The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-18


is running the Northern Cambria Ne1cS that
whether consciously or unconSciOuSly-he is
initiating, on a small scale, the policy of the
Radical party. That party, for the accom-
piishment of It's own selfish purposes, is Striv-
ing to provoke strife between the North and
the South. The Ne,0s is doing precisely the
same thing in Cambria county. The man
who endeavors to antagonize the various sec
tiOns of his party is doing wrong, and he
should not be supported"
Mr.. Godfrey Wolf, proprietor of the
well-knOwn and popular clothing house next
door to the postOflice, Altoona, Pa, Is at
present IN Europe, but ms gentlemaniy SUB
Stitute, Mr.. d. EinStein, manager of the eS-
Enlistment, being determined to maintain
the lead in the clothing business of that city,
announces that after this date he will offer
clothing at prices p per cent. lower than ever
before. This is done in order to reduce the
large stock now on hand, which must be sold
in the next thirty days Rochester clothing
speciality. Visit the pioneer clothing house
of Altoona.
Our good old friend John Kearney, of
Munster township having suddenly been
seized with a hankering after the fesh-potS
OF office, writes to request us TO announce
that his name will be presented at the next
Democratic county convention as an aSpIr-
ant for the position of Poor House Director.
In all the broad land there is no more honest
or trustworthy man than Mr.. kearney, and II
he should succeed in his ''wid hunt after
office" the interests of the taxpayers OF the
concerned, will be in the hands of COM
petent and faithful servant.
In company with Mr.. David James, OF
Cambria township, we had the pleasure a
few days ago, thanks to the gentlemanly
steward Mr. Lyon of inspecting the culinary
department of the Mountain House at Cres-
son, where we found much to interest ttnd
edify us in the way of cooking, baking, etc
The visit was very agreeable one for more
reasons than we have noted, but as Mr..
James proposes to tell all about II IN a com
municatiOn to Welsh paper published IN
Utica, y. Y, and has promised to furnish US
with translation for the tREEMAN, we
shall say no more about 1t for the present.
The Altoona Tribune says that Alderman
O'Toole received notice one day last Weeek
to hold himself in readiness to marry, on
Sunday evening, cOlOred lady ana gehIle1
mantle latter named George slaughter ana
the former Mary Lee. He was at MS once
in good time and the ceremony was satIstac-
tOrily performed. His surprise may be M
agined at its conclusion when white woman
and negro man-the latter called keySer-
stepped up and said they wanted to be mar
Ticd salSO. The Alderman said he had no
leisure to tie such a knot and refused to
marry the pair KeySer Is from Maryland,
where he is said to have a wife and two chill
dren living,
"A prominent and well-to DO citizen of
Carroll township, and man of family, whose
name we withhold for the present, has got
himself into a ''peck of trouble with mar
ricd woman named Nfagdalena KrOpendoTfer,
who has made oath before a Justice OF the
Peace charging him with an attempt TO COM
nit an outrage upon her person. Inc ac-
cuSed was to have had a hearing before
Squire Behe, of CarrolltOwn, on Saturday
last, but we learn that the matter has been
postponed until tomorrow, when no doubt
the facts in the case will come to light ana
the party charged with the heinous crime
be either hOnOrably acquitted or held for trlal
at the ensuing term of Court.
Among the comparatively few visitors
who hOnOred our town with their presence
during the 4th of July holidays, none We're
more heartily welcomed than our worthy
Young friend and patron, Mr.. Peter SclWab,
of COateSVille, Chester county, VINO had re
Trained from shedding the light OF his pleas
ant cOuntenance on this community Tor more
than a twelvemOnth before. 1t Is almost
I needless to say, notwithstanding his infre-
Qucnt visits, that Peter cannot and probably
don't wish to lC0rd Oft the suspicion that
something more than mere friendship
pTOmpS him to hold frequent communication
with and pay occasional visits to this delight
full mountain village, the scene Of his former
/ labOTS and the home Of-WeN, never mlnd
about the home.
