The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-05-26
A BIG DAY FOR EBENSBURG.
Dedication Of CamhTia'S New Court House.
THAT WAS SAID AND DONE ON THAT INTER.
EsTING OCCAsIoN-soMETHTNG ABOUT
THE GRAND EDTFICE AND THE BIG
BANQUET WHICH FOLLOW
ED ITS DEDICATION.

consulted the renowned Vennor on the sub.
ject OF the weather thev might have hit upon
much more propitiOus dav for the dedica-
tiOn Of the new Court House than YESTERDAY
for the most part proved to he This fact,
however, did not interfere with the CARRYING
out OF the programme in all its details tho
it no doubt deferred many from putting in
an appearance who under more favorable
circumstances would most likely have been
present.
The dedicatorv ceremonies were of course
held in the large and handsome court rAom.
which was filled to repIetion with people of
both sexes from variOus parts of the county,
as well as fair sprlnkling from other cOun-
ties, notably Blair. manv Of whom came by
sDecial train and were escorted from the sta
tion bv members of the Cambria county har
and the CarrOlltown silver cOrnet band. the
latter of which discOursed some fine music
on the streets at various intervals through
out the dav. The aSSemblaoe was called to
order at 1880 A. NJ hv a. V. Barker, ESQ,
chairman Of the Advancement Committee
after which the following named officers were
chosen President Hon. John FaulOn. Eb-
enShurg: Vice Presidents Hon Sam'l Cal
win, HOllidavshurg, and J. w. Mattern. Esq,
Huntingdon; Secretaries. MesSrs. John G.
Gates, Ebensburg, and J. Frank Condor,
JOhnStOwn-'
On taking the chair Mr. FenIon returned
thanks 20 his brethren OF the bar for the honor
conferred and congratulated the people of
the county on the completion Of the elegant
edifice for the dedication Of which they were
then assembled This done the President
introduced Gen Joseph Mcdonald who in
that graceful and dignifed manner for which
he Is prOverbial delivered the following
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
LADIES. Your HoSoRs AND GENTLENES-As
this event will form an epoch in the judicial hts
tory Of Cambria county. IL ia fitting that q should
be celebrated with appropriate dedicatorv ohserv,
ances We have assembled for that purpose this
day. and the pleasing duty has been assigned me
Of extending to Won a sincere and hearty welcome
prOud q wit III ont Opr n
We are Vladdened bv yOur presence. and assure
vou that the kndliest courtesies will be extended
The Law, which Is the exempIar Of civiIizati IN
in all ages and countries. ranks You gentlemen oi
the Bench and Bar amongst its honored minIs.
& ters. And here and now. in this Temble OF Jus
tice about to be dedicated your presence adds
+ This splendid edihce in contrast with the prIm-
tive structure near It, attests the material pro
gress Of Cambria county within the last ffty
years. The vast increase in population. the
wonderful development Of our mineral wealth
agricultural resources and manufacturing enter.
prise have alike called for the erection OF this
butlding- And here II stands. in all its grand
/ proportions. with all the accessories and conve-
niences that a Court House should possess. Firm
" and deeply imbedded in rock its foundations
are and its walls perfect and towering over
all. the Goddess of Justice stands with sSwori
authority.
We rejoice that this great work has been con-
summated in our day. We hone It may long re
our people lasting testimonial to the skill OF
the architect who planned and to the inde atiga-
it. Grand this structure f. 10 Is not in advance
Of the requirements Of the times or the necessities
Of the people The place where Justice Is judicial
" Administered should be suitable TO the great
purpose of the law. And. when reflect upon
the important Issues determined in Court-how
every one in the community IS interested at one
time or another in matters before il and are con
strained to he preSent-how important IL Is 70
have the public records safely lodged and muni-
ment Of title preserved for all time When these
the public outlay on this building was uncaIled
for. SO far as I am informed, its erection m meets
HFHu nf oil farl--
too soon-not before II was needed nor until its
want was painfully felt. As the very best mate
rial has been procured and most sktIfnllv utilized
in this structure. we have reason to indulge the
hope that It may long remain without need Of m a.
