The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-19

80 Jl5 Siiu eFeiltlei career. Butter be honest
aHont ,5 we don't think Mr.. Periods exam.
ple Is likely 70 have any weight in oI,r fsn,iI.
ana more's the pity for us -
- II was rumOred in this place on Tuesday
a. put we nope there is no foundation for the
story. that the two renainin1cbiiSr.a, ,s IN Cii'
friend and former fellow citizens of C,,, 0'ii
county, Mr- John Tahner Of Scottdola yvest
moreland county, had fallen victims fo tbat
ti GiScaSe, Glphtheria, to which five
UtheIS OF his household had succumbad
Inc EhenshuTG correspondent ~ tba
oou"StoWh Tribune says that owing 70 the
PItESiehce OF wise counsel which CertainIy
cou,d uot have come from the man who IN
vented the story and furnished il to that r,a-
pr, !he ceremony Of burning Sachem John
AeIlV IN etHgy was omitted bv the Democrats
ol Eoersourg last Saturday night" Du tell,
Master Grier McKiernan, q little son of
our TRENT Thos. J. NcEiernan. of Altoona
ha".5he misfortune to fracture his colIar-b0ne
on tuesday last caused by hef,,0 thror,,n
down a steep hill while PLAYING with a small
wagon IN company with some Of his youthful
associates. The little sufferer has Sur SYM
ttuly. out we don'u suppose that VIII ease
his pain any.
A young lady named Fraunlhe]tz died
very suddenly in HuilidavsburV on Sunday
evening last while i'm the act of yf,tfing
Coat on tHe nTe the shovel fell from her hand
and whom she stopped to pick It M sho was
seized, it is supposed. with anonjevv and
ttyi iig down dlet IN lev minutes Previous
to the last fatal attack she had never been
sick in her life.
-Ie!ephonic communication between This
place and Jarrotltown is talked o. and viii
we hope, soon be taiked-througll In the all
Sence OF railroad and telegraph line and
tue pIooaole continuance of such absence be-
tween our ten-miie-away ncjghbors and our-
selves, the connection of the two places nv
telephone seems TO Us G thing that ON oh+ -
be done without fail
Lawrence Mcclure, an employee at the
1. !. %. s steel works, JuhnStOwn, and for
n Tf.lH FtF.Hn#
more, was so terribly burned on Wednesday
evening Of last week. by his clothes taking
IfS ilGm splash Of hot metal thrown from
the cupaio, that he died in great agony at 3
clock on Monday morning last Deceased
was unmarried and aged about s. wears
John II. Brown, Esq. our REGISTER and
4srcOfIcT by appointment till next January
ana leT the IurtnHr term Of threC years bv
election, has rented the Presbyterian parson-
age on HIEh street as place of residence
and taken possession OF the same Being
go0i follow as well as an efficient public Of
lciai, We welcome him as one Of our citizens.
though POLITICALLY considered we would rath-
ec have had the other msn
"A small sprinking OF the Hancock and
English Club OF this place met at their club
room Oh Saturday evening last and took the
ilrst step in ettecting permanent organiza-
tiOn by appointing a committee TO ascertain
how many of the members are willing to ioin
IN the new movement and to report at a meet
ing to be held tomorrow Saturday evening
Wltll " IS 10 DO npIeu that not less than fiffN
names viii have been secured.
in 4 couple Of weeks from date work OH
the contract OF faShiuuing the foreign stone
into ornamental designs fOy the new Court
House viii cease for the present season. The
weather il becoming too cold to cut the stCps
70 advantage. Mr.. Norton, the sub-coutract-
or for this part Of the work, has rushed things
TINS summer and Fail. and viii be able to
finish up the job next Spring in advance Of
the time specified in the contract
= =.
patch from Altoona says there is = scheme on
foot in the latter city TO elect uew postmas-
ter by tile votes of people interested. The
Democrats are to be allowed to indulge but
must east their ballots for one OF other OF the
Republican aSpirants. OF course rhe plan is
not likely 20 be adopted but if it should be.
