The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27


Two children named Ioekard were bur
ied from the residence of their grandmother,
IN Altoona, ON Monday last both victims Of
scarlet fever, and notwithstanding the con-
taglous nature of the malady and the further
TACT that another child in the same house Is
afflicted with the disease willie within a
square Is Stli another case, q public funeral
was held and q sermon preached ON the Oc-
casion This, as the Tribune mildly puts it,
Is not as 10 should have been and the sooner
people begin to act sensiblv in such an
emergency the better it VIII be for them
selves and the community at large.
-AIr. Norton, contractor for the stone trim
MIhgS OF the new Court House, has at pres
eht eighteen Stone-cutters, one tool sharpen
eF ana one stone splitter at work, his force
having been largely increased of late by the
arrival of number of first class wOrkmen
from Philadelphia. We witnessed on Tues
GAY last the unSurpaSSable skill Of one of his
pioneer workmen, Mr. Alex. Brown who in
a very brief space of time converted a rough
block into beautiful. keystone for a window
arch. Mr. Chas. \. Lattener, of this place,
went to work ON Monday to learn the stone
cutters art
"A colored Bishop named Knox formerly
OF IolldaySburg, but now of Warren, Ohio.
- OI was the other day on q visit to his old
home in Blair county, from whence he in
tended To return to Ohio to take the stump
Tor Garfield and administer an unlimited
number of doses of Knox vomica to the
Democratic party. Politics Is a nice busi-
ness for Bishop or any other preacher of
the Gospel to engage in. If it were possible,
which, thank God, it is not. for some clergy
men we Wot of to do such things the outcry
LhaJ would be produced all over the country
would be somewhat akin to an exceedingly
large siZCd earthquake.
The JOhHStOWn Democrat SAYS that ON
saturday last seven miners at Il. B. West
brook Ks coal shaft up the Benscrcck, near
Sonman, narrowly escaped instant death
1t appears they GOT into the bucket to de
scend the shaft for the purpose Of going to
work. The engineer being absent and the
eieNttng machinery considerably ont of or
der the men descended the shaft SiEtv feet
with fearful velocity. The bucket struck
the bottom and Tebounded several feet.
Charles Collins was dangerously hurt; VIM.
sparks, Frank Luther and. Christ George
suffered considerably from the concussion,
Dut the other three miners escaped unhUTt.
Last Saturday afternoon. between the
hours OF and o'clock, the dwelling house
OF Elr- = ohu C.. haNlOT, IN Munster township,
was destroyed by hTe. The information
which has reached us in connection with tie
matter IS that q spark from q defective flUe
communicated the fire 70 the roof and that
the progress OF the flames had become So far
advanced before their discovery as To render
all attempts to save the dwelling futile. The
building Itself was not valuable one, view
ed in the light Of dollars and cents, but in it
and along with it persisted many heirlOOmS
which are beyond replacement We have
heard the loss placed at three hundred dol
lars, or which is uU insurance.
Our friend and correspondent at Cherry
tree, Nr y. O. CreerV. dropped in to see us
on Tuesday morning while on his way back
from a fruiticSs attempt to get down the river
on raft. Nh G. informs Ms that all the
logs ready for market left the headwatcrS Of
the SUSgUch3amnl ON the flood of last week,
but that comparatively few Of them got as
far as Lock Haven, the others being now
mDOTcd at different points along the river.
The same gentleman also informs us that
fifty-five raftS broke loose at -- Island,
oil
the terrible wind and rain storm on last Fri
day, and that many of them were grounded
at various places below that point
The spirit of lawleSsnesS is so rampant in
JoEustown just now that's prominent citizen
( of that place assured us the other day that a
feeling of insecurity pervades the community
T to q greater extent at the present time than
ever before. As evidence OF this, the Tribune
. of Monday dcvoteS q column and a half Of its
space to detailing the particulars Of no less
. than nine serious breaches of the peace com
. mtted on last Saturday and Sunday nights,
. the worst Of which was an assault and battery
on a man named John Craig, who resides
. near NiiicreeIv and who was set upon by
seven young TGwdius and Knocked down by
. handy-bil3y and so badly prlted with stones
/ that his condition IS said 10 be far from prom
isiug.
