NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, June 3, 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, June 3, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 23 Local and Personal Miss Mary Tibbott of Pittsburg is visiting relatives here. Mr. F. K. Fitler and family have opened their summer home. Miss Minnie Stahl spent Saturday and Sunday in Johnstown. Walter Apel of Johnstown was in this place on Decoration Day. Ralph Davis of Johnstown spent Memorial Day in Ebensburg. The Misses Julia and Mary Connell visited Lilly on Saturday. Mr. Walter Bishop of Philadelphia is visiting friends in this place. The Hon. Alvin Evans was among those in attendance at Quay's funeral. Mrs. Eliza Jones of Zanesville, Ohio, is visiting relatives in this place. Mr. Richard Davis and wife of Altoona spent Memorial Day in this place. Mr. Earnest Apel of Braddock visited his brothers in this place recently. Mr. Samuel Kelly and family of Pittsburg have arrived for the summer. Mrs. Abel Lloyd and her three daughters are visiting relatives in the East. Mrs. Henry Ludwig and children of Flinton are visiting relatives in this place. Casper Lieb and Adam J. Lieb of Nicktown were here on business on Tuesday. The First National Bank of Spangler opened its doors for business on Wednesday. Mr. Harry Humphrey and family of Altoona visited friends in this place the past week. Alex Ivory of Clearfield township was attending to important business here on Wednesday. W. J. Buck of Buck's Mills who has been sick for some time is able to be around again. Attorney William Williams and son, Raymond, of Johnstown were in this place on Wednesday. Mrs. Annie Pringle of Conemaugh spent several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Humphrey. Mrs. Julia Telford and her daughter, Pauline, have gone to Johnstown where they will reside permanently. Thomas M. Craver of Chest township, the assessor, was here on business with the commissioners on Tuesday. Warden Reynolds of the county jail paid his family a visit in Johnstown over Sunday, returning Monday evening. L. J. Bearer and John A. Bearer of Susquehanna township and J. G. C. Bearer of Spangler were here on business on Tuesday. Rev. J. Twyson Jones preached in Homestead on Sunday and on Monday attended the Eisteddfod in Johnstown as Literary adjudicator. Mrs. Mary Shoemaker returned on Monday from Wilmerding where she had been spending the winter with her son, Dr. Ray Shoemaker. The sawmill of Thomas M. Craver situate in Chest township was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday of last week, together with about 20,000 feet of lumber. Mr. Craver has a contract of sawing 500,000 feet of lumber on another tract of land and through his untiring energy he had a new mill located on the site of the old one the following Saturday. Mr. Craver's loss will reach nearly $1,500. Reuben Hoppel, a son of Mrs. Henry Hoppel of near Carrolltown, accidentally shot himself through the right leg on Monday, inflicting an ugly wound. The young man was about to shoot a worthless cat in the Hoppel barn and in some manner the flobert rifle with which he meant to dispatch the feline went off, the ball striking his limb. The wound was dressed by Dr. Arble and the young man is getting along nicely. Miss Mary McAnulty, daughter of Mrs. Catharine McAnulty of near Carrolltown was taken to Baltimore on Friday forenoon where she will undergo an operation for the relief of a large abscess in her left side. Miss McAnulty, who is 20 years of age, suffered a severe attack of typhoid fever four weeks since and the abscess is the result. She was accompanied by Dr. Arble of Carrolltown, her mother and a trained nurse from Pittsburg. Rev. Thomas J. Hurton, pastor of the different Catholic churches along the Blacklick creek, including those at Vintondale, Nant-y-Glo and Twin Rocks will end his pastorate in that section on July 7. It is the intention of Father Hurton after being relieved, to visit his old home in Ireland for about three months after which he will return to Philadelphia and begin his labors at a church in that city, to which diocese he belongs. Miss A. E. McDonald who spent the winter months in Ohio has returned home and opened up her residence on High street at the county seat. Michael Bratt, the Ehrenfeld miner who suffered a broken pelvis last Saturday and was admitted to the hospital Monday, was still living early Thursday morning but his condition is such that it is expected he cannot survive his injuries. Nicktown Notes, Nicktown, Pa., May 30 Miss Katie Hanlon of Ashville is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Miller. The household goods of Mrs. Elizabeth Huffman who died a few weeks ago were sold at public sale Saturday last. Mr. McClintock of Tyrone was in town one day this week. The small child of F. N. Wise was rather severely hurt in falling off a porch one day this week. Dr. Hinds dressed the wound and the child is getting better. George Lieb is attending school in Ebensburg. A. J. Kassanade of Altoona was in town Tuesday. The Messrs. Sloan and Stoltz of Carrolltown were callers in town Tuesday last. Mrs. DeHinds left Wednesday afternoon for Philadelphia being called there by the illness of her mother. A. Wagner of Altoona made a business trip to this place Wednesday last. A band of gypsies for the last few days have been camping a short distance from town. