NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, April 15, 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, April 15, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 16 Local and Personal J. Bert Denny was in Johnstown last Friday. John Brown of Cresson spent last Friday in Johnstown. James McBreen of Nanty-Glo was in our midst recently. L. S. and L. J. Davis were Johnstown visitors on Saturday last. John Clement is erecting a new residence in the East Ward. Jim Peach moved his household goods to Altoona on Wednesday. Miss Hattie Wood of McKeesport is the guest at Jos. Brown's this week. Fletcher C. George of Lilly was in town transacting business on Thursday last. E. H. Drumheller of Lilly was transacting business in Johnstown on Saturday. Col. S. W. Davis went down to the wicked city on last Friday to look 'em over. Emanuel S. Gramling of South Fork paid a business visit to Blairsville on Friday last. Miss Cordelia Burns of this place was the guest of her parents at Nicktown last week. Frank J. Harman Esq., of this place was transacting business in Johnstown last Friday. E. Mailey and wife of Cresson were registered at the Merchants Hotel in Johnstown on Sunday. Albert Frazier of Portage who has been seriously ill with appendicitis is able to be around again. C. T. Roberts and his son, Dr. Roberts, of Pittsburg are spending a few days at Cambridge Springs. Attorney Herman H. Myers of this place was in the City of Johnstown transacting business on Friday last. The cellar is about completed and the erection of the walls for F. W. Barker's fine new residence commenced. Herman Apel will shortly commence the erection of a handsome new house on the lot adjoining his present residence. Walter J. Myers, of Wilmerding, Allegheny Co., Pa., was the guest of friends and relatives in town a few days last week. Mrs. Jonathan D. Lewis of this place has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Alvin D. Davis of the Southside, Johnstown. Mrs. George Porch returned from Johnstown where she had been spending several days visiting friends and relatives on Monday evening. The borough exchequer was increased about $20 as the result of fines for drunks and disorders on Saturday evening last. Policeman Finn is a terror to evil doers. Adam Schettig a venerable and respected resident of Carrolltown is spending a few days with his son, Ambrose Schettig, the hardware dealer, in this place. Miss Mamie Thompson was the guest of Miss Sidney Kerr of Johnstown last week. Miss Thompson attended the "Pinafore" performance while in the Flood City. We regret to learn that Mark Frailey our clothing merchant who has gone to Mt. Clement for relief from rheumatism for which he has suffered several months is not gaining much benefit from the treatment. Miss Malinda Conrad of Chest Springs has had her right leg amputated recently. Dr. Somerville performed the operation successfully. Miss Conrad had been suffering from white swelling since she was a child and had been worse than usual the past few weeks. Miss LaRue Crum, who for the past 4 years has been the saleslady at M. K. Piper's store at Lilly has recently resigned her position. Miss Crum intends visiting through Huntingdon county for a few months and then she will depart for Telluride, Colorado, where she will reside in the near future. A commission in lunacy appointed by Judge F. J. O'Connor has recommended that Andy Oshan and Thomas Lewis, both inmates of the county jail, be sent to the institution at Dixmont. The commission was composed of Dr. Thomas J. Davison, P. N. Shettig, James Reynolds and Detective Ed Knee. Mrs. A. V. Barker and daughter, Helen, of Ebensburg have returned home from their sojourn of a number of months in California and other western states. Judge Barker, who was also in the Golden Gate state, left his wife and daughter in Chicago and went from there to Boston, from which city he will accompany his daughter, Miss Lovell, a student at a music conservatory to this place. Postmaster Green of Patton was here on Tuesday last. Assessor Burk of Gallitzin was in town this week. Florentine H. Barker was a Johnstown visitor on Tuesday. Alvin Sherbine of Wilmore paid this place a visit one day this week. Celestine Luther of Carrolltown was seen upon our streets on Monday last. James Itell of Portage was transacting business in this place on Wednesday. M. L. Leary of Chest Springs was a business visitor in this place this week. Attorney George C. Kein was transacting business in this place on Wednesday. Bob Treese, one of our genial barbers, was in Altoona on business Friday last. Henry