NEWS: Items from the Cambria Freeman, March 13, 1903, 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, March 13, 1903 NEW COMPANY FORMED Murry B. Courtright, Charles V. Bergh, W. C. Shiffler, William M. Smith, B. F. Smith and William L. Scott, all old employees of James L. Mitchell, a Cambria county coal operator, have organized the Commercial Coal Mining company, for the mining and shipping of bituminous coal and manufacturing coke. M. B. Courtright is president; W. M. Smith will have charge of the mines, and Charles Bergh will be manager of the sales department. The main office is located in Philadelphia. COURT PROCEEDINGS The following cases were disposed of in court last week in addition to those already reported: Henry L. Miller vs. the Borough of Hastings, appeal; Jury find for plaintiff $76.32. Mrs. Catharine McCloskey vs. Mrs. Ellen Drass and Alex. Gallagher, tenant ejectment. Jury find for defendant. The following entered pleases of guilty in the criminal court: George Steckroth and George Schantz, breaking jail and escape, Edward Knee, prosecutor. Each man was sentenced to pay the costs and $25 fine and serve four months in jail to date from January 9th when their former sentence expired. Lester Reed, defrauding a boarding housekeeper. He was sentenced to pay the costs, $5 fine, and serve twenty days to time from incarceration. Harvey Analde, same charge; was ordered to pay the costs. The following were returned as not true bills: Floyd Miller and Elmer McCracken, malicious mischief, Franklin Berkebile, prosecutor pay the costs, except $40. Milton McCreery, Robert Notley and John B. Clark, conspiracy. L. M. Day, prosecutor, pay the costs. Lewis Levy, larceny; Charles Musantee, John Maloney, aggravated assault and battery, S. W. Stanley, county pay the costs. George Shaffer, larceny; Bessie Barclay, Frank Gillen, larceny; Benjamin Carter, Floyd Miller and Elmer McCracken, larceny. Mary Guise, county pay the costs. Robert F. Morton, larceny by bailee; F. O'Rourke, John Wolfe, malicious mischief to railroad; James Litzinger. [this list is typed as found in the newspaper] Jacob J. Weaver vs. Margaret J. Weaver, libel in divorce. Jury find a verdict for the respondent, Margaret J. Weaver. S. M. Yocum vs. The Hastings B. & L. Association and P. L. Helfrich, agent, trespass. Jury find for plaintiff, $60.25. Daniel Maines vs. The Harbison-Walker Brick company, trespass. Compulsory non suit directed by the court. Second Week Court met at 11 o'clock with Judge O'Connor on the bench. After the bar list had been called the following cases were disposed of: James C. Herzog and William Maley, both desertion and non-support. Each man was sentenced to pay the costs and $3.50 per week for the support of their wives. Commonwealth vs. John Naugle, fornication and bastardy. Defendant plead guilty and received the usual sentence. Commonwealth vs. George Gehris, selling liquor on Sunday and violating gambling laws. On the former count he was ordered to pay the costs, $500 fine, and serve three months in jail. On the gambling charge he was ordered to pay the costs, further sentence being suspended. These cases were settled: Frank Mapston, surety, assault and battery; Elizabeth Neads, assault and battery; Frank Mapstone; John Gresgo, assault and battery. Commonwealth vs. Hugh Meehan, aggravated assault and battery; Mrs. Jane Kelly, prosecutrix. Jury find defendant not guilty and the county pay the costs. The following pleaded guilty: Edward Wagner, charged by Constable Patrick Kelly, of Carrolltown, with selling liquor without licenses; two counts. Wagner testified that he was connected with a club and on one occasion had given liquor to a stranger, who had paid his share of the bill. On the first count the court suspended further sentence after ordering Wagner to pay the costs; on the second indictment Wagner was directed to pay the costs and $500 fine, and serve three months in jail. Commonwealth vs. Arthur Horn, larceny. Defendant plead guilty. Sentenced to pay the costs, a fine of $10, and three months in jail. Commonwealth vs. T. J. McCoy and Mrs. F. C. Laney, malicious mischief. Jury find defendants not guilty and that defendants pay two- thirds of the costs and George Makin, the prosecutor, one-third. In the case of Mary Zahuski vs. John Zahuski, her husband, charging him with assault and battery, the jury returned a verdict of guilty and the court imposed the following sentence: Costs, $25 fine and thirty days in jail. The