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

mer wearing apparel at their renowned Oak
Hall Clothing Store, JuhnstOwn. Nessrs.
Hess are always up to the times, always eE-
| terpr-sing, liberal and attentive, ana always
deserve and should receive the patronage of
all classes. Buy from them-always.
Gray hairs are said TO be honorable, and
for that reason, perhaps, the old gentleman
who struck the Indiana County man over
the back with his cane the other dav sim
ply because the latter had kicked the old
gertleInan's dog, which was swapping at
his heels, may congratulate himself on hay
ing escaped something Of the same sort. in
duplication which the dog received. Nous
rerrOUs.
Mr.. Linus p. McDarmitt, an Ebensburg
boy, visited the scenes of his early youth
the early part Of this week Mr. Med halls
! at present from Front Royal, Va, where he
Is now engaged rs 4 sub-cOntr actor Oh the
Shenandoah Valley, L. r. Linus is one
OF the most deserving young men that our
town has ever produced, ana We hope that
Dame Fortune may ever continue TO smile
propitously upon him.
In portion Of our edition last week we
announced that Elisha Dixon had been
! found guilty III he District Court at Johns
town for outraging the little girl Hickman
some time during june. a motion for a
nSw trial was Immediately made by mis-
counsel, which motion will be heard at n
SPECIAL term of Court, commenced Nav
10Th. In the meantime Dixon will remain
IN jail here, where he is now confined
Mr.. II. a. Shoemaker, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Ebensburg Mining and
Man anufacturing Company, has resigned said
position for the purpose OF looking mere
closely TO his interests in the Ebensburg
Foundry, Ill which he is interested as a
partner. AT q meeting Of the +. NJ. & NJ.
/ Co, held on Saturday last, II was decided
that the Superintendent, ex-Sheriff Myers,
should have the privilege OF filling the va
I cauCy.
The Presbytery Of BlairsvilIe, consisting
OF 20 ministers and 81 churches, will meet
/ IN the Presbyterian church of this place ON
next Tuesday afternoon Mt o clock. There
will probably be some 90 delegates present
The organization of the Presbytery and cleo
tion of officers will take place in the after
noon, and the opening sermon will bQ deliv-
cred At 30 p. ID. hy Rev. W. w. MOoreEead,
OF GrecnSburg The sessions of Prpsbvtery
are all open and the public are cordially in
vited 10 attend,
And now comes the Curwensville Times
with irs little egg story, which ruuueth thus
| ly: Mrs. MOrrisSy has speckled Dominique
hen which laid twelve eggs in four days and
wanted to set on the fifth. Mrs. NJ. set,
her accordingly, and in twelve days after
the speclIled hen appeared before Mrs NJ. s
door cluckiug 10 tweuty-fOUr speckled chick
ems. The owner has been offered 81 so for
the hen, hut declines to negotiate.
-Eias Edwards. OF BlaCkiick township,
who seldom, if ever, comes In Ebensburg
and departs again without getting his hide
full Of ''uUR-iuice" aud then if possible Gre
atIng disturbance with somebody, was ar
irrerrrssiLie fesire to squelch one or two of
Our citizens, anL f0urishing "A revolver in n
very threatening manner, and after a hear
ing before Burgess kinkead was fined in
the SUm of sic and costs.
A rosc-bush especially valued because
at one tune possessed by a daughter who has
Tor severa! years been deceased, was dug up
and carried away from the front yard If lfr.
Robert Roberts residence in this place on
Wednesday night last. The impressions OF
"A pair of feminine CATERS in the wet clay
showed very plainly that the thief wore fe-
male tOgEcTy, and her identity is very strOufr-
ly suspected. No amount of money would
have bought the rCse-bush, which was high
ly priced for its associations.
Some of the sporting fraternity here
away have turned their attention TO angling
for catfish, and large haus aud large fish
arc said TO have rewarded their efforts al
belt the "wOmau's crusade has not yet
reached Griffith dam .''Whodevoured my
Cheesc?' is n question that was prOpOuudoG
immediately after one of these fishing ex-
Cursious, and although We could answer il,
prefer 10 let the reader Judge for himself
fearing that the cat without the Iish might
get ont of the bag if we pursued the subject
further.
Shooting at mark out of back windows
is lively sport, no doubt, for the marksmcn,
whatever might be thought of il in case
somebody should accidentally get within
range of the biundcrbuss. Still it is in-
dulged III by two young men we wot of in
this place and will hc probably until the
sights on that gun are properly arranged,
unless i'm the meantime the "shootists' find
oUt, when they are out OF pocket apiece
that there is an ordinance out which requires
shooting 70 Ie done outside the borough lin
its. SO look ont.
A man named William Walton, who
had come on from Harrisburg for the pur-
pose of seeking employment at the Cambria
IRON Works, and who, according TO his own
story, was interviewed and sought to be /
turned from his purpose by some of the Stri- /
ksrS. WAS struck on the forehead with a /
heavy stone and badly Injured, about nine (
o'clock on Wednesday night last, while sit /
ting in the aicove ia front of the Merchants /.
Hotel. His injuries are not considered fatal. /.
The Company has offered 81 900 reward for .
the arrest of the cowaTdly pcrpctrator.
ON VI o"d0y night last, as we learn from |
the LatrObe ddUoCGte, I'tUIiel- Casey \ mi /
ner, employed at the 'shaft," was instantly /
killed by = train in SOXman's Cur, n very (
short distance east of Latrobe. ii is sup
posed he was going home, aud, stepping from I
one track TO avoid passing freight train, .
got immediately in front of the Fast Line /
East. Death must have been instantaneous, /
As one of his arms was broken in three places, !
his neck broken, and skull crushed. He was /
aged between fifty and sixty years. The .
gentlemen who found him are also miners ,
and state that the body was warm when nrst /
discovered