NEWS: Items from the Cambria Freeman, July 17, 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 17, 1903 THANK YOU From the North Hastings News: A deal has been consummated whereby Thomas Osborne and a newspaper man from Johnstown by the name of Andrews have purchased the Cambria Freeman. We extend the hand of friendship to our new brothers. In the space of four [sic] hours, from 4 until 11 on last Tuesday evening, four men in Johnstown met violent deaths, all being instantly killed. The first victim was a Hungarian laborer, George Kanazovitz, aged 22 years, who was crushed to death by a heavily loaded truck in the Franklin car hops. Findlay McDonald, a Canadian, 28 years of age, was the second victim. He was a railroader and was crushed under a freight car in the Conemaugh yards. Henry Brown, aged 22, a colored night porter at the Merchants' hotel was the third victim. He broke his neck by a fall down the elevator shaft. A man supposed to be Henry C. Rippen was struck by a passenger train at the Pennsylvania railroad depot. His body was horribly mangled and identification is uncertain. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. W. J. Wilson of Belsano visited Ebensburg on Wednesday. Charley Crouse spent Tuesday visiting friends at the county seat. John L. Gill of White township, was an Ebensburg visitor Wednesday. Rev. Father Hurton of Vindondale called at the FREEMAN office Wednesday. Mr. Peter Long and son, Paul, of Croyle township, were visitors to Ebensburg on Monday. Miss Mallie Bearer, daughter of Joseph Bearer of Carroll township, is visiting relatives at Charleroi. Mr. Neil Wharton and sister, Augustine, of Youngstown, O., have been visiting their uncle Mike Noon on Loretto. Ex-Judge A. V. Barker and family left Thursday morning for Atlantic City. The Judge has been in ill health for some time past. Joseph Bearer of Carroll township called at the FREEMAN office Tuesday. Mr. Bearer is one of the substantial farmers of this section of the county. J. A. Skelly called at the FREEMAN office Wednesday to shake hands with the new management. Mr. Skelly has been a subscriber of the FREEMAN for many years. The dedication of the new Church of the Sacred Heart in Conemaugh took place Sunday morning with appropriate exercise and in the presence of a very large crowd. Jacob Thomas of Thomas' Mills, near Patton, has sold his coal land to the Webster Coal & Coke Company. County Surveyor J. L. Elder of Ebensburg ran the lines. The Cambria Steel Company of Johnstown is building 1,000 gondola cars for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, which are going west at the rate of thirty a day. WANTED boy between ages of 12 and 16 years to do general work around the printing office. Good chance to learn a trade. Bright boy will do well. Apply at FREEMAN'S office. Robert O'Neill of Munster township was a visitor at the FREEMAN office. He came in to pay his respects to the retiring editor, Mr. Hasson, and had a kindly word of encouragement. Rev. Father Ludden, pastor of the Holy Name Catholic church in this place, who has just returned from Mt. Clements, Michigan, is contemplating taking a trip abroad in the near future. Father Ludden will visit in Ireland and travel quite extensively upon the continent. Nathaniel Teeter of Nantyglo was in Ebensburg Wednesday and called at the FREEMAN'S office. Mr. Teeter declares that things are booming in his section of the county. Both the timber and coal interests are being developed. The Webster people in particular are making many extensive improvements upon old operations and developing many new ones. The Webster Coal and Coke Company, it is said, will soon begin the opening of four new mines between Ashville and Amsbry on the Cresson and Coalport branch of the Cambria and Clearfield division. The Webster company already has large operations at both Amsbry and Ashville and altogether owns sixteen mines in Cambria County. A two-year-old bay colt which was stolen from J. H. DeHaven's pasture at Garman's Mills the other day was recovered at Patton, July 10th, being found in the possession of a gang of gypsies. The Misses Ivory of Hastings, who were elected teachers of the Patton schools, have declined the positions. I. P. Yahner of the meat dealing firm of Yahner & Fry and one of the most prominent and popular young business men of Hastings is in a serious condition as the result of injuries inflicted upon him by an enraged mule Monday. Mr. Yahner was endeavoring to lead the animal when it became angry and turned upon him, kicking him in such a manner as to knock him down. It then turned and trampled him, breaking one of his legs, one of his arms and a number of ribs. He was rescued and taken hurriedly to his home where Dr. Rice dressed his injuries. At last accounts his condition was critical although it is hoped that he will recover. The School Board of South Fork has elected the following teachers for the eight-month term beginning the first week of September: M. S. Bentz, principal of the high school; Miss Mary G. Rhodes of Hyndman, grammar grade teacher; Misses Cora Suter, Josephine Wise of Near Lockhaven, Emma May of Hyndman, Olive Beegle of Williamsburg; Alice Jones of Johnstown and Dorothy Gibson of Indiana county; and G. A. Boyer of South Fork, intermediate grade teachers. Misses Lulu R. Patton of Warriors' Mark; Mary Edwards and Libbie Lansberry of South Fork, primary teachers. Prof. Bentz will receive $85 per month, Miss Rhodes, $45 and the others, $40. Misses Edwards, Patton, Wise and Suter are new teachers on the corps. Miss Alice Maloney, of this place, entered a hospital in Pittsburg last week to be treated for appendicitis.