The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-03-23
Local correspondence.
JoHs.rowk. March 81. 1872

strong and very suitable for Mr. L.. purposes.
! he having an immense stock of the very best
lewsirv snd watches on hand. and to which he
| 10 making constant sccessione.
! Mr.. kein has torn down the old tannerv in
! kernville, near Stoney Creek, which creates
4 quite void in tina: part of town. His reasons
/ Tor dong 80 are not apparent, only that it was
an old, deserted building, and it is said GHOSTS
| were heard and seen there. We do not credit
tho ghost story. but are inclined to think that
certain enbowsled spirits with FELINE propep-
| sitlss were wont to meet there at night and
! indulge in caterwauls something else that
made the queer noises. They worked on the
might turn"
! There burglars about Mr.. Nixdorf
| who keeps oyster saloon here, had eieb,
! boxes of cigars stolen from him oLe nipbt i.st
| week. The next night some ore tried 10 bre.k
| into Schnable's store on Main street few
nights previous some persons tried to cut hole
through the glass pane in the door of St.ysn
sons jewslry store. They left 4 circular cut,
made with diamond. the space being large
enough to admit q mans arm. Look out for
! the ra.cals!
Cambria county is ceming out in the literary
inc The legend in your PAPER and the legend
IN tho Tribune productions that the
thors NAV " ell be proud of. and which make US
! feel ashs med of ourself. You know what envy
will DO
! From present indications, that was a wise
ground hog that looked out in February We
opine that if he werc caught and trained he
could play poker successfully with that learned
Pig that grunls SO hugely on the outside Of your
last issue.
Look out for another legend. We found
plate the other dav with curious hieroglv phics
on it. giving graphic account of tribe of In
dians who inhabited the place known as the
Shawnee Cabins" over FIVE hundred years
ago. | would send you copy. but your type
would not print the letters found on the plate
The chief or stchsn 3 name was Saskagowatch,
akaloosshatchie
The Tribune says something more about
Moore Ny opinion is the moro ysu try to
condemn a Moore the more you can't do it.
For instance, there wss Joseph Moore, whose
| crime was still more apparent than that Of the
present Moore. But the more is said the
mOre's the pity it is said.
! Mineral Point school, taught by Mr. M'Fes
/ tiers, of Indiana county, closed on last Tues.
/ day evening with M exhibition. which gave
| great satisfaction. The Johustown .chools
! will cloee the 10th, Ilth and 18th of ArriI
! We are oppos ed to any Republican being
! elected Governor OF this State, but if snch a
! calamity is to take place, We want ID. j. Nor
/ rell be the inhiction. The State couldn'.
/ scare up a better looking Governor. and you
/ know that our heart always did lead US TO GO
/ in for homo interests.
The leaves are falling. Last week no
! ticed the deaths OF two of our Oldest citizens.
/ We now chronicle the death OF Ir Stuart Nc
| Clelland. brother to d W. McCle.land of the
| Fifth ward. Johnstown. He had a parslytie
stroke some months ago, from the effects of
| which I've could not recover. This stroke WAS
/ followed by two others, and now he is more
! hr McClelland was highly respected citizen
and his loss is greatly deplored by friends, re-
latives and our citizens generally.
John D. Hay, ESQ. of this place, showed us
a letter a few days ago from our NUT uaI friend,
! Capt James n. Gsgeby, of Fort Lyon, Cole
! RADIO. The Captain bad been out With a party
+ on a hunting exc Irsion. and caught fifty buffa
lOes and skunk SO large that five hundred
men could snel! it. They took out with them
when hunting about ten gallons of snake Ii e
/ catt olicon. and when that was all spilled out
/ they couldn't hunt any more. he says when
! the paymaster comes round be will remember
| the editor Of the Freeman. He also gives your
/ humble correspondent puff" Long may
his shadow spread halo of glory around about
! Fort Lyon and the Great West" wherever
! that is.
was agreeab'y surprised tho other day to
! meet "ERIoNACH" on the streets of Johnstown
after an absence OF many months. In fact
did not expect 10 see him soon but the AL
/ iantic gales were favorable. We were over
Jeyed to sue him gain on terra frma. What
d'Vs think, he brought with him a LIVE cha m
rock, which he displayed conspicuously from
his hat, on ST. PAtrick's day. Long may the
light Of his brilliant mind illu inmate "the land
| of the free and the home OF the brave"
/ shall try to write down St. Pstrck's day,
but know so little about the RITES Of the
church, fear cannot WRITE it RIGHT, as John
WRIGHT said. However, will do the beat l
can, SO here goes for
ST PATkIcKs DAY.
| Last Sunday, the l7th, being the anniv ersarY
/ of lreiaud's Patron Saint our Irish fellow cit
/ liens of this city celebrated the event ia q vsry
respectable and becoming manner. The morI.-
| ing looked favorable, but about 10 o'clock it
] commenced showing and confined until
about noon. At l O'Clock it looked as if We
were going to have n "hig snsw," but hail.
! rain or snow could not dampen e cool the hot
blood OF the Celt. and ut 2 o'clock St Pa
ricks and St. Peters Societies filled to repls-
Hon their large Hall on Railroad street. At
$50 the procession formed into line. and head
ed by the Johnstown Silver Cornet Band pro-
;;r'J sGSn 70 Clinton street, where it
band here struck up "PatricEs Da,N "e
procession took up the march aud preceded
down Main street and into Walnut street, from
Walnut over the Lincoln bridge into Millvlls
from MillviIls over to Cambria city, around
Cambria CITY and across to Minersyille and
from Minersville to Johnstown station. where
there was halt to await the arrival of the
Rev r G. Christy, who Was expected to arrive
by the way passenger train west. They had
not many minutes to wait when the portly form
of the Rev. gentleman emerged from one of
tae cars When Father Christy took his seat
in the carriage beside the Rev. p. Garvey,
the music again flOated on the air, and the pro-
cessionists escorted the Rev. gentlemen TO St.
! Johu's church. " here soon after vespers were
chsated After vesPers the societies marched
to their Hall and alter some remarks from the
President all dispersed IN such an orderly man.
ner as would reflect credit on any body of men
This being the frst st Patrick's Day parade
We have had here for a number Of years, some
thought it would be failure, but We say cam
dIdy that it was a complete success In every
sense of the word. Along the whole route of
march there was not one to be reen in the lea t
spiritual" Scotland gets jolly on New
| Years day over her Andrew, England cele-
brates her George, Vale. her David, and we
our Washin yton then why not Ireland cele
brate her PArRCx To be sure, he achiev 81
no brilliant victory the blsod stained battle
field, but w believe he gained the greatest vic
tory on record by converting whole nation
/ one drop of blood.
/ At I 80 the Rev. Father Christy commenced