The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-22

able and h0me-Iike for all sojCurners.
/ We are under obligations TO the Catholic
Publication Society, New York, for copy
OF their Illustrated Catholic Family Alma
nae for 1873 which contains great variety
of religious, statistical and general inforna-
! tiOn, besides portraits and short memoirs of
distinguished Catholic bishops, priests and
laymen now deceased. The price of this ell
cgant little work is only 80 cents, and il can
he bought from Lennon 6. Murray, who
also keep for sale the Metropolitan series OF
school books.
Besides the death of Ella Kinney dauell-
ter OF Thomas and Bridget Kinney, of Sum
merhill township, noticed by our corrCspon-
dent, we are CORY to chronicle the demise
of another member Of the same family, n
younger daughter, and the serious illness of
the other children, three in number, all from
that terrible scoUrge scarlet fever. We sin
cerely hope, however, that grim Death will
stay his hand ere any more of our friends
household treasures have been claSped in
his icy embrace.
1t viii interest the ladies. or Mt least
Should interest them, To learn that MrF. r.
l.. Jones Is about visiting the eastern cities
with view TO selecting her first winter
stock of millinery goods, and as her well
Known taste is sufficient guarantee as To
the beauty and elegance of the coming stock,
1T Will be sufficient to say that the assortment
Will I've ready for Inspection ana purchase
the early part of next week. Then VIII toe
the time for those wishing to visit her estab-
/ lishment iii the East Ward.
i
the members of the fire company DO or pro
pose TO do, as they never inform us or ask us
to inform our readers of their intentions or
doiugs, hut we see il announced i'll the
Herald We presume il viii give 10 offence
for us to say that the DauntleSs boys intend
TO hold Fair between the holidays, and all
the money they make rand above expen-
ses is 10 be devoted 10 the establishment OF q
public library i'll this place. The object is
worthy one and the financial results of the
Fair ought 10 be in proportion TO its merits.
We have the authority of T. w. Dick,
Esq, local agent of the -Etna Insurance
Co. for stating that the actual loss of that
Company in the late terrible fire in Boston
/ viii not exceed 81, 800, coo, while the net
sets of the Company on the tst inst. am ounted
to 5000, GOO Thus, after providing for all
their losses, including losses at Boston, the
Company has S3,5OO,CCO in astcts still left.
1t Is hardly necessary TO add that the IItua
still maintains its strong position at the head
Of the column Of American Fire Insurance
Companies, ard II able 20 amply protect all
of it's pOliCy-IOlGers.
Notwithstanding the frigidity ofthe wea-
ther, there have heen at least two cases of
Scn-strCke in this place within the past ten
days. Each Of rhe victims is shoemaker,
but one of them spells it with capital 5.
We believe neither Of them has lrd?ed wroth
over the episode in which ne is Immediately
interested; On ;he contrary he considers II dlrt
right, ard though not the sole purpose OF his
life, VIII probably take care that the FIRST at
tack shall not he the last one, provided he
does not peg out ere that consUmmatIon so
dcyoutly wished Eas come TO pass.
On Tuesday last a Miss Mathiet, Of this
place, attempted to swallow small piece of
meat, but unfortunately the particle lodged
. in her fhorax and for more than forty hours,
although allie 20 talk and breathe with much
difficulty, shr suffered the most eXCrucIating
aGuIies Of mind and body. rs death seemed
the only relief for her sutferings, and of
( course during that time partook of no rour
/ i>hnent whatever. On Thursday morning
J the physicians in attendance succeeded in
forcing the meat downward and immediate
( and welcome relief followed matter of
/ course. Her escape from death was almost
. miraculous.
Startling as the announcement may
seem. it is nevertheless true that we have q
. turkey for Tharksgi wing. It tCame on We'd
nesuay night, Il large ard fat specimen of
/ the female persuasion, and with II came the
compliments of the good little boys of Mt.
GalhtZIn ScnIuary-ihe same source, but
not all the same lads, from which a like favor
J reached Us one year ago. God bless them,
. each and every one, and may they all live
10 become good men and worthy citizens,
as indeed they should not fail to do when
such cfi ient teachers as the devoted Sisters
Of S. Joseph have the moulding of their
Youthful minds morally and intellectually
and The guiding Of their uHPractiscd foot
steps in the path Of rectitude and worldly
usefulness.
The Guss-W harton libel suit came off he
fore ) udge Dean, At last week : session of the
Huntington o.
. says the HollidaySburG II STANDARD, that during Z
the congressional canvass on the Radical
side considerable bitterness was manifested
between the partisans of Guss and Wharton,
who were both doing their level best 10 carry
( Huntingdon, the former FOR Barker, the lat
ter for Blair. During this exciting time
anonymous circulars were distributed thro'-
out the county, in which Guss, who is prin-
/ Cipal of Cassville Orphan school, was charged
with taking improper liberties with his tc-
. male pupils. Guss sued Wharton for libel.
The verdict of the jury declared that Guss
had no cause for action" hut decided that
the costs should be equally divided between
( him and Wharton.
-Rev. p. NJ. Garvey, for many years pas
! tor of St. Johns (Catholic) church, Johns
. town, has been called away from that con
grcgatiou by the Bishop of the Diocese, and
Judging from the tone of the local press, as
well as from our own knowledge of the facts,
he bears with him the best wishes and earn
. est prayers of all classes and creeds. Faith
I er Walsh for the last twruty-fuur years pas
tor of St Marv's church, HollidaYsburg has
been rendered and no doubt ere this has ac-
/ ccptcd the mission made vacant by the de-
parture of Father Garvey. II there is one
! man we love and esteem above all others,
that man is Father Walsh, and we are sure
the Catholics at least OF Johnstown viii re-
! echo that sentiment when they get to know
I him as We know him for then they cannot
fail to love him as we love him. When he
settles down in his new mission, with has
faithful and efficient assistants about him,
we NAV have more to say of him and them.
! Mr. Thomas Platt of Cambria township,
/ came as near being seriously injured, II not
/ instantly killed, on Saturday last, "a we
venture to say he ever will again, even
should he live to be as old as Methuseiah.
[ He was at the station here with his two
horse team, and while the locomotive was
being used in the shifting of cars he stood IN
front of his horses TO prevent them from tax
ing fright and running away. Take right
and run away they did, however, ana al
though Mr.. Platt hung TO them for short
distance his hold finally relaxed and he fell
beneath the feet of the frightened animals,
who passed over him and dragged the wagon
after them. very ugly cash across his
thighs are all the injuries he sustained we
believe but at last accounts he was suffering