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lambour left last Monday for a trip to Philadelphia, New York and other eastern cities. Miles Graham of Pittsburg was a caller in town Monday last. Mrs. W. J. Pfeister left last Monday for Philadelphia where she will visit friends for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Luther visited Mr. Luther's parents at Carrolltown Sunday last. Miss Anna Lambour who visited friends at Altoona for a few days last week returned to her home at this place Saturday evening. Mrs. F. Trexler of Bakerton called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christ White Sunday last. The baseball team will hold a dance in the Grange Hall, June 11. Miss Mary Kline of Barnesboro visited her parents one evening last week. N. E. Lambour and little daughter, Corinne, drove to Carrolltown one day last week. Mrs. Maggie Solssoin and Mrs. Rachel Houck visited friends at Spangler last Sunday. Bright News from Patton C. W. Atmore of Philadelphia was in Patton Tuesday in the interests of several eastern capitalists who are contemplating making an investment in the new trolley line around the "horn." Rev. E. H. Witman, former pastor of the Methodist church, was a visitor in town last week, having come to be present at the commencement exercises, his daughter, Mary being one of the graduating class. Mr. Richard H. George of Winburn is a guest at the home of Alexander Montieth. Dr. Elliott of Coalport rode to Patton Sunday afternoon in his auto- go-cart. The machine attracted much attention as it is a rare circumstance to have one traverse our streets. Miss Ruth G. Reeder one of the instructors at the High School left for her home at Montoursville, Tuesday. Miss Reeder is an accomplished and cultured young lady and it is the wish of everyone that she may return to Patton, as her services have been productive of most excellent results. Mr. Wilhelm, a tramp plasterer, will spend the heated term at Ebensburg for having persuaded a couple of our young gentlemen to regale themselves on bi-chloride of mercury tablets. The young men came within an ace of passing in their checks as it was only by the most strenuous efforts of our doctors that they are alive today to tell the tale. Mrs. Charles F. Pitt who has been seriously ill at her home on Beech avenue is rapidly recovering. Our friend, Jesse Dale is once more able to appear on the streets after a nine weeks bout with typhoid fever. He is as thin as a June shad and his clothes don't fit him a little bit. One of our young men, Robert Blair, was so unfortunate as to fall from the roof of the grand stand at the ball grounds last Sunday, breaking his arm. Leegle and McAvoy Matched James McAvoy of Patton and Punch Leegle, the Bakerton pugilist, have been matched for a 15 round boxing contest at Miners' Hall, Patton, Monday evening, June 6, for a purse of $200. McAvoy has appeared in the ring before and gave a good account of himself while Leegle is a veteran in the business with a number of victories to his credit. Smallpox in Susquehanna Joseph Miller of Susquehanna township has been stricken with smallpox. The Benchar and Gazare families residing between Hastings and Barnesboro in Susquehanna township are also afflicted with the disease and their homes together with Mr. Miller's is roped in and a strict guard kept over them by the authorities. A day or two after the quarantine was established on the Miller home, Mr. Miller's daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Gray who resides with her parents, gave birth to a son. Fine Specimen of Heron C. W. Hodgkins has on exhibition at his Patton pharmacy a blue heron which he has just received from a Philadelphia taxidermist who mounted it. The bird, which is rapidly becoming extinct, is a magnificent specimen, measuring six feet six inches from tip to tip. It was killed some time ago on the farm of John H. Hoover, near Patton, by Mr. Hoover's son. The bird was evidently sick at the time as it did not attempt to fly and young Hoover dispatched it with a stick and carried it to Patton, where it was purchased by