The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-06

day morning, and if the weather permits IL
| VIII be entirely under root to-day. AltEo'
not so large as the one recently DESTROYED py
hre u VIII answer the purpose Just as we'll
7 1t is 24x3O feet III size.
That distinguished visitor, the ground
hoP' is supposed to have made his annual
visit on Monday last, and If ne d,d ne had
no trouble seeing his shadow, which, accord
ing to some people who have fun faith in
the gronndhog system of weather, Will give
Us SIX more weeks OF winter
John Moore, editor OF the Harrisburg
sunday Telegram, who had been serving a
sixty days sentence In the Dauphin county
jail Tor libel, was released Oh Saturday last.
lie will leave for England and Ireland on
Saturday to write articles Oh the condition
OF those two countries for his paper.
The McVey town journal says A small
pyramid of earth has arisen on Isaac Longs
place near Malta awauna. 1t Is about forty
teet at the base, and from Is to 20 feet bfub.
throwing off from its summit a blue sui
phurous smoke, can be seen quite readily
from the p. h r., and it Is worth investiga-
ton.
In some parts of the State tie teachers
In the public schools have newspaper read
ing, by classes, as part of the exercises each
Friday afternoon The idea is a very good
one, as the practice gives the boys and girls
knowledge of the current events of the dav
and stimulates in them desire Tor newspa-
per reading at home.
-CarrOlItown was well repl lesented in this
place Oh Wednesday last, quite large
crowd, composed principally oT ladies, hav-
ing made its appearance in the shape OF a
sleighing party, aud after doing justice to a
square meal at the Blair House and taking
IN the sights, they left for their homes, per-
fectly satisfied, we hope.
Two men from the township INDUCED in
set-tn without gloves in the rear of the
Cambria House, last Friday night, After
1t was over Burgess Gutwald gave them the
benefit Of his advice, and fined one dollar
and half, and the other two dollars aud a
half. The man with the biggest nose had
to pay the extra dollar.
On Wednesday evening another sleighIng
party from Loretto and that neghDorhood
put ia appearance at the Mountain House,
and as they had brought tueir own fiddler
along they meant business The dining
room was soOH cleared and the fiddler put
to work, when he had 10 nnger cat gut until
five o'clock in the morning.
The largest deal in hay ever made in
Ebensburg in ole day was made on W ed
nesday last by }. &, Lloyd, who nougDs
eighty tons from Mr.. Daniel Davis, of Cam
bria township. Just what the price was
we are not going to tell for the reason that
We do not know but one of the parties as
sured Is that it was over 81, 600.
Judge Krebs, of Cleerfeld county, has
made the following Iule OF court in regard
to the granting of license mo license ap-
plication will be entertained which is repre-
sented by the District Attorney of the coun-
ty, OF in which IL shall appear in any stage
OF the hearing that the applicant has en-
ployed him to represent the sane.''
On Tuesday last Rey. Father Boyle,
formerly Of this place, but now of GalhtzIn,
was very agreea5ly surprised ia tile shape
OF an entertainment given him by the school
children under the charge of the Sisters of
st Joseph. IN that place. 1t was given in
honor Of the thirteenth anniversary of the
Rev. genteman's elevation to the priest
hood
Richard l.. Davis has just received and
opened out the best selection of seasonable
goods in the boot and shOe line ever brought
to EOensburg. He has mems and boys fine
and heavy boots, ladies', misses and chill
dreu's shoes of every style and variety. Al
SO all kinds of rubber, boots and shoes, all
of which ne sells at prices 70 suit the times.
Call aud examine his stock.
There was a murderOus stabbing affray
ia JOhnstown on Monday evening 10 which
a Mrs. Fox was stabbed by her husband
The knife entered her left side causing an
ugly but not necessarily fatal wound Fox
was arrested and placed in the lookup. He
claims the stabbiDg occurred accidentally
while he and his wife were cutting up
Jealousy is the supposed cause.
Burgess Gutwald received check from
the Cambria Mutual Fire Insurance Compa-
ny, for SI222 90 on Wednesday, that being
the amount of the insurance due him for the
burning of his slaughter house on Friday
last. It is not pleasant thing to be burned
out, but if you should be burned out. it is
pleasant thing to be insured in the Cambria
Mutual, Always prompt and no shenana-
gan.
On Saturday last, the Board of Dhec-
tors OF the Cambria Mutual Fire Insurance
Company or ganized, by eIecting the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: President.
George NJ. Reade Vice President, John A.
Blair Executive Committee John Lloyd,
G. T. Roberts, and John j. Evans Secretary
and Treasurer, T. w. Dick ; Agents, Geo.
a. Kinkead, Ebensburg and j. E. Roberts,
Johnstown.
The explosion of a lamp IN the telegraph
Office, this place, on Saturday night, caused
an alarm of fire to be sounded on the bell
and for little while general scare. The
flames were soon extiDguished and but
slight damage was done. Miss Eva Lloyd,
the operator, had her hat and coat badly
burned, and the furniture was carried out
on the street and somewhat damaged but
that is about the extent of the loss.
The Pittsburg Dispatch is one of the best
daily newspapers in the State. ln gather
ing n news 1t cannot be excelled and is always
reliable and can be depended upon. Its pol
itics is Republican with an independent in
clination which raises it above oarty organi-
zation, and it treats abuses in parties with
out fear, favor or affection. 1t has the lar
gest circulation of any paper published in
western Pennsylvania, and is, as it deserves
to be, constantly growing.
"A cotemporary remarks with great
force: If you see chance to get good bu-
siness man to locate iu your midst, offer him
some inducement. Tell him OF the advanta-
ges OF the place introduce him to your men
Of business make him feel as if his presence
would be welcome. There is always room
for good fellows of this kind-always room
for developement OF industry in its various