NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, December 2, 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, December 2, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 47 Local and Personal Wm. Brown of Cresson is reported to be seriously ill. Jonathan Owens is spending a few days in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Evans spent Sunday in Johnstown. S. S. Kinkead spent several days last week in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barker returned Friday from St. Louis. Mrs. Olin Thomas is spending the winter with her father, Mr. John Owens. Mr. R. E. Jones and son, Cyrus, spent several days in Philadelphia last week. Mr. James Singer, Nantyglo, was a caller at the office Tuesday. Mrs. Robert Welsh of New York is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Kate Myers. Mrs. E. F. Spencer of Van Ormer is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. O. A. Kinkead. Mrs. Ellen Owens is visiting her brother, David Howells and family of Kane, Pa. Mrs. Maud Collins is visiting Mrs. Thomas Shoemaker and family of Bellefonte. Mrs. W. I. Stineman of South Fork is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund James. Mrs. Mame Davis is visiting her brother, Dr. W. R. Shoemaker and family at Wilmerding. T. H. Hasson, Esq., of Pittsburg spent several days at his former home in this place last week. Mrs. W. A. Jones is visiting her son, Earl Jones, who is a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Thomas F. Callan of Cresson is here in the capacity of a juror at argument court which is in session this week. Leo Luttringer who has been terribly ill with typhoid fever at his home in Johnstown is reported convalescent. Mrs. Richard Russell and children of Philadelphia are visiting Mrs. Russell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Peach in this place. Nannie Bender who has been ill of typhoid fever at the home of her grandfather, E. R. Dunegan of St. Augustine, is improving rapidly. Clark Creery and Nelson Brown returned Monday from a hunting trip to Clearfield county where they killed a four prong buck - so they say. Harvey VanAsdlen, the genial and smiling, has been managing the Mountain House this week during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Stoltz. Attorney Robert E. Cresswell and Samuel Fetterman have gone to Virginia to investigate some valuable coal land in which several Johnstown capitalists are interested. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. C. Laubacher and Mr. I. J. Rively and friend, Miss Annie Duffy of Altoona, were the guests of Mrs. Laubacher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Englehart in this place Thanksgiving. Bright News from Patton Miss Eva Crain of the COURIER staff was seriously ill several days last week from an attack of tonsillitis. At this writing she is convalescing rapidly. Alex Monteith, the six-year-old son of Alex Monteith Sr., was seriously injured Saturday in a coasting accident on Palmer Avenue. In coming down the hill the little fellow ran into a telephone pole and demolished his sled, a portion running into the fleshy part of the thigh, inflicting a wound that required nine stitches to close. Miss Minnie Baiter who for a long time has resided on Beech Avenue, has removed to the home of Mr. Charles Austin on Fifth Avenue. Misses Cora and Dorothy Suiter of Dubois spent Thanksgiving day with friends in Patton. Miss Marguerite Mullen spent Thanksgiving with her parents, returning to school at Cresson Monday morning. Will Reese is now domiciled at the Patton Hotel. Ed Humphrey is opening a pool and billiard parlor in the room on Fifth Avenue lately occupied by James Common & Sons. Roy Decker was so fortunate as to get a fine jack rabbit one day last week, but don't for a moment suppose he shot it, he is too tenderhearted to take the life of such an innocent little animal It was a case of truck for truck, simply a gift from an admiring delinquent. E. C. Brown was at Ebensburg this week, being interested in an important lawsuit which was on trial before His Honor, Judge O'Connor. Wreck on Main Line J. J. Selby of Pitcairn, a brakeman, had his skull fractured and a leg broken in a wreck which occurred about two miles above Conemaugh, Wednesday evening about 7:15 o'clock. He is now in the Cambria