NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, July 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, July 15, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 28 Local and Personal Warden Reynolds of the county jail has been a busy man this week overseeing a gang of Sheriff Lenhart's boarders who have been working around the jail. The appearance of the jail yard is much improved and as the work was done without cost to the county, Warden Reynolds is deserving of credit. The Commissioners have also been making some improvements around the jail. Walks are being laid and other improvements are under way. Such endeavors are very creditable to the county. The Commissioners have the right idea. Miss Margaret River of Freeport, Pa., is visiting Mrs. Oscar Kinkead. Mr. Cyrus Jones is spending a week at Philadelphia & Atlantic City. A couple cases of smallpox have been discovered in Conemaugh. Attorney and Mrs. S. L. Reed are spending a few days at Atlantic City. Mrs. Kate Fenlon is visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Bearer of Pittsburg. Mrs. Annie Lyte and children of Kane are visiting friends in this place. Miss Julia Bishop of Harrisburg has opened her cottage for the summer. Mrs. Edie and daughter, Mrs. Stull of Harvey's Lake are visiting friends in town. Misses Frances and Anna Thompson are visiting Miss Martha Davis of Johnstown. Mr. Seward Jones and family of Boston are spending the summer in this place. Mrs. W. I. Stineman of South Fork is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed James. Mrs. Olin Thomas of West Virginia is visiting her father, Mr. John Owens of this place. Fritz Krebs of Johnstown is visiting his uncle and aunt, Commissioner and Mrs. Benj. Jones. George Myers of Pitcairn has returned after a weeks visit with friends and relative in this place. Mrs. Sarah Davis of Wilkesbarre returned to her home last week after visiting relatives here. Mr. George Beaver of Pittsburg is spending a two weeks vacation in Ebensburg and Hastings. Walter McMurray of New Washington spent the past ten days with his sister, Mrs. J. T. Jones. Mrs. Albert Morris of Barnesboro is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Davison in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Ritter of Chicago who have been visiting relatives in this place returned home. Mrs. Fitzgerald of South Fork spent a few days in Ebensburg with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fes Lloyd. The Misses Weldons and Master Richard Weldon of Pittsburg arrived last week to spend the summer in Ebensburg. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ludwig and Mrs. E. F. Spencer of Van Ormer spent several days with friends in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis and family of Altoona are visiting Mrs. Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis of this place. Miss Clymens of Eastern Pennsylvania is visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Clymens in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Labaugh of Altoona spent a few days recently with Mrs. Labaugh's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Englehart. Rev. Jno. Lancaster of East Conemaugh, formerly pastor of the M. E. Church in this place, visited friends here last week. Miss May Humphreys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Humphreys of Johnstown, is spending the summer with relatives in this place. Mrs. Treese and little daughter of Duncansville was the guest of her son, Mr. R. E. Treese and family in this place over the Fourth. Mrs. Mildred Swaney and son, Homer, of Seattle, returned home last week after spending a month with Mrs. Swaney's sister, Mrs. Cyrus Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dagget of Buffalo N. Y., Mr. Leonce Shields and Miss Helen Martin of Pittsburg spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shields. Among