The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-06


ly felt in the matter of improving and
cleansing the highways and bywRyS of oul
borough, as we have no doubt he will he
will be entitled to the heartfelt gratitude
of those who have long felt that there was
need of just such a man in that position as
Mr.. Shinafelt will likely prove to be.
I Among the good men and true who
hung up their hats i'll our town this week
we name two Of Clearfield county's most
respected citizens, Capt John McKiernap
and Mr.. A. Finn, of p. & A. Finn Smiths :
Mills, and fail tie name our newly develop
/ ed and truly welcome correspondent B. E.
H., who is about as sharp as a steel trap
I and genial gentleman clear through
+ such specimens Of the genus homo are al
/ ways deserving of a cordial welcome.
Spring Is coming on apace. and as q
matter of fact great many hOusekeepers
/ viii want to improve the internal appear
| ance of their homes about that time. To
/ such we would say, go and see the elegant
stock of wall papers, comprising nearly one
/ hundred different styles and embracing all
grades from the richest to the plainest
now on exhibition at Geo. Huutley'S big
hardware and house furnishing emporium,
and shown in such way as to make it the
eHsiest thing in the world to select Just
what you want. Go and see the show
The winter now about closing so far
2 l.
of the streakedest seasons, take it all in all,
that has ever been trOtted out. 1t remind
cd one III no way that we can imagine of
the large stock of superb dry goods, gro
cerjes, etc, which can always be found in
great prOfuSien ut Myers & Lloyd's cheap
store, but that is as good a way us any to
keep this fact before the people. No one
doubts that just good goods can be pur-
chased at as low prices from NJ. x l.. as
from any other merchant in the county.
"A contest for the long range cham
piOnShip at rifle shooting came of at FOun-
tain Inn, Blair county, last Saturday after
noon. Messrs. Henry Rehe, of this coun-
ty, and Aleck Mcknight, of Blair county,
were the contestants-the latter carrying
off the first prize, 800, and the former the
second prize, $50 In some side tests of
skill which followed. the Cambria county
marksmen came off first best, fobbing a
large sum by their superior accuracy of
aim. Another contest between the same
parties Will, we understand. come off at an
early day.
The fourth, and no doubt the last. lee
ture of the season will be delivered at the
Presbyterian church this evening by Rev.
\. y. HolIifield. of Chester county. whose
reputation as an interesting, instructive
and amusing leSturer is vouched for by the
Philadelphia P"eas and other leading news
papers The price of admission has been
reduced to % cents. which should be an
incentive to all. and should aid. so far as
the attendance is concerned, in preventing
the course in its conclusion from becoming
akin to the subject matter of the present
lecture 'Shabby Clothes"
Rev Stephen Wall. President of St
Michaei's Theological Seminary. Pitts
hurgh-one Of the finest pulpit orators in
the State-wiil deliver a lecture in ST. Mi
chael's church, Loretto. on ST. Patrick's
evening h1lrI, 1-fl,\ g
said church. We have not learned the
subject selected for the occasion, but as
Father Wall is perfectly at home on any
subject worthy OF n master mind, there Is
no question but what the lecture VIII be
rs interesting and instructive as we know
it will be we'll delivered and fun of earnest
ness. Let no one fail to hear him unless
want Of time and TOO great distance inter
fereS to prevent.
How many misunderstanding arise
fIOm the loose ways in which business mat
tcrs are talked over. and when each party
puts his own construction on the conversa-
tion, the matter is dismissed by each with
tho words : ''.tll right; all right" Ere
quently in turns out all wrong, and becomes
a question for lawyers and courts. More
than three -fnurths Of the litigation Of the
c 'untry would he saved if the people would
put down their agreements i'll writing and
sign their names to it. Each word in our
language has its peculiar meaning. and
may be made, by the change Of its position
IN sentence, to convey an entirely differ
en- idea from that intended. When once
reduced to writing, ideas are fixed, and cx-
pensive law suits are avoided.
The man whose ''bOdy lies IT Ouldering
in the grave" had quite culogy passed
upon. him at the Court House on Tuesday
night, the eulogist hein no less a parsonage
than the renowned COlored orator, Fred
Douglass, Esq. OF the subject matter of
the lecture we still entertain our former
opinion, Mr.. Douglass to tue contrary not
yet we are free to admit
that the earncstness and elOqueHce of his
defender and apOlogist are well worthy an
attentive hearing and clndid cOnsidera-
tion. Mr.. Douglass is a man of more than
ordinary intelligence, which fact was well
known and widely recognized long before !
we said anything about il, and being pOrtly !
and preposseSsing in appearance, and the
pOSseSsor of u voice, gestures and freedom /
we name two of the most respected citizens /
Of action in keeping with the role of pub
lie lecturer, as well as good talkcr and |
rather witty one, he is certainly an orator !.
well worthy of many hearers wherever he Z
appears, as was the case here on Tuesday /
evening last.
Mean men are to be found IN every /
This one turns up, or rather !
is turned up by the Greensburg Democrat, /
in Westmoreland county, his mcanncsS /
having cropped out in this wise: On last /
" Wednesday morning, at Scott Dale. being /
devoid of all manly feelings. told his wife. /
who was sick at the time, to pack up and /
leave. For the time she could not believe /
him in earnest. but he took her band box
down from the shelf and for ced her 10 com
mence packing up, she crying bitterly all
the while. This attracted the attention OF
A neiChbor, who went to the house to see
what was the matter, and gave the poor
woman all the assistance in her power. and
invited herto remain at her house until her
friends c0u!d call for her. On Thursday
morning she left for her former home at
the unfecling wretch being
seemingly satisfied with the result. 1t is
said that Mrs. William GoldsborouGh is a
woman, and that she had been
to Goldsborough only about elght
months.
The Sabbath School entertainment
riven at the Presbyterian church on wed
nesdav evening last was all and more, so
far as the children were concerned, thah
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