The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-13
[LocAL Conu6srOEDENcz,I


~ ASHlNOLCN 4 W. AluIGu D. Ios
DEAR FREEMAH--Local ucws OF any impor-
tance is us scarce as perfect Christians True,
we have had several changes in the weather
during the last few days, jhr weather clerk RS
/ write seeming to be greatly oJt OF huuUr,
and yesterday and day may as Il consequence
he numbered among the most iucleuent of the
scHsun. The listie warbIcrs. i. e. robins and
blue birds. which came with the premature
warm days OF last week are now hIshed into
silence; uud-thats news, of course.
The family OF Solomon b r}lry. or this town
ship, have hCen lying very i'll with severe at
tack OF measles for the past week, but are in
fair wsy of recovery ut present writing. Mr..
Owen NUloncy. of P.tls5urg, who'hss been for
some time past snjaurunE with his ~clative
Mr.. John McHjh n, has also been seriously in
dis osrd ltte. his disease being something
akin o cOnsumptiOn.
SEQ by your last issue that you have another
correspondent in this vicinity, and that said
correspondent seems To think 1 should give our
debating society more than 4 casual notice be
times. Mv reason !Or not giving its pr0ceCd-
iugs more in detail heretofore was the fear of
trespuSsiug too much on your valuable space.
space somehow for sIch matters, viii Try 70
he more elaborate in the future. On Thursday
evening last the ject nf debate was, -, hicl
does IN. most injury TO the country. a liar or
a thfeT2- Oufr, mn assembly was I,rrs..ui =,
hcsr the discussion, which was participated in
10y the following gentlemen: IFUs. NcG OuIh,
Grador,) john Itel Peter McGouxh, jr.. Lewis
tir 81 proposition, and Tnus. Bruwlcy, Gcadcr.)
II. B. Conway, james Itel, GeoI Ee GaIla%hc~
Etlter. Thomas MCGUuEh opened with "A very
CrrditHbie aud pertinent argument. which dis
could be disgraced and robbed ot'his good name
10y the crafty artiiice and poisonous tongue OF
q liar--huw the retailer Of fuiscanoh and slam
death. and depicted truthfjliy the VAST Injury
done To the muTriis of society 10y false teachers
who propagate erroneous doctrines Oh various
subjects. Ihus. Rrswlcy followed on behalf
Of the other side OF the question, and alfnittpd
thar the liar could ap luCulculaGie harm. but
in really mCrltOriUus argument mgiutstinCd
that when a person was possessed OF an uni1,I-
pcachubie character. IL seldom happeued that
such Il person was iUi iur"d iH pIIhIC estimation
10y the SIundr rrnus utIuclS Ofa liar. He further
argued and went iii to prove, briefly tut logic
ally, that Il thief was II curse ana Il dread to rhc
Cuiumuuity--thHt hu could come in the silent
hours OF the night, when sleep prevented any
opposition. aud rOb his victim ui that winch
patient toni had honestly uCCuIu'Illte,!. and. il
detected in the HCt, would SCi.Om hesitate to
t-ctiun in the lesser crime. The o;hcr spetilc s
+ the discussion. The Judges, ,ICSsrS. jos. Itsi
VIM. Duuahue and Mich'I BTawley, decided in
favor OF those who had maintained thai Ijar
was worse tatu thief. l almost forgot Ia
meniiO that some or the speakers on the ihi,f
side argued asuiHst their own huohy with such
. zeal and success hat they made il seem crime
To steal a kiss from Il girl even under the most
faVori BILE circumstances. It i far to presume
however that il some al thCIn had the ghost at
n chance for such a cUnSuInmutiOn, they would
nor consider 1t much OF AN OGeucc. Ih- com
miTtcu selected t. decide ,u a question for UEr
next meeting agreed GA the following, should
the ight of sutf age be conferred OF wanenI'
Yours, &c, LIBERAL.