The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17

! siding in JChnstown, of buying ali his made
up wearing apparel at the cheap clothing
bazaar of JAS. j. Murphy, 1O9 Clinton street,
he was put through on double quick. AS
pirants for public favor will please make a
nbte of this fact.
He leaned across the garden gaet and
breaihed his true devotion; 'I love you,
! honest little Kate, like sea gulls love the
ocean" "Ohl Johnny" sighed the little
! maid, ''I love you none other, but buy
your clothing ready made from s. j. Hess &
Brother, at whose store, you'll find without
mistake, if yoti the pains will only take, in
.Johnstown, on the street called Main-241,
/ DAB, their numbers still remain
| If you are ont of bed before o'clock ON
Wednesday morning, Sept. Goth, and keep
your eye peeled you will stand good chance
of getting peep ut an eclipse of the sun,
| partially visible in the latitude. Ii you
fail TO the show, however, amt fully
satisfied with the exhibition if you do see it,
you are advised to call ut the cheap cash
store of Myers & Lloyd, where there is a
| constant eclipse of all other mercantile
dealers in the styles of goods and scale of
4 prices charged for commodities of every
| description.
of oats in Washington township of which
we made mention last week and ''put head
ON it, eighteen inches long we thought the
old lady had completely exhausted herself,
but now comes Mr. Lewis Burgoon, of AL
l"gheny township, with stalk of oats, pro-
dnced on his own farm, which has a head
| on it measuring fully thirty inches. aud which
is by all odds the heftiest yield Of oats on n
/ small scale that we ever heard Of. Can any
farmer in this county or out of it trot out
anything TO beat this?
"A rousing Democratic ratification meet
ing was held in Hollidaysburg on Saturday
night last, al which Hon. Samuel Calvin, a
lifelong opponent of the Democratic party
and a man of admitted ability and great
personal popularity, was the orator of rhe
evening. He was followed hy Major VIM.
Williams another prominent Republican,
after which our legal friend +. Z. Tierney,
Esq, of Altoona spoke n piece. Good
amples those of Mesrs. Calvin and Will
liams, and we are sure that many honest
Republicans will follow them.
We chronicle with sincere regret the
destruction by fire, Sunday last about
noon, of thr dwelling house and nearly all
James Hines, off Biacklick township caused,
il is thought, by spark escaping from the
tue and falling upon the roof of the build
ing. Mr. Hines was attending church in
this place when the fire occurred, and of
course could 10 nothing towards saving the
property. He estimates tie total loss at
about $50, portion of which will have to
be borne by Mr. Charles Farbaugh, who had
u half interest in the building. No insur-
ance.
-Messrs. Confer & McCullough the most
extensive dealers in groceries, provisions and
other articles of like description that Altoona
can trot out, have done us the kindness to
send to our address. expressage paid, n box
containing one mammoth watermelon and
some half dozen of lucious cantaluupes, all
of which found speedy demolition i'll a house.
hold. The gentlemen who sent them do an
immense business even in these hard times,
and they do it entirely on the square--seliing
the best of gaods at the very lowest prices
aud supplying all their customers with
everything desired or desirable in the line
Give them \ call.
Our proposition to select only two dele.
gates in the West Ward of Ebensburg and
allow the Democrats to vote by ballot or
otherwise for the several candidates named,
six of whom reside within the limits of said
ward, does not seem to meet the approval of
all the parties concerned, but As the propo-
sition is to our mimi entirely nnol5ectionabe
we hope that an understanding of the kiTd
will yet be reached and that the Democrats
Of the ward, ifnot the candidates themselves,
will see to 1T that this method il adopted,
If not, shall give our own ffiends at least
an opportunity 10 vote intelligently ut the
delegate election tomorrow, and let every
one else take of himself.
r. \. Storm, Esq, of boretfo, has been
duly empowered by NJ. +. Sheehan, of New
York, general agent for the renowned Ma
tional Steamship Line, to sell tickets from
Queenstown, Liverpool and London to New
York, and rice cer.o, at the very lowest cash
rates, thus affording an excellent opportunity
for all persons in this region who have
friends TO bring out from the OIL country, or
who desire to visit Europe, to secure ti'l<eis
at home at the same price at which they
could be purchased in New York or else
where Steamrrs by this line sail TO and
from New York and Liverpool every Satnr-
riav and to and from New York and Lon
don every other week. tS-l1.-3t.l
Three burglars named Duke, Murray
and Mulveighle effected an entrance into
she plumbing and cigar store of Frank
MolIoy, in Altoona, about o'clock Wednes-
dav morning, and gobbled mp some SO
worth of cigars and tobacco, but the noise
made by the robbers just as they We're leav-
ing the premises awakened Mr.. Molloy, who
was sleeping over the store, and he in turn
by his outcries awakened two legal gentle
men named s. NJ. Woodkok and Thos. I'll.
Greevey, who joined Mr.. ~. in the pursuit
of the thieves and soon after had the salts
faction of capturing two of them, not how
ever until one of the party was shot In the
face and slightly wounded and another one,
who seems TO have subsequently escaped,