The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-04-10
A Free Ride fo Sohassowa over the
p. r. g--An Opportunity That All
Ebensburg should Take A dSAntage e

p. r. R.-An Opportunity That All
EbensburS should Take AdSxntage e
of.
Commencing Nth Saturday, April 18TH
and continuing until further notice, every
citizen residing In EhenSbnrg OF vicinity
may oh tain free passage over the Pcnnsyl-
yania railroad tO JobnstUwu.
The city. with its maSsi We buildings,
great works and live business people, has
long since superseded the old town. From
a commercial point, the sad fatality which
bofell Johnstown on that ver-to- be-for-
gotten day Friday, Nav 81. 1892 was in
deed the making of that entrrprising city,
now acknowledged. for IFS size, to have no
peer In the United States. Every inhabi
, tant in Cambria county may well feel
proud of JohnStown's enterprise. The
grit and determination shown by its people
To rc-cstablish themselves. and this in the
very face of the greatest devastation known
To tie civilized world. was indeed phenom
inal. for who ever thought Johnstown in so
short time would come TO what it is to-
day? Those OF our people who have not
visited JohnStOwn recently, would look in
amazement al the woundrouS and extern
sive improvements which have taken place
within the last six months. Railroad ac-
commodations TO this busy mart We're never
better or more convenient than now.
y daily train leaves Ebensbarg at 7:30 A.
NJ, promptly connecting with train due at
Johnstown at 9:33 A. VI. Eastern train
leaves Johnstown at 4:I1 p. NJ, promptly
connecting with train due at Ebensburg at
6:l5 Z. VI. This would allow "a stay of more
than five hours in Johnstown. ample time
for sightseeing and shopping. The free
ride to Johnstown is rendered our people
by those never-tiring and enterprising
merchants. L. VI. Woolf & Son 1t has
been Gus tomary with this firm for a num-
ber OF years to visit Ebensburg semian
nually, spring and fall, with sample lines
of their immense stock of clothing. hats,
shoes and furnishings.
These visits were all very successful.
each succeeding one adding more and more
to the great volume of business done by
this firm. Home accommodations, how
ever lacking, only part of their immense
stocks could be represented. the desired
sizes were not at hand and TO be sent for,
and To carry all sizes in the hundreds of
patterns represented would necessitate q
whole freight train for conveyance, besides
several store-roomS for exhibition. Now,
10 overcome these and many other incon-
veniences, let alone the expense attending
these semi-yearly visits, Messrs- Woolf &
Son will from this day until further notice.
pay the railroad fare one way of each per-
son purchasing goods at their establish
mcnt TO the amount of ten dollars or more.
II all purchases would not exceed the min
imum specified amount. this offer would by
no means DC profitable to this wide-awake
firm.
MeSSrs. l.. VI. WoOlf & Son, however,
anticipate a great volume of busines from
this section, which will naturally follow so
liberal an enterprise. a visit TO the great
Woolf establishment will prove both prof
liable and interesting. Many of the en-
plOyees are still with the house, and they
are, every one OF them, gentlemen, who are
always glad TO greet their many friends and
aQuaintaucps.