The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-20

dozen votes of being counted in.
At the election in Huntingdon on Tues
DAY last, the Democrats got away with the
Republicans pretty efectually, securing the
Burgess, majority in Council and on the
School Board, the only Justice of the Peace
voted for, and the election officers in the sec
ond and fourth wards The Globe, as a conse-
quence, Is rs mad as March hare.
In noticing the death last week of Mrs
Brookbank, of Summerhill township. we in
adyertently stated that she was the widow of
Mr.. Thomas Brookbank, while. the truth is
that the deceased lady was the widow of
Alr. VIM. BrOokbank. Her age was 80 years.
lnterment in the Catholic cemetery at VIII
more on Wednesday of last week.
Joseph Miller, Esq, of Wilmore borough,
and Henry Walters, Esq, of Summerhin
township, We're elected justices Of the Peace
on Tuesday last, the first named for the fifth
time and the latter for the third time in sue
cession. Neither Mr.. Miller nor Mr.. Walters
IS Democrat, but it wouldn't be fair to infer
from that fact that they don't deserve the
honor so persistently conferred upon them.
1t is not true, as reported, that Jas. Fee
ney, formerly of Wilmore, where his sister
Mrs. John Schroth, resides, was killed by an
explosion of nitro-g!ycerine near Bradford,
Pa, on Monday Of last week. He was in
jured, however, and that pretty severely,
though his recovery is confidently looked for
man named Howard Hackett, who was
with Feeney at the time, was killed outright.
The Cresson Springs hotel has not ap-
Piled for tavern license, and the building
until recently occupied for that purpose by
Mr.. VI. b. Mclaughlin is TO be torn down
and carted away. The Callan House, owned
and superintendent by Mr.. John H Clark,
will therefore be the only licensed house in
that immediate vicinity. It's prospects for
paying traffic are as a consequence frst-class.
We are sorry to learn that our friend and
patron, Mr.. Daniel O'IIarra, OF Munster
township, is lying severely i'll. What the ma
ture OF his disease is we are unable TO say,
but understand that he fell from moving
machine last harvest and has been complain
ing Of severe pains in his head and body on
several occasions since. We hope soon to
hear of his thorough and permanent recovery.
"A young man named Daniel D. Davis
died in Cambria township, about four miles
south Of Ebeusburg, last Sunday, 18th inst.
His disease was consumption, and his age
about 80 years. A brother OF his, named
William ". Davis, fell victim to the same
destroyer on the 3Oth day of last December.
Both young men were highly esteemed by all
so fortunate as to havs enjoyed their ac-
quaintance.
During the past couple of weeks, our
people have doubtless noticed large quanti-
ties of exceedingly long and heavy sawn
timber being hauled through the streets in
the direction Of the depot. These spars are
got out by the NIessrs. Davis, at their mill, a
couple of miles west Of town, and are being
shipped to ConnellsviIle, Fayette county,
where they will enter into the composition of
q new railroad bridge.
An eight-year-old daughter of Mr.. John
Donovan, Of Millville borough, while on her
way home from the Sisters school in Johns
town borough, on Friday evening last, was
drowned In Hinkstons run, which she was
obliged to Cross on a log, and from which she
feI into the water. The stream being great
ly swollen at the time her body was carried
down with the currentand was not recovered
until next day at noon.
4 trio of Lehigh county horse-buyers
have been traversinG this and Indiana coun-
ties during the past week, In quest OF supe-
rior stock for the Eastern markets. As a
rule horse buyers are not 10 be believed, ex-
cept on OATH and these declare that better
stock may be bought in Indiana county for
less money than hereabout. All the same,
they took away with them goodly number
of Cambria county horses.
Judge Dean attended the Parnell meet
ing in Altoona on Thursday night Of Last
week and subsequently filed up a check for
s25 as his contribution to the famine-stTicken
people Of Ireland, which he sent to the ven
erabIe Father Walsh, pastor OF st. Johns
church in that city, knowing as he did that
through his hands it would reach the most
deserving and needy without having to &c
through any red-tape process.
-Rt. Rev. J. Tuigg. Bishop of Pittsburgh,
&c, paid an unexpected visit to our town on
Tuesday last, reaching here In the noon train
and departing the same evening We were
glad to find the Bishop In the enjoyment OF
good health, and seemingly as vigorous and
robust as in years agone-snd this too, not
withstanding the multiplicity Of duties, on
erous and constant, devolving upon him
MAY it be thus for many years.
Mr. Louis PIack, OF Altoona, who by
the way, is stauneh friend Of the FREEMAN
bought on Thursday last, from the assignees
Of VIM. NJ. Lloyd and the heirs Of Frank
Bell, decd, eighteen hundred acres Of land
in Cambria and Blair counties, for which hC
paid the munificent sum OF s1S,100. Said
land is known as the Coal Bank Tracts,
four in number, and is located near LlOyds
vile. The sale was by sealed proposals.
A youth named Samuel Pennington was
shot at Houtzdale, Clearfeld county, onirues
day last, by young desperate named John
Nevlin, seven slugs from a shotgun pene
trating his back and lodging in his lungs
The shooting was the result of an alteration
between the two the day previous. Nevliu
who is said to have served term in the pen
iteutiary, is now in Jail at Clearfield and hi
victim at latest accounts was thought to b'
dying.
". :. Barker & Bro. have still on hand I
large and desirable stock of overcoats anC
winter clothing, which they bought before
the recent decided advance in prices, and ar,
therefore abundantly prepared to sell then
at figures which cannot fail to knock th'
socks" off Of all competitors. Don't forge
this au-important fact, and II you want t.
buy an overcoat or any other article Of cloth
ing bear, in mind that now IS the time 20 ge
better bargains than ever.
d. NJ Zimmerman, Esq, Secretary an'
Treasurer of the Camden and Atlantic Rail
road. has placed US under renewed obliga
tions for complimentary pass over sai'
road for the current year-the third or fourt
favor Of the kind that has been extended q
US. What business an impecunious countr.