The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-01-30

NiPiAehtAtd hhS ISCSubty l1esLed Itself
; IN Washington and Portage township, and
/ Is spreading to q considerable extent, though
; thus far, owing to the prompt and skillful
treatment OF DIR. s II. Decker, OF LiIlv's. no
deaths have occurred, nor has the disease as
sumed very malignant form.
If fog doth appear in the first month Of
the year, Ike the ono which OH Tuesday held
sway, it is the opinion Of those who have
been there" and froze that Jack Frost NAV
be looked for in May. All which may be so
FOR aught that we know, but on such dire
prophecies it's as well to go slow.
"A committee consisting Of some Of the
most prominent and benevolent citizens Of
Gellitzin, has been formed FOR the purpose
Of soliciting aid for the suffering poor OF Ire
land. The object is certainly q most COM
mendable one, and we hope that Ebensburg
WILSON take a hand in the good work.
1t IS expected that the colored man Ma
!stt, at present confined in the TAIL here will
be taken to JOhnstOwn tomorrow on q writ
OF habeas corpus for the purpose Of release
ment on ball, his honor Judge Dean to pre-
side. Bau to the amount Of twenty-five or
htty thousand dollars Is available If neces-
sary
1t IS charged against Andrew George, Of
Greensburg, that he burned the will Of his
father-iu-law, Sebastian Brant, deceased,
last Monday fer the purpose Of removing
from existence an instrument which cut him
OF with bequest Of FIVE dollars, a former
viii allowing him one thousand dollars. He
is IN jail to answer
A new sign-post, bearing the legend
The HeinInger Hotel, was placed in posi-
1oeN
landlord of tho house aforesaid, in front Of
the place where he row does business. We
trust that It may not blow down till at least
million dollars Of clear profit have been
realized by Joe IN that venture.
According to law, each Sea.er Of Weights
and Measures In the State must be furnished
with a stencil bearing his name and district
Mr.. Joseph Welsser, OF this place now, and
further on to be landlord of the Reich House,
Summitville, will receive this stencil next
Monday, and Immediately thereafter will
enter on the active discharge OF his duties.
in answer to our query as 10 where our
friend Gust lands got the prefix Of Hon, ."
the HOllidaysburZ Standard says that the
FREEMAN seems to have forgotten that our
(wen, leave. it our) candidate for Supreme
Judge was g member OF the last Coustitu-
tiOnal Convention. We presume, then, that
Gust" is coretitutjoually empowered to sport
the title.
The Altoona Republicans have trOtted
out the following ticket Mayor, w. T. How
ard Treasurer. Jr. W. 8. Bittuer; Auditor,
". F. TAYLOR; school Directors, 3. F. Gus
ter and H. b. Eendig. good enough tic
Ett. We presume. but no matter How ard
they NAV WORK for its success, We have an
Idea that the Democrats Kendig ont from
under the heap.
We tender our sincere sympathie5 to
Brother Lindsay, OF the Huntingdon Local
Nstcs. who IS 1T present suffering from what
ls called an attack of in1ammatory rheuma-
tisr IN one OF bis feet. but what we are prone
70 believe a clear case OF gout. Newspaper
men. You know, indulge in so many rich
dishes, etc, that It Is almost impossible For
them to escape the latter disease.
Miss Minnie Cameron, OF Altoona, was
severely injured by the explosion of q coal
oil lamp on Saturday last The san says
that two other lamps IN the same house ex-
ploded about the same time, probably through
sympathy. This il singular, but the most
singular part is that one Of the lamps, carried
by Mrs Cameron, the mother OF the young
lady, was not lighted at the time.
Miss Annie Smith was compelled to re-
sign the position OF tutor of one Of the public
schools near St. Augustine just prior to the
late holidays by reason Of pulmonary illLess.
Her former home was In Allegheny town
ship, but latterly her family have resided in
Cambria borough, where last Monday she
died. Her age was % years. The remains
were taken to Loretto for interment.
F a Shoemaker, Esq, of this place,
. reached home on Wednesday last from a
health-seeking trip 20 the South, and says
that he feels, as ne certainly looks, greatly
improved By his sojourn In the delightful
climate from which he has so recently emer-
ged. We trust that his renewed energies may
long continue unimpaired, and hope to be
/ furnished with some notes Of his experience
for our next Issue.
Sheriff Griffith IS having more trouble
with that injured arm Of his As our readers
will remember, It WAS dislocated 1T the
shoulder last October. and on two subsequent
. occasions, the last occurring few days ago,
the partially healed member was again dis
placed. The sheriff announces his intention
Of going % Philadelphia at an early date FOR
the purpose o. consulting the highest sur
The dag for thc holding q The borough
election rapidly aprTooches, and The only
gentleman yc have yet heard mentioned on
the Deu1~ratfc side for tie responsible POSI-
zion q Burgess is our enterTrisinE friend ex-
Treasurer Frieah0H. He can 81 through
De or any other active energetic fellow
ra-tI-au-fcr last fan We had - majority in
are two wards on straight-ou II vote, and we
have no doubt the thing can be done again
tEe coming Spring
We are sorry % have 60 70 say that diph-
iberia iu a yirule ut form il spreading through
ont many portions Of the northern end OF
this county. as well as in the southern. Upon
. the first appearance Of the disease, the best
method 70 be pursued IS 20 seek the advice
af a competent physician without delay. All
quack remedies offered to the public through
the columns Of newspaper are worth moth
inc aud IesJ than nothing, as dear experience
has too often proved.
This story comes to us straight as a
string. Several prominent Eastern capitalists
have 1t in contemplation TO purchase what IS
. known as the "Lloyd property adjoining
FbensbuIg on the west, and erecting thereon
. during the coming summer large and ele-
CANT summer resort, with adjacent cottages
for family use. If the projected enterprise
reaches focus. II will create dangerous
rival 10 Belmont Cottage" made popular
through the efficient management OF hr.
Eag