The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-10-24


Prof. A. Z. Read OF this place, who Ia
September last went to Spokane Fails.
Washington, on a business trip, is in Port
and Oregon, seriously uI with typhoid
fever. Mrs Read received a letter from
physician Of PortIaud on Tuesday telling
her OF the dangerous condition Of her hus-
ban ard Intended starting on Wednesday,
but on Tuesday evening received a telegram
informing her that Mt. Reads condition
was mu ch Improved, aud it would be IN
necessary for her to undertake the long
journey. We hope Preseason Read may be
speedily restored to health and soon able to
return to his mountain home.
The Republican congressional confer
ence for this district met at the Lloyd House
this place. ON Monday and is stiu 10 session.
holding several meetings and adjournments
each day. Congressman Scull stu holds his
ori Rinal six delegates fron Cambria and
Somerset, while Hicks holds the three Blair
county delegates and Cessna the three from
Bedford. Hicks and Cessna ocGssIonTy
swap of and get the six votes of the Blair
and Bedford delegates. but the prospect Of
making a nomination appears to be as far
of as ever. There Is considerable bad feel
ing existing among the patriots in ct
! tendance, and a belief prevails that State
Chairman Andrews will have to interfere
before a nomination can be made.
1t Is astonishing the amount of mall
matters that annually ands its wsy to the
dead letter office. Lest year fosr hundred
/ and FIFTY, one thousand letters wsre sent
to the dead letter office, to say nothing of
the other matter fetching up at the same
place. or these letters over twauty.tbree
thousand were put In the postoficss of the
/ country without being addressed 90 snyone,
and over ninety-eight thousand OF them
were mailed without any stamps upon
hem. Twenty eight thousand of these let
ters contained paper money. aggregatInS
/ fifty thousand dollars. aud over twenty-six
thousand of them enclosed checks and
drafts to the total amount of nearly a mill-
Ion ard a half Of dollars. And this Is near
y all the result of the grosssst careIessness.
The only remedy Is more care, Let everv
person who writes a letter see that It Is
property directed, aud postage stamp
placed on il before it Is put In the post
ofhce. There Is little danger Of II then go
ing astray.
j. Wilkinson & Son, marble -sud gran
tie dealers Of Ebensburg Pa, wisn to in
form she public that they are prepared to
tli all orders for cemetery work, in either
marble or granite, at figures that defy com
petition. The artistic excellence and su-
perioT work naDsbip Of their designs ar
evidenced by the many specimens now on
exhibition at their establishment and by
the numberless designs which they have
erected In the various cemeteries in this
county and elsewhere. Every department;
OF their business Is in the hands of skillful
and competent workmen, who are capable
OF executing any piece Of work from the
plainest to the most elaborate, which to-
gether with the personal supervision thai
every JOB receives Is guarantee that per-
feet satisfaction will be given 10 the mos
exactinc Of patrons. They ordered forty
tons Of marble which arrived In April, and
now have as fine. II not the finest, stock OF
the best marble that sveT came to westerr
Pennsylvania. Persons wishing nythinl
In the line would do well TO give them a cal
before leaving their order with any othei
manufacturer, as you can depend upoI
getting a good job at fair price.