Mr. Hodgkins. Meeting, But No Creditors The meeting of the creditors of Philip before Referee Horace R. Rose on Tuesday was a meeting without creditors. When 10 o'clock came there was no one present but Mr. Lenz. Mr. Lenz is a miner and was declared a bankrupt May 11. Save a matter of a few dollars Mr. Lentz has no assets. There is but one known creditor and Mr. Lenz is indebted to him for $507.65. A New History of Pennsylvania Barr Ferree, the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Society, has written a new history of Pennsylvania entitled, "Pennsylvania: a Primer." The book covers the entire history of the colony, province and State of Pennsylvania and has been prepared to present the essential fact of Pennsylvania history in a concise and accessible form. It is a book intended for ready reference and has been written on a new plan. The range of topics is much wider than in other elementary histories of the State. The Chronological summary alone contains more than 400 entries. The volume is elaborately illustrated with maps, autographs and facsimiles of historic documents and is the only general text book of Pennsylvania history in which the illustrations are of this nature. It will be published in the Year Book of the Pennsylvania Society for the current year and also as an independent volume of the Leonard Scott Publication Co., New York. Portage Man's Shooting It is not generally known that one of the country's most famous artists with gun and revolver is a native of Cambria county. Professionally he is known as "J. H. Ford, fancy quick and trick wing rifle and revolver shot." In reality he is T. W. Pringle, and he was born and reared at Portage. This season Mr. Pringle is with Texas Bill's Wild West and even out in the Western States, where they know good shooting when they see it, he has aroused unbounded admiration. The Mapleton (Ia.) PRESS of last Friday had the following to say of him: "One of the most surprising and pleasant exhibitions of quick gun work that is now being given by any American is that given by T. H. Ford, the famous world's record breaker, who is under engagement this season with the Texas Bill Wild West aggregation. From picking small pins off a stick, piercing playing cards edgewise and hitting the smallest of objects such as pennies, half bullets thrown into the air, to shooting in all manner of conceivable positions that one can get into, Ford's work is way above that of all others of world wide renown. Not only does he excel in the use of the rifle but he is equally as good with the revolver, seldom missing a shot and doing all manner of tricks with it in a surprising way that would surely make a Texas sheriff open his eyes. Mr. Ford is a young man of splendid nerve, that being stamped indelibility on his pleasant countenance, quite unassuming in style and a good conversationalist and of ready manner that wins for him friends wherever he goes." Asks $20,000 Damages Burdine Estep, by his father and next friend, H. C. Estep of Ehrenfield, has brought suit for damages aggregating $20,000 against the Webster Coal and Coke Company. From the plaintiff's statement filed by Smith & Kearns and James B. O'Connor, Esqs., attorneys for Mr. Estep, it appears that young Burdine Estep met with a serious accident at a crossing near the mines of the defendant company on June 14, 1902. Mr. Estep asks $10,000 damages for the injuries his son received and a like sum for his loss of the boy's services and as a compensation for the expenses he has incurred. Memorial Day Memorial Day was fittingly observed in this place. The local G. A. R. Post and Sons of Veterans headed by the Ebensburg Band marched in parade to the Court House. The ceremonies there were opened with patriotic music by the band after which Commander Col. S. W. Davis, not being present, owing to illness, the ritual of the G. A. R. was read by Comrade V. S. Barker. General John A. Johnston, the orator of the occasion, was introduced by Hon. A. V. Barker. After the conclusion of General Johnston's address, T. E. Murphy of Johnstown addressed the audience. The line of march was then taken up to the various cemeteries where the graves of the deceased soldiers were decorated with flowers. The parade was made up of the old soldier veterans in charge of Dr. Clark L. Creesly. The flower committees were in carriages. The Union Memorial services at the Court House on the Sunday morning preceding were largely attended and the address of Rev. C. W. Teasdale as well as the music by the choir were highly appreciated. Shooting Affray The story of a rather complicated shooting affray comes up from the Blacklick. It seems that Monday, Philip Jones, his-son-in law, Isaac Michaels and Robert Lynch, while standing