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

The all-firedest paper that has ever yet
been published, bearing the title of the Cut
ting Bor was issued from the Office of the
Johnstown Democrat last week and sent
forth to the world to the number of ten
thousand copies as an advertising medium
for the great Wholesale and retail hard
ware fl rm of Dibert, Wayne & Co, Johns
town. Besides much useful and practical
information the Cutting Boz contains great
deal of an original matter to laugh at es-
pecialiy in its quaint replies to imaginary
correspondents. 1t promises an appearance
enthusiastically, but the possibility is that
we will not soon look upon its like again.
The Democratic convention of Blair
county met at Hollidaysburg last Monday
and nominated the following ticket: State
Senate, Samuel Henchey; Associate Judges,
Henry Fettinger and A. F. Osterloh; County
commissioners, John Hileman and Isaac
Diehl; Auditors, j. G. Hagey and J. w.
Frantz; Director of the Poor, Robert Nc
Lanahan Mr.. Henchey, the nominee for
Senator, vas empowered to select his own
cenferees, and the Senatorial delegate to the
Erie Convention was conceded to Cambria.
George Stroop and Francis P. Tierney
Esqs., were elected Representative delegates
to the State convention and Instructed to
support Hon. c. L. Pershihg for Governor.
The ticket is regarded as being unusually
strong, and gives complete satisfaction. The
Democracy of Blair declare that they can
and will give it safe deliverance.
The fact that the FREEMAN, i'll the esti-
nation of the Johnstown Tribune, is not a
reliable dispenser of news unless it gathers
! inf ION, ha oI Of hnt
journal, will be fully appreciated when we
inform our readers that the following item,
| clipped from Saturdays issue of the Tribune,
| is based the story published by ms last
lzweek relative TO the killing of a blacksnake
| in Carroll township in the early part of the
season which measured ten feet and seven
/ inches and that the same gentleman (Mr.
! Albert BosleD did to death sesen years ago a
! reptile of the same species which measured
! fully twelve feet. Not being reliable, the
/ Tribune could not of course accept otr YER
sion of Mr.. Boslet's exploits as correct, and
hence it got mp one of its own I'm this wise
"The latest Corrollto,cn snake measured ten
feet anu seven inches. 1t was killed by n
farmer residing in the vicinity of that Dor
ougf, and lie confesses to having killed one
W
They were both black snakes
While Conductor Quartz was standing
between the Philadelphia Express and Mail
train at Cresson few evenings ago, some
dishonest cuss very cody reached ont from
one of the platforms of the phila. Express
then moving away from the station, and
lifted a new hat from off his head. While
this was doing, however, the glare of Mike s
lamp revealed the features of the thief, and
as he felt confident that he had seen the
same chap on the Mail train, he slipped
around the Philadelphia Express, as,,it was
moving off and hadthe qualification of finding
the object of his search in the very act of
putting the stolen hat on his head and
chucting Il skull cap under his coat. With
ont more ads, Mike lifted his hat from the
thief's head, then struck him with piece of
Quartz in the shape of a bunch of fiives and
sent him sprawling on the platform, after
which he famed his neither extremity with
his foot, and then left him to his meditations
Soon after Max Ritter came across the chap
and asked him what tho matter was, when
he told him that he was dreadful sick. He
managed, however, TO get aboard the mail
train before il got under headway, au'l
thus succeeded in "lightiuG ont" before the
true story of his all ment became Geuerally y
known.