The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-03

nothing doing elsewhere he is seldom with
out customers. Cos why, he sells for cash
only and gives every man, woman and child
full value for their money.
The news was telegraphed TO this place
yesterday that the extensive livery stable
of Col. Wm X. Piper, in Hollidasburg, was
destroyed by ire about o'clock that morn
ing The particulars of the confagration
/ were not known here at thetimc of pntting
our paper to press on Thursday vening.
The failure of the great sugar-importing
house of Stirling, Ahrens s. Co., Baltimore,
has struck f. II. Nutter s. Co.; of Chest
Springs and A A. Barker s. Son, of this
place, to the tune of several thousand DOL
lars for shook furnished, which may or may
not he recoverable wheG the affairs of the
firm have been settled up.
In the u. S. District Court at Pittsburgh,
on Monday last, the assignee of Charles Nc
Gonigle, an alleged bankrupt, of Hemlock,
this county, was allowed to sell real and
personal property Invested of liens, and in
the matter of Felix Beck, of Loretto, an
order of reference was made TO Register
Brotherline to ascertain the validity of the
alleged liens of Hugh McMulen and +. d.
Saupp. ..
1t is necessary for invalid pensioners to
be examined every two years, unless their
disabilities are of such a well-known nature
will render their duty unnecessary. Per
sons who have lost a limb need not undergo
this examination. The orders issued by the
Pension Department are unusually strict
for the biennial performance of this duty,
which must be done commencing with the
present month.
The man who runs this machine is once
more OH the sick list-not with quinsy, how
ever, nor indeed with any complaint that
is likely to keep him confined fer more than
two or three days at the utmost. He hopes
however, that the fact That he gets sick oc-
casionally will not he made a point against
him on the County Treasury question, -
the other fact that he does not pay as much
tax some other people has been.
Miss Alice Sweeny, sister of Mrs. II. j.
Grouse of this place, was received into the
Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph at the
mother house here, on Saturday morning
last, taking the name of Sister Mary Teresa
in religion. Sisters Stanislaus and Mary Paul
made their profession on the same occasion,
Rev. Father Boyle, in the absence of the
Bishop, recei wing their vows and attending
to the olher details of the ceremonies.
Vincent Hickey son of AIR John Hickey.
of Altoona, who by the way has had
more aff fictious in his family than usually
falls 10 the lot of one man, fell from an oak
tree on "Wednesday forenoon, and striking
the ground with his head and face, sustained
very severe bodily injuries. At latest &C
counts the unfortunate lad, whose age is
,I, n
scious condition, and whether or not he was
injured internally could not be ascertained.
And now comes the Mt. Union Herald
a diminutive sheet scarcely more than one
fourth the size of the FREEMAN, with that
same ridiculous old story about the Cam
bra Guards, of this place, intending TO
march over the wagon road to Huntington,
carrying with them four days rations, to at
tend the review of the Fifth Regiment
ut that place on Thursday of next week.
How true it 3 that it il next to Impossible
FOR the truth to overtalSe a lie.
"A young lady residing nesr Curwens-
VILE Clearfield county, was to have been
married last week, butt when the appointed
day arrived she scooted off on double
quick to the residence of the minister who
had been engaged to perform the ceremony
and very blandly Informed him that she
had made up her mind not to take any of
that in her'n. What the expectant bride
groom thinks about this new turn of events
has not yet transpired.
The Altoona Erening Mirror Of recent
date says An order has been received at
the lower shops of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, this city, for three more pos
tal cars, with still greater improvements than
the three recently completed, of which we
have heretofore spoken. These cars are TO
I've completed by the 12ih proximo, are TO be
sixty feet in length, which is twelve feet
longer than the ordinary passenger cars, and
to be built in the most approved and sub
stantial manner. Work will be commenced
Immediately on them.
James and Charles Miller were con-
victed in the Somerset county court last
week of attempting TO defraud man named
Peter Hanger out of six hundred dollars,
aud were sentenced to undergo imprison-
ment in the Western Penitcntiary for aterin
Of two years and eight months and one year
respectively. From evidence adduced the
fact was cleaned that the real name of Charles
Miller, so called, is Linton p. Johnston, OF
this county, but we doubt very much wheth-
er n man of that name has habitation
within the confines of Cambria
"A passenger on the evening express
train east over the Pennsylvania railroad,
on Friday, went from the sleeping coach
which he was occupying to the smoking car
for the purpose of enjoying smoke. After
the train passed Wilnore he returned, and
was somewhat surprised to find that his
satcbel, containing a sum of money and
some valuable papers, had been stolen He
came back as far as East Conemaugh with
n view to discover if any person had been
seen with a satchel such IA he described,
but his journey was fruitless one.
A grand array of legal talent has been
secured to defend Messrs. John Siney and
v;nro p,rkS whose trials 10 take place