NEWS: Items from the Cambria Freeman, November 28, 1902, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright July 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, November 28, 1902 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Dr. Clark Creery came home from Pittsburg to spend a few days here this week. Mrs. M. D. Bearer and son, Master Bryon, of this place, are visiting relatives in Johnstown. Thanksgiving was ushered in with wintry blasts and it looks as if winter was coming to stay. Mr. John Hopfer, a well-known citizen of Carroll township, is reported to be dangerously ill. "Old Pet," John Owens' mare, died on Wednesday morning, aged 35 years. She was the oldest equine in Ebensburg. On Thursday afternoon of last week, the South Fork football team defeated the Ebensburg eleven by a score of 6 to 5. Dr. Olin G. A. Barker, of Pittsburg, spent Thanksgiving Day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barker, of this place. Mrs. Isaac Gates, of White township, mother of Mr. John C. Gates, of this place, is spending the week in Ebensburg. W. A. Dixon, a brakeman in the yards at Altoona, was caught between two cars and badly squeezed about the abdomen on Monday. Mrs. Thos. J. Hughes, matron of the county home, visited her daughter, Mrs. Cobaugh of Johnstown, this week, returning home on Wednesday. Mr. Milton Bolsinger and family, of Windber, came to Ebensburg to spend Thanksgiving with the formers' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bolsinger. Peter Shuber, the Italian fruit dealer whose place of business was on Centre street, removed from this place on Wednesday, and will locate in Tyrone. Rev. W. L. Jones, pastor of the Baptist church, will deliver a lecture in the Opera House on Monday evening, December 1st. Subject: "Is the Bible True?" Every invalid traveling will have to show a physicians certificate that the bearer is not suffering from a contagious disease. This will go into effect December 1. The Bedford and Western Railroad Co., has been incorporated in Pennsylvania to build a steam railroad from Mount Dallas, Bedford county to Geigers, Somerset county, fifty miles. George H. Stein of Philadelphia is president. A bakery has been established at the Bare Rocks Quarry, Dysart, where bread is made for the men at work on the New Portage improvements near Gallitzin. The men consume over 1,000 loaves a day and it is sent over to Gallitzin in coarse sacks by the wagon load. The continuous blasting in the new tunnel at Gallitzin is playing havoc with the easing in the old one along side of it and it is feared it will fall in. Last Friday evening a quantity of brick fell on Johnstown accommodation, as it was coming through the tunnel, causing the train to be held for some time. An incendiary fire was discovered in the barber shop of John Tresler of Cresson on Wednesday morning about 1o'clock and before the flames could be stayed, the building and its contents were destroyed. The loss will be about $600. Two men were noticed sneaking around the building shortly before the fire was discovered. The Cresson Supply company has established five commissaries along the line of the Portage railroad between Duncansville and Gallitzin. The general merchandise and supply store is located at Duncansville. This company supplies the provisions and wearing apparel for the 1,200 laborers employed along the Portage. Andrew McCloskey, son of Demetrius McCloskey, of Gallitzin, lost both hands in a gunning accident on Thursday afternoon of last week. McCloskey, who is about twenty-two years of age, had just come from a hunt and was showing a friend a rabbit, when the shotgun he was leaning on was discharged. The gun is a hammerless, single-barrel weapon. McCloskey had both hands over the muzzle of the gun. The right hand was torn completely off at the wrist. Dr. Ferguson, who was summoned, was able to save the thumb and first finger on the left hand. The victim is reported to be resting well. There were thirteen cases of small pox in the municipal hospital, Johnstown, last week. Robert McDowell, of Johnstown, aged twenty-three years, lost the thumb of his right hand while out hunting on Friday. The weapon was a musket and Mr. McDowell, believing that the musket was not loaded, placed another load in it. When the piece was fired it exploded. The hand was badly torn by the explosion.