Campbell of Belsano was registered at the Hotel Bender on Monday. Emil Roth of Johnstown was greeting his many friends in this place Tuesday. Squire Mellon of Patton was in town greeting his many friends one day this week. John Thomas is making some decided improvements on his residence on Horner street. Henry Taylor of the C. & C. division, located at Cresson, spent Tuesday night last in town. M. M. Smith of this place was registered at the Crystal Hotel, Johnstown on Tuesday. John C. Davis, assistant solicitor of the Cambria Steel Company of Johnstown, spent Monday at the County Seat. Mrs. Jones, wife of County Commissioner Benjamin Jones who has been visiting relatives in Johnstown, returned home Tuesday. Frank O'Neill, the new proprietor of the Baker House at South Fork has changed the name of the place to the Arlington Hotel. Jacob Fronheiser of the 17th Ward, Johnstown, was in Ebensburg on Wednesday attending to business in connection with his coal properties. The Rev. J. Twyson Jones, pastor of the First Congregational church in this place was the guest of Mr. Robert Thomas in Johnstown the first of the week. The concert given at Mineral Point on Saturday evening is reported to have been one of the best ever given there. Prof. H. E. White and the chorus class have every reason to be proud of the affair. A. J. Baker of Hasting, who, it will be remembered, had his house and barn burned to the ground recently, was in this place on Wednesday on business connected with his insurance. Mr. Thomas Barnes and Mr. J. C. Slinger of Barnesboro were visitors to our town on Wednesday. Mr. Barnes is one of the largest and most successful coal operators in Cambria county. The graduating exercises of the Reade (township) High School are announced for Friday, April 15. The graduating class is composed of Misses Elossie Barmond, Sara Glasgow, Laura Lovell, Verginia Miller and Margaret Williams. [Names spelled as they appeared in the newspaper] Martin Sanders of Cambria Township, regarded as a weather prophet to whom you can pin your faith is authority for the statement that we may expect cold disagreeable weather until the fifth of May. We may add that if Martin is right it will not be safe to set out little onions until that date. Among the out-of-town guests in attendance at the performance of "Pinafore" last night were J. Bert Denny of Ebensburg and his three daughters, the Misses Olive, Grace and Hilda Denny who stopped at the Hotel Crystal. H. H. Myers of Ebensburg was also at the Crystal last night. [Saturday's DEMOCRAT] Local Nights Attended The $50,000 check which will be presented to the Catholic University at Washington, D. C., by Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearon on behalf of the members of the 600 Knights of Columbus Counsels is eight feet wide and has imprinted on it the names of each council from which contributions were received, including Cambria County's two counsels. The following persons from this vicinity were in attendance: Wm. A. McGuire, Frank Sharbaugh, F. J. Hartman, A. J. Darragh, of this place and James Campbell and Samuel Dolin of South Fork. Will Move Here Mr. T. S. Davis, the real estate agent, disposed of a house and lot in the West Ward one day last week to Gidlon Mock of Susquehanna township. The consideration was $1300. Mr. Mock will move into the property in the course of a month. A Good Horse Market Ebensburg is fast becoming noted for its fine horses. Almost every day fine teams ranging in prices from $300 to $700 are disposed of and shipped abroad. A representative of the Standard Oil Co., was here on Saturday and purchased two heavy draught teams. Will Build Residence M. C. Westover has awarded a contract for the erection of a modern residence at the corner of North Fifteenth street and Crawford avenue, Spangler. The building will be 38 by 40 feet, a frame structure, finished throughout in oak and will cost when completed between $4,000 and $4,500. Will Erect Two Dwelling Houses Mrs. E. B. Cresswell will soon begin the erection of two dwelling houses on lots adjoining her residence. Residences are very much in demand in our town and command good rentals. A real estate agent said to us recently that he had applications from at least twenty renters who wish to locate in our midst. Blair to Try It Blair county directors of the poor have decided to erect buildings on the county farm for the maintenance of the county's insane. $75,000 are to be spent for this purpose. This will do away with the mingling of the county's poor and the insane charges. Wires Nearly Strung The Huntingdon & Clearfield