NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, April 8, 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 8, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 15 Local and Personal M. J. Stoltz of this place spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Harrisburg. Mr. Charles Hasson of this place was among the visitors who took in the sights at Harrisburg this week. Stewart Kinkead spent Sunday in Johnstown. H. H. Myers made a business trip to Indiana on Monday last. I. E. Carman of Lilly was a pleasant caller in this place Monday. W. C. Wolfe of Lilly transacted business in Johnstown on Saturday. Edward R. Hughes of Lilly was a caller to this place on Tuesday. Joseph Beiter of Johnstown was an Ebensburg visitor on Tuesday. W. A. Chaplin of Flinton was transacting business here on Tuesday. The mines at Barnesboro are reported to be running a littler better than of late. Edward Brown of this place was the guest of his parents at Lilly over Sunday. E. X. Bauman of Patton was here Friday as a member of the Assessment committee. Thomas Bishop of Patton was here Friday last and was a welcome visitor to this office. J. P. Wilson of South Fork was in Johnstown Saturday visiting friends and relatives [DEMOCRAT] Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reese of the First Ward, Johnstown, were visiting friends in this place last week. J. E. Fitch, the well known coal operator of Flinton was transacting business in this place on Tuesday. Ronald Darragh returned to State College on Tuesday after having spent the Easter vacation at this home in this place. Among the Johnstown attorneys in attendance upon Argument Court were Messrs. Rose, O'Connor, McNeelis and Cresswell. Attorney James B. O'Connor and his eldest daughter of the First Ward, Johnstown, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Little. New Florence is again on the "dry" list, the application of Wm. Stewart for that place have been refused on last Saturday by Judges A. D. McConnell and Doty. The many friends of Dr. F. A. Ferguson of Gallitzin will be pleased to learn that his little daughter, who has been hovering between life and death for some time as the result of an attack of pneumonia, is now much better. The annual convention of the Central Pennsylvania Methodist conference was held in Harrisburg last week when the pastors were assigned to charges for the coming year. Among the appointments in this vicinity are the following: Barnesboro, Jno. C. Young; Hastings, Richard H. Wharton; Patton, Morris E. Schwartz; Orhland, William Reilly. The many friends of James M. Shumaker will be interested to learn of his latest venture. Mr. Shumaker has decided to go into the show business, having associated himself with Auditor General E. B. Hardenberg, who is the head of a company with a capitalization of $200,000. The enterprise will be a typical exhibition of a Pennsylvania coal mine and breaker at the World's Fair at St. Louis. A drift or slope into the earth, several hundred feet deep will be made and into this mine, cars will be run. The plan will be to show visitors exactly how coal is mined. Down at the bottom of the shaft there will be a large restaurant and caf‚. Mr. Shumaker feels confident that the enterprise will prove a great financial success. After the fair closes at St. Louis the attraction will be taken to Atlantic City. Vinco Items The Rev. J. L. Bowman who for four years was pastor of the Vinco Brethren Church has moved to Berlin, Pa., where he has accepted the pastorate of the church at that place. The Rev. George Jones of Johnstown will accept the pulpit so recently vacated by the Rev. Mr. Bowman. Prof. Henry White of Conemaugh has organized a singing class at his place and it is largely attended by the young folks. Mr. White is a very able teacher, being a graduate of the Shenandoah music school. Mrs. J. A. Shoemaker who has been ill for some time is at this writing much worse and her recovery is doubtful. South Fork Notes Albert Stineman went to Philadelphia on Monday where he will be all week attending to business. Misses Annie and Emma Krentzberger spent Easter with their parents in Portage. Miss Gertrude Baker of Ehrenfeld is able to be around again after a slight attack of typhoid fever. Quite a number of South Forkers attended the winter picnic in Portage on Monday evening. Frances Shope and Miss Laura Younker of Windber were visiting at the home of the former's brother, William Shope, on Sunday. There is a case of smallpox at the Sunshine, the victim being a fifteen-year-old girl, the name not being known. Miss Eva Dougherty is confined to the house with an attack of typhoid fever. Cloud Makes Improvements F. J. Cloud who recently opened a cigar store at Cresson is making his place one of the most up-to-date concerns of the kind in this part of the state. Mr. Cloud says that when he has his fixtures installed there will be nothing nicer than his place between Pittsburg and Philadelphia. Mr. Cloud intends branching out in the wholesale line in the near future. Democrats Hold Caucus The result of the Democratic county convention held in this place on Wednesday was the election as delegates to the state convention of the candidates, supported by the friends of Herman Baumer of Johnstown. Without exception the men nominated James P. Greene who led the Baumer fight were successful. [sic] The convention was called to order at 1:30 o'clock by Chairman J. B. Denny who appointed as his secretary Philip E. Caulffield of Johnstown. Following the call of the roll a motion was made by R. Cresswell to the effect that the ballot be written or printed and cast in secret. This motion Herman E. Baumer seconded. The tellers appointed were John McCormick of Spangler, John Bracken of Gallitzin and August Burggraf of Johnstown. The different nominees were