The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

In all the churches in this county next week
and we respectfully request the severa
/ pastors to drop us a postal card giving TN
amount in each instance. Will one or NOR,
of our patrons invite the attention of thef
respective clergy to this request?
The Somerset papers of last week state
that the farmers in that county had taken
advantage of the fine weather, and made a
considerable amount Of maple sugar, and
one man had made seven hundred pounds.
This, also, is good county for homemade
sugar, but we have not heard that any of our
farmers have made any effort in that direc-
ton up to grounding day, last Monday, and
we are very sure from the character Of the
weather that none has been made since.
"A man named Constantine Nainstill was
sent to Jail at last session of March Court for
sixty days on conviction Of the charge Of as
sault and battery, preferred by his own wife.
His term expired Monday last when he was
turned loose and furnished money enough by
the Commissioners to buy himself a new hat
anC pay his way home to Conemaugh bor-
ough. He departed in that direction the
same evening, expressing the hope that ne
would reach Johnstown in time to take part
in the Turner ball which came of that night
in Union Hall
Mr.. Evan NOkes Gaysport's Cokerpoet
Blair county, comes to the front in a chal-
lenge to any1Or all the local poets in Blair,
Cambria, or Huntington counties. He agrees
to pool twenty-five dollars that he can com
pose better political poem than any man
living in the district and who has been n res
ident of the same for one year past, whether
he carry naturalization papers or not. An
poems to be submitted to competent judges,
and the one decided to be the best to take
the pool Chaplain Davis, of Cambria county
come to the front
In the midst of violent snow-storm
then prevailing large flock of wild pigeons
were observed directing their flight in
nOrtheasterly direction over this place late
last Tuesday afternoon. The had evidently
been driven from their course by the tempest
and had lost their bearing. Or, were they
on their way to the Harrisburg Republican
Convention? Since we come to think Of it,
the latter cannot be any correct guess, for no
bird excepting the one known as rooster
was permitted to put in an appearance at
that ill-omened gathering.
AT Loretto, on Tuesday, January 29th.
ultimo. 10y Rev. Father Bush, Mr. Alban Nc
Dermitt was united in the holy bonds of
matrimony with Miss Mary josephine
daughter of Thomas Mullen, Esq, of Ale
gheny township. For the newly-mated
pair, we have only single wish. 1t Is that
they may live long and be happy, and that
when the occasion of their golden wedding
rolls round, their descendants may be nu-
Il ,F
each Of those descendants may find it in his
heart to rise up and call their progenitors
blessed.
Two worthy representatives OF the tramp
genus were last week committed to jail from
East Conemaugh on the charge Of stealing a
ride on the cars. One of these, upon in
vestigation, was found to have enveloping
his person no less than seven shirts, two
vests aud a like number Of pantaloons, while
his partner was nearly equally as literally
cOstumed. The weather then not being
cold, they were called on to explain. They
said they were gentlemen tourists travelling
tncog, and were afraid to carry trunk or
satchel for fear of being robbed Of their
valuables
John Nef, OF Johnstown, went to
concluded that ne was through, and then
ina Sined he would go back home on freight
train. \ brakeman named WhaIen saw him
in the act of stealing ride, and bounced
him, and the result was that Neff retired
from the train with his lower jaw fractured
in two places. The sufferer was shortly after
ward removed to Nineveh for medical as
sstance. Sequel This same brakeman,
WhaIen, met with fatal accident at Derry
last Saturday, and died the following Sun
day, as is elsewhere recorded.
The asst gnees of the LLOYD estate have
made their sixth return of sale of real estate
to the United District Court, which has been
confirmed nisi. On petition of assignee a
rule was granted on James Gardner, trustee
on a certain bond, to show cause why he
should not be removed. The bond was
given by the bankrupt for the benefit of his
creditors. When, we may be permitted to
ask, is the approximate season AZ which this
Lloyd business viii cease to furnish items
for the papers When, in other words, or
about when, will the business Of the estate
be closed up? y large constituency of the
debtor and his aSsignees would like to know.
The dwelling house OF Mr.. Hugh Howell,
of Gallitzin borough, was burned down on
last Saturday, at about the hour Of u o'clock,
a. ". The Ere is supposed to have originated
from spark from a defective fue. Every
thing, including furniture, clothing, and fifty
dollars in money, went up in the smoke.
Two sons Of Mr. Howell were at work in a
neighboring coal bank al the time OF the
disaster. When they arrived atiwhat was
onca tbair homo ez-pactiDc tho crYsfcrna a ~
warm welcome, they found instead pile of
smoldering ashes. The flames had made
such clean work that not even a change of
clothing was left them. There was no in
surance.
With com pliments to the Ebensburg
Herald, we suggest that very likely the sue
censorship to ii. \. BTcPike as editor of the
FREEMAN, in the event of our becom ing
controller Of newspaper in Kittanning.
Armstrong county, will he conided to parties
who will take care that the Democratic flag
is not trailed in the dust. No person either
fattered or slandered by the Herald will find
favor in the new deal-should such new
deal in the economy of nature come round
The Herald must takecare to sweep clean in
front Of its own door Both Postmaster
James and Festus Lloyd and their hackers
stand in imminent danger of becoming
broken Idols.
The man McPike, who still has some
connection with the FREEMAN notwithstand-
ing the Herald has undertaken to manage
his business for him, has been entertaining
the quinsy to the best of his ability during
the present week. True, the unwelcome
visitor came in an unusually mild form and