The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-10

nowadays The Oldest and most substan-
tial Clothing Store in this city, remarks the
Johnstown Democrat, is Mr.. Murphy's, on
Clinton street. He keeps the best clothing
and sells at the lowest prices.
The makeup" of our paper last week
was in elfsufficient evidence of our phys-
cal inability to attend to our own business
bnt if any further proofs were needed they
could be found III numberless ty biographical
errors, not the least annoying of which was
the locating of the coming Indiana county
fair in the city of Altoona instead of the
! borough of Indiana.
The residence of Mr.. Norman Penrod,
of Adams township, this county, took ire
last Monday about noon from a stove-pipe
passing through the roof and vas with all its
i contents soon burned to the ground. Mr..
Penrod was attending Court here as a juror
ahd his wife was away from home gathering
elder berries when the fire occurred, the only
members of the family present being the
three children, the eldest of whom is only
about thirteen years.
Besides the burning of Col. VIM. X.
Piper's livery stable, in Gaysport, at an
early hour on Thursday morning Sept 2d,
of which mention was made by us last week.
n large barn belonging 10 Capt. Daniel X.
Ramey, located on the outskirts of Holli-
dayshurg, was also destroyed about half
past nine o'clock the night previous. Both
fires were the work of ncendiaries and the
total loss foofs up from 81, 800 to 81, 900 half
of which falls on Col. Piper, who, however,
is fully insured
Johnny, run out and tell Mary to come
from tlIp pat nd or al IL,
num-skull Jones; why he hasn't sense
enough to come in when it rains" THAT'S
so, mother but then it's not much Iii ference
whether il rains on those clothes or not as
they couldn't look much meaner If he
had bought them from S. j. Hess & Bro,
PAL AMI 2i3 Main street, Johnstown, they
might I've worth getting out OF the rain with
the clothing they sell is not only the
cheapest bat the best III the county
We acknowledge the recent of an invita-
ti"n to attend grand picnic to he held in
Lloyd's grove, Immediately west @: Ebems-
burg, on tomorrow (Saturday), by the ma
chiniS's in the employ of the Pa. II. II. Co.,
ut Altoona. The picnic promises To be the
largest and most enjoyable of the kiud that
has been held in Cambria county, the
Altoona the other day, being estimated at
not less thamelrveu hundred. \ grand gaia
day will the coming morrow be in and about
Ebcnsburg.
We welcome hack to Ebeushurg our
very excellent and much esteemed friend
Mr.. James u. Murphy, who for a couple of
years past has been in the employ Of Mcssrs
Collins brothers, the well known railroad
contractors. Mr.. Murphy comes amongst
ais, we believe, for the purpose of taking
charge of the banking house of Collins,
johnson * Co, and that he will perform the
duties pertaining TO that position intelligent
ly, faithfully and honestly is as certain as
that night follows dav. If the world was
made up eIitirely of such men peculatiur and
immortality would have no one to do them
homage.
No less than three persons residing at or
in the vicinity of Derry, Wcsfmoreland
county, have met with violent deaths on the
railroad siure our last issue One of these,
man named f. j Smith, aged about 30
years, was found in an insensibe condition
between Penn aud Grapeville stations on
Saturday evening last, and died in half an
hour after being removed TO Greenshurg
How he met with the injuries winch caused
his death is unknown. The other two vie
Tins were a man and wife named Sercua
who were struck and instantly killed hy the
Johnstown Accommodation, on Monday
evening, while walking on the track near
Millwood
The Democratic delegate election in this
county will take place tomorrow week and
trust that the Democrats in every cleo
tion district will see to it that good and re-
liable men are sent to represent them in the
convention. If that is done a ticket will he
support of the party hut if it is not done,
dissatisfaction aut, trouble will he the result
Let Saturday afternoon, then, of next week
summon the Democracy 10 the delegate
elections and let none bit true Democrats be
PIT guard. Traitors must be driven to the
rear and the men who fgh, the battles of the
party consistently and earnestly must be
brought To the front.
We looked in on Mr.. Godfrey Wolf, of
Altoona, the other day, and found him
compassed on both sides by a stock of cloth
ing the most complete varied and extensive
ever looked upon enough indeed to
co.h a regiment or two from top to toe with
entire satisfaction to all concerned. We
have known Mr. Wolf long and intimately,
and can say for him that he has always been
looked upon as an honest, liberal dealer,
and one who never fails to do full Justice to
those who favor him with their patronage.
Remember that his store is next door to the
Post Office Altoona, aud that his goods are
the best and his prices the lowest.
-Four of the finest, largest and most
luscious plums have ever looked upon
were presented to us the other day by our
merchant friend next door, Mr.. NJ. l.. Oat-
man, who, however, is not prepared to
furnish all his customers with fruit of the
same description, inasmuch as it took an
entire tree in the rear of his store to produce
about one dozen of this quality still he is