NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 6 Jan 1905; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 6 Jan 1905 Volume XXXVIII, Number 52 **[With the exception of this first page of news, the rest of the newspaper was extremely faded] Items Local and Personal Louis Park is spending a few days in this place. Mrs. C. T. Roberts is spending the week in Pittsburg. E. R. Tate spent the holidays at his home in Economy. All Protestant churches are observing the week of prayer. Mrs. F. H. Barker spent several days last week in Pittsburg. Mrs. James Scanlan and Orville Buck spent Sunday in Johnstown. The Whilst Club was entertained last week by Miss Flora Parrish. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Dick have been visiting relatives in Blairsville. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kephart have returned from their wedding trip. The famous spring at Cresson has gone dry, the first time in many years. Miss Stella Dunnegan spent the holiday at her home in St. Augustine. Mrs. Walter Bishop of Philadelphia is the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Richards and daughter, Lottie, are visiting friends at Cherrytree. Miss Ada Wertz of Johnstown visited the Misses Darragh in this place last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown of Johnstown spent Christmas with the Misses Lloyd. Mrs. Harry Owens of the East ward who has been critically ill is slowly improving. Miss Catherine Kerby returned home Thursday from a visit with relatives in Wilmore. Olney Davis and Herbert Evans of Johnstown visited friends in this place last week. Miss Josephine McMurray of New Washington is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. T. Jones Mrs. Geo. Rodgers of Vintondale is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Evans of this place. Rev. J. T. Jones was the adjudicator of literature at the Eistedfodd at Pittsburg on the 26th. Walter Port of Pittsburg spent Christmas with his parents, W. D. Port and family in this place. D. T. Kelly of New Mexico, a student at Harvard, spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Kittell. Mrs. Elizabeth Linton Sheridan and Mrs. E. G. Kerr of Johnstown visited friends in this place last week. Alta Gibson from Blacklick township, has been released from the county jail, her case having been nolle prossed. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Porch attended the New Year's reception given by the Johnstown Elks on Monday night. Leonce Shields of Pittsburg returned home on Monday from a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shields. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Shoemaker have closed their home and will spend the balance of the winter at the Metropolitan. The Misses Griffith of Houtzdale are visiting their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis and other friends in this place. Miss Maud Shoemaker of Pittsburg spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Shoemaker in this place. Prof. Ott's Sunday school class met at his home on the evening of the 26th and presented him with three handsome books. As the result of having guessed within one the number of beans in a bottle, "Ossie" Wilkinson is the proud possessor of a new fur overcoat. Eldon Evans of this place left Monday morning for Ada, Ohio, where he will take a commercial course in the business college of that city. Mr. John A. Bender of Carrolltown was among the business visitors in Ebensburg this week and while here paid this office a pleasant call. Drs. F. B. Roberts, O. G. A. Barker, of Pittsburg, Chas. O'Hara of Swissvale and Ed Shoemaker spent Christmas at their homes in this place. The wholesale liquor business of E. J. Bearer at Barnesboro has been purchased by Harry Lambert of Potter county, the price running from $12,000 to $14,000. Bright News from Patton The Methodist Sabbath school had an interesting entertainment Monday night, 26th inst. The programme consisted of singing and recitations by the little folks which were most creditable to those taking part. Miss Iona Sanford sang a beautiful solo, after which choice confectionery and oranges were distributed among the scholars. Miss Annie Mellon of Millersville Normal School spent the holidays at her home in Patton. Fred Rees of Huntingdon was a visitor over Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Patterson of Pittsburg were visitors during the Yule tide at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Brown. Mrs. Roy E. Decker left for Ridgeway last Monday to attend the Osterhout-McCaulley nuptials which were celebrated at that place Wednesday evening. At last we have a Western Union Telegraph office established at Patton. It is located in the Pay Masters Department at the Beech Creek office. Jenkins Dole and Pepper Clark manipulate the ticker and if we must say it, they know how. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Kauffman spent Christmas day at Bells Landing. James McClain, one of Uncle Sam's brave soldier boys, was at home on a furlough for a few days, having come to attend the funeral of his brother, Joseph, who was buried at Bellefonte, Dec. 23rd. James is in the cavalry service and located at South Dakota. "Prince," one of the handsome and valuable team of grey horses belonging to W. H. Denlinger had his leg broken Christmas morning and was chloroformed to put him out of his misery. A short time ago Mr. Denlinger was offered $325 for the animal. Hon. W. C. Lingle and family spent Christmas at Philipsburg, returning home early last week. The Episcopal Sunday school had a fine Christmas treat on Wednesday evening during the holiday week. Ice cream and confectionery were served in abundance. A beautiful Christmas tree adorned the room and the Rector Mr. Houghwout gave a stercoptian exhibition which delighted both young and old. Mrs. William Gauntner, residing near St. Augustine, met with a distressing accident Monday morning, Dec. 26th. In passing through the kitchen her clothing caught on a gun which was standing against a table, throwing it to the floor, it went off and the load of shot passed through her foot. Doctors Shires and Worrell, of this place, were summoned, who found it necessary to amputate the member at the ankle. At this writing the wound is healing nicely. Wm. Evans, a student at Jefferson Medical College, spent Christmas week at the home of his parents. Since the removal from our midst of Burgess Harper, the