NEWS: Items from the Cambria Freeman, July 10, 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, July 10, 1903 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Barnesboro is to have a new M. E. church in the near future. Mr. Michael Ryan of Patton was in Ebensburg on Thursday. Mrs. Robert Scanlan of this place is visiting friends in Chicago. Mr. Ed Shields of Loretto was a visitor to Ebensburg on Tuesday. The priests of the Altoona dioceses spent the past week in retreat at Loretto. Mrs. John A. Schwab of Loretto was a caller at the FREEMAN office last week. Mr. Joseph Pryser of Blacklick township was a visitor to this office on Friday. Mr. Doss Kamerer of Nantyglo spent a few hours in Ebensburg on Tuesday. Miss Zitella Wertz, of Johnstown, is the guest of Miss Fannie Lloyd of this place. Mr. Albert C. Hines of Blacklick township spent a few hours in town on Monday. Mr. John Bannan of Allegheny township was a visitor to Ebensburg on Monday. Miss Alice Jones of this place spent the past week with friends in Johnstown. Miss Mollie Schryock, sister of Mrs. Fes Lloyd of this place is visiting relatives in Milwaukee. Rev. Henry McHugh of Soho, Pittsburg spent last week among relatives in this county. Mr. Christian Shinafelt and wife of this place spent the fourth with relatives in Vandergrift. Mrs. Albert Morris of Hastings is visiting her parents Dr. T. J. Davison and wife of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bearer of Carroll township spent a few hours in Ebensburg on Tuesday. Mrs. Theresa Craver of the West ward has been confined to her home by illness during the past week. Miss Annie Kane of this place attended the funeral of Mrs. Dennis Murray of Homestead last week. An electrical typesetting machine will, says its inventor, revolutionize the mechanical work on a newspaper. Mrs. Richard Russell, of Philadelphia, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Peach in this place. Mr. George Mardis of Blacklick township was seriously ill with an attack of cramps during the past week. Mr. Nathaniel Teeter and son, V. B. Teeter of Nantyglo visited friends in Jefferson and Elk counties last week. Mr. Henry Duman, of Blacklick township, accompanied by his sons, Rupert and Leo, visited Ebensburg on Tuesday. Dr. Baker and family of Philadelphia arrived here today and will spend the summer in their cottage on Centre street. Mr. Ed Craver of this place who spent the past year in Trenton, N. J., returned home on Saturday to spend the summer. Mr. Frank Fresh of Nicktown, accompanied by his two sisters, Misses Mary and Cecelia. were visitors to Ebensburg on Tuesday. Thieves broke into the office of Dr. Williams at Bakerton the other night and stole a number of valuable surgical instruments. Mrs. John Francis of Pittsburg and her two sons, Messrs. John and William are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Richards of this place. Messrs. Frank and George Kruge, two engineers on the Cambria & Clearfield division, located at Cresson, are spending a vacation with their parents in this place. Mrs. Winnie Moore of this place fell from the porch of the residence of Mrs. J. A. Shoemaker on Julian street on Thursday of last week and was severely injured. Ex-Sheriff Joseph A. Gray of Carrolltown has sold the mineral rights under his farm in Barr township to Thomas R. McClain, the coal operator, the consideration being $8,277.56. Mr. [sic] E. Gertrude Reese of Johnstown, who has been in Ebensburg for the past month as stenographer for David T. Watson, Esq., of Pittsburg competed her work and returned home on Wednesday. Mr. Otis C. Lloyd of the South Fork RECORD spent the Fourth in Ebensburg with his sisters. Although the ownership of the FREEMAN has changed, the old hands are still keeping house and have issued this paper. We expect Messrs. Osborn & Andrews with their help to be here next week when they can speak to the readers of the FREEMAN for themselves. Leaders of the miners' union are working in this section, the object being to thoroughly unionize all the miners. The meeting of the executive committee last week decided to commence at once work among the miners of Wehrum and Vintondale. Rev. Father John J. Ludden, pastor of the Catholic church in Ebensburg, has been granted a vacation on account of ill health. He expects to spend several weeks at Mr. Clemens, Mich., and after that will take a trip to Ireland, returning to Ebensburg about the 1st of September. Mr. Albert C. Hines of Blacklick township announces himself as a candidate for jury commissioner had a card published elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Hines is a good Democratic worker and if nominated and elected has the ability to perform the duties of the office to the satisfaction of all. A little three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Melhorn of Allegheny township was painfully injured on Monday by being hooked by a cross cow. The sharp horns entered the mouth and badly lacerated the back of the throat. Dr. Murphy of Loretto who dressed the injuries does not expect any serious results. David T. Watson Esq., of Pittsburg, who has been in Ebensburg for some time past preparing his argument in the Alaskan boundary case, completed his work on Wednesday and returned to his home in Pittsburg. Mr. Watson is one of the counsels for the United States in the boundary controversy and will sail for Europe on July 14th, where he will argue the case on the part of the United States government. William Kelly, aged 42 years, a resident of Logantown, Blair county, was badly burned on Wednesday night by the explosion of a lamp. Mr. Kelly was about retiring and picked up a lamp when it suddenly exploded, the blazing oil becoming scattered over his clothing which immediately took fire. Notwithstanding, several people went to his assistance, he was badly burned from head to foot and was taken to the Altoona hospital He will probably recover. A fatal accident occurred in the Altoona railroad yard between 6 and 7 o'clock Saturday morning, the victim of which was Samuel S. Cherry, a brakeman in the employ of the company. The body was found along the track between Fourth street and GD office and all theories as to how the accident happened are mere conjectures, as no one as far as known, saw it occur. The injuries were all to the left side of the body, the arm, leg and chest being crushed. Norman McMenamin, who was run down by a train at Seward, Monday of last week, died from the injuries received Wednesday afternoon at the Johnstown Memorial hospital. A companion who was with him is in a critical condition.