The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-10-03


of bad whisky. and the aggressive party IS
now under $500 bail to appear at court and
| answer the charge of assault and battery.
Geo. G. K. Zahm, Esq, of this place.
| who was FRUSTRATED by a severe attack of
cholera morbus in Philadelphia last week,
reached home in somewhat improved
condition on Wednesday morning. and is
now, his many friends will be glad ia
learn, rapidly recovering his wonted health.
"A car load of nails which were made
in the incredible short space of three hours.
at Duncannon, Pa, reached Altoona a few
days ago. The iron was rolled, cut into
nail plates, made into nails, annealed, kep-
ged and put on the cars between the hours
OF b and clock, A. M.-says the Radical.
"A. j. Africa, car inspector at Hunt
lngdon, was, on Wednesday afternoon
week, knocked down by freight car under
which he was at work, one whee! of which
passed over his right arm, ''breakinp and
otherwise severely injuring it, as a local
paper tells us. He was also badly cut on
| the forehead.
The Dauntless Fire Company, having
resolved to feel the pulse of our people on
the lecture business, propose to secure the
services of one at least of the many emil
nent orators now in the lecture field, It
will be shame TO our town if this lauda-
bic enterprise does not meet with proper
encouragement.
The Catholic Fair at Wilniore is said
to be meeting with unbounded success, the
candidates of both parties in particular
vieing with each other in dispensing their
loose change on behalf of the enterprise
being evidently impressed with the idea
that the longest pole will knock the larg-
est persimmonS.
Our old friend, John B. Ross ESQ, Of
Blacklick township, has our thanks for
several specimens of the finest apples we
have eaten this year. Mr.. r. is now cnlti-
waiting the choicest varieties of this fruit,
and hopes in a few years to supply the
market with apples that have never been
equalled in this vicinity.
The school house at Manor Station,
Westmoreland county, was destroyed by
fire on Wednesday night of last week, to-
gether with all the furniture and Sunday
school library and cabinet organ belonging
to the Methodist congregation at that
place. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an iucendiary.
Don't visit Johnstown, fair or no fair,
without looking in on James ]. Murphy,
s. ]. Hess & Bro, and j. II. Coppock.
The two former deal in clothing and the
latter in staple and fancy dress goods; and
either or all of them will give you full val
ne for your money, and more too, just now,
as they are all selling at panic prices.
The roof of a small frame house in the
VIM. Adam Jones, caught fire from a de-
fective flue, on Friday evening last, but the
prompt arrival of the Hook and Ladder
Company and the liberal application of
water by the bucketful saved the building
from destruction. Loss slight-insured.
A tract of land located i'll North Wood
bury township, Blair county, says the AL
toona Tribune, was recently discovered to
be vacant. The tract comprises about six
haS Nolr1 har nd n
good orchard thereon. a vein of iron ore
is thought to underlie the tract. A disci-
pie of Blackstone in that city claims the
right of discovery in the case.
john Hammer, of Conemaugh town
ship, Somerset county, claims to have era
died five acres of wheat, made eleven rod
of fence split sixty rails, and then went
home and saddled his horse and rode to
Davidsvil!e and back. after which he cut
a half cord of wood-all between daylight
and dark of one day recently. Hammer is
for hire, either by the month or year.
The question of the right of Hon.
! James Potts to exercise the duties of Pres
! ident Judge of the District Court of Cam
bria county, will be argued before the Su-
preme Court at Pittsburgh on next Tues
day. The Attorney General, Hon. Samuel
| Z. Dimmick, will represent the Common
wealth, and Hon. John Scott and Hon.
Henry d. Foster will appear for Judge
Potts.
Mr.. B. Kelly, as will be seen by notice
of dissolution elsewhere, is now sole pro-
prietor Of the Loretto Marble Works, and
is abundantly able to fill promptly and in
| q superior style of workmanship, all orders
| for tombstones, monuments, etc. He don't
| fear comparisons in either work or prices,
and is determined to merit, as he hopes to
receive, continuance and increase of
! patronage.
Mr.. L. d. Woodruff, junior editor OF
! the JOhnstown Democrat was nominated
| for CleIk of the District Court by acclama-
tion on Saturday last. Some people there
| away accept the situation-others don't.
The ''donters' arc talking about trOtting
out Mr.. Samuel Masters in opposition to
! Woodruff, and hope thereby to become
masters of the situation. Which would
be rough on Woodruff.
Posters have been printed by us this
week for public sale OF live stock, farm
| ing utensils, grain, ETC., by Mr.. VIM. Z.
| Buck, of Carr oil township, on Saturday,
| Oct. 18th, and also for similar sale ol
! live stock, farming implements, household
! goods, and farm of 314 acres, partially
| covered with pine lumber, owned by MIR.
| Peter Mulvehill, of Pine township, In
| diana county, October 2Sth.
! "A lad i'll the West ward was discover
| ed in the act of lighting n quantity OF
| other day, doubtless intending to have
| little confiagration all to himself. Vi
course his fun was prematurely nipped III
the bud, and it is to be hoped that by wise
counsel, if by no stronger admonition, nc
| has been led to see and henceforth avoid
| such reprehensible amusement.
The late panic may bring down the
price of goods even IN Ebensburg, but the
man that can bring them down lower than
M. l.. Oatman hath not an abiding place
] in this community. Cause why, he buys
for cash and sells for cash, and therefore
can do better for his customers than those
who DO business on the played out credi
system. Oatman is still the 10 per cent
saver to all who deal with him.
Eli Ham, recently arrested and incar
cerated in the Somerset Jail on Suspicion .
having murdered another man named >
Marshall Mitchell, whose lifeless body wa
/ found naar Rrook tunnel, y. x G. IL. H.