The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-01-01
Local CorresDo;lGsl,se.

SUNMEREILL TWP, Dee ss, 1874.
DEAR FREEMAH-Not having seen ANYTHING
IN your well filed columns from this locality
Tor the past couple o. months, thought it my
duty TO give you an account at least o. some OF
tho proceedings which came snGer my obser-
walton oH Christmas day-how thnt .rea test of
holy days and most joyous of holidays was Oh
served in and about Wilmore by certain par
ueS hal1ng from other localities About Ssrsn
O'CLOCK on Christmas evening two, sled loads OF
humanity from up the road came TO Wilm0rs
Tor the evident purpose of making r raid on
the town, and with that object in view COM
n9nced pummeling one OF the wi!more boys,
who fortunately, however, managed to escape
from their clutches without serious injury.
subsequently the lad who had received their
striking attentions made known the fact that
he hac been abused by them, when - crowd of
the % hoys called on the visiting party to
have an explanation, but tbs "bummers,' be-
coming frightene ed at the demon stration, beat
nasty retreat, leaving behind them three OF
street and dealt " ith they aesSrs ed escu ping
however wi thout much bodily n2rpl. The VIII
more boys having had the maniDess to abstain
from strong drink during the day, were well
aware OF their ability to "settle the hash" or
their adversar.cs and with might and RIGHT
both against them the invading party would oil
nave found "JordGn n hard road to travel" had
they not wisely concluded and speedily acted
on the principle that discretion ia the better
part or valor. l trust that this will be the
last time may have occasion to refer to such
the bOisterous party had left wives and chill
dren ut homc suffering for the necessaries OF
llte while they were away qusrdering money
for what has not been inaptly termed distilled
dauInation."
my attention to the moral village of Ebsus-
burg, or rather to few or the vir,uOus ~ den
liens thSreOf, three of whom, too old 20 be
called boys aud tsu sindU TO be called men, ar
rived at Wilmore about nine o'clock Friday
evening in sled drawn by one horse, and from
| what could learn from parties living a,onS
! the road, as well as from what witnessed my
/ self, their conduct was almost beyond descrip-
! ton. The poor horse, afIer having been driven
until almost exhausted, was st!il urgsd onward
py punching its sides with sharp sticks and be
/ laboring its back with fence rails and heavy
! lath, several Of which were broken to pieces
! ia the process by the inhurnan monsters l
have several Of these relics OF barbarity which
| are covered with blood and hair. BY this brti-
| tai treatment they succeeded in getting the
| poor animal within about three miles @: " IL
! mere, where the horse aud sled were for the
| time being abandoned. All which leads me to
! know beforehand whether they are geutiems
! or ruffians to whom they are com mmitting the
care of such useful ANIMALS.
Here IS another caee in point: \ few days
! previous TO Christmas two ysuths whose hob
tations are not a thousand mice from Ebcus-
burg drove In this direction In n Que horee ve-
bicle, their object being the procurement by
frir means or fosct Of sundry turkeys, no doubt
contests-a purpose which they, quite natural
ly perhaps, varied somewhat by visiting farm
| IN TINS vicinity, aud hEding no one at nome
proceeded To goonie up three une chickens
| broad daylight and all as II was. The person
! who witnessed this nefarious proceeding sup
/ posed that the sneak thieves bad permission by
right OF purchase from the owner to take the
chickens, but as it turned ont to ho a clear case
| or petty larceny, the young men iEplics ted re
! hereby ad dyised 10 either retura the stoiea pro
perty pay for it II they wish avoid ths
! odiuun Of being brought bsfurs Judge Dean al
! The festival held in w :ilo@rc for the benefit
OF the Lutheran church pasecd ofy very credit
ably and hope very proftaGly. did no: hear
| how much waA realized. Yours. ZIP.
+. s. Since sEe above was written thc stream
! In tht- vicinity have rison to such an oSten
that they have Overio~n their han rs ard swe ep
away property belonging to =. u. WoIcsia*l-
parties have also suffered heavy losses frou
the game Gauss. 4.