The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-15

ID. Parrish. of this place, Offering himself
as candidate for denomination for the Office
OF Commissioner place which he now fills
with honesty and fidelity and which we are
not aware that anything except the COM
mendable rule of rotation in office can he
urged against his filling for another term.
MIR. Jacob Gates, soldier of the war of
1912, Who was twice wounded and sohsa
quently taken prisoner at the battle of Lup.
dy's Lane, died in Ducansville Blair couuty
ON Tuesday last, aged nearly SO years hay-
ing been born in Dauphin county on St Pat
rick's day, 1898. Deceased was In. fathpr
or seven sons and FIVE daughters all of
whom. with his aged widow, still survive
-Mr james Crahb, whose recent death
from iock-Jaw at Williamsburg, Blair coun-
ty is noted else where, was a bartender in
Johnstown few years ago hut subsequent
Iy found employment with Messrs Jones &
King, of that place, AS the driver of one of
their lightning rod wagons, which business
he gave up couple of years ago and located
at Williamsburg, where he met with his
shocking death.
Fearful, perhaps, of turning away an
angel unawares, Mr.. j John Hamilton of Lii
ly'S station, kindly acceded to the request Of
one OF the tramping fraternity for "A nights
/ lodging with the usual accompauinen;s and
as an almost natural consequence found
himself next morning minus watch n pair
Of new boots and a cap, with all which arti-
cIes the nnRrateful scalawag managed to get
beyond the reach of the righiful owner
The beautiful gold necklace and locket
Name In this place was awarded on Satur-
day last to Miss Mamie, eldest daughter of
Sheriff Ryan, she having had 1I5 votes
while her several competitors, Miss Maude
/ Glass, Miss Belle O'Neill and Miss Jennie
Blair, had each l12 80 and 40 votes respect-
iyely. The amount rralize,.from the enter
prise was SSa.75, ssss the price of the neck
i lace.
while a number of BOYS were amusipc
Themselves on Friday evening last in the
Altoona Rolling Mill at Allegheny Furnace
/ one OF the party, y lad named Andrew Diff
fenbaugh, aged about nino years who was
being playfuliy pressed at the time by his
brother George, tripped and fell against one
OF the fly wheels with such force as TO crush
! in tho top of his head above the eyes from
the effects of which terrible injury he died
! in less Than two hours after.
I Mr.. John Yohner, the ohliQinp and at
tentive agent At Kaylor's station on the F.
x G. Il. r.. has sent in his resignation and
IA no one has yet been found to take his
place the position remains without mn oCru-
pant, the REASON therefor being that 81 liz ha rd
work, or at least requires considerable az
tentiun, aud A. IL is a commission office the
pay Is not at all in proportion to the time
aud labor expended. Hence 1t Is that no
enc bankers after the agency.
{ 1t is due Ia Mr.. p. Is. Smith, Of Munster
township, wEo is charged in the Auditors
! report of the county finances with a small
, deficiency as constable of his own township
+ and much larger one in CrOyle township
+ TO say That he has settled both duplicates in
full, ard That his name should not appear In
! the list (nriut-d 10y us for the last time be-
} fore we knew OF the fact) one of the CON
stables indebted To the county on account of
nop-pavment of taxes collected 10y him
! "A thing Ct beauty Is no doubt a Joy for
, ever, but when beauty and usefulness are
both combined in one article, as IL the case
/ with the goods sold at the cheap ca sb htore
OF Myers * Lloyd, the JOY producsd is only
equalled by the satisfaction experienced by
ali who deal with that liberal and enter
prising firm at whose store may be found In
great pI ofusion all kind of dry goods dress
goods, clothing, notions, groceries, etc mt
the lowest possible prices. Don fail TO give
them a call
J The Standard denies that Mrs Pike the
: lady who lays claim TO considerable. real es-
! tate In Altoona. now occupied aud presumed
to he owned 10y other parties, is "A resident of
Hollidayshurg, although n native of that
place her present home being in Cincinnati
where she has resided for many years Nor
Is she, the Standard AYERS, much older
than ourself-a fact hich we are free to
admit since her maiden name (Hammers
not Hsmmer,) a family we remember very
we'll has been furnished 10y that paper.
The chime of bells on st. Beuedict's
church, Carrolltown, 'wRs toileJ for threr-
quarters OF an hour on last Saturday after
noon, aud every family in the town possess
Ing a picture of the Holy Father, and
. scarcely a house there Is without one, hung
} II on the outer wall draped in mourning, IA
{ mark of respect FOR the glorious memory
. OF fhe recently deceased Pontif Pope Plus
the Ninth, and nss token Of their unques-
touing faith In the doctrines Of the Church
! of which he WAS so long the visible head on
. earth.
( MIR. WIN. Ltzinger, of Loretto, has this
week added another to the several names
on our subscription list for whom he II m
self invariably pays in advance. He Is the
/ kind or paIr.,n who In special manner
makes the printers heart leap with joy, aud
If we had a frw hundred more Ike him the
county treasurership might go 70 TIE dcmni-
tion bow-wows, where IL Is sure to GO any
how so far as we are concerned, II our neigh
hor Of the Herald knows anything about IT,.
and where IT may possibly go whether he
. knows anything about il or not.
MIR. Michael Bnland. a very old and
much respected citizen OF Washington town
. ship, died AT his home near Sunni tville, on
Saturday last, at the pairiarchal age of 96
years, or fhcTeabouts. Having no particu-
lara a. to his long and eventful career, the
greater portion Of which was passed in this
I county, we cannot give sketch OF Mr.. Bo-
lands life, bat will be glad TO publish such
[ sketch IL some one acquainted with his
history will b. good enough to furnish us
with IL. In the meantime we can only hope
/ that his immortal spirit has found eternal
! rest.
The many warm personal friends I'm this
vicinity Of DR.. Il. II. Plank will he interest
ed I'm learning that lie has recently removed
from Chester county to Christiana, Lancaster
/ county, where ho has purchased a drug store
! and no doubt hopes to succeed, as we trust
lie may, i'll accommodating fair share oi ais
7 world s goods in the brefest time possible.
! BY the way, we learn from the Lancaster
! InteUjgeHcer that the Doctor succeeded few
days ago in extracting triangular piece of
glass from the knee of n seveu-year old lad
I who had been panied (not window paned)
with it's presence for over n year.
! -Messrs. Colins's third steamer, City OF
Richmond, sailed from philadelphia yester-
day. Sine had a cargo of $50 toms of railroad
iron, 20 tuns of spikes, tons Of nuts and
/ bolts, 30 tons of fish plates, 80 tons of pro-
visions, and $40 tons of coal. About 500 la
borers go out on her including 200 Italians,
30 woodchoppers and quite list of cabin
. passengers. a large number of the survi-
/ vofs of the wrecked Metropolis are among
( the passengers Mr.. Thomas Collins and
wife also took passage on the vessel, Mr.. e.
intending to remain permanently In BraZil
10 superinfend The work. The City of Rich
mond is fast sailer and sound and staunch
from stem to stern.
Tho project to which we referred last
week. of arnexing Fulton county to this jul
diciai district and electing an additional law