Rev D. !. DevIiu, who for several years
past has beer the able, efficient and Jealous
/ President of st. Francis College LorettO,
and who, 1t is proper to say, Is native OF
,JOhnStOwn, has been assigned to the pastor
ate of st. stephens church, Lakewood,
PittSburg, and Rev. Francis Ward. who was
4 recently superseded by Rev Francis NJ Car
/ thy, of st. Augustine, as pastor of the Cath
Olic church at Parker City, Armstrong coun-
ty, has been selected to fill the place made
vacant by Father Devlin'S assignment to mis-
SiOnarV duties while Rev. Martin Ryan, late
I of st. Stephens, PittSbUTg has been sent to
/ st. Augustine to take tie place recently va
Gated by Father Mccarthy. All the Rev.
clergy above named have our sincere good
wishes for continued and abundant success
in the new fields of labor to which they have
/ been assigned.
The Crawford House in this place and
I eight acres of land in Cambria township
/ were disposed of at public sale, on Saturday
/ afternoon last. by Mr.. Abel Lloyd, assignee
. of Isaac Crawford, the former being puT-
/ chased by Mr.. Peter Neely, of Barr town
. ship, for 3, 600 and the latter by Mr.. Evan
( J. Evans (sawyer), whose farm adjoins the
I land in question, for the sum of $40. As
/ Mr.. Nicely is the fatheT-in-law of Mr.. Joseph
/ IIeninger barkccper at the Cambria House,
I it Is generally understood that the latter
/ gentleman is to take charge of the Crawford
/ House. The other properties advertised for
/ Sale-a large dwelling house and lot of
/ ground. etc, in the East ward and twenty
/ acres of land lust beyond the southwestern
/ the respective sums of 81 ,61j and $500 not
/ being as much as it is hoped can be realized
/ from said properties.
/ The Johnstown Tribune of Tuesday de
votes over two columns to the details of a
| drowning accident which occurred near that
/ place the day previous whereby resident of
/ the Sixth ward a young man named Howard
/ M'Kepver, lost his life while bathing at what
/ is known as the Crooks" ," a deep hole in the
/ StOnycrcek, not far from the bend in the
/ river above the old feeder dam" And as
/ if that were not enough, the same paper oc-
cupicS nearly column in rehearSing the in
: cidentS of four other accidents of q like ma
I ture which occurred at the same place and
which resulted in the drowning of John ).
/ Rose and Joseph Edison, July DIST, 1857, of
John Dunleyy, July 31st 1864, of David
HvkeS july lSt, 1872, and of Edward Lev
endride, July 18th, 1873. Mr.. MKecver, the
/ last victim, was accompanied by his brother
and a fellow painter named Albert Gerber,
but neither of those gentlemen could do any
thing for the unfortunate man, who, being
/ unable to swim, waded intOa deep hole, from
/ which he never emerged alive. The body
{ was not recovered until about midnight,
/ when it was hauled home in a furniture
: wagon, and from thence taken to Sandyvale
/ cemetery for interment Wednesday after
I noon.
! We doubt whether the memory of the
oldest inhabitant carries him back to a time
/ in the history of EbenSburg when there was
7 Il more inccSSant or more awe-inSplring dis
4 plav Of heavens artillery than on last Friday
! afternoon, when the earth was literally sha-
ken from center to circumference by the
most vivid flashes Of lightning and most
deafeninC pealS of thunder we remember to
. have ever seen or heard. We are glad to
/ say, however that no damage worth noting
T resulted from the fierce canuOnading, though
I the stable of Mr.. Jas. c. HaSSOn was struck
/ and several pieces of boards torn from the
4 side and one or two of the rafters badly de
I m0raliZed. \ thriving pig belonging To that
; gentleman was also interviewed to slight
/ extent by the subtle fluid, and a worse scared
put less injured poTkeT was probably neyel
/ seen since the day old Belzebub is charged
/ with taking possession of the swine anC
F driving them into the sea. One of the light