The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-30

I Az AFFECTING CHURCH EPIsODE.-The
/ Altoona Daill; Sun of Monday evening says
/ that one of the most impressive, sad ana sol
/ emn scenes imaginable was enacted IN st
! Johns Catholic church, that city, at the ser
/ vices on Sunday morning, which consisted
+ in what NAV be considered personal leave
/ taking of the congregation by Rev. Father
Walsh the aged and Tevered pastor, who
has labored 50 faithfully and with such great
/ success
and whose growing infirmities prompted
him to take this opportunity of addressing
. his people. Rev. Nash had conducted the
celebration of the Mass, and just after he
left the altar Father Walsh rose from his seat
in the chancel and, advancing slowly TO the
communion rail, spoke as follows IN tones
filed with emotion
NV Dear People: feel that nv time on earth
will he very limited. The good Sisters ana the
youth of the congregation have in the kindneSS oi
their hearts instituted special Devotion % 600
for the restoration of my health. and teel that 10
their intercession with the Father OF MercleS ls
due my ahilityto be present with You io-qaS. ~, ~
good people Of ireland have also offered up their
PRAYERS to Mary the Mother of God, for her inter
to the iracuIous virtues Of relics from the chapel
in the diocese Of Tuar where Lord. the Blessed
cessive nights To these combined intercessions
attribute my present greatly improved conditlon-
youth expires to-day. They have declared their
intention of renewing it, and humhly ask you TO
ioin with them in asking the Almighty Father lor
nv complete restoration 10 health, or that He viii
grant me happy death.
4 deathlfke stiffness prevailed in the audi
pnce as the venerable and much-Suiterng
Father spoke, and during his remarks there
was scarcely a dry eye in the church. Inc
event was very affecting as the reallZatlon
of the words spoken made itself felt IN the
hearts of the people. Though the reverend
gentlemans appearance was emaciated ana
his form feeble, his voice at times, as he ad-
vauced in his address, was wonderfully
strong and clear, and then again II would
fall to almost a whisper, so that those close
In r..fra ro.l hafr q
he finished the entire congregation knelJ
down and received the pastor holy benedic-
tion. Father Walsh then slowly retired.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. a stated meet
ing of Council was held in Council chambers,
EUeuSburg. on Monday evening, April 26th.
Present: Burgess Humphrey Councilmen
Barker, Evans, Gutwald, Hasson, Jones and
Parrish.
Minutes of last regular and two special
meetings read and approved.
The following bills were then read and or
dPrS granted
Bailey Bolsinger. laying pipe..............S65e 90
u. 7. Weaver. one hosting lack---..-...--.- 30
Z W. Humphreys, 2}z days labor.-...-.-.... 81
On motion, the bond of David f. Evans,
weighmaster, with r. r. Davis as security,
was approved and filed.
On motion the sum of So was granted the
DauutieSS Fire Company
On motion, the rate Of tax Tor the year lSSu
shall be as follows
B"T"us -. tIl
Special taN water il..Is
On motion. Isaac Evans, Collector, be di-
rected to assess all dogs i'm the borough at
one dollar per head. and all sluts at two dol
lars each.
On motion, petition Of citizens of West
Ward asking for the erection of q pavement
on the north side OF HOrner street. from Ju-
Ian street to Spruce alley, be deferred till
next meeting.
On motion. the Street Commissioner he
directed to open the cutters on Marion street
from Sample street to Triumph street, and
on Lloyd street from Marion street to West
street.
On motion, adjourned. ). :. D, Clerk.
DRUG STORE BURGLARIzED.-Dr Lem
mon and his amiable young clerk, "BuZ' Par
rish, opened their eyes in wonder on Tues
dav morning last when they discovered that
F during the night previous somebody had
made q nocturnal visit to the drug store IN
this place over which they preside, and of
which the first named gentleman is prOpTIe-
tor and had not only cleaned out the money
+ drawer, capturing some thiTty-tive or forty
dollars but had also CObbied up a box OF cI-
. cars, several bottles of cologne. and yauOuS
other articles, amounting IN value, money
+ and all, to between nifty and sixty dollars.
How entrance to the store was effected le-
. mains mystery, aS the front and rear doors
We're both found securely locked, and there
was nothing wnateverto show that force had
. been used to gam admission to the store.
The only plausible theory seems to be that
the burglar or burglars had key perhaps
. of the skeleton order, with which TO unlock
either the front OF back door, and that Ee or
they made everything secure again in that
F respect before leaving the premises Be that
as It NAV. no clue so far as we know, has
been obtained TO fix suspicion upon any one,
though it is evident from the systematic way
. in which the work was done that the perpe-
traitor or perpetrators had some knowledge
. OF the establishment.