The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-07-27

Local Correspondence.
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! JoHNSTOwNz July %, 1872.
Dear Freen'dn-Allow me to make the fol-
| lowing amendments to Brother Chapman :
t last school report, as he has no doubt been
| so busy that he overlooked them, and we
want correct statistics
"A good school house, built of brick, contain
ing Iour rooms. and being two stories high was
punt thus ear III the 9TH ward (uot 9Th wiIrd) of
! "A much better building was erected in Con
eulauSh borough, also of brick, two stories
/ nigh, and containing eight rooms. The site is
I conspicuous, and the building can be seen from
Ihe rdlifoad by any one who travels 1t was
/ commenced Eeary year ago and is almost
/ completed; Don't know what it cost, but it is
! Several schools are now open, among which
are the Woodyale and the Prospect borough
/ schools Woodvale school has about ninety
! and Prospect about one hundred and twenty
pupils. ,..,...., ~,
/ last December. 1t would be improper to name
few where many did so well, but his fellow
teachers will take no offense If make special
mention of Prot. Marsden and his singing class,
who were the life and soul Of the Institute, and
who contributed so much TO the success of the
occasion"
The Daily Mountain Voice is now two weeks
old and is an institution of our thriving city
All over Young is the presiding local genius
His sayings are short and sweet. like Il roast
ed maggot. May they increase greatly. Cir
culation about six hundred already.
The English Lutheran church is to have q
new four-faced clock that viii cost one thous-
and dollars.
The Cambria Iron Company have built y
splendid new fre-rroof office. Everything
IN and about it is either stone, brick, iron,
glass or slate.
The United PRESBYTERIAN church has a
chandelier in the centre of the ceiling that
has thirty-two jets of gas and thirty-two re-
hectors
y miner named Augustine Callanquaen
was considerably burned on the face right
arm and ankle, on Tuesday morning last, by
the explosion OF a can of powder. y spark
from his lamp is supposed to have furnished
the motive power.
y young girl whose name I suppress, the
daughter of very respectable parents living
in COnemaugh borough. was arrested Tues
day morning by officer Freidhoff on a charge
of vagrancy, and, after hearing before JUS
uce Fisher, was sent up for thirty days
sojouru ut Castle Bonacker, in your place
Her age is twenty-three years, from which
II may be inferred that she is old enough to
know how to behave herself
When we wrote that Fourth Of July poe
try We intended it to hit, but we can't tell
how the editors of the Johnstown Democrat
found out that we meant them. Pretty smart
fellows, those editors.
One half of the wheat crop in this end of
the county and III Westmoreland county has
been destroyed by the wet weather. Indeed,
we might include many other counties, if
not States.
The serenaders who aren't it strong on the
Conemaugh borough wedding, on Tuesday
night were fined each 81 and costs. 1t was
the gong Of the Hurlbcrt House that did the
mischief for the Clinton street serenaders.-
How are yOu, George?
>. d. Warfel caused the arrest of two fe-
males yesterday morning on the charge of
larceny, claiming that they had robbed him
of poCket-bOoE containing 5000 and valu-
able papers, but at the hearing he admitted
that he had given them the missing proper
ty. OF course the accused We're discharged.
St. Patrick's Society of this place propose
TO indulge in grand picnic in Cambria City
on Saturday OF this week. With such men
as NJ. p. Meagher, Michael Sweeny, Michael
Rodgers and Michael Walsh for managers
the social and financial success of the affair
is indeed amply assured. Come down and
bring all your friends.
As you will probably have much else TO
print with your new types this week, l had
better perhaps say no more for the present.
I am very glad to know that the Freeman is
10 have a new outfit. May it and its editor
long continue to thrive like green bay tree.
ROB Roy.