The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16

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whom we can tTuthfully say is as honest, in
dustriOus and deserving as any young man
within the circle OF our acquaintance Ills
establishment Is located at a convenient
point for those Of our Cambria county read
ers who visit Altoona either by railroad or
private conveyance, and we can assure all
who do so that they will find in our friend
Barney an exceedingly clever and obliging
gentleman to deal with, provided OF course
they wish to buy any article in his llne.
Give him call and rest assured that you
will get full value for your money.
A married lady at East Conemaugh as
weslearn from brakeman friend who took
in the scene as he whirled by on his train on
last Saturday, held very animated inter
view with a well-known citizen OF that place,
who is also bound, we believe in the silken
bonds of matrimony. The interview was
held with broOmstick, and is said to have
been occasioned by the gentleman aforesaid
calling at the residence Of the lady IN ques-
ton and demanding the retractiOn of certain
stories which it was charged she had ciTcula-
ted against him. The belabored individual
meantime defended himself as best he could,
and it may be even returned blow for blow
to some extent but nevertheless he was
forced eventually to give up the contest and
beat hasty retreat While all this was 60
ing on the husband of the irate woman stood
quietly looking on, save and except that lie
seemed to be directing the proceedings,
which he did apparently more by gestures
than by the word of mouth, and it struck our
informant that he was about as much inter
eSted in the outcome as the woman whose
husband was tusselng with bear and who
expressed herself as not caring a continental
which of the combatants won the victory.
A SPECIAL MEETING of Council was held
in Council Chamber, Saturday evening 10th
inst. Present-Burgess Humphreys, and
COuncilmen Barker, Evans, Gutwaid, Has
SON Jones and Parrish.
Thomas /. Jones moved that Hosea Evans
be appointed 10 attend to and keep in repair
the borough windmill, with compensation for
the same at the rate of 81 % per day.
On motion of +. II. Barker, the cOmpensa-
tion of the appointees for the ensuing year
be as follows Clerk, per annum, $4,000
Collector ; per cent. Treasurer, ? per cent;
Street Commissioner, sl.25 per day Weigh
master, One-half Of whole amount charged
for weighing.
a petition was presented from citizens Of
the West Ward asking for string pavement
on East side OF Julian street, from iIeining-
eTs Hotel, to south side OF lot Of Thomas
Condor. Signed by F. A. Shoemaker. Geo.
Huntey Thomas Condor, Thomas Davis,
Joseph ShaTbaugh, L. Custer, David Davis,
Z. w. Humphrey James 4. Myers, A Y.
Barker, John d. Thomas, Geo. III. Roberts,
Z. q. Kerr, W. II. Davis, y. j. Freidhoif,
Carl Rivinius, W W. Blair, d. Evans, c. T.
Roberts, Joseph HeininGer and Dennis Braw-
ley.
Joseph Gutwald moved that string pave
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Of Julian street, between Lloyd and Triumph
streets with hemlock plank 214 inches thick.
4 greed to.
Alvin Evans moved that the stringer pave
ment on the south side Of Crawford street,
between Centre and Julian streets, be re-laid
with hemOck jOiSt5 2l3 inches thick and 10
inches wide the walk to be 80 inches wide,
4 greed to- JOHN ). DAVIS, Clerk.
\ CASE Of somewhat unusual proportions
was tried before Esquire kIukead on Tues
day afternoon and evening. young lady,
named Miss Ella WHEREBY, 4 daughter of Mr..
John c. WHEREBY, OF this place, was engaged
by the Board Of Directors to teach a school
in Croyle township last winter. For some
reasons, principal amongst which are to be
reckoned the fact that Miss Ella is young
and of delicate build. and therefore physi-
calIy incompetent TO control a school, she
was dismissed by the Board as per the fol
lowing letter
Houss Fob % 1880 We tho undersigned school
. Directors acknowledge that We have dismissed Ell
[Signedl Joseph Long
Loo Wess
Thomas Plumer
John Robaugh
Miss Ella brought suit Tor the sum Of
twenty dollars, which she claimed TO be due
I her for the last month OF the session, but
which Of course she didn't teach because she
had been dismissed, and host of witnesses
from CTOyle township testified on the one
side or the other Among the number was
Prof. IT. Berg, the Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, who said that the certificate
issued to Ella was above the average, and
that there was no known reason why she
should not be acceptable to the children and
their parents save the one limited at above
Hon. John FenlOn appeared for the School
Directors and George ". Oatman, Esq, for
the plaintiff. Esquire Kinkead after due
deliberation. found for the latter.
DOISG PENANCE on FOOT,-The Newport
Nelcs of last week tells Of the arrival IN that
place OF an Irishman and Catholic named
Thos. +. Kelly, who started in his bare feet
the Friday previous TO walk from Pbiladel-
phia to the monastery at LOretto. in this
county. His sins, he said, had been many,
and on that account he was "dOing penauce" "
in the manner stated. He was not begging
his way, either but claimed TO have given to
+ the poor s7OO and all this worlds goods he
owned, even to the shoes he wore, prior to
! beginning tie painful journey. lie carried
letter signed by Rev. David 4. Brennan,
Secretary and Chancellor Of the Archdiocese
. OF Philadelphia, witnessing tha character OF
; the bearer. He arrived at Newport We'd
1 neSday evening, fOOtSOre, but still satisfied
that he was in the right, and UncOmplaining.
. His feet were badly swollen, but they were
. worse, he said, the day before. He was a
pleasant-faced, honest looking man. with
. sincerity written on every lineament or his
. countenance, and gave his age as 35. lie
' had come from Harrisburg since morning
. lie was provided with lodging at the Can't
House, where he refused breakfast the next
morning, and afterwaUd started on his jour
ney westward. To use his own language, il
he ''Perseveres, he will spend the remain
der Of his davs in the abbey for which he is
bound, provided he doesn't sacrifice himself
before arriving there.
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