The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-02-24

The Indiana Messenger of last week ex-
pressed its deliberate belief that ''at a low
estimate the average expenditure OF money
per day IN this (Indiana) town for whisky, is
one hundred dollars" This represents one
Thousand drinks and Is a very good showing
50 Iar as whisky is concerned. Lager beer,
however, is more popular drink than whls-
~, auu II the editor Of TIE Messenger VIII
SiPheT out and tell US next week what IS Jne
average expenditure of money per day" in
the same town for lager and pretZels, we Will
thus be able to form a more Intelligent opln-
ion as to what kind of an opening his town
presents for vigorous temperance crusade.
The dedication on Sunday last of the
new Presbyterian church, in this place, bro't
hither gOOdly number of former Ebensburg
ers, Of both sexes, but we venture to say
that none of them received a more hearty
welcome than our good friends a. Y. Jones
and his excellent sister-in-law, Miss Lue
Kinkead, both of whom reside in Kane, Nc
Kean county, but never forget their dear old
home on top of the Allegheny mountains
We are glad to say that both are well and
doing well, and that they did not forget us
in our recent ter ible Affections. which same
IS tue of Mr.. Jones' worthy wife and family,
whom we have abundant reasons to esteem.
Editor Haines, of the Altoona CGu
claims to have been interviewed on Saturday
last By our usually amiable friend, Dr.. Bit
ner, the recently defeated Republican candi-
date for reelection to the Office Of City
Treasurer, who mildly Informed the aforesaid
editor to this effect: eff you print anything
more about NE I'll knock the puddin' out OF
yOu P' He also gave Mr. Haines to under
stand that he had his (Haines') record and
would publish it in poetry. WhereupOn We
editor wondereth with exceeding great won
der "what the people have done that they
should be compelled to read our (his) record
in Bittner's poetry" He seems willing
enough. however that the public should be
forced to submit to that trying ordeal prOvi-
ded the following conclusion to his remarks
may be taken to mean anything IF the
genial DOCTOR however, wants to go into de-
tails, we will try and keep up our end OF the
string, either in prose, poetry, or 'puddins.'," ."
Gen. John Williamson, Of the Hunting
don county bar, was eighty-six years old on
Friday Of last week, and is probably the old
when Gen. w. had only been "a the bar
year or two. he was regular attendant at
the Courts held in this place. Mr.. John
DOugher rtv, the oldest man in our town, his
age being nearly the same as that of Gen.
Williamson, settled in this place as a tailor
in the year above named and still plies the
needle, and he has often stated to US that of
all the lawyers who came here from other
counties to attend Court, Gen. W. was by
odds the best looking and finest specimen of
a man. Mr.. DoughertY is the only male cit
izen of this place who resided here when
young Williamson, together with some other
Huntingdon lawyers. all of whom but Viii
Hanson are now dead, played leading part
in the infancy Of the Courts in this county.
a meeting between the oldest lawyer and the
oldest tailor in the State, at which they could
review their TecOllections of the men of Cam
bria county sixty-three years ago, would
possess peculiar interest to both.