The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-09

within the borough limits We ask this
question for the reason that on Friday and
Saturday evenings last perfect fusillade of
these explosives was kept up till midnight
in one instance cannon cracker entering
the meat market of Mr. Joseph Gutwald. on
High street, and nearly setting the estaD-
lishment on fire. A good and probably the
very best place for target practice with these
crackers would be a mile out of town.
An adjourned meeting of those favora-
bic to the construction of a railroad from
Ebensburg to Cherrytree was held in the
Court House on Monday evening last. The
same officers who presided at the preceding
meeting occupied seats on the bench and
Prof Hartman Berg was chosen Secretary,
in the absence of Secretary Lake. The
committee appointed to collect funds to de-
fray the expenses of an experimental survey
of the route made verbal report, asking to
be continued. A number of letters from
civil engineers soliciting the contract of To-
eating the line were reported received. The
meeting was well attended and quite enthu-
siastic in the expression of the opinion that
the proposed line should be speedily built.
Adjourned to meet on next Monday evening.
Mr. John Shenk, the gentleman who has
undertaken to build our new Court House,
has contracted with Mr Griffith Griffith, of
Cambria township, for the furnishing of
about twelve hundred perches of stone for
the foundation walls of said stIucture, and
for which he is to pay fifteen cents per
perch and also pay for the hauling of the
same. The erection of the foundation walls
has been sublet to Mr.. Frank Reinhardt, of
out delay. Mr. Shenk has also leased from
DR.. Lennon five acres of ground in the
southwestern pa!t of the borough for the
purposes of a Drickyard, and is TO pay twen-
ty cents per thousand for the clay to be used
in the manufacture Of about one million of
bricks. Aud so the good work goes bravely
on.
Mr. Philip p. Miller and Miss Hettie
Smith were married at Cherry Tree, on sun
day last, by Rev. Diament and from thence
went to Chest Springs on bridal tour,
companied by twenty-five of their masculine
and feminine friends, and taking with them
4 zfine parlor organ and two vioIins, which
with several fine voices not only made music
by the way, but kept it up for most of the
time during their two days sOjOuTn at Chest
Springs. Mr.. Miller is the gentleman who in
Gratiated himself into the good graces of a GER
tain gang of thieves who were better known
than appreciated and about the classic pre-
cincts of Bugtown, in Susqueharna town
ship, and finally brought them to justice in
1S77-s, while the BRIDE who is daughter of
Mr.. Robert Smith, of PatchinvilIe, CIearfeld
county, is said to be a vely estimable young
lady. May the music and mirth which wei
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a long and happy life to each Of them.
Two men named Henry NagIc and
James McAIUllen had a desperate set-to at
Chest Springs on last Monday afternoon,
which resulted in the complete demoraliza-
ton of the parry OF the first pant, whose face
was battered out of all shape, and whose
ribs no doubt achcd with the severe cOutus-
ions they received. NIcNIullen, on the other
hand, is said to have suffered very slightly,
a scratch about the eye being the only mark
visible. The victor ia this instance, if re
pOItS be tide, was whipped by Nagle, who
has The reputation of being somewhat a pug
list, about seven years ago, and since then
has been waiting for an oppOrtCnity to get
even With his adyeTsaly Y, which he did on
Monday last with vengeance. 4 bloody Ell
counter is also said TO have taken place at
aIcoltoN i, on Tuesday last between man
named James Gray and another panty whose
name we did not learn, but who got the worst
of it is a question we are not prepared to an
swer.
On the last Friday in June two Polish
laboIers employed on the extension Of the
Belts Gap Railroad, in W hite township, got
into dispute concel ming the ownership of
a cei tain supplement- of labor. 1t ended in a
rencou1tre, in the course of which one of
the pan lies struck the pick, the implement
in dispute into the left shoulder of the other,
rficting a wound which at first it was
feared would prove fatal, but which, at last
accounts, was healing up nicely. The man
who handled the pick i'll this Unauthorized
and Unlaw ful manner was promptly n rested
and lodged in the county jail in tniS place.
He II ,eah no English, and uutil the al
uval on the scene of a travelling pack ped
der who was BILE to explain to him in his
native language the situation of affairs, was
in mortal dread of the gallowS. Since then
he has seemed to be in better heal5, though
period ically lie INDUCES in an OutburSt of
tears at the recollection of a wife and sever
al children LETT bV him in destitute circum-
stances at Lloydsyilie.
The firemen's parade in Altoona on
Monday last was a Dig thing, and attracted
more people To Witness il than probably ever
fore assembled ~ that city Oh any Occa-
sion. The weather was exceedingly unpUC-
pitiOuS, Old PrOOS evidently foregoing the
difference between fremen and waterman,
and of course the display was to a great eX-
tent maIred by the heavy rains and the re-
Sultant mud IN The streets, which rendered
some o. them almost impossible. in addi-
ton to the -four Altoona companies which
took paIu in the parade, there were three
companies from HOlidaysburg, two from
Harrisburg, and one each from HUNTINGTON
and Lewiston To say nothing OF the KAN
schalka fire company, an imprOmptu fantaS
tic organization which BROUGHT up the rear
and created a good deal OF merriment.-
There were also eight silver cOrnet bands
and NO d. um corps in the line of procession,
and the best Of music and plenty of it filed
the air with its melody. The fiTemen were
all neatly uniformed and presented veTY
handsome appearance with their several
hose carriages gaily feStOOned and one or
two cam engines elegantly decorated. 1t
is estimate that over eight hundred persons
only a clear sky and clean streets TO make il
a still more memorable event in the history
of the Mountain City.
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN EBENsBURG.
By common consent our national holiday
was celebrated here, though in a somewhat
informal manner, on Saturday last, instead
Of the following Monday, which by law is
the declared legal holiday, when banking
and similar lines of business must be tenn
porarily abandoned 1t was happy chance,
too that ouI choice fell on the first-mention-
ed dav for it was cool and pleasant through
out: whereas rain fell almost necessarily all
of Monday, thereby spelling many brilliant
calculations for celebrations in other lOcali-
ties. Three several SUnday-SchOol picnics
came off here The PreSbyterianS rendeZ-
voused in q beautiful grove near Shinkle's