's existence. COO grant thai
."r 'r' he prepared for what follows:
Fr:gineers are surveying arallroad.route
Hancock, Maryland, through Fulton
4 u Pa to the Broad Top coal region.
'll,a' n.y., more Of the freight car robbers who
-a,sd In Altoona on the 2Oth ult., are in
THIS makes five-all from Reading.
~ - than TWO weeks from now TO
lLi,,,,givirg day, and yet not the faintest
y HH,H,s' y 10 be heard about our premises.
r.' the pity-tor us.
. T,,s pcrald SAWS that a Young man trav-
/ .r u. r,iIss 10 vote on election day, but
= -.}gr ht wcnI aittI anu lClui ucu nome
z 80, Jrrosiriug his ballot.
y ATLa Herald has news from Chest Springs
W 9Th. 3S72, hut it reads just as
I:,rry as if it had not occurred two
~ ~ - years ahead Of time.
'os '.'I" l,'IrT Juhnstown jockey named Pc
rEoreceutly went east on a husi-
s. ~, =. said to have caught the epizootic,
1<' Icw Gouu (rast) with II.
S- Tobn Brown, of Conemaugh, aged
a -t-rsrty-four years, died of brain fever
"a II .dr4sday morning. His remains We're
-, 70 Summitville for interment.
fr;lr aJlltor q JChn HOweath, of
g m, county, was burned TO death on
- az week. Clothes caught fire while
Il rbsrwas asrmpIpyed milching the cows.
q fash Of ciuders from the squeeZers at
a &I,frs,own rolling mill struck a young
4 ramed James Price in the face, on We'd
- afternoon last, and burned both of his
a very severely.
-Tcsav nothing Of the others trains which
4 every dav at that station, Johnstown
have George Francis Train on Monday
sltneXt The subject of his lecture has
been made public
] SIX wears and six months at hard labor
solitary confinement in the penitentiary
the sentence pronounced on John Sid
ppr recently conTictcd in the Blair cOun-
tnnrt Of murder in the second degree.
president Graut and Governor Geary
h 10th named Thursday, Nov. 2Sth, as
/ 9 time for returning special thanks TO
|Giyer Of all good for abundant blessings
ferred upon the people Of this State and
ion.
-Wtstmore,aEd county has the epizootiC
.wuIst kind, the coal works AZ Penn sta
b laviug almost suspended operations on
euut of the disease among the horses and
b. Other localities in the county are
twisc affected.
-.A q named Elmer Jones, son Of Mr.
.eE " l'u,S, ui tie East ward. attempted
q ,apiratr a ,hickrn, the hcak of which
b. with one hand, on Wednesday last
l;l.ssci hiSain ~ d struck his left thumb,
xer Nc il frcm the hand.
AyL Monday yrveuiug, about seven o'clock
@.El loas W. EWaU, a traveller, was struck
S b. rl,enloUnd train near Bolivar,
}rsflg0re,zsd county, and severely injured.
fiSato7i lorty-siN years of age, a shoema-
and halls from New York.
Hurse thieves visited bedford township,
Eord county, a few nights ago, and stole
hcrScS, one from the stable of Peter
!, The other from Scott StuCkey. The
amcd gentleman mourus the addition,
!, # saddle and two BRIDES.
/ .ad named Craig attempted to climl
r. pilot of moving engine in Altoona
sunday afternoon last, hut missing hi
2, fell with one leg on the track, ano
ug.ue passing over the limb, crushed i
diy that il had to be amputated below
nee.
eco. Huff, ESQ, of Greensburg, know
by all men in this vicinity
rsr sold the limestone on his tract o
adjoining that place for $500 per acre
Fany of Pittsburgh iron manufacturer
the purchasers. Lucky George, W.
a'ulate you.
he Pennsylvania railroad company, i
Il, is about placing leather straps acros
rsck at n certain distance in front o
rs. SO that brakcmeh who are standing
p Of the cars will be struck by them
j. thus reminded that the train is ap
'a!rg \ bridge.
El en- urg's proficient and popular pho
lh artirt, MIR. L. Z. Spence, will open
ry in Loretto on Monday next, and as
No. nj, lures which no artist can excel
fEbirh suitith all comers 10 t. T., we
kuTr that folks thereaway will not will
i dis-SprEce with his services when
wish 10 see themselves as others see
be more a man knows about farming
4eSs DlauCc he seems TO have for politi'
Tet,ImrEt. TtCe Horace Greeley and
A. \. Barker, the latter of whom has
hoUstd 600 bushels of corn in the ear
Product Of only five acres on his farm
7 town. Spear beat Barker for Congress
ahe latter has the inside track on the
question.
4 lie school tcac hers of this county will
n'u'e for five days at the Court House il
: place Commencing on Monday, Dec
y Competent lecturers and instructor
= De IN attendance, and no doubt the ex
e Will be fully as instructive and en-
q ,.rg as any Of like character that have
&C them. Teachers and directorl
~ a nor tail to attend in full force.
= freight brakeman named Brooks E
8! resident of Martinsburg, BlaiI
~ y, IeA tTom his train at Derry station
81 u.uay afternoon last, and alightinl
Il'S neck and arm on one of the rails
II AZ ~ and Caboose passed over him, sey
us head from his body and killing hin
q I"y. He was about % years old anC
young wife to mourn his shocking
a squire Strayer, Of Johnstown, s:raye'
Jul once on Friday. He came with tn
snIle, but in the kindness of hi
oAered us sweet consolation in ou
oScomtiture, added a few dollar
uePIeted exChequer, and then with
u. 'he hand and a kindly good-b bye
< 70 our labors and our meditations
-.u mat many more would stray aroun,
r. same direction.
ttFe'c chy' has this week opened an oys
1',N and confectionery on Centre street
1 \ opposite the new Jail, and as he i
s,HS'E popular among the lovers c
~. gS, no doubt he viii prosper much
'l'he oysters, fresh fish, and like del
are among the luxuries which he pro
" dispense to our citizens, and W
"o u"Uht he will be patroniZed accord
3 d L.