The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-12-11

"A low-priced cooking or heatlng stove
is prominent among the many things which
it is ''peuny wise and pound foolish to in
vast in and the man whe houses one such in
homes of securing = sufficiepcy of caloric is
very apt to be disappointed. A fact like
this speaks volumes in favor of such excel
lent stoves Geo. w. Yeager & Co, Altoo-
ma. are now selling at the lowest cash rates
The Waynesburg Republican calls its
nonpaying subscribers 'capacisus Drained
and libsral-hearted delinquents," and IN
forms them that they will have to do with
out the news, AS the publisher does not pro-
pese to pay Uncle Sam in advance for ear
ryng to them tive dollars worth of news
papers for which they will never pay. And
that's just what's the matter with tue FRHR-
MAN rs well.
Don't put on silly airs and turn up your
nose At poorer people in palmer clothes, but
remember while all proud flesh, wherever
it grows, Is subject to irritation that it 10
:he easiest thing, after all, to visit Murphy's
Star Clsthing Hall, and buy without much
hesitation and at the very lowest prices a
full suit of good clething AZ ever graced
the human form divine. Ne. 109 Clinton
street, Johnstown.
In case before Court this week it was
clearly proven that the defendant was at
''the siege of Troy" inasmucE as one Of the
witsexsss, a blushing 60 damssl, swore that
he came tothe house at; which shedid duty rs
domestic on csrtain evening set forth In
the indictment ann "held her until five
O'Clock next morning. 90 far as the even
ing referred TO was concerned, Of oorrse a
clear abb was established
In the matter of Felix Beck, bankrupt,
of Ioretto this county, the petition Of Pat
rick Msalley, assignee, with proof of service
of notice of application has been presented
before the United States Circuit Court, and
an order made for the sale Of real and per-
sonal property, etc, clear and discharged
from all liens and cncumberancss whatever.
See advertisement in another column and
sale posters printed at this office.
The Hollidaysburg Standard says that
III. N <ersnce down there is hat the editor OF
81. n l,Dton approached his mirror 'hind
80, 80, q, >st'' W hon he discovered a rent that
rss.'t liz enough for q certain fellows
s.pt tail. l'aily one far the Standard whose
local editor ca appreach his mirror hind
- farem,st'' " itbeut turning his back to
ft',,I, g. in fact "A full-heged "hind end
Of the long-sar.d spaces any way you take
How stre.ked and striped the weather
has bsep With snow falls a. ram taiis ana
surshine Setweeu, making in 4 u the queer
eat winter we've seen since-ti.e last one of
course is lust what we meas. hut mere
the a ference so long as folks are ell .ployeo
in seeking the pleasure which may be en-
ioyed in buying cheap goods from Myers ~
I,lcvd, st whose mammoth cash store no enc
isianuoyed by exorbitant prices fer infsrioi
soods which all should avoid
-Vhe Altoona Tribune says that the resi-
dsnce Of Mr.. } ohm j. Patterson, in Gaysport,
defective fiue aud damaged to the ex-
tent of E., 900, the full Insurance., while the
furniture suffered in like proportion. Du-
ring ths fire Mr.. Patterson's pocket-book,
containing S472, box containing n gold
watch and Jew elry valued at s25o and Mrs.
Yatterson's portmonHai ia which there was
a small smeunt of money, were all stslsn.
An old respectable and wealthy farm
of Brothersvalley township Somerset
county, George Fitz by name, having become
tired Of life, adopted n rather singular meth
ad OF "shuffiing off this mortal coil'' yester-
10y - tb.m above a door in his hon. Hs is
euch way that by placing his neck between
,Lau! lie was enabled to strangle himself to
desuh Temporary dsmentia 10 what the
Somerset Herald says was the matter with
him.
The ladies' will be specially interested in
learning that no store in Ebenskurg keeps 80
full lire of fancy goods of every descrip-
tion such az hosiery, gloves ribbons. belts,
scarfs nubiss, collars, coilarettes, CUTS
handkerchief, ties, combs, wells, infants
hoods zephyr knit socks and mitts, hair
braidx, trimming braid., edgings, buttons,
ievelry Of all kinds, psrfumery, and every
thi ng else in the notion line, as can be at a III
times found at NJ. l.. Oatman's cheap cash
store and none sell so cheap.
As holiday gift to valued friend or
beloved relative. we know of nothing more
fitting or more desirable than photograph,
bust size neatly framed, of your Town dear
self" except perhaps a handsome photo
crarh album, of which, among many other
elegant articles in his line, I. T. Spence, of
this place. photograph artist without su-
perior, has large and varied assortment.
Times are hard and trade dull, and FOR these
reasons Spence will take photographs and
soil pictures, frames, etc, cheaper than ever
A r1an giving his name as G. Robert
Ott and hailing from Pittsburgh, sncceeded
~ I;,n,.;no If connie ~f oIuaDfe watches
&, Jobus.ov Uuc day last week, out II suo-
seouently appearing that the watches as well
as a small sum 81 money hao neeh stoIen
from a resident of the former city, named
Thomas Dillon, the thief was eventually ar
rested in ltoora and taken to Pittsburgh,
where he was held in $500 bail for his APP
pearance to answer, and the stelen watches
were in due time returned to the rlghffal
owner So on the whole, don't you c. Rob
srt OFT TO have known better than to engage
In auch unlawful psccadillos.
A vouns man n this place, ~be by the
way is oae of the most devoted of levers,
found 1t necessary to have a few teeth in
serted not long since, and soor after the OPP
Grafton called upsn his lady love, who resides
in a neghboring village. Such was the ef-
feet of the now teeth upon his articulation,
ho0ey.r. that the fair damsel was just
the point of concluding that he had put an
enemy Into his mouth which had stolen
away his brains, when the young man sue
ceeded in dispslling her fears oy eXpiainlng
the true cause of his popularity OF speech,
Had he failed in this, there is no telling but
what an early decrease in the receipts OF the
Pa r. r. Co. would have been the result
The pipe of the Conduit Oil Company,
which passed under the track oil the west
Penn Railroad At Powers Run, was tern up
by a force of three huuarod men under the
direction of Superintendent Creighton, OF
said road Friday morning last; since
" hen a sufficient force of employees, many OF
whom are from Altoona, has been kept on
,icko; daty night and day 70 prevent tho
elaving Of the pipe. A great deal OF OIL
vas lost by the tearing up OF the pipe, aud
,,ueb feeling is manifested in Pittsburgh
and thoughoutthe oil region in consequence OF
ria exciting csnte between these two rival
eoporations The subject Of dispute has
bs,u before the Courts for some tt me past.
lone of those terrible n1ishaps which so
frecu.ntIy attend upon hunting expeditions
habits occurrence near Altoona few days
AGO IL seems tha, Joseph =. Brawn, a resi-
dentof Logantown, one Of the suburbs OF
Altoona, went to Brush mountain, Some ,h'oo
.,ilassi.tant. Oh Saturday morning last, in
ou..t " game, and seeing dark object mo
wing ia the woods some distance from hiH,
IL. - inn In a