The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-06-12

ing struck him, the presumption is that he
died from fright.
Col John Lemon, State Senator from
the Blair district and one of the cleverest
gentlemen and most punctual patrons on our
list, albeit he is a Republican of the strict
est sect, looked in upon us long enough
"Wednesday TO ''sock up a few greenbacks
and otherwise cheer US on our pilgrimage to
the better land.
-Carrolstown is to have n grand oId-fash-
Toned picnic of its own on the coming
Fourth OF July, and if there is place on
thlS mundane sphere where n man can find
more enjoyment in less time than at Carroll
town we fail TO discover any mention made
OF 1t in either sacred or profane history-es-
pecia.ly the profaneei Be ye there.
on Monday night last resolved to petition
the Court for the privilege to issue bonds for
the erection of water works in this place
and 10 now anxious to know by some ex-
precision OF public opinion lCdter 1rorE of that
KIND Is thought ct by our citizens. Shall
they have more light on the subject?
"A married woman and youth to fame
unknown "lit out" of Salem township
Westmore land county, on an elopement ex-
pedifien, on Friday night last, and now
Three motherleSS children are inQuirinE anx-
lously as TO the whereabouts OF their ma
ternal progeni1or, and the deserted In ther
answereth and saith Yea, verify, know
not"
i -Rumor has it that one OF the handsomest
bachelor members of the Blair county bar.
alhait he is on tina shady side Of forty and
possibly was an old school mate of our own,
Is likely ere long to occupy tEe position OF
defendant in n breach of promise case, he
having failed TO come to time in matri-
monial Ell Gagemeut which was to have cul-
minated on Tuesday last.
Don't think of passing by the store of
Myers & Lloyd in quest of dry goods, dress
goods, notions, groceries, etc, unless You
are fully determined TO 90 further and fare
worse. All that any one could desire IN va
riety and elegance of goods and cheapness
of price may he found in great profusiou at
the mann moth store of Myers & Lloyd, who
know how to secure custom by deserving ii.
The store room of Mr.. John wenderoth,
in W hicb the post-office IS kept, and one or
two other buildings, at Summerhill, this
county, We're totally destroyed by fire
Wednesday night last. The store room of
i. NJ. & j. Brown was saved by tearing out
one end of the building. We did not learn
the extent of the loss or how tho fire origin
ated, but believe it is thought te have been
the result of accident.
There in considerable shaking among
Republican dry bones south over the call
just issued for the meeting Of the county
convention of that party on the 30th of this
month. Barkis, however, or more properly
speaking, Barker, IL not only willing but
anxious for an early convention, and the
may as well accept the inevita-
hle with the best grace possible, especially
as the handwriting Is already on the wall.
The letter of our Washington township
correspondent, Liberal" came too late for
publication this week. From il, however, |
we make room for the fact that Mr.. Thomas !
Powers, whose late plowing feat has been |
doubted I'm some quarters, is willing TO put |
mp any sum from $50 to $500 that he can |
see his late soiI-turniug feat and go ope-half I
acre better; or, in other words, that he can /
plow six acres ef land in one day and a-lIalf |
with a singls team? Who'll take up the |
gauntlet2
ri
Fourth of July picnic moves on npace, and !
the lovers Of such delightful recreation and |
rich feasting as will he the order of exercises !
and on The bill of fare on that festive Occa- J
SION will find no more agreeable place than |
''Llyods Grove" at which to spend that |
time -hOnOred day. Father Christy's we'll !
known pony, ''puff" " will also be up for /
chances at one dollar per ticket, the plO-
ceeds to be devoted to the payment Of the !
i ebt on the pastoral residence.
The Mountain House" saloon, which !
has recently been refitted, rearranged, now }
~ papered, waiusCotted and grained, is now |
presided over by that pleasant and clever |
Mr.. James ID. Maitland, who |
knows how to preserve good order, keep |
bar, and give entire satisfaction
to all his customers. Mr.. NJ. claims that he /
sets MP better liquors and cooler and more
refreshing lager beer and ALE than can be
had elsewhere, and those who imbibe aeem
perfectly willing to substantiate this claim.
A young man named Chas. Meintel, an
assistant in the work of fresCoins Condron's
new building, I'm Hollidayshurg, accidental
y slipped from trestle or bench while en-
gagged in lowering the sash of n window, on
evening last, and the result was !
hat he fell with such force against the
heavy plate glass that he shivered two OF !
-he pains and lacerated both of his arms
n n shocking manner, the main artery in
he ri ight arm being severed and large pieces
IF flesh torn therefrom. He will likely re- |
;Over.
Capt. II. D. woodruff, of the Democrat,
md Geo T Swank, Esq. of the Tribune,
Iropped in TO see us this week. 1t is reed
less TO say, perhaps, that they didn't both
come together. The Captain talks conf
lently of Tie Democratic prospects In the
ower end-of the county, of course we
nean-And Swank declares that he Ia going
% show them how to run Post-oflice, down
here if he should bust up all his relatives,
,ven down to his forty-second cousins, In
he effort May the fondest expectations OF
both gentlemen be fully realized.
We need scarcely invite attention to the
at head of precedingcolpmu,
IS our readers have doubtless ere this be-
come aware of their full purport. 1t is not
" course our province to recomm9nd any OF
he aspirantS in special manner, DHt we |
IAN say with truth that each Of the gentle
men named is clever, competent and de-
serving of impartial consideration at the
hands of the convention rs any who have
been or may hereafter he mentioned III con-
nection with the several offices to he filled
1t the next election. May the best man win
On last Saturday morning about eight
o'clock, - lady named Sarah South, resi-
lent of Irwin Station, was run over by the
Day Express, at BraddOck's, and instantly .
killed The deceased was or visit to her
Mr.. James Carson, and 1t
,Dpears had gone to the station for the pur-
pose of going home. Seeing the train APP
proach, and thinking 1t was the mail, she
attempted to GROSS the track, when she was
struck bv the locomotive. Her skull was
fractured and her lower limbs fearfully man
yled Her remains were removed to IRWIN
Station on the mail.
On Friday evening last, about seven
o'clock. saws the Huntingdon journal, n
horse became frightened and dashed up an
allsy. leading from Moore TO Oneida street,
i'm which there were several small boys; one
1f these n son, aged about four years OF
Frank Clouse, who resides near the head or
.he aIley. When the boys discovered the
horse they ran for pile of building logs on
Oneida street. Young Clouse succeeded III
reaching the cover and Immediately after,
wards the horse ran against the pie anu
threw IL down, crushing the head "l th9
lite fellow beneath the logs. he expired
ip a few moments. We deeply sympathlZe
with the bereaved parents in their sore al