in a group near their home talking, were fired on by a number of Hungarians, who had been having a celebration. Philip Jones had the end of his nose shot away. Michaels was shot through the body and is in a dangerous condition and Lynch has several wounds in the leg. Six Hungarians charged with the crime were captured by Constable John Gray of Jackson township Tuesday and brought to jail here. On Thursday they were taken to Nantyglo for a hearing before Esq. John Bland. Summer Normal School The Summer Normal in this place under the direction of Professors Ott and Jones has been unusually successful. Following is a list of the out-of-town students: Mary Fultz, Chest Springs Florence Hughes, Wilmore Beatrice L. Arnold, Summerhill Magdalen Wess, Summerhill Jane Farren, Munster Rudy Will, Chest Springs Alley McCoy, Chest Springs Iva Rowland, Pindleton Webster Bumford, Wilmore Emma E. Otto, Hastings Sue M. Downey, Hastings Rose Farbaugh, Patton Nora Galer, Patton Samantha E. Diehl, Poplar Run, Blair County Lettie Burkart, Vinco Adelaide Knauf, Dearmin Izora Kerr, Dearmin Walter Thomas, Wilmore W. J. Lauer, Carrolltown A. M. Huber, Carrolltown Della Warner, Fallen Timber Anna Gill, Flinton Flora Holmes, Belsano Emma Reese, Pindleton Nell O'Malley, Lilly Margaret Diehl, Carrolltown Myra Stella McCauley, Carrolltown Maude Howell, Wilmore Timothy Davis, Patton Edward Jones, Wilmore Wallace Hughes, Wilmore William R. Roberts, Wilmore Lydia Ray, Gatesburg, Centre County Kemer Cosgrove, Hastings Florence Hughes, Wilmore Grace Adams, St. Augustine Bessie Litzinger, Dysart John A. Beck, Hastings Kathleen Kearney, Chest Springs Walter F. Lumadue, Patton George A. Lieb, Nicktown Ferdinand C. Nagle, St. Augustine Annie E. Beck, Summit Emma Brown, Lilly Harrison Westover, Garman's Mills Olive Ford, St. Augustine Elsie Davis, Vinco Mary Farabaugh, Carrolltown Margaret M. Burgoon, St. Augustine Peter Betz, Summerhill Martha Arble, Carrolltown Herbert Graffins, Spangler Martha McMullen, Loretto Ira L. Gray, Dearmin William Searman, Summerhill Will Reside Here County Commissioner William S. Stutzman of Upper Yoder Township has rented the John Davis brick property on Ogle street in the West ward where he will spend the summer with his wife and family. The family will arrive here about June 30 and remain until fall when they will return to their home back of Westmont. Jury List of Next Term Following is a list of cases to be presented to the grand jury during the first week of June sessions of Cambria County Criminal Court. Prosecutors and their witnesses must be present on the day designated for their cases to be presented to the grand jury as shown in the schedule below. Defendants and their witnesses need not be present until the day set for the trial of the case: For Grand Jury, Monday, June 6th Commonwealth vs. Mike Serrlene felonious assault and battery, prosecutor, Joseph Saccone. Isaac Calin; Clemence Huguein John Goss; Clemetine Stahl. Edward Boucher; Fannice Hice William Nash; Elia Zimmerman Arthur Box; Elizabeth Chelton Harry Long; Maggie Farmer Michael Maley Jr.; Nora Higgins Howard Williams; Annie Thomas Stanley Jordan; Gertrude Jackson John Jones; Jessie Ford William McCreary; Mary Hilder Reese Morgan; Maggie Quinn John Bannerick; Ida Yoder John Nagle; Annie Gray John Byrne; Deborah Kinsey William Bootman; Unus Wiland John Smith, fraud; W. E. Mulhall Mrs. John Neff, assault and battery; Helen Porter John Reynolds et al, breaking and entering; C. A. Robinson Joseph Murphy et al, breaking and entering; C. A. Robinson Marion Santillo, concealed weapons; James Rubino John McGinley, assault and battery; Victoria Racks John Toth, assault and battery; Mike Komara William F. Cornelius, assault and battery; Frank Sutton John Reynolds, robbery; Michael Urban Victoria Racks, assault and battery; John McGinley Mike Plsak, assault and battery; John McGinley John Storck, assault and battery; Rosie Storck Paul Schrader, assault and battery; Peter Morris Peter Morris, assault and battery; Paul Schrader Albert Clemence, assault and battery; John G. Broad John McGinley, assault and battery; George G. Mulhollen Edward Farrell assault and battery; George G. Mulhollen Edward Davis, assault and battery; John Sungile Irvin Meyers, assault and battery; John Cannon Irvin Myers, concealed weapons; John Cannon Joe Kints, assault and battery; Joseph Almaso George Lucaitas, assault and battery; Marta Almaso George Lucaitas, assault and battery; Martha Kulfalla For Grand Jury, Tuesday June 7th Commonwealth vs. William Uhl, liquor laws; prosecutor Steve Forgacs Joseph Sill, larceny; George Buksa. Tony Vito, liquor laws; W. B. Brown. James Aiken, et al, liquor laws; F. B. Cook William Rivers, malicious mischief, A. J. Wall