The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-03-12
The "Came of fifteen" citizens Of Al

The game OF hfteen' citizens OF Al
toona who demonstrated against the erection
! of q new postofice building in that city, has
been somewhat of a puzzle to the balance of
that progressive community, but when it is
considered that all or nearly all of the "'im-
mortal fifteen" either own property OF do
business, or both, in the immediate vicinity
OF the present postof1ice building, it was
quite natural that they at least should be op-
posed to a new departure in that direction.
However, as several of the parties say that
they signed the remonstTance without ac-
quainting themselves with its contents, and
as Altoona is sure to get a new pOstoffice
building when it gets a new pOstoffce build
ing the tempest in a teapot has finally
subsidized withou. any other damage being
done than the springing of a mine of invec-
tives in some Of the newspapers.
Our firm and steadfast friend J. Patton
Thompson OF Kittanning, Pa, the gentle
man who OccasiOned an up-ROhrer two in
that place, not long ago, by introducing the
writer of this item to quite number of lead
ing Democrats and business men who seem
to think that new political journal in that
place wouldn't he a bad thing to have, was
in town on Friday visiting his relatives and
here he betook himself to Philadelphia the
same evening, and was followed on Saturday
evening by our clever and popular young
townsman, Thomas L. Mcnamara. These
gentlemen represent two of the most exten-
sive and best pa-ronized wholesale houses in
the Quaker City-AIr. Thompson being in
the notion business and Mr.. Mcnamara in
the dry goods tTade-and as the busy season
will soon be upon them, they expect to have
their hands full for the next three months.
May it be ever thus with both Of them.
As will be seen by a card in our adver-
Using department, DR.. John Murphy, of
Tunnelhill borough, has bought, as we said
he was about to do, the business and taken
possession of the Office recently occupied by
DIR. \ VI Keim, the latter of whom notifies
all persons indebted to him of his desire to
have as early a settlement as possible, his
intention being to leave Ebensburg not later
than the first Of April, proximo. From here
he intends to go to Bethlehem, Pa, on a visit
to his mother, and from there will go to New
York about the first of May and take
steamer for Leipsic, Saxony, where he in
tends to study for year or two at the re-
nowned Medical University in that city. DR..
keim, it is almost needless to add, has by his
talents and gentIemanly department during
the past three years won the good opinion of
all our people, and no matter where his lines
may be cast in future years, we are sure that
all who know him will wish him well.
Meantime we trust that our ''mahogony-
headed friend who succeeds him will never
+ have reason to regret the step he has taken
THE RAILROAD MEETING AT CARROLL
7 TOwN.-The meeting held in CarTotown on
last Saturday afternoon to further if pOSsi-
. ole, the construction of a railroad from this
place to CherTytree, a distance of about
/ twenty-five miles, was very largely attend
/ ed, though fOr a good and sufficient reason,
as viii be seen by an item in another column
the northern end of the line didn't do as
much as our end to swell the number. The
meeting was called to order at the appointed
time, when Mr.. Henry IIopple, of Carroll
township, was called to the chair, DR.. j. /.
/ BTallier, of CherrytTee, and MessTS. &. 7.
' Roberts and John A. Blair, of Fbensburg,
chosen Vice Presidents, and Editor VIII
, IamS, Of the CaTrOltOwn NetCs, and Post
master James, Of this place, selected to act
as Secretaries. The meeting was addressed
. at considerable length, and very sensibly too,
by the President, Mr.. HOpple, and also less
fully though not less practically by c. T.
. Roberts, DR.. Bralier, Mr.. StiffieT. VIM. II.
Sechler, ID. {. WetZell, y. !. Freidhoff, and
others. At the conclusion of the speech
making, Hon. John FenlOn offered n resolu-
ton looking TO the appointment Of a COM
. mittee to wait upon the Pennsylvania Rail
4 Road officials and ascertain what they are
. willing to do, if anything, in regard to the
. equipment Of the new line when it has been
I completed, if ever-Said committee to report
at subsequent meeting to be held at the
same place on Monday, April 10Th. After
having been amended in some way, the re-
solution was adopted and the following
+ named gentlemen appointed for the purpose
A
Patchn, Peter Garman, Henry Hopple,
. John W. Sharbaugh, Il. l.. Johnston and
/ a. 4. Barker. This being considered the
entering wedge to the new enterprise, and
about all that could be done at this time, the
meeting adjourned to reassemble on the day
and date above given. Fine music was fur
nished by the Carroltown Brass Band, which
still maintains its organization and IS an
honor to the community.
An ORIGINAL DEPOSITORY FOR ABORIG-
INAL BONEs.-WhIle at work week before
last in cutting into Shingle lengths large
tree which had been felled on the farm of
! NTr Nicholas Shank, in Allegheny township,
this county, two or more gentlemen in whose
word we place the most implicit reliance
were surprised 20 find part of human limb,
or rather the bones Of one, either an arm
from the elbow to the wrist, or a leg from the
knee to the foot, as well as several smaller
bones, firmly imbedded in the heart Of the
. tree ana occupying z position one HulllTeu
and three grOwths from the bark, which
shows very plainly that the bones had been
placed there not less than that many years
ago, and possibly ten or a dozen years pre-
viOus to the time indicated. The tree III
which the bones were found measured near
~ six feet across its widest part at that par
ticuIarspot which; when the tree stood erect,
was not less than fifteen or sixteen feet from
the ground. That the bones are part of q
human body there seems to be no reason to
doubt and that they belonged to the running
gear of one of the aboriginal deniZens of this
region appears to be equally clear, though
how they got into the heart of the tree car
only be coniectured.a 1t is possible, however
that in pursuance Of a well known Indiar
( custom, the remains of one of their dead
warriors or it may have been Squaw, ol
even q papOose, were deposited in one of the
forks of the tree, which in its subsequent
. growth swallowed up, as itwere, the seyera
parts of the original, or rather aboriginal
anatomy to which we refer Be that as j
may Messrs. A. II. Parrish and Matthias
Shank, from whom we have Cleaned the
above facts. assured us that this wonderful
( find would be brought to Ebensburg in tn,
. course of few days and left at the FREE
MAN Office for public inspection.
THE MINERS STRIKE IN CLEARFIELI
I COUNTY.-Under the heading Of ''False i'm
preSsiOnS about the strike corrected tn
Altoona Daily Sun of Tuesday says
As the days pass by the false impressions scat
tered over the country by sensational despatche
I g. r.