The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-07-17

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The store and pos+-office building at 81
Augustine, occupied by Miss Alice Whar
. Ton, postmiStreSs, WAS entered by one q
more of the igHt-hugered gentry on Fri
day night last, who helped themselves. +,
about sixty dollars worth of merchandise
Entrance was gained by prying open tn,
shutter of one of the front windows
"A valuable span of horses belongiur. :,
eX-SherIH Blair broke through tile oversize
Ci The barn on the farm owned bV that zen
tlemau, in Cambria township an the. III
inSt., Itu were both injured quite severely
;Ir' ~. Miils had his left hand painfully
,tceFa'c "a while attempting TO extricate the
horses from their unpleasant position
ST Lawrence, Chest township, proposes
10 indulge in grand picnic ON Monday
aug. lOtl, the proceeds from which are Il
ne eNpended-in the purchase of instruments
i"r Il hraSS bend about to be formed in con
nectlon with the St. Lawrence congregation.
They expect to have ioyfui time of it. and
nope that everybody will take hand iri the
/ festivities.
Among the sufferers by the terrible fire
IN Allegheny City on the 4th inst, whereby
. some $500 OO9 worth of property was DESTROY
eel through the agency of a fire-cracker we
. regret TO note the name of our whiIom typo
graphical friend, Mr. James +. HartzeII.
formerly OF Johnstown, who lost house and
/ lHfhltnre to the yalue of IS, 900 or more, and
VINO Is ont of pocket some $500 over and
above his insurance. More's the pity
during aviotent thuuder storm on We'd
4 LlNH'Adg HlRhb OF last Week. the barn the
iiTiH owned by Mr. Joseph Bender, of Car
/ Lo!I township, situate on the road leading
/ from haylor's station to Lcretto, was struck
/ hy lightning and deStroyed The farm was
| III Ihe occupancy of Mr.. John Albighter, n
son-ln-law of Mr.. Bender's We learn that
Mr.. A lost COW and calf by the fire, but
that there was no hay grain in the barn
at the time.
A gay and festive vOuth from the vicini
" OF Nlmore essayed to trip the ''light fan
tastic toe" with n buxom lass of the Teuton-
ic persuasion at a New Germany picnic,
not long since, but in his awkwardneSs he
( trod on 'he pet corn of the muscular lass,
WhereuDOu she became. so indignant that she
caught him by the slack of the neck and the
nape OF his uumentionahles and landed him
on all fOUrS on the outer limits of the dane
ing platform.
Prof Light didn't eight out of HoIIi-
daysburg in his balloon on the Fourth as per
programme, OWING TO unsurmountable diff
culteS, but lie did go up on Monday even
ing, ascending To an altitude of 1 900 feet
and alightng on a farm some three miles
distant from the starting point The Scarci-
ty of gas prevented him from taking his basl-
ct with him, and the ascension was therefore
made with the daring aTeOnaut perched upon
the ring in which the7EaslIe usually rests.
-Comical Comfy is certainly worthy of
haing called man of many faces, but we
rather think our artist friend Spence takes
him down n peg or TWO in that particular.
At least that's the way it looks at his photo
HIsbDu GSlIielN, Wlleft the human lace U1Nlne
can he photographed true to life in the best
style of the art. on the shortest notice and
AZ prices thatn none can find fault with. Pho
tOgraphS of the irrepUeSSible C0ulv now on
exhibition and sale at Spence's Photograph
Gallery. High street Ebeusburg. Buy one.
"A man named Joseph w. Gallagher
was brOughtato Jail here on Monday last and
committed for trial on a charge Of attempted
rape on the person of n married woman
whose maiden name was Elizabeth Ounkst,
formerly of Blair county, but whose name
now, being n married woman, if We are
rightly Informed. we did not learn. The of
fence was committed, IF committed at all,
in CIearff-ld township. The accused was
released on Wednesday on $500 bail, Mr..
Peter Krise entering into recognizauces in
the above sum for his appearance TO answer
ID. s. Rolsinger. brother Of Jesse Boil
singer. of this place, was killed almost in
Stantly at Bradd0cll's Fields on Tuesday of
last week, hv the explosion of boiler in
saw mill i'm which he was employed rs engi-
neer. The unfortunate man was formerly
resident of JOhnStCVyn, where his parents at
present reside. and where we lyuew him we'll
and appreciated him highly for his social
and kindly disposition. lie was age,i about
3S years, and leaves = wife and several chill
dren to mourn his shocking and Uutlmclv
death. His remains were brought to J Johus-
town and INFERRED in Sandy Vale cemetery.
-CresS0u Springs, which have gained
worldwide and most cnviahle reputation a
summer resort under the management of
Geo. W. Mullm, ESQ, is fhis year presided
over by Mr.. Geo. X. Mulliu, n son of the
above named gentleman, who Is emiuently
qualified by nature and 10y experience to fill
his ather'S shoes to perfection and maintain
the great name and well deserved fame of
this lovely Eden of the AllrghcnieS. Clever,
Obliging. energetic and attentive 10 the wants
of his many TueStS, thc success of our yOnnG
friend rs caterer to the refined tastes and
epicurau apDetites of his numerous patrons
cannot for 4 moment he doulted.
We INDUCED in very pleasant hutvcry
hurried "trip TO Omaha last week in ""nnP't"y
with our. csternrod fri,ud John q. Lake,
Esq, aGd of course came home with the IN
tcutiOn Of giving our readers the benefit 60
of our brief experience, but found so much
demanding our attention and so Grea.
stress upon our columns that we could neith-
er afford the time nor the space necessary TO
saw our saw this week We owe too IN uch,
however. to the Kindness of friends through
whom the necessary "paSses' were Obtain
ed and to our own literary fame t?) to pass
the trip over in silence, and hence shall eI-
deavor to write it up for our next issue.
Annie eldest daughter of Mr.. John D.
Thomas, Of this place, made narrow escape
from being burned TO death on the morning
of the 5th inst. She was engaged at the
time in stlrting n fire in the cook stove, and
was in the act of reaching over lighted
lamp to put kindling in the stove, when hcr
dress caught fire. As none OF the fanI'y
were aStir at the time, she ran at once - her
fathers room. and aVOusiug hlm by her
screams he succeeded in tearing the burning
clothes from her body before serious injury
resulted. Although severely burned, the
little sufferer is now getting along timely.
Mr. David B. Williams, one OF tho edi-
tnrial corps of the Altoona IF5bH"e, spent
last Saturday afternoon in this place, but as
we were then on our return from western
iaunt we did not have the pleasure OF meet
inc him. Mr.. w. is Il native of Ebcnsourg,
having been born here in 1920. He master
ed the cart preservative" in the office OF the
SEJ a paper published here some forty years
ago. and left this place in 1886, and previous
to Saturday had not visited our town since
1858. Heis IN able and versatile writer, anI
was warmly welcomed by many OF his OLD
time friends and numerous relatives VINO
still reside in our midst. -,
The strong hold which the Inimltaole
ConIv has on the hearts Of our amusement
loving people was strikingly manifested py
the immense audiences which greeted MN
at his entertainments in this place on Mon
dav and Tuesday evenings last Frank Is
certainly one of the most accomplished Vo-
caIistS and perfect mimics that ever :" p
peared in public on the stage, and MS III I IT, :
Steal lectures are not only brimfutot iuh and
snntimert but are presented in style so