The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-04-24
Local Correspondence.

, PR. EDiTCR-At last the Ring worms haye
. been aroused, and am happy TO see the letter
q of Messrs. ''CGeser aud Hold Her in the FRBTs-
MAS OF last week. II is unqucstionably a41le
and well written article and reflects great e. edit
( on Summerhin. IT evidences intellect tl!s,t
! prises me, when think of its coming from
Summerhill- But. sir, It didn't come from that
{ little settlement They didn't speak for hem
selves. but like Iiassm. BEN 2 afraid, and
Z hlHIctcu Win anlInerIng, they got the ass 10
: speak FOR thcn. Not having one of the long
cared kind of sufficient intelligence in their lit
( Jie TOWN $50 cHltedl' they Went little piece M
TO the country and borrowed two / say two, as
the article Is signed ny the firm. It is an able
! nIin ana they strike right from the shoulder
: lthe rear shoulder), yet in the language of our
llhiStrious y; e. BY the powers that burn III
They deny my charges. That's very natural;
/ 1t mas been customary from time iinmemorial
few politicians acknowledge their errors;
therefore say 1t is very natural for the X
! VS., through their counsel, to say, we CldIi
( do so and So. L"ts look at the truth of the
matter. South Fork w,s fpra long time under
the lmpreSSlnn that she did not have ala cqitI
show with Summcrhill IN regard to school mat
teIs. ana when III the course on human eNen,s' ms
II Decitthe NECESSARY Tor 6er I" ecFer hef con-
( ncctiOn with Summerhill, set mp a school or
| her own ana Ey that. mems receive her right
ful share OF educational privileges. she suE-
gcstcd such II course to SummvrhiH Her pro-
/ osition was net by Indignant aud poweri al O. =
! position simply Tor the reason that summer
/ hill had not bed the people OF South Fork
ITihcicntiy to pay for their own school house;
sum to build their house, they reluctantly con-
Sehted 70 tue Independent school CIHtrlct;-
most or il. We now have school OF our own
Z ana neither ask or require any FAVOR al iltii
/ hands. Bat, Mr.. Editor, they are not SIT tiShed
. yet, for we have caught several OF the worms
parties whose prcnc,.tl- L,,DrIeus tn 5c ntsr th.
dividing line, and they d do it in minut" II the
alone
/ The firm. Of &C; s II. possess. a large amount
. of one article which ] believe ischaTrcter .tic
/ OF lhe race. No pair OF government mules eN er
J possessed more check than they. That mission
/ poor SINNERS, first stopped at Summe"hiil. In
deed understand he was ON special mission
/ there some t.mG, but they declined to feed fhs
/ old man unless he would Join the ring
/ dust from his feet ana came down here. He
J forgnvc them though and prayed earnestly for
/ language is plain know OF no community
: that stands in more need cf the prapcrs Of The
f right leous han the people of sum rrLiu.
/ In reference to their scandulOHs remarks
! shout JEFF. Daxis, secession rebels, etc; have
/ and believe state but the truth when 10 say
/ that the " ar record Of South Fork will com
! pare favurahIy with that or any other locality
! in Cambria county. and should the time ever
! services of her sons South Fork will not bc
) found in the rear unless, perhaps, they should
/ lie detailed rear guard to prevent the sum
merhill Il, w.'s from crawling back homn.
| Mr.. Editor, think the abuse of those chaps
! called rebels evidences bad taste, TO say moth
1 ing of ingruttude. on part OF at least one mem
! meut he is to-day Indebted to one rebel for
/ the loan of pair of pants, borrowed during
| the war when he was in great distress.
! | hope we shall hear again from e. & II. 1t
| is becoming interesting. Let him throw an
! other shell, nut next time tell hmm to put in
! good fuse. Lay on, Macdun, ana damned be
! he who first cries hold, en- ought! Il. e. r.
PORTAGE April Is, 1874.