placed before the convention by James P. Greene, as stated and Robert E. Cresswell. The votes resulted as follows: L. D. Woodruff, Johnstown, 48; James Gaffney, Johnstown, 48; Nelson Brown, Ebensburg, 47; Patrick Connelly, Johnstown, 48; Peter Shank, Salix, 57; John J. Hornick, Johnstown, 46; Isidore Campbell, Gallitzin, 48; E. F. Bearer, Spangler, 85. R. E. Cresswell, Johnstown, 41; J. M. Gallice, Patton, 48; Dennis Cronan, Johnstown, 40; Joseph Bengele, Gallitzin, 39; Patrick Campbell, Puritan, 30; Warren S. Krise, Johnstown, 37; Gust Sharabaugh Carrolltown, 40. Immediately upon the announcement of the vote, Chairman Denny declared the meeting adjoined. Ned Murphy Named At the Republican conference of the Nineteenth Congressional District to select candidates for Delegates and Elector, Cambria County Republicans were presented by E. Will Greene, of Patton, proxy for Jesse E. Dale, of that place; J. G. Lloyd of Ebensburg, proxy for John C. Ogden of Westmont; and P. C. Walters of Johnstown, proxy for H. W. Storey Esq., of that city. Blair: The Hon. J. D. Hicks, J. Lee Plummer and George Fox. Bedford: W. D. Cromer, L. J. McGregor and D. S. Keiper. Mr. Hicks was made President and Mr. Greene, Secretary. For Delegates to the National Republican Convention, the conference agreed upon Thomas E. Murphy, Esq., of Johnstown and A. G. Morris of Tyrone; alternates, Jesse E. Dale of Patton and John G. Anderson of Bedford. William Lauder of Bedford was the choice of the district for Presidential Elector. W. David Lloyd Esq., of Johnstown, one of Cambria's Delegates was made an honorary Secretary of the Convention and William H. Sunshine of that city was a member of the Committee on Permanent Organization. Jesse Hartman of Blair County was made an Alternate Delegate at Large. Herman E. Speck of Johnstown was made a member of the State Central Committee from Cambria County. The conferees of the Twenty-third Congressional district agreed upon T. S. Crago of Greene County, and Frank Kuller of Fayette as delegates with N. B. Crutchfield and S. A. Kendall, both of Somerset as alternates. Isaiah Good of Somerset had been endorsed by his county for Delegate was made Elector from the district. Pomona Grange Meets A large attendance of Grangers was present at the opening meeting of the Cambria County Pomona Grange in Loretto on Monday. From all over the northern sections of the county members of the Patrons of Husbandry were present. The meeting was called to order by T. W. Hughes, Worthy Master J. J. Thomas not being able to attend on account of sickness. The forenoon was devoted to institute work. Queries were collected and answered. The Grange column in our local papers was fully discussed. W. F. Hill, Master of Pennsylvania State Grange, was present and took part in the discussion During the afternoon Post Master Gooderham spoke on the rural mail delivery system "Should Women Vote?" was fully discussed. The opinions of those present seemed to be about evenly divided. A letter from Dr. Martin to H. A. Krumenacher, County Institute Division of Farmers Institute was read, stating that no provision is made for paying Secretaries for reporting the proceedings of the Farmers' Institute to the local papers. Bro. Hill gave an address on the prosperity of the Grange. He stated that seventeen Granges were organized during the past quarter, one with 103 members, one with 63 members, while he knew of several others about to be organized. The proceedings of the Sisters' hour consisted of a solo by Lillie Bannan and a recitation by Lizzie Garret. Mrs. Joseph McMullen read an essay on "Women's Work on the Farm." The lecturer, Mrs. H. J. Bannon, read a paper full of valuable suggestions. After a song the Grange closed in 4th degree and the reminder of the evening was taken up with 5th degree work. The evening session was well attended. The program rendered was as follows: Duet by Lillie Bannon and Frank Kittell; opening remarks by H. M. Gooderham; "Sowing the Seed," by the choir; address by Worthy Master Hill; vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs. Wyland; Dr. Sam Thomas gave an interesting talk on "Woman's Suffrage;" song by choir, "There is No Time like the Present," Father Kittell gave an interesting talk on "Woman's Suffrage," and "Good Roads," which was followed by an instrumental duet by Mr. and Mrs. Wyland, recitation James Farabaugh and a closing song. The proceedings on Tuesday were opened by Bro. Hill, who explained the conditions of the series of picnics given by State Granges. An interesting discussion was given on rural telephones and a committee was appointed to ascertain the costs of poles, wires, etc. Organization of new granges was taken up and interesting talks were given by Master Hill, County Deputy Baver and others. A recess was taken during which Mr. and Mrs. Wyland of Nicktown rendered some excellent instrumental music. A legislative committee was appointed to interview the various candidates for the Legislature. Resolutions tendering the thanks of the Grange to Father Kittell for the use of the hall, to Mr. and Mrs. Wyland for the excelled music rendered, to the people of Loretto for their hospitality and to Cambria and Enterprise Granges for the hall decorations were adopted. The remainder of the session was devoted to institute work. Herman Dishart, Secretary. House and Barn Burns The house and barn of A. J. Baker, about one and one half miles north of Hastings, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour Wednesday morning. The blaze was caused by the explosion of a lamp. There was only a small insurance on the building and it and the contents are a total loss. Mr. Baker had left home a short time before to attend the Democratic Committee meeting in this place and did not learn of his terrible misfortune until he reached Ebensburg.