those who spent the Fourth in this place were Miss Maud Shoemaker, Dr. E. B. Roberts, and Dr. O. G. A. Barker of Pittsburg; Herbert Evans and Olney Davis of Johnstown; Arthur Evans and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bolsinger of Windber. Bright News from Patton Cowher's livery stable changed hands last week. A gentleman by the name of T. M. Rosser being the purchaser. Evidently the new proprietor is not much skeered of the new trolley line. Mrs. E. C. Brown and little son, Samuel, returned last week from a trip to the great lakes. Our aesthetic friend, Dr. Worrell, has lately purchased a handsome Upright piano in order to gratify his musical taste. The Doctor is also devoted to flora culture as evinced by the beautiful display of blooming roses on his front lawn. Reuel Sommerville, Esq., delivered an address on patriotism at the meeting of the Epworth League Sunday evening. Mrs. J. W. VanWert is making a visit to her former home, Wellsboro. During her absence, the Doctor is boarding at the Palmer House. Prof. B. I. Meyers, Principal of our schools, returned last week from a visit to Shirleysburg. In company with Joe Lingle and Paul Barton, he started Monday on a six-week tour through northern New York. Landlord James Gillice of the Miners Rest has just placed in that popular Hotel an electric piano which produces the finest and sweetest of music. Mr. Gillice is a musician of note, being a skillful performer on many instruments, particularly the piano and most of his spare time is occupied in manipulating the keys of that wonderful piece of musical mechanism. W. C. Hubbard, Charles Walters, J. R. Cordell and Geo. Howe, all of the School Board, went to Pittsburg last week to inspect the Carnegie Institute with a view of having the new addition to our building conform to it in appearance and incidentally to examine some heating plants in the various schools of that city. Hopeful Otis Winslow, Prohibition Candidate for Prothonotary, spent several days last week in Elk County, fixing his political fences. He reports everything in fine shape up there and if his efforts in Cambria County and "Seldom Seen" are as successful, he may be elected Dr. H. W. Ferguson has returned from a visit to his old home, Canaudaigna, New York. Our friend, D. Walter Ritchie has moved that new wife of his and what other belongings he possesses into the rooms over the Patton Supply Company Store recently vacated by Dr. N. W. Bailey. Ritchie says he will now begin to enjoy life and will have his own vine and fig tree under which to luxuriate. Dr. H. A. Seitz, a few days ago acted as defendant counsel in an interesting case before Justice Boone. The doctor displayed rare legal acumen and was successful in every point, except securing the verdict. John and Jake Dinsmore went to Punxsutawney last week to enjoy a short respite from their arduous duties. The Westover ball team which was billed to play with our boys last Saturday failed to materialize owing to the wet weather. Dr. Murray has had a telephone placed in his office and is connected with the Huntington and Clearfield Company exchange. William Denlinger, Jr., is rapidly convalescing from his recent attack of typhoid fever. We hope it will not be long until we see his bright and pleasant face upon our streets. Burgess Harper has returned from his summer vacation and we notice a marked improvement in corporate affairs since he has resumed control of the helm. Will Bennett a few days ago ventured too near the business end of one of the mules belonging to Mr. Wertner. The mule resented the familiarity and struck out with its right foot landing a sledge hammer blow in the region of Will's solar plexus. As a consequence our young friend is laid up for repairs and has time to reflect on (mules) "inhumanity to man." Miss Teresa Williams was called to