The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-19

Johnstown Tribune, is fully verified by the
.1i'owing romance in real life copied from
the issue of that paper of Monday last:
The remains of Joseph Won Hofelbretel,
dtds Joseph Meredith, were Yesterday coDsjsn
ed 10 their ,ast resting place in ST. Mary's Gem
etery. some TWO miles west of Jobnstcwn he.
ing Iollowed to the grave bya very respectable
imner OF people who had known the deceas.
E1 fiS 81 mere YER, IN u romance connected with the
III Austria, IN the year lS22, of rich and noble.
parehtsrhIs father being a bafon-the ca rly
!onth or the subject of this notice was passed
IN the gayest courts of his native land and
every thing that money could purchase was
iaNished upon him without stint. The baron
destined him for the church, but after n pren-
aratory course OF study the young man showed
s,ich decided aversion to taking holy orders
that IL was concluded his vocation did NOT Just
Try the carrying out of the fond wishes of the
old gent ieman.
Then he was sent to q military school for a
period OF seven years, where he gradua red with
the highest honors of his class. and when the
revolution OF lS4S broke out he held n uosition
OF rank i'm the Austrian army. For some reusot,
years of age. and had succeeded to the tile and
estate of his father-espoused the Polish cause,
ana COINED the forces of Poland, which were
then struggling for liberty. He had married
in the meantime, and two little children were
the fruits OF the nuptial union. His wife ac-
companied hin to the frontier W here the hope
less struggle was then going on, and patrioti-
@ ca.iy uhdertook ,,r to carry ammunition from one
rowing band of Cossacks captured her. and
ad,mg nnS ,, INA, sne was 10 the act of giving aid
riously strung TO he nearest tree. Then they
proceeded To ner house, which was far dis
tant, and. after robbing it of ali the vaiTabIcs
that could be found, they locked the two chill
ureil wi.nln, ana ser hre to the building-thus
death The defeat of the Polish revo;,tton ists
feIbrctel found that the cause was lost he .s
capped into France. after changing his name To
Meredith Then he came to this country. and.
| ten years ago. wandered to Johns,own. In his
strait ened circumstances he learned the uphol-
] s:ering business, I'; and in his desr rar he also
arrival he became the third husband of a Mrs,
Sewers, and three years ago removed from
Conemaugh TO Cambria, where the family have
since lived precurious existence until Friday
/ last. when the poor man died
! He mad repeated often the story of his
early life that finally it came to the ears of Mr..
Max Schsmburg, an Austrian diplomatic Off
/ something in relation TO the Won Hrtfelbretci
family. having been a native of the same local.
! ity in the old country, the latter concluded
| TO investigate tho matter Some three weeks
/ ago he came TO Johnstown, and took the testi-
mony of the dying baron, but previous TO doing
/ so he learned that fortune OF 100000 had
heed deposited in GermaIi bank, subject TO
brother Rob- ri, of whom all trace had been
! lost, anG the amount was TO be divided between
them equally, or in case OF the deal tn of one of
! the brothers the whole sum was to revert to
the other. Ii seems that the money was left
years ago, and who was also a baron-the own
er of an immense estate.
The subject of this notice wns a man of de-
cfdediy good educat ion, and even when under
the influence of liquor-which happened " hen
ever he could raise sufficient means TO procure
stimulnnt-he surprised every person who n a D.
pened TO be in his company with the education
of which he was the possesscr. His body was
while engaged i'll the Polish war; and the sto-
ries which he told of the engagements in which
he participated always riveted rbe attention
OF his hearers. BY the present wife he leaves
I two children living. and Mr.. Schamburg as
surcd the widow fhct the fortune would In-
dou uhtedly he forthcoming. SO that in due
course of time the lady and her two little ones
viii experience grntiiying change from pow
er'y to af1luence- The husband happened to
die just AT Il time when his dreams of wealth
were to bear full fruition, and he unfortunate
man was buried as pauper 1t is singular
story, bat only another evidence that truth is
sometimes stranger than fiction.
A certain young man residing at the time
i'll the south of the county was "bull-t,oZei"
into matrmony much against his will some
two years or more ago, and shortly if not
Immediately after the ceremony he turned
his back the youthful bride and left her
to "hoe her own row" as best she could. a
suit for deseriion followed and the triia ut
husband ere long became an inmate of Castle
BIumer, now Castle Ryan and from that
time until few days ago he continued to
reside in this place, and never once during
the entire period held intercourse of any
kind with his discarded wife. She in the
meantime, however, if the story be true and
we have it from the party of the first part
himself, did not forget to obey the scriptnral
injunction to increase and multiply, and as
consequence one more Surrcptitious infant
was Eshered into this sinful world not many
days ago, and as it appears to be very evil
Gent, If we may be pardoncd for expressing
the probable thoughts of the self-exied bene-
diet, that "somcbody g been here since l. Sc
been gone" the probability, indeed the ex-
pressed determination of the truant hus-
hand, is, TO sue his wife ''np to the law
for wandering gan,ier won't serve equally
we'll as sauce for n wayward goose.
The Ladies' Fair in aid of the Church of
the Holy Name closed doors finally on Sat
urday evening lasr, after realizing, notwith-
standing the terrible tigh:ness of the times
and the fact that comparatively few patron
ize.d the enterprise, nearly if not quite five
hundred dollars during the two weeks it was
III operation. A II the prizes, or at least all
the more vaiua BILE ones, were disposed of on
the evening named, the fine gold watch fall
Ing To the lot of Miss Sarah Kane n omestic
in the employ of Mrs. Eliza NJ Donald, while
an elaborate silver cake dish was by
Miss Elizabeth Collins and n line silver but
ter cruet by MIR. Richard Cuttings, of Cam
bria township. Several other very desirable
articles were drawn by various persons, one
of the luckiest of whom was Miss Ella Trox-
ell, n domestic in the family of Judge Muir
ray, who carried OF an elegant set of dishes
and three other prizes of less value. Alto
gether the Fair was a complete success, con-
sidering all things, aud the thanks of the
ladies who labored so Zealousy to that end,
as well as of the much beloved pastor, Fat her
Boyle, TO say nothing Of tire co;,yregatio iou
which has by this means been so handsome
ly aided in IT'S financial needs, are eminently
due to all who lent helping hand to the en-
terprise.
"BOB WHITES APPEAL.-Tbe present
winter has been unusually severe upon par
tridges Commonly called quail). Numbers
of coveys have already been found froKcn in
''bunchts' at their rOostiug-places. The
Sportsmens Association has appropriated Il
sum of money for the purchase OF live birds,
to lie protected through the winter and to be
distributed in the spring over districts most
favorable for their reproduction, under an
act of Legislature passed at their instance to
meet suck emergencies as tie present. H. is
well known the partridge is great destroyer
of insects in the spring, and there is scarcely
a man or school boy In the country who does
not delight in the note of "Bob White. ,"
The farmers can aid the association in their
object with little trouble and less cost. Now,
gentlemen, I've Kind to these little birds pro-
oil clear piacps