The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-05-21

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phcity I'm the alleged crime i0' N''H
-Our little less than ubi0uito,,s fri,,,,I
Joh byron Gibbons, commercial accent foyy
SSIe wholesale grocer firm of J. G. Harley e
y,,jti Hiia99i flW phla Is once more to the front
WIN Iuil line Of samples, and as he fIits
rom Croceree to grncerie there's business i'm
MS step and sale-ry in his eve
OF uhadulterated verdancv, if not in
,,,.oi I--oi',e elieek commend us to the tooraI.
. IuIdI youth who summoned Us from be1
about O'Clock Wednesday morniuc. To- aitI'
eI peg, buy or borrow a connie Of blanlr
o,1Iuo Lor Jne purpose of putting directions
om CetIaih boxes to be shipped hence by the
Mrs. Edgar Nate, Of Somerset county
committed suicide few davs AGO by bancy-
ing herself in the barn with a robe made by
tearing her petticoat in strips INSANITY
CSISeu ~ Jhe death from dipbtheria of three
Oh heT children and the illness Of two Others.
. VINO have since died is what induced the
terrible deed '''0
4.T-A EA correspondent of the Altoona Tribune
teiis OF man in his employ aged 9S wears
VINO not only cuts three cords of wood every
udE that he works, and don't seem as tired
as the younger men who work beside him
guI also declares that he went out few
HdHS ago and captured no less than eight
hne-lOOking foxes
u forest fire has been devastating GER
tam portions Of Munster township for some
i oIlit past ahd on Tuesday night last the
gflSt mill, house, barn, etc of Mr.. Samuel
~ nara came very near being scoOped M b-
the flames. They were only saved bv the
uhtiIihG eEertlonS Of a number of neinhbors
summoned to the rescue.
Our mercantile friend around the corner
MT. y. ). FreidhOff, has our thanks for a
peck OF new potatoes which found hearty
welcome at our numerOusly surrounded ia
e. oie. All who wish to indulge in such season
dolg luNuEes should 90 to FrcidhOff's and
90 Ike the boy on the burning deck did with
thc peanuts, invest i'm a peck or two
y shootlngmatch for an S1O0 solid gold
z FHrr~ Fasa IL.
cambria, Blair and Huntingdon counties. is
hkeiy to come off near Altoona i'm the course
OF teW days The distance is to be fiftv
yards OF hand, or siXty-six yards two feet
with a rest, and boards are to be sold at one
uGiIar each. No peep or globe sights viii be
The Huntington Ne,rs saws that lad
named Saul lifted plank on a bridge mt
Me; Ne;iAIeyy Fort that county, a few days ago,
and put his head down to look for fish. While
I'D That position the plank fell on his head
ami pressed his neck against another plank
50 hard that life was almost extinct when
turOuS youth
John F. Barnes, Esq, of Johnstown,
has been interviewing the Democrats of
Northern Cambria this week on the subject
OF the District AttoTneyship. but with what
success We are OF course unable to say,
though It is fair to presume that there Is at
least one individual In that region who will
do MS level best 10 render Mr.. Barnes efforts
Null and void
A Dean township correspondent of the
Altoona Tribune says that johnny Sheets.
who IS pulling OF to the age of so pretty live
", Is one of the happiest men on the noun
tain since he got his new wife And yctTt
IS 9 fact Of everyday observance, though
evidently overlooked by the correspondent
aforesaid, that q man with few sheets in the
wind is invariably happy.
~ party Of wOOdmeu went to thp'hCtaiiof
Geo. +. RObacker, in Penutield, Cieariield
county on last Friday night, and demanded
admittauce, which being refused they at
tempted TO force an entrance, when the
landlord fired upon the party and danger
OuSly wounded man named Patrick Riley.
Ro5acker was subsequently arrested. but
was soon after released ON bail.
