The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-04

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ing himself In the head with n pistol, hav-
ing previous to the act set fire to tho house
In which he has lived alone for n number of
years. He was known as ''the O. usmiih"
'.Our hGhtning- manipulating friend Con-
don, feleg1Aph operator at Cresson, took TO
himself a wife a few days ago in the person
OF Miss Ray, very estirnable young lazy
resident of Gallitzin. We have no particu-
lars. but learn that the happy couple were
married at the cathedral in Pittsbrrp. We
extend our hearty congratulations and only
regret that they did not favor us with the
joyful announcement in proper shape.
The entire family of Mr.. Jacob Warner,
OF Summitville, this county, con insisting of
hlmself, wife and four or five children. are
or at least were a few days ago, down
with the typhoid fever, of which disease one
other child died a weei, or TWO ago, In ad-
dltion to this great affiction the family is in
very destitute circumstances and their mis-
fortunes appeal very loudly to the charity of
all who hare hearts to feel for the woes
of others.
Jack Brown, the oldest citizen of Holli-
daysourg-a quiet, ,inoffensive and hard work
ing COtored man whom we knew ever since
we knew anybody y-Ilied few days at the
femarkable age Of 90 years. The deceased
II We mistake not, was the father Il nineteen
children, and throughout life was a stead
fast and consistent dem Ocrat voting that
ticket previous to the adoption of the con-
stiiution of 1883 and again after the adoption
of the fifteenth amendment.
-Messrs. Geo. Gurley, Don" Kittell,
John f. Scanlan, Will. Ward and Samuel
Lilly, members of the Catholic tota, absti-
nence society OF this place, voluntarily
newed their pledge before the altar for a
term Of ten years on Tuesday evening last.
Other members of the association, aud no
doubt many who have not yet attached
themselves to the organization. will ere long
follow the cornmehdable example that has
been set them by those who have thus taken
the initiative in the good work.
Our young friend DON Kittel, had
the misfortune a few days ago owicg to the
stringency of ,he times, to lose a comfortable
''posish' in Pittsburgh, where, it is needless
to say that he did full justice to his employees
and is now at his home in this place with
the intention of fitting himself for the legal
profession in the law Office of w. Fl. Sech er,
Esq. Don has the ability to make an eE-
cellent lawyer, and if bright light don't
Don" on the profession ere many years we
are much mistaken in our estimate of the
young gentleman aforesaid.
Probably because he had no mother-in-
law of his own IN the land of the living with
whom to form ar alliance Of the kind, an
old gentleman in th,s vicinity did the next
best thing not many days ago by marrying
n lady holding that relationship TO one of his
own sons both the high contracting parties
being upward of seventy years old. BY this
alliance the venerable groom becomes the
father-in-law of his own offspring, the step
father of his daughier-in-iaw ,'Hnd-well, if
that he has made of himself in the operation
we haven't time to cipher it out just now.
II knew by the smoke that so gracefully
curled," that some cne was quietly enjoying
the No. i Long Cut of w. 81 ID. Rinehart
Pittsburgh
The Board of Poor Directors on Tuesday
last reapponted Mr.. 1sadore Lilly as Stew
ard for the current year and continued DR..
a. Al. Keim, who had been appointed to fill
the unexpired term Of DIR. j. y. Catman, as
house and DIR. a. Yeaglev as o. d. p. physi-
clans. J. p. Linton, Esq, of Johns town i,
and @. w. Oatmau, Esq, of this place were
also reappoiuted as counsel TO The Board for
like period. The admirable manner in
which the present steward and his excellent
lady conduct the county house is Of course
what secured the gift of continuance in his
case.
Mr. Henry G.. Kirkpatrick, of Carroll
township, reQues's us to state That he will
he a candida before the next Democratic
county convention for nomination as one of
the County Auditors. Mr.. X. is n farmer
and highly respectable and intelligent
citizen of northern Cambria. Our knowl-
edge OF him enables to say that he has
always been trne and consistent Democrat
and that when a county ticket has been reg
ularly nominated II has always found in him
an active and energetic supporter. NomOre
competent or worthy man than Mr.. Kirk
patrick could he nominated
OF with the old and on with the new is
jus' now in order for all men to do, and III
none will forget that good snits of clothes,
OF textures the best and At prices quite low,
can be hougbt from G.. Wolf, who as all
people know h As a stock that's complete OF
all sizes and styles, on shelves and on coun-
ters, in great massive pilea aui is able and
anxious all his pat rops to please, and supply
every want with the greatest of ease Don t
forget to call on Godfrey Wolf. next door
to the post-oftice, Altoona, Pa, when you
wish to rene ~ yonr wardrObe.
Tine weather Thus far GurinU he N
winter has been specially favorable to those
who are engaged in logging" lumber, SO
far as cutting down the trees is concerned,
but as to the important work of getting the
logs 10 the streams so as to float them TO
market in the spring, it has been entirely
against the lumhermen, owing to the almost
total absence of snow. 1t IL not 10 ne pre-
sumed, however, that the winter will pass
away without snow enough having fallen
for the purpose mentioned. II it should $50
happen, it would prove TO be very serious
loss 10 the northern section of this county.
Rev. Father Aloysius Hume, pastor of
St, Peters and St. Paul's Catholic church,
Pittsburgh died very Suddenly of heart dis
ease on Monday nj ght last. He was thirty
three years of age. and was a son of William
Hume, formerly of Pittsburgh, but now and
for some time past resident of Latrobe.
Father Hume was partially educated at ST.
Nincent's College, but completed his studies
in a four years course ut Rome, where he
was ordained priest and TIE title of Doctor
of Divinity conferred upon him. He did
much to advance the cause of religion and
education among his parishioners, and WAS
beloved and respected by all classes of peo-
pie.
Mr.. George Hildebrand. sr., of Taylor
township, who was born in Franklin county
but resided in Cambria FOR about eighty
years. died a few days ago at the patriarchal
age of 80 years months and days. The
deceased was one of a family of nine sons
and four daughters, only two of whom
Mrs. Burkhart, of this county, and Mrs.
Brown, of Conneautville, PA.-survive him ,
while of his direct descendants there is a
record of 81 xteen children, sixty-niue grand
children, (ffty-three of whom are still liv-
ing, one hundred and orty-two great grand
children, (seven of whom are dead J and
six great-great- grandchildren living and one
dead
We not only under obligations TO
Mr.. john j. Murphy, of 130 GraDt street,
Pittsburgh, for copy Of the Catholic Family
Almanac for 1873, valuable little annual
which we noticed more particularly in our
last issue, and copy of which can he OBJ
tanned by enclosing % cents to Mr.. Murphy.
but we are in a special manner indebted to
him for two elegantly boind volumes Of
religious character which he kindly pre-