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Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa., Friday, September 4, 1903

VETERAN ENGINEER RETIRED

  Altoona, Sept. 2 - Frank Kelley, aged 69, for 46 years a locomotive 
engineer employed by the Pennsylvania, voluntarily retired.  He was the 
only one-legged engineer in the service, having lost his left leg in a 
wreck on the Pittsburg division 39 years ago.

FED ARM INTO HAY CUTTER

  Latrobe, Pa., Sept. 2 - Eddie, the 12-year-old son of Philip Herman, 
president of the Loyalhanna brewing company, was feeding a hay cutter 
and his right arm was sliced to pieces.  He may die.

STINEMAN'S REACHING OUT

  Manager W. I. Stineman of the mines of South Fork, says the Johnstown 
TRIBUNE, has returned to his home from a visit to West Virginia during 
which he took options on 11,000 acres of coal lands lying along the new 
line of the Wabash, the Gould railroad which is now piercing its way 
through the Mountain State to tidewater. For various reasons, Mr. 
Stineman does not care to make public the counties in which the lands 
lie nor the price at which they have been optioned.
  Engineers will shortly examine and report upon the coal value of the 
lands in question, and if their statement is satisfactory the deal will 
be closed.  The New York, Philadelphia and Boston capitalists 
interested in the Stineman ventures at South Fork will also be included 
in the West Virginia deal.
  The laying out of the Wabash route through West Virginia with the 
consequent increased activity of the B & O to meet the new competition 
has made the little Mountain State, according to experts like Mr. 
Stineman, the pre-eminent coal commonwealth of this country just now. 
Lands are being optioned rapidly and preparations made every day for 
new operations, so that the Stinemans consider themselves lucky to get 
onto the firing line of the game as advantageously as they have done.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL

