The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-02


St. Mary's (English) and St. Michaels
(Germau) Catholic churches, Hollidaysburg,
were entered by burglars, the latter about
midnight on Tuesday night of last week and
the former some two hours later, but IN
neither instance did the invaders reap
very rich harvest Father kunZer's cellar
was despoiled of sixteen bottles OfCalifornia
wine and lOt of butter, eggs. meat, etc,
while at Father WalSh's residence the
thieves got away with nothing except the
kew of the church. the outcries OF the ser
want girls in charge Of the house prompting
them to seek safety in flight. Both Of the
Rev. gentlemen were absent from home at
the time
on Monday of next week, Messrs. Frank
M'Laughlin and VIM. p. Jones, residents of
this place viii start on visit to Texas. y
colony which will comprise probably dozen
families propose removing from this section
to that distant State some time next fall,
and the object of the two gentlemen named
is 10 make personal inspection of the coun-
try and choose a suitable point for locating
They desire to settle in body, if possible,
and, counting amongst their number MEM
Ders of nearly all the useful trades, they
possess the elements for the founding OF
town which should be at least se'f-sustain-
ing. Their Withdrawal from our midst will
he deplored, bat it is hoped that what will
be looked on As our loss IN this respect Will
result in their great gain.
To "sweat" is defined as "being depriv-
ell of the saline and oleaginous fluids of your
material substance through the excretories
of your pellucd cuticle with a sensible con-
densation of moisture upOu the superficial
exterior" Terrible, amt it? Yet there is
little need of any one going through so try
ing an ordeal if he only has the good sense
10 go to the popular cheap clothing emporl-
um of Godfrey Wolf, next door TO the post
Office Altoona Pa, and purchase for him
self suit of summer clUJhing which viii
not only keep him cool enough to preserve
the saline and oleaginous fluids of his ma
terial substance" but give him the most
perfect satisfaction. as well in the price as
in the quality of the goods, which cannot be
surpassed anywhere.
1t is the intention Of the State Fish
Commission to locate another fsh-breeding
establishment in the western part OF the
State, aud on Monday morning an agent OF
said Commission arrived here to investigate
the merits Of this section for the purpose
proposed. He viewed a number of sprinCs
and streams in the immediate uelghborhOOd,
and is understood 10 have expressed himself
to the effect that, water and climate being
bO.h considered, no better place than this
cOuld be found anywhere for a fishery
Another visit will be paid at some day in the
near future, when more comprehensive
examination will be made of the several
springs and some particular one probably be
hEed upon for purchase. Commissioner
levitt Of HollidaysbuTg, is the moving
spirit in the matter. and to him the report of
the agent viii be made.
ers, in this place, known as the ''Zahm
property" sold by f. II. Barker, as
siguee, at public sale, last Saturday. The
property COmprtheuds the large store room
now occupied toy the Messrs. M'Laughlin,
the building occupied by Collins, Johnston
& Co. for banking purposes, dwelling
house and the usual outhuildings, with a half
lot of ground whe1eOu these are erected. now
in the occupancy Of VIM. j. NJ Laughlin.
The bidding was spiTitless aad resulted in
Of he
ty Treasurer Friedhom for the paltry sum of
s., 227. Three or four years ago it would
have been accounted cheap at twice that
suin. We do not know what disposition will
be made of the property by its new owner
but have heard it limited that large hard
ware store VIII shortly he started therein.
Mr.. john Jones, of Blacklck township.
is stauuCb Republican, as any one could
tell from remark be let fall the other day
General Campbell, our Congressman, made
one of his infrcQucnt visits to this section
the beginning Of the present week, and
amongst those of his constituents who greet
ed him was Mr.. Jones. 81 voted for you
once said Mr. Jones, 'and mean to do so
again, for / think you have richly earned a
second term. But there is one thing" he
went on TO say in most impressive manner,
there is one thing YOU ought 10 90 as soon
as you get back to Washington city. You
Ought to have that Internal law repealed
which keeps us from shooting squirrels at
this season Of the year. They're eating up
all my crops r. General Campbell promised
to have the matter attended to, but if he
does il will have 10 he through the instru-
mentality of the Pennsylvania Legislature
at some future session.
Not many evenings ago the singular
spectacle of q column OF black ants on the
march was witnessed at point few rods
south of the bridge which spans the Cone
maugh below Grifii IS dam. Some parties
who were fishing il that vicinity bad their
attention attracted 10 myriads of the insects
traversing a log which lay across the water
Examination demonstrated the fact that
they constituted a section of an army nu-
merous as the sand. Of the desert, the ad-
vance guard Of which was lost in space to-
ward the west, while the rear might have
extended back into Blair county for all that
could be determined 10 the contrary The
fishermen looked and wondered for an hour
and when they finally turned away the on
ward march Vas still progressing. It is said
to he popularity of ants while on the war
path that they move forward in a straight
line, diverging neither to the right nor to
the left. If a house looms up before them
they 90 either through it or over it, by day
or by night. 1t Is mainly for this reason
that we would like for all their future
marches to be conducted at as least as safe n
distance from town as this one vas, for they
have teeth aud can bite.