NEWS: Items from the Cambria Freeman, November 6, 1903, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright August 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, November 6, 1903 Local and Personal Thomas G. Flatz of Barnesboro spent a few hours in town on Saturday attending to business. C. Wenderoth of Cresson has with a number of other gentlemen closed a deal whereby they secure the title to a large tract of land in British Columbia. The property will be placed on the market immediately. Joseph Washburn who was arrested some time ago charged with robbing freight cars at Gallitzin was sentenced to pay a fine of $40 and serve 2 1/2 years in the penitentiary the other day for stealing a horse at Bellwood. William Patterson, proprietor of the American Hotel at Bakerton, who fell in the yard of the Central Hotel, Ebensburg, Saturday evening and injured his head on the flagstone walk is still in a serious condition. David W. Jones who had been working several weeks before starting for Los Angeles where he intends to make his future home. Mr. Jones is a cousin of R. D. and J. R. Jones of the Eleventh Ward of this city. [Monday's Johnstown Tribune] The house of Baggage Master Joseph Piper of this place has been closed by the health authorities. Mr. Piper's wife accompanied Miss Maggie Long, who has smallpox, from the train the other evening when she retuned home from Pittsburg, where it is said she contracted the disease. Smallpox has made its appearance in Allegheny township, the victim being John Fry, aged 18 years, who is quarantined at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fry, near Loretto. John Fry had been employed as a butcher at Hastings and was taken ill there, being removed to his home later. Charles M. Schwab, ex-president of the United States Steel corporation with Mrs. Schwab and most of his servants left Loretto Friday evening in the Schwab private car, bound for New York where the family will spend the winter. Two or three domestics were left behind to complete the closing up of the Schwab place, which will not be reoccupied by the family until next spring. The complete roster of the West Chester State Normal school was published in a recent issue of the West Chester Local News. The following students from Cambria county are registered: Carthew, Katharine I., Johnstown; Connell, Agnes M., Ebensburg; Connell, Wilbert, Ebensburg; Davis, Emma, Johnstown; Leonard, Flornell M., Johnstown,; Williams, H. J., Johnstown; Williams, J. H., Johnstown. James Earl Hardin, a 14-year-old lad of Gallitzin, was seriously injured last night about 9 o'clock by falling through a bridge. The lad was returning from work and as it was dark did not notice that there was a board over the footway of the bridge and fell through a distance of nearly 25 feet, sustained bad fractures of the left femur and right forearm, besides several bad contusions on the head. He was taken to an Altoona hospital for treatment. Mr. A. H. Longnecker of Ivison spent a few hours in town on Saturday. Mrs. Charles Perry and daughter of Chest Springs were visitors to Ebensburg on Tuesday. Had A Narrow Escape The first section of the Pacific Express at the Fairfield avenue crossing at Johnstown Monday morning struck Joseph Roberts' wagon, smashing it to pieces, killing the horse attached thereto and scattering the load of manure in the vehicle for some distance below the crossing. A number of men were in the vicinity of the crossing and notified Mr. Roberts to jump which he did just a second before the engine struck his wagon. He landed on the upper side of the crossing and was not hurt. The loss is about $175 and the owner expects the Pennsylvania Railroad company to pay him for the horse and wagon and believes the company will settle with him without a law suit because one of their employees allowed him to pull on the crossings when the train was approaching. Calamity Averted A railway man by rare vigilance averted a calamity in Cresson recently by throwing a switch and thereby averting a head on collision between Colonels Davis and Kephart. Barnesboro Items The Dr. Miller three-story building is about completed. Mr. Sollins has opened a large clothing store in the Miller building. Dan Rainey who was recently shot by Charles McGough of Bakerton is improving. Thomas Barnes, the coal operator of this place, has been elected president of the Barnesboro National Bank. Falls Off a Freight Train and Badly Injured Peter Conley, a young man aged 27 years, met with an unfortunate accident Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock which will leave him a cripple for life. He left Blairsville Saturday morning on a freight train for Philadelphia to go to work. At Gallitzin he fell off and rolling under the wheels had his right hand, right foot and left leg crushed. He was taken to the Altoona hospital. An examination of his injuries showed that amputation was necessary but he refused to submit to an operation until Sunday morning when all three members were amputated. He stood the operation well and hopes are entertained for his recovery.