The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-06

70 give the names and facts connected with
the transaction.
--Messrs. 'Weiland & Gray oF Susorobo,oo
township, this county. and Tonkin & Rod
Key, OF Cherrvtree, Indiana county have
contracted With Messrs Wood & Franeiscus.
on Iyrone. for the delivery at Coalport dur
~ Lne coming spring Of three thousand feet
OF ASH, cherry, oak and pine lumber
III you have any music in your soul and
little cash in your pocket It would be SEN
slole thing for you to invest i'm an accordion.
harmonicon, or some other musical instru-
menJ at Carl RiviniuS' clock, watch and lew
elry store, where YOU can ALWAYS buv the
pest goods in his line at the right prices.
The P. r. r. Co. will sell excursion
tickets at one-half the usual rates from ALI
stations along the main line and branches TO
those who wish TO attend the Bi-CentenniaI
celebration i'm Philadelphia. The sale of
tickets, which will be good on all regular
trains, will commence on Monday Oct 23d.
and continue until the following Satur dav.
Among the visitors to our town last week
was Mr.. L. {. Haley Of Glen Hone, Clear
held county. Mr.. Fl. is a staunch Democrat,
and for that reason as well as because his
wife. fOrmerly'Miss - Stiles of this place
wanted paper from her old home and pre-
terred the best, although not of her politicaI
faith. he subscribed and paid for the FREE
MAN i'm advance
The departure from Altoona of Geo. F.
PCgh, ESQ, heretofore the able and efficient
General Superintendent of the p r r.
who has Just assumed the duties os General
Manager Of that great corporation. depriveS
the Mountain City of one Of its best citizens
as we'll as one of the most courteous gentle
men It has ever been our good fortune to
become acquainted with.
Mr. TnOS Maitland. late chief clerk in
General superintendent Pugh's department
has accepted and entered upon the duties of
y. r. r. Agent in the department of New
England, with his headqua rters I'm Boston
And thus it is that Altoona has been called
upon to mourn the loss of still another of its
most intelligent and enterprsinr citlzens-a
gentleman whom to know was to esteem.
Richard I. Davis, the popular Julian
street boot and shoe merchant begs to say
to the readers Of the FREEMAN this That
ne mas 1uss received tie most serviceable in
voice OF heavy boots for men and boys ever
seen in the Ebensburg market. He solicits
your custom. U.s. TO prices, they are war
ranted to be lower than the same quality of
goods can he purchased elsewhere in town.
If there IS one thing more than another
on Whlch John Owens, High street, prides
himself. it is that he sells the best brands of
flour, and sells them at low down prices
He keeps only approved makes. and when
ever customer represents that the article
failS to come mp to expectation. the money
Is refunded on application. In his expert
ence, no such application has ever yet been
made
The celebrated trotting stallion, "Col.
Winfield" was purchased from DR. J. w
MadaTa, Of Bedford county. on Saturday
retto, for the sum of $500 The new owner
afterward sold an interest in the rapid gOer
(2.23) to Mr.. T. Fl. Heist, of this place, at
whose stable the horse will stand for the i'm
pr0vement Of stock from now until the first
of November
If any of our readers want to see a pIo-
riOus sight i'm the heavens, it is only necessa-
~ TO get up between half-past four and five
o'clock i'm the morning and take a look at
the comet. now dspOrtng itself in the east
eTn heavens. Its tail Is perhaps not quite so
long drawn out as that of the comet Of 1858.
but still it is a magnificent narrative and to
look at the comet as a whole produces a
feeling OF special wonder.
The Pittsburgh Conference Of the NJ. f.
Church was held in Indiana, Pa, last week
Bishop Andrews presiding, and among the
ministers in attendance we notice the name
Of Rev. James SAMSON Bracken, an Indiana
county man, who is probably a relative of
that truly good man James Bracken SansOm
editor Of the Indiana Democrat. though so
far as his name is concerned he has got "the
cart before the horse" so TO utter
C. r. Roberts, High street has on his
capaciOus shelves not only a splendid array
of watches and iewery, but no end tocharms
for the children, gew- gawS for the girls and
silver and gold decorations to suit both Ia
dies and gentlemen. This is the beginning
Of the tea-drinking season. He has the best
tea in town, as well as a full line of grOce-
ries, which, when you cut once, you cut and
come again. Give him an early call.
"A former resident of this place. whose
wife deserted him and their three children
in Altoona few years ago, going thence to
Pittsburgh and entering. il is alleged, uDOn
q life Of shame, the husband having subse-
quenty, as he claims, procured a divorce
tTOm her was recently married to a Johns
town widow of six months standing-said
widow being the mother of three or four
children and the keeper Of a boarding house
Magnificent promises sometimes end
i'm n8ltTv performances. - magnificent ex-
ception to this is found in Kidney-Wort which
invariably performs even more cures than il
promises. Here is single instance "Mother
has recovered - wrote an Illinois girl 10 her
Eastern relatives "She took bitters for a
long time nut without any good. So when
she heard Of the virtues Of Kidney-Wort she
got box and it has completely cured her
liver complaint"
In noting the promotion of Mr.. w. 4.
Patton. formerly of Altoona, who as assist
ant TO Vice President Cassatt filed the bill
to perfection. but who has recently gone up
higher and viii hencefOrth act as aid TO Pres
idPnt Roberts. the New Bloomfield Times
takes occasion TO say, what we can most
heartily endorse, that the Penn'a R. r. Co
gather a good many gentlemanly men into
their service. hut there are none Of them who
can ontrank Mr. Patton in that respect.
There is in the tower of the new Court
House a clock, which is kept in repair by
Carl RiviuiuSs 1t is kept in good repair as
everybody knows. Mr. Rivinius' place of
business is on High street, a few doors west
clocks. watches and iewelrv but also sells
at living rates everything kept in a clock,
watch and iewelTy store. We think his is
the place you ought to 90 when YOU want
to bay anything in that line.
"A grand vOca and literary entertain
ment will be given in the UriOn School
House, this place, on to morrow Saturday
evening by Miss Carrie Stanley. Americas
famous Emotional and Tragic Actress. sup
nOrted by Mr. Charles B. Burns and Master
Earl White, of Philadelphia. The Hidden
Hand " East Lynne and 'Onlv a Cover
ness" " are some of the selections, to which
will be added a number Of choice sentiment
tai and comic songs. Everything strictly
moral and elevatng, Admission 25 cents.
Doors open at o'clock Tickets for sale at
the pOstoffice.
Mr.. John G.. Jones, aged So years, of
HOllidaysburg, was run over and instantly
killed by a car which had been dropped
down the track on last Friday evening by
the Williamsburg branch train, which was
being shifted at the time. Mr.. Jones was
employed as a roller at the HOllidavsburg
iron and nail mill, and after rolling a heat
had gone ont with four of his fellow work
men and sat down on the railroad, which
passes close by the mill, for the purpose Of
cooling off. While in this position the car
came down the track with the terrible Te-
suit stated The other four men escaped
without injury.
On last Saturday night a safe in the fur
nisure ware rooms of Henderson Il Alexan-
der, on Main street, JOhnstOwn, was blown
open by burglars and the contents stolen.
II IS said, although perhaps without any
truth, that the act was committed almost
under the noses of two policemen and two
special watrhmen, and also that while il was
being peTpetTated Chief-Of- Police Harris and
his posse were surrounding the house of a
prominent business man to arrest his II year
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