The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-04


1t win interest persons who contemplate
taking in the Cincinnati convention, on next
T Tuesday week, to learn that excursion tick
cts for the round trip, good from the l4th to
the Z2d IN going, and from the 22d to the S0th
. IN returning VIII be sold at Altoona FOR
S150o, st Pittsburgh for $1,000, and from
other points at proportionate rates.
Brother Tyhurst, of the Huntingdon
Globe. has gone to the Chicago convention,
and proposes to extend his trip to Omaha
before returning. II he does, and finds 1t as
hot as we did little less than three years
ago, we venture to say that il he owned
Omaha and the other place he would be
glad TO sell Omaha and live In the other place.
Poor Directors kirkpatrick, Rorabaugh
and Easily held their regular monthly meet
ing at the almshuuse on Tuesday. but we un-
derstand that only the usual routine buSl-
ness was transacted, though the Johnstown
Tribune says they all united in declaring that
Steward Lilly had done his entire duty dur
ing the past year, as the record shows was
the case during the preceding years.
The HoIlidaysburg correspondent Of the
Altoona Trib1lne says that Luther WertZ,
LoopeT is reported to have killed a snake on
Saturday last with two bodies and only one
head ana one tail. The snake was three
feet in length, and oue-third of the length
looked like tho body of two snakes twisted
around each other and when the head and
tail We're cut OFF fell apart like two separate
bodies.
The HolIidaysburg STANDARD is delighted
(Dell Delighted, no dOubt,) 20 learn that
the printers intend to picnic in Dell Delight
on the 4th of September next, but as the
probabilities are that the place will be
changed at the meeting of the Executive
Committee tomorrow, it looks just now as
if the Standards delight is not TO be of stand
ard character
Brother Conrad, Of the McVeytown
Journal, has went and gone and bought a
partial new dress for his papor, which IS now
as neat as il IS ncwSy. There IS no man I'D
the business whom we would rather see pros
per than our good friend "CoOney,' and
hence it is that we rejoice with exceeding
great Joy at this unmStakahlc evidence of
well-deServed success.
Two new recruits were sworn in as
members of Co. 4, Fifth Regiment, y. G.. T.,
last week. This COMPANY has no intention
of disbanding. On the contrary, it Is at
present in as prosperous condition as ever,
and. under the efficient guidance of Capt.
:. W. Davis and his able Lieutenants, bids
fair to be not in the least decayed tor aHoth-
er half decade to come.
The Altoona call cautions farmers
against a bogus dealer in fertilizers, who IS
endcayOTinC to play it upon the unSUspcct-
ing by making them believe that he wants
to secure agents at liberal percentage.
I0US out for him and don't be tempted upon
any consideration to sign your name To- any
document III the hands of q stranger. no
matter how innocent it may seem to be.
-Messrs. Charles O'Donreu and Jack
Rhey hied themselves on Tuesday last to a
private trOUt-pOud, owned by q gentleman
in the northeastern part of the county, and
It was raining when they started All the
same, the story which they gave US upon
their return was that they had delightful
time and that they each caught 5aSketful,
more or less, of the ''speckled beauties
The Altoona Tribune thinks il possible
that the place for holding the printers picnic
( Will be changed from Dell Delight, iOllI-
daysbuTC, to either Roaring Spring. Blair
county, or LoSh's Run, Perry county. If
the latter point should be selected, and it Is
the one we prefer, participants from this end
of the line will have to start the day before
the picnIc if they want 10 get there in time.
Rev Father Gallagher, the Jealous and
energetic pastor Of st. Johns lCathoHc)
church, Johnstown, was presented the other
dav With twelve Handsomely and
valuable Latin works, Of a religious charac
ter, by the young ladies belonging TO the So
dality connected with the church under his
charge, and of course he greatly appreciates
the gift for its worth as well as tor the mo
tive which prompted its bestowal.
Mr.. David L. Wallace, a native of Shad,
Valley, Huntingdon county, fell from
bucket in which he was being lowered TO the
bottom Of the shaft in the Henrietta mine a
LeadvilIe, Colorado, on the 10th nit, anC
when found life was extinct. The shaft is
$50 feet deep, but Nj. Wallace fell ONLY
about p or 20 feet, and though one of his
legs was broken it is thought that death wa.
caused 10y sufOcation in the water at th'
bottom Of the shaft
If our hyperOOlical friend of the Harris
burg Patriot had published the item from tin
FREEMAN in reference to what "the iuteli
gent COmpOSiJOr or the stupid prOOf-reade
made us CPatriOD say the other day abou
Hon. John Reilly, its readers would havt
been able to Judge for themselves how nea
. it comes to telling the truth when it says
''IhP error 50 worries our hypercTltIcal frient
McPilze of the Cambria FREEMAN that he is
p likely to 90 into spasmS over 1t.
The Carrolltown Ne1rS says it has beeI
requested by prominent citizens of Ebens
burg to announce that public meeting vii
he held at the Court House in this place, at
o'clock on Monday evening next for tn
purpose Of taking the preliminary steps t.
ward organizing chartered company &
build a railroad via CarrOlltOwn to Cherry
tree. Hope we don't in this instance mis-
represent our esteemed friend, and that %
don't misIepTesent the prominent citizen
aforesaid.
As before stated in these columns, tn
Dauntless Fire Company of this town pro
pose holding grand picnic on the coming
81 of July, which will be a Saturday, j
commemOration of the GLORIOUS Fourth,
which this year falls on Sunday. The objec
of the entertainment, which viii be first
class in every particular IS to purchase
further section of hose for the Company.
large number Of persons from diStanc
have already signifed their intention Of be
ing present.
On Friday afternoon, about five O'Clock
a horrible accident occurred at Robertson
Sawmiil, ore mile south Of Mt Pleasant
WeStmOreland county 4 Young man nan
ed Freeman Smith was working near bel
in the mill, and by some means was caUgl
in it. Before he could be rescued he had h
| brains dashed out against large post c0I
nected with the shaftIng wheel. Death wa
: instantaneous. He was aged 20 was III
married, and resided near Jones mill, in I'll
| same county.
Mr. II. z. Wilson, agent for Mr.. Eber
dealer in pianos, organs, etc, Altoona, Pa
brought three fine organs here on Thursda
, last Just IN time for ''COmical" Comfy to st
cure the use Of one OF them--a Mason
? Hamlin, which he pronOunces the best max
, i'm the wOrld-fOU his entertainment tha
evening We believe Mr.. Wilson did nj
instruments i'm this locality, as he hoped I
. do Better luck next time. we trust-pr
= vided he advertises.
T The Poor House Dircctorship is far fro,
being the most lucrative position in the gi
OF the people, and vet for all that there seen
I to be 10 lack Of aSplTauts for the Office. II
latest that has come to the surface. so far
we are aware, is our good Old friend job
CARNEY Of Munster township. of whom
may with truth be said that no more hone
OF well meaning man ever lived, and shOuI
4 he be nominated and elected there Is no fe;
but that he would do his duty faithfully an
| TO the best OF his ability.
} Our Young friend James z. Kelly,
Lilv's, who was selected as census enumc
I atOr for Washington township and Sunni
vile borough, wreSted for day or two wIt
: the various schedules, and then conclude
e to resign. This, of course, caused a vacaDc
which was promptly filed, however, by q