The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-02-03
Cambria freeman.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Tho hotel of Mr.. Mahan, at BlHirsyille
Intcrsectien, was destroyed by fire one night
last week
David REYNOLDS, of Wcstmorand county.
hung himself in his harm on Sunday last 1t
Jsuorosed his mind had become unsettled OH
the subject Of religion.
Mrs Alice Smyrh offers for rent her ele-
cant iarrl aud summer resort one mile this side
GrCresson. a good chance for somebody to
make money, We think.
-Wm Camphell's house, in Brushva llev
toUrslip. Indiana county, was consumed bv
fire ono night recently, the family barely esca-
iing With their lives. Loss henvv-uninsured
The thermometer was away down to seven
or EIGHT degrees below and away m to twenty
degrees .hnve zero on Thursday. That kind of
weather Is vhat almanac makers cali variable.
An old man named Stoue ebaugh. who lived
sort of hermit life in a cabin on the mountai,,
rear Sandy Ridge Blair county, was found
Ieceallv froz"n to death ard his cabin in ashes.
Mr. Ground Hog saw his shadow vester-
dav Old Sol showed il to him. and now for
sfx mrre weeks Of severe weather--thct i if
crourd hog shadows have anything to do with
regulating such matters.
Mrs Sarah Parker. of Altoona, CHARGED
with causing the death Of her step child ei,h
teen months old, WAS tried and acquitted in
HoIlidnysburg last week after having snent
nearly seven months in jill.
The Altoona Democrats have done n good
thing IT, sc ectiDE our yntrg ana able friend
and brother rroo, c NJ. Hackett. as Charm
OF rIe Civ Executive Committee Calvin's
head !, level any wav you take him.
Wien about going to press Friday night
We Ier ed e the not unexpected death of Mr..
Richard homas, an old rnd well known ciri-
zen Of this place, whose age we presume 10
hive been upwards of sixty wears.
II lie ndage that "a Shoemaker should
stick 10 his last" is well applied bv our CORES
PoHdent Anti Humhng," hut it see ms to ms
hat #H.r rrtnv. 4.
which TO ventilate the subject. Hence our 81.
lence
For tho present We can only invite atten-
uon Il" the advertisement (ir another coIumn)
Of The Cherrytrce Male and Female College
an IL stitution which we have reason to believe
IS well worthy of liberal patronage More
anon.
The Harrisburg Patriot intmntes that r.
A. Mccoy. E,q.. will be continued as Chief
Clerk in tile Surveyor Generals office nnder
the ucw regime Glad to hear it, for Bob i
certainly the right man i'll the right place
6aIIiug his politics.
For want OF tune to give it our personal
attention, We have been forced to omit the
Poor House Trcasurer's report from Receipts
and Expenditures published Tor the first time in
cur paper this week. 1t will appear in its pro-
per Place in our next
The Johnstown Democrat renorts the
death at Pottsville from consumption, on
Wednesday morning last, of Mr. A J. Hite a
fcrmer citizen of johnston n. The deceased
Nas an excellent printer and a worthy and able
man. Peace TO his ashes.
Our able and efficient CONGRESS mar. Hon
j. NJ Speer, has been appointed by Speaker
BlaIue a member OF the committee TO go to
Ne" Ohears TO inves iga he troubles in that
city in place Of Hon. S. S Marshall, of Indi
ana, Who declined the position
"A grand cotilion party is on the tnpis for
ILusday night ext, at the Summit Mansion
House, Summitvile, and all who attend NAV
eIerd On oIjoNiUg themselves hugely. The
proprietor Of the Mansion House. Mr.. Jas
her, knows how to render his guests as
happy as big suEfOwer
DR.. Lennon desires us to return his oar,
nest thanks to those of his fellow citizens who
labored so faithfully and so successfully in ure
FervIng his property from destruction Wv fire on
Saturday night last, aud hopes that ali among
them who own property will never find their
premises in such great jeopardy, as his was Oh
that occasion
a desire to Ell joy good company rather
man any political weakness of the knees NAV
have induced cur friend Of the Herald to hang
NF his lat at Bottoms hotel. the democratic
Leat quarters, durir his recent visit to Harris
LITs' ut nevertheless il cannot he denied that
i'l u e in bting n least he TO all ntents
aid Turposes a "BoIton" republican
i lie County Treasurer : Office has just ex
IFIlercCd a change in the retirement Of VIM.
Linton. ESQ al the induc ior. Of John Cox
iul Cfhcer, and the latter is II gentleman Of
whom il were useless to utter a word OF COM
WerdatiOn. He is known to all men, and more
know him hut 10 respect him. Both gentle~
men have our best wishes.
Our valued friend and correspondent SOL
toTo' can't excel us in liberality. He put of
Tor 'ne week telling readers about that
"rhmpnge' he was on. and now that he has
told II, we have nut off the publication of it for
HLoiNer week. We are not to be outdone for
GeIGosity by MY man in the business. espe-
claIIy when generosity in~,.N-,os leaving on, Of
tie paper What We cent get in.
We are really glad to chronicle the well
deserved promotion of our amiable Young friend
John G. DIckey from the subordinate position
heretofore held by him, at CressOn, to that of
ticket aud telegraph agent at HOllidaysbuTg.
Johnny will do honor to himself and to his new
position, and we are sure he will eventually
win his wav TO still higher honors and greater
Cmolum'nts. So mote it be.
i he democrats of Altoona have placed in
nomination powerful ticket headed by a for
mer CambIian, Wm. Murray. as hon
Crsble, energetic and trustworthy n gentleman
Os can be scared up a0ywhere-Gor the impor-
taut position Of Mayor, and made un for the
rest OF such reliable and worthy mon as J ohm
Carr Tor City Treasurer, VIM. Mccormick for
City Auditor, and Nm Stmer and Jas Tovs
ther ior School Directors The several word
nominations are equally yraiseworthy incl ludiur
our esteemed friends Thomas Mckiernnn and
John Hickey for Councilman and Assessor -
such men deserve and will secure triumph
ant election.
STABLE BURSFD.-Ebenshnrg was startled
from its peaceful reveries on Saturday evening
last, about six o'clock, by the startling crv of
IRE. aud cause Of the alarm was soon ascertain
20 10 be the burning Of urge frame stable be
,oNglng TO ex Sheriff James Myers. which was
located in the rear of his residence and in the
'E'y business centre OF our town. The fire of
course attracted "A large crowd of people who
S'"t TO work with hearty good will to save
.,o'n destruction the adjoining properties since
the iThamable nature Of The Lurniug briIdinr
hAh hs contents rendered uGgatory all efforts
10 preserve II from total destruction The nigh,
being calm and the roofs covered with snow the
IFefervation OF the othtrproperty in the vicini
= was not so difficult task us il would other
wise have been; still there was cncugh 10 do
10 Irevent tie stable of DR. lennon from he
coming involved in the ruin and thus stavfnp