On Tuesday evening last, Chas. Aspden,
Wire-Grawer at the GUUticr Works. Johns
town, fell over the cmbaukmcnt near the
p. R. II. depot at that place q distance of
fifty feet but as he was thOrOugy intONica-
ted at the time, few if any will be surprised
to learn that Ee not only escaped with his
life. but that none of his bones were broken.
y cut or two was the extent of his injuries.
Our young friend ". ". Blair, who was
at home on visit OF recreation the first two
days of this week, left Oh Monday evening
last for JOhnstOvn, where he has been work
ing at his trade Of CirJ:-maker for some
time past. Morally and socially considered,
"NoIth' is all that his name implies, and
while the rose remains red and the viO. ct blue,
We hope he'll succeed in his miS>iou-dOut
You
All The parties arrested for robbery I'm
the vicinity of Cherry tree, as noted I'M our
letter from that place last week, have been
reaTestcd on charge of stealing from Mr..
Hugh Cameron, resident Of Indiana county,
and held iE SiOO each TO appear at Court.
SweitzeT, the man whose name is unpleasant
" associated with the alleged murder of a
jew peddieT, is also said to be implicated in
this later robbery.
Hon 3. J.. Hewitt, one of the State Fish
Commissioners. was I'm 4 ltoOua the other
Z TIL 1s4
pectCd ere long to receive an invoice OF carp
for distribution to those who have suitable
ponds for their culture. As that is just what
we have up here, it is 10 be hoped our old
schOOImatc viii pan out few cGEp without
carpiug when applied TO by anyof our pisca-
cultural friends i'm this section.
Fanny Hoover is the name of an Altoona
feminine who in connection with member
of the opposite sex, named John Moore, was
arrested in that city the other day for the
crime Of adultery, but was subsequently re-
leased on entering bail before Recorder
Greeyy for her appearance at Court to an
swer the charge. Fanny, il the truth be
told about her, has evidently been Moore
prOmiscuous than the law allows
AT a shOoting-match for rifle at st.
Augustine, on Saturday last Mr.. Thomas
DumDhy, Of that place, made string of
Oue-ualf inch in three shots, at distance Of
f0rtv-five yards, the shooting being done
at 4 rest and of course won the prize At
ter he got t. however he discovered that the
therefore not to be wondered at that he felt
q little crooked about % himself
"A brutal cock fight, in which certain
sporting gentlemen Of JohUStOwH and IIOlli-
davsbuIg are said 20 have been specially in
terested. took place near G8iiitzin, uthis
county, on Wednesday last, and resulted. we
are told, I'm the killing Of six Of The couteStinC
fowls The JOhnstowu sports are credited
with the largest winnings in money and
CHARGED with the heaviest losses in game
sters 4 fowl business, indeed, to be at.
Decoration Day is coming on apace, and
rs vet there is no certainty about il being
observed in EbcuSbuTg. Why this IS thus
is owing 60 the fact that our local military
organization sent their arms and aCcOntrc-
meuts to Harrisburg a month oT so ago,
with a view of having them exchanged Tor
more modern equipments, but as yet have
received no tidings about them, and OF course
a military company without arms would
present rather q fOrloTn appearance in
street parade.
In noticing the death last week of Sister
Gabrielle of Altoona, we inadvertently
stated that she was a member OF the OrderOt
the Sisters of Mercy instead of the Sisters Of
CHARITY, with which latter order she was IN
fact connected We also erred in saying
that she was n member Of st. Johns choir,
Altoona. which gave a concert here for the
benefit Of the Church Of the Hoy Name Of
this place a few years ago, itbeInG sister ot
the deceased Te1iqie1fse who visited our town
on that occasion
Tile beautiful and interesting ceremony
Of the Coronation OF the Blessed Virgin
Mary as Queen of MAY viii be performed at
the Church of the Holy Name, in this place,
at ~ O'Clock on next Sunday evening, ana
MS MANY new features viii be introduced on
the occasion, no one who appreciates such
q. as..a. Isfr. ms