NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, November 18, 1904, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, November 18, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 45 Local and Personal Ralph Davis is visiting his parents, Col. and Mrs. S. W. Davis. Bert Connell has been visiting in this place the last few days. Caron Leahey of Lilly was an Ebensburg visitor on Wednesday. E. K. Fitler and family left this week for their home at Lakewood, New Jersey. Miss Julia Lemmon left on Thursday for Lancaster where she will spend the winter. Anderson H. Waters, Esq., editor of the Johnstown TRIBUNE was in this place on Tuesday. Ex-Judge John Thomas left this week for Altoona where he will spend a few weeks. V. S. Barker and son, Austin, are among the World's Fair visitors from this place this week. Thomas G. Davis of Dunlo has moved to this place and now occupies his home in the West ward. Miss Mary Roberts returned on Monday from a three weeks visit among relatives in Pittsburg. J. C. Underwood's steam sawmill near Ivison was destroyed by fire a few evenings ago. Loss, $2,000. J. W. Leech, Esq., with his sons, Robert and Russell, are taking in the sights at the St. Louis Exposition. Commissioners Jones, Sheehan and Stutzman and Commissioners' Clerk, F. B. Jones are taking in the St. Louis Exposition. E. C. Jones has purchased a lot on Crawford street from Joseph Davis. Mr. Jones will probably erect a residence upon his property. Capt. Morgan McDonald returned last week from Philadelphia. The Captain was as glad to get back as his many friends were to see him here. Somebody at some time between Wednesday morning and Saturday evening destroyed $65 worth of drums, drum sticks and other property belonging to our band boys. Prof. T. B. Ott will on Friday evening, December 2d, deliver an illustrated lecture in the Opera House on "Wonders of the St. Louis World's Fair." The entertainment will be for the benefit of the school library. James S. Dick, son of T. W. Dick, Esq., is visiting among his many friends at his former home in this place. For the past four years, Mr. Dick has been a resident of Anaconda, Montana, and says it is the finest country in the world. Triplets Born Mrs. Lemuel Stiffler of Hastings recently gave birth to three boys whose combined weight was twenty-two and one-half pounds. One of the infants weighed seven pounds, one seven and one-half and one eight. The mother and children are all doing well. Bright News from Patton E. C. Walters, late proprietor of the Central Hotel, has purchased the furnishings of the Windsor and will take possession Dec. 1st. Mr. Walters is an experienced hotel man and will doubtless make a success of his new venture. Rev. L. M. A. Haughwout and sister are spending this week at the home of their parents in Mifflin county. B. L. Myers and Wm. Rosserman spent Sunday at the home of Professor Meyers at Shirleysburg. Our gay and festive electrical friend, Cecil Mitchell, enjoyed a run to Clearfield last Sunday, remaining at that place with friends until Monday. James Lannon who ran the electric cutter at Flanigan No. 9 was so unfortunate last Saturday as to have his hand caught in the cogs of the machine and before it could be stopped the fingers of his right hand were so terribly mangled that it was necessary to amputate them. The operation was performed by Doctors Shires and Murray. Will Thompson is very elated by the fact that his brother, Roll, being elected Prothonotary of Clearfield County by a majority of over 4,000. Geo. Prindible has completed the connecting link of brick side walk between Fifth Avenue and the Clay works. Terra Cotta Avenue will now be the most popular boulevard for pedestrians especially on moonlight nights. Roy E. Decker the pungent writer for the COURIER spent several days of last week at Pittsburg. It is rumored that he has in view a nice fat state job under Governor Pennypacker. Miss Mildred Lewis will hold a progressive medley party at her home on Fifth Avenue this (Friday) evening to which are invited a large number of our "kidlet" population. Joseph Lingle had a very severe attack of asthma Monday night. We have every sympathy in the world for Joe, and hope he will recover his usual health in time to be ready for school when it opens next Monday. H. O. Winslow should feel proud of his vote in Cambria county. He ran but 12,680 behind President Roosevelt. Our esteemed and venerable citizen, Judge Mellon, does not know whether it is rheumatism or the result of the elections that is causing him considerable annoyance about his joints. Will McCormick has taken possession of the flat recently vacated by D. W. Ritchie. The apartment on the second floor of the Patton Supply building are very desirable to those who enjoy extreme quiet, as the sound of children's voices are never heard within its confines. Lawyer Somerville had his office cleaned this week and was surprised to find how much additional room it gave him. He also found the linoleum that had disappeared from view long, long ago. No Foul Play at Hastings The suspicions which were aroused on Friday by objection made by Mrs. John Gresco of Hastings to permitting an autopsy to be made on the remains of her husband, who was found dead in bed at his home, at the Commercial Hotel, in Hastings, was cleared by Coroner Miller without the formality of an inquest. It is very evident that Gresco died from natural causes. Dr. Miller went to Hastings Friday afternoon. It required just about five minutes for Dr. Miller to convince Mrs. Gresco that the law was acting in the matter of her husband's death and that any objections on her part would be summarily overruled. He and Dr. D. S. Rice of Hastings then proceeded with the autopsy. They opened the skull and the cause of death was found at the top of it where there were evidences of a hemorrhage. The blood had not had time to clot and some three or four ounces of [word faded] fluid were found. Closer investigation revealed the fact that there had [word faded] been an injury inflicted upon the dead man's brain a number of years ago. There was an adhesion of [words faded] the membrane to the brain [word faded] exact cause of the hemorrhage which was directly responsible for the death is not known. It was evident that Gresco had died suddenly. The man's mental condition during the last three or four months of his life was explained by a softening of a considerable portion of the brain at the base. It is the opinion of both Coroner Miller and Dr. Rice that had Gresco lived a few months longer, it would have been necessary to confine him in an asylum to prevent him doing himself or others bodily harm. For some time before his death it was noticed that the hotel man had been becoming quite troublesome. The autopsy satisfied Dr. Miller that it would not be necessary to hold an inquest and he concluded his work by taking the testimony of a number of people who saw Gresco the day and night before he died. These witnesses include two men who had stayed up with him all night and had seen him go to sleep between 5 and 6 o'clock. He was found dead by his wife about 5 hours later. Death Strikes Twice, Apollo, Pa., Nov. 16: A remarkable series of deaths has occurred in the family of Mrs. Lazarus Owens of Apollo in the last few hours. Mrs. Owens, her daughter, Mrs. Martha Shaner and her son, James Owens, are dead and another son, Todd Owens, prostrated by the shock and made dangerously ill. Two days ago, James Owens, aged 52, who lived at the home of his mother died suddenly. James was one of a large family and his brothers and sisters came to attend the funeral. Mrs. Owens and her daughter, Mrs. Shaner, were extremely affected at the death and seemed overcome by the shock. The funeral of James was held in the afternoon and after the return from the cemetery Mrs. Shaner fainted. Friends rushed to her assistance and she was laid upon a couch and physicians summoned. Before they arrived she died. Mrs. Shaner's death, coupled with that of her son, completely unnerved Mrs. Owens and she fell to the floor unconscious. Before the doctor who had been summoned for Mrs. Shaner could arrive, Mrs. Owens had also expired. Todd Owens was pronounced out of danger and he will probably recover. The coroner was notified of the deaths.