The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-05-14

: : TJItEU WIW@TTIL TWUTTI,
signed the latter pbstion and comtemplateS
. taking up his abode in the Smoky City.
George Is a good fellow and good printer,
and we therefore trust that AkeTS of good
luck will attend him in his new departure.
"A meteor or aereuite startled the people
F of this and other sections on last Saturday
night The visitor arrived at about the
hour of 1870 O'Clock, and was in the shape
of a huge globe OF red light. Seemingly, it
exploded. ami individuals from diverse and
( widely separated parts Of the county, such
as WilmOre, CaTrOiltOwn and Cambria town
ship, unite i'm the averment that fragments
OF the shattered planet were showered down
on their respective localities All which is
susceptible of a mOdicum Of doubt, but that
q meteor OF aeTeOlite was on the rampage and
that it raised a sensation at the time stated
IS beyond dispute
In announcing the fact last week that
our young tnwnsman, Mr. D. F. Lloyd, a
member of the Democratic State Central
Committee, was IN attendance At the recent
Democratic State Convention. a local con-
temporary does itself the hOn0T(2) of saying
that Philadelphia r1igS were well represented
and got In their work in satisfactory man
ncT-taking home with them about one hun
dred and fifty watches, 4 number OF diamond
. pins and a few thousand dollars in cash. -
. ~ which is pretty ruff OF the ''TutfS, -
. who will no doubt be n good deal ruffipd
about il if they find out that Our neiGhOOr
. has heen so OutTageOusly ruff" on them.
The pulpit of one Of the NJ. Z. churches
in Juhn>town has been vacant for the past
three or four Sundays, owing To the fact that
the name Of the pastor. who Is said u be a
learned and eloquent preacher, and was at
one time presiding elder Of the district. has
become mixed up in a social scandal with
that OF a married lady who has ALWAYS moved
in good society and has heretofore been look
ed upon rs an exemplary member of the
church and above suspicion. Whether the
. story is true or false Is of course more than
We can say, though it is 60 be hoped that
the parties implicated NAV be able to prove
. d VA hoy innocent eF
disgracrful crime imputed to them.
Benny SChTOth, q SeVen-Ee" r-Uld son OF
Mr.. Lawrence SchrOth, of CarrOlltoTn, went
on fishing excursion to BendeTs dam on
Monday last with another lad of about the
same age, but for some reason Benny stTolled
away from his companion, who, falling to
find him after 4 diIigeUt search, returned
. home and reported that his little playmate
had been drowned. This of course alarmed
the parents and friends of the missing lad
but fortunately their fears proved to be
groundirSs, rs he was found before great
While sitting on q stone eating ms lunch,
though q considerable distance away from
where he and the other youth had parted
company. 1t was indeed 4 welcome diSap-
pointment to his family and friends.
Tile woods on both sides Of the hin north
Of the P. r. r, and couple OF miles west
OF LIliys station, were on fire f0r long
distance on NJHdlv last, and as We came by
on the evening train the sight presented was
brilliant and beautiful almost beyond de
scrptiOn. On the r < c. Il. R. near CreS-
son, the woods in the immediate vicinity
were also on fire for several DAYS, and pro-
. baby are Yet, destroying a good deal Of tim
her, fences, etc, and threatening Tor time
the destruction of great deal more valuable
. property, which was only prevented by the
. utmost diligence on part of the residents OF
that locality, who turned out and fought the
flames with yigor on Friday and again on
SATURDAY. last The fires in both instances
were no doubt started by sparks from pass
ing engines, and nothing but heavy rain
will serve to quench them
The projectors of the proposed railroad
from JOhn~t0wu to Somerset have been eN-
ceedjngly liberal with persons owning pro-
prrty in JOhnNtOwn and elsewhere through
which the road must Of necessity pass pay
ing in many cases much more than could
pus>ihjv he realized under ordinary ciTCum-
stances but as vet they have not proposed
. to rrcOmpeuSe certain parties owning real
estate in immediate proximity TO the prO-
posed route, though We have no doubt they
will do so in the near future. One of these
parties is our friend Thomas HertSng, for
merly Of lInllidayShUrG, whose large and
valuable residence, occupied by his own and
two other families, is located on an alley
through which the road is to run within four
feet Of the house. and whose property, which
cost him nearly $4,000, will tuerebv be re-
duCei in value almost il not quite oue-hajf.
