The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-23

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The new Presbyterian church steeple is
not so high as the one which surmounts the
| Court House, but it is quite as symmetrical,
Inc dedication of the building will not take
pace for fully month, pending which GER
tam ornaments not heretofore thought of
VIII be added here and there.
Our townsman Mr. A J. Rney is indie
iatigable as pisiculturist He showed us
/ letter the other day from the Hon. Ben Hew-
/ II, Of 'Hollidaysburg Fish Commissioner
/ which says that batch of black bass will
/ shortly be placed in a branch of the Black
/ lick creek heading in Barr township.
| 1t is enough to say of the new scheduis
| that it don't give satisfaction. One train
| goes out to early, and another comes in roo
! late, and the only thing we can think of now
J that would bridge over the interregnum 70
I the satisfaction of ali concerned would be
Z President Arthur's message on wheels.
| "A three-fOOt vein of bituminOus coal is
| said to have Just been discovered on land in
Cambria township owned bv District Attor-
ney Sechler. near the site of what was once
known as the old Murray tannery. about two
and half miles west of FbensburC Big
| thing and good thing Hone IFS true
Our business and household affairs are
/ IN such condition that,it seems next to impos.
slnle for us to issue paper next week, tho
we will do our best. Should we fail our nav
ing patrons will no doubt cheerfuIIy mt up
with it, and as for the other cIass-weII even
protest from them would be evidence tha
they still live and appreciate the FREEMAN
Mr.. Frank GOughnOur, convicted in the
Cambria County Court several years AGO Of
series Of burelaries, is APPLYING for mar
don. He belongs TO COnemaugh borough
! ana if he IS member of the family we are
! acquainted with. It would he the best thing
| in the world TO let him get his foot mn on
the first rung Of the ladder arai1
Jake Borkey SAYS that while he was rs
slstinS the other dav in putting Squire Wag-
ner saw mill in ship shape, about one mile
beyond LOrettO, or say five miles from here
IN an air line, he distinctly heard and count
ed the MONDAY taps on the new court house.
bell. And Jake, You know, always stands
in with the lamentpd g. Washington when II
comes to question Of veracity
-Messrs: Tom Mcnamara, OF Phnadel-
phla ana Ben +. Thompson, of New York
nave finished their Fall and Winters work
in their respective houses, after a season
which was exceptionally good Thou Oh Tom
is accredited to the City OF Brotherlv Love
and Ben to Gotham vet both vote in Fbens-
burg and wa are glad to note their reap
pearance in our midst for the holiday season
The question has been asked us fre-
quently within the past two weeks: What
Is the market price for live turkevE We an
sWer that except in cases Of special bargain,
eight cents per pound is what is paid in Fb-
ensburg. Live chickens rank from one to
two cents lower per pound. Ten cents have
been paid for turkeys and eight cents for
chickens, this season, bnt the grade was ex-
ira good
We invite the attention Of our readers TO
the advertisement Of J. Monroe TAYLOR. This
house has been established nearly 40 wears
and his goods are celebrated everywhere for
purity and strength. We would recommend
a trial of his Gold Medal brands to all who
appreciate good and wholesome bread, cakes
etc. his Gold Medal saleratus or bi-carb
sodats sold by NJ L. Oatman and John LLOYD,
EhenSburg- f1O-7.4m. .
We invite attention once more to the fact
that fair in aid of the PRESBYTERIAN church
o. this place will he held in the Court House,
beginning this (Friday) evening. Every in
ducement for attendance, j n the wav of
plenty to eat and plenty to look at will be
offered. We may add here that il was the
original intention 70 have the new church
ready for a formal dedication about this
time, but circumstances delayed its compile
tiOn.
In accordance with his annual custom.
our good friend James f. HarIZeI dealer i'm
cigars, tobacco, newspapers, etc, No. 10
Sixth street. PittSburu. has sent rs q box of
prime cigars for the Christmas HOLIDAYS ac-
cOmpanied With the hope that the year 1882
viii bring OuTSef and family the same ratio
OF JOY and happiness that 1881 brought sor-
SOW and grief. God bless our generous friend
and grant to his earnest prayers complete
and perfect fulfillment
A lamp filled with what is known rs
Elaine oil. sO-called nOn-explOsive fluid,
exploded Mt the residence Of MIR. Tom Mac
Namarra Wednesday night and came mighty
near DESTROYING the structure, which is one
Of the largest and finest finished in town.
1 ne names communicated 10 the tapestry and
also to bureau, and had it not been for the
fotunate cOmiuG-in'at the moment of a men,
ber Of the household a great loss of property
would undoubtedly have enSued.
The two brothers Creerv, surgeon dem
fists Of this place, departed Monday morning
for TWO weeks hunting tour in the wildS Of
Clearheld county, from whence they hope to
return with a dozen or more fine deer, which
is the game they are after. Hope they won't
be disappointed, as success for them means
a gOOdiy supply of venisOn for us. During
their absence Miss Ella, who is perfectly com
petent for the task. will see that no one suf-
ters with the toothache if she can help it.
We are sorry to learn that the dwelling (.
house Of Mr.. Patrick McManamy, of Wash /.
ingtOn township, a valued friend of the /
FREEMAN. was burned to the ground on 4
Sunday night last, and that all it contained, .
except a new sewing machine. which had
been left with the family for trial, was total
" destroyed We endeavOred to obtain the F.
particulars by writing to gentleman at
Hemlock, enclosing pOetal card, but for I,
some reason he failed to answer.
Though it rained couple of hOsrs one
day last week, and the thermometer has not
run much below the freezing point since, yet .
the boys assure us that the skating on the 7
waters below town is excellent the dimen-
siOns Of the Ice ranging anywhere from two J
% five inches. Skating" we are told by .
no less an authority than Sir F. Bulwer Lyt- .
ton, ''is one Of the most health giving exeT- .
cises In the world: and graceful withal, ex- .
cept when you get through a chuck hole. /
Then -"
AT Manor Station. westmoreland coun- /
ty, on Monday last, Mrs. Osborne left two ,
Of her children in the house while she went .
10 visit a neghbor During her absence the /
house caught fire in some way, and several .
Of the ueighbOTs, bursting open the door, :
succeeded in Tescuing one Of the children, ,
but were unable TO reach the other on ac-
count Of the flames and Mortified men and /
women were obliged TO stand by and listen /
TO its.agOniZing screams until they were final /.
" hushed in death.
The new summer house to be built by !.
Landlord Heist, of the Mountain House, this ,
place, on the apex Of Lloyd's Grove, one-half /.
length by forty eight feet deep, and three /
stories high 1t will be of frame, and the /.
present intention is to have it ready for oc-
cupancy by next July. The foundation of /
the very necessary adjunct Of an ice house is
now being put in position. a considerable
quantity Of the lumber for the building has
been delivered on the ground.
John Lloyd don't make quite as much
noise as some Of his neighbOrs, but it is none
the less true that his stock is as large and
complete and his prices as low as any of them
can boast Of 1t is likewise a fact that he /
has an abundance of nice things well fitted
for holiday presents, besides half dozen Of ,
ladies' fine coats still or hand and to be sold
at first cost rather than send them back to
the city, which will be done on the lst of jan /.
uaTy unless they are disposed OF in the mean
time. There now, and don't you forget it.
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Cairns. the young bride
whom we noticed last week as having been /
killed by the cars at Latrobe a few hours al /
ter her wedding in JohnstOwn on Wednes-
day Of last week was a daughter Of County I