Hospital, Johnstown, where he is being treated by Dr. B. E. Longwell. Traffic on all four tracks of the P. R. R. was blocked until an early hour Thursday morning, trains being backed up for a mile on each side of the track. Hold Family Reunion A very pleasant Thanksgiving was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bumford of South Ebensburg when a family reunion was held. The day was passed in playing games and other amusements and a sumptuous dinner was served at 1 o'clock. Those present were the following: Mrs. John N. Jones and daughters, Marion and Dayton of Lima, O.; Miss Lizzie Jones of Holyhead, Wales; the Rev. Jenkins; Messrs. and Mesdames Thomas Bumford, Edwin Bumford, John Bumford, William Bumford, George Bumford, Hugh Jones, R. J. Roberts, Harry Roberts, Newton Helsel and Norman Lauffer; Mrs. John Morgan; Misses Pearl Roberts, Edna Roberts, Sadie Roberts, Edna, Ester, Florence and Iva Morgan; Myrtle, Margaret, Mazie and Annie Bumford; and Anna Lauffler, Messrs. Abner Evert and Thomas Bumford, Raymond and Walter Bumford, Howard Bumford, Oliver Roberts, Waldo Helsel, Leslie Lauffler, Webster Burley and Sherman Bumford, Hershall and Cyrus Roberts and David Bumford. Church Dedicated St. Mary's new Catholic Church erected by the Polish Catholics of Gallitzin was dedicated on Thursday of last week. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Garvey of Altoona and was assisted by a number of county clergy. Vintondale Mines Resume Work It was announced that the Vinton Colliery Company of Vintondale has commenced to operate mines Nos. 1 and 2 owned by the Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company of that place. The Lackawanna Company ceased operations of those mines shortly after the shut down at Wehrum. The lease secured by the Vinton Colliery Company covers all the coal property and plants in Cambria County as well as a portion of their holdings adjoining Vintondale in Indiana County. According to the terms of the contract at least 100,000 tons annually must be mined. Found Infant's Body While hunting rabbits on the Joseph Blough farm near Geistown about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, Stephen Weaver came upon the dead body of an infant lying naked on a stone pile. He communicated at once with Justice J. M. McVicker and David Stull of Geistown who after they had verified the report, notified Coroner E. L. Miller of Johnstown. The body was found huddled up upon a pile of stones as though it had been thrown there by some one in a hurry to get rid of it and proved to be that of a fully developed male child in a very good state of preservation. The absence of human tracks about the place where the remains were discovered would show that the latter was left there before the snow fall last Saturday evening. Civil Court in Session The case that consumed the entire afternoon was that of Thomas and Margaret Steele v. the Pennsylvania Railroad, W. C. Fletcher of Altoona, represented the plaintiffs; H. W. Storey appeared for the company. In 1902 the 17-year-old son of the Steeles was killed in a wreck near Frugality. The parents in this action sought to recover for the boy's death. After the testimony was all in the defendant made a motion asking for a compulsory non-suit and after hearing the arguments of counsel the court refused to allow the case to go to the jury. The Court made disposition of a number of cases as follows: Petition of Johnstown and Scalp Level Street Railway Company for a decree of dissolution. Granted. Petition and motion sworn to by W. J. Kuntz and asking that the appointment of S. G. Fetterman as viewer in the matter of the petition of Charles H. Suppes et al for a lateral railway over properties owned by Mr. Kuntz and the Jacob Fend estate be vacated. Granted and Selah Linton appointed in Mr. Fetterman's place. Petition of residents of Dean Township for a tax collector. Granted and Jos. H. Brown commended after he has procured the required bonds. To the apparent disappointment of a good crowd of spectators, the divorce case of O. M. Wilson vs. Willa Wilson, his wife, was not aired before a jury nor will it be. Counsel for both parties agreed to the withdrawal of a motion previously made by Mrs. Wilson for a jury trial and the court appointed Attorney Dan L. Parson of Johnstown to hear the