The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-09-05

county, nun particulars concerning whose
detention in our county iaiI were printed in
these columns last week. was taken To his
home by friend from his native place. Rev
), FIchtner, on Friday morning last He
had seemingly recovered his lost senses
from winch, according to Mr. Fitchner's tes-
tinony, he had only recently departed
Mr.. Thomas Dumphy, of St Augustine.
arrived IN Ebensburg at the hour of O'Clock
Wednesday morning. He was seated in n
Sulkey, behind what he claims to be the
fastest fastest morse IN Cambria county, and his
place OF destination was Greensburg If a
gentleman named Kilgore fails to buy this
morse, Tor round sum, then Mr.. Dumbhv
VIII enter him for premium at the West
moreland county Agricultural fair.
Henry Frysinger, ESQ, last week pub
llshed his valedictOry as editor of the Lewis
town Democrat. He was connected with
that journal for the period of TWENTY-FIVE
years, giving satisfaction to his readers. but
a better opening it seems was at last ,,rn
sented to him in Chester. Pa. where he has
purchased the Democrat office. and will
hereafter manage the same as editor and
publisher. Success be with him, as he well
deserves
Everybody hurt their eyes looking ut the
unusual spectacle of two rings around the
sun last Monday. \ signal service officer
explains that the phenomenon was caused
Dy the TetTaction of the suns ravs in passing
through the frozen crystal of ice floating high
up IN the atmosphere, which even in the hot
test midsummer weather is quite cold at a
very moderate altitude. 1t is accounted a
sign OF rain, and rain visited us twenty-four
hours thereafter
Hon. John 4. Lemon, State Senator for
TINS district, dawned on his constituents of
TINS nelghborhOOd last Friday morning. He
stayed only long enough for us to note that
he was looking well When he comes AGAIN
before the people for their suffrages, the
possibility IS that the Honorable John NAV
De aiming for a seat in Congress. and that
VIII be unsatisfactory to the Hon. Jacob NJ
Cahpbel whose vision is cast lOngingly in
the direction of Il second term.
a curiosity may be seen in the Garden
OF Mr. w. o. Myers on Logan street, of an
apple tree having full-gTOwn fruit upon it
and being in blossom at the same time. A
freak OF nature not often witnessed tn
rome Democrat That's nothing. We have
IN our garden grape vine (ClintOn varietV)
Ihat has three crops of grapes upon it. The
HrSt crop Is almost ripe; the second is green
ana tull-grOwn berries, and the third is
shedding bloSsOms.-4boono Radical
-Mr. James Maguirc, better known as
odd Jimmy" Mcguire, reappearrd in our
midst on Monday night last, after an alb
sence from Ebensburg of about twelve
years, and Notwithstanding his advanced
age and the many APPS and dO1raS he has eX-
perienced during most of his life he looks as
hale and hearty as we remember to have
ever seen him. 1t is proper to say, in this
connection, thathe returns saddler, though
evidently not Saddcr man than when he
MIR. y. VI. Hammers, who during the
spring and summer season was a photOgra-
pher doing business in our midst quit YES
terday, and went westward The gentleman
was last year schOOl-teacher in Indiana
county, and goes back to his native heath to
engage in the same vocation. During his
short stay here, he and his family were
much liked, and if Mr.. Hammers comes
back next year, as he threatens to do, to
make his residence with us a permanent one
lie VIII be warmly welcomed.
Mr.. Joe NanOrmcT, of White township
paid us pop visit the beginning of the pres
eut week. He says he is no candidate for
the Republican nomination for Sheriff all
reports to that effect to the contrary not
withStanding, but will devote all his energies
from this time henCefOrWard, for the period
OF half year, toward getting out several
million feet Of lumber for market Gates
of his own township, he thinks, viii be the
nominee, but CriSte and some others we
might name doubtless would dispute that
Mr.. Henry Mellon, chairman of the
GreeEback Committee of Cambria county,
was in town the other day. He says that
through oversight no candidate for Comfy
Surveyor was placed on the Greeuback tick
at at their late convention and that a meet
ing of his Committee to fill the vacancy will
be called at an early date. Mr.. Mcconnell
who was candidate for the office last wear
and was elected by the combined vote Of the
Greenhackers and Republicans thoughn no va
cancy then existed, is likely TO be the coming
mar.
Prof \. L. Guss is with us as we 90 to
press Thursday, having come hither in quest
Of material for his address to the journal
iStic wiSeacres who are to picnic at CrcSSOn
tomorrow Saturday. The Professor saws
that more change, personal and imperSonal.
Il written on the history of journalism in
Cambria county than on that of any other
county with which he has had to do, and we
may add that there Is more change in any of
them than can usually be found in an edi-
tors pOcket-bOok-when he loses ii bv for
getting to take it with him.
Harry Clark, siN-year-old nephew of
Mr.. !. II. Grouse, Of this place, was run over
10y an engine in the p. F. W. u &. Il. r. ward
at Pittsburgh, where his parents reside, on
saturday last, and so ShOCkingly mutiiated
that he died i'm about four hours after. The
little.unfOrtune got on the pilot Of the engine
while it was standing OH the track, and when
the fireman, who was warned of the lads
danger, proceeded to start the engine he at
tempted to Jump of but missing his footing
fell under the wheels and was run over ana
fatally injured as already stated.
The picnic on Saturday last in aid of the
Church of the Holy Name was a decided
success in every respect, except, it may
have been, in the number Of participants,
the regular and special train on that day
having failed by several hundred to bring
their hoped-for quotas. However, the day
was delightful one, the provision made and
pleasures provided for the occasion ample
and satisfactory, the fun and fcaSting UniveT-
sal, the conduct of all present in an eminent
degree creditable, and the amount realized
nearly if not quite 5000 over and above eX-
pcHses.
4 fair and festival in aid Of the Congre-
gatiOnalI church of this place was held the
early part of this week in the rooms one and
two doors east of. MeSSrs. Collins, Johnston
Il Co.'S bank. On Monday night the re-
ceipts amounted to STA, and on Tuesday
night 10 Sl3O- Tuesday afternoon witnessed
the conclusion of this weeks session of court,
but the entertainment was continued We'd
nesday night, when probably 500 more were
realized The receipts, which amount to 4
fair sum from a fair enterprise will be de
voted to the purchase of heater for the
church
Nature seems to be prolific in strange
freaks nowadays, but we don't know that
there Is anything in the whole category of
her wonderful dOinCs to surpasS the re-
markable experience Of a Maltese cat which
recently found a home in the FREEMAN
household. where a couple of weeks ago
il gave birth to two dead but well-formcd
kittens, and also to the fully developed head
of still another one, which came into the
world minus the body, legs, TAIL etc. But
that was not all, for week later the same
cat brought forth three more kittens, two
Of which were living and still live, the other
one being lifeess at the time of birth
1t is an open secret that our amiable
young friend and fellow journalist, Mr. FeS.
Lloyd, of the Ebensburg Herald, is to be
married this Thursday afternoon to Miss
Anna X. ShTyOck, daughter Of John X. Shry-
Ock, Esq, OF NllmuTe, and that Rev. J. j.
Kerr is to be the officiating clergyman. 1t
Is needless TO say that the happy Young couple
have our hearty good wishes, as we shall
take occasion to say more at length In our
next issue, and that they are well worthy,
he to be the husband of n bride so trustful.
fond and fair, and she the wife of one who
will ever cherish her with teu1prpStFcarp