The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-05-28

Good 1uck in work and those who sbirk
play, and clear the way, that better men
have room--to save money by buvihg all they
need in the matter of dry goods and xroce rie
ut f. j. Mills cheapest of cheap cash stores.
The best investment is one that will
result in permanent benefit TO the investor
A fair Instance of this is the economy prac-
tsed and the satisfaction gained by purchas-
ing clothing at Godfrey VOLTS great Cloth
ing Bazaar next door to the Post flee, Al
toona, where garments elegant and season.
able, to suit every taste and every pocket
book, are now displayed in abundance great
er than any W here else liz the country.
An attempt was made on Sunday last
to burn the residence of Mr.. Arther Fowler,
between Larimer and Penn station, West.
moreland county and while :hat gentleman
was subduing the flames several shots were
fred at him. fortunately without effect
nearly fifty of which entered the house, bur
strange as it may seem injured no one
The incendiary attempt is said to have been
/ the result Of the mining troubles in that
| vicinity.
Our band boys can now plume themselves
| on the possession of handsome blue caps,
with very pretty red, white and blue plumes
standing guard in front and towering above
them, and the letters "E. G.. b." enclosed
In a wreath, and all wearing bright silver
sheen, embiazoned on the front. The caps,
which were gotten mp by Mr.. Ben. Thomp-
son, are real ''sniptious," and will add very
much to the tout ensemble of our already good
looking friends OF the horns, cymbals and
! drums.
I Beautiful Spring. it is of thee we wou,d
sing. although we confess that your gentle
/ caress is a rather coQuettish thing: and vet
II is true if il were not for you the ST yles and
/ the shades the textures and grades com
/ Prised in the stock heap and new so finely
/ displayed so neatly arrayed on well-filled
shelves at Oak Hall, would not he so rich
! so cheap and all sicb, were il not for vour
/ annual call. Hess & Bro. IS Oak Hall Cloth
! ing Bazaar, 24I and 243 Main street, Johns
town.
: Our "sojer boys" have adopted the slo 25
uniforms, same as those worn by the Juniata
/ Rifles, Hollidaysburg, and recommended bv
Lieut.. Col. Mflliken, who came mere Satur-
day evening fearfully and wonderfully got
ten up in gorgeous regimentals accompan-
led by two meinbers of said company for
the purpose OF getting an expression of opin-
ion on the uniform question. The suits will
be forthcoming in due time, ard we hone
they will give satisfaction, though we are
not very sangrine on that score.
1t is we'll to be merry and wise; IL is
well to he honest and true; it is well just
now 10 surprise yourself with a suit cheap
tidy and new; ard TO all of these wells we
leg leave to append an advice that on II DO
well TO heed, aud that is, if you have a little
money 10 spend, TO Star Clothing Hall You
should speed, where you'll find Murphy
James j., the smile on his face ALWAYS
sweet, and an elegant stock in endless array
Will your wants and your purse PROMPTLY
meet Star Clothing Hail., 1O9 Clinton street,
Johnstown.
Altoona has already contributed two
car loads of provisions and other needful
articles 70 the Osceoia sufferers All honor
TO the generous people of Altoona. Ebens-
burg, we may add by way of pareu.hesis, is
yet 10 be heard from save and except A
small collection taken up for the family of
Mr.. -- Walters, whose wife, formerly
Miss Mary Davis, grand daughter of Mr..
Robert Roberts, was raised in this place
and who barely escaped with their lives
from the terrible coufiagration which totally
DESTROYED the above named place on Thurs
dav of last week.
The Mountain House at Cresso, XiII he
opened for the reception of guests on Thurs
day. june 18th, under the superintendence
of Geo. w. Muilin & Co the associates in
the firm being Mr.. Geo. X. Mullin, the
senior member, and Mr.. Frank A. Barr of
Pittsburgh, both of whom have been con-
nccted with the house for several years past
We welcome our genial friend, Geo X,
back TO the mountain, knowing do
that under his personal supervision Cresson
Springs will continue TO flourish as hereto
fore, like green bay tree.
We don't know that the fact has ever
before found it's way into print, but il is n
fact none the less that there is, or was a
few years ago, a large hemlock tree with u
pine top growing in the vicinity of Portage
this county--a freak of nature, if il can be
called such, which has long puzzled the
deniZenS of that vicinity, the only solution
of the probleu III being that the pine ton must
/ have been grated on the hemloclx trunk Ivy
the Indians fully century ago. The tree
is or was at the time referred TO, in the fun
vigor of life, hut il bore no limbs other than
the pine ones which surmounted it.
The new chapel at Mt. Gllifzin Semi
nary will I've dedicated Friday forenoon Ivy
Bishop Domsnec, and in the afternoon the
Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred
by the same degniiary upon quite n number
of children connected with the Church of
the Holy Name in this place. Both these
ceremonies will he interesting and impress
a Il. Il
large audiences, we trust that those who at
tend the dedication services will go prepared
TO manifest in n substantial way their ap-
preciation of the good Sisters of ST. Joseph
and the noble work they have in hand.
The meeting on Monday night TO make
arrangements for the decoration on Satur-
day next of the soldiers graves in this vicin-
ity did not prove n success, and since then
nothing has been done in that direction: still
we do not doubt that the programme will he
carried out in good style when the time
comes, even though the necessary prelimin-
aries should he delayed TO the last moment.
The absence of Rev. Father Christy, the
fighting parson' as he is called seems to
be much regretted by all patriotic spirits At
this particular juncture, as this would not
be thus If he was here to take n hand in the
matter
We congratulate our good old boss
Traugh on the attainment of his thirtieth
year in the harness as editor and proprietor
of the gay and Incompatible" Holidays
burg Stdnddrd-a congratuation which we
extend with special nnction inasmuch as
footed il around town the carrier boy of
the initial as well as many succeeding num-
bers of that sterling sheet, then now under
his control, having entered the venerable
and venerated q. s. o. as printers devil
Tuesday morning Aprlr5, 1S45. There
fore il is that take particular pride In
recording the long continued success of the
Standard and it's editor the latter of whom
hope will for many years yet be spared
from the burning--no, the turning of the
last leaf in his eventful life history.
Many acts of heroism were performed
during the recent fire at Osceola. A young
man named +. De Beck, formerly state
policeman, heard that a woman who had
just been confined was lying helplessly in a
Moshannon Mills The mill had caught