The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-12-12
PORTAGE vs.. soNMAN."



EDITOR FREEMAN-The fnda of SOHmdn has
again been heard from. The second epistle of
Richard TO the l'ortagIans has been promuiga-
ted. This time he condescends to address us
through newspaper that circulatcS in our
not himself subscriber, or ne would not have
been under the necessity of going to a tuCcTIl
on the Sabbath day TO borrow copy contain
ing my former communlcation thereby tar
nshing. to some extent his clerical Crnliuc. !
do not know whether or not he was on the
take, on the occasion referred TO, but being
StTOng advocate of local option" on general
principles, it was IN bad taste for him to per-
form the pilgrimage on the Lords day-therC-
10y giving more or less scandal. would re-
spectfully suggest little more discretion in
the future Tor the sake or the morals OF the
community; and if the want of something to
take is what's the matter. would further
suggest that the Cambria Mining and Manu-
featuring Co." apply for license at the next
term of om county court, and thus obyiate the
Sabbath,
why then did you do iti Why did Won misre-
present the facts to the Department You
tried to get the Department to create an ofhce
at Sonmau-but didn't succeed. You then de-
c,ysd our ancient p. NJ. TO reside temporarily at
Sonman, and then represented to the Depart
ment that the Z. NJ. had gone to SonInan- and
that the office should also go to that important
shipping paint!
What has Lilly, Wilmore or Munster tc do
with p. O. at Portage? Portage is three miles
cast OF Wimore, Sonman is one mile east of
Portage, Lilly is three miles east of Sonman,
and Munster is six miles north of both Portage
and Sonman. Now ,teOpTGDI5icGIIu speaking,
what would be gained in point of justice by
changing the p .. from Portage to Sunman
Lilly would then be three miles from the office
and WilmOrc four; while. as it is, with the Of
fee at Portage, Lilly is four miles from it and
WiImore three. a
saw mills, church, school house, etc, at POr-
tage, there is not a solitary branch of business
grocery. And white good roads lead from all
points of the compass to Portage, noperson
can get to -SOnman on horseback, by wagon, or
other such conveyance, except from one direc-
tiOn.
etc, at No. 81 Now, 40. g. lis more than
mile east of Sonman, and there is where all he
business on the Weat ,.oonman property
point? There would I've some show of jusuce
in asking for office there, where some busi-
ing one at Sonman. But even at NO q there
is no necessity Tor a p. o, fora those engaged
residents, and have their business centres ut
other points. Thusly, AXE s Co reside in AL
tuoun, and they have all thefc coal manifested
there, ana receive all their mail at that place.
Dysart & Co. have their headquarters, store,
etc, at Lilly, and also have their lnanitesting
done at Altoona, and receive all their mail mat
ter at Altoona and LILY. 80 win tue se~srs.
W Wolesll,gle, " no have their main business, ium-
her yard, grist mill. extensive store etc, at
Wilm lre. where they reside and DO their p ..
i5iit, as Il. b. W. has in his communication
virtually acknowledged that al the business
done on thelin. Of the tlil TOAD east o. FOR,
even pretcad that. there is airy business done
at S3nm&an an thi4k fEol te ot m sn OK
even the establishment OF new office there, is
fuzzy made ont. -
n: b. w is much on taxes, Now, Mcssrs-
Martin & Co.. of Portage, il am correctly in
formed. own as much land part of which is q
portion of the "Sonman 1ands') ard pay ms
much tax. and have much more timber and
coal than tie so cailed 'Cambria Mining and
Manufacturing Co.., though large portion OF
thsir taxes are assessed in theRdjoining town
shin of SuWmerhill-s- ------. r--,== -
Richard 5 .goak" about the ''patent right
pedIar'' was not so-bad, but IT was not { xacIiy
fairly put. Wehayc several men mere " v hooyn
natpnt rlerIits but do not-lsrorv-that there are
any here who peddle thcnl,7 one man ttaLrl
ciilespie has patent clothes wfuige!, ana MI.
I g. Martin is the owner OF Thomas patent ore
Svasher-which latter, / venture 10 assert, y OF
more yaluc TO its owner than entire the SON
man estate is TO its owner ,.....,.a.,z =
n tyind-mHl' is much used for separating the