The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-17

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circumference, was grown this season on the
tarm of Mr.. NJ. d. Will, in Clearfield town.
snip. How much the vegetable monster
would have weighed we are not prepared to
say, though what was left after some Of Mr..
WIS hogs broke into the field and devoured
a goodly portion of it weighed exactly forty
five pounds.
Two little children, and the only ones, of
MT. SpranKle Anderson, Of Susquehanna
township, this county, died last week-the
nrst one on Tuesday and the other on Friday
both being victims to that relentless dis
ease, ctphtheria, which is said to be alarm
lngiy prevalent in some portions of this and
one or two other counties adjoining. The
only son of DR.. Hosac, of Cherrytree, Indi-
ana county, died on Thursday last of a very
malignant type of the same terrible malady.
After some months absence from our
columns, Mr.. II. Wolf, proprietor of the
Railroad Clothing House, Altoona once
more invites the attention of the readers of
the FREEMAN to the large and elegant stock
OF wearing apparel which can at all times he
found on his shelves and counters. Mr..
( Nolt IS fair, square man to deal with. and
: When ne pledges his word to sell as cheap as
any man IN the business, il may be accepted
as fact that he means what he saws At
least 1t IS worth any ones while to go and
see how it is himself
Three cows owned by Mrs. Agnes Ne
henZle, of this place. have failed to nut in
an appearance, either to receive their rations
or denver the usual supply of lacteal fluid
since Friday morning last. One Of the bo-
vines sports dark red and white spotted
hide, another is of deep red and the third
one of dark red color. Two Of them had
each piece off the right ear and a slit in the
lett one. Any information that will lead to
their recovery viii be thankfully received by
a widow woman whose main dependence
was on the sale of milk from these cows.
by special arrangement made with the
/ W. l. telegraph company, the election news
IRON ONO was delivered simultaneously at
the Republican headquarters in the main
! room of the Court House and at Democratic
headquarters in the Mountain House. The
hgureS poured in from 0 o'clock 7. ". Tues
day night till , o'clock next morning, in a
neVer-ending volume, when the lights were
put out and both Republicans and Democrats
went home Satisfed-One that thew had won
and the other that they had lost Among
tthe latter we regret to say, it is our province
to be counted.
Mary, youngest daughter aged about
ten years of Mr. G. T. Roberts of this place
while running at full speed after dark on
{ w edneSday evening last, had the misfortune
to strike her head with such force against
the hitching bar in front of Mr.. Huntley's
hardware store, that her feet flew from uu-
der her and she fell with her back on the
curhStone, receiving injuries Of very pain
full though we are glad to say not dangerous
character. She was picked up insenSible
and carried home where She soon recovered
d consciousness. and is now doing as well as
could be expected
A second growth Of grapes from bios
SONS which appeared on the vines after the
first crop had ripened and been gathered has
been placed on our table by OUr fathcr-in-aw,
MI Martin Ward, Of this place. The grapes
are perfectly formed and the size of an aver
age pea, and, should the warm weather we
are now experiencing continue, and had they
. been permitted to remaiu on the parent stem
they would doubtless have attained fun frII-
{ ltiOn in another month. In the garden Of
the same gentleman is to be seen another
vegetable curiosity in the shape OF six small
headS OF cabbage growing on one stalk.
David Brawey, father Of Mrs. Il. l.. Johns
ton, was here this week OH his animal visit
from his home in NestmoTeIand county,
from whence he was accompanied by his
. brOthcr-in-law Mr.. BENJAMIN Williams
gentleman who was born in this vicinity and
subsequently learned the blacksmith trade
in EbensburC. bat lett here some forty years
ago gong hence to NeStMOrelanG county
and from there more than a quarter Of
century ago to Marshall county, Iowa.
where he accumulated a COodly share Of
this worlds goods and now lives at his ease.
Nearly three weeks ago difficulty Oc-
Cured between two men named Maharge and
Smith, at what IS known as HiXOu's school
house, in South Huntingdon township. West
moreland county, during the progress of
which Maharge was beaten so OutrageouSly
by Smith and another man who accompanied
him that death resulted on Friday last. The
trouble grew out OF series OF lawsuits in
which the two men named lad been interest
ed IS plaintiffs and defendants Warrants
We're soon after issued for the arrest of Smith
and his associate in the fearful crime, and 10
doubt both of them are now in jail waiting
trial
To make assurance doublv sure. ETr
Nagle the Democratic candidate for Sheriff,
is working ike a beaver in various parts of
the county, and the result Of his abCrs win
undoubtedly be made manifest in the largely
+ increased malOTIty which Is sure to be rolled
mp for him on the 4th of next month. The
withdrawal Of Nr. Kirby left no room to
doubt the election OF Mr.. Ndgle, and now
that he has met with misfortune through
no fault Of his own, Which appeals to the
SympathieS OF all men, and is using his ut
most eudeavOrs to secure what he we'll de
serves, and old-fashoned Democratic en-
dorscmeut, his majority can scarcely fail to
reach the highest figures attainaDle in
county 50 orthodox in its Democracy as little
Cambria.
We were rejoiced to see on our streets
the latter part of last week and the early
part OF the present one our excellent friend
and former friow-toWnsman, Nj Philip
Collins, Of Philadelphia, who had shortly
heretofore arrived back on these shores from
voyage made to London in the interest of
the Brazil railroad claim OF +. x /. Collins
to be adiudicated in process Of time by the
British House of Lords and fastened here to
pay a visit to Is old home and those Of his
family who still reside here. He looked as
though his brief experience on the bTiny
deep had SUbtTacted at least q lusteT of years
from his age. His brother, Mr. Peter F. Col
Inns, after 4 narrow escape from laying his
DODPS on q tUEelCN SIoEt through Jile iI1LTu-
mentality of an Indian arrow, has also reach
ed Philadelphia. We expect to see him in
our midst during the present or coming week,
when we promise him that welcome he SO
richly deserves as a gentleman, friend, and
a former fellOw-citiZen.
The walking mania struck JohnstOwn
with fun force last Saturday, on the after
noon of when day, on the Fair Ground
course, fifteen persons started on tiyC-hOur
CO-as-yOu- please race for various premiums,
ranging from $50 and a gold badge down to
s.. Two of the amateurs dropped out Of
the lists, and when the five hours had expired,
the following distances were found chalked
to the credit Of the remaining contestants
Leonard, 2Tl{: Ryan, &c; Madden, 25Iz
Coleman, % Canon, p and lap Temple,
"a and 3 laps Mcconnell, "A and laps;
O'Brien, u ; Parks, 23}a Hague, % Green,
22I5 M'Crory, -; McKim, 10. It is eSti-
mated that 200 persons looked in on the
pedestrians in the course Of the afternoon
pleased with what they saw that they unite
i'm demanding another exhibition, at an early
dav. Of this practice which makes perfect in
the art Of skipping board bill whenever
such a feat be deemed necessary.
Co. D. Of the Fifth regiment, \. G., be
longs to Altoona. It went to Bedford, last
Friday, in pursuance Of an invitation extend
ed it to be present at the county fair, and its
experience though pleasurahle while going
to and remaining there, was not up to the
highest notch of felicity during the return
trip. 1t was thought that satisfactory ar
rangemeutS had been made for the tranSpOr-
tation Of the company on special rates, but
iIaa was dfSputpf ny the railroad aIl-