The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-02-27
Local Correspondence.
PoRrAGE, Feb. "a. 1874.

PoRrAGE, Feb. "a, 1874.
DEAR FREEMAN-On Saturday last. Mr.. Pat
work in the coal mine of AdoIphus AXE, Esq,
at mo. g." Mr.. B. was undermining fall of
coal, when it prematurely separated from the
roohnS, ana large quantity of ii fell upon
him, breaking his collar bone and otherw Use in
iuring him DrS. BlaisdelI, Of Wilmore, and
ture, and dressed his wounds and there is a fair
prospect OF his recovery
On the same day, twelve year old son of Mr.
john Sanders met with n fatal accident. His
parents, who reside at 40 B. had sent him to
TINS place FOR groceries. He Got on freight
train To ride homo, distance of about two
miles and in jumping off, opposite his fathers
residence, fell, and was caught 10y the cars, and
had one of his legs literally ground up from
end to end He died in about two hours after
the accident. Will this be warning to the
boys? IT should be. The practice of jumping
on and IN moving trains prevails TO an alarm
~ iHI cAIehS al Lhls polntr men irelGhl tram
half q dozen boys ''dig OUT to meet it. and will
jump on and then jump of. and repeat the
operation until the train stops. and when it
starts again the same fool hardy scenes are en-
acted. 1t strikes me. Mr.. Editor, that if was
the happy paTsHt OF these IOUeig ch sT1tbS would
either have them to discontinue this horrible
practice they would find themselves short OF
then they not my b0lS!
Quite spirited game OF tcn pins was played
here on Wednesday last. The contest was for
the championship of the lower end of the lawn
ship. The cont testants were Mr.. John W. Long,
end. The game WAS he beet three in five; and
though skiifully played on both sides, was won
There will be a number OF dwellings erected
here in the spring MIR. Henry Allenhaugh is
street by new one. understand it is the in
tention 10 open this street its entire length,
Much of the business of the town is done on it,
and il should be improved. Mr., Finn, at the
modious eating house and beautifying his pro-
perty with eVcr-gTesHS etc. Mr.. Priugle also
pcrty, ana II IS one OF tue on dHS that our bach
elOr friend the corner COntem plates the in
teTnGI adjournment of his house.. 1t is time the
thought occurred to him. Mr., Parrish, hear,
is about to eX change his fine hotel property for
real estate in the country. Mr.. Mckenzie has
hne property on TINS ST eel ana Las recently
improved il extensively by an addition to the
building and a handsome fence around his en-
tire premises. Mr. Mex has also Well-hlied
grocery store, which is presided over, as gen
eral thing. by his amiaCle and accomplished
wife. A Fhgnian by birth, she possesses the
attractions peculiar to the high-toned South
ern ladies. as well as great business tact.
Mr.. Edward Reilly is f4!l of hope that the
NOR that the stock yards are about to be
moved from East Liberty to Portage will be
verified, he having just the property upon
which to locate the same. This failing, Mr.. r.
proposes TO have the necessary arrangements
made 10 accommodate all who have axes TO
grind.
Mr.. P. Ciossin contemplates building cabi-
net shop on Portage street. and Mr- Ignatius
Flenner will probably erect carpenter shop
on the same street. Mr., Samuel Long is erect
frg neat d " eIling house on Washington street.
Alr. Burg, hear it said, will open all ice-cream
saloon when the warm weather arriyes-but
the CampbeilS are coming - and
Yours, pro tcn'poTe, II, BUB.
JoHNsTOwN. Feb. %, 1874.
DEAR FREENAN-HSn must be doing some
thing, and women must be doing something.
Crusades to the Holy Land were right, so far
good intent was concerned, but wrong in the
actual suffering and destitution they caused.
II selling liquor is wrong why grant licences
Is il fair TO take both license money and the
liquorf Sull, men and women viii act, even
though civil war should be the result Burning
witches was bad enough, but ii answered as
h0bbU, and good people must have iobby- II
is funny 10 hear of PennSylv petitioning
strongly against local option. whilG her sister
Ohio is pouring out the demon liquor in the
streets. Like the weather signals: this moral
tudes. for one would be willing to see the
crusade 90 on, on the principle Of comPensa-
ting every one Tor the loss sustained; Other
wise the crusade itself is illegal and immoral
PhOTCGRAPHIC.
