NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, November 4, 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 4, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 43 Lilly "Signal" Items Miss Agnes Connell of Ebensburg was a Lilly visitor on Saturday. G. A. Harvey and wife of Ebensburg were the guests of the latter's sister, Mrs. Andy Fees on Sunday. J. F. Long and wife of Ebensburg were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy fees on Sunday. They came by the overland route. J. H. Connell, T. J. Moyer and Andy Fees are Lilly's crack hunters. They have covered a circuit of fully fifty miles and the case may be settled in court which one wounded the chickadee that escaped. Nicktown Notes, Nicktown, Oct. 29: J. Kirsh and Louis Lieb are painting the tower of the church. Peter Beck of Spangler was in town Saturday. Miss Sadie Lambour left Monday for Lancaster and Altoona. Miss Bridge and Miss Kissner of Latrobe are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kirsch. Born to Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Lambour, a girl. Bert Rager of Hastings was in town Monday. J. Shank made a business trip to Gallitzin on Tuesday. L. Malloy drove to Spangler on Tuesday. Mr. Cassanade of Altoona was in town one day this week. Dr. and Mrs. Wheeling of Spangler were callers in town Wednesday. Frank O'Connor while playing ball recently very severely sprained his wrist. Bright News from Patton Miss Marguerite Mullen spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mullen. R. S. Tozer and family were La Jose visitors over Sunday. Raymond Thompson is still at home under quarantine and his pup is consequently compelled to remain outside. We pity the homeless old man and hope he can soon join the circle around his own hearthstone. Squire Boone has removed his office from the Good Building to the House immediately in the rear of Perrell's Photo Gallery, where he will dispense justice in quantity and equality to suit requirements. Heinous Crime Charged Mike Glaney of Gallitzin is in the Ebensburg jail awaiting trial on the charge of assaulting Maggie Stein, a crippled girl in Maysville, a Gallitzin suburb. He was caught in the act by the girl's mother who made the information. Glaney went into Mrs. Stein's store and made a small purchase from the girl's mother and when Mrs. Stein left the shop for a few minutes Glaney made the assault on the girl who was lying helpless in an invalid's chair. The man did not deny the crime when arrested shortly afterwards by the policeman but said he was drunk and did not know what he was doing. Held a Reunion The family of Squire and Mrs. J. D. Parrish of this place held a little reunion here yesterday when all the members of the family met and gladdened the hearts of their aged parents. Squire Parrish while quite an old gentleman is still an active Justice of the Peace in the West ward and each day goes to his office and transacts the daily routine of legal business. Mrs. Parrish, his wife, also enjoys good health and while not as active as the Squire is still able to oversee her household duties. The members of the family present yesterday were as follow: C. M. Parrish and family of Bellefonte; John S. Parrish and family of Pittsburg; E. C. Parrish and family; and Miss Flora Parrish of Ebensburg. The meeting yesterday had not been pre-arranged and this feature of the reunion added to the surprise and pleasure of the event Squire Parrish and wife are among Ebensburg's oldest and most respected citizens. County Detective Knee Captures Him County Detective Ed Knee Thursday afternoon brought to Ebensburg jail August Kepko, the defaulting delinquent tax collector from Lower Yoder township, against whom County Treasurer Harry B. Heffley had preferred a charge of embezzlement before Squire Parrish of Ebensburg. Kepko left Lower Yoder township for parts unknown two or three weeks ago having in his possession county tax duplicates to the amount of about $700. He says that he collected about $300 of this and had it in his possession when he left. He was captured in Homestead. Al Carney's Barn destroyed by Fire On Friday night, fire destroyed the barn of Albert Carney in Jackson township near Dearmin's Post office. All the contents were burned with the building, including two cows and a pig. The origin of the fire is not known nor has it been learned whether there was any insurance to cover the loss which amounts to several hundred dollars. Bank Suspends The directors of the First National Bank of Wehrum closed the doors of that institution on November 1st. All the mines there have suspended operations and it was deemed useless to continue business there as the town is rapidly become depopulated. The citizens of Marion Center are making an effort to have the institution moved to that place. Found Body in Swamp A party of hunters returning to their homes in this place about 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon reported the discovery of what were evidently the decomposing remains of a man lying in the densest section of a small swamp, situated on the Ann Glass farm, about four miles east of Ebensburg. Investigations by a number of persons from this place later in the afternoon attested the correctness of the hunters' statements and speculations as to the identity of the dead man has been rife ever since. Various persons say they have good reason to believe that the body is that of a demented person who had been scouting, entirely naked, through the woods of the neighborhood; others believe him to have been murdered and thrown into the swamp, while still another theory has it that he is a victim of the not far distant railroad who, in trying to crawl away for assistance, became exhausted and perished at the spot where his rotting remains were found. The members of the hunting party who made the gruesome discovery were Walter Bolsinger, Wm. Peach, Bell Chute and Hugh Brown. They had been shooting rabbits in the wood near the Glass farm when one of them became curious about a terrible stench which issued apparently from a small bog situated about sixty yards from the farmhouse, deserted now for nearly fifteen years. A very short search revealed the decaying body, entirely nude and lying on its side with the head in a small stream which runs through the swamp. Without attempting to investigate further, the hunters hastened back to Ebensburg where they immediately reported the matter at the Court House. Half an hour later a party composed of Dr. F. C. Jones, Attorneys Walter Jones and Philip N. Shettig, Charles Hasson and W. R. Thompson, started for the Glass farm under the direction of the hunting party. Arriving there they found everything as described. The stench about the place was so dreadful that it was only with the greatest effort that Dr. Jones and one or two other members of the party could approach the body closely enough to make any satisfactory examination. Dr. Jones expressed himself of the opinion that the person, whoever it might be, had been dead a number of weeks. With the exception of a small portion of the rear, the skull was entirely devoid of flesh, the hair too having disappeared. The rest of the body from the neck down was not so badly decomposed, most of the flesh being still intact, and turned into a black crisp by the action of the weather. In the abdominal region, however, there was a great cavity which was a perfect mass of putrefaction. No attempt at a detailed examination was made but from the gray color of the hair on the breast and arms, it was believed that the dead man had been of rather advanced years. What is believed to be a clue to the identity of the man found was given by Richard Bradley, the fourteen-year-old son of James Bradley who lives not more than 100 yards from the Glass place. The boy says that he and some companions had until about a month ago seen at intervals a naked and apparently demented old man dodging among the trees in the neighboring woods. His evidence is said to have been corroborated by that of George and Mike Stock, section men on the Ebensburg branch who are also said to have seen this strange apparition. Coroner Miller was notified of the discovery. Wedding Anniversary The O'Connor residence on Vine Street was the scene of a very pretty family dinner party last evening on the occasion of the thirteenth anniversary of the marriage of Judge and Mrs. F. J. O'Connor. Many friends of the Judge and his wife who remembered the event as one of annual celebration sent congratulatory notes and clusters of flowers. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Bailey, parents of Mrs. O'Connor; Mrs. Elizabeth O'Connor of Ebensburg, mother of the Judge. Messrs. Richard, Edward, Samuel and Fred Bailey, brothers of Mrs. O'Connor and their families; and Attorney J. B. O'Connor and family. The Very Rev. Father John Boyle who performed the marriage ceremony in the little St. John's church on Locust Street thirteen years ago was also present. [Johnstown TRIBUNE]