The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-05-15
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
CARROLLTOwN, Cambria Co,
Mo- 10 T1CE

CARROLLTowN Cambria Co, }
May 12 1885.
DEAR FREEMAN Your readers nav not
be unnterested in few events which have
transpired and may IN the near future tran.
spre in this section of which I write
On Monday the 25th inst, one of the most
Interesting and imposing religious cerepO-
MES ever performed in this portion of the
county, will take place 10 st. Benedicts
Catholic church. On that daV the beautiful
new altar will be consecrated bv Rt Rev.
BOniface Winner, Arch Abbot of St. Vim
cents Monastery. a POntifical High Mass
will be celebrated the first ever witnessed
on the Allegbenies. About twenty priests
will he present in all, from Pittsbnr0
JohnstOwn, Altoona, and other places =
Rev. q. P. Gallagher. of Johnstown. and
Very Rev. sther Michael, Prior of ST Vim
cent, will deliver sermons the former in
English and the latter in German. The GER
eGonies will commerce at O'Clock a. m
The new altar is among the finest of work
manship in this country. Il was Inanufac.
tured IN Munich, Bavaria from that great
artist. John harggraff. almost two wears
time having been expended in its construc-
ton. 1t is of the pure Gothic stvIe which
has only been produced in the Middle Ages
In the NsRsd is the Lamb with the Book of
the SPvru Seals, and on either side the sacri-
fee Of Ahraha IN aud Meichisedech ch in relief
The tabernacle is richly gided with Design
work On either side of the tabernacle IL
an adoTing angel and the holy Evangelist al
relief is the statue representing St Beue-
dict (tie Patron Saint of the churchl send
inc out St. Plecidus and St. Maurus as mis-
sionaries, true ideal of great feeling ard
dignity On one side of tie main relief are
the statutes representing St. Otto and St
nselm, and on the other SIS. SchoIastica and
Gertrude. These statues are four feet high
and proportiOnate. At even a close inspec-
tion they would convince the bebolder that
they were Of wax work so deIicateIv and
they ar actually carved from wood The
main portion OF the altar is made of Bavari-
an oak, beautifully and artisticaly carved
with gIlt finish The table Of the altar is of
Italian marble. As near As / can learn this
altar, as It stands in the church, cost about
81 900
10 St Benedict's church. this place, on
Tuesday, May H. 1885, Mr.. Wm. A GRAY,
Of Susquehanna township. and Miss Magda
Iene Huber, of Elder township, were united
In the hoiv bonds of wedlOck, Rev Prior
Otto officiating.
Mr.. Henry Able, of Elder township. has
for some time past been annoyed by a man
disguised who visited at various times his
cellar and barn, surTeptitiousIy CARRYING off
his provisions and gra n. 1t was represent
cd here for some time that Mr.. Able had nut
a ball OF cold lead through the middle of the
carcass of the thief, but on close inquiry [
find that the Tumor is without foundation,
other than that Mr., Able has been lying in
wait for him with Winchester rife, and we
would not be surprised to hear of somebod q
being shot If they persist in their depreda-
tiOns.
Two men, one woman, baby and a dog,
are encampiDg in the woods south OF town
The woman visits town daily, aud with what
money she can derive from the sale of pic
trre frames, etc, manufactured from cigar
boxes and acOrns, and all she can beg from
our citizens, manages to keep the two vaga-
bonds, her baby and dog, from starving, to
say nothing OF what might he stolen at night
bv way Of dessert The woman claims to
hatl from Harrisburg. and the men are her
travelling companions.
MIR. Andrew Haug is building an addition
To his store room. Mr.. P Detrick is build
mg a wareroOm in connection with his
handsome establishment. ana will soon com
mence the erection OF fine dwelling. Mr..
Charles Langbein's dwelling, which was
partially destroyed by fire some months ago
Is about 10 be Tebuilt. There are many 9TH
OF improvements in our town that / might
mention, but will leave off until another
tIme. Messrs. j. W. Sbarbaugh & Bro. re-
moved to their elegant new store building
this week. Yours respectfully,
OCCASIONAL.