The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-03-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
here. 1ners. and the other Place

A large stock Of wall paper just received
A Oatmab's.
undeniably small.
III L. OAtman is considered By one and
an TO be the cheapest merchant In Ebens-
burg.
iust opened at Oatman's, and the prices are
away down.
Having given all the other stores a fair
trial they fud that Oatman's is still the
cheapest store in town
An infant son OF Mr.. Abram Blaine, OF
This place, died on Friday evening last,
swenty-siI hours after birth.
Mr. John G. Gill has been appointed
postmaster at st. Lawrence, this county, and
will I'D the bill to perfection.
Mr.. Wm. A. Magellan, a son Of the la
mented Michael Dan Magellan was in town
this week in attendance at Court as q Juror.
1t may seem strange, but 1t is neverthe-
less true, that It requires less money to buy
q Cochin China than to hire buggy in this
country.
The man who now has snow or ice in
front Of his house or place Of business should
be elected Street Commissioner next year.
shOveIsrOf
1t is rnmored, but the news 80 far as we
have learned is not conhrmed, that a former
JohustOwner died in the House Of Refuge At
Pittsburgh last week.
Mr.. Charles E Pugh, of Philadelphia,
General Agent of the Pa. r. R., has, il is
rumOred, been appointed General Superin-
tendent AZ Altoona, Uice G.. Clinton Gardner,
resigned.
The Philadelphia Record locates our
county Jail in JOhnstown, and says that one
Of TIE inmates OF cell administered a terri
bic beating to young man who was sharing
the apartment with him.
The funeral obseQuies OF ex-Sherlf Lin
lOl, which took place in JohnstOwn on Mon
day last, were conducted under the auspices
Of the Masonic fraternity, of which order he
was an old and valued member.
" Las Frrt ralf lfafR 10 haf
upward Of six million feet of logs, to say
nothing Of immense quantities of sawed lum-
Der, were put in the river in White township
alone during the winter just closed.
The Boss" soap, sold by NJ L. Oatman
At six cents per cake, or Eve cakes for a
quarter, Is the cheapest and best dirt ami
hiafor that ever knocked the spots of full
hand or Interviewed tub full Of soiied linen.
The sale Of the Interest of the heirs Of
P. J.. Linton, deceased, of, in and to Ger tain
real estate located in and near Ebensburg
advertised to be exposed at public outcry on
Tuesday last, was postponed by consent till
April ID.
The Johnstown Tribune of Monday savs ::
Messrs. p. NJ. & J. Brown, IL is said, have
over million feet OF lumber in logs at their
sAw-mill at Summerhill. Mr.. Nipps, one OF
their employees, bid in the mill for them at
the assiguee's sale last Saturday.
The bereaved wife of Joshua Ellsworth;
She young man who vas drowned in the Con-
emaugh river below Johustown on Monday
last, anu whose DOUy GaS not yet been reCOv-
cred, is nearly distracted with grief, and it
IL feared she will become insane.
II Mrs. Elias Jones, late of Cambria
township, now OF Iowa, has fallen heir To
$50, 900 by the death Of an uncle, as the Her
old says wss rumoTed about town last week
there is little doubt but that herself and
family will return to this place ere many
moons have waued.
Those who have never tried the expert
msut can SCARCELY conceive how hard il is to
a N a nj ity
like this, where even the weeks washing
can be lef- hanging out over night with I'M
punity-aIsO with perfect confidence in the
honesty of ones neighbOrs.
David Kellar, of williamsburg Blair
county, a railroad man, was run over by the
cars At Kittanning Point last Saturday and
killed. His age was about 25 years. He
was a son-iu-law of Mr.. Harvey NJ Camb
peIl, now conductor OF the Wiliamsbur
branch railroad train in Blair county, ana
formerly brakeman on the Ebensburg branch
train.
Mr.. John Gore, Of the Fifth Ward, Johns.
town, was on Saturday evening presented
with valuable gold watch and chain by
the employees of the rolling mill who have
been under his superintendent for several
years past. Mr. Chal. Dick made tho pre-
ssLtatiOu speech in behalf of the donors, and
Mr.. Samuel Miller replied in behalf of the
recipient
Belmont, E5ensburg's fsvorite summer
resort, which was 50 we'll and so successfully ly
y l.
tain House, during the season of 1873, will
be opened this year under the same manage.
ment on the 31s day Of May next. City
folks intending TO spend the heated term OF
the AlieR Rheuiss viii do we'll to make a note
OF this fact.
"A. the frst OF April, or all iools' day, I,
rapidly approaching, the Herald will soon
have 70 commence yeutilatiug its annua
Spring predictions about possible Republi
can triumph a. the next fall election In th
county. l. always indulgee in that sort o
prophecy, but unfortunately no person eve
believes il, and hence no one is deceived By
Its utterauCes.
Gen. Jacob NJ Campbell has returned L
his home at JOhnstOwn. He was goo'
Representative in Congress, in his way, bu
likely Gen. a. H. COffrOth will be a better
A considerable majority of his constituents
A. least, think 20. But this does not bar u
from saying that in private life the Genera
has now and will continue to have our bes
wishes for his success.
DIR. Sloan, of Chest Springs, was in at
tendance at Court this week. He informe,
us that Mr.. George Walters and Mr.. Mont
RoDery Douglass, Of the northeastern section
OF this county. both Of which parties latel,
underwent severe surgical operation, are a
well cOuld be ex xpscted under the circum
stances. Their many friends here and else
WheTe will be glad TO hear the news.
The only properly sold 10y the Sherit
last Monday, a. the Court House, was tha
OF George B. Richards, OF White township
which are cleared, with two honses and
barn thereon. Sold at the suit of the Com
missiOners Of Clearfield county, and bough
by VIM. II. Sechlsr for 8I20. The other
Hrlts, as advertised in these columns, wer
either paid stayed.
There seems to be kink in the Office o
county Surveyor, TO which position MI
VIM. T. NJ Council. of Croyle township, wa
elected last fall. AS the new constitution
provided for said election one year el rlie
than IL actually took place, the questio
which remains TO be settled is, shall MI
Seaman continue to hold the Office until th
expiration Of the present term, or shall MI
d Couuell take poss ssiou?
We shOnlG have noticed in our last issu
the removal of Mr.. Carl Rivinius' watch
making and jewelry establishments to III
room recently occupied for banking purpose
oy Messrs. Collins Johnston & Co, but fai
Ing II that we take occasion TO DO so now
Charley 10 one Of the best workmen that eve
manipulated hair-spring, and we have n
uoubt that IN his new location he will do
more thriving business than ever.
1t vas Francis Cain son of Mr.. Pete
Gam, Of Carroll township, and not France
Calnt young lady having no existance Il
said township, or elsewhere 80 far as W
Know, who won the elegant watch receutl,
1itposed Of by chance for the hcUeht of tn
Shurch OF the Holy Name, in this place
The prize, which IL certainly = most valuabi
one, was banded over 20 tae father of tn
fortunate young man on Wednesday last.
=. y. Shoemaker, Esq, was PROSTATE
Dy sickness this week aud his attendance a
Court, where he had business on hand. wa
necessarily debarred. Col. John P. Linton
A.so engaged in a number of cases, was al
sent throughout the session, by reason of tn
sudden death of his father, the lamented e1
SlerIh Linton. These unfortunate ciTcum
e.aucest combined with others of differen