The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-22


where 1t Is easy to save enough on a suit OF
The best make and style to place it fu reach
OF the poorest mans "pile." Store ON
Twelfth street, Altoona, Pa
-Tbe smallest specimen of humanity ever
seen, perhaps. in northern Cambria iiedsin
Carroll township at an early hour on Mon
day morning East, after a brief and preca-
rioue existence of less than five weeks II
was seVen-Inonths' child, of the female
persuasion, ana when we consider that it
weighed as we are assured, only two pounds
and half we can we'll believe that it was
little If any larger than an ordinary doll.
"A yonng man named John X Rhodes
a stone-maSon by trade, died in Johnstown
on Sunday morning last of diphtheria, after
only four days illness. Deceased was res.
ident of McVeytown and had been in Johns
town only few weeks. His patents were
anxious TO take the remains home for infer
ment, but as the disease of which he died is
a contagious one the Pa. r. r. Co very
wisely declined TO furnish the necessary
transportation.
The firm of Lennon & Murray having
ceased TO exist owing to the death Of the in-
NOR member, the surviving partner, Dr.
w m. Lennon is anxious to close out certain
departments of the business as speedily as
possible, and therefore offers for sale large
lot OF Jewelry, miscellaneous BOOKS notions
etc., at hrst cost, and in many instances at
Tess than cost. Persons wishing to invest in
articles OF that kind will never have better
chance to secure bargains TII-I4t1
"A confidence man giving his name as
VIM. Horton. of Reading, Pa. but having
IN his possession a tax receipt In the name
of John Snyder, was arrested i'm Pittsburgh
Monday night on a charge of gambling pre-
ferreG against him by n man named Rartor
OF WIlliamsport, w who accused the prisoner of
having swindled him out of 300 by the lit
tie game of three-card monte, in the playing
OF which they whiled away the time on a
passenger train between Altoona aud Pitts
burgh.
in the freeman each week, It is fair 20
suppose, that the poorest of verse or the
Simplest OF prose meets the eye of the reader
as 1t seeks TO disclose the advantage of buy-
Ing the best of good clothes from Murphy,
the clothier, who welcomes all those with
cash in -heir pockets who to his clothing
store goes, intent on the purchase of what
every man knows he could never buy
cheaper from friends or from foes, than a.
Star Clothing Hall, 109 Clinton street, Johns
town, Pa.
We have received a copy of the Leaven
worth appeal, one page of which Is almost
entirely occupied with descriptions of the
business houses of Salina, Kansas many of
which are accompanied by cuts representing
the houses in question, as we'll az one show
ing the elegant private residence of our ell
terprislng and prosperous young friend,
VIM. X. Gels. One of the articles which
we shal! reproduce next week, is devoted to
the banking house and other interests with
which Mr.. Gels is connected.
The Huntington Monitor says that Mr.
Jacob Longauecker, n respected citizen of
West township, walked three miles TO de-
post his vote at the late election, and while
on bis way u Dme discovered that his eve
sight was rapidly failing. Next morning he
was totally blind, and has remained 20 ever
since. All which leads us TO remark that
there is a striking difference between Mr.
Longauecker and the Greenbackers The
latter went into il blind and came out with
their eyes wide open to their own folly.
A LOrettO correspondent who knows
how TO get up an item in apple-pie order and
ought to do il Oftener, writes TO inform us
that young man named James q. Bradley
of Allegheny township, while ont hunting
on Saturday last, succeeded in putting a
quietus on u large catamount which for some
two years past had been proving about the
country, seeking what it might devour, and
which generally succeeded in getting away
with lambs of the flock" aui ''sch like
until the unerring aim of Mr.. r. laid it low
1t is incomprehensibe TO us that no one
has yet taken advantage OF the sewing ma
chine offer made for getting up clubs for the
FREEMAN, and still more incomprehensible
that none of our patrons have availed them
selves of the opportunity to secure a first
class machine and copy of the FREEMAN
one year at the remarkable low price of fif
teen dollars. A better offer certainly never
was made, and as it will soon he withdraw
we cannot too earnestly urge upon our read
ers the Importance of striking while the
iron IL hot
If you never have tried you know very
little about the effort that's needed to coax
nn idea out. and especially to find a phrase
that's quite new In which to express what
you wish to get through your hair a
subject you've oft treated before, as for in
stance the Great Eastern Boot and Shoe
Store, where S. Blumenthal, with a smile
that is sweet, stands ready TO welcome all
kind of feet, for the clothing of which he an
abundance can show of boots, shoes and
nf ,,rig ,.ryst ID,,,
Eleventh avenue, Altoona, Pa.
A writer in the current issue of the
j JohnstOwn Democrat, who signs himself f." p, -
had better go out and do that very thing as
Ion. Findley Patterson, Democratic mem
Der elect to the Legi stature from Washing
ton county, was member from that county
in 1S45 when lie was elected speaker of the
House. Mr.. Patterson at that time repre-
sented Armstrong county, as well as at the
that county to Washington, his native coun-
ty, until two or three years afterwards.
We understand that two brothers from
the eastern part of the State were in this
place few days ago looking up site for an
tRunery, and that they were not
only we'll pleased with the situation, but
greatly surprised by the large amount of
hemlock timber still standing in this vicini-
ty, aud from which bark enough could be
to supply their wants for many
years We don't know what conclusion, if
any, was reached by them, but in view of
the alleged fact that it is their intention to
erect "a tanRery capable of turning out one
hundred fully finished hides in day we
sincerely hope they may find it to their in
terest to locate amongst us
It. II. Heist, proprietor OF the Mountain
House, IN this place, has reduced his rates
to parties attending Court. All persons,
therefore, wishing good aud comfortable ac-
conmodations Will do well to give the
Mountain House a trial. It is centrally and
located, well furnished, all
beds supplied with the best steel springs, and
nearly every room in the house heated
Give Mr Beist a call and our word for it
Won will not leave his house dissatisfied. He
also keeps at his bar none but the best and
purest liquors. and Is the only hctel-keeper
in Ebeusburg who sells the celebrated Berg
I er and Enge lager beers. A new ten pin
alley Just added to the other attractions.
We invite attention to the prospectus of
the New York Scientific american, which IL
about to enter upon the thirty-fourth year of
its existence. 1t is a sixteen-page paper,
printed in elegant style, and illustrated with
splendid engravings. tits specially devoted
TO "a description of the latest inventions aud
a discussion of the most recent improvements
in the Arts and Sciences, together with ar
ticIes on Agriculture, Natural History, Ge-
ologv and a AstronOtny. Ii is a valuable and