The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-21

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hired a sleigh and brought the returns of
the election up overland on Wednesday,
But the train goes out and comes in just the
same.
Two Indiana county companies having
been transferred from the Fifth to the Tenth
Regiment, p. Nc, considerable rivalry to
nlltthese vacancies by the creation of new
companies is being manifested by Holidays.
burg, Altoona, Huntington, and some other
towns.
The body Of Mr.. John Lewis, whose
sudden death at the Cambria colony in Kan
sas we chronicled last week, was buried the
Sunday following, Feb. 9th, on the tract; of
land taken up by his father, Mr.. David
Lewis, for future home for himself aud
family.
An effort IL being made to raise the sum
of $500 by subscription to purchase !aw
library for the use Of the Blair county bar.
II successful, room in the Court House
will be devoted to the storing of the books
Judge Dean headed the list with a subscrip-
tlon of 525.
The East ward is disposed to brag OF
the excellence of the clerical ability OF its
election board. With a total vote of 50
cast the full returns were ciphered up, all
the necessary documents made out, and the
ballot-box sealed in about one hour from the
time the polls closed.
The Hollidaysburg correspondent Of the
Altoona Tribune says that President Grant
was the guest of Col. Jim Miliken on the
occasion Of a late visit of the former to Cal
70, Egypt, but as no affidavit accompanies
the statement, we imagine It will fui less
E.-Ys
The saving In about one month and a
half Of eleven hundred dollars for the tax
payers Of the county was, if true, a good
thing FOR the model Commissioner to do. es-
pecially if he did it all alone by himself. but
the saving of his own political integrity
would probably have pauned out better SO
far as he Is personally concerned.
A young man named George Wise en-
ployed in H9ws' cement mill, near Johns
town, fell into n machine used for crushing
clay las: Saturday. His head was caught in
the rollers and badly crushed, and had it
not been for the prompt action of a fellow
laborer who turned off the steam, he would
have been speedily reduced to pulp.
Thus remarks the Osceola RereiUe: Tho
Altoona Mirror states that Joseph Vanor-
mer, of Fallen Timber, Cambria county, re-
Gently hauled ninety sawlCgs in a slide with
only two horses. That is pretty good work,
even for Joe" who Is =n old hand Mt the
business; but in this county, it is not unus-
ual 10 haul 200 logs in a slide, and no eli
Perkins" about it either
The only contest in CarroIltown borough
on Tuesday was for Justice OF the Peace and
Constable, the regular Democratic candi-
dates, Henry Scanlau, Esq, and Mr.. John
Stoltz, being opposed by Messrs. Augustine
Walter and Alex. Grief on an independent
basis, the two latter Of whom, however,
came out second best by majority for the
other men Of 80 and 81 respectively.
The Tribune Uniforms us that Mr Scott
Williams, OF Ebensburg, visited Johnstown
last week with the avowed object in view ef
purchasing the type and press once used in
the publication Of the Echo newspaper in
that place, and transporting the same to
CarrolItOwn and starting a weekly journal
But the negotiations seem not to have been
both buyer and seller.
The United Brethren Con ference hela
its annual session at Mount Pleasant, West
mOreIand county, last week. The following
among other appointments of pastors for the
ensuing year were made: Fallen Timber
d, Strayer; Johnstown, j. 1. /. Resler
Cambria, b. Noon Wilmore and Cone
maugh, 8. Walker. d. Speck is Presiding
Elder for the Eastern District and j. Meds-
gar for the Western District
Mr.. Henry Lloyd, OF Pittsburgh, died
At bis residence in that city on the 18th in
stan5, aged 81 years. He was President of
the First National Bank Of Altoona since
the retirement Of Mr.. VIM M Lloyd who is
his brother, aud was also largely engaged in
the iron business IN Pittsburgh. He was a
man OF much energy and enterprise, and his
death is made the subject Of lengthy eulo-
gums by the Pittsburgh and Altoona news
papers.
-Johnstown has dcthroned its King ani
re-established n Republican (?) form
government. In other words, the entire
Republican ticket has been elected in that
borough, Mr.. Samuel J. Roger, the Rcpu5-
lican candidate for Burgess beating his
Honor, James King, tho present Burgess
and Citizens candidate for reelection, by n
majority of 40, while the majorities for the
other nominees Of that party range from
135 to 1872
This item, from the Lancaster Ne,O Era,
is illustration Of the distorted shape a
matter of news will sometimes take when It
travels far from home Michael Doughan
a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad,
was thrown from train at South Ford,
pittsburgh, on Monday, and was instantly
killed" 1t refers 10 the killing of Michael
DuEan AZ South Fork this county, the cor
rect particulars of which appear elsewhere
in this paper.
One year ago Mr.. Josue y. Parrish was
elected member OF Council from the West
ward, but owing to the fact that he then held
the Office Of County Commissioners which
was deemed Incompatible with that Of Conn
Gilman, he was not permitted to take his
seat. Time makes all things even. Being
q Commissioner no longer, he was again run
for Council last Tuesday, aul il affords Us
pleasure TO say that he was elected BY 4
majority which is altogether comfortable.
Mr.. Dwight Jones, Eor some sixteen
months a resident of Iowa, has come back
10 Ebensburg to live. Mr.. Evan Griffith
about year has decided it uucongcuial
and will also return here shortly and begin
business where he left off, 1t is thus seen
that We have an incoming Is well as out
going tide 10 our population, though the
latter has latterly predominatsd. But after
a while, maybe we'll have them ali back.
The announcement printed in these col /
umus last week &c the effect that married
daughter Of Mrs. OFT, OF this place, had re-
Gently died in Clearheld county was incor-
rect. Our informant succeeded in getting
names mixed, and hence mistake which
may have created grief in quite large cir .
Gle OF friends of the lady in question. We
are glad 10 be able to say that so far from
being dead, she is not even lila condition
in which We trust she may long remain.
On last Sunday afternoon while MARY
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