The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-07-13
Z ~ ensY-Eec0ud Animal CONNIE siceIss-
at ST. Francis College, ECrestO.

retto. Every hear wac filled with gladness. for
ong parted parents, children anu 1sitnus hao
/ thy and lows md ali awaited with impatience
they were not disappointed. Rt. Rev Bishop
Domenec, SURROUNDED by a numerous ciersy,
entered the Han amidst the most enthusiastic
CttdtS OF the audience and the lnspiTttcd strains
( OF the bishops bahd. Waving garlands ana
most tastefuIy decorated throne for the REV
Prciate met the visitor s view on en- me
| Hall Master Wm. Fisher (Phii2d az unyelied
the day proceedings by the ''Saiutatory,. 40
! ing ample justice to the task assigned him.
oration, Progress of the Arts ana scenes IN
/ Pa showed great depth and originality of
thought, and was delivered III q mastery man
a aaer, me drop curtain now sloWi{ rTsv f anu AM,
/ diSpiayed rich and neat scenery the pray was
riaarrG The speaking thr3"Gno4t & fTneG[ea
md showed for itself the great care, attention
! ana zeal which the good ana worthy bfoihcrs
]nuSt ] nave bestUwed TO Drlu% tue F ti IN
I meht to such Il point of attraction. Ol thc N2st
number that appeared at different tllhcs on the
mention: Mr. Davis A. Hogue as hIiG ataii-
/ ty-his tone his gesture aud disnity ever keep
/ ing pace with his rank. Master Denis Iteordan
warmth enerev :c and daring due 90 the grand
CHARACTER. His speaking was very line. Edw'
/ cool. firm and dignfficd. VIM. Jordan, detroit,
MiGh-0 rs Alonzo, evinced great love, affection
/ in the extreme! .76hn Murray, GHollfdaySbTrg,
Pa as Pizarro, displayed q great deal OF envy
I contempt and perIidy. His elOcutiOnury pow
e!'s are first class, and on this occasion showed
/ ms deep penetration of the role he was carry
! audience before him VIM Fisher as AImagro.
aia s ms part hobly-pleasng features, sweetness ness
! or voice and graceful gestures, with hlgi elo-
! cllonIary Powers, marking tue youthtuI, @ AtAal-
gro James Clarke, (Philadefphia-) as Naly"rde,
showed great kuovled and self-pOsSession in
tnc character he was impersonating- lie bore
/ ms part ont well. Las CaSas admirably sus-
! tained by John Easily, (Kittanning, PAD Tall
thin aid graceful of person, possessed OF clear
! ness, sweetness and gentleness of voice, COM
! bincd with ughtfiIncss, gravity and dignity
these, shrOuded in chaSte and tasteful cos
{ ton. Augustin Raymond, (PhiIad'aJ as ''Oid
! Man, showed that he was perfectly penetrated
TIth the subject he had TO handle, as evinced
by the gravity and depth of tone joined with
| pathos ard tremulOusnrss that nude all deeply
! synpatEize with the forlorn condition OF the
old Man" His Little Boy CT0pacl was very
! charmingly impersOnateG by little Willie Barr
! interesting, no doubt, than the original VIM
/ Quinn, tHollidaysburg. Pal as Cora, could not
stage. Her grief, her agony of mind on finding
that her child was stolen from her, was thrilling
/ IN thte ifcInc whlIc her bew liicrment at his
/ loss deeply touched MI present. The imperson-
! alton was truly superb. Thomas Williams, (I4a-
| trobe, Pa took he role of EIyira. His elocu-
tionnry powers, his gestures. his tone of voice.
his display of phy siognomy, would have graced,
win applause, a wider sphere than the few feet
| of college stage.
HGT the r R2Hp If of M Fosfe
took the part of Captain Rifle, and the original
/ would have been proud of the imitatOr. Dr.
/ Galen was admirably given by Edw d Bell. who
! was perfectly Yersed in the c0mpounding of
/ your "quacks." Charles, Davis \. HOyncJ as
! artist displayed his powers with the brush, by
!
