The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21

The iTrepressible author of the celebra-
ted Dr. Paulhamus snake story has placed
us under obligations for an invitation, very
neatly written on blue-tinted paper, TO at
tend the wedding of Judge Geo w Otto.
President OF the Tussey Mountain Coon
Club, who is to take unto himself a wife this
(Thursday) evening in the person OF Sarah
SeldeTs. The ceremony is to be performed
at the First Presbyterian church, Altoona,
and is to be followed by a grand reception
at the Johnston House, Williamsburg. The
bride and groom, whose portraits occupy
prominent positions on the invitation, look
exceedingly blue, the likenesses being exc
cuted in blue ink, and have evidently seen
many if not better days, the party Of the first
part being sixty years Of age, while the lady
in the case is probably not a thousand years
younger than that Still that is no reason
why they may not be as happy in their new
relations as they certainly Otto be if there IS
anything In a pane. We can't attend the
wedding feast, but the venerable pair have
our blessing and benedction all the same
in accordance with the provisions Of the
military laws of the State, our home com
pany (Co. A. Fifth regiment, \. G. P.) draw
each year from the public treasury the sum
of FIVE hundred dollars. This money has
heretofore been divided amongst the mem
bers of the Company but it is now proposed
to divert it in the direction Of the building
of an armory-the express purpose for which
il is appropriated by the State. The project
has not yet assumed any definite shape, but
a suggestion looking toward the erection OF
a two-story building--one story to be used rs
an arm0ry and the other to do duty as town
hall-fnds many friends. Our present Court
House, which has served as the place for
holding all public meetings during the last
half century, will be torn down next Sum
mer, and viewing it IS altogether unlikely
that the doors of the new Court House VIII
be thrown oDen for miscellaneous purposes,
we shall then be without a public hall.
Should Co. A decide to put up the proposed
building, they would likely desire to occupy
the site Of the present armory. IhiS site
belongs to the borough, and perpetual lease
of the ground to the Company, with certain
reservations, should be accorded without op-
position.
That wild animal killed by young Ash
craft in the north end of this county about
ten days ago, and pronounced by the slayer
himself to be a wildcat, by the FBEEN AN a
catamount, and by Mr.. Geo. Huntley lynx,
was, as stated last week, purchased by the
latter gentleman and stuffed, and now oecu-
+ pies prominent place in the front windows
Of his extensive hardware establishment 1t
was related of this animal by Mr. Ashcraft
that having shot it, it fell to the ground
from a tree, apparently dead, and he went
to pick il up to examine what manner of
game it was. He was considerably frighten-
ed when, with a last expiring effort it
sprang for his throat, out dropped dead short
of tine mark In Mr.. Huntley's windows is a
1 collection Of stuffed birds OF elegant and rare
/ plumage. After the lynx had been placed
/ in the position it now occupies, such is its
native ferOcity Of disposition that, though
under the ordinary rules of nature it ought
I to have been dead as dOOr-nail, It yet reach
ed over and captured the effiCy of a red
headed woodpecker which was hanging three
( feet OF, bat its strength utterly failed before
/ the process Of swallowing could be accom-
Dished. The woOdpeckeT remains just as
the lynx left off.
The report of the State Treasurer foI
the fiscal year ending Nov 30 1880, is pub
lished. From its pages we gather the follow
ing information concerning Cambria county
( The valuation of all mortgages. etc. in the
county, as footed up by The Assessors in the
several districts, and taxable fo1 State pur-
poses at the rate fixed-by the Revenue Com
missiOneTs at their Iast,meeting, is $40 274. 90
tax on same at mills on the dollar, S161. 90
aggregate value Of property subject to 3-mill
tax, SIS 422. 90 tax on same at 5 mills or
/ the dollar, 5lS7S amount Of tax on watch
I es, S109 90. The amount OF monevs paid
into the State Treasury from December
1879 till November 80, 1880 is $29. f5S. GO
I the amount paid out during the same period
was S12 141.55. The following items are
/ embraced in the expenditures 10 hn Dean
/ President Judge (frOm District) to May
1880, SI.115-9E; Associate Judges, John Fan
agan. S49c 30, and John ID. Thomas, Sf64 q5
. II. Berg, County Superi ntenGeuU, 81 GOO
Co. a ard Co. II, Fifth regiment, each
$500 Abigail Mills, pension, S75. The buls
Of the residue of the moneys paid out was
divided amongst the several school districts,
EbensbuTg receiving $496.49 as her share
Z and Cambria township S39S.S2.