The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-18


The barn of Mr.. Henry Conrad In
Rayne township, Indiana county. was do.
stroyed by fire few nights ago, with all its
contents, including valuable horse, The
fire Is supposed to have been of incendiarv
origin, and the loss is put down at Al 2n0
with $500 insurance.
We see it stated that the Pa r. r. 20
is having history Of the editors. newsna.
pers, etc, along the line OF that great thor
oughfare prepared for publication We
doubt the story, but if true we shall not oh
lect to their passing us in the book if tbev
continue to pass" us on the road
-Our worthy young kinsman, Mr.. Jas. r.
curry, OF Altoona, has, We are pleased to
learn, been promoted to the position of fore
man i'll the brass foundry at the upper shows
OF the Pa. r. r. Co.. in that city. "Jeems" I"
we are confident, will do his duty in that or
( any other department 20 which he may be
assigned. w
"A. A. Barker .& Son, Ebensburo aud
Carroiitown, have made very decided re-
dnetions;in the prices of overcoats win,sr
clothing sleigh bells, and other articles no.
cuharIy suited to the season, as they are
anxious to get rid of their winter goods and
will not hesitate about taking aimos. ,nr
| price within reason that may be offered
! them. eu
Mr.. David Pentico, of Prairie Ci.v. Ia
came in from Srsquehanna township on
| Monday last, accompanied by Miss Ca,ba-
rlne Ashcraft, with whom lie repaired to the
once or Justice kinkead, where the twain
were made one flesh in short nledt-er. and
started on their way reioiciCg I'm the tlirec-
tlon OF the setting sun per train the same
| evening.
! IF for any reason n change is made in
| 'he Ebensburg post-office during the present
| aamlnistration, we shall have no tears TO
! shed over the appointment of our neighbor
! OF the Herald, who, however will have to get
up mighty early and stay up pretty late If
he wants to give more satisfaction to nome
people than the present incumbent seems 10
! have been able TO do
! While we dvise everybody who needs
anything III his line to take aid vantage of the
great bargains now offered by Geo. Huntlev
we cannot but join with the Herald in ex-
( pressing the hope that Mr.. n will reconsid-
er his intention Of closing out business here,
! AZ ms departure from amongst us would Gre
atc Vol't In mercantile and social circles
which only man Of his admitted enterprise
aud usbanity could successfully fll.
An election held at the Lloyd House In
! this place, on last Monday afternoon for
| President and Directors of TIE E & c. r,
/ r., resulted in favor of Hon. y. a. Barker
! for President and Messrs. Wistar Morris n
! p. Shortridge, Josiah Bacon, S. Kueass p
! T. Firth, e. Roberts, Thos. Griffith, Thos
, Davis, F. II. Barker Abel Lloyd Richard
Jones, aud Geo. j. Rodgers Directors of
| said road.
One Of the most prominent citizens of
/ Ehensburg gentleman who WAS born and
! reared III this vicinity and is now bordering
on sixty years of age, never was in Altoona
! except in passing through IL, until Monday
| last, when he spent several hours iu that
| progressive young city and was very mnch
! pleased with the sights Ii. ard tho evil
| deuces of prosperity he with essed during his
/ brief suiourn.
! The Huntingdon Local Netcs saws that
! Chicken poN i'll n violent form" developed
! into small pox in that place when the cold
| weather set in, and now 10 is said that the
| former disease is as bad if not worse than
| the latter. II is sure that neither disease is
TO be trifled with and one needs as much
! precaution as a contagion as the other.
! The name of our clever friend in a small
| package, Col. II. c. Dern, of the Altoona
J Tribune has been mentioned in connection
! with the Republican nomination for Mayor
| OF that city, but rs he avows his determina-
tiou not to accept the mootesi honor upon any
! conditions, the probabilities are that the
! office will have To 90 further md possibly
, fare worse. More the pity-for the office
| Sec advertisements of Trustees sale on
! Monday next of goo acres nni improvements
! in Cambria township, published elsewhere
| on this page. and also advertisements of
! Assignee's sale of 100 acres of land in AL
| lpgheny township and Ad N nistrators' sale
Of l255 acres in Carroll township, both of
! which will 3a found on our first page, the
! sales 20 take place on Tuesday next Jan. 22d
! Our Young philadelphia friend. John
/ ". Murray. son of the gallant and lament ed
! Col. WIN. G. Murray, late of ollidavs sburg,
! and Tho some weeks ago married dang ter
! of Capt. D X. Rnmey, of the latter place
! Intends going TO Brazil with his young wife
I I'm company with his uncle and aunt, Mr..
! and Mrs. Thomas Collins, who to sail
abou. the 2oth of the present month. Bon
voyage.
"A Pa r. r. engineer named James
! McCracken had bis skull, fractured on Fri
day last by a large stone which fell from a
| ledge and struck him on the head while
| looking out of the cab window near Irwin
| station, from the effects of which injury he
/ died on Saturday morning. Deceased was
an unmarried man, aged thirty one years,
and lived with his mother at Williamsburg,
! whittier his body was taken for interment in
| the burial ground of the CoveDanter church.
! The largest steer this country has proba-
bly ever produced was raised by Mr.. Samuel
| Barclay, of Somerset township, Somerset
| county, and realized for its several owners
| Hpward of 81 900. When taken to Phi!adel-
| phia during the centennial, where it was
| kept on exhibition, It weighed 900 pounds,
! aud the man who then owned it, and who
! had invested 81 ,45G in its purchase, was en-
/ abled TO pay 81, 600 in cash for n farm, all of
which he had realized from exhibiting his
| big bovine,
| 1T has not yet been decided definitely
! whether The new township erected out of
] parts of Washington and Summerhill will
| be called Portage or Penn, nor is ii known
TO certainty whether the division vii! be
| confirmed at the a Argument or March term
| of Court though IN ost probably not until the
! latter term In the meantime and for all
! time to come we suggest Ninety and Nine"
| as an appropriate hymn for the denizens of
| the new election district, ninety having
voted for and nine against the division.
! Come in out of the cold, which may do
J you some harm, and buy for yourself what
| will keep you quite warm, Is the invitation
nov given to one and to all by Murphy, the
! clever at Star Clothing Hall, W no is selling
! his clotbing, overcoats, dress coats. and
'sich," at prices which surely viii aid to
| make nil buyers rich, for rather than keep
the big stock now in store, he asks less than
! cost and not cent more. Store on Clinton
4 No ynh, a
| men should visit who have business that way.
! The Altoona Morning Globe renewed its
revelations on Thursday last, since when 1t
| has been a daily and welcome visitor 10 our
| office. One of the gifted Furey family has
charge of the local department, and the way
| he conducts 1t is evidence that be. like his
talented brothers, VIM p, now of Washing
! ton city, and joe of the Bellefonte Watch
man, fully understands what the reading
! public demands. We earnestly hope that
! the axis upon which the Globe revoves may
be literally fabricated with the one thing
! needful.
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