The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-11-12

OO"h u LhFu, E-Q eulSOr OF TUE |
Greenshurg Argus. cast his -ixtv h:th vote
at the late election. he Is in his eiehty-sixth
year, anc is the oldest editor in the State.
Peter Pontius. of Perry county. while |
attempting to split tough hickory log by |
the use Of lime and water was struck in the |
face by the charge and had the sight of one |
eye totally destroyed
The English Baptist church at Brisbin, |
| Clearheid county, was destroyed by FIRE
early Monday morning. 1t Is supposed to
have caught from the furnace. This Is the
second tiuIe trese good people have lost their
house of worship py FIRE.
The lstest information concerning the
I South Pennsylvania Railroad comes from a
reliable source at Pittsburg. 1t Is: there
! stated on the best authority that under
/ agreements now iu existence a majority of
the stock will be controlled at the next
meeting by those who wish for an early
| completion of the road and who will go
/ vote. The same authority states that the
| ten PittshurPers who control S5, SOC, 900
OF the SIS 900 600 of stock all agree now as
to the advisability Of cor pleting the road.
In addition there is said to be at least S5-
100000 more ready 70 go ahead
The Philadelphia Times saws that law
that amounts to anything has hard time to
| stav on the statute books now. The law
Offering a bounty for the killing Of hawks,
weasels. owls. foxes and minks Is working
80 well in the northwestern counties OF the
State that there IL demand for Its repeal
II puts each county to an expense OF about
$500 month, and the farmers who are ben
I hNyf fbo ole
robbed bv the bounty. Perhaps when they
get 1t repealed for working too well, the
farmers OF northwestern PennsvIvanIs will
be more easily satisfied here after to Ier
things jog along in natures way instead of
trying to improve on It by legislation.
On Tuesday evening last. on the occa-
sion of his 25ih birthday anniversary, mine
host Mr.. j. B, Denny, of the Mountain
House, set for his regular boarders and
transient guests an elegant and elaborate
supper. The tanles were literally loaded
with the richest viands and substantial deli
casies OF the season, consisting OF turkey,
oysters, entrees etc, while champapnp
flowed unstIntedlv, interlarded with cnnfpc.
tions. ice cream, jellies cake ETC It was
an enjoyable feast that Doubtless will long
be remembered with pleasure by those VITO
partOok Of its good cheer. while their hopes
and best wishes for heightened years. happi-
mass and prosperity will 90 out to the genial
and accommodating host and charming hos
ess Of the Mountain House.
The PhiiadeIpl Ia Times refers to the
election OF Mr.. Riley as one of the members
OF the Legislature from this County. as fol-
lows:
nhr
Representa- tIves- elect from Cambria county
and there are few who will connect him
with the John s. Rhey who was Speaker OF
the House IN 1882 but he Ia the same man.
A tult generation has passed wav since he
was the Speaker and a Representative from
Armstrong county and he will be alone In
the new Legislature so FAR as his old lP0fs-
iative associates are concerned Not one of
the 133 men who were with John S Rhpy
and answered rOI-call in 1852 will he among
the 2l5 who will answer rOII-catl in Janu
ary, and nearly all NJ them have crossed the
great divide but Mr. Rhey comes hack
with his faculties unahated, and will rank
among the most intelligent and useful mem
oers OF the popular branch OF the new Leg
islature."
! The report has been revived again that
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in
, tend building line from Ashland TO Pitts
burg. The new route is chartered under
]
Railroad. and presumably will occupy the
same line surveyed several wears ago under
the auspices of the Seaboard and Western
Railroad Company, which is, no doubt fam
; iliar to a majority of our readers. 1t is said
? that one of the advantages OF this route
over all others is that it can be built with
out tunnel. 1t was at one time intimeted
S that il the South Pennsylvania Railroad
4 was not built those interested in that scheme
q would join the LehiRh Valley in building
the route from Ashland, out It is now stated
o that the Lehigh Valley people have found
! others who will join them, and the road will
certainly be built and iu confirmation OF
this q gentleman in the east in a private
, letter, to q we'll known citizen of this coun-
I ty. dated the 9th inst, says: II have Just
Z seen a railroad party, who generally knows
n what he Is talking about, ard he tells me
be knows that the mOnev. thirtv-hve mill
ions of dollars casa, 900 OOO). is ready tC
build this road-the Sesboard and Atlantic
Q 1t is also stated that the LehiRh Valley ha
= assumed an aggressive policy towards th'
Pennsylvania. and has for some time de-
termined TO have another route from Phila
t deIphia to PittsbuTg