The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-05-21

of two ladies-MiSs Fanny W. Nixon and
Margaret Fair-one, and probably both, of
whom reside in the borough Of Indiana
The lady first named we know to be not only
handsome and competent, but about as
stiff a Democrat as ever wore pettl-skirtS
1 In regard to the other lady we know nothing
as TO her political bias or personal charms
/ but presuming that she is as fair in face as
I she is in name, we congratulate census Su-
pervisor Miller on his gallantTy and good
, taste in both instances. OF the other ap-
( pointees in that county we recognize none
I but Capt r. II. Mccormick, of Cherrytree,
( who. We are sure, will perform the duties of
/ the position intellCently and faithfully.
we clip from the Pittsburgh Commercial
/ Gazette of Tuesday the following list of cen
} sus enumeratOTs for this county, which is, we
/ presume, not fully complete, though we can
not locate all the appointees with sufficient
/ eXactitude to determine whether or not any
of the townships or bOroughS have been
omitted Here are the names John Raab,
Nathaniel Horne, Jacob TreftS, John j.
Devlin, Richard Jones4 Michae! SWeeny;
Andrew NulherOn, AlOnZO Rodgers, Bernard
Nees, J. +. Conrad, Frank Stutzman, George
Hanawalt Austin Neary, Lewis Strayer,
James f. Meyers, d. W, Brallier, Matthew
Pagan, George w. Pringle, James tell, Jas.
p. Kelley NJ. +. Kelley John Schwab,
Charles Wharton, Joel A. Gates, Joseph
Rhody, J. 3. Stalb, j. 4. Lei1, Geo. \. VIII
son, Al Ward and Andrew EckenrOde.
The man is to be pitied who has never
heard of the chap who was so badly scared
by a discharge of artillery while hOl ding
Emperor Napoleon's horse Just outside the
walls of Metz, during the bombardment Of
that historical city, that he let 90 of the reinS
and allowed the animal to scamper away at
the top of his speed. Not 50, however, with
the man who has never heard that Don
Byron Gibbons, the peTegrnatlng salesman
of uadluted groceries, was the Identical IN
dvidual who let 90 of the reins on that mo-
ment0us occasion and permitted the valient
steed of a no less valient rider to seek at his
own sweet will for pastures new. He, at
least, is to be cOngratuated-that is, the man
who never heard of the latter episOde--as II
certainly is one of the awfuleStlieS ever con-
cOcted, though il is but just 10 say that neither
Gibbons, the historian, nor Gibbons, the
salesman, had anything to do with origin
ating it.
FIREMEN's MEETING.-The Dauntless Fire
Company met in regular session at the en-
CINE house on Monday evening, May 18th,
with Vice President EuGlehart in the chair.
On motion of Geo W Oatman, Esq, the
reading of the minutes of the last meeting
was deferred until the next meeting.
On motion, the Secretary was instructed
to inform each Of the Auditors that the Com
pany Will expect a report at next meeting.
On motion of Geo. W. Oatman, Esq, 1t
was decided that the Company hold its
annual picnic on the Catholic picnic grounds,
west Of town, on Saturday, July 3d.
On motion Of j. i. Slough, committee OF
three was appointed by the chalT-said conf
mittec consisting Of J. l.. Slough, Geo. w.
tJaLlldn =.
the trustees of the Catholic church in refer
ence to putting the grounds in proper trim
for picnic purposes
on motion OF James y. Evans, it was de
cided that a committee of arrangements,
consisting of five members, should be select
ed, vhereupOn the chair appointed James
Y. Evans, ). W Davis, Geo. II. Roberts, f.
J. Humphreys and E. c. Parrish.
On motion, a special meeting was appoint
ed for Monday, May 3lst.
on motion. the report of the Treasurer,
Geo. II. Roberts, was accepted and ordered
to be filed.
\ SINGULAR MURDER STORY, IF True
Some time ago a peddleT disappeared on the
road between Plattville, this county, and
CheUrytree, Indiana county. Search was
made for him by his brother, and the follow
ing story Of the result is told by the Carroll
town Nelrs:
The brothers parted on December -, and agreed
60 meet later. They did not meet, however, only
made search for the lost man, and finally found
that he was last seen with man named Swcitzer.
who was arrested and charged with having used
foul play in getting the missiu" man out of the
way. Swci-zcr confessed the murder and said he
was aided 10y three brothers named White. SWEET
@ @ - 80 ~ i,a f ii,I6- ;c t,it M 10 ,",i.
Of the victim was buried in sawdust pile ut the
- i h5Iv Wa i5aTr, mt dc Iiace fndi.a-
ted. aud il bore Unnistak1hIc marks OF violence.
The other details Of the affair could uotbe learned
The above story is given for what it is
worth. and that, we suspect, is mighty little.
as it stands to reason that if the man SWEET
zer had been arrested, as alleged he would
have been landed in Jail here without much
ceremony, and as that has not come to pass,
and no official information has been received
in this place of such an arrest having been
made, we are forced to conclude that the
story lacks many of the essentials Of truth.
FIRES OS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE
RAIIGOA AD.-Bv the fires on the mountain
in the vicinity of Of CreSsnn on Friday last,
says the Altoona Sun of MOndOy, a portion
of the boardwalk in the grounds OF the
Mountain House, CreSSOn, was burned
grounds, and on Thursday night and Friday
il is stated, burned over six miles of surface
along the mountain, and great quantity of
timber was destroyed. On Friday the course
of the wind was changed and the danger
ceased. The village of Summit near CresSon,
was in considerable peril on Thursday night
and Friday, but the change Of wind also ben
Gifted that place. The fire was still burning
at latest accounts, and there was also an eX-
tenSive fire between CrcSSOn and GallitZin.
There was q big fire at kittauning Point on
Saturday night which seemed to be working
up toward Baker coal bank. \ destructive
fire, caused by the flames on the mountains,
occurred at BenScreek, i'm Cambria county,
about sixteen miles from this city, yesterday,
by which Wihelm's saw mill and dwelling
house and four other dwellings were burned
to the ground. About six hundred cords of
wood belonging TO the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company were also burned.