The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-05-07
A lad named Albright was struck with

ing against stone throwing which it would
be well for Ebensburg boys to make a note of.
In the matter of raising beans, Mr.. Leon
ard Parabaugh, of Carroll township, wears
the belt, he having last year obtained n yield
of no less than eleven hundred and sixty
eight beans OF the white variety from two
seeds planted at the proper time--a large
return from small investment, surely. If
any one can knock the wind out of Mr.. Far
abaugh's beans we'd like to hear from him.
During the prevalence of storm on
Thursday evening of last week whirlwjnd
struck the board ak in front of the Catho-
lie church at SuInmitvillc, this county, and
after knocking il topsy-turvy, Iurued its at
teniion to the roof OF the church, stripping
CT the cornice on one side of the huilding
and scattering some twemty-two thousand
shingles in all directions. The damages,
which have been fully repaired, required an
outlay Of about $500.
Mr.. S. NJ. Brophy, son of Mr.. Timothy
Brophy, of Altoona, who is well known to
many of our readers, is credited with the
invention of patent arrangement for regis
tering cars, which Will, it is said, save an i'm
uiense outlay to the Pa. Il. r. Co. and bring
inventor. Mr.. Brophy is chief clerk, we
believe, in the office of Hon. John Reilly,
Superintendent of Transportation, Altoona,
and is young man of superior abilities and
high moral character.
If onr people do not feast on good beef
1t will certainly be no fault of ye butcher
man, Joo Gutwald, who drove into town on
Thurstiay last no less than eleven head of
fine western two year olds, bought last fall
at East Liberty and fattened during the
past winter in Indiana county. Nine of these
monster bovues aggregated 1854 poun ds,
and the other two brought down the scales
at 2,i00. Fine, fat yOung cattle like these
cannot fail to pan out first class steaks ard
roasts, large. luscious and tender.
The dedication of the large and beau
tiful new Catholic church editice in Altoona,
known as St. Johns courch, Of which Very
Rev. j. Tuigg is pastor, has been unavoid-
ably postponed from Sunday, May 23d, un-
til Sunday, May 3Gth, on which occasion
sermon will bc delivered in the forenoon by
Rev Stephen Wall, President of ST. Mi
chaels Seminary, Pittsburgh, one of the
most eloquent priests in the diocese, and a
lecture in the evening by Bishop Domen-c.
AuUllSSl'n, INoIll3B 'Silt tlhtN '-tiitS
each Excursion trains will I've run from
JohustowA and Martinsburg and return on
said day.
The wish is 10 Doubt father to the thought
with our good friend King. Of the Altoona
RgGicaj, who avaiIs himself of every oppor
tunity to get Oft a kind word for us, orally
rs we'll "a cJitoriaIly, wher he says that i!c
is ''plcayrd to know That McPil1c, Of the
Ebcnsburg FREEMAN is ahead 10: the Dem
ocra5ic Treasurer nomination in Cambria
county" We hope your head is level on
thar s, ore, ErotEor King, but doubtful things
you know, are mighty uncertain, and it
would therefore be advisable rot 20 venture
much of ynur pile ON what You know
about Our chances fer the nomination in
question, even though our case, as you put
il, sis pIoof positive tia' IT is coIupctcn' for
n man 10 be clever fellow and still be a
Democrat"
Great mortality is said 70 exist amorg
horses ard cattle in several parts of this
county, end notably SO in the northern town
ships, owing 70 great scarcity Of proper
feed. Farmers have been forced To proven
der their live stock on whatever was avail
able in the way of feed, and the result has
been that bots ard collie in horses and "hoI-
iow-horu" and ''wo'ctail' In cattle have
been of frequent occurrence and Of general
fatality. In otler instances, cattle have
taken to the lauruI. with which they have
gorgcd aud Of course poisoned themselves
to death. SO great is the paucity Of feed,
indeed that it Is said that q bundle of straw
could scarcely be purchased anywhere in
Clearfield, Chest or portion of Carroll town
ship at any price whatever.
We are sorry to learn that our friend
Johu O'Nein, Of Altoona had the misfortune
TO fall in such way while attempting :"
get on u moving passenger train between
Tyrone and Osccola, on Monday morning
last as 10 allow the car wheels to pass over
and sever all the fingers from one Of his
hands. He was also badly used up Ivy being
dragged n considerable distance before let
ting 90 his hold on the railing of the car.
Shortly after, while several persons were
discussing the accident, a young man name
not given, attempted to show how people
should get a moving train, one of which
was passing ut the time, but instead of sue
Ceedng in his purpose, he fell with one of
his feet under the car, and now he will have
to hobtlc through life with one foot and a
half, more or less.
The schoo, directors of Cambria county,
to the number of 155, assembled at the Court
House, in this place, on Tuesday afternoon
last. aud after organizing by the selection of
Mr. y. VI. Gregg, of Millville, as chairman,
and Messrs John Lloyd, of Ebensburg, and
w. A. Il. Little, of Allegheny township, as
secretaries, proceeded to the election of
County Superintendent after having first,
however. by vote of 136 ayes TO IL nays,
decided upon the present salary, LOCO per
annum, as the proper recompense for the in
coming officer, the resul. being the selection
on the third ballot of Mr.. Hartman Berg, of
this place, as the choice of the convention.
The several ballots resulted as follows: 1st
ballot--F S. Maloy, IL; II. Berg, Al; y. n.
Keener, 50. 2d ballot--Maloy, ~; Berg, 81;
O III. n.