Democrats, who have a large majority in the
city should unite on some poor but cOmpe-
tent Republican and put him through with a
"A grand fancy dress bal! is on trc Garnet.
0r r may be- aU tGe bare moor. for this (Eri-
dayJ evening ~ the residence Of Gen. Joseph
Mcdonald, aud IL is said that the costumes to
he WON, although fer the most part, II not
entirely, Of the homemade order, will be ex-
ceeding!y appropriate and IN s0ne'cases out
l&udishy Grotrslue. II IS expected that
about thirty ladies and gentlemen all young
aUt fun c! fun. VIII participate in the feStiv-
tiles. May the occasion be a pleasant ard
interesting one.
DR.. /. - Hoffman, WHO was formerly a
dentist in this place, but now practices his
profession at Turtle Creek was in town last
Friday The object Of his visit hither was to
dispose of at private sale q house and lot in
the western limits Of the West ward of which
he was owner. This property. the Doctor
stated. counting the original price and Jhe
cost OF Improvements tapped bis pocket-book
Co the amount Of over 81 500. 1t was sold for
$3.50, q Mrs.. Ie.dy, Of Blacklick township,
becoming The purchaser.
A fftcen-ye9r-oldl lad named VIM. LCOm-
~ TTfff-r
ed irOm q freight engine in charge OF his
uncle, Mr.. john Long, in the Altoona yard,
about 3 O'Clock on Monday evening last. and
gLighted Immediately in front Of shifting
engine on the adjoining track, and either fell
or was knocked down and run over the
wheels cutting OF his head and scattering his
brains along Jas track His right arm was
also terribly crushed, and death rs Matter
OF cOurse resulted Instantly.
County Superintendent Berg has been
requested 10y state SuV't " icErrsa-m 20 eN-
a1nint at least one class in each school that
he visits and as tile WORK is To be written the
teachers Iu the several county schools are re
QUes-cd 20 have sufficient PAPER and lead
pencils fu the school room when said visit Is
made Tie result Cl these examinations gra
to he tabuIated and fled ny the examine ID
order to compare the work Of pupils Of Ike
ages with those Of other schools in the ccu-l-
ty and throughout the State.
~ s-roliHg tigEtTope artist gave couple
Of cucH-air performances IN this place ON
AIoud1Eaud Tuesday afternoons The wealth
or was zoo cold for the display Of g great de-
rrre Of proficiency iu aerial flights, and the
contribution taken zap atteT each performance
was as q consequences remarkably light. In
deed. The artist was heard 20 complain that
an the money he realized would hardly keep
him iu drinks let alone pay MS board bin
As a vho.e. therefore, the entertainments
cannot be said to have been a success.
"A man named Aaron ShaTbine, who re
Gently removed from SummcrhiiI township 70
appeared before Justice Fisher,
of the latter place. on Monday evening last.
and preferred a charge Of adultery against
his vie who He alleges has made his hume
rendezvous for all kind Ui loose characters,
male and female, and has also been exceed
ir0Iy liberal and OutIage0usjy Promiscu0us
i'm bcstowing her fayorS on quite q number OF
the Ieyvd and uncGdiv Of the opposite sex x
the case should come before Court II VIII no
doubt attract an immense cOncourse OF pTu-
ricut minded people who don't know what
shame is.
Young aud euterprisnC friend and patron.
sTr B. j. Lynch Of Altoona, has associated
with him our equally young and equally de
serving friend, NJ. Joseph II. stephens, &hc
that She new firm intends hencefurth TO en-
r,aoe in The undertaking as we'll as the furni-
- I,usinsss in the latter Of which Mr.
T ,-rrI, whose card will be found in our ad-
,-ertisiUc department, where il has occupied
q r,ror,iDent position for several months past
has built Ep quite q lucrative trade / mere
Is certainly n0 business firm ~ the Mountain
City- we would rather see prosper than MeSNrs
7 yI,ch & Stenhens and knowing both these
,,6upr men as we do we have no hesitation IN
them 70 the patronage OF ali
who need furniture for either the living OF
the dead -:
The storm king literally got up on his
hind Ieos and howied vOCiferOusly III and :
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