The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-09-29

Mr.. Reuben Fox, of Sinking Valley,
Bair county as will be seen BY advertise
ment IN another column, has ten fine Leices-
ter lambs which he wishes to dispose of. and
as he has heretofore found customers for
several Poland China pigs and -shOrt-horned
bull calves bv advertising in the FREEMAN
we have DO doubt his present venture will
prove equally successful. He is a fair, square
man to deal with and we are sure that any
or our readers who invest in one or more of
MS lambs will have no cause to regret it.
I'VE haven't very pretty name at best,
but we have sported it so long and have be-
come so habituated to its sound and spell
that we reel like resenting any such outland-
Ism aohreviatiOn as has been made of it by
the mailing clerk of the Tribune and Farmer,
Philadelphia, who has brought the thing
( down TO such fine point that he addresses
US as Ham. Pike" Perhaps we shOuldn
complain so long as he don't substitute ID
for the II, but anyhow we would like to know
why the aforesaid paper is addressed to Us
personally, "Ham. Pike" or no 'Ham Pike, .
+ instead of to the FREEMAN. as they get our
paper IN exchange and we are sure they Will
never get anything else. Dye hear that
now2
Al Williams, Daniel Brisco and Miller
r. Leckins, all cOlored were arrested in
JOhustOwE on Monday last, at the instance
of Samuel Byers white who is'a freight con-
ductor on the p. r. R., and who charges
them with highway robbery. It seems that
the entire party had been on a iambOree to-
gether the previous Monday. and after be-
coming sufficiently salubrious departed to Il
vacant lot 10 Indulge in a little snOOZe. While
here, as Byers alleges, the ''men and breth-
ren" went through his pockets while he was
asleep aud eOn6scated ten dollars in cash and
book containing fifty trip tickets from
COnemaugh to Derry. The accused were to
have had hearing before Justice Strayer on
Tuesday, but the prosecutor, being without
evidence to sustain the charge, failed to ap-
pear.
The Republican conferees of this Con
gressiOna district met in Altoona, on Tues
dav last. and nominated Gen. Jacob NJ
Campbell for reelection. The three cOnfeTees
from Cambria, Msssrs. George T. Swank, T.
H Barker and Samuel McKeever. the three
from Somerset Messrs. J. r. McNIilIen, NJ.
r. Adams and Fred NJ BieSecker. and the
three from Bedford. MessTs. D. :. Elliott Q.
W. AshcOm and j. B. Cessna making nine
in all voted for Campbell, while the three
from Blair, MeSSrs. Samuel McCamant, J. 3.
Isenberg and Theodore Fl. WigtOn, voted for
Hon. s. s. Blair, OF HOllidaysburg. General
Campbell was introduced to the conference
and in a few remarks expressed his thanks
for the honor conferred upon him. No time
has vet been fixed, so far as we are aware
for the meeting of the Democratic confer
ence.
The foundation for the new armory for
our home military company is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. 1t is a big Job, and
fur her along we shall try to lay before our
readers the number OF perches of stone en-
tering into its composition. I DOn the com
pletiOn Of the foundation, il is the purpose
of Mr.. Parrish. the contractor, to forthwith
carry up the brick work of the walls, and
should the weather prove favorable, he thinks
he will have the entire structure under roof
by the first OF November. The military
company count high on heing able to take
possession on the first of july Of the coming
year As showing the confidence Of our cap
itatists in the enterprise, it is only necessary
to say that all the money needed was sub
scribed long go, and that all that was sub
scTihed has been paid up.
The Mineral City cOrnet band, Of Johns
town. while here with the Odd Fellows on
Thursday of last week, played several de-
li9htful tunes on the street in front of the
Herald and FREEMAN "pTint shops" and as
the ''sweet symphony of sounds" then and
there 'elicited may have been Intended as a
serenade for the newspaper fraternity, we
HEREBY return the thanks OF the FREEMAN
folks for the portion. il any, designed for
them. The band referred TO is one Of the
best we have ever listened to, the members
thereof blowing their horns for all there is In
them, but their admitted musical excellence
is not all that can be said in their favor, as
the band is composed of as good looking and
well behaved set of men as can be scared up
anywhere. JOhnstOwn has gOOd'reasOn to be
proud and shOIld take care to sustain mu-
sical organization so cOmmendable and pro-
hcient as the Mineral CITY band.