case against Esther Manusehewitz, charged with surety by Ellen Rodgers was not pressed. The case in which Charles Rhoads charged by J. C. Miller, on behalf of a young woman, with a serious offence was settled. The similar case of Rebecca M. Noel vs. John H. Dunn, was settled, the parties having been married. Cheat Wright pleaded guilty to two charges of selling liquor without license. On one charge he was sentenced to pay the costs, a fine of $500, and serve three months in jail; on the other charge, pay the costs. Commonwealth vs. Frank Roberts and John Mountain, burglary and assault and battery, with intent. Jury found Roberts guilty on both charges and Mountain guilty of burglary. On the charge of assault and battery with intent, Roberts was sentenced to pay the costs, $500 fine, and four years and six months in the penitentiary. On the burglary charge he was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and eight years in the penitentiary. Mountain was sentenced to pay a fine of $50, costs and two years and six months in the penitentiary. Commonwealth vs. William Henderson, felonious shooting. Defendant plead guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of $50, costs, and one year and two months in the penitentiary. Commonwealth vs. same defendant, carrying concealed weapons; the defendant was ordered to pay the costs. Commonwealth vs. Andy McDonald, attempted burglary. Defendant plead guilty. Sentenced to pay the costs, $10 fine, and six months in jail. Commonwealth vs. Mary Clark, keeping bawdy house and violation of the liquor laws. Defendant plead guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of $500, costs and three months in jail, further sentence being suspended. Commonwealth vs. William Rager, assault and battery. Jury find defendant guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of $10, costs and 30 days in jail. Commonwealth vs. Edward McCartney, fornication and bastardy. Defendant plead guilty and received the usual sentence. Commonwealth vs. William Jackson, carrying concealed weapons. Defendant plead guilty. Sentenced to pay the costs, $10 fine and four months in jail. Commonwealth vs. Mike Kydinovich, aggravated assault and battery. Jury find defendant guilty. Sentenced to pay the costs, $50 fine, and one year and six months in the penitentiary. Commonwealth vs. Tony Pinchton, carrying concealed weapons. Jury find defendant not guilty, but that he pay two-thirds of the costs and Cora Gree, the prosecutrix, the other third. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Commissioners Clerk F. B. Jones, of this place, spent Sunday in Johnstown. Mr. Michael Luther, of the West ward, is confined to his home with erysipelas. There are a great many cases of grippe among the residents of Ebensburg. Mr. Philip Huffman, of Blacklick township, was a visitor to Ebensburg on Tuesday. The maple syrup season is in but the absence of frosts just now is bad for business. Mr. Henry Sproal, of Clearfield township, spent a few hours in Ebensburg on Thursday. Mr. J. G. Lloyd, of this place, who has been ill for some time is able to be about his home again. Joseph A. Bertram, a well known citizen of Gallitzin, was a visitor to Ebensburg on Thursday. Rev. Chester Sprague, of Bethany, W. Va., has been chosen pastor of the Christian Church, in this place. Dr. Olin G. A. Barker, of Pittsburg, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barker, of this place. Mr. Harry Blair, of Johnstown, spent Sunday in Ebensburg with his parents, ex-Sheriff and Mrs. John A. Blair. Edward Cassidy, of this place, has become a resident of Altoona, entering the employ of his uncle, Frank Cassidy, barber. Mr. Harvey Williams, of this place, who is just recovering from an attack of typhoid fever, is suffering greatly from rheumatism. Mr. Ira Bloom has purchased from John E. Thompson, the Rodgers property on High street, East ward, and will move thereto April 1st. Smallpox has broken out in Scalp Level. One case, that of Frank Hagen, has been reported and it is believed that other cases exist in the locality. The next meeting of the Cambria County Pomena Grange will be held at Carrolltown on April 6th and 7th. The programme will be announced later. Mr. John Parrish and little daughter, of Pittsburg, spent a couple days this week in Ebensburg, visiting his parents, Squire J. D. Parrish and wife. Eight hours will hereafter constitute a legal days' work in the coal mines and collieries of Pennsylvania. If