Prof. Wesley Green has in his gallery one OF
the handsomest photographs ever saw. 1t is
n life size photo. OF his little daughter, aged
seven years. She is leaning forward on a sofa
reclining her arms on the cushioned end dress
&C in milk white or snow white dress, with a
fed silk SASH around her waist. The finest
openings in the lace around her neck and wrists
looks so real that it is real. All should sec it,
have seen many pictures, but the like OF this
THE WEATHER.
1t is dangerous to tamper with the weather.
but | may say that the past week was more like
MAY chan February Flies and butterflies were
on the wing ana everything looked just like
spring. But look out before this is in print.
CHINA.
Eessrs. Caoll and Hykas. who left this place
to teach school in China, write that they have
arrived safely at walled town the Yang
tsc Kiang river-that they had skating there,
though only 80 degrees north latituae-that
the view of the landscape from the walls of the
town iS enchanting-that several heathen Chi
nese have left their cards, or visited them. and
tina the houses are as good as our own build
ings here The town has nopuiatiion Of seven
one SIDE and white on the other.
AFRICA.
Gne day DR.. Livingston is aad, and one day
he is not dead. 1t is strange they cannot find
ont. Why don't they ieleRrapi.2 Did they
hold an inquest over fIitn as per Mr.. O'ReIIy?
My opinion is, that the Doctor was dead years
opinion Will not affect history. The English
might run across from Ashantee and hunt
him up ar
The schools are beginning 10 quit, that is to
close. Conemaugh borough takes the lead and
advertisements I viii do like the schools aud
close too. 1lo9 hOE.
wTLMoRE, Feb. 2i, 1874
DEAR FREEMAN-As you found il impossible
10 puUlsa my lucrubations last week, you viii
have to put up to a great extent TINS li!n@ with
what was commnniGatGd, t in = my C last ePistie.
Our young friend, T. hc'I- OsTer, was mar
Plottner of this place. Tom was sGhooimate
of ours-of which honor he is Doubtless proud
and altogether very clever ieiIow' whlle ms
better haIf is an amiabie young lady; conse-
quently We wish thsm well in their matr;mo-
Mr. Alec. Byers and wife, our uragreeable next
door neignbOrs, celebrated their respective
birth days, both together, q few days ago.
Dir. l.. ID. Hoffman, OF EbenSburg, paid our
town a pro ofessiOnal visit some two weeks ago
Extracting teeth. filling those which are not
too much decayed ana manufacturing artificial
tors, is the Doctors business, ana
know whereof | affirm when say that he un-
derstands the dent art perfectly. Your cor
resDn.4 dent hSd several teeth which sadly need
ed the dentists attention, all which Dr. ii.
filled in q workmanlile manner. One mOlar
in particular appeared beyond redemption,
having crtZed our head for 4 week with its
aching, but after covering the nerve with bone
Gaping, IA material composed OF pulVerizeG
bOI,e diluted with some chemical, which i'm
M ediately HardenS when put into a toOthO he
then filled the remainder CT the cavity with
amalgam filing, 2Ed now the tooth feels as
solid as auz we have. the aching has left il, and
it gives fair proruise IF being decided success
Isr Hoffman designs visiting NIlmore on the
ten th day of each month, and would respect
fully inform those Of our people " 40 want
set of artificial teeth, or what IS better, their
natural teeth preserved. that they cannot dc
bett er than call on Dr. Hoffman.
The firm of +. NJ. Woleslagle 4 Son has been
most successful in getting in logs, notwith-
standing the scarcity of snow. They now have
at their mill at Bsn's Creek something over !
+ 600 logs and about 5000 at the Cam bria mill,
|, short distance from this place. 1t is doubtful
IL any other numbering firm in the county cln
say much. r,
CoIgau. now sports the athX OF Esquire by right
of election. -, a.. -,
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