The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-12-05

( afford to lose at this time
The Altoona San of Saturday last saws
that the arteSian well being sunkin that G ity
is down 1850 feet, and that strong indica-
tions of oil are observable. 1t would he
strange, indeed, if oil and not water in the
end greeted the drill. But we imagine the
AltoOniaus would accept the one for the other
and not greatly CrUmble.
MIR. John Woods, an old resident of
Prospect borough, died on Wednesday of this
week, aged - years. Mr. James Myers, of
JonlS.o"h a,so departed this life the day
previous. lie was az years old, and the
father OF eight children, while his grand
children number siXty-one and his great
grandchildren thirty-eight.
capt Geo. n. Smith, in other years a
Representative in the State Legislature from
cambria county, but now a resident of
Philadelphia, visited his numerous friepds
IN the south of the county last week He
Ialled 90 come 20 EbenSburg, and for that
reason, and for no other we will have a
crow TO pick with him when next we meet
The Huntingdon Local Neacs saws :
some OF our exchanges are circulating the
report that work at the Middle Penitentiary
has SUS pended. This is not correct The
work Of completing the foundation walls is
progressing, and the stone is still being quar-
lied, although prolonged cold snap would
oi course have the effect of stopping work
-Mr. {. T.. Roberts. of EbenSburg was
foreman OF the Grand jury this week. AS
showing his aptitude for business of that
Gamer, It IS only necessary to saw that Court
convened at II o. clock, 4. II, Monday morn
ing, and that before u o'clock meridian a
couple of Indictments endorsed s.trua bills''
were returned TO the Judges and action or
deTed thereon
The attempted assassination Of Nj Johu
w johnson At New Florence WpStf1 orc and
county, last week, is pronounced on AM hands
TO nave been deliberate, cOId-blOodcd affair
Money is the motive which promoted the
commission Of the crime. # the miscreant
IeltOrd Is not speedily brought To- a ror,..-s
end, it will be because Justice has an unuSu
ally ieaden heel in WeStmOrclana
AT tile late election, Daniel O. Barr for
state treasurer, received a majority OF Z
votes over Samuel Butler in EbensbuIC q bcr-
ough. This seems to suggest the idea mat
Epensburg borough, after long cropping in the
political dark, has at length emerged into
the twilight Of progress. Let us be thankful
Then comes up the question-cannot' we
eject a Democratic Burgess and Democrat
ic Council next February
-Dr. Bowers can be consulted Mt MIR
ChrlStyS hotel, IOTetJO. SATURDAY. and SuD-
day, December 9th and 9Th, two days only
At Chest Springs, Exchange Hotel, on Mon
day and Tuesday, December Sth and 9th
At CarroIltown, st. Lawrence Hotel, on
Wednesday and Thursday, December 10th
and nth. At Ebensburg, at the Blair House
Friday, Saturday and SUNDAY, DecembeT
10Th. 18th and 14th. Consultation free.
1t IS asserted by competent authority
that the gangof prisoners at present confined
IN the county jail is by odds the worst that
recollection of the oldest inbabitant. Their
days seem to devoted to the planning of mis-
chief which IS Matched out by night. To
meet the eXigences of the case, some talk is
being had of rigging up few dark cells in
the basement Of the building, and we think
the idea a good one.
Mr.. William II. Connell Of Ebensburg
has been appointed a member OF the board
of County Auditors, in place of Mr.. George
B. Stinenlan of SummerhilI elected in 1873
a raa of q Of
the Constitution of the State which prohibits
the holding of the Office as aforesaid and that
Of postmaster at one and the same time.
Mr.. C0nuell is IN elegant clerk, and il there
is any order to be brought out of chaos, he
can fetch the answer
We had Federrnyer with his trans-conti-
mental wheeibsrrow last summer, and now
we hear that Mr.. Lyman Potter is coming
this way with 4 ike yehicular contrivance.
The twain started from san Francisco about
a year ago, like two idiots as they are, to
tramp It across the continent, and We are
sorry 60 say that TO outbreak occurred in any
Indian reservation during the passage thTO'
itof either. Mr.. Potter is about three months
behind his schedule time
Who shalt be the Deputy Sheriff? Some
say Harry kinkead, and yet others say John
IloDutt. We take the present occasion to
indicate our idea that kinkead is the coming
man. Who shall be iail0r2 Some say Lem
Davis, and then again the names of Evan
Griffith, john (CampbeiD Jones, and VIII
tion. We imagine that Lem Davis has the
pole. Who shall he turnkey? II not } Ohm
IIughentob1Icr, theH-wbat?
During tie delivery of an opinion by the
Court on Wednesday last aud at an impress
sive part of the proceedings, u Cambria
township farmer, famed for the possession Of
the most robust voice in all these parts, pro
dUccd a sensation by calculating "Amen -
in TO minor key His honor called the OF
fender before him, and, discovering that he
was grossly intoxicated, ordered him confined
in iail till such time as he should be pro
nUunced sober Ev the sheriff.
MIR Peter y. Noyer of Washington
township. stated to rs on Monday that last
he got from MIR Henry Hughes of Summit
Vile who had procured@a quantity Of the
plants from Lancaster county, and chat six
of the leaves taken by him. (Moyer) from
the main stems measured IS feet and 9
inches i'm width. or an average Of 39}5 inches
to each leaf. He used the tobacco himself
and says it was of good quality.
While in the act of stepping out Of the
door of his store, High street, on Wednesday
afternoon, Major John Thompson was visit
ed BY something after the nature Of an apo
plectic stroke ana fell senseiess- Medical
skill was summoned, ard, with the admins
tTation OF the proper remedies, consciousness
was speedily restored 20 the sufferer. The
Major IS one of our most esteemed citizens,
and we trust it may he long before HE Is
again stricken down by the hand Of disease.
The Altoona can has the following to
say Of a young lady well ard favOrab!y
known in this ueighbOrhood ''Miss Alice
Wisegarver the handsome and popular sales
lady in the dry goods house of WIN. Murray,
was 50 fortunate Tuesday as TO hold the
winning number in the CHANGING of of a
clock at Theo Myers store. The attempt Of
three limbs Of the law to monopOliZe the
whole affair proved signal failure. Gcu
ear chew your gum, gentlemen, but bear in
mind that mUnopOHes Will not WIN IN this
country"
Tile Hur tingdon Globe informs us that
the much-talked-of shooting match for the
of Blair, Cambria and Hunting
ION counties. which was to have come off in
that place on Thanksgiving day, was fail
Jre. The entries were few, and the match
izzled out MesSTs Warner and Kelly, how
ever, gave some exhibition shooting with an
gun which an observer termed
small sized cannon. They used rest,
Deeped through globe sights and struck the F.
DIlPs eve almost every time at distance OF
one hundred and fifty yards.
The JOhnstOwn Tribune says Mr..
Timothy Murphy, Of Franklin Borough, who
IS abOnt twenty-eight years of age, is lying .
seriously i'll with consumption at his home in
hat place For some time past he had been
-esiding at St. Augustine, this county, but .
recently removed 70 the former village. He
S r stcp-bTOther cf Lawyer Buckley, of Al .
,Oono." LAWYER Buckley, by the way, who
vas a law student with F. \. Shoemaker, .
Esq. of this place, has decided to cut loose /
rom Altoona and 20 to New Jersey to live.
We hope good luck will adventure aiongw
lin.
Frank GOughnOuT, formerly Of East .
lJuemaugh, was engaged IN brakiug on .
aIEEt train on the SunOury & Low.stOwn
abroad and on Friday was in the act OF
.Oup!iIg two cars which contained lumber. f.