Telephone Company has almost completed a through line to Clearfield and within a short time Patton can "hello" to that thriving district. The wires are strung as far as Cherrytree and with good weather it will be only a short time until they reach Patton. Celebrate Anniversary In honor of the 75th anniversary of the birth of William Kellar of Upper Yoder township, a most enjoyable affair was tendered him Saturday evening, when a large number of friends and relatives called at his home and helped him properly celebrate the occasion. Mr. Kellar was made the recipient of many useful and valuable gifts. A fine supper was served at 11:30 o'clock. Hard to Kill After lying at the point of death for over a week at Portage, Anthony Salwakeitas, a foreigner, who shot himself in the intestine Monday, April 4, is on the way to recovery. On the day mentioned Salwakeitas who went to Portage from Mountaindale, secured somewhere a quantity of bad nectar, which he proceeded to do away with. As a result he went on the warpath and for a time made things move rapidly in his vicinity. Finally after displaying conspicuously a .32-caliber revolver, the man put it in his pocket and sat down on it. The weapon was discharged and the ball penetrated his intestines, piercing them in two places. He was removed to the office of Dr. John F. Schofield, where that physician and Dr. J. A. Stricker operated upon him, stitching up the holes in his intestines. It was not expected that the man would recover but he has surprised everyone by picking up rapidly. Two Murder Trials Slated The criminal list for the coming June term of court has already inscribed upon it two murder cases. They are those in which Harvey Seaman of Wilmore is charged with the shooting of thirteen-year-old Foster Bauers at Wilmore on March 8th, and the one wherein George Pilet, the foreign miner of Portage, is held responsible for the death of Mike Keitis who died last Wednesday from the effects of a thrust in the eye with an umbrella. Two informations charging larceny were also made against Seaman before Alderman W. J. Lambert Saturday morning shortly after the murder charge had been preferred against him by County Detective Kline. The murder charge against Seaman who is only about sixteen years of age, comes as a surprise and was instituted as the result of an investigation in which the people of Wilmore have been insisting upon for some time. County Detective Knee was in Wilmore Friday evening but came back without making an arrest. He returned to the mountain town Saturday morning and brought the prisoner back to Johnstown with him. Home from the South Senator and Mrs. Jacob C. Stineman and George Stineman, the Senator's brother, of South Fork returned Saturday night from Southern Pines, North Carolina, where Senator Stineman had been spending several weeks for his health. Saw Mill Destroyed George S. Kring's saw mill situate near Salix was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The cause of the blaze is unknown. The employees living near the mill formed a bucket brigade but were unable to save the building. First Snake of the Season John Elder, the Civil Engineer, who was in Jackson township surveying a tract of land one day last week, came across an immense snake lying on a log basking in the warm sun. John is of the opinion that when the snake is full grown, it will measure about ten feet. Anybody else who has a snake story will please send it in early for publication. Good Men, True Drawn Jury Commissioners Select the Men Before Whom the Issues of the June Term Will be Treated The Jury Commissioners have drawn the following as jurors for the June term: Traverse Jurors: First Week B. J. Evans, farmer, Cambria twp. W. C. Foust, laborer, Scalp Level Boro. Joshua Auranault, merchant, Lilly. Adam Sherman, farmer, Jackson twp. Isadore Strittmatter, farmer, Carroll twp. H. J. Huether, foreman, Hastings Boro. John A. Dillon, farmer, Susquehanna twp. John Downey, engineer, Johnstown, 5th wd. Richard Davis, painter, Johnstown, 13th wd. George Aschom, laborer, Johnstown, 21st ward. John Hoyer, farmer, Croyle twp. Frank Markley, mill hand, Johnstown 11th wd. Jno. Glasser, hotel keeper, Carrolltown Boro. Louis Zang, clerk, Johnstown, 9th wd. J. Mulligan, teamster, Patton, 2d wd. J. D. McNulty, laborer, Barnesboro Boro. Charles Axmaker, miner, Johnstown, 18th wd. John S. Gaffney, mill hand, Johnstown, 16th wd. George Dimond, farmer, Summerhill twp. Edward Buck, farmer, Alleghany Twp. James Cooper, laborer, Clearfield twp. George Mulheiser, merchant, Johnstown, 1st wd. Thomas R. Bradley, miner, Gallitzin