We had the pleasure OF atteudinga meet
ing nf -. Johns Total Abstinence and
Mutual Benevolent Society while in Johns
town ON last Sunday afternoon, and must
say IilT We were greatly Dtt~t'tl ti Jilt -4flill
manifested against ardent spirits by the
organization in question, which numbers
about three hundred members. There Is
probably no town i'm the State where more
good can hc accHmpiI shed by such an aSSO-
citation. and we sincerely hope that every
member of St Johns church who has any
weakness for the flowing bowl viii soon be
enrolled under the banner Of total abstinence.
The first puplic app Farauce of this really
mpTitorioUS organization viii he made on
Decoration Dav, an invitation To that effect
from Emory Post. &. 4 r. having been ac
cepred at the above meeting. We certainly
hope to hear Of the continued success OF. ST
johns Total Abstinence Society, and shal
be glad tO give 10 = boost if we can, when.
ever an opportunity offers.
"A more than ordinary number Of pick
pockets travelled along with the FGrepaugh's :
circus and WruaEerie, which exhibited al
Altoona last Friday and in Jnhu~towu or
Saturday. One of them, who gave his name
as Charles Moore, undertook while in Johns
town tu % through the pocket OF a gentle
man named IIiIdebrand, hut was caught ~
the very act, and escorted to the Jail in thr
place on the evening NJ the same day. JudC'
David Hamilton. of Upper Y0Hpr tuvnshjp
lost q gold watch worth $3.50 in the sam,
place which has not since been heard from
Iua-WUCh a. said watch was presented e
the Judge when he was an officer IN th
T Union army as Captain ~ TIE 10th Pa. tayai
~. was consequently of more than its in
3 trinsic worth, il is specially yTegretted by hin
as having gone gimmprng with the things
, that We're Several other parties We're re
jirved Of SU Udry vaiuabicS on the days name.
r though, 50 far as We have been able 10 learn
I no Northern Cambria county man was il
the list uf victims
Sister Gabrielle. Of the order Of Sister
Of Mercy. Altoona. died at the convent IN tina
citv on Thursday evening last, Of typhOH
fever, with which she had suffered for ahuu
r two months. aged about p years. The de
? ceased religeuSa. who was known iU the wOr
a. Miss Alice NIhcr. daughter Of Nj. JON
Maher. Of Altoona, and was a most accom-
{ piiShed teacher of drawingand the puSSeSso
{ Of rare musical Talent, Will be Temembere
< hv some of our readers as member OF st
b Johns choir. which gave concert at tn
Court House in this place a few years az
: fof the benefit of the Church of the HUi
.. Name She was a grand-njece Of our towns
s man. Hon. john FeElnn, and was sister O
/ Mr.. Daniel Mahcr. formerly private Secretar
3. to Hon. John Reilly, Superintendent q
. . Transportation. Altoona. hnt now studyin
L for the priesthood in Baltimore. 4 sister O
e the deceased is also a Sister ~ Mercy j
Pittsburgh. The remains were Inferred j
& the Catholic cemetery i'm Altoona ON Satul
{ dav morning Rt. Rev. Bishop TugC COZ
ductinG the funeral services.
r We only heard this week Of the death G
{ our good old friend Mark Kihahan. of Clear
T field township, which occurred on the 18th O
I last month, after suffering for about thre
5 years with that dreadful disease, cancer
= which literally ate away the lower p0TtIo
r Of his face. Mr.. Kiblahan. while & TeSiden
Of H0IlidaVSburg number Of years agi
r was one Of the four brave spirits who actp,
. as paIl-hearers at the funeral of 2 sister q
the editor uf this paper, who had died
o that malignant disease, Smaltp and
j. which three Of his own children had pr,
q viouSlv ~uCcUmhed inside Of aS many weeks
% and for that one noble and Christian act y