The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-15

| TO determine the boundaries of ,ha .... an"
"'"' me pleasure this week of t,,alr
s .ne quainiance of Gen. A. H. CoffrotL
SENIOR editor OF the Somerset Deo,oc-o, 81,
wac called here on nrofession.t IL, WHO
Gen. y. Ia Democrat of the first ,va,er 81
some years ago defeated that dim;n,,;"a 80
u.'tlhng'gue, .' John Cessna, for Congress in
'he bedford district The Democraso, -" ~ III III
no more faithful. earnest and nrts,,oI.o nave
No'aIe OF their PRINCIPLES than Gen Cnffroth
Heo' .. Ming. Esq, a former well luo,rn
C'lzcn OF Johnstowu, but now n resident os
iS'on H., was in town this week as n
i''itHS III an ejectnent case in which thn
Camhria Iron Company was ,be nIairtie,
a," ,Iohn j. Fisher et al the defeudants
MT. King, who locks almost as we'll as he
Ilu when he represented this county i'm the
friends in Cambria who will alwavs he a.;
/ 10 hear uf his success in life 7
/ -'eo. Il. Richards, of White township
as we learn from last weeks issue of no
Z fterdtd, was arrested few days ago o,, r.,
cnarge oi stealing some two hundred pounds
oi wool from Rohinson's factory i'm CIa.r
Hehu county, near the Cambria line aud
which he, under an assumed name. dispnsed
oi 10 the EhenShurg Wooden Comnauv
richards is also charged with compIicitv i'm
! the stealing of horse and bnpev in tba
same vicinity not long since
AS the time has arrived when every
! towing wife in the land is looking about her
+ 30 see what she will. buy for a Christmas
( present for her husband who is almost in
Nariably expected to foot the bill herself
after all is said and done, we deem il nor
aIniss 10 invite attention to the elegant stock
/ OF goods suitable for such n burmese 81
! temptinglv displayed at the cheap cash store
/ or Myers * Lloyd. where no one can fail to
/ hnd something to I'LL the bill at the lowest
I possible prices.
The fire bugs" who for some time mast
J have been burning properly at wood1and
I Clfarheid county, succeeded on Thursday
night last in setting fire TO the residence rf
! Mr.. Reuben Mcpherson, in that place. which
! was destroyed with nearly ali il contained
/ Mr.. McP. was attending church when the
I nre broke ont, and his wife had us much as
/ she could do TO get the children ont in
} safety. The villains engaged in this helIi sI
work saturated one corner of The kitcbeu
/ with coal oil before setting It,
! during the Christmas holidays not n few
/ OF The residents OF northern Cambria will no
Uoubt consider II just the thing TO take a
! trip to Johnstowu. To all such we would
/ say that visit to the Star Clothing Hall of
JAS. j. Murphy, 109 Clinton street is we'll
! worthy of a visit, especially from those who
/ wish To make additions TO their wardrol,es
/ as we have no hesitation in saying that there
! Is no establishment so easy of access at which
J that same can be done 10 better advantage
! or with more entire satisfaction TO the buyer
/ -The Altoona Mirror has taken new
! Hart in its editorial dcpartmeut-Mr. Frank
| Il. Hart, late of the Lancaster ENQUIRER and
started OUT we hope, on more prosperous
/ aud need we say peaceful career than ever
| The Mirror IL a sprightly little daily, aud
! while we have the heart to wish it well, We
presume there is no need of advising the
j new editor, who is evidently no fool at the
business, TO consult his own interests bv
! guarding against all remarks sdvorinG of
/ libel. If he don't he will he apt to find
/ dherS of reasons for stepping down and our.
| The glory of the autumn has departed
( and stern winter is here. There is no balm
| in the sighing winds, ;he day breaks tardily
and all things proclaim that one of the fairest
/ seasons OF the year has left us, and that the
/ year itself--the great Centennial year-will
! sOOn have to be numbered among the things
| that were. Times change aud men change
with them: Youth gives place to old aga,
bat all who consult their own interests con-
! :iuue as heretofore tn buy their waring APP
parei NJ the renowned. cheap clothing store
OF Godfrey Wolf, next door to the post
office. Altoona, where no one has even yet
failed 10 get fnll value and perfect satIsfac
ton for his money.
We were shown the other day 4 model
of door to which was attached Bishop 81
French's celebrated weather strip Gin mina-
ture), and for the sale of which our young
friend, Mr. j. j. Sirayer, of Noder township
has secured the exclusive right in this cou
ty. These weather strips are an effective
protection against the ingress of cold air,
rain, snow, etc, through openings beneath
outside doors, and need only be seen, as one
OF them ca toe at the residence of County
Treasurer Freidhotf, in this place. to be APP
preciated for their merits. MIR. Strayer in
tends to canvass northern Cambria In course
Of two or three weeks, and hopes to meet
with a large demand tor this very useful in-
verfiOn.
The storm king got up OH his hind legs
early on Saturday morning last ant for
nearly twenty-fpur hours he howled like all
: pOSSesSed meantime driving the snow up
in huge heaps and the thermometer down to
twelve degrees below zero, besides shaking
every thing slakahe in way more effrc-
tive than agreeable. On Sunday calmer
counsels prevailed, but the cold was even
more intense, though less apparent, than on
the previous day mercury indicating sixteen
degrees below zero a an early hour ON that
, morning. Since then tire weather has mod
Grated very desidcdly and with the mOder-
alton came anuther invoice of snow, which
h ,weVer is giving way TO slush and mud as
we write Wednesday afternoon.
--Jarues NJ Crtight, n fourteen-year-old
son of Mr. James Il. MCTeight, of Johns
town, met with a terrible death on Thursday
of last week tie was employed as a water
carrier at the rolling mill, aud during a few
moments OF leisure got on car or the Z. L.
Co.'S steel train. from which he was soon at
ter th-ow by the starting OF the !rdIn, and
falling lengthwise upon the track, the wIeeis
run between his legs and over MS abdomen,
breast and head chrushing him into shape
less and sickening mass and leaving not
single feature OF his pleasant little face mat
could ie recognized. a gentleman who saw
the remains of the unfortunate lad after the
accident assures us that 1t was the most
shocking sight he ever witnessed.
We don't wish TO discourage any of the
Pittsburgh a alvcr. is ng agents with whom
we have N busine relations from sqnan-
Il r'nI heir :ime, paper aud postage stamps
in soliciting space in our columns, oit we
do wish 70 saw as well for their information
as for the Information Of all others interest
cd, that we take stock in no advertisements
sent Us from that city by any other agent
than w. l.. Foulk. Esq, who alone is an-
thoriz.d IN make contracts of this kind in
our behalf Having fOHnd MIR. Fouik entire
" to our liking in every respect--energetlc,
efficient reliable prompt and honest-We
are perfectly content to leave our business III
lie hands knowing as we do from loug ex-
pgrjeuce that lie is fully competent and en-
tireIy willing TO do ample justice to adver-
tisers as well as to publishers, ourseH OF
course included. Hence our desire 10 reta;h
his services aud TO permit no one so far as
,ye ire concerned TO encroach upon territory