The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-20
LOCAL CORREsPONDENCE.
JoHNsTowN, April Il, 1872

Dear FrecmGn-The only local of importance
long in one place, but seem frightfuIIy migra.
tory. never saw an April that had such con-
The Highland Agricultural Society has been
organized under a new charter granted by the
is President; ". w Harris and james Morey
wee Presidents; George 7. Swank, Secretary
An executive committee of ten has been ap-
pointed and money raised to start right under
tne new charter. We wish them good luck.
/ of Philadelphia were here last week, and on
Monday night last presented the Hook and
two silver torch-holders besides twenty 1--WE
complete f1re department equipments worth in
of this place had bought their hose, hose ear
riages, ladders and other fixtures some time
ment $500 thereon. The Good WI Win ' Co. Pai sold
out on account of the new regime in Philadel-
ell Rooms and waS xvitncSSHd Iy r,nnIi M ~ - 'Ii',
citizens. Captain Woodruff is President of the
Hook and Ladder Company.
Mr.. NJ. +. Meagher presented us with COM
plete copy of the poetical works OF Alexander
! Franklin street, for which we wish that every
man, woman and child in the county would call
! some other book. Mr.. NJ. keeps only religious
and moral works, such as books for church SER
vice, magazines, children S books, school books,
! etc, with poets and poetry, stationery, and the
like. Success to 'Ereinaugh."
Henry Walters, Esq, has opened a Justice of
private residence, where he will dispense law
The new school house in Conemaugh borough
isnow in course of erection. The upper range
of stone work is laid and the brick work com
menced. The building will have fou" ~ooms.
,,c new tannery Is progressing in " odvale
borough. which is laid out on a giga. nc scale.
The new factory there is also being completed
A deceased boar was brought to town yester-
day morning. He was native of Paint town
ship, Somerset county. and weighed about three
hundred pounds. The men who had the body
! in charge wanted Is cents a pound for a post
mo,tem. Don't know what they got.
Frank w. Hay still keeps open on Washing
ton street, opposite Johh Perters board-yard.
keeps kinds a
everything in the tinware line. His doors are
your readers 10 forget Frank when theT come
. to town, for he is Il man among men to deal with
Capt John Porter keeps lumber yard oppo-
site +. w. Hays tinware depot, where he deals
largely in all kinds of lumber, and especially
choice lumber all which is manufactured at
Scalp Level and hauled to this place. When
the Somerset railroad is built the distance to
haul will be lessened about eight miles. We
! wish the Captain abundant prosperity.
The simultaneous shocks of the earth pent-
up hres in California and Syria, as well as the
recent eruption of Mount Nesuyius w Ould seem
tn indicate that people are not secure on this
mundane sphere as they think they are. Other
worlds have been destroyed and ours might
meet the same fate. There is force enough in
! the gaseous elements within to knock it high
! The brilliant displays of Aurora Bore, lis this
/ Spring indicates that there is an unusual guam
terrific after a while Therefore peonIe Who
have houses and barns uunrotccted had 6,rtnr
consult MessrS. King Jones, of WoodvaIe bor-
Ough, without delay, and get them to put up
Munson,s copper tubular lightning rods, which
scOurge of lightning. Perhaps King & Jones
Will not thank us TO this notice. but farmers
and houSc-keepcrs should endeavor to make
themselves safe before the danger approac ches
When these rods are once up one can slumbcr
! safely If not SOundly amid the thunder's roar
/ and the liYhtnings vivid flash. Ask for Mum
sons copper tubular double-hangcd lightning
! rods, and take no others.
| Prof. ~ickersham, the State Superintendent
! of Common Schools, recommends Directors to
elect the most competent men to the offices of
! County Superintendent. This is right. There
Inc nf efaul
! county, and prudence dictates that express II O
| preference here at least. Let the contest be
fair and honest, and then let the longest pole
/ knock the pers1mmonS!
We visited the eight schools in MillviIle bor-
| ough on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week
and found eight of the best teachers in the
| county busy iustructing about four hundred
| pupils. The order in these schools cannot be
! surpassed. The discipline is mild. The direct
! OrS vigilant. Aud the school houses are
/ among the very best in the State. These schools
will close in about one month from date.
Ou: mutual frieLd, Mr.. John Brady, is about
re-CStaDiShing himself in the grocery business
at his well known stand, corner of Locust and
Franklin streets, where he recently kept hotel.
| ceive Al fun share of public patronage. He has
never fully recovered from the injuries recci-
/ we'd at the fall of the railroad platform in this
{ place several years age. but he is sufficiently
able to attend to his new enterprise, We wish
him plethorIc pocket-book.
III you have not yer visit ed Mr.. James Qufnn's
fancy store, Main street. then indeed have you
(nee Miss Rose Gels are surrounded by a field
of bright artificial flowers that would put the
OlOSSOilS Oh June 10 the blush. such
of beauty seldom meets the eve. The poet uskS
| wv no can paint like nature!" Our repIy is
| whoever formed the flowers displayed so
grdndly at Quinn's can outdo even nature in
her happieSJ moods. Then, too, Mr. Quinn has
all the other hig and little etceteras in which
/ the world of feminine fashion delights. and he
| seLs cheap enough to please anybody. Come
down from the mountain, ladies fair and other
wise, and see in all their gorgeous beauty the
! host or nl te things at Cuinn's. ROB ROY.
SUMNERHTLL TWP, April l., 1872.
! Dear Freeman" Tom A. Hawk" has once
more enusionated through the columns Of the
Herald, last week issue. L. e might as W ell ha Y @
spared himself the time and labor of writing
/ tMO-thirls of column. Nhii.h h