The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-06-26


Taunton has not sd a public celebra-
ton Of the Folrth q July since 1sT6.
The members Of he most active Chart
able society in Providence. r. l., are
known as the Irrepressibles.
4 Massachusetts city points with pride
TO the large number Of arrests by the po-
lice rs an Indication OF the city's growth
a colored lad. named Charles Stewart,
confined in the state Rlmshouse at
Tewksbury. stole 81. SO from the vest pock-
ct Of workman, to buy food with.
Chelsea. Mass has the ouecrest sewer
age system OF any city in the country. lt
was started forty years ago without q
plan. and now there are twelve different
systems with an average length Of less
than two miles each.
a Boston Custom House officer who v as
caught filling private bottles from wine
casks belonging TO importers has been
reprimanded. During the investigation
one man acknowledged that he had been
doing he same thing Tor Ehteen years,
and when pressed hard 70 tell how much
he thought he ERd taken, hc concluded he
had taken perhaps five bottles
The lafayette street Church in Salem IS
70 have an BE- auction Of veiled1 beauties. -
Each lady will be wrapped in a gossauner
waterproof and Netled. and VIII carry y
lunch basket filed They viii he sold Al
suction TO the highest bidder and the pur-
ch-ser viii secure the lady's company as
Il partner for the evening. and.Vil share
in the contents Of the lunch basket
The Rev J. W. Hamilton % Boston. In
speaking Of the duty Of the clergy says
" My plan Is to get At the people who are
not in the churches, and to see what met h
cd Is best TO bring them in. I aim to.
make the services attractive, interesting.
and devoid OF mOnotony II the pulpit
does that, let it; but II u doesn't-as Il
never has In any age-brighten up tho
choir aud the sexton
Deacon F. s. Converse was the first
Mayor OF Maiden, Mass. He is now
building public library edihce at a cost
OF Elc0.u0 which he offers to give TO the
town as a memorial OF a deceased son.
There is a dispute. however, about the
conditions. He proposes that the mem
bers OF the present City Council shall con-
stitute the membership of the first Board
OF Trustees, which shall then become a
perpetual body. with full power TO MI all
vacancies which may occur by death, or
resignation. These terms win be ac-
Cepted by the Aldermen but the Common
Councilrnen are very equally divided, and
some are as yet non -Committal Mr.. Con
verse insists upon the conditions and IL
they are rejected by the city it Is thought
that he viii devote the building to some
other purpose.
Harry Ball, a Nashua y. H. mechanic
has constructed during the winter an old
fashioned tall clock. Of the English pat
tern. In addition To the usual noon dial
klN4uE tuS hsst hIlu size OF the moon eGrl
month. the face Of the clock Is provided
with five hands, which indicate the AZ OF
the month. day OF the week hour, min cite
and second In the dial also appears q
small hemisphere. at the edge Of which q
miuiature sun rises each morning and
trayerses It's course, disappearing again at
evening. Figures marked over the half
circle shove the sun also indicate
the correct hour. The clock has a pipe
organ attachment. 50 arranged as 70 play
a tune each hour just before the clock
strikes. The times three in number. p r
arranged 20 follow each other In as mauy
hours.