! DEAR FREEMAS-In looking over your col
} umns notice that your locals have been very
( delinquent Tor the past TWO weeks Instance,
| two weeks ago but one contributor appeared
Local" from the Summit-Lut then the
! extra hCt of that effort would go far toward
| making up for the dclinquencies of your 9th er
correspondents. Indeed, the tone OF Locals"
account OF the strike OF the educators at the
/ public school at Lilly would seem tO indicate
/ soreness in some vital part In fact, one would
! be led TO the conclusion thct the writer was
! engaged in the same honorable calling, and in
| the same district, and was Sof1o'ctng over his
nisfortune IN not StrtkHig successfully were
| il not for the fact that he is from the summit
| OF the a AiIeghe,nies. And yet am puzzled
! To know why denHen OF the sum NIT should
tax take s4cn deeR and itanthropiG interest IN
sumo however, that ne mas lyClhcti i'niScg up
10 tnr conclusion that from his high perch he
On All Under h 0@5 %oTH Se s56n %l5m b
Iast in frr he r imitation or ~ i
bird. he does twist his head OF IN his euorrs
at looking after other peoples business
! was pleased TO see in last weeks FREEMAN
/ brief letter q was sorry il WASH a long Uncj
! from the old war horse Rob Roy, and
/ trust That the readers OF the i fiH.EMAN may
yisii 10 the Golden State,inayi Se fully realized
Our big town has been peaceable and pros
| porous since I wrote you last. Several dwell
! inys are under contract and will he built du-
! ring the summer. The new Office of DR.. Dicka-
son, which is juSt receiving the finishing touch
( es of the naiuttr MIR a. HawheI, is lovely 10
behold. It's 'front.' is done up III recherche style,
| and is another feather in the cap of Railroad
/ street. 1 understand the Doctor has purchased
/ i lot on Portage street. ana will Immediately
begin the erection OF a private residence.
learn from the l.ewspaPerS' as well as from
! quite number of candidates for some Of the
! the dear voters at the fall election, Don't you
! think it's little early? In view Of the pros
/ pcct of a long and vigorous campaignr have
! tSken the prcCaution to procure three bottles
/ of '-JOhnsUu's AuOdyne Liniment,' which Iiui-
rnant cuu'f bP heat for strenrtbeuinr the wrist
fl and Si1. .1ll lfsaI nd ns
are often very trying on those joints. l wuu Id
advise all my friends TO get Somc< IT IS for
sale by all druggists, and by 7. vi. olcSingle
Speaking of candidates, l am reminded that
! have heard several citizens both here aud
clscwh mention, tHVOrably, the name of
"nlinc host OF the Washington House Plane
No. , J. $ Kicl, Esq, in connection with the
DcmOcratic nomination for Assembly. Pos
6usiness qGacatois mfai'S9t ali9 ana ~, rst flass
siEe travel. acquired a vast knowledge or men
do to tie TO, Mr.. X. would be just the man tor
popular candidate, and n useful member of
the legislature BcsiGes, ms annette frame
aud fine physique would not fail 10 command
respect among the SolonS oi ttai oody. y tIeI t
Legislature this year, and wulI see sam and
go 900 better.
l noticed i'm your issue of last week, that you
give the Johnstowu IitbuHe as authority for
tho fact that B. McCOlgau, Esq, of WlmOre, is
Al candidate for Prothonotary, and add that the
authority is rather questionable. Now, the
Tribune man be afflicted in that way. but il
didn't lie about that, for because / Ecard the
Squire himself say that he was a CandtdIte.-
barney posse sScS nrSt rute GudllhclllfES Tor
the office, and is entitled to 1t OccaCst of his
long and consistent adherence TO Democratic
priuc:ulcS. and should be nominated. Bat as
lam not running the Democratic party OF this
county, and as the party is Bot much likely TO
run me- shall not aiiiict Ii with any dictatiOn-
Yours, truly, HI BBU B.
CREST SPRINGS, April 20, 1874.
DEAR FREEMAN Thinking ii no more imam !
right that you should hear from this locality at
least once in u utwrlvemoRth, assume the priv /
ileyc of addressing you.
our borough schOoI closed during the past /!
week with an exhibition which was continued 4
during two successive evenings. and which. /
like the school itself, was highly crcditabie To ,
the teacher, Squire Hduds, ana TO All the other !
participants. The exhibition Opened with an 1
address from the teacher, II very pleasing pro- ,
duCJiou well delivered. after which the follow /
ing interesting programme was presented i'll /
the order in which IL Is given: The tadcd ,
Coat of Blue'-song by Misses Annie Little, /
Ciemma Grouse, Annie Miller ana Emma Lit
tie, which admirably rendered; Dialogue,
Tine Way to Smiths 10y Messrs. Grouse and
Hollis, By whom the parts were well sustained;
Dialogue The Irish servant by AcsSrs. Nc
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