  Mrs. William Thaw has been spending most of her time at her cottage 
near Cresson recently and is entertaining large numbers of friends.  
The latter part of next week, she will entertain the Rev. Robert 
Christie, D. D. L. L. D., professor in the Allegheny seminary, who is 
returning from a summer in Scotland. [Cresson Record]
  I. J. Miller of Nicktown called at THE FREEMAN office this week.
  Jacob Thomas of Thomas Mills was visiting friends in Ebensburg this 
week.
  Thomas Driscoll of Allegheny township was transacting business here 
this week.
  William G. Wilson of Belsano transacted business in this place on 
Tuesday.
  The marriage bands of Walter Litzinger and Madeline Little of Loretto 
have been published.
  James Donohoe of Ashville and N. Teeter of Nanty Glo called at THE 
FREEMAN office on Wednesday and expressed their appreciation of the 
reception given the old soldiers by the people of Ebensburg.
  Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Huber of Carrolltown, seems to be 
an unlucky lad.  Having recovered from a broken arm, the boy went into 
C. J. Thomas, blacksmith shop at Carrolltown, and was watching 
Valentine Thomas drive a spike into a wheel when he was injured in a  
peculiar manner.  Val Thomas was using a broad ax, and in making a 
stroke the ax became loosened from the handle, the bit striking the 
boy's right foot on the instep, almost severing it. The wound was 
dressed by Dr. G. H. Sloan of Carrolltown.  Later an operation was 
performed by Drs. Sloan and Rice of Hastings in which they drew the 
ligaments together. 
  J. C. Mahan, a former resident of Pine Grove, this county, who left 
that section 29 years ago and who is now employed by the General 
Electric company in New York, has returned to his home after spending 
several weeks among the scenes of his early years.  He left the north 
of the county in 1874 and for a year was employed in Pittsburg.  Then 
he went to Philadelphia and later to New York.  For some years his 
relatives heard nothing of him until one day word reached them to the 
effect that he was dead.  Later this news was contradicted and it was 
found that Mr. Mahan was alive and prospering.  Mr. Mahan occupies an 
official position with the General Electric company and he says that he 
would not exchange New York for the remainder of the western 
hemisphere.
 The following Barnesboro people have been at Atlantic City recently:  
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Hartshorne, Dr. J. S. Miller and wife, Mrs. Charles 
Woodhead, Mrs. Thomas Brown, and Mrs. H. A. Morris.
  The miners at Cresson Shaft have elected John Walton to serve as 
check weighman for the next term.  Mr. Walton served as check weigh man 
at the same place some time ago and resigned.
  John Perlie, while playing with a frisky colt recently, received a 
severe kick over the left eye from the critter.  It was thought at 
first that he would lose the sight of the eye, but the organ is doing 
nicely.
  The Rev. G. F. Snyder, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Lilly, 
has accepted the call to the pastorate of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 
Altoona and preached his farewell sermon in the Lilly charge on last 
Sunday.
  The Mapleton cottage is still full and applicants for rooms for 
September are turned away daily.  Among those who will remain through 
September are the McClintock, McKnight, and Neiman families of 
Pittsburg and Dr. Hays of New York.
  At the fourth quarterly conference of the Lilly M. E. Church, held 
recently, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:  
Stewards, J. S. Cessna and Nicholas Evans; Trustees, J. E. Lowery and 
Howard Berkstresser. Mrs. Weston of Gallitzin was elected to represent 
both the Gallitzin and Lilly churches at the annual conference at 
Pittsburg which will be held next month.
  E. S. Henry of Puritan has sold out his store interests at that place 
and has purchased from Thomas Pringle his livery business.  Mr. Henry 
is a first-class liveryman, being thoroughly acquainted with the 
business and has a perfect knowledge of horses.  He proposes to add to 
the already large stock which he has purchased and keep up with the 
times or mayhap a little ahead. He paid Mr. Pringle $4,300 for the 
business.
  Henry Kerchner, 70 years of age, who tripped on a water pipe in 
Bedford street which projected above the sidewalk and who sustained a 
severe fracture of his right arm from which he has not recovered after 
eight months' treatment has brought suit again the city of Johnstown 
for $5,000 damages.  He has been under the care of physicians ever 
since the accident but the break was a peculiar one and the physicians 
say that it did not knit properly. Mr. Kerchner still carries his 
injured arm in a sling.  He has employed Attorneys Forest and Percy 
Allen Rose to push the suit while the interest of the municipality will 
be looked after by City Solicitor Greer.
  Archie Gray, proprietor of the Gray Hotel at Spangler, purchased the 
old Killing's fish pond on the other side of Nicktown some months ago. 
The old dam had a reputation of being a great fishing resort among the 
farmers so Archie didn't do a thing last week but invite his friends to 
be in readiness for Sunday, Aug. 23, as he was going to drain his fish 
pond on that day. He urged the boys to bring along all the tubs and 
boilers they could scare up and the happy party left Spangler at 8:30 
a.m. headed by E. J. Bearer, James Whally, Elmer Weakland and about 30 
others.  Arriving at the dam at 10:30 Mr. Gray hired five farmers to do 
the work of draining.  The nets were placed and the dam emptied and to 
the surprise of everybody the nets captured six water snakes, four wee 
turtles, 98 crabs, 400 lizards and seven muskrats.  Not a single fish 
was in sight.  Archie blamed the muskrats for eating all the fish.  Ed 
Riningner the restaurant man at Barnesboro bought the crabs and 
turtles.

FIGHT A DRAW

  Punch Legel of Ehrenfeld and Charley Knox, sometimes of Altoona, but 
more frequently of Johnstown, fought a rattling three-round draw at a 
point between South Fork and Ehrenfeld Saturday night.  In the middle 
of the third round Knox fouled Legel, probably unintentionally and in 
calling the fight a draw, Referee Harry Lehman explained his position 
by saying that Legel had fouled Knox in the first round and that honors 
in that line were therefore even.
  The bout was the best seen in that locality for years. Both men were 
game and took considerable punishment.  The crowd was a fair-sized and 
most orderly one.  Efforts will be made to bring the two pugilist 
together again in the near future.

PATTON ITEMS

  Mr. Chas. Greninger received a very fine funeral car this week.
  Episcopal services were held in the Good building on last Sunday by 
Rev. Potter.
  Andrew Rhoddy sold to Mr. Lewis Martholdi, proprietor of the Palmer 
House. Hastings, a very fine piano this week, also one to James L. Gill 
and Jacob Warner and has several orders to fill.
  Dr. Dowler is still unable to return to his home. He became ill while 
attending the funeral of his father last week.
  Mrs. Wm. Tutzlow is still very ill.
  The Patton schools opened Monday.
  James R. Cordell and wife have returned from a visit to friends in 
Altoona.
  Mr. George Parker of Philipsburg was in town on Tuesday on business.
  Lincoln S. Bell went to Ebensburg on business on Tuesday.
  John Johnson's goods have arrived and he has opened up his bargain 
store in Fisher's block, Magee avenue.
  Will Bennett is now working in the N. Y. C. yards.
  Joseph Fridman and brother are building a storehouse at Benedict and 
will open a store.
  Mrs. McElfresh of Cumberland, W. Va., wife of the builder and founder 
of the Patton Clay Mfg. Co., came to Patton for her health last week.
  Brady's block is being completed.  Dinsmore building is being rushed; 
the building boom still goes on; more houses are needed.
  County Commissioner T. J. Sheehan, was in Ebensburg this week, 
looking after the county interest.
  Overseer James Somerville was in town on Monday.
  Fred More and his daughters, Gladys and Margaret, are on a visit and 
vacation this week at Williamsport and other places.

