The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-05-31
Items from CsrroIItown.
CAREoLLTowN. PA, May %. 1ss

CARRoLLTowN. PA, May %. 1889.
DEAR FREEMAN Your bold and fear
less editorial Of last weeks issue, has been
receiving much favorabIy comment by your
readers in this section. Such exposure Of
crooked official action is just subject for
the press to place before the people and is
highly commendable in our leading Demo-
cratic organ and will always be appreciated
by the honest men OF our party who have
always been string for the best interests OF
our organization. and particularly now
when our political destinies at this time
hang trembling in a fearful balance. PoIu.
out the discrepancies every time and you
will be the means OF Strengthening our party
and filling our offices with men wtom We
need no; blush in shame for.
On Sunday last our town was crowded
with strangers from Altoona, Jehnstown,
Lilly, -. Boniface. Hastings and Ebens~
burg, the occasion being a meeting OF the
Emerald Beneficial Association. The meet
ing was held in the Emerald hall in tae
scboo! house aud was largely attended. Mr..
j. y. Golden, editor OF the EHssral9 TiHdi-
/ Gator. addressed the meeting at length, he
was followed by Mr.. Martin Esq, OF Johns
town, Father Prior, Reys. Edwin and An
thony also addressed the meeting. Hon. J.
7 }. Thomas gave them talk and the meeting
adjourned. Afterwards the society held a
/ private meeting and elected its ofi GERS for
I the ensuing year. V. Rsig was elected
/ President, J. }. Thomas, Vice President :;
James Eek, Secretary; John 4. Blair. E-q 4,
vas elected an honorary member. altogether
/ Il was pleasant reunion OF members OF the
a L II
/ remembered.
| On Sunday last there was game of base
bail played on the grounds Of the Chest
! Springs club between Hastings nine and
( the Chest Springs nine. 1t was a hotly
! contested game. the score being six in favor
/ OF Chest Springs to three for Hastings.
Oar building boom still continues 20 move
/ right along and the noise OF the busy saw
/ aud hammer Is heard from early morn until
/ night. The carpenters are busIly at work
/ on Lawrence Schroth's barn. 1t is being
built on the old foundation again. There
has been thirteen dwelling houses erected
this spring and most OF them near compile
tiOn.
| j. W. Sbarbaugh has his house and store
room roofs decorated with artIsticaliy point
ed and finished lishtningrods. The artist
in that line being our old friend Mr.. Albert
| Flick. of Altoona. The school authorities
are contemplating having them put on the
school building in the near future.
Our friend Hon. J. j. Thomas, obtained
leave OF abseuce from his governmental
duties as L. s. Gauger and storekeeper al
Gray & Williams distiilery for one day to
attend road view in Washington town
ship. Hon. Jro. Buck was appointed to I'll
his place for one day. Sheriff Buck can
now boast that he was U. ). Gauger and
storekeeper.
Yesterday our friend Henry Mellon. oi
the - Hotel, situated near Marks mil
in Carroll township, gave May party. i
was quite an enjoyable affair, the table:
groaued with the good things which tickle
the palate, the music was lively and the
fantastic toe was vigorously shook. and the
Irrepressible jim COndron was there la al
his glory. The fun will be continued to-day.
Mr.. MELONS grove is fine one. When op-
erations have commenced on Chest Creeh
Henry will have struck It rich.
| We have been experiencing very coo
weather for the past few days and there ]:
some fear that it win wind up in q freeze.
Our OIL and Gas company is progressing
finely and we soon expect to commece drill
ing to the depth of three thousand feet un
less We strike 1t sooner. II. j. HOpple i:
trustee Of the funds and every dollar will se
applied to the right place. and tie contract
IS such that the driIIer must finish the work
or no pay. II we are successful CarrolIto~r
will boom and Ebensburg will be lighted
with gas.
Mrs. Zimmerman, sister OF Mr.. William
Kelly, our marble artist, Is lying dangerous
" ~ at her home az Bakers mines. She i:
suffering with tumOr.
Mr.. V. TOnEin, OF Cherrytree, is in towI
to-day.
! Next Saturday will decide the fate OF The
different aspiTants for political prefermsnt
We hope they will all be satisfied with the
decision OF the people, as they all agree t.
be subject to the decision or the Democracy
AMICUs.