Lyman = Potter the vhccIbarrow idiot
who started with another Of the same iik,
+ named Fcdcmcyer in race fIoW-SaH Fran
cisco to New ork, NAV DE expected this
WAY Et tllfttf-l any Att1ifL''t II If-l~A We
judge So from the fact that he passed through
GTgCuSburg on Wednesday evening of last
week truudling his barrow, but seemingly
i'm no hurry to reach his destination. His
competitor is more than fourteen months
ahead of him. having made his appearance
here on the 23d of June, 1879. Lyman
whose name is probably 10 evidence of q
Z lack of ycT3city. says that Fcdemeyer did
. considerable riding on railroad trains, while
he himself P0tteC-cd along ON foot the entire
f distance
W. K Rodgers. Esq, Private Secretary
. to the SO called President Of the Juitet
states, paid a brief visit to EbcnsJurg oI
. Monday last, accompanied by one Of hi
sons. with whom he started overland ahoU
r . o'clock in the evening for CresSoD, Whau
, he has been Soiourning for week past viii
four Of his children. While here ne mg3
himself known to 10 one. and we venture t.
say that there is not a Republican i'm town
. and probably not more than two or thge
Democrats, to whom this item VIII not be tn
first iutmation received of Nir. Rodgers
presence amongst us. Nevertheless hi
name can be found on the Mountain IIous
register, and the fact can be verified that D
bought a straw hat while here and started O
foot with his ''Stovc pipe in hand.
The temporary shed put up to protect tn
brick now being made 10Y the new Cou
J House, preparatory tO the burning Of tn
, . same, blew down during the violent win
! and rain storm Of Thursday evening last, dt
! stToving fifty thousand of the sun Dire
. .
, / were ut work replacing the roof a heavy pieC
: Of timber used to hold the upright props t.
. oether fell from its place and came very uei
, , crushing our young friend Harry E. FeniOI
= who turned to escape when he saw his dal
u . Ger and was struck on the ankle while h
4 foot was thrown out behind in the act OF rul
y ming. receiving very painful though not $
: ricus Injuries, which same kept him from j
work for several days and even Yet be
= Obliged to 20 to and from his idbOrs on q pa
= of cTutchcS.
10 -Colonuade Row is oueof the best know
localities in Ebeusburg borough. The Ro
, is composed Of four offices. At one time Il
/, powerful NouRtaiHeer newspaper, edited su
= cessivcIy by II. =. Noon, ESQ, deceased
= G. Noon, Esq, deceased. John Lloyd, al
= others, was printed in No. ,. These four G
"a fees are now teuautel as follows No.
I lion John Feulon. Representative in q
!, . Legislature from THIS county No. ,,
= ( Kinkead, Esq. for msny years past Justi
p . of the Peace, and formerly Associate Judg
'' No. 3, the vacant Office OF the iamented &c
,r ". Oatman, ESQ and No. 4, wherein WI
= I'll. ScChlcT. ESD. our next Dlstuct Attorne
~ holds forth This is Introductory to Sayil
= that IL is in contemplation TO throw over
- entire length and breadth of this ColOnna
,. Row fun section Of new roofing within {
~ next ten days. Onward goes the march
:. Improvement.
Z We had visit on Wednesday from
Y Charles COoney, of Munster township, {
IL gentleman whose house was burned down
SUNDAY morning of last week. and who
y eight-year old daughter perished in {
- flames. Mr.. COOuey came to ask q coTTectl
- of that part of the story relating to the ST.
alleged TO have been in the house at the tI
~ of the FIRE, and which, as the story had it,
~ was fortunate enough TO save from the bu
le ivu He saws thatai the money he possess
sl did not exceed $500, that very little of q
m m was in the house on the occasion referred