OLD SOLDIERS CAPTURE EBENSBURG

  On Wednesday the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment, P. V. I. held 
its 11th annual reunion in this place.  The old soldiers completely 
captured the town.  From the time the advance guard in the shape of 
President Thomas Davis' and Secretary F. H. Barndollar arrived until 
the camp fire was over and the reunion at an end the old solders were 
the centers of attraction and the objects of attention.  No effort was 
spared by the people of this place in welcoming them. 
  All the business houses and many private residences were lavishly 
decorated with flags and bunting while the interiors of the courthouse 
and the opera house were gracefully festooned with the national colors, 
flags being draped at nearly every point where one could be used to 
advantage. 
  At 10:30 o'clock about 65 veterans from Ebensburg and vicinity 
gathered at the courthouse and headed by the Ebensburg Band marched to 
the railroad station to meet their old comrades coming in from Cresson.  
When the tardy train arrived the meeting veterans were ranged in line 
by Col. S. W. Davis and the old soldiers preceded by the band marched 
to "the diamond" and then disbanded.
  Dinner was the next event.  And such a dinner it was.  The repast was 
served in the opera house by the ladies of this place, assisted by the 
Sons of Veterans.  The soldiers unanimously declare that it was about 
the best meal they ever sat down to.  No detail was forgotten.  
Everything was there and there was more than enough for all. 
  The business meeting of the regiment was held in the courthouse in 
the afternoon, starting at 2:15 o'clock, with Dr. Thomas Davis of 
Pittsburg; presiding Secretary E. B. Barndollar of Bedford read the 
minutes of the Johnstown reunion and then V. S. Barker, chairman of the 
arrangement committee, announced that there was no formal program, as 
it was impossible to tell in advance who would attend.  On behalf of 
the ladies he announced that they would serve supper to all old 
soldiers and that the tables would be set in the opera house again. 
Burgess Ed James welcomed the veterans to Ebensburg and Dr. Davis 
replied on behalf of the regiment. 
  Dr. Davis made an eloquent speech. He referred to the welcome given 
the regiment in Ebensburg on its return from the war and said he was 
glad to state that the ladies now are as good cooks as their mothers
were at that time. He also referred feelingly to the officers and men 
of the regiment who had answered the last roll call.  The Rev. W. L. 
Jones of Ebensburg, who with J. D. Parrish and John A. Blair are the 
only survivors of the Mexican War in this place, thanked Burgess James 
for not forgetting to mention the Mexican War veterans.
  Dr. Davis then said he was desirous of learning the names of the 
oldest members of the regiment and asked those born before 1835 to 
stand up. Several responded, as follow:  Cyrus H. Sprunk, 1827; Isaac 
B. Bowser, 1828; Milton Jones and Crispin Dorer, 1829; Leonard Boyer, 
J. T. Malloy and Isaac Jones, 1833.
  Before adjournment resolutions were passed extending congratulations 
to the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Regiment, P. V. I., which is to meet 
at Kennywood Park tomorrow.  The session then adjourned until evening.
  Immediately upon adjournment Col. S. W. Davis called the veterans to 
order again for the purpose of forming an association of the old 
soldiers of Cambria county.  D. R. Bryan, T. W. Dick and George W. 
Bowman were appointed a committee upon resolutions.  The following were 
reported and unanimously adopted: 
  "Resolved:  That we proceed to form an association of the soldiers of 
Cambria county by electing the following officers to serve for one 
year:  President, vice president, secretary and treasurer."
  "All soldiers, sailors and marines whose service was rendered between 
the years of 1861-65 will be eligible to membership in this 
organization.  Said organization shall meet annually, time and place to 
be selected by the officers."
  After the adoption of the resolutions the following officers were 
elected:  Col. S. W. Davis, president; Alex N. Hart, secretary; D. R. 
Bryan, vice president, and Thomas Hughes, treasurer.
  In the evening a campfire was held in the courthouse, the following 
being the program:
  Music - "War Songs" and "Hiawatha" - Ebensburg Band.
  Remarks by Mr. V. S. Barker.
  Music: by male choir, composed of Messrs. J. E. Evans, J. W. Leech, 
F. B. James, Elmer C. Davis, H. H. Myers, Harvey Tibbott, E. H. Davis.
  Recitation - "How Billy Saved the Guns" - Miss Edna Barker.
  Address of Mr. Amos W. Knepper.
  Music - "Annie Laurie" - by male choir.
  Recitation - "Why John Wouldn't Sell the Farm" - Miss Martha Jones.
  Remarks by Hon. Alvin Evans.
  Music - "Waiting for You, Sweetheart" - Ebensburg Band.
  Recitation - Miss Elsie McKenrick.
  Comrade Demster of Pittsburg, member of 123d Regt., was next called 
upon and made a brief but interesting address.
  Music - "Tenting To-Night" - male choir.
  Rev. W. L. Jones of the Ebensburg Baptist church, a veteran of both 
the Mexican and Civil wars, related interesting reminiscences of both 
struggles.
  Music - "Soldier's Farewell" - male choir.
  The Benediction was pronounced by Rev. W. L. Jones, after which the 
meeting was adjourned, while the Ebensburg band played, "America Up-to 
-Date."
  The following are the names of the veterans present:
[in order by regiment, where regiment is listed]

