The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-03

After next Monday, the new board Of
Comfy Commissioners will be constituted
~ follows: John Campbell. (re-elected,)
Conemaugh borough; George Gurley, Eb-
burg Samuel w. Davis, Ebensburg. The
latter gentleman is the Republican member
of the board. On the sans day John G.
Lake, ESQ, will assume the Office OF Regis
ter aud Recorder, and DR.. Henry Yeagley
that OF Treasurer. The outgoing Commits
sioners are Josue d. Parrish and Rees 8.
Lloyd, while James NJ. Singer vacates the
office OF Register and Recorder, to which he
was twice elected, and Nicholas j. Fried
hoff steps down and out of the Treasuryship p.
j az we we're preparing to leave home
on Wednesday, the sad intelligence reached
us of the death. in Philadelphia, on the day
previous of Mrs. Re5ecca Smith, the beloved
wife of Capt. G.. Nelson Smith, who was
one of :he most unselfish aud sincere friends
we ever possessed--amost a second mother
indeed TO rs In all that love and affection
which fond mother manifests for her own
offspring. Her death resulted at the age of
so years, after only two weeks illness, which
SIZE bore with the fortitdus and patience of n
true Christian, which she was in every sense
of the term. Her funeral tsok place a; St.
Charles church, 20Jh street, yesterday, a
Requiem Mass being celebrated for the re-
pose of her soul. May God IN his mercy
grant her rest eternal.
AT the last regular meeting Of tie Coun-
Gil of this borough, ON motion of Alvin
Evans. Esq "Ihe question OF an extension Of
the payment of the water bonds already is-
sued by the borough be referred TO the So
licitOr TO examine and ascertain whether or
not an extension Of the same is possible, and
10 report at the next meeting OF couuCil !,
which was agreed to-" The foregoing is
the official report Of the clerk Of the Council,
and means that the water tax il oppTessively
heavy on our citizens and that an effort will
I've made to partially relieve them of the
burden 10y permitting the hon6s TO have a
longer time to run. The Solicitor, 10 whom
the legal aspects OF the proposition have
been submitted. IL A. V. Barker, Esq, and
his report will be look forward 10 with inter
est.
Mr.. y. Fl. Lemon. brother OF Senator
John A . Lemon, Of HoliidRysburg, has ar
rived at New York on his return from Brazil
vhither he went with the Collins railroad
colony. He has been In bad health, but Is
convalescing. A private letter from Mr.
Lemon is published in the Altoona Tribune,
from which we infer that things are In bad
shape with some of those who went out, ''l
had to leave poor Sam Rhule in Para, he
saws" with two hundred others, almost
destitute." But Just y hy these men should
be ~ Para instead OF on the line of the rail-
ruad, anI whv they should I've in destitute
circumstances. particularly seeing that Ton
Moran las a check for S2S5." rs lie savs
''aud the engineers and stOrekeepers for Il "
and six hundred dollars, IL left totally I'M
explained \ former letter from Mr.. Lamon
printed not long ago, gave an entirely dlt
lereut piaSe to tue aspect OF thNuRF III I>iaHil
We mentioned last week that Richard
Jones. Esq. the Justice OF the Peace for Ga,
East Ward of Ebeushurg appointed TO nj
the varaucy occasiOued Ivy the death O
. Esquire Waters, was iu doubt as to whethei
his commission should run TO the first O
. May nert or the first Of May following Th'
question was submitted To Attorney Genera
Lear for his decision, and that OffiriaI ha
. written thar according to law the comm IS
sion can only extend TO the date first me "a
TONED The tenure of Office or ESquir
Jones Will therefore he hut four months, u.
less he become q candidate fox the position
u, the Spring election. In which event h
will doubtless ran no great risk of being de
feated Some delay was experienced i
raising the commission owing to the Hines
of Register aud Recorder Singer. to who's
care the documents were cnuhdrd, but thi
has duubtIess been 10y this time overcome.