The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06


! -Mr. Daniel Burk, of Galltzin township
nas Swo year obi steer whirh stands fou,
1eet SIX inches high, and measures six foe,
ak inches In girtt and six feet nine inche.
III iengths Weight not given because ~,
! opportunity was afforded for ascertaininS
,nat iac.. MT B. is also the owrer of a sr rim )
lamb which is believed to he the lareast IL,
/ the county, if not i'm the State IT is in s,c,
az large as full grown sheen altboncb
/ only !hree and half months old
-Slnce Monday las. the Republican Sen.
a'oriai conference, Ut this district Cambria
anu Biair) have been in session off and m,
at the hotel of DR.. John III. Clark at Ctes.
son, Dut up to present writing lTpnrsdav
morning) nothing has been accomplish,j
.he lew. ballots taken invariably staudinc
,hree ior Lemon and three for Roberts with
no apparent disposition on either sida to
give up the contest If a nomiuation 10
maze before going To press we shall of co,,tse
announce IT, bnt our idea is that nothing
VIII ne done until the Democratic Conference
has finished it's work, which we tr;,st will Iva
done anu well done within the nnst f.,v
hours. ie"
Miss Belle Harmon, of Altoona. left
nome Monday evening for the purpose OF
SS'enuihg services at the Chestnut avenue
N. II. church, but being little too earlv
she concluded after reaching her destiuat;on
To paw visit to the residence of Mr. isett
not Tor distant, but scarcely had she crossed
the threshold of that geatleman's door when
49, 'O"''' hCi HFii ScttinR very sick Feeling
somewhat alarmed at her condition sbe
esSayed TO return home, but was eyentnallv
,orced 10 SIT down on log by the wayride
from whence she was subsequently assisted
ny young man To the house of Mr.. Jacob
faight, where, despite the skill of several
medical gentlemen who were called in. she
died III about two hours after
-Our friend and brother typo of other
DAYS, Mr. Jas. f. Har:zcll, with whom we
stool at case more than a Quarter of a CEN
ErI off f,,,t g.
many years past has been the lealing spirit
IN T. y. Wallace's wholesale and retail cigar
and tohacco store, Pittsburgh, IL at present
on Visit TO the scene Of our early friendship,
Johnstowu, from whence, if he wishes to
abide much longer in the land of the living
he will not fail to find hia way to Ebensburg
before his return TO the Smoky City.
we are In receipt of the Congressional
record containing speech delivered by
Hon. john Reilly in the House of Reprr
s.ntatives, Aug. 10Th, 1876, the subject
OF economy, retreuchment and reform It
lH replete with facts aud figures and treats
ih speclal manner of the then proposed re-
uuc'lon III the expenses OF the army with
winch branch Of the public service Mr.
keilly as mrmber of the Committee on
Military fairs had an opportunity to be-
com. fully acquainted. The speech i. If
considerable length and abOunds wi n tabI.s
which ii would bother us to roDrodu,,, but
apart from these there il much food for
Thought In the mastery tffnrt, az we shalt
ehdravor Ia show hv the publication of an
extract or Two in our next issue
The Recent death of venerable citizen
of Gailiizip township prompted = gentleman
curious in such matters to make an estimate
aided by a friend more AL dvauced in wears
of the number of old residrnters within the
boundaries OF Washington, Galliizin, Allie
ghcny and Clcarfield townships including
OF course the several borougis inside of said
limits, and the result was that he counted as
still among the living twenty four old men,
not one of whom in less thar eighty years of
age and ut least two Of whom have attained
the remarkable age of ninety five years or
ther"abouts, with fair prospects for becorn-
ing ceutenarians, if not exceeding that term,
Could anything better illustrate the health
iulncss "f onr climate than this record of
longevity III population not Wuch beyond
six thousand?
Mr.. r. y. Burk of GallitZin, has been
appointed agent FOR thiscouniy hy the Union
Hnrse Insurance Company of Blair county,
and I'm order to interview farmers and others
on the subject of insuriug their horse stock
against thieves, well ~ against death
from either natural or accidental causes, he
will be nj Cics, Springs on Saturday of next
week. Oct. 14th, at Glen Council OH Monday,
Oct. 18TH ut Carroltown, ON Tuesday, Oct.
lIih, and in Ebrnsburg on "Wednesday, Oct.
18th. No one who studies his own interests
should btSifafe abOnt insuring his horses
any more than he would about iusuriny hi.
dwelling house, and az the rates are exceed
ingly low aud the safeguards perfect and re-
liable in the Company represented by Mr..
Burk, we cauIiuJ too earnestly urge upon
our people the Importance of attending to
this matter now that the opportunity is af-
forded them for doing so 1T u very small out
lay and upon conditions which can scarcely
fail To meet the approval of all. 2t.