seat. and this building eligible location Be
Ing more than two thousand feet above the ocean
farest object of architectural beauty thar strikes
the behoder on approaching our town The ear
ing day fingers and plays aronnd its turrets''
To the ladies who have grseed this occasion nv
. their presence are profoundly thank r1I They
are always to be found encouraging beuaricent
and proper objects and as none moro interest
ed in the preservation OF law and order than they
n is altogether proper that they should he here =
There is no lawyer inSensibe to the attractions Of
the ladies. OF Indifferent to their interests We
cheered by their smiles animated bv their . n
plause and fesctnated by their beauty. On behalf
OF the gentlemen OF the Cambria County Bar ex-
tend to them. and 70 all present, hearty welcome
Next on the programme was the principal
forensic effort of the OccaSiOn-"R RpminiS-
cences Of the Bench and Bar of Cambria
County by r. L. Johnston, ESQ.
and printed on the first page of O,lr paper
this week. II is needless to say that IL is
such production as might he expected from
gentleman so well posted so eminentIv
qualified and so exceedingly witty as Mr.
Johnston is known by everybody to be
Judge Dean was the next speaker intro
duced. and no one who has ever listened to
the eloquent, fOTcible and logical utteranc
of.that eminent gentleman need be told that
" The Judiciary" which was the subject
a W fr,1l
or rather from his gifted tongue Having
. TAILED to receive an advance coDv of thiS
masterly production, owing to the fact that
His Honor did not have time 10 commit his
thoughts to paper until the day before its
deliveTance, and finding that il was too Ions
for our columns had we obtained a copv. as
we designed doing, from the notes of the
/ shorthand reporter, Mr., Condor, we are
reluctantly obliged to foregO the pleasure of
LAYING 1t before our readers until next week.
These were all the speeches prOvided for
5 by the programme, but Geo NJ Reade Fso
: conceived the happy Thought of calling on
I non. samuel Calvin for similar favor, and
the suggestion meeting with general appro-
val, that gentleman delighted the audience
with happy and felicitous speech of abe,ut
fifteen minutes duration in which he re-
/ counted some of his most amusing experien-
l ceS and pleasing remembrance of the earl G
members of the Cambria county bar
/ Mr.. Calvin's effort, like those which pre-
ceded it, was received with the utmost en-
/ thusiasm, while the witticism with which the
/ second and last speeches abounded were
/ provocative of much merrimaut
/ The conclusion of Mt. Calvin's remark,
/ was the signal for adjournment, which Oc-
/ CURED about l O'Clock, P. NJ. the members
I of the bar and invited guests, to the number
/ OF about seventy, proceeding in a body Il
| Belmont Cottage, where
GRAND BANQUET,
/ certainly not the least ENJOYABLE feature Of ,
] most interesting occasion, was bOuntifuIIy
/ provided by the prpprietOrS MesSrs C. IT
! Kemp & Bro. Having been one of the l. o :
/ we were there in full bloom and personaJl,
did ample Justice to the excellent feast. which
! is more than we have time and space now Il
/ do for it on paper Suffice it to say that tn,
( spread did infinite credit to the Messrs. Kemr
and was fully enjoyed bv all who had tn,
/ pleasure of participating. The diniDg-roou
was tastefuly decorated with everprepns a pf
cut flowers, but il is scarcely necessary n
say that the cut meats and delicious Wand.
with which the latter were laden had more
/ attractions Just then for the hungry multi
tude than all Of natures beauties combined
Everything in the way Of substantials and
dehcacieS which cit Y or country markets coult
/ afford were there in delightful profusion. no
/ omitting even fresh strawberries large anC
/ luscious, and sliced tomatoes and eucunhers
/ 1t was indeed "a feast of reason. - though il
/ no sense of the word 'a flow of bowl" moi
. even the usual tOasts having been drank and
dilated upon. In fact the ONLY thing of a hi
larious character provided for the occasion
was sparkling champagne. which was 81
moderately INDUCED in that so far as we arf
aware it left no real pain behind
so much, then for the big banuuet which
we would say more about were we not too full
( Gin our columns) for further utterance: and
now as fitting addenda to this hastily writ
ten and very imperfect account we append
the Following graphic