The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-22

While in the act Of entering a store in
the orthodox way at Marklesburg, Hunting
don county, n few days ago. Mr.. Jacob
Summers, an old resident of that place, vas
attacked with heart disease, or some other
malady equally fatal, and dropped dead be-
fore aid could reach him. on Saturday even
ing last.
j. G. Lake Esq, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Borough Auditor, came within ten
votes of securing his election, the majority
against him being just one less than that
number. Still he is quite as happy, if not
great deal happier, than his successful COM
petitor, and the cause of his JOY may be brief
ly told-its n girl. Heaven bless and pros
per the little one, whose pap can be an aud
i!or (when baby cres), notwithstanding the
small Republican majority against him.
Although we uninteutionally omitted
to notice the fact That l.. D. W oodruf, Esq,
of the Johnstown Democrat has announced
himself as a candidate for Assembly on the
Democratic ticket. nevertheless would
take professional, not to say personal,
pride in his nomination. This may possibly
prove no healthier year than usual for news
paper men. but if good fortune i'll the way
Of political preferment should happen to get
out of the old ruts and go for 'the hewers
of wood AMI drawers of water in the Dem
ocratic ranks, we hope it will take both of
us under its fostering care at the coming
convention.
A shooting match for a purse of S120 is
said TO be on the tapiS at Altoona to-day,
and several marksmen from northern Cam
bria, among whom we may name +. ii.
Barker and Lon. Rodgers, of this place,
I three of the DUNN brothers. of Barr town
I ship, and Jos. Sides, of the same vicinity,
besides two or three others whose names we
did not learn, have, if we are rightly in
formed wended their way hither. Cam5ria's
crowd is DUNN enough in the matter of
names, but when it comes TO pulling the trig-
ger we wouldn't be surprised to hear that
! the talk has been completely knocked out
I of their com petitOrs.
The spring elections are over, and the
! folks who were beat can cy pher at leisure
/ TIE cost of each treat they set un for the
/ voters in hopes to attain the positions they
sought, but sought for in. vain; and while
! :hey al il no doubt they will think, and
( wisely conclude that the money for drink
! could better been spent, if they only had
chose, by investing in neaI-titting, ready
/ made clothes, which can always he bought
! at prices quite low from Godfrey WolH.
| who, as all people know, has a store and a
stock in all things complete, and keeps in
! Altoona, on famous Twelfth street--neXt
/ door to the post office.
| If you are going 20 go, as we advised
! Won last week, pair of new boots, shoes,
| CATERS to seek, you should make il point
/ TO visit the man who deals In such goods on
n strictly cash plap, and who sells nothing
! else, but keeps the finest and best that can he
| found anywher in the east or the west and
/ whose name should he known to large folks
! and small as The cheapest OF dealers, ). Blu
/ menthal, who has opened a store, with goods
! not few, at 1119 on Eleventh avenue, not
/ far from Twelfth street, in Altoona's fair
! town, where all folks should visit who from
| the mountain go down. Don't forget the
Great Eastern Boot and Shoe Store, and the
! proprietor will not forget to give you a big
| bargain in anything you want to bny.
! MIR. Charles Sweeney, a brother of Mrs.
| III. J. Grouse, of this place, who was en-
| ployed yard brakeman at the outer depot
! in Allegheny city, was crushed to death at
| midnight on Monday last, by being run over
! by a freight train to the rear Of whicl he
! had just coupled locomotive, and by the
side of which he was walking when last
! seen alive. How the accident happened is
! not known, nor was it known that il had
| happened at all ultil the were seen
! jumping over his body, when some of the
| and found his lifeless remains shockingly
mangied. The unfortunate man leaves a
! wife and four children residing in Indiana
] borougn, whittier his remains were taken
for interment
| An unknown man whose name is sup
posed from certain entries in n diary found
| upon his person, to have been Eli 3. Hopper
! formerly of Poughkeepsie, \. Y, was struck
! by the engine of the Fast Line west, near
! Sonmsn station, this county, on Saturday
! evening last, and instantly killed. The
| unfortunate wayfarer was walking on the
railroad at the time and got out of the way
! of a freight train east only to meet with an
! equally terrible death on the opposite track
/ by being struck on the right temple by a
I corner OF the framework of the pilot which
| knocked him a considerable distance frac-
! turing his skull and tearing off portion of
his right ear. The remains were taken TO
Johnstown and Inferred at the expense of
the county.