Boro. J. H. Veil, harness maker, Scalp Level Boro. D. B. Snow, foreman, Johnstown, 21st wd. F. C. Murphy, gentleman, South Fork, 2d wd. P. M. Lawrence, clerk, Johnstown, 1st wd. W. H. Brady, restaurateur, Lilly Boro. D. Boyer, jeweler, South Fork, 2d wd. Wm. Meyer, Johnstown, 16th wd. J. Cush, hotel keeper, Johnstown, 15th wd. J. L. Fleck, engineer, East Conemaugh. Thomas H. Wicks, miner, South Fork, 2d wd. J. T. Sweeny, laborer, Lilly Boro. Steve Forgacs, laborer, Johnstown, 15th wd. J. F. Gordan, mill hand, Johnstown, 1st wd. J. Rowland, farmer, Upper Yoder twp. B. Byers, farmer, Jackson Twp. C. Raymond, mill hand, Westmont Boro. L. W. Sweitzer, mason, Johnstown, 21st wd. F. J. Cloud, agent, Cresson twp. Francis Fox, merchant, Adams twp. C. W. Pringle, engineer, East Conemaugh. Walter J. Davis, farmer, Cambria Twp. H. Kelly, gentleman, Johnstown, 10th wd. J. Fardy, millman, Johnstown, 10th wd. Wm. Diveling, farmer, Croyle twp. L. D. Wissinger, carpenter, Dale Boro. J. O'Brien, laborer, Dean Twp. Charles McHugh, miner, Summerhill Boro. Jacob Haas, laborer, Lower Yoder Twp. Joseph Mock, carpenter, Johnstown, 2d wd. Wm. Auman, teamster, Johnstown, 17th wd. Simon Betts, laborer, Croyle twp. J. B. Goller, laborer, Johnstown, 9th wd. John Gillen, farmer, Jackson twp. R. W. Jones, clerk, Portage twp. Philip Anstead, farmer, Ebensburg, East ward. T. Broehm, bricklayer, Johnstown, 20th wd. A. J. Sill, farmer, Allegheny Twp. Grand Jury Akers, Alphonse, plumber, Johnstown, Eighth ward. Beiter, Casper, farmer, Portage township. Baker, Conrad, farmer, Lower Yoder township. Barnes, Thomas, plumber, Johnstown, Fifth Ward. Burgoon, A. L., farmer, White township. Eberly, Augustine, farmer, Munster township. Glass, Edward, carpenter, Patton, First Ward. Green, Charles H., laborer, Blacklick township. Kirby, David, laborer, Johnstown, Eighth ward. Lawrence, Luther, clerk, Barr township. Marcello, Mart, merchant, Cresson township. Moran, Peter, farmer, Allegheny township. Meyers, George A., hotel keeper, Ashville borough. McMullen, John, laborer, Adams twp. Nevell, J. H., miner, East Taylor twp. Nagle, Jesse, farmer, Clearfield twp. O'Hara, M. A., farmer, Munster twp. Pheister, N. laborer, Barr township. Pringle, David, farmer, Summerhill township. Rively, Abraham, farmer, Richland township. Reynolds, W. J., mill hand, Johnstown, Twentieth ward Rourk, John, miner, South Fork, First Ward. Wess, Joseph A., engineer, Johnstown. Wissinger, Harry, farmer, Richland township. Pettit Jurors - Second Week Adams, Chas., clerk, Carrolltown Boro. Adams, Gerald, farmer, Clearfield twp. Apple, Theo., Sr., laborer, Reade twp. Amsler, Frank, clerk, Johnstown, 8th wd. Adams, E. J., clerk, Gallitzin twp. Albright, Adam, carpenter, Chest twp. Barnett, Jeremiah, wagon maker, Johnstown, 8th Ward. Blough, Ralph, paper hanger, Johnstown, 17th Wd. Bingham, Robt., machinist, Johnstown, 1st ward. Best, John, contractor, Johnstown, 6th Ward. Bantley, Christ, merchant, Scalp Level Borough. Bolvin, L. A., farmer, Summerhill twp. Bowman, Jacob, laborer, Reade twp. Carney, Jas., gatekeeper, Johnstown, 18th Ward. Clark, Peter, machinist, Johnstown, 16th Ward. Carroll, T. A., laborer, Johnstown, 5th Ward. Denny, J. B., gentleman, Ebensburg West Ward. Davis, E. A., engineer, Scalp Level Boro. Deitrich, J. J., farmer, Carroll twp. Dimond, Jesse H., farmer, Summerhill township. Dopp, Lewis, carpenter, Summerhill township. Dumm, Henry, farmer, Barr twp. Dale, J. E., clerk, Patton, 1st ward. Fearl, T. J., agent, Johnstown, 6th wd. Fisher, J., merchant, Johnstown, 3rd ward. Fitzsimmons, Ed., brakeman, Johnstown 10th ward. George, Adam, laborer, Washington twp. Gallagher, J., hotel keeper, Johnstown, 12th ward. Hertzog, P., gentleman, Carrolltown Boro. Hite, J. Ward, clerk, Johnstown, 2d ward Hipp, M., laborer, Daisytown, 1st wd. Hughes, W., engineer, Johnstown, 1st wd. Hoy, A., carpenter, E. Conemaugh Boro. Highland, J., laborer, Johnstown 12th wd. Hunt, I. L., gentleman Johnstown, 8th ward. Krish, M. H., carpenter, Spangler Boro. Kibbler, T., miner, Elder township. Livingstown, F., carpenter, Johnstown, 8th ward, Marks, Joseph, painter, Patton Boro, 2d ward. Mattes, Geo., alderman, Johnstown 1st wd. Martin, Robt., mill hand, Johnstown 1st wd. McGuire, Thos., dyer, Johnstown, 5th wd. McIntosh, Saml., farmer, Portage twp. O'Brein, W. L., hotel keeper, Johnstown, 13th wd. Osborn, F., gardner, Johnstown, 8th wd. O'Dowd, Pat, grocer, Tunnelhill Boro. Paul, R. E., machinist, Johnstown, 17th ward. Parrish, B. W., farmer, Cambria twp. Reilly, Jas., laborer, Gallitzin twp. Rager, Jackson, farmer, Jackson