a bill which passed finally in the house last week becomes a law. The work of setting up a new iron bridge across the Conemaugh at William Howells' place in South Ebensburg is under way. When completed it will be a great improvement over the old bridge. The strike at the Black Diamond mine, near Carrolltown, brought about by the discharge of one of the workmen, has been settled. The person in question was reinstated, whereupon the men returned to work. The Pennsylvania plant of the American Tin Plate company at Arnold, Westmoreland county, was started up Monday morning, after being closed down since last June. Five hundred men are employed in the plant. In the contest for the nomination for president judge at the Republican primaries in Blair county on Saturday last, Judge Martin Bell was successful over W. S. Hammond, the vote being 6,359 for Bell and 4,442 for Hammond. Andrew Carnegie has promised to give a $2,000 pipe organ to the Laurel Avenue Presbyterian church, Johnstown, if the congregation will pay $1,000 for the amount. The Johnstown TRIBUNE says the proposition will likely be accepted. Hudson C. Bracken, of Johnstown, has entered suit to recover $15,000 damages from the Pennsylvania Railroad company for the death of his 12- year-old son, Robert Bracken, who was killed November 22, 1902, at the Morrellville crossing. William C. Gilligan, a compositor, of Meyersdale, Somerset county, who was quarantined in a home in which smallpox had been discovered, broke the quarantine and with a young lady of the town, went to Washington D. C., where they were married. Mrs. Jacob King and Mrs. Albert Mauk, both of Summerhill, are being treated at the Memorial hospital, at Johnstown. The women are sisters and there are two other members of the same family suffering from the same disease, typhoid fever. Among the bills introduced in the House of Representatives at Harrisburg on Monday was one making it unlawful for persons of either sex of pure Caucasian blood to be joined in marriage with persons of negro descent and declares all such marriages contracted after January 1, 1904, in violation of the proposed act. James McAvoy of Patton and John O'Brien of Norristown fought at Patton Saturday night in the presence of a good-sized crowd, the latter being knocked out in the fifth round of what was to be a fifteen-round bout. Punch Legel, of South Fork, challenged the winner and Legel and McAvoy will fight at Patton in the near future. The strike of the Altoona painters and paper hangers came to an end Thursday evening of last week when the Master Painters' Association acceded to the demands of the strikers, which called for a nine-hour day, $2.25 a day for common painting, $2.50 for paper hanging, $2.70 for fresco work, $5 for graining and double time for Sundays. On Saturday the Pennsylvania railroad authorities let to D. F. O'Rourke of Altoona, the contract for the stone work on the abutments of the overhead bridge at the Brownstown crossing which the railroad, the City of Johnstown and the Lower Yoder township authorities have agreed to join hands in building. The price of Mr. O'Rourke's contract is not given. Work, it is understood is to commence as soon as possible, which means whenever the weather settles. A dispatch from Paris, France, says Charles M. Schwab, who sailed from Cherbourg for New York on Wednesday on the Kronprinz Wilhelm, accompanied by his wife and his parents has greatly improved in health as a result of his extended sojourn in Europe and when seen looked the picture of health and was in good spirits. Mr. Schwab said he had made absolutely no business plans, having purposely avoided business affairs in order to get the full benefit from his vacation. The Old Portage railroad, a pioneer railway line of America, abandoned half a century ago has been reconstructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and will be re-opened to public travel about May. This railroad traverses the wildest and most picturesque portion of the Allegheny Mountains, the reconstructed line extending from Hollidaysburg northwest, 17 miles to Gallitzin, this county, the point or union with the main line of the Pennsylvania system. Another Pennsylvania branch line extends from Hollidaysburg due east to Petersburg, Huntingdon county, where the main line is again tapped. With this cut off completed, passenger and freight traffic between Philadelphia and Pittsburg will have 17 less miles to travel which will be a great saving.