The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-26

ramp VINO mas had diversified etbefienrs
In such matters could possibly russess Tho
Hollidaysburg Standard ,iprIares tIo, i,1i 10
county has tue best kept alnshouse in .ba
state. Better come uD and see how H.
Cauioria county institution is conducted he
lore yon make 80 sweeping an assertion as
that The Lilly of the mountain we aro
sure, VIII never suffer by comparison with
any other flower of the field
Mi Thomas Farrell, n former citizen Of
Holii'taysburg, but for many wears a resi
uent oI Altoona, where ne accumulated cou.
siderable property, real and personal died
IN the latter place on Thursday morning
last, aged about SO years The dpceasef
whofn we Knew long and intimately as an
honest, upright man, leaves a family of six
orphan children. their mother who vas
daughter OF the late Charles Hughes of
Newry, having died about three wears apo
-1htering as we do with the present
numOer upon The eleventh volume of the
FREEMAN, we bad intended TO saw a few
words To those of our subscriber. who are in
arrears, but as such things seldom bring tho
answer from the parties for whom they are
specially intended, we forbear for the ures
/ enf. Still we have a proposition 10 make
( before very long which we hope will be ac
cepted by all of Our patrons and which we
KNOW VIII prove advantageous to all con-
cerncd.
We regret to abnonnce the death in
Allegheny township, on Monday last of the
venerable mother of our esteemed friend ami
patron, Mr.. John Baunau; and also The
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last of Mr.. Charles Jobnston a iife=lono
resident of that vicinity and an earne.t sup,
porter of the FREEMAN. The age of Mrs.
~ amman, as near as we could learn was
about so years, and Mr.. John.ton's age was
prohab!y 56 years, OF tnereabouts. May they
rest - peace.
"A slaughter house belonging to Messrs
John Lar -enh3cher & Son. of Tyrone. was
DESTROYED bv fire about three o'clock on
Thursday morn.1g last, and two dogs and
several pigs were burned to death in the
building The dress i r'cat of three beeves
and one hog, we'll aS a large quantity of
lard, were also CONSUMED - The flames, the
total loss resulting from which, is estimated
AT between twelve and fifteen j. -udred dol
lars, on which there was no insuran,- How
the hre originated is as yet an undeye 'oped
mystery.
There will he a total eclipse of the no,r
next August, visible in this country. In the
meantime there is Il total and continued
eclipse of all the clothing merchants in this
neck of timber'' by Jas j Murphy the
en'erprtsing j Johnstown clothier, who defies
all competition and declares that his stock
must aud shall be disposed of within thirty
days 10 make room for spring goods provi-
dtd of course. that there are enough sensible
customers Ia take advantage of the greatly
reduced prices at which he is now selling
all articles in his line.
"A former citizen Of this place, who is
still a resident Of the county is said 10 be
implicated with others already arrested aud
bogus coin, and the evidence against him is
saiu 10 he very stUug. u effort 10 capture
hifn, we are told, was made IA few days ago
but owing TO his prolonged absence from
home the officers of the law were forced TO
give up the project for the time being,
though they expressed their determination
TO return before long and bag the game
which indeed they may have done ere this.
Scarlet fever has been playing sad havoc
of late among numbers Of the rising gener-
alton in northern Cambria and many deaths
Lave resulted from this dread disease, which
some one has apply styled ''the red demon of
the nursery" In family. that of MIR
Hartman, residing at ST. Nicholas no less
than four deaths have occurred within "A
short time. and il is feared that still another
of his children now afflicted cannot recover.
Several other families have also lost one or
more of their nieuhers through the same
cause, and the disease is said to be spread
ing instead of decreasing.
Snow Is the hocculent white masses of
crystals in which the aqueous vapors OF the
atmosphere at low temperature is precipita-
ted from the clouds. Very simple. isn't il ?
And yet not one in n hundred Of those who
wend their way to the cheap cash store of
Myers & Lloyd, to say nothing Of those who
don't, ever stop to think no W these beautiful
crystals formed. their entire thoughts
being evidently occupied in contemplating
the hig bargains in dry goods, groceries, anu
sich like, which always reward those who 60
their shoppng at this favorlte and we'll
stocked mercantile mart.
"A Altoona clothing firm expresses a
determination through the papers over there
TO do the leading business in that line in
Blair county, bur as there is another dealer
in the same city by the name of Godfrey
Wolff who stands in the way of such
summation, opine that the firm aforesaid
will have a happy time getting ahead of him
50 long as enterprise ana far dealing are
recognized, as they always will be among
tie children of men. Godfrey Woif great
clothing bazaar, we need scarcely tell our
readers, is on Twelfth street, next door 10
th,. post office, Altoona. Give him a call.
WIN. II. McEwcn, an engineer on the
Millerstowu carrow guage railroad, was
killed by one of seven shots Ered into q
crowd on the sidewalk from Az upper win
dow of house of ill repute in Pittsburgh,
on Sunday morning last, by desperate
named Charles Kean, who with several 9th
engaged in free night inside the
building, aud to arrest whom Policeman
was ut the time trying to effect an entrance.
The murderer was subsequently taken into
custody. The vile den at which the tragedy
took place IL known as the Green Tree, ON
Liberty sire ct, and is occupied Ivy woman
named Clara Feeler alias Thieler, who, the
Johnstown Tribune AYERS was 1T one time
p resident of that place, and with her hus-
band John II. hieler, now an inmate OF
the insane asylum at Dixmont, Kept n house
o. very questionable character near the Mill
willie. end of the Lincoln street bridge from
the FIRST of April, 1871, to the first OF April,
1872
We learn from the Johnstown Tribune
Of last Tuesday, that: :on the day previous, /
Hon d. j. Norrell was supoenaed hy the
House Committee on Eiectious TO appear in
Washington, to testify in reference 10 hls
baviro been selected as Republican Prcsi-
dental e.ector from this State, while at the
same time ne was occupying position OF
'honor and trust" under the government OF
the United States--that of Centennial Com |
n,isSiouer Mr. Morrell did not attend the
meeting of the electors AT Harrisburg, and
the other twenty-cight members of the col {
lege substituted Harry Boggs, OF Johustown,
in his place. The question Is, was Mr. Nor-
r.lI on tbe 9Th af November, when he was !
voted for as an elector, legally eligible TO
the pcsitiun? If he tcds, Bnggs could be
substituted IN his place under our ACT OF
Assembly, but ii Mr.. Morrell was not eng:
Bile neither Boggs nor any other man, couid