A. V. Barker, 4th Regt., Co. A.

Ed James, 4th Regt. Co. A.
C. T. Roberts, 4th Regt. Co. A.
John Whited 4th Regt. Pa. Cav., Co. A.

Robt. F. Dunbar, 5th Regt. Pa. Artillery, Co. F.
Thos. J. Hughes, 5th Regt., Heavy Art., Co. D.

Robt. Sageim, 11th Regt., Co. E.
Philip H. Jones, 11th Regt. Res., Co. A.
Wm. Dunlap, 11th Regt., PVI Res., Co. A.
D. H. Reilsnyder, 11th Regt. Pa. Cav., Co. H.
Jos. A. Skelly, 11th Regt. Cav., Co. G.

T. W. Dick, 12th Regt., Pa. Res.
John Mallen, 12th Regt. Cav., Co. M.
Jeremiah Ivory, 12th Regt. Pa. Cav., Co. G.

D. B. Coulter, 14th Regt. Pa. Cav., Co. M.
Henry Hon, 14th Regt. U.S., Co. L

A. N. Hart, 17th Regt., Co. H.

A. S. Elliott, 18th Regt., Co. C.

N. J. Roberts, 22d Regt., Bat I.

Stephen Leahee, 28th Regt., Co. F.

Philip Anstead, 29th Regt., Co. H.

Michael Tulley, 31st Regt., Co. A

Kennedy Wilson, 45th Regt., Cos. E & A.

Lewis Bolan, 49th Regt., P.V., Cos. B & C.

Aaron Good, 53rd Regt., Co. B
J. A. Coons, 53rd Regt., Co. B.

Jos. Thomas, 54th Regt. Co. F.
N. Teeter, 54th Regt., Co. E.
Jacob Borkey, 54th Regt. Co. I
Jacob Weaver, 54th Regt. Co. I
Geo. Mangus, 54th Regt., Co. D
L. H. Beck, 54th & 198th Regts., P.V.I.

Henry Martz, 55th Regt., Co. A
P. U. Stoy, 55th Regt., Co.  A
J. B. Ribblett, 55th Regt. Co. K
John Long, 55th Regt. Co.  A.
John N. Nagle, 55th Regt. Co. A.

Albert Nagle, 58th Regt., Co. D.

Geo. Gurley, 77th Regt., Co. E.

Isaac Mahan, 79th Regt., Co. G.

Chas. W. Eckard, 84th Regt., Co. E.

T. M. Miner, 90th Regt., Co. H

Geo. F. Meisel, 93rd Regt., Co. D.

John G. Hassinger, 101st Regt., Co. B

David Griffith, 103rd Regt., unorganized

T. R. Williams, 107th Regt., Co. C

John Thompson, 122nd Regt., Co. F
Jacob Ross, 122nd Regt., Co. D

Peter A. Melhorn, 123rd Regt., Co. F
Obadiah Reese, 123rd Regt., Co. H.

