The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-22


AT regular rseeting Of the Hancock
and English Club of Ebensburg and Cam
bria township, held on Friday evening last,
vote of thanks was unanimously rendered
TO the visiting clubs and delegations from
Altoona, StrongStoWn. BelSanO, Carroiltown.
Loretto, Munster, Summitville Lilly's, and
elsewhere, which took part in the grand
DemocTatic demonstration in this place the
night previous, and did so much to make It
what il was, the finest procession and the
largest meeting that has ever convened in
Cambria county. 4 vote of thanks was also
unanimously rendered to our diminutiye but
determined Republican friend, Mr. Abel
Lloyd, and his excellent wife and family. for
the active and indispensable part they took
IN preparing the coffee and otherwise provid-
lPg for the comfort and entertainment of the
oung Mems Hancock and English Club Of
Altoona, an organization which honored the
occasion with their presence and ELECTED the
highest encomiumS from everybody by their
gentlemaniy conduct, noble bearing and un-
surpassable marching.
Though the Greenback party has never
boastedmuc Of a membership in Ebensburg,
and particularly in this campaign has il beal
low down in the figures, vet two or three vo-
tiers, undiSmayed by any storms which may
lower, continue to profess adherence to its
principles. One of these voters is our pho
togra pher friend Mr.. Reicher Of High street.
who, upon arising bright and early Tuesday
morning, discovered 4 surprise in store for
him. 1t was in the shape of a pole twenty
Ave or thirty feet long which had been erect
ed some time during the preceding night on
the edge of the pavement in front of his gal
lery, the apex supporting broom and lower
down two small flags and pastebOaTd
Streamer bearing the name Of Weaver"
floating to the breeze. It Is unnecessary 10
say that the pole and belongings were the
work OF no GreenbaCkeF, but the fruitiOn OF
the idea Of somebody who wants to be con-
sdered practical joker He should send
IN his name to the papers for publication.
The author of such Side-Splitting piece of
pleasantly should not be permitted to remain
unknown to fame.
There is a young man living in this town
whose peculiar fote seems to be to get on a
pronounced spree very frequently, and keep
1t up till mis- money runs out. This latter eX-
perience, coupled with the former, fell tO his
lot last Monday. He was drunk clear thro',
yet he wasn't satisfied, because he didn't have
the wherewithal to keep the thing going.
Accordingly, at late hour Of the night of the
day named he repaired to the domicil of a
gentleman on High street, well known Re
publican politician, and poured into his lis
teninS ear an affecting story about fight
which had occurred down street. Il was
one Of the parties engaged, said the impe-
cuniOuS youth, and they arrested me, and
Burgess Humphreys fined me dollar, and
I'H have to go to jail if ! don't pay the mon
ey. Lend me that much, won't YOU ~ Ow-
ing to the fact that the election draweth nigh
and bearing in mind the further fact that the
NtutiE lildil III question DelOilES 10 ltltb Oily
too numerous class who must be fixed" and
kept fixed to assure the correctness OF
their ballots, the dollar was willingly handed
over. But it was interesting to watch the
expression of the donors face and listen tC
his expressive language next morning upot
discovering that no fight whatever had Oc
CURED the night preceding, and that instead
of being devoted to the liquidation of n fine
his dollar had gone into the till Of one o.
more of our hOteLkeepers.
The Garfield and Arthur marching clul
OF this place made its third weekly appear
ancC on our streets last SATURDAY night. Its
evident intention was to show forth the pro
ficiency it had attained in the art of march
ing and countermarchnG, and in this il wa.
Signally successful Before it had well got
ten under way, however, the procession
which numbered one hundred and fifty, Oi
thercabOut. fully one third of whom were ju
veDies, Burgess Humphreys, the officer il
command, attempted to form a ring within
ring on the Diamond possibly in commcmo
ration of the Credit MObilier and De Golye1
rings, with which their candidate for Prcsi
Identified, but ring rule for once at least fallcC
to prove effective. How the knot was FINALLY
united il is needless to tell, but when il wa
united the procession OEce more took up it
line Of march through the principal streets o
our town. closely followed by Bill Roberts,
big, burly black, who, like his white bred
dern,' covered himself to some extent will
mud, if not with glory, as be esSayed the par
of a dOnkey-no darkey-hitched TO 2 small
wooden cannon mounted on vhrclS. Afte
all hands had expressed themselves as heart
ily tired Of slOshing round through the mud
the club repaired to the Court House, wher
the usual stereotyped speeches were deliv
cred by 7. W. Dick, Tom. Davis, (JackSon,
and A V. Barker, Esqs., and then all wa
over.