Altoona last Saturday by the serious illness of her sister who resides at that place. Mr. Albert Rumberger made a business trip to Rossiter last week. Fred Rees, one of the clerks in C. F. Pitt's store, was in Huntingdon early this week. With all the noise and excitement and there was lots of it on the Fourth of July, we did not learn of a single accident, for which we were truly thankful. Geo. O. Brady of the Bazar has something in his windows to keep people looking. This week it is an Indian scene. Squire Mellon is sanguine of Democratic success next fall. He says, we "are going to win, we are bound to win, we can't be defeated." Nicktown, July 9: The Fourth passed off very quietly at this place. Mike Luther of Ebensburg was in town Wednesday. Mrs. Rose Sier of Allentown, Pa., is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Nicolas Lambour. Harry Lieb and his sister, Emma, called on Carrolltown friends Sunday. John Dumm and wife of Spangler were in town one day last week. Mrs. Clara Hopple is very ill. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Springer, a son; also to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Luther, a son. Miss Virginia Soissoin went to Jeannette where she will spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Miller. Barnesboro, Pa., July 9: Constable Miller of Hastings Thursday arrested two Hungarians from Greenwich for an assault upon a fellow countryman. Charley Cole, the popular young Johnstown traveling man, made it pleasant for the boys here Wednesday. Elmer Henry the well known Carrolltown landlord spent Wednesday in town. Huddy Kirkpatrick, head engineer for the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company at Hastings, spent Sunday at the home of Dan Miller Mike Ryan of Patton went through Barnesboro last week on a bicycle. John Hubbert of the Globe Hotel celebrated his Fourth on the Fifth. The Fourth passed off very quietly in Barnesboro. Hundreds of people from this vicinity left for all parts of the State last week to spend the Fourth with parents and relatives. Al Hoppel, a former hotel man of Spangler, but now of Pittsburg is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wyland of Spangler and his parents at Nicktown. Peter Thurston the Moss creek landlord was in town this week and he says that he will play his Moss Creek ball team against any other team in the north of the county for any amount. John Burns of Windber is visiting his parents. Accidents Frank Shoemaker is suffering from a fractured shoulder and Mrs. David Williams from a broken limb. A Busy Bee John Bee of Cresson became busy it is alleged the other day and flew away from Jno. McNally's till with three hundred dollars of stolen sweets. Squire Burgoon decided that the place for Bee was in a cell and he was bound over to court and languishes in jail awaiting trial. Nantyglo Lot Contest The lot at Nantyglo was won by Mrs. James Kiley of Twin Rocks. Gold watch for selling most chances on lot was won by Miss Etta Conrad. Second, Miss Jennie Meyers; third, Miss Gertrude Lynn. Draw a Jury of True Men Following are the lists of jurymen for September term of court drawn from the wheel: Grand Jury Marshall Daly, heater, Johnstown, First Ward E. E. Dunnegan, merchant, Clearfield township C. Hetrick, coal operator, Hastings W. E. Dixon, clerk, East Conemaugh Simon Adams, teamster, Black Lick township Gregory Mullen, farmer, Portage township D. A. Garman, farmer, Susquehanna township W. H. Sharp, clerk, Johnstown, Fifth ward T. W. Smay, farmer, Croyle township Dennis Flynn, miner, Patton, First ward N. J. Hoffman, farmer, Richland township Pryce Davis, clerk, Johnstown, First ward Luke Burgoon, farmer, Dean township D. H. Brown, farmer, Washington township Isaac J. Hughes, farmer, Summerhill township James G. Patton, blacksmith, Portage borough Wm. Lehmeier, restaurateur, Carrolltown