The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-25

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doing the dirty work of the opposition as ef-
fectually and industTiOusy as if il had been
paid for its services and was anxious to earn
the money.
Prof. T. J. Chapman, formerly Superin-
tendent Of Common Schools for Cambria
county, has been elected principal of the
Mansfield, Allegheny county, public schools
for the forthcoming session. Being an ac-
cOmpliShed educator and thorough gentle
man, we wish him success wherever his lot
may be cast.
The Greensburg United Brethren church
was destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning,
involving loss of $, 200, on which was an
insurance of s., 900. The flames damaged the
adjacent residence of Mr.. James X. Stewart
to the extent of about $500. Spontaneous
combustioni is given as the explanation of the
origin Of the fire.
The Huntingdon Local. Ne,Cs issued an
extra on Wednesday giving a full and graph
ic account of the terrible explosion of a sand
blast in that place the day previous, where
by three persons were literally blown to
atoms. Great indeed is the enterprise and
! Brothers Lindsey & WilOughby have, we
hope reaped its profit.
We Chronicled several weeks ago the
particulars of the explosion of 4 quantity of
lime i'm JOhnstown, whereby the eyes of both
DR.. Wakefield and his son were dangerously
. burned The sight of the Doctor was not
permanently impaired, but examination made
by competent Oculsts shows that one of the
optics Of the son is entirely and forever dis
tToyed.
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roof on his fine residence and store on High
street. The other kept the rain out good
enough, but this, he thinks, will not only
perform that service, as well as furnish adj
ditiOnal room in the upper story, but viii
also and at the same time relieve the same
ness in appearance of the row in which the
building is located.
A deaf mute calling himself Charles
Girlye is canvassing this portion of the State
for the sale of books, varying the programme
+ occasionally by procuring an advance of
/ money in the shape of a loan. Though he
carries with him a numerously signed certifi-
/ cate of character, he is pronounced fraud
/ for all that, and our readers will do well to
/ be on their guard against him.
/ Large numbers of this years spawn of
black bass are to be seen in shOal places
along the dams below town, and not unfre-
quently they swallow hook which is not too
! large for their capacity. 1t should not be
forgotten that all such fish thus taken must
be Immediately returned to the water The
law forbids the catching and carrying away
[ of bass under six inches in length
/ some contemplate sneak thief entered
. Dr. Keim's Office on Monday evening last
. during the absence of that gentleman, and
. Notwithstanding the tOrTidity of the weather
frOZe fast to a valuable revolver. The Doctor
. thinks he could lay his hand on the thief
without much trouble, and if he don't return
the stolen property within reasonable time
he may expect to feel the rigors of the law.
AS we can conceive of no reason why
. the Northern Cambria NeJrS should seek to
. belle or belittle the editor of this paper by
initiating the JOhnStOwn Tribune in its stale
. wit (2) about the removal of the FREEMAN
to Portage Station, we are forced to conclude
that, like the Tribune it has ga crow to pick
win Mt. MaiIlll because ne llad eI nerve enough
. to contest the nomination with ScottyS
favOrite candidate for Congress, Gen. Jacob
NJ. Campbell If not, then what2
Brother Conrad, of the McVeytOwn
journal, not finding enough for his busy
hands to do in running print shop, a tin
shop, Il news stand and a tobacco store, has
lust set up a soda fountain and is going to
make things ''siZZ' during the heated term
Good luck to you, COoney and a little lemon
in Our'n. please notwithstanding you forgot
to invite us, in accordance with promise, to
that fishing excursion which the Altoona
Tribune had so much to tell about.
AS the JOhnstOWn Tribune rolls the pO-
litical enunciatons of the CarrOltOwn Nclcs
. as q sweet mOrsel under his tongue, it IS cas- V
to guess who the editor of the HOllidaysbUrg
Standard had i'm his minds eve when he
penned the following: Whenever the editor
. OF a Democratic paper finds his political arti-
; cleS copied appTOyingly by Republican
journal it is time for him to stop and take
. am observation. 1t doesn't always follow
that the article is untrue but it is almO { al
. ways certain that it was mjUdiciOUS.
"A charge of blasting powder comprising
three kegs was prematurey exploded in a
J stone quarry at Huntington last Tuesday
afternoon. whereby three men lost their lives.
Their names We're Michael Ryan, of Phila-
dephia, Joseph Rancoroni of Huntington,
were literally blown to pieces. Another
man, named James Davis, was so shocked by
the explosion as to be rendered totally deaf.
The parties were engaged taking out stone
r for the foundation of the new penitentiary.
Just who the TeprObatC is we are not
prepared to say, but it is given as a fact that
a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad
was caught a few days ago in the act of fiiTt-
ing with the daughter of a resident of town
, some sixty miles this side of Pittsburgh.
Her father jumped on special engine and
hurried TO that city after the brakeman
whom he headed of at TWenty-eighth street
The father had a revolver i'm his hand, and
the railrOader was terribly frightened thereat
but by little strategy he managed to escape
And now it IS our esteemed friend and
/ patron. Mr.. Henry Hughes, of SUmmeThill
. who would like to be afforded an OppOTtunt
b. tv to lend a helping hand in directing the af
fairs of the county almshOuSe, which all who
, know him are fully aware that he could dc
with intelligence and economy and also Will
, honesty and fidelity. We won't say. "CivC
, the old man chance ~ but we will say that
, if the Democratic county convention makes
straight the way for Mr.. Hughes the taNpay
erS Of the county will never have cause to Re
gret it.
. rolltOwn NetrS wouldn't lie if he could, anC
: couldn't lie if he would, it must be the writer
hereof who is prevaricating when he asserts
, that ne never told the immaculate editor
aforesaid, or any other man, that the FREE
MAN received from 81, 200 to 81, 800 per veal
that the receipts for transient advertising
, which includes a great deal besides the
county printing, was worth from twelve to
fifteen hundred dollars per year And so We
say yet.
sion train from Pittsburgh to EbcnSburc
Saturday evenings is three hours and ffteeI
minutes 1t leaves Pittsburgh at p p. VI,
and arrives here, and always on time at 6.2t
PM When it is remembered that the dis
tance between the two points IS ll2 miles
with transfer from one track to another
necessary at CresSon, it viii become apparent
that this is pretty rapid travelling. The
distance from CreSSOn to EbenSburg, II miles
was traversed on Saturday last in just Il
minutes.
We were panied to learn a few day ago
of the serious illness of the eStimable wife OF
our excellent friend, Mr. VIM. Il. Gels, sot
Salina, Kansas, who was taken sick, as was
r also one of her children, while visiting heI
relatives at Latr0be, but later information
received from NIr Gels himself, who had
been summoned by telegraph and was il
.JOhnStOwn several days this week, brings
the gratifying intelligence that both mother
, and child are now doing well. We hope by
the wav. that Billy will not 90 back t.
Kansas without paying us visit.
The information upon which we last
week based the announcement of the death
bv lightning of Mr.. John Patton, of Indiana,
. ought to have been trustworthy, one would
have thought for the lady volunteering il
stated that she had been present at the fu
neral of the young man. But there must
have been a mistake somewhere, for we are
, now assured that not only was Mr.. Patton
not killed ard buried, but, on the contrary
that he was then and is now in the ehjoy.
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