The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20
Local Correspondence.
PORTAGE. March JIG. 1871.


DEAR FREENAN-The game of ten-pins
/ for a purse of fifty dollars, which l alluded
! to in my last letter, was played on the alley
( attached to the Exchange Hotel here. The
playiSts were DIR. d. H. Dickason and Jesse
AcGough, the party Of the first part, and
DR. Milton Dickson and =. NCGough,
! party of the second part. The reason why
/ put the latter party the party Of the second
part, Is because they came ont second best,
and the other fellows got the money but
they didn't make a deed. There was great
deal of strength, but not 4 large amount of
skill displayed III playing the game. The
score didn't run very high. but some of the
players did-half way up the alley.
Our hotel-keepers having, with great una
nimity, obtained their licenses from the hon
orable, the judges, etc, are as busy as bees
in preparing to accommodate the public and
entertain strangers and travellers. Run
nsrS' for the different hotels are also busy,
and on the arrival of each train the Coaxing
appeals, This way for the Exchange -
The Chinese just opposite ANY baggage,
gentlemen ?'' Step this way, gentlemen,
for the Gillespie HoUse-house newly fitted
up, new landlord-oak grained bar, touched
up by Clossin-only one square off! 'Ho
for the st. Cloud Largest house in the
city - &c, &c, can be heard far above the
escaping steam of the locomotive. Occasion
! ally some of these runners get hold of a Gus
TONER that is Ce1y Improbable. It's strong
L. Objectionable for a landlord 10 have a CHS
I
ieGTes himself-without paying his bill
/ There is one thing certain, Mr.. Editor, and
/ that is that our hotel accommodations are eX-
! cellent-thS want of which, in other towns
/ causes frequent complaint to be made
Here we have ample accommodations for
man and beast. The only dread that seems
! to be upon our landlords is, that heroic
/ band of praying women may, some fine
morning, sweep down on them like IN ava
lanche. and that the appeal from sweet,
/ prayerful lips TO 'Closs your door !-closs
your door p will be too powerful for re-
/ S.slaD@o.
I Qnite scratch occurred at one of our sa-
| looms few days aGo-as, reference TO the
/ frontispiece ofSthe sCratchee being had, will
I moro fully and at large appear.
The little snap Of snow we had for the
/ past few days has eulivened our markets
materially. Farmers, far and near, have
taken advantage of the shedding to bring in
supplies of oats, corn, garden sass" and
siCh like. There is quite a demand for herbs,
such as camomile, rue, "O.d man, y saffron,
etc. in this market. Indeed the demand
is said TO exceed the supply U1tch, and espe-
Cially for the saffron, for which much inqui-
ry has of late been made. Persons. having
any considerable quantity of the latter on
hand will do well TO leave their names, with
an Indication OF the probable amount they
f5can furnish, with the Secretary of the Young
FMenB Christian Association. l "reckon''
the cause of the unusual demand for this
kind of Shrubery is, that, on account of the
I very ChSnCeablC Wcalher we nave uad OF
late, many of our people are afflicted with
t.bad colds, etc, and these herbs, yOu know,
/ are very good for ailments of that kind We
I have a bad cold ourself, Mr.. Editor, and
haxe LOtion to try some of those YARDS
-11f ave can get them.
Ssf Intended TO say to you before, Mr.. Edit
81, but forgot it, that cars-freight cars-are
/ ruu on the railroad here on Sunday, TO the
great annoyance of The religiously Inclined.
Yesterday (being the Sabbath day) [ under
took TO say nay prayers, and was walked up
from ing slUTnbegs-brg pardon, my deyo-
tions-hy the ''tarnalest" shrill whistle that
ever was put upon Il locomotive. 1t was
enough 10 make fellow sweat, even at his
prayers. Bat if it's iQ1CfuI TO move freight
on the Lord : day, and it's work Of ueces-
sity, why all right,-for l suppose it is only
perjShable freight, such cruds oil y barrels
metal in pigs, 5Sil road bars, coal, and things
| of that kind, that is moved on the Sabbath.
and of course no one could object 20 that
( and | have not observed any other kind OF
| freight on these Sunday trains.
Yours, for the time, HUBBUB.