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

CT anu Wei worthy 10 be called the silver
tcugued orator, will deliver a lecture at the
Church of the Holy Name. I'm this place. or
next Sunday afternoon. the theme upon
which he intends TO discourse being ssThe
Triumphs Of Christianity in the days of
; Constantine No admission fee will be
charged, but a collection wilIbe taken ND for
/ the benefit Of the church. The lecture will
begin at halfpast 3 o'clock
And now it is in order TO publish bor-
/ ough and township statements in two news
+ papers. This should be promptly attended
to, not only because the law demands it, but
because 1t is the right of the people who
pay the taxes to have the proper iaforma-
ton. When the borough or township has
no Indebtedness, the neglect to publish il
fine of $50: but if the borough or township
Is in debt, the neglect to publish is a fine Of
1000 Auditors had better look "a leedle
DIT out pretty soon after a vile"
Mr.. John Zerbe died suddenly at the
residence of his son, Mr. A. G. Zerbe, in
Tyrohe, on the 9Th inst. The deceased was
resident of Cambria county till 1868 when
he removed 10 Kent, Portage county, Ohio,
ABOUT :wo years ago, aud thither his remains
were taken forinterment. Mr.. Zerbe leaves
seven children-one son in Michigan, two
daughters in Ohio, a son in Cambria county,
daughter in Altoona, and a son and daugh-
ter, Mr.. a. e. Zerbe and Mrs. John Shoffner,
in Tyrone. He was in the 10th year OF his
age.
Two weeks ago we threw out the sug-
gestion that Esquire Jones and Constable
Evans. in the East ward, and Esquire Kin
kead and Constable Wheriv in the West
ward, should be voted for regardless of
party considerations. Tho advice was
wisely followed, and they received the I'M
animous support OF the citizens. Il ex-
cept a few votes squandered on Mr.. Frank
Gurley in the West ward for Constable.
Burgess Scaulan declined re election. or he
too would DOUBTLESS have received similar
compliment.
Things were considerably mixed at the
election n ar,f A an Trraa
day. Our old friend Dern, Republican, ran
the highest vote for School Director. with
Pimlott, Democrat, votes behind him.--
Both were elected. Fettinger, the Demo
cratic standby of the city, leads M'Donald,
Republican, 2O3 votes, while Judge Rose,
Republican, walks into an Alderman $ Office
with majority of 226 over Amheser,
Greeubacker. Dougherty on the East side,
and Gibbs on the West side, both Demo
Gratis, were returned as Constables
Altoona has organized a boat club, and
the club is going tn build boat house. Al
tooua is not much Of a maratme place the
sewer which drains the Logan House being
in point Of fact the only conductor OF large
quantities of water to be found in those
parts. Consequently, when the club desire
to take little sail, they have 20 go mile
or so beyond Hollidaysburg and borrow the
use OF the reservoir for the occasion. But
the growing Importance OF Altoona demant.s
boat club and this slight disad vantage is
Cheerfuly met and overcome.
Some ten or twelve days ago, Messrs
Thomas Griffith and Lem. Davis, both OF
EbensburE, essayed the trip hence 70 Nc
Kean county aud returu-prOhably 500 miles
by the rOads-in a sleigh. They completed
the contract last Saturday returning that
evening in excellent time. Mr.. Griffith is
largely engaged in numbering in Mexican
county, and his tract Of land comprising
several hundred acres lies not far from the
great Bradford oil region. Several Cambria
county men are in his employ, all whom are
reported as being in the hest of beslth.
Two youths named Spiney and another
named Lear went to school to Mr.. Austin
Clarke, in Blairsville. On Tuesday the :Tio
became refractory and refused to obey or
ders aDd the teacher undertook to eject hem
from the room. They turned on him. and
one OF the Spiney boys struck Mr.. Clarke
with handy-billy, fraCturing the lower jaw
bone, while Lear struck him with a poker,
breaking his nose ard otherwise iuiuriug
him. One of the Spineys and Lear have
been arrested and committed to answer the
other party evaded arrest by leaving town,
90. Edward Borlaud is Young Holidays
burger. Finding himself homeless and
witLOut money, he not long since went be-
fore Justice Of the Peace and demanded 10
be sent 10 Jail under the vagraut act At
the end OF thirty days, he emerged from that
institution, eand, his financial condition ap-
pear!ug dark as ever, he asked to be locked
up again, but was refused. Edward seems
TO be COnveTsant with trick or two, for i'm
mediately Rfjerward he hurled n stone
through store window, and the policeman
who waited on him had no difficulty in es-
corting him TO his quarters. lie is sure Of
his bread for the balance OF the winter, any
how.
Our friend and patron. Mr.. Samuel
Breth, Of Susq uehaUna township. in writing
10 renew his subscription to tho FREEMAN,
takes occasion to mention the fact that he
killed the 11th inst. which netted
81 lbs. Of clean meat, and asks with an air
of exCusable pride whether there is any
farmer in that ueighborhOod who has
bovine to beat it. He also informs Us that
since last October, although he claims to be
nothing more than small farmer and some
what OLD fashioned, he has slaughtered g.
$50 lbs, Of beef and over 500 lbs. Of pork of
his own raising. Where is the man who
can knock the BTsth out of Samuel on the
stock question
On Mill run, a short distance from Al
toOna, lives an old man named Jas. ThOmp-
son. He is 4 farmer, and through industry
and frugality has succeeded in scraping to-
Gether a fair share OF the worlds goods. He
has \ wife, and was happv-up 20 Monday,
10th inst. On the evening OF that day, three
masked burglars entered his house and seiZ-
ing the inmates bound them, after which
they leisurely proceeded TO appropriate what
valuables were 20 be found lying around
loose. These comprised 500 in money, a
revolver, and some minor articles, with
which the bold Williams decamped. AS is
too commonly the case for the good Of sOcie-
~ these latter days, there Is DO clue TO the
deprcdators.
Both candidates for Justice of the Peace
Richard Jones, Jr., Republican, in the
East ward, and Harrison Kiukead, Demo
Crat. in the West ward--were elected with
out opposition. When his new commission
shall have arrived, tho latter gentleman
will enter upon his sixth tern: as Justice
the last five terms being continuous. He
first elected in 1910. then in 1889
then in 1864; then in 1869; then in 1874,
and now in 1879 In 1871 he was elected an
Associate Judge. and served i've years in
that capacity. Esquire Jones was also
Associate Judge for like term, beginning
IN 1886, and since December last has been
filing, through appointment OF the Cover
nor, the vacancy caused by the death of Es-
quire Waters
IF everything went " ell as we have no
doubt il did. young friend John w.
Bower, of Toledo Ohio, took unto himself
wife at the Immaculate Conception church,
in said city, At o'clock Wednesday morn
ing last on which occasion he made happy
for life a young and have no doubt
handsome and amiable lady named Miss
Mary +. WhitwEam, whom we heartily con
graduate on having secured TO worthy a
husband. We certainly can do no less than
tender our best wishes 10 the happy young
couple, though at the same time we cannot
refrain from expressing the hope that when
the wife of his bosom orders up the right
Bower-iu the morning to make on the nres,
John will not sigh for return Of the good
old times when he enjoyed the privilege Of
playing it alone"
Mr.. Michael Dugau, OF Wimore, an en-
plOye OF the Penney lvHnia Railroad in the
capacity OF brakeman for about fourteen
years, met with shocking death on last
Sunday night. He was going westward
with his train about midnight, and when
meath the wheels. One foot was torn of,
a. nd "a LEG from the ankle the hin