The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

Cleartield county, and owned bv John NJ
Holt, was burned to the ground at an early
hour on Tuesday morning Oflast week The
mill cost So, 600 and was insured for SO 600
District Attorney Rose was surnrised To
learn while attending Argument Court in
this place on Wednesday last that he had
been chosen by Councils for the office nf So
licitor of Johnstown borough beating IT IT
Kuhn, Esq, the present incumbent on the
sixth ballot by vote of Q to 8-not 7 to g
remember. A combination OF the Demo
Gratis aud Wnrkiuemen is said 10 have
brought about the result
M. J. Tetelbaum of the Arm of 9 Ta;to,
baum & Brother, CarrolItown, intends ON
or about the 18th Of the present month. to
open a store at Loretto, in the room inst
vacated by NJ y. Lacy & Co. and when he
does the people of that vicinity NAV look
Tor the biggest and best stock of goods of
every description, well as for the lowest
prices, that have ever been seen or heard of
In that part of the county
The Johnstown Councils seem to he I'm
about the same strait this year In regard 10
the selection of the Chief Of Police as tbev
we're Las: year about their Street Commits
sioner, no less than one hundred and thirty
five ballots for VIM. ID. MOIelland Demo
crat, and j John Harris, Republican for the
position first named, having been taken on
Tuesday evening last without result Conn
ellis then adjourned. until "Wednesday even
ing.
-Jacob RItenour, an old man residino
near kioster' smill in westmoreIand county,
left home on Wednesday morning of last
week, and failing to return search was made
Tor MIN the same evening, when his coat
anu cane we're found on,the hank and his
dead body in the water of Jacobs creek n
short distance from his sons residence
About year ago Mr. Ritenonr attemnteh
but failed i'll the effort to commit suicide by
hanging.
"A barn near New Stanton Westnore-
land county, the property of Mr.. Levi Fox,
was destroyed by fire one night last wsek
and the loss, ia which is included several
cows, twenty-five tons of hav, and large
quantity ofuats. ia estimated az about o3 900
This is said to be the second time within
month that Mr.. Fox has met with loss of
this kind, and although the papers do not
say 20, it seems fair To presume That both
fires were the work of inceudiaries.
The time for clectiug County Super
lhtendent comes on apace, aud as yet little
Is being said CT done, far as we know in
regard 10 the matter, politics seeming to
crowd the subject almost entirely out of
public view. For the position we have heard
but TWO names mcntiOneil-that of Prof L
y Chapman, who has already filed the place
very aCceptably, and OF Prof. H. Berg the
present incumbent in regard to whom we
have yet to hear one word of complaint
Happy indeed are they who have no ur-
geut debts to pay, fnr their money well can
tie employed in buying goods so neat, from
a stock that's quite complete, and for prices
hard 10 beat, at the store of Myers & Lloyd
where, 1t il but truth to say, that with the
ready cash 10 pay, the hest of bargains eau
always bs enjoyed. New spring COOL soon
TO I've received IN great ahuudauce and of all
varieties from the chrapeSt of prints 10 the
best Of dress goods, mIdr-Up clothing, etc.
THAT Husband OF Mine" carries pret-
" level head on oil subjects and especially
in regard To read YIN ade Clothiug. hats cans
gents furnishing goods etc, which he says
and fully agree with him, can be bought at
the lowest of prices, In the most desirable
styles and Of the very best make aud mate
l. frf.H tu.
street, Johnstown, who is not surpassed 10y
any one In the quantity aud quality of his
stock, nor undersold 10y any dealer east or
west Of the Ailegheuies a
Or clothing read y-mRde, Wolf has q
stock displayed that knocks the props from
under all others in the trade and as he sells
at prices low, which readers all should
know, his store is the proper place for cloth
ing buyers all to gO-eSpecially he has
just received mighty big lot Of the best
made and most desirable garments, of all
styles. sizes AMI textures, for his spring
aud early summer Ha!es. Buy from Godfrey
Wolf. next door TO the pOst-oficc a Itoona
Pa, and you will never fail 10 get full value
FOR your money.
Our genial and good looking friend, WIN
r. Teller, for some time past aud until few
days ago connected with the Merchants Ho-
TEL JOhnStown, has removed to Brllefoute,
where is to have either partial or entire con
troll OF the we'll known Brockerhuf House
IN the management OF which we wish him
abundant success. In the meantime we COM
mend him TO the kindly consideration of the
Meek and Furey-ous editors nf the IVdtc1.,nan,
who will find him q sound Democrat an in
telligent, agreeable companion, aud thor
ough gentleman IN every respect
We learn from the A ltooua Morning
Tribune OF Monday last that about haif-past
q o'clock the evening pre- evious an intox lea ted
man named john KimlUn boarded freight
train at Gallitzin aud rode to Bennington
where, in attempting to jump from the car
Ger the wheels aud had both feet so badly
crushed a. To render ampu tation necessary.
The Compauy's physicians a. Altoona, who
we're telegraphrst for, repaired to the scene
Of the accident without delay aud did all
they could for the injured mans relief.
A cOlOred woman bearing thS almost
interminable name Of Ellen Frances Watkins
Harper snd hailing from Philaia, delivered
a lecture ontcmprrance at the Congregational
church, in this place, on Friday evening
last, and again Sunday evening, attract
ing large aud i1nces I'm each instance. Both
efforts said to have been quite creditable,
the fair-no, dark -hued -lrcturesS cviucing
more than ordinary intelligence and FAINT
liarity with the subject treated. 1t is said
that she will return TO this place some time
next month and give our people a talking to
on some other topic.
"A large lot Of real estate, the property
of Lyon. Shorb & Co. was a. we learn from
the HOllidaysUurg Standard, sold Ivy j. r.
L0wrie, trustee, at Tyrone, uu Friday last.
The attendance was large and considerable
interest was manifested liz the result. The
entire lot purchased by ). G. Stewart,
Of Tyrone FOrges, the total amouut paid bc-
Ing S2f9 600. The several properties brought
the following sums Tyrone Forges prop
ertv, S12, 600 ; Colerain Forge property,
$50 600 Pennsylvania Furnace property;
SiO0 goo Bald Esrle Furnace property,
S65 900 ~ acres of land At Tyrone, SO, 600.
Although we have for nearly our entire
lifetime been living either on or in close
proximity to the Allegheny mountains, 1t
only the other day we discovered why
ii is that colder weather prevails here than
in most other parts OF The country. Ofcourse
there may be other causes, and equally OF
course vast mai joTity of our readers may
think the cause assign is no cause at all,
but nevertheless il struck very forcibly a
day or two ago, while thinking about the
approaching election for County Superlu-
tendeut, that the reason experience 80
much cold weather in this region II because
hsve-a nice Berg in very midst.
Air. Thomas Weaken and family, OF
Carroll township, left this place on Tuesday
morning last for New Hampton, Chickasaw