case as master. Practically the whole of Tuesday's session of court was taken up with waiting for counsel in the case of S. C. Gearhart and S. D. M. McCartney vs. Luther Gwinn and Thomas Gwinn, an action in ejectment to reach a settlement. About 2 o'clock negotiations were called off and the trial of the case begun. According to papers filed by the plaintiffs the facts in the case are about as follows: Judge Martin Bell of Blair County some time ago transferred the title of some eight and one half acres of coal land which he owned in Dean Township to Luther and Thomas Gwinn. Claiming later that they had failed to live up to the terms of an agreement by which they were to operate the land within a specified time, the Blair County jurist transferred the property to S. C. Gearhart who in turn conveyed half of it to S. D. McCartney. The latter two have brought this action to dispossess the Gwinns who are still on the premises. This case continued until Wednesday evening when the jury after being sent out two hours, brought in a verdict for the defendant. The distinguished counsel in the case of the Coaldale Mining Company vs. the Chest Creek Land & Improvement Company and the Beech Creek Coal & Coke Company reached an amicable agreement Tuesday and the difficulty will not be aired before a jury. Plaintiffs' counsel in this action were E. A. Shoemaker, Esq., and Evans, Leech and Evans, while the defendant concerns were represented by Ex-Judge A. J. Krebs of Clearfield, Attorney Thomas Murray of the same place and M. D. Kittell, Esq., of Ebensburg. Must Face Grand Jury District Attorney Stephens presents the following criminal calendar of the first week of December term of court. The list while not a long one is marked by an unusually large proportion of offenses against mortality. In connection with the list of the District Attorney makes the following announcements: Prosecutors and their witnesses will be required to be present on the days designated below for the presentation of their cases to the Grand Jury. A list of surety and desertion cases for trial during the first week of court follows the grand jury list and prosecutors and their witnesses as well as the defendants and their witnesses will be required to be present on the days designated for the trial of their cases. Grand Jury, Monday, Dec. 5th: Offenses against morality: D. D. Aikey Veronica Hopfer James Leibford, Martha Logue Wilson Connor Susie Howard Charles Kosak Emilio Cuhron John Fish Lizzie Lodlitch William Schrader Elsie Ech Jackson Blockburn, Jr. Sarah Bowser Michael Smith Matilda Wyar John Green Jr. Pauline Batchel Sylvester Morris Irene Hound Abselom Carry Annie Eckenrode John Fitzpatrick Ardela McGonigle Harry Adams Esther Boring Earl Kuntz Mamie Harner Francis Berkbile Mary Hockstein Edwin Gibboney Desales Ingoldsby Charles Conrad Maud Sease Jesse Carnes Emma George D. P. Fetterman, adultery, etc.; Mary E. Varner. Steve Sakmar, aggravated assault and battery; Steve Sipko. Steve Sakmar, felonious assault and battery; Michael Shimesky. George Iddings, assault and battery; Joseph Dunnegan. Charles Hamilton, assault and battery; Mary E. Loy. Rosa Fox, assault and battery; Emma Boyle. John Cowen, assault and battery; Mary Mayreefer Charles Leap et al, assault and battery; Priscilla Myers. S. A. Myers, et al, riot; William Inman. Thomas Hughes, et al, assault and battery; Mary Dunn. Lee B. Williams, assault and battery; P. McCormack Vincent Burke, aggravated assault and battery; W. H. Dougherty. James Gilmore, firearms; Ernest Nash. Joseph C. Noel, concealed weapons; Martin Thomas. Samuel Eckenrode, assault and battery; Abe Hutchinson. Grand Jury, Tuesday Dec. 6th: F. M. Shaffer, assault and battery; H. Oldham. Iona Adams, larceny; Peter Dishong. Mike Bordon, liquor laws; Margaret Simpson. Michael Levin, liquor laws; John J. Smay. John W. Otto, assault and battery, intent to kill; E. W. Humphreys. John Ceia, defrauding; Mary Keysko. John Jonda, aggravated assault and battery; John Knapp. J. W. Miller, firearms; J. G. Davis. George Farmer, aggravated assault and battery; Paul Miller. Mary Burnett, liquor laws; V. Bulcsh. [The rest of the list has been skipped due to the fact that the left edge of the newspaper is cut off and the first name of the defendant and the surname of the prosecutor is missing.]