/ niOusly handled by the tormentor, O'Leary.-
/ James Clarke, as O'Leary. kept the audience in
hrOgue, the Shrug of the shoulder, and the LDo3C-
/ ing tlCttch of the eye made Mr. O'Leary, with
/ francis McNcih hany tWashinktonj played The
! role of Lucy very well. His acting was very
phial held the audience in conv vuisions of laugh
! ter. His memory was superb: his gestures
tep,;0n 10 tb is C I1 2nG nt AT
ten st ST Francis CnIIcrr for as he truly said
! ''If any Ob de faculty hab occasion for Iihe
mummy again, dey hap only to call on Ginger
At the conclusion of the entertafnmeRt, Mas
/ ter Thomas Williams and Master William Fish
| cr received the high honor OF Diplomas, as the
result of their lahOrS and proficiency. TIE
/ ''Valcdictory." by Mr.. H. b. Counery. Munster.
| Pa! was very beautiful composition, abound
sious thoughts Enthusiastic applause from
J the audience showed, most powerfully, its Of
The RI. Rev. bishop Domenec then paid Il
/ very grateful tribute to the speakers for their
/ efforts and their great success. He expressed
! his very great delight at what he had witnessed.
and, in accordance With his natural tender feel
| ings, expressed his great love, admiration and
! attachments tOr the beautiful College OF ct.
Francis. Nor was This tribute undeserved.
when consider tho deep solicitudc. the pa
rental care. the undying, and the jealous watch
fulnesS Of the good Brothers for thr moral wei
to trumpet their fame through the c,Iu:nus of
inrston of society. Not they y faii"w il he The
humble footsteps of their Holy ToHuder, ST.
tread the valleys waikEthey do thc - York for
| God alone. They desire not to be hcraIdcd by
! men-thcy only wish that the salutary effects
Of their deeds should shower on th.se under
their charge They seek their reward from
| Him who alone can reward-GOa!
The intellectual man being now gH"tifed, the
physical man was beautifully served with a
! magnificent dinner, where quality wed with
quantity. May the Almighty bless and prosper
the qrduous Iahors Of these holy and humble
Brothers, and may He long preserve to them
their holy and Jealous patron Rt Rev. Bishop
Domenec OF Pittsburgh. a VI.
HAHGIsG N wEsTMoRFLAND CoUSTY-Jn
Error CoITcctcd-Thc True History Of the ECGHs
lfoIly Aai7r,,r and FTanE- NoI'x TdSG of Tfsarcn.
"A Correspondents in IA late number OF the Pitts
only whitc man ever hung Ia Westmoreand
county, and concludes that it will be broken in
his comlPamion &c, at TO, . Serinaton n
! erroneous ideas he has put forth. and give some
facts, personally known 70 US in our yoath.
that have never been published. 1t was either
in 1880 or 1881 that Evans was hung, and az was
generally believed, innocentIy: He wasa work
Canal, and was in old "Molly Marron's'' shanty,
below Bolivar, where game Of cards was going
was Il "frea fight and Evans, in order to pro-
tect himself picked up an iron fire shovel. and
! rs Of the Oelligcrents came at him, drew it
back over his shoulder to intimidate hisadver-
sary so he nj lcged, when it struck a man behind
him, who fell with his head on an iron pot, re-
cetving iniuries from the latter which proved
offending" He was tried convicted of murder
in the first degree, and executed. There were
seven witnesses against him, ali of whom he
alleged swore falsely. On the scafold he most
SOlemnly protested his inuOccnce, and there
and then predicted that there would never he
another man hung in Westm0re!and county
and that who falsely at the
trial would meet with Yiole.:s deaths. That is
! over forty years ego. and although the most
cOld-blooded murders have been committed IN
that county since, none of the guilty have paid
the death penalty. Hugh COrrigan, who muir
dered, quartered and burnt his wife on a log
heap and admitted to having killed man in
Ireland, aftcra most exciting trial was convict
cd and sentenced to be hung, verified Evans
prediction by committing suicide in his cell, or
being poisoned, as it was shrewdlY suspected,
to keep him from making confession that
would impIicate others in better standing. a
boy that del iberatey shot his father in Ligonicr
township; HILL that slapped to death roster,
! conductor of Johnstown accommodation train !;
Ward and Gibson, and host of other guilty of
cnnitAl crimes. whose names we cannOt recall