NEWS: Items from the Cambria Freeman, October 16, 1903, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright Aug 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 16, 1903 Schwab Will Appear As Witness New York, Oct. 13 - Attorney Guthrie, who is representing Charles M. Schwab at the inquiry in the receivers investigation of the affairs of the United States Shipbuilding company, has not yet fully recovered from the injuries received while riding a few day ago and at a conference between the counsel in the case, a postponement until Wednesday was decided upon. Announcement also was made that Mr. Guthrie had agreed to produce Mr. Schwab, as a witness, whenever required without the necessity of serving a process directing him to attend. Nicktown Notes Harry Lieb was home Sunday to visit his parents. He is attending Indiana State Normal school. Annie Lambour and her sister, Sadie, have arrived home from a visit in Pittsburg the last two weeks. M. J. Farabaugh and wife visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lieb recently. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Waymen moved to Georgia last week. Louis Hammond of Spangler has bought the Hammond property and will move there next week and conduct a wagon making shop. Mr. Krook wears a great smile. It's a boy. Frank Kush is also jubilant, being the dad of a new girl. Miss Mattie Hininger of Braddock is visiting friends in Johnstown this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Redinger visited friends in Nicktown the last week. Local and Personal Miss Mae Smith was a recent visitor to Hastings. Jno. L. Evans of Veters was in this place on Friday. Miss Jennie Evans spent Saturday with Altoona friends. George H. Roberts has returned from this visit to Minneapolis. Miss Mary Thompson spent Monday and Tuesday in Altoona. Miss Mary Englehart was in Hollidaysburg Saturday and Sunday. Charley Shryock of Wilmore was a visitor to Ebensburg on Monday. John Gray of Jackson township was an Ebensburg visitor on Tuesday. Andrew Strittmatter was a visitor in this place Wednesday and Thursday. M. A. O'Hara of Munster township was an Ebensburg visitor on Saturday. Peter Long of Summerhill township spent a few hours in town on Thursday. Rev. Father Hurton of Vintondale spent last week in Sea Isle City, N.J. Simon Schrift of Summerhill township paid this office a call on Saturday. Mr. Patrick Moran of Loretto transacted business in Ebensburg on Saturday. Mr. Andrew Bracken of Pittsburg was in Ebensburg on business on Tuesday. C. R. Jones and family of this place spent Sunday with relatives in Wilmore. James H. White of Summerhill township spent a few hours in Ebensburg on Saturday. Rev. Father Hurton has purchased a fine large bell for the Catholic church at Vintondale. Mrs. W. A. Horan of Johnstown is visiting her parents, ex-Sheriff and Mrs. John A. Blair. Mrs. William Davis has so far recovered from her recent illness that she is about to be about. John C. Gates is removing his household goods to the Presbyterian parsonage in this place. Miss Annie Kane of this place left for Pittsburg Saturday where she will make her future home. M. D. Bearer and family of this place visited the formers old home in Susquehanna township on Wednesday. Mr. James Dunn, one of the leading business men of Nanty-Y-Glo transacted business in this place on Monday. The many friends of Charlie Crouse of Wilmore will be pained to learn the genial landlord is suffering from rheumatism. M. D. Kittell and family of this place returned home the latter part of last week from Atlantic City where they spent three weeks. Among those from this place who saw the Prince of Pilsen at Johnstown Tuesday evening were Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Barker, Miss Lovell Barker and Miss Heist. T. F. Shearer was awarded the contract for grading and relaying the present pavement of flagging in front of the courthouse, his bid being $738. Only two other bids were received. H. H. Myers, F. B. Jones, D. H. Shoemaker, M. J. Stoltz, Harry B. Heffley and H. G. Andrews, all of this place, attended the funeral of Warren L. George at Lilly on Monday morning. Michael Kurtz of Barr township was in this place on Thursday. Mr. Kurtz exhibited some real Italian chestnuts that were grown on his place. They were the result of grafting and Mr. Kurtz has reason to be proud of his achievement. Mrs. Eliza Jane Wilson of this place has brought an action for divorce against her husband, George Wilson. Judge O'Connor has appointed as in the proceedings Attorney John E. Evans of Ebensburg, who will hear the testimony pro and con at this office Friday, October 30. Landlord Stoltz, Ed Carbey and F. B. Jones, hied themselves into the woods Thursday morning and took their guns along. The party returned with a real wild turkey and a brace of pheasants. On Thursday evening Mr. Stoltz entertained a number of friends at a game supper. Marco Marsella, Cresson's Italian banker, recently sold tickets across the Atlantic to twenty-six fellow countrymen, some of whom are gong home for a vacation, but the greater part skipping out because the sort of work they do does not look so plenty as it has been. The championship shoot between Ebensburg and Barnesboro takes place next Tuesday at the Fair grounds. Ten shooters on each side will participate. The following is the Ebensburg team: McClarren, Carbry, Lane, Bearer, Scanlan, Pontefact, Jones, Bolsinger, Henger and Peach. On next Wednesday Ambrose Schettig of this place will be married to Miss Mary McCann of Blandburg, Father Bigley officiating. Mr. Schettig is a prosperous young business man and has hosts of friends throughout the county, who will be pleased to extend their congratulations. On last Saturday charters were granted at Harrisburg to the following corporations: Nantyglo Trading Company, capital, $5,000. Patton Township Electric Light company, Patton, Cambria county, capital, $5,000. Foundry Water company, Cresson, capital, $5,000. City Realty company, Johnstown, capital, $25,000. Two hundred and seventy-six acres of fine timber land on the old Troxell estate, in Allegheny township, was sold last Saturday to John P. Bracken of Gallitzin, the well known coal and timber land speculator. It is stated that Mr. Bracken bought the tract as an investment. The purchase price was $19,000. Miss Anna Hancher's dancing class of Cresson held a masquerade ball at Cresson Monday night, which was largely attended by the young people of the town and of sister locations. It was a most successful gathering and will be followed by others on a more extensive scale during the coming winter. The personal effects and farm of Jacob Kring near Salix were sold last Saturday. The farm, which consists of 132 acres was bought by Ed Shank for $2,310, who will take possession at once. The deal disposed of the surface of the farm only, as the mineral rights had already been sold. Game Warden Jackson of Patton is getting after foreigners who hunt without a license with a sharp stick figuratively speaking. Last Friday he arrested two fellows in the woods near Patton and Sunday nabbed another. Tax Collector Arrested Delinquent Tax Collector, John A. James of Johnstown, was arrested at 11 o'clock Monday by Constable I. J. Harris on a warrant issued by Alderman J. W. Reese on information of Alex Adair charging embezzlement. In default of $4,000 bail for a hearing the defendant was committed to the city prison. The information was made before the Second ward Alderman Saturday evening and alleges that by virtue of his appointment by City Treasurer Charles H. When, John A. James was collector of delinquent city and school taxes for the years 1900 and 1901, and that he occupied such position on September 21st. The allegation that that by reason of such appointment as delinquent tax gatherer, James collected sundry amounts from various persons since last June and did not make return of the same as required by law, although proper demand was made upon him by the city treasurer, and the prosecutor further avers that James converted the said money to his own issue. The information is accompanied by a long list of names of people who were alleged to have paid city and school taxes to Collector James since July 1st whereas the collector has paid no money to the city treasurer since last June.