S. A. Cooper, liquor laws; W. D. O'Hara Lewis Naugle, liquor laws; N. H, Weaver A. H. George, Liquor laws; David Lantzy. John Shaw, felonious assault; Wofford Pyles. Mike Sekerick et al, felonious assault and battery; George Mackinch Andy Rock, et al, felonious assault and battery; George Mackinch George Pilo, felonious assault and battery; John M. Ketis John Kippilo, larceny by bailee; John Medila. George Washington, larceny; Albert Merritts George Washington, larceny; Charles H. Woodrow John Cheski, et al, assault and battery; Ignatius Kaptusky Arnold Irwin, aggravated assault and battery; Atwood Straw Trix McGoldrick, et al, assault and battery; John Watts. Ignot Mundage, liquor laws; D. T. Sharp. Robert Elvin, defrauding; Selina Philips Henry Yon, felonious assault and battery; Ed Knee C. G. Henry, larceny; S. P. Zimmerman Joseph Corn, firearms; Frank Carney William Turner, larceny; J. E. Glasgow Dragodine Cowatchovitch, assault and battery; Joe Gottdeiner D. B. Parker, assault and battery with intent to rape; Anna Gearhart Charles Gibson, et al, liquor laws; E. H. Knee O. D. Barnett, forgery; Sadie J. Barnett For Grand Jury Wednesday June 8 Commonwealth vs. John Finn, aggravated assault and battery; prosecutor, James G. Hasson Charles Douglass, false impersonation; J. G. Jackson Joseph Sternick, defrauding; Joseph Sternak Fred Hohan, larceny; William J. O'Brien Fred Hohan, larceny; August Weiss W. H. Buterbaugh, et al, arson; Ed Knee Shert McFeeley, larceny; George Bowser Joseph Sepobash, larceny; Mike Pennerchik August Bark, defrauding; George Bushin Mike Jobeck, larceny; George Hodgets John Dranski, aggravated assault and battery; Mary Dranski Joseph Cahill, et al, aggravated assault and battery; A. W. McFeeley George O. Dull, assault and battery; W. J. Griffith George O. Dull, escape; W. J. Griffith Wm. Henderson, firearms; Charles Weiss J. B Rhoddy, larceny by bailee; H. M. Holander Harry Nagle, malicious mischief; F. M. Hetrick H. E. Seaman, murder; Ed Knee Harvey Seaman, larceny; F. M. Hetrick John Hudack, conspiracy; Abe Goldstein John Seaman, forgery; Abe Goldstein Joseph Cannon, larceny; Thomas Watkins Michael Tahoski, larceny; Agnes Kempa Samuel Lamfrom, junk law; Thomas Watkins Samuel Lamfrom, receiving; Thomas Watkins Benjamin Carter, cigarette law; W. J. Dunn Philip Lungo, false pretense; Frank Bennett Floyd Miller, et al, robbery; R. C. Maize Bessie Wilson, larceny; Mike Pretos A. W. McFeeley, forcible entry; Joseph Cahill David Adams, Sr., aggravated assault and battery; Isadore Woolf For Grand Jury, Thursday June 9 Commonwealth vs. Luther Given, mining laws; prosecutor Joseph Williams Benjamin F. Bowman, mining laws; Joseph Williams John Gray, breaking and entering; H. J. Hanainy Robert Scott, assault and battery; Oliver A. Rudy Leo J. Burk, larceny; William Sanker Scott Kelly, aggravated assault and battery; John Conway George Hopkins, assault and battery; Frank Alask Gustav Edminston, aggravated assault and battery; Matthew Griffith John H. Haus, et al, larceny; Sarah J. Berkey John H. Haas, et al, larceny, Lemuel Berkey Lewis J. Miller, larceny; Tillie Kearney Peter Dutko, et al, larceny; S. F. Forgacs J. H. Trimble, adultery; E. H. Knee For Trial Tuesday, June 7th The following surety and desertion cases will be tried during the first week of the June sessions: Commonwealth vs. Thomas Brown, surety; prosecutor, Thomas Eger Orton B. Barnett, non-support; Sadie J. Barnett Joseph Bernart, surety; Ella Ellic Arthur Tripet, surety; Estella Tripet Martha J. Allmond, surety; J. T. Allmond Mary A. Dougherty, incorrigibility; Matilda Dougherty For Trial Wednesday, June 8th Commonwealth vs. Mike Warchick, surely; prosecutor, Stanley O'Brinchik George O. Dull, non-support; Mary M. Dull Thomas Wardrop, non-support; Maggie Wardrop Mary Courtney, surety, Joe Napolitana Editorial On Memorial Day a number of the boys - mere lads they were - who came over to this place from Patton to play ball became intoxicated after the game. Some of them were so drunk that they were unable to walk. From the conduct of a number of our local youths it was evident that they too had been drinking. It seems that this is the usual practice of some of the youthful nines of this section of the county, to become more or less intoxicated after every game. Where they obtain the liquor is of course a mystery. It is evident that it is the duty, not only of parents, but of the officers of the law, to locate the persons who are furnishing minors liquor. When found, the guilty person should be placed where he would be hard to find. When boys of tender years begin to reel through the streets drunk, it is certainty time for some radical action. In a community where one boy can obtain liquor no boy is safe.