The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-27

! '"e same time by having The knot tied over
l again which was originally woven on the
l9th Of December, 1858.
! -Hoofiand's A lmanac for the the current
year informs us, in the table for December
/ 1uAt autumn begius" the 22d of this month
I Looking out of our office window at snow
uFlits from three to four feet deep, and
hoHng the fact that nobody has an overcoaI
( 10 loan just now, we imagine there must be
: some mistake about this
M. j. Teitelbaum, the "Cheap john OF
Loretto, is now selling 81 lbs coffee for 8
F 10 las. sugar for 81 best syrup at 80 cts per
/ gallon. best tobacco at so cts per H.. salt at
Sl.oO per lb., papers pins for &C., 3 spools
lot DC, doz shoe lacers for Sc, and all 9TH
er goods at much lower prices than they can
oought anywhere else in Cam bTia county.
The planting of wild rice along the
streams is said TO be good way 20 protect
nSh against the ravages of pirates who de-
populate the fnny tribe with nets. They
spread rapidly and interfere with the raising
OF the nets. The attention of our local read
ers who have the welfare of the black bass
anu catfish at heart is directed to this item.
*. Il. Johnston, Esq, offers for sale
through our advertising columns several de-
siraoie properties in town and county, which
Ihe stringency of the times prompts him to
dlspose of at almost any price aud upon
terms that would bother no one very much
10 comply with. Persons wishing 10 invest
III real estate will never be afforded a better
opportunity
Prices lower than ever at the people 3
Cheap Variety Store in LoreIto. where NJ .
- Ieifelbaum is selling muslins at CTS. and
up; glnghams n s cts. and up; shir.ings at
cts. and np; Canton fiannels at cts. and
up: woolen Hannels at I8 Cts. and up: water
proof cio:h at 60 cts. per yard; ladies' skirts
AZ 90 eta, and everything else at like reduc-
ton in price.
The sanctuary Of the Church of the
HOLY Name, In this place, which is always
modei Of beauty, especially during the
OhriStmas holidays, was never more mag
hlucehtiy aud elahorately decorated with
evergreens, artificial flowers, candles. etr.
than II Is at the present time, thanks 20 the
good taste and untiriug energy Of some of the
lady members Of the congregation.
The Johustown Tribune says that an ar
rangement has been made by which LETTERS
and papers mailed at Johnstown Postoffice
ny 1:2O o'clock. NJ, will be forward by
Philadelphia Express to Chest Springs and
L"retto the same evening, and pouch will
60 from there to JOhnstOwu the following
day, on Pacific Express. Hitherto the Irl-
retto mail was carried on Day Express
"A deed of William Kerr TO John Kerr
Tor strip of land or which a certain spring
is located IN the Huntington penitentiary
site has been found. The absence of this
deed, which long continued enough to
cause much distress throughout the lsngth
aud breadth of Huntington, was the only
mitch in perfect title for the site. Now all
is lovely and the hall goes on.
On December 3lst, 1874, the Ebenshurg
silver coruet hand, which was then "A COM
paraiively new organization, came on the
streets at the hour of midnight and ushered
IN the new year with some dehghtfuI music.
ihe remembrance OF the sereua8e is
agreeable with our people that they would
not be averse TO having the programme re-
peated next Tuesday night
An unusual dight of sparks from the
chimney Of Mrs. Reese'z residence i'm the
West Ward, about o'clock Christmas
night led to the belief that the building was
on fire, aud as a consequence the engine
house hell was rang vigorously the machine
run out promptly, and a noisy time INDUCED
IN generally. When the cause became ap-
parent the hremen were more put out about
IL than the fire
i. is worthy of mention that despite the
showing up of the branch railroad last Satur-
day night and Sunday, the mails Monday
morning were delivered here pretty nearly
on schedule time. The credit for this feat
is due Messrs. l.. & S. w. Davis who so
soon as railroad connection was found to he
cnt on, put on sleigh hacks between this
point and Cresson for the conveyance of the
mails and accommodation of the travelling
public.
The voting of An elegant baby cap at the
ladies fair to Doc" Thompson Christmas
night a rather good joke on our clever
little bachelor friend hut he accepted the
joke and the prize in the 5sst of good hunor
and knowing that printers case is never
complete without SMALL CAPS, especially
under certain emergencies, he very geuer-
nusiy capped the climax on us. For the do
ting of which he will please accept etc.
The firm Of Lennon & Murray having
ceased to exist owing to the death of the
junior member, the Surviving partner, DIR.
Wm Lennon, is an xious to close out certain
departments of the business n, speedily as
possible, and with that object In view offers
for sale a large lot of jPwelry, Irscellaneus
books, notions, etc, At first cost and in many
instances at less than cost. Persons wish
ing to invest in articles of that kind will
never have better chaace TO secure bar
gains. TI2-6.-4t.1
Some agitators in Centre cornty want
to erect new county, With the following
conformation From Cambria
county, take White township Clearfield
county, Gulicb, Becc1ria. Wood ward, Deca- 7
'ur, BoggS, Morris, and Graham townships ;
Centre county, Rush, Huston. Worth and
Taylnr townships and from Blair county
Snyder and ndAnuis-fourteen townships in all. {
As to Cambr county, all we have to say
N the matter is that we want to be ''let /
alone"
Mr. Patrick Connoly, young man who /
for a time resided in this place a few years 4
ago dropped I'm TO us the other day with +
W. honorable discharge from The service of /
UuCie Sam in his possession Five years in (
he regular army, fighting reds skins betimes (
.nd doing garrison duty in the interim, is a ,
pretty long siege, and Mr.. c. says he don't (
lanker after any more experience of that (
Kind, albeit the weekly visits of the FREE /
NAN were a great comfort TO him more than .
half The TIME. :
One of the Brothers connected With st. .
Francis College at Loretto undertook on /
Sunday last 20 make his way home from
Bottom, Indiana county, in
leigh and after much trihulatiou succeeded
n reaching point about mid way between
his place and Lnretto. and then he gave it
10. The sleigh was left sticking in drift
Ihout the size of full grown haystack, the
lorse went into q convenient barn, and by .
ome sort of flank movement the Brother
nutinued his journey and in the end ar
ived safely al the College.
Hon. A. MCA lister. OF Springfield Fur
lace. the Altoona Tribune has the audacity
o say, is the finest looking man in Blair
ountv. if not in the State. To this asser-
ion probably made in the interest OF pho
ographers, we have nothing to say so far as
he county is concerned, but--well, we live
n the State and while we dor = make al a.
,ir round here with worshippers at the shrine
f our manly beauty, we caution every per-
on against presuIhiug TO question our ablii-
Y to snatch Archibald headed on the score
{ good looks
"A shotgun carried Ivy young man
AIMED Wilson was accidentally discharged
While crossing a fence. one day last week,
nd th. contents were lodged in the body OF
no:her young man named Pounds. The
after died from the effects of the wound the
nllowiug dav Both parties resided IN Day
ON. Indiana county. A singular circum-
rance connected with This unfortunate af-
al