borough L. J. Bearer, farmer, Susquehanna township H. M. Harmon, carpenter, Johnstown, Eighth ward R. J. Bannon, blacksmith, Loretto D. Harshberger, mill hand, Johnstown, Sixth ward S. P. Grimes, miner, Dean township John Fox, laborer, Johnstown, Fourteenth ward Winfield W. Evans, laborer, Johnstown, Fourth ward Traverse Jury - First Week Hugh Canavan, hotel keeper, Portage borough Jno. D. Wissinger, farmer, Adams township H. S. Alshouse, teacher, West Taylor township Wm. Hamilton, laborer, Johnstown, Fifth ward James Cole, mill hand, Johnstown, Nineteenth ward Wm. Horner, laborer, Johnstown, Ninth ward Alexander Storey, farmer, Croyle township R. L. Bower, merchant, Reade township C. A. Sharbaugh, merchant, Carrolltown John Gates, R. R. Engineer, South Fork, First ward Milton Metzgar, farmer, West Taylor township Howard Miller, farmer, Richland township James Shoemaker, farmer, Croyle township Thos. Harvey, miner, Barnesboro Charles Yeckley, storekeeper, Gallitzin William Sanker, farmer, Allegheny township Jno. Dunn, engineer, Johnstown, First ward Chas. H. Suppes, coal operator, Johnstown, Eighth ward H. A. Englehart, clerk, Ebensburg Francis Shettig, farmer, Carroll township Wm. Beatty, laborer, Johnstown, Thirteenth ward Michael Ryan, laborer, Johnstown, Fourteenth ward Joseph Beiter, hotel keeper, Johnstown, Second ward Patrick Keelan, miner, South Fork Jno. Springer, farmer, Carroll township William Kenney, mill hand, Johnstown, First ward Nicholas Anstead, butcher, Patton Albert Skelly, farmer, Croyle township Traverse Jury - Second Week Charles Gillen, miner, East Taylor C. M. Crouse, hotel keeper, Wilmore Stephen Campbell, weight master, Carrolltown C. C. Walters, hotel keeper, Patton Henry Blough, farmer, Richland Peter J. Strittmatter, farmer, Carroll township Frank Tremellon, clerk, Johnstown, Sixth ward Casper Miller, farmer, Susquehanna township John Hunter, mine foreman, Spangler Patrick Callihan, miner, Patton John C. Friedhoff, farmer, Munster township T. P. Stephens, mill hand, Johnstown, Eighth ward George W. Gallagher, farmer, Portage township Wm. Scroth, J. P., Carrolltown Frank Jones, laborer, Ebensburg Daniel Farren, laborer, Munster township E. W. Blough, engineer, Johnstown, Eighth ward Bart Hobart, farmer, Clearfield township J. R. Cornelius, laborer, Patton George Schulters, mill hand, Johnstown, First ward Frederick Snyder, blacklick, [sic] Barr township Wm. McGough, merchant, Johnstown, Fifth ward Patrick Whalen, hotel keeper, Spangler Thomas Gregory, miner, Carroll township Henry M. Jones, clerk, Westmont Patrick Darby, laborer, Johnstown, Twelfth ward Charles Prescott, miner, Patton Joseph W. Koch, foreman, Johnstown, Sixteenth ward S. H. Beers, farmer, White township Wm. Crum, laborer, Wilmore Robert E. Jones, gentleman, Ebensburg. Petit Jurors - Second Week Henry Stevens, laborer, Johnstown, Eighth ward Charles McDermott, clerk, Johnstown, Eleventh ward Frank Mooney, laborer, Johnstown, Third ward James G. Darby, real estate agent, Johnstown, Tenth ward Milton S. Harris, clerk, Johnstown, Sixth ward O. H. Stiffey, pattern maker, Johnstown, Seventeenth ward Basil Bender, miner, Lilly Thomas Cassidy, engineer, East Conemaugh George H. Davison, agent, Barnesboro Isaiah Sherbine, farmer, Summerhill township R. D Jones, coal dealer, Johnstown, Eleventh ward. Jacob Kelly, farmer, Adams township Fred Frank, Ex. Ward, Johnstown, Fourth ward Wm. C. Smith, clerk, Hastings G. W. Speece, J. P., Barnesboro Charles G. McCauliffe, ganger, Carrolltown Howard Thomas, Laborer, Elder Township Harry G. Dunmire, machinist, South Fork James E. Scott, mill hand, Johnstown, First ward Thomas Cox, miner, Patton Leonard Jones, teacher, Cambria township Frank Burgraff, laborer, Johnstown, Ninth ward Charles W. Moran, blacksmith, Loretto Frank Hoyer, miner, Croyle township Michael Bracken, gentleman, Gallitzin