The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-26

meeting NJ Nicktown, in Barr townsh;, SJ. up
rev daSsh ago, bnt as the staid citizens Of H..
sol",.y "iont enthnse worth a cent he had
very rev auditors tn listen to his speech
Happy the man whose wish anl Co..
,,e" ,e" pa'ernai acres bound; content to breatba
MS hative air and now and then call roup5
anu supply The wants of himself ami fannie
at the cheap cash store of Myers & Ilovd
m mns.e mere rs no lack of dry goods, dress
eoods, groceries. notions, etc, and no desire
TO do aught else than treat customers honest.
y and give them full value for their uoney
The ReceiIle man mus, have forgotten
.nat IL is not less than thirty five miles as
the bird flies from Ebeusburp To {1sceois
else he would not have declared n connie 81
weeks ago that "thn only difference bet weer
Mcfike, OF the CAMBRIA FREEMAN and an
ordinary mule is in their kicking capaci.
uea, or words to that effect
The Pittsburgh Post of Tuesday note.
.ne fact that r. l.. Johnston, Esq, (not. as
that paper has IT, r. s which ia vulgar
me well known politician and attorney of
hbensburg Is in the city on business CON
nec'eu Win the United States Courts. AS
mis- ls the first visit sirce his maria pe he is
the ot9ect or many congratulations
The trial of James =. Funk, Of Altunhs
the dealer In counterfeit coin who was ar,
rested In Tyrone at the thine fish. Ware, his
companion in guilt, was shot and killed
took place In Pittsburgh last week and re,
suited In verdict OF guilty The pfisoner
was reinapded to jail for sentence, which up
10 latest accounts had not been imposed
The mortal remains Of Jacob Ogline who,
uied 1t the county ainshouse n few days
ago and was buried in Potter's field were
exhuined on Tuesday last by his son, joseph
ogiine, and taken to Alliance, Ohio, the
home OF the latter. where they will And
.heir LAST resting place beside the bones OF
his deceased wife, long since called to her
final acronnt
Another bnodgrass' barn in westmore-
land county has been burned to the ground
by 1ncendiaries. This time it was the prop-
erty of Mr.. John Snodgrass residing near
Bolivar, and the ire, which DESTROYED the
building and all 1t contained, occurred on
Saturday night last. It would seem to be
about time for the oreatisaticu OF q vigilance
committee in that section.
A peddler named sWotpr, whom we
presume halls from Clearheid township,
this county, was robbed of a large quantity
OF butter In Altoona on Monday night last,
A man uamed Henry Smith was attacked
10y ak men in the vicinity of Allegheny
Furnace, near the same city, about o'clork
w wednesday morning, and robbed of one Gol-
lar, al the money he had.
The Johnstown Tribune still maintains
Its reputation as the champion liar by al
leGing that there was a heavy fall of snow
In this place on Monday morning iast--al-
most sufficient, as it pretends to have been
informed by a gentleman from this place,
for sleighing purposes. Why the Tribune so
wilfully AMI persstenily bellies our town ia
question more easily asked than answered.
Our prosperous friend and patron, Mr.
VIM. J Buck, proprietor of Bucks MiIls, In
Allegheny township, has in course of erec-
tion and rapidly approaching completion a
large and elegant new brick residence, con-
taining no less than thirteeu u,omodous
rooms and supplied with all the modern i'm
prpvements. Glad to chronicle this unmis-
taxable evidence of the pecuniary success CT
a very worthy gentleman.
Mrs. George Garvin, a lady living near
Greensturg, was struck OIL Sunday last by a
bolt of lightning which had first paid its
spsc:s To a tree about a quarter Of a mile
from her residence, and giancing off entered
the kitchen doo., which was open at the
time, and not only prostrnted Mrs. g.. who
WAS engaged in getting the dinner, hut pa
alyzed one of her sides and rendered her
insensible for several houss.
The Indian summer now prevailing WAS
ushered in by Il thunder storm, accom- mpaui,1i
by vivid flashes of lightning, vu Saturday
evening, n cold rain cn Sunday and more
Thunder and lightning the same afternoon
aud evening, and by m intinit-simal snow
storm on Monday morning. Somewhat out
o. season for thunder aud lightning we take
It, bot such things will ocsasi onally happen
even in the best regulated communities
An extra coal train which was being
hacked on the siding at Bennington Furnace,
at the east end of the tunneI, On Friday ev
ening last, broke loose and cOilide,i with the
pushing engine, and the result was the re
Of Altoona, the slight injury Of one of the
brakeinen, and the wrrcking, more or less,
of thirty-seven oars, Henry II Hudson son
OF the gentleman named above, WAS killed
in similar wreck ON the mountain about
four years ago.
"A party of tranps whom Louis Schaler,
a farmer residing near Salisbury, Indiana
county, ordered to leave n chestnut tree on
his premises the other day, turned upon him
and not only threatened to kill but sent
ey,. afsx hirn yxh yxharpt1nnn
Schaler repaired To an upper window of his
residence and red at and instantly Killed
the riugleader OF the gang, whose body was
hastily picked up 10y his associates aud car
ried into the woods, since when ncthing has
been heard of them.
The preeubayk men In labor and the
lalSrjnC men who would like few more
greeubacks in their'n, had big torchlight
aud transparent procession aud p very Gu
thusias.ic meeting in HollidaysOurg on Sat
ur,iay evening last, which was addressed by
Hon. Samuel Calvin aud Ia. L.. bunker,
Esq The labor rcforrners over there evil
IDENTIFY mean business. aud If any good can
be accomplished by an independent political
Of that kind, which We very
much doubt, we heartily wish them Eod
NMrs r. Z. Jones is now in the east lay
ing I'm her fall and winter supply OF miiiinery
goods, which will to received ana opehen,
ready for inspection and sale at the lowest
possible figures In the course OF day or
two, Hats, ready trimmed. from 81 up.
I,nJies and all others interested will please
bear I'm mind that Mrs. Jones has become
tLorouoblv .ir.d of charging small articles,
and !. fully determines to do so no longer.
Hsuce cheap goods for ready cash ie the
ouly basis upon which she Will do b"siaessih
the future. ~,
MIR. Thomas Kirby. son OF Mr.: John
Kirby, Of Conemaugh borough, and brother
of Mr.. p. F. Kirby, of Wilmore, was knock
Cd down by two ruf fisns in Pittsburgh at an
earIv bonr on Friday morning last wniic on
his way from his home IN the west to VISIT
his parents, and robbed Of 5000 IN drafts
and abou, sl6 in money. The drafts upon
which paw ,nent was stopped forthwith, were
fouud torn to pieces I'm an alley in that city
a few hours after that his assailanfs se-
cured Comparatively poor pay for the das-
tardly act. bs
.;ncs his return home there are one hundred
q III three sauirrels, two pheasauts, two par
tri,lees and one wild pigeon less In nor,ne,n .,,,
Bnf r. III.