The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-07

The "Ristedufod' held Thursday AFTER
noon and evening of last week at Bethany .
church. in Cambria township, Was success 1
10 everv respect The attendance compre- I
handed an audience which filled every avail
sSIe space in the church building, wdile the
musical and literary efforts more than ex-
ceeded the most sanguine expectations. BY
special request, another festival OF similar
character was promised for date during
the present year hereafter to be fixed
The death of Mrs. Mary l.. Keemle d.
bert, wife of Mr.. Geo. ". Dibert, OF JonnS-
town, occurred in Johnstown last Saturday,
eveufRz Her disease was heart anecuon,
and her age when the vital spark teft her
was 21 years. A son was born to her 'WeiVe
DAYS prior, and in the full fruition OF ma
terpitv she was taken away. The deceased
as we learn from the Johnstown tribune,
came of honored parentege, her grandfather
on her mothers side having distinguished
himself as a Colonel IN the Texas HeVoiu-
lion and her grandfather on her rather . /
side being one Of the most eminent attorneys
of the State, residing in Philadelphia, while |
her father. Mr. Samuel Keemle, was 40
educated and refined gen tleman, vigorous
writer and graceful orator, and her mother
CT
was a gentle, womanly young lady, bearing
herself with decorum beyond her years
and to all who knew her. and to those who
l,re.p her husband and family and family
connections, her taking away IS an anio'ioh
which time may not entirely heal
A note with printed slip enclosed from
our esteemed friend Joe II. Gadi, Of Wysn-
dotte. Kansas, informs us of the death, on
tho resi-
dence Of her son-in-Iaw, DR.. J. c. Martin, in
Bethalto, ILL, Of his venerable and beloved
mother, Mrs Jane Gadd. 'relict of John
Gadd, decd, aged about 80 years. Many
time and oft In our younger days did we
enioy the kind hospitalities Of this generous
and warm hearted old lady, then resident
Of Johustown, and we would be untrue 70
the prorn otines of our batter nature If we
did not offer this our humble tribute 10 her
, memory Mrs. Gadd was born IN faye'Ie
county, this State, where she was twice mar
, ried, and from whence she came with her
3 second husband and family to Johnsto"n'
where they resided for several years prior 10
, 1883, MI Gadd dying in the meantime "heh
/. they removed to Bethalto, H., where the
deceased lady made her home with he:
!. Youngest daughter, Mrs. DR.. Martin. Ars
/ Gadd was a devout member of the Methodist
Church. and having lived in accordance
! with the promptings of the faith she pro
Z fessed, friend to AL and an enemy to none
i sbe died We doubt not, in the hope-ot receiT
N ing the great reward vouchsafed TO thos'
, who are found worthy of Gods favor.
4 A Burgess, two Justices Of the Peace
" Two School Directors and special Audito
A are to be elscted in tkis borough mex: Tues
day week, and in the two wards are to b
" chosen Councilmen, Coustables, Assessors
. atc 1t scarcely necessary TO say that ID
"a very best mon should be chosen for thes
" several positions. For Burgess such ma
d as the present incumbent, John T. Seaman
4. ESQ, would give general satisfaction, an
as FOR Councilmen Ihore is plenty of good ma
Or terial. No objection would be made to th
n reelection Of the gentlemen holding the Ia
as ter position, nor indeed the former one
I'd The special Auditor should be man of 81
in cellent clerical abilities, two aud two coun
he ing four with him, and not five. Ther
Cd seems to be no opposition to the noIninatio
IN and consequent election of Richard Jones
Justice of the Peace in the Enst ward, al
of ESQUIRE Kiukead will undoubtedly he b
er own successor. The School Directors
he their duty they see it, and John Wherle
III as Constanble In the West ward and Eva
ne D. Fvans In the East ward could scarce
in be improved on. In a word, 1t IS hard
,er necessary that politics should enter into {
ed election Of this sort, and a general meetiI
IN of citizens In the Court House, or soms 9th
to place Of public resort, some day next wee
sh- would be .he perfection of an idea eutertai
Ir ell by many of our heaviest taxpayers.
nd . courae THUS taken would transfer the non
is nation and election of the officers from {
ue control of fsw psltry politicians to t
ia body OF the peopis and in that manner, II
mono other, would work genera benefs
YES ton