Harvey Adams, car inspector, Johnstown, Twenty-first ward James Oiler, mill hand, Stonycreek township Joseph Manthe, laborer, Johnstown, Ninth ward Petit Jury - Second Week, No. 2 W. L. George, laborer, Wilmore Charles T. Stevens, policeman, Johnstown, Thirteenth ward Wm. Bloom, farmer, Richland township J. S. Killens, lumber dealer, Barnesboro Frank Colbert, laborer, West Taylor township Frank Jones, machinist, Johnstown, Fifth ward Joseph Beringer, farmer, Clearfield township John Hysong, carpenter, Gallitzin Ivan Linton, gentleman, Johnstown, Eighth ward W. C. Hubbard, carpenter, Patton Arthur Doran, laborer, Johnstown, Twelfth ward Edward D. Brawley, farmer, Carroll Patrick McCarthy, miner, Barnesboro Joseph Redmond, laborer, East Conemaugh J. E. Jones, painter, Gallitzin Peter Garner, farmer, Reade Charles Brookbank, laborer, Summerhill Lewis Eppley, machinist, Rosedale Henry Bowman, blacksmith, Johnstown, Fifth ward Adam Reade, mill hand, Johnstown, Eleventh ward Jno. McCauley, laborer, Johnstown, Seventeenth ward Jno. Spellian, laborer, Johnstown, Ninth ward J. L. Strausbaugh, laborer, Johnstown, Eighth ward Christ Leap, clerk, Lilly Edward McDevitt, mill hand, Johnstown, Seventeenth ward W. E. Zimmerman, clerk, Franklin James Comer, agent, Johnstown, Second ward Wm. Axmaker, carpenter, Johnstown, Second ward M. A. Overdorff, pattern maker, Johnstown, Eighteenth ward Traverse and Petit Jurors - Third Week Hugh Hughes, farmer, Summerhill Samuel Hammond, merchant, Barnesboro M. P. Kearney, carpenter, Lilly Harvey Clawson, blacksmith, Blacklick Albert Buck, farmer, Allegheny Harry Anderson, farmer, Barr James Fitzharris, machinist, Johnstown, Thirteenth ward William W. Myers, farmer, Richland township Blair Short, hotel keeper, Lilly James Mangus, carpenter, Johnstown, Second ward Wilford Jones, mill man, Johnstown, Tenth ward John Heubner, clerk, Johnstown, Fourth ward Wm. Krosser, farmer, Croyle township Jno. Fritz, gentleman, Johnstown, Third ward J. L. Gill, farmer, Chest township Bernard Schonhart, mill hand, Johnstown, Tenth ward Henry McDermitt, laborer, Barr township Harry Patterson, farmer, Barr township Samuel Irvin, conductor, Patton Rev. J. H. Lancaster, minister, East Conemaugh Peter Flick, farmer, Allegheny George H. Page, brakeman, East Taylor township John H. Boyle, farmer, Croyle township John Weimer, engineer, Johnstown, Thirteenth ward Jno. F. Long, R. R. Foreman, Cambria township Wm. Shank, farmer, Adams township John O'Connell, brakeman, Johnstown, Twelfth ward Wm. Hand, miner, South Fork Harry Smay, farmer, Summerhill township John Hason, mill hand, Johnstown, Second ward Patrick Campbell, miner, Adams township Thomas McCullough, laborer, Loretto Edward M. Bailey, plumber, Johnstown, Second ward Joseph A. Gray, real estate dealer, Spangler Fred Bland, Jr., clerk, Reade township James Adams, motorman, Johnstown, Twenty-first ward John C. Groome, laborer, Portage Sylvester Masters, foreman, Johnstown, Eighth ward Sylvester Hutzler, laborer, Adams township Alexander Jordan, farmer, Reade township William Murray, miner, Gallitzin Thomas Hanna Jr., laborer, Washington township John Schmidt, farmer, Croyle township L. Z. Bloom, carpenter, Ebensburg E. J. Bearer, liquor dealer, Barnesboro Charles Stough, painter, Ebensburg Charles Maist, laborer, Johnstown, Fifth ward John D. Ayer, farmer, Barr township Charles Heisel, clerk, Johnstown, Second ward James Sheehan, farmer, Chest township William C. Myers, mill hand, Johnstown, Seventh ward L. P. McDermitt, clerk, Cresson township Henry T. Cuna, laborer, Hastings Jonathan Roseman, miner, Ferndale borough A. J. Blackburn, laborer, Johnstown, Twentieth ward Abel Peden, farmer, Upper Yoder John Shriver, teamster, Franklin Wm. Mark, laborer, Blacklick township Amaudus Entler, laborer, Elder township John Sellman, laborer, Lower Yoder township