The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-01

type. was caused in a great measure by the
breaking of Mr.. Porter Kinports' dam, at OF
near Cherrytree, which dam was damaged
to the extent of $500 or S400 bV the sweeping
away of the fOrebay and part of the wing
The Democratic County Committee will
meet in the Court House next Tuesday af.
ternOOn at O'Clock. In view of the magni-
tude of the interest involved to the Demo-
cratic party of Cambria county il the present
campaign, all of which are fully understood
by both the Committee and our readers, it is
hoped the attendance will be full
Mr. Daniel McGOugh of CrOyle town
ship, requests us to say that he would like to
figure on the Democratic ticket as the nOmi-
nee for jury Commissioner, and as he is a
gentleman who could perform the duties in
telligently and satisfactorily, we know of no
reason why his wish should not be gratified
provided the convention is willing.
DR.. Joseph W. Cameron, a full cousin of
Hon. Simon Cameron, died in Washington
CITY last week, aged 66 years. He practiced
his profession in EbensbuTg many years ago,
and later in Altoona, and was regarded by
his medical friends as in the very front rank
of his profession. At the time of his death
he was employed i'm the War Department.
Commenting on the fact that we don't
keep company with pair of scissors, the
Huntingdon Local NelcS says that neither
does a printer carry lye, but he has use for il
all the same. Very lye (alki)li that's correct
but it's none the less lye-a BILE to misconstruc-
ton, masmuch as everybody may not know
iNi'N' - 'o - ~ - ~ olfttPtiJ
is telling-abOut
Many a cross stick, no doubt has been
welded by our good old friend Rob Roy
in his long and cTeditable career as a public
school teacher but we doubt whether he
ever wrestled with acrostics so extensively
and successfully as he does through the col
umns of the FREEMAN this week. Read his
effusions and ascertain if you can who he is
immOTtaliZing in generous verse.
The forthcoming inspection of the Fifth
Tppimpnt y y O. will hp held in Santa1,o-
Der, and CressOn is being prominently named
as an available point for the unfolding of
the tents. BY the way, the Fourteenth regi-
ment of Pittsburgh, is seriously talking of
forming an encampment at CreSSOn the lat
ter part of the present month. Nopleasanter
place in the State could be found.
The Huntington Local NeiCs says that
Michael Ryan, the contractor, who was kill
ed by the explosion at the quarry i'm that
place, on Tuesday of last week, was six years
in the employ Of Collins Brothers, contractors
for the railroad in Brazil. When the vessel
Metropolis went down, he was the first man
to reach shore. Stiles jenkins, of that place
was upon the same vessel, and also escaped.
Mrs. Kephart, widow of Lieut. Sam1 \.
kcphart, late of WilmOre, is in fair way of
receiving pension of Sl7 permonth for her
self and 3 per month for each of her five
children, the pension t. date from July 18th,
1873, and to continue in her case during
widowhOod, and in that of her children until
the age of sixteen has been reached in each
instance.
The Johnstown Tribune says that the
martins migrated from that place on Friday
morning last but as the Tribune can't tell
the truth about martins any more than it can
about politics, and especially not about Mr.
John G. Martin, of Portage Station, we don {
propose to believe that the little twitterers
have left or intend leaving there any more
than here until the usual time, which Is two
weeks hence.
We failed last week TO notice the death
of Sister Michael, of the Sisters of st. JOS
eph in this place, which occurred Oh Friday,
the 18th Of July. The deceased was model
religious. Amable and edifying in life, pa
tient in her last Illness, she died conscious
and happy in the sweet consultations of her
faith. Sister Michael was 81 years old, and
had been eight years and four months in relg-
iOus life. RegUiesc0t IN pace.
Mr.. David Rittlcr is the name of the
skilIful StOne-maSOn who constructed the new
pavement in front of the Thompson store
High street, and his home is in CaTrolltOwn
He is tall stalwart man, with n decided
military air about him. This latter fact is
cxplanable by the other fact that Mr.. Rttler
is an old soldier, he having been in 1870 and
therpabOut a member of the bOdV-guard of
the Grand Duke of Baden, an organization
composed of picked men, and which took a
prominent part in the FrancO-German war.
We hope our friends of the press will con-
tinue to aid Us i'm furnishing the Johustown
Tribune with the necessary material for con-
Structing an occasional item about J. {.
Martin, ii. A. McPike, and the Cambria
FREEMAN. The exercise seems to accord
with the silly sentiments of the sweet-scent-
ed Swank, and as it don't do Mr.. Martin or
OurSelf any harm, we are perfectly willing
that the ''ball should 90 on" so long as the
readers of that delectabe sheet (the Tribune
afOTeSaid) are willing to bear the intiIctiOn.
Our former tOwnsman DIR. Ed. Plank,
wife and baby, all of whom except the baby
are constant readers and admirers of the
FREEMAN, have come to town to spend
portion of the heated term with Mrs. Plank'S
parents and to see their host of friends in
this vicinity. They are welcome as Goals al
Christmas, The Doctor is located at Chris
tiana, Lancaster comfy, where we are glad
to know he is huildngu up a lucrative practice.
Nav he be the saved if not the saving Plank
amid life's financial and physical shipwreckS.
Among the more distinguished guests
now Willing the happy hours away amid
the tOOral-rural delights of Belmont Cottage,
i'm this place, may be named Hon. Titan j.
COtfpv and family, of Washington City. Mr..
COtfey. who was born and reared in HOlli-
daySburg, filled for time the high and hon
Orable position of Assistant Secretary of
War during the lamented President LincOln'S
but IS now and has been for
several wears past leading member of the
bar at the national capital, practicing in all
the higher Courts of the country.
-Kilduff. of Tunnel Hill, who has Occa-
SiOnally cropped into prominence as news
paper exponent OF tnt lIiDoE party. HIS Il
letter i'm late number of the Pittsburgh
Labor Tribune. Commenting on said letter,
the. Altoona Tribune saws it would he a good
thing for his party if kildutf would 90 to
sleep on the railroad near Tunnel Hill. In
other words it intimateS that to Kildutf
would be comforting blessing on the cause
he advocates. But, then, the Tribune scribe
is always Jealous of the man who can write
better and more energetically than himself
"A lady friend who tarTied for short
81 to-
to. of which Mr. Geo. G. Breon, late of Cen
tire county, is the proprietor, assured us the
other day that she never met with kinder
treatment or more pleasant accommodations
than were accorded her at that extensive
and wcll-managed hotel. In view OF these
facts she has no hesitation in advising any
one who has occasion to visit LOrettO, either
on business or pleasure, for few hours or
for many days, to give MIR. Breon a call, so
confident is she that they viii find every
thing about the house to their entire liking.
As we intimated last week, the story
about William Wilson, of Clearheld county,
having killed one Of his sons turns out to he
Il cruel canard. no such man being animate
of the Clearfield Jail for that or any other
crime. the roundabout information OF the
JuhnStOwn Tribune to the contrary nOtWIth-
The CleaTtield Journal says that
Wilson gave one of his boys a severe beating
not long since, which probably gave rise to
the reported murder. 1t also says that the
old man is mentally Crooked and with a
little more provocation from his silly neigh
bors may eventually be prompted to the com
mission of some very bad deed.
Mr.. NJ l. Oatman, of this place, who
was at Chcrrvtree, Indiana county, last week,
informs us that a rain storm of unusual Sc
verify visited that section on Friday. The
bed of the Susquchanna river, he says, was
nearly dry about two O'Clock on the after
noon of that dav, but in less than three
hours after the river was booming full, the
water in the channel having risen to the