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

and what he intends to &c, or will be pre-
pared to do, when he visits each of those
places, Is of course apparent to all. f2tl
| The barn of Mr.. Henry Conrad. in
Aayne township. Indiana county, was de-
| stroyed by hre few nights ago, with all it's
contents, including valuable horse. The
hre Is supposed TO have been of incsndiary
origin, and the loss is put down at ST. 200,
with $500 insurance.
We see it stated that the Pa r. r. Co
is having history OF the editors, newspa-
pers, etc, along the line Of that great thor
/ oughfare prepared for publication We
! uonot the story, but if true we shall not OBJ
lect to their passing us in the book if they
continue to pass" lis on the road.
cur worthy young kinsman, Mr.. Jas. E.
curry, OF Altoona, has, we are pleased TO
learn, been promoted to the position of fore
man III the brass foundry at the upper shops
OF the Pa. r. r. CO.. in that city 'Jeems."
we are confident, will do his duty in that or
any other department. 20 which he NAV be
assigned.
"A. a. Barker & Son, Ebensburg and
Carrolltown, have made very decided re-
ouctions.in the prices of overcoats winter
cioth1ng, sleigh h-bells, and other articles ne
cuilariy suited to rhe season. as they are
| anxious to get rid of their winter goods and
/ Will not hesitate about taking almos: any
| price within reason that uay be offered
! them.
Mr.. David Pentico. of Prairie Civ. Ia.
came in from SrsQuehauna township on
! monday last, accompanied by Miss Catha-
rlne Ashcraft, with whom he repaired to the
/ office Of Justice Kinkead where the twain
/ were made one flesh in short nedt-er and
started on their way rejoicicg in the direc-
'ion OF the setting sun per train the same
! evening.
IT for any reason n change is made in
/ the Ehensburg post office during the present
! administration, We shall have no tears to
shed over the appointment of orr neirhbor
OF the Herald, who, however, will have to get
J up mighty early and stay up pretty late If
/ r. " MI f9t trix
/ people than the present incumbent seems TO
! have been able TO do
| While we advise everybody v who needs
anything i'll his line to take advantage OF the
great bargains now offered by Geo Huntlev
We cannot hut join with the Herald in ex-
! Pressing the hope shat Mr.. II. will reconsid-
/ er his intehtion of closing out business here
I ~ his departure from amongst as would Gre
ate vUi'l in mercantile and social circles
/ which only man of hs admitted enterprise
and ufbanity could successfully AL.
An election held ut the Lloyd House, in
! this place, on lart Monday afternoon, for
/ President and Directors Of tLe L. & c. f.
! r., resulted in favor of Hon. A. A Barker
J for President and Messrs. Wistar Morris Y
} i. Shortridgp, Josiah Bacon, s. Kneass p
! T. Firth, E. Roberts, Thos Griffith. Thos
/ Davis, T. II. Barker Abel lloyd Richard
! Jones aud Geo. j. Rodgers as Directors of
{ said road
One OF the most prominent citizens of
EhensbuTg, a gentleman who was born and
/ reared III This vicinity and is now bordering
/ Oh sixty years of age, never was In Altoona
! except in passing through it, until Monday
! last, when he spent several hours in that
progressive young city and was very much
/ pleased with the sights he saw and the evil
/ deuCes of prosperity lie with essed during his
brief sol ourn.
The Huntingdon Local Netcs saws that
''chickcu poN in a violent form" de vcloped
into small pox in that place when the cold
weather SET in. and now IL is said that the
former 1ige1Sp is n = had if =, than
I the latter. 1t is sure that neither disease is
to be trfied with and one needs as much
precau;on as n contagion rs the other.
The name of our clever friend in small
package, Col. II. G. DcTn, of the Altoona
! Tribune. has been mentioned in connection
with III. Republican nomination for Mayor
! of that city, but as lie avows his deterinina-
tion not to accept the rooted honor upon any
conditions, the probabilities that the
Office will have TO go further and possibly
fare worse More's the pity-for the office
See advertisement of Trustees sale on
| Monday next of 200 acres aud improvements
| in Camhria township, published elsewhere
| on ,his page. and also advertisements of
| Assignee's sale of 100 acres of land in Al
| leghenv township and Administrators sale
OF 125K acres iu Carroll township both OF
which will be found on our first page, the
/ sales 20 take place on Tuesday next, Jan. 22d
Our young Philadelphia friend. John
| W Murray, son of tho gallant and lainented
! Col. VIM G.. Murray, late of Hollidavsburg,
/ and w no SOnle weeks ago !utGEletl u uHn EnttE
of Capt. u. X. Ramey, of the latter place,
( intends going TO Brazil with his young wife.
| in company with his uncle and aunt, Mr..
( and Mrs. Thomas Collins, who are 10 sail
abon. the 25th of the present month. Bon
rogGge.
"A Pa r. r. engineer named James
McCracken had his skull. fractured on Fri
day last by n large stone which fell from y
/ ledge and struck him on the head whiis
looking out of the cab window near 1rwi ,f
station from the effects of which injury hi
died on Saturday morning. Deceased w
an unmarried man, aged thirty one year n,
and lived with his mother at Williamsburg a,
whittier his body was taken for intermenQ @,
the burial ground of the Covepanter churA O.
The largest steer this country has pro- h;
blv ever produced was raised by Mr.. san, II,
Barclay of Somerset township, Some m
Z county and realized for its several ow, I -.
pnvari of 81 OOO When rakeu to PHIL . :;
phia during the centennial, where T
kept on exhibition, 81 weighed 9Oo p'hn h.
and the man who then owned II, anC
had invested 81 ,4J0 in its purchase v en- N
ahled 10 paw 81 600 in cash for farm, y. Y
which he had realized from exhibit7 his 6,
big bovine, ;ta1v h
whether rhe new township erecteG"' W W I
Darts of Washington and Summer W. W. f,
be called Portsge or Penn, nor IL l..u ~ t,
TO a certainty whether the divislos I,
confirmed At the Argument or Ma Ie, ~ II
of Court, though most probably no'tr ali il
latter term. In the meantime a n
time to come we suggest Ninety il
as an appropriate hymn for the dIems; 4
the new election district, min. h"' '"s 4
voted for and nine against the diaon. A J
Come in out of the cold, VIII ~ ~ -, a
YOU some BARN, and buy for yo'eL, t
VIII Keep 70" -, 81 to ali hv irpby, the
clever at Star Clothing Hall, " "a t
his clothing, overcoats, dresS9;1Its' nij - ~ f
"sjcb." at prices which surei W, ' uoan =
make all buyers rich, for ratb ensm Ieas ,hep t
the big stock now in store, he KS ,eSS SS;nn ,,r'
cost aud not cent more. Sts o njnh ali f
street. No. 1O9, Johnstown, Wm'tn MI, av o. e
men should visit who have nms' lr,a rsnawed its I
The Altoona Morning CID reheMeu ' 3, |
-svoistions on Thursday lasrince wnen !. c
has been daily and welcoInSlss,aor 10 has has
Office One of the gifted Fey sna ,ans ,be way Ta
charge of the local departmt., I"' hs ike ike his
10 con,ucts IL is evidence III ne, nhI n,s ,
t"Ien,sd De brothers, WIN. p, Nv OF Wash,ns
taienieu 't Toe of the Hiefonte Wdtct-