The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-21

kind old Santa Claus has commissioned
~. y. Parrish to act as his agent In the dis
nehiipaIioh or nuts, candies and other deIi
cacies among the little folks of this vicinity
"A lad named Kelly, living near Larimer
station, ,Wesfmoreland county, poiuted n load
eu gun at his little sister few days ago. anC
.opaoiy without any evil intent pulled the
trigger and wounded her so badly that she
died in An hour after
Miss Eliza Connell a maiden aunt of
Mr- Will ii. Connell, Of this place, died at
iil nne residence of James Cooper, ESQ, in Hoi-
lldaysburg. on Sunday morning last aped
ABOUT 79 years. The deceased lady was also
an aunt to Mrs. Cooper
Scarcely an article of merchandise can
oe asked for either in Ebensburg or Carroll
town which A. A Barker &. Son are NOT
prepared 20 furnish fully as cheap if not a
Mite cheaper than any other dealer in north
ern Cambria or elsewhere
VIM. Long, n II huntingdon hunter who
OF iafe has much hunting done to good ad-
vantage, succeeded not long since in killing
hve wild turkeys at long range with a long
snooth-bore but it may not he a long time
before Long does as well again
Our esteemed friend and patron, Mr.
John Mellon, of Prince William county Va
called to zee us the other day and reported
hlmself healthy. happy ami contented away
down III 'Old Nirgi3uy," where he would
be giao to have.some of his former neighbors
IN tins county join him.
Mr.. Henry Bender Of Carroll township
requests us TO announce that he is once more
IN the field as a candidate for County Com
missioner, and as there are three to I've chosen
his chances for nomination ought TO he
good. He is worthy citizen and would
make competent officer.
County Commissioner Reas s. Lloyd
Esq, OF Cambria township, had the misfor-
tune TO cut an ugly cash with n butcher
knife in his left hand, between the thumb
and forefinger, while engaged on Monday
last in slaughtering hogs. The wound is a
very severe and painful one
Three ducks and n gay "gobbler" have
recently been stolen from the editor of the
hollidaysburg Register. Well into priut may
Over now rush with "Shame oh shame
where now is thy blush ?''--jus,ice, why not
those scalawags crush who with onr holiday
poultry have made themselves flush ?
Rev. t. II. Jones, OF the Congregational
church in this place, who recently Of his
own voltion Topped off 5000 from his yearly
salary, has Just found an imitator in Rev. E
q. Cobb, minister OF the same faith In
Florence, Mass, who has voluntarily re-
duced his income from 81 500 to 81, 200.
We are in receipt of letter frcm an ad-
miriug and much admired friend in Kansas,
n Republican in politics, which we doubt
not was intended for the public eye, but
il is highly lauGatory ef the FREEMAN and
exceedingly hattering to the editor, our well
knorn Inodestv forbt!s it's publication.
MIR. WIN. Brown, of Conemaugh borough,
had his left leg fractured near the ankle and
an ugI.y cash cut in his right thigh, on Mon
day last, in consequence of being struck by
n descsrGtug car on Ihe incline railway
leading to IT, gas s-making de partment of the
blooming mill at the Cambria steel works.
A merry Chrjstinas and n happy New
Year, with health to enjoy an abundance OF
cheer, are the blessings we wish to each
patron dear, not even excepting the ones
who appear on the debit side of our books
for this many IL yeah for they 10 us. the
fact is quite clear, are OF all patrons by far
the most dear.
This from the HollidI ysburg Standard
of "Wednesday last: Charles T.. O'Douueli,
Proiiiouo fary--lect of Cambria comfy, was
in town on Wednesday of last week. Like
all sensible visitors lie dropped in 10 see the
Standard printing rooms. Heis a gentleman
whose presence we hope 10 see many r1IDes
in our sanctun.
The GOntner farm, n valuable property
located about two miles from Carro!Itown,
will be offered at public sale on Monday,
January 9Th, 1873. Said farm contains 153
acres, 100 of which are cleared, and has
twO story double plank house, comprising
sixroou,s and a kitchen, aud other necessary
buildings thereon erected. See posters
printed at this Office.
As the time for leasing and giving in
lease is near at hand once more, it ia we'll 10
remind All parties interested that Geo. w.
Oatm1n Esq, makes a specially Of the leas-
ing business, and that he has facilities for
obtaining information as to properties aud
tenants that no one else ia THIS community
possesses. Give him n call
Jacob Reisch of Prospect borough,
whose demented wife was incarcerated for
time in our county jail last
summer, where she was known az M rs.
Ribbons" bad three OF his fingers cankht
and so badly crushed in cog-wheel at the
iron works. on Tuesday last, that
was found necessary.
--Deputv Sheriff Shoemaker, whose little
family has been and still il severely scourged
bv scarlet fever, and who, as will be seen by
l,.ra inzf "a interesting,
telligeut and greatly beloved daughter from
that cause, is, we are told, afflicted with the
same disease, as are also two others Oh ms
children The hereaved family nave our
sincere rOndolence.
Fnrbaloyvs strictly speaking, might
very profitabIy he dispensed with at any
time. ard especially during these wotu: nara
times, but when the price OF furs gets Jur
belotc the old rates, as is the case jnst now At
the cbeap cash stores of A. y. 'arker q
son in Ebensburg and Carrolltowp, II Is
best for the ladies TO further their comfort
by dnuning a new set or furs.
We are glad 10 learn that there was no
truth in the reported injury in a coal bank
=, Iiliv,s of our friend and patron, Mr.. m.
RYAN nor indeed of any other man, as an
nv us last week on the strehgth OF
an item which appeared IN ihe 'ohhs.o"
Tribune. Mr. Ryan was injured IN a mlhe ae
that place some three years ago, siu.o .ai
he has followed other pursuits than coai
mining. ., ,,;rror that
we learn from the Altoona Mirror .na'
q NJ Woodcock, ESQ, of that city, mas pur,
chased most of the Gen. B +. BEL coal anu
,i,uher land In Blair and Cambria ceunues,
and ,hat co,npetent experts estimate the
en eoaI underlying said tracts at six millions Of
,ons ,r1 the timber with which they are
covered at twenty millions of feet besides besides
iron ore, pumoago, hre 0'"1' '
beyond computation. met
-Messrs Lennon 81 Murray naeS J"nSi
roc.;red an elegant assert, ment of family ana
pocket Bibles, prayer and hymn books 10Y 10Y
books, photograph albums, JeWert rr tn,,dav v
yarions other articles we'll suited for nolloSy
sn.s s;fts besides sides having on hand good supply
=, ,;i,s aud other nh ysics that will probably
come into play after the holiday aS,d ,eaus -. sss
skeleton KEY, made Of wire, was iounu
in the cap of George Townsend, one
.; ,be nrisoners taken to the penitenthry on
last. The discovery ,t.i was ," Co..
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