Hiram McGuire, 125th Regt., Co. K
Wm. Simmers, 125th Regt., Co. K.
Ignatius Dunegan, 125th Regt., Co. K
Pat Donahue, 125th Regt., Co. K

Emanuel Smith, 126th Regiment, Ohio, Co. B

Isaac Jones, 132nd Regt., Co. B.

H. A. Berkey, 133rd Regt., Co. E.
Geo. W. Berkey, 133rd Regt., Co.  F
Geo. W. Evans, 133rd Regt., Co. C.
Gen. S. Lamb, 133rd Regt., Co. B & 198th Regt., Co. F.
C. J. Whited, 133rd Regt., Co. F
Isaac B. Bowser, 133rd Regt., Co. A.
Hosea Evans, 133rd Regt., Co. F.
Jos. Miller, 133rd Regt., Co. F.
Leonard Boyers, 133rd Regt., Co. A.
C. F. Kurtz, 133rd Regt., Co. A.
Fred Keis, 133rd Regt., Co. A.
Jas. M. Thompson, 133rd Regt., Co. F
F. R. J. Bennett, 133rd Regt., Co. F
Edward R. Spangler, 133rd Regt., Co. D
F. M. Flanagan, 133rd Regt., Co. F
Michael Ott, 133rd Regt., Co. K
Wm. H. Davis, 133rd Regt., Co.  F
C. D. Shenefelt, 133rd Regt., Co. F
Jacob J. Weigle, 133rd Regt., Co. D
Dr. Thomas B Davis, 133rd Regt., Co. F
John W. Price, 133rd Regt., Co.  A
H. Maloy 133rd Regt., Co. E
D. D. Pryce 133rd Regt., Co.  E
Jno. Boughamer, 133rd Regt., Co. F
Peter Airhart, 133rd Regt., Co.  F
A. C. Dorr, 133rd Regt., Co.  B
Geo. Morris, 133rd Regt., Co. B
Wm. Makin, 133rd Regt. Co. F
A. W. Knepper, 133rd Regt., Co. E
John Strausbaugh, 133rd Regt., Co. B

E. H. Best, 135th Regt., Co.  G
J. C. Sparks, 135th Regt., Co. K.

Andrew T. Jackson, 144th Regt., Pa., Co. B.

W. H. Connell, 149th Regt., Co.  B

J. L. Meloy, 153rd Regt., Co. C.

G. W. Bowman, 184th Regt., PVI., Co. F.
Alex Troxell, 184th Regt., PVI.
G. W. Bowman, 184th Regt., PVI., Co. F
Alex Troxell, 184th Regt., PVI.
Mich. Shank, 184th Regt., Co., E

John Way, 187th Regt., Co.  H
Thos. I. Davis, 187th Regt., Co. K
Noah Dishong, 187th Regt., Co. A

Wm. Woods, 194th Regt., Co.  F

W. P. Jones, 200th Regt., Co. C.

Robt. R. Jones, 207th Regt., Co. C

Thos. Bumford, 208th Regt., Co. C

Ed Owens, 209th Regt., Co. C
J. A. Myers, 209th Regt., Co. C
Evan C. Evans, 209th Regt., Co. C
Wm. M. James, 209th Regt., Co. C
John Rager, 209th Regt., Co. C
Herman Shaffer, 209th Regt., Co. F.
Hugh Evans, 209th Regt., Co. C
Wm. A. Jones, 209th Regt., Co. C
F. H. Barker, 209th Regt., Co. C. 
E. J. Humphreys, 209th Regt., Co. C.

E. A. Wakefield, Pa. Cav.

[The following Civil War veterans who also attended the reunion did not 
have Regiment or Company information listed]

Oscar Longroy, Coalport
Milton Jones
D. Lewis 
Daniel Long
M. D. Barndollar
John L. Stough
E. A. Thompson
Wm. O'Hara,
J. D. Parrish
Wm. Arentrue
I. Adams
J. S. Bolsinger
Isaac Rose
Wm. Plummer
G. W. Richard
D. B. Wilson
H. J. Homer
T. L. Jones
Cyrus W. Strong
W. H. Sechler
G. A. Wilson
Wm. Howell
Thos. Empfield
H. J. Crouse
W. G. Myers
Thomas M. Reese
Levi Keith
D. Libby
Jno. Snyder
V. S. barker
G. H. Boney
Jno. F. Long
Thos. R. Davis
I. N. Davis
Jos. Skelly
Wm. Brand