twp. Stoltz, M. J., hotel keeper, Ebensburg. Stoltz, F., farmer, Clearfield twp. Stuver, W. H., butcher, Johnstown, 14th ward. Sheridan, J., wholesale, Portage Boro. Simelsberger, F., farmer, Adams twp. Topper, Frank, farmer, Adams twp. Van Scoyoc, David, miner, Reade twp. Winger, John, wholesaler, Barnesboro Boro. Wiss, Leo, farmer Croyle twp. Wasser, Wm., gentleman, Carroll twp. Gallagher Property Sold T. Stanton Davis concluded a deal by which he becomes the owner of a block in the West Ward, 264 feet square. The property was purchased from James Gallagher and is located on the south east corner of Julian and Ogle streets. The consideration in the deal was $3,500 and Mr. Gallagher is to be permitted to occupy the house in which he lives for a period of two years without being charged any rent. Mr. Davis stated that he will proceed to cut the square up into lots at once and place them on the market for sale. The residence now occupied by Joseph Link and family on Centre Street will be removed to the lower end of Mr. Davis' new purchase as will also the building adjoining it on the same street. Boys in Difficulty A number of boys of this place owing to a little difficulty in realizing clearly the import of the "mine and thine" idea find themselves bound to court on Commonwealth charges. The lads amused themselves Sunday evening by destroying the property of the Rowena Boat Club, the directors felt impelled to push the matter with the result indicated. Smith Arrives Fred Smith, the trainer engaged by the local horseman, has arrived in town and has already started his work of trying out the speeders. Easter Tea A Success The Easter Tea given by the ladies of the Church of the Holy Name was in every way a success. The viands were all that could be deserved and all records in point of attendance were broken. The tables were in charge of Mrs. F. C. Sharbaugh, Mrs. M. J. Stoltz, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Katie Blair, Mrs. A. W. Buck and Mrs. J. V. Scanlan, assisted by Misses Glais, Shoemaker, Henry and Darragh. A handsome sum was realized. Lincoln's Friend Dead Charles Albert Beecher Gave Grant His Start toward Fame Cincinnati, April 13 - Word has been received here of the sudden death at Marysville, O., of Charles Albert Beecher of this city. Death was due to heart disease. Mr. Beecher, a close friend and confidential advisor of Abraham Lincoln, and was a delegate from Illinois to the national convention of which nominated Mr. Lincoln in 1860. From 1855 to 1868 he was a member of the Illinois Republican state committee. It was he, who in 1861, assisted in obtaining for Ulysses S. Grant, a commission as Captain in the Illinois volunteer service. In 1881 he removed to Cincinnati and was active in merging the Ohio and Mississippi railroad with the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. He leaves a large fortune to nephew and nieces, having never married. Letters Issued Estate of Peter R. Mulvehill, late of Westmont Borough, will probated and Letters Testamentary issued to F. P. Martin. Estate of Wm. Behe, late of Washington township, deceased, Letters of Administration issued to F. C. George. Estate of James M. Shield, late of Johnstown, Letters of Administration issued to Jacob R. Hegie. Estate of Mary Hildebrand, late of Summerhill, will probated and Letters of Administration issued to Lucy J. Grove. Estate of Abraham Custer, late of Franklin Borough, Letters of Administration issued to William H. Pane. Estate of Wm. Motter, late of Johnstown, will probated and Letters Testamentary issued to Francis M. Motter. Weighmaster Removed The miners at No. 37 plant of the Berwind-White company near Scalp Level, several hundred in number, who had been out on strike for several days owing to a dispute over the honesty of the check weighmaster, Abram Jones, have returned to work. The difficulty was adjusted by the removal of Jones from his position. The miners, claiming that Jones did not give the correct weight of the coal they mined, it is claimed, stoned his shanty and made threats to lynch him, but officers Friday night prevented them from carrying out their threat. Nicktown Notes Miss Stella McDermott of Ebensburg spent Easter Sunday with her parents at this place. Frank Lieb who has been on a trip to Eastern cities has returned to his home here. The school of this place closed Friday of last week. Mr. Larry Westover and family have moved into the house vacated by I. Hammond. Mr. Hammond has moved to Spangler. George Lieb who is teaching school near Hastings spent Easter Sunday with his parents at this place.