The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-14

Electricity" to be delivered In the Second
Presby church, Altoona, on Thursday
evening next, by Mr.. J. Chester Wilson.
"A report given currency by the Altoona
Mirror that Mr.. Godfrey Wolf, the renown-
ed Altoona clothier, designed removing to
Philadelphia TO live. is denied by that gen.
.leman himself He will continue to Ci ve
his personal attention to his Altoona busl-
ness.
An association composed Of girls of teu-
der years, aud styled the Silver Rill Society,
has been formed in town, and some training
with public parlor entertainment in view
is being had. OF course an advisory super
vision is exercised over tue little ones by
some OF older growth.
The Greeubackers Of Indiana county, at
this late day, want to hold a public discus
sion Of financial issues with any Republicans
or Democrats who may have more spare
time on their hands than they know what to
do with, but such Republicans or Democrats
happily cannot be found.
"A young man named Martz was brought
TO Jail here Saturday night charged with
breaking open and stealing fl We lamps ftom
box owned by Mr.. Cairn Leahy, of LilIy'B
station, soon after said box and contents had
been taken from she local freight and de-
posted 1T the side OF the road
The remains OF the lamented Henry
Topper, Of Adams township, who died last
Thursday, were removed 10 Wilmore the
following Saturday, aud after q Requiem
Mass for the reposs of ais soul in St. Bar
tholomew's church, were inferred in the
cemetery Of that place. May he rest in
peace.
Mr.. Richard j. Hughes was in town
visiting the scenes of his youth the early
part Of this week. He was for years and
years high up In the figures as Third Aud
itorin the Pennsylvania Railroad Conpany's s
office at Philadelphia, but is now extensive
ly engaged in the coal business in C.earfeld
comfy.
An ovcrc0at, silver watch, silysr-mount-
ed pistol, a satchel containing a government
license, between three and fou- hundred
cigars, seven or eight quarts Of whiskey in
bottles and about two dollars IN money,
were stolen from the botel Of James MauIls
at Gallitzir, on Wednesday night last. No
clue 10 the thief.
The Philadelphia Times OF the 7th says:
The will Of the late John NaUlty, who died
July 23d at BuenOs Ayres, wss admitted 20
probate yesterday. His estate is valued a..
nearly 81, 600 900, and with TIE exception of
few bequests 10 his family, is left entirely
TO his brother, Dominick NaUlty, of Latrobe.
Westmo-eIand county, Pa"
The auli-liceuse men o. Altoona seem
determined to fight It out on the line on
which they have started i Il takes them all
year. Z meeting to protest against the
granting OF licenses in that city is called for
Saturday evening, March tst, when several
persons who are wrestling with uudclIvered
speeches viii have opportunity offered them
to unload.
The JCLusIown Tribune hopes that the
enlargement OF the FREEMAN viii not ne
cessitate the adoption on our part OF the
patent outside swiudle. No fear Of that
uefgEbor Swsnk. so long as we are ct the
helm; uut isn't that way Of putting IL n
little rough on the man who boasts of as
Inrge.a . circulation III Cambria county as the
FREE1sAS possesses?
Thomas II. Neal, q resident Of New
Florence and a freight brakeman or the Pa.
r. P, fell under tho cars short distance
this eide Of East Conemauch, Tuesday even
ing last, and was literally torn to pieces, no
less than three trains passing over his body
before the maugled remains were found.
The deceased was a young married man,
and leaves q wife and one child
A ;-iaI train equipped with steam pipes
for heating cars was tested by the railroad
officials in Altoona on Saturday afternoon.
a boiler IS located in the baggage car; steam
is generated in the boiler and conducted
through pipes into the passenger coaches.
The apparatus iz successfully used on En-
giish railways, and it 10 understood the trial
on Saturday was attended with satisfactory
results
-Argumeu: Court, with Judge Dean on
the bench, met In this Court House Tuesday
morning 1T o'clock, and continued in ses-
sion. with the usual iutermission till 9 O'Clock
q, night, when Aual Adjournment was effect
ed. The entire Ii8t down for argument WAS
reviewed, and number Of road aad ether
petitions were acted on. but the routine bus
mess transacted possessed no special interest
for the reader OF q newspaper.
Mr.. Michael Quinn, former tax collector
Of Conemaugh borough, pleaded guilty at
last session Of our county Court to the charge
OF enbezzliuG certain moneys collected by
him in his official capacity. On Tuesday OF
this week, at TIE special term Of Court, be
was called before Judge Dean and received
his sentence, which is = fine Of $500 and
i.nprisoumeU. in the Western Peui.eLtiary
for a period Of fourteen raonths.
"A strange woman who represented her
self 70 bs q widow from Huntingdon Sc
cured lodging 70 the Blair county aInshouse
ore night last week, and aJoat the same
time another unknown femase who said her
home was in Altoona sought and found
shelter over night with = family living near
HuuidaysJHrg. Before morning each was
singing Baby mine, with no father around
IN either case 20 take up the chorus.
The IuCiaua Democrat, we regret to
notice, has fallen a victim to what the
Johuscowu Tribune calls Ike patent outside
swindle. We entertain the hope, however,
that wba. Brother SAMSON conceives to be
matter OF necessity, and il il no business OF
ours 20 dispute the assumption, viii soon
cease to be q lion in his pathway, as the
Democrat is zoo good paper 10 take 4 seat
so for back IN the journalistic synagogue.
Anthony Sedlmyor, aged about p years,
died OF consumption in JohustOwn last Sun
day. The deceased had been in the employ
OF the First National Bank, Of that place for
eleven years the three last as chief clerk,
10 which position he arose from that Of mule
driver for the c. I. Co., aud was well known
and universally respected. He was born IN
BicLland township. Iutermeut in the Ger
man Catholic cemetery Tuesday forenoon.
If there is nothing in name, as ths old
adaEo has it, no fanlt, We presume, will be
found with The misprint which substitutes
r D.