The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-02

N"O"il III tue NeThacular as an eiSteddfodd,
was held at the Congregational church five
miles north of Ebensburg last Friday. 1t
was largely attended, and the exercises are
said to have been of much interest.
The Carrolltown Nelcs apologies in n
queer sort Of way for having printed bogus
Democratic tickets last fall, but as A Door
excuse is said to be better than none. Brother
Williams is certainly entitled to some credit
for having made clean breast of it.
"A Jordan township correspondent in
forms the CIearield Republican that Robert
Hunter one day last week sold a six-vear-old
COW which weighed I $50 pounds. II anv-
body else can furnish more beef in the same
amount of hide, let us have the returns.
Mrs X. E Jones, Of millinery fame, ex-
tends very pressing invitation to all per
sons Indebted to her to call within the next
Few days and pay what they owe, as she is
anxious to lay in her Spring stock as soon as
possible, and must have money to do it.
-Messrs. John and Thomas J. BrawIev,
executors Of Michael Brawley. late of Portage
township. deceased, will offer at public sale,
ON Saturday, April 10th, lot of live stock.
produce, farminguutensils. household furni-
ture, etc. See posters printed at this office.
V.
black, but had grey stripe on each side,
while the rest Of the body was black, was
kiledin Cherryhill township, Indiana county.
few days ago Reynard was OF the female
persuasion, very large, and the mother Of
five pups
The trial Of Jacob 4. Harold. who IS
known to fame or otherwise As the greatest
Coroner Cambria county ever had. will begin
in
Harold, as ourreaders well know, is charged
with some very crooked transactions in pen
sion papers.
Mrs. 2. VI WoIesIagIe, formerly Of VII
more, but more recently Of Kansas, died Of
consumption at the residence Of her son-fn-
law, Daniel j, Pringle, I'm Cambria borough
on Sunday evening last, aged about 55 years
The remains were inferred ut Wilmore on
Wednesday,
Mr. John Z. Jones, (Camp Hill, well
known and respected resident Of Cambria
township, died at his home on Tuesday Of
last week, at the advanced age OF 9I years.
During the twelve years Immediately pre-
ceeding his decease NIr. Jones had been
totally blind.
according to the bylaws of the corpora
tiOn, the time for the payment of the sixth
assessment Of the Protection Mutual Fire
Insurance Company Of Cambria County ex-
Uircd yesterday. We understand that the
bulk Of the moneys levied had been handed
In to the Treasurer.
Nick FIeidhof and Jesse Bolsiuger went
ON "churu -cy' a few days ago to the south
Of the county, where they succeeded in dis
posing Of seyenty-one Duplex churns, which
they claim are the best ever made, in the re-
marEably brief period considering the work
done OF uinety-siE hoHrs.
-Frauks.own township, now a compare
lively small portion of Blair county, was
considerable Of an affair in 1886, when it
comprised the entire territory now embraced
In Blair, Cambria, Clemdeld and Centre
counties, as well as portions Of Bedford,
Huntingdon and Indiana.
Mr.. Moss 1Igser, the Altoona grocer who
was charged with taking improper liberties
with a little girl named StOnebraker, as
noticed in our local department last week,
had q hearing before Recorder Greevey on
Tuesday last, and was honor2bly acquitted
Of the charge preferred against him.
Tie Beilcfonte Vatcbman tells OF a
dead-boln calf in that county which had two
perfect heads, four eyes and three ears.
Otherwise the lts1fs nature was gotten up in
the usual style, except that the hind legs
started from the body where the hips in a
properly constructed calf always are.
Most Reverend Thomas ". Croke, Arch
bishop Of Cashel, Ireland, has written q very
touching letter to the venerable Father John
Walsh, of Altoona, in acknowledgment OF
the receipt of E2I1, g.. 4d., sterling, as
. the contribution of the generous people OF
that city to the starving poor Of ireland.
"A piece of red-hot metal flew from the
. "squcezers" at the Cambria Iron Works,
Johnstown, on Saturday morning last, and
striking Walter Stewart in the eye, not only
destroyed the sight of said optic but burned
him so badly that his sufTerings for time
were Of the most excruciating character.
Thomas c. Mcdowell, Esq, at one time
a we'll known resident Of this place, but who
has been a citizen Of Harrisburg since he left
here, returned to that city last week from
Honolulu, the capital OF the Sandwich Is
lands, where he has been engaged the past
four or five years in publishing 4 newspaper
-Ilchard Repine, Of North Mahonins
township, Indiana county, had one OF his
Ie-s broken week before last by being struck
by an oar which strong wind blew against
him while standing on a timber raft. Richard
therefore has Just cause to Repine, thougl
he may be thankful that both legs didn'
catch 1t.
DR.. n. II. 3. Creery, surgeon dentist, Of
this place, will pay professional visits t
Loretto and Chest Springs on Monday and
. Tuesday pectively o: next week. As th'
Doctor is a clever gentleman and skilfu
dentist, we cordially commend him to the
friendship and patronage OF all our readers
i'm SAID localities.
After a residence in our midst extending
over tweuty-three years, Mr.. Ahram Blain
and family last Tuesday dep arted for Johns
town. where their future home will be We
bear testimony to the good character Of MI
BIaiu and his excellence as tonsOTial artist
and trust his lines may prove to have falleI
iu pleasant places.
Webster Evans, otherwise and more fa
miIiarIv known rs "Crooked" Evans, {
Youthful disciple Of Faust and Guttenburg
has accepted a situation in the JohEstowI
Tribune Office, which ne is now filing TO th'
entire satisfaction we hope Of his employer
May the Crooked" places in life's pathway
be made straight for our young friend.
Two weeks 90 yesterday All eighty-tw'
wear old inmate Of the Huntingdon count!
almshouse, named George Snack, wandered
away rrom that institution, and nothing wa
known as TO his whereabouts until the fol
lowing Tuesday, when his lifeless remain
were found in cornfeld in the vicinity