reins of Municipal government have been ably managed by J. J. Donnelly, President of Select Council, but the duties became so arduous and of such a complicated nature that this gentleman asked to be relieved from the care and responsibility of the office. A petition was prepared and largely signed by our citizens, requesting Judge O'Connor to appoint William J. Donnelly for the unexpired term. The court promptly acquiesced in their wishes and made the appointment. After his Honor had been inducted into office with all the pomp and circumstance befitting the occasion he defined, in no uncertain words, the policy he would pursue as Chief Executive, which when carried out will make our little city a veritable utopia. There will be no plunder, graft or corruption permitted under his administration and to accomplish the end desired he has reorganized the corps of city officials. His confidential friend, Ed A. Mellon, has been appointed Private Secretary; James Gilleice, Director of Public Safety; Judge Mellon, legal advisor-in-chief; Michael Ryan, head of the Water department; H. S. Lingle, Police commissioner; W. H. Denlinger, street railroad commissioner; Geo. E. Prindible, commissioner of Highways; Dr. John Lowes, chief of the Health department; and Ed Moore, custodian of the sinking fund. Chief Gill has been instructed to reorganize the Police force in order to make it more effective than in the past. The selection of such capable men to assist the Mayor argues well for a successful and acceptable administration. It might be well to add that this is the Honorable Mayor's second term, he having the distinctive honor of being Patton's first elective Burgess. Our handsome friend, John Mahaffey, who for several years has acceptably filled the position of Assistant Freight Agent at this place has been selected Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank at Cherrytree and left for that place this week. John, we are sorry to have you go and incidentally, there are others just as sorry. J. E. Parnell was a sufferer last week from an attack of tonsillitis which confined him to his home for several days. Miss Millie Shiffer of Big Bend visited friends in Patton several days last week. Kills Woman Then Hides Joseph Hauser of Johnstown Commits Most Atrocious Crime in History of the County Johnstown, Jan. 4 Jacob (sic) [Two different first names used in the article, Jacob and Joseph] Hauser, of Conemaugh, a miner, murdered his wife, Mrs. Irene Hauser, aged 20, and his mother- in-law, Mrs. George Barringer, aged 47, and attempted the murder of his father-in-law, George Barringer and his little sister-in-law, Anna McGonigle, aged 12, at the Barringer home in the Seventeenth ward this morning. Hauser escaped from the building after committing the crime, leaving his coat, hat and shoes behind him. He traveled over the snow-covered ground, coatless, hatless and shoeless for a distance of two miles until he reached the Frankstown road section of the city. There he applied at the home of a man named Brooks stating that he had a fight with an Italian who intended to kill him and that he was forced to flee in order to save his life. Hauser's story was believed and he was provided with shoes and suitable clothing. He escaped before the truth was known and made his way in the vicinity of his home. There he was arrested by Johnstown officers about 10:30 o'clock this morning and lodged in the Johnstown police station where it was found that both legs had been frozen. He was nearly dead from the cold. He is in a pitiable condition and may not live to face the charge of murder. The murderer entered the residence of his father-in-law, George Barrington, at Moxham, by prying open one of the downstairs windows. He removed his coat and shoes and then slipped upstairs to his wife's bedroom and stabbed her in her sleep. Death was instantaneous Her sister, Anna May McGonigle, 12 years old, who was sleeping with Mrs. Hauser, was stabbed in the knee by the infuriated murderer. Mrs. Mary Barringer, mother of the two above mentioned, who was sleeping in an adjoining room, heard the noise made by the murderer. She arose and went to her daughter's room. She was met at the door by Hauser and he plunged the knife into her side. Mrs. Barringer then ran down stairs in an endeavor to escape but was followed by Hauser who plunged the knife several times into her body. She fell dead just inside the door leading to the outer air. Shooting Affray at Patton Probably dying, Antonio Panfarelli, an Italian, lies at his home in Patton, as a result of an encounter with Luziano Ponzino Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock when the latter fired two shots from a 38-caliber revolver into Panfarelli's body. One shot pierced the man's arm while the other ploughed through his liver and other organs inflicting what the attending physicians say is a fatal wound. Two other men were shot by Ponzino, but their wounds are not fatal. The shooting occurred at the Patton Clay works on Terra Cotta avenue. Panfarelli and Ponzino had trouble some days ago over a woman. Tuesday three men and two women got in an altercation with Ponzino and used him very roughly. About 9 o'clock Wednesday morning Antonio and Luziano met in a department of the brick works and started an argument. Finally Luziano slapped the other man in the face; Panfarelli drew a knife and started for Ponzino who ran to his coat and got a revolver. Then the other men hastened to interfere but the man with the revolver raised it quickly and shot Panfarelli twice and the other two once each. Panfarelli fell to the ground while his assailant calmly put on his coat and disappeared. Ponzino was arrested by Chief of Police Gill of Patton. He was given a hearing and later brought to this place where he is now in jail. Hauser Brought Here Thursday afternoon, Jacob Hauser was brought to this place and lodged in jail. Lower Court Reversed The Supreme court at Philadelphia Saturday reversed the decision of the Court of Cambria County in the case of Catherine Burns vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in which Mrs. Burns sought to recover for the death of her husband and was awarded $12,000. Mrs. Burns' husband, William Burns, was killed by a PRR train at the Brownstown crossing in the early morning of Jan. 9, 1903. The case of Mrs. Burns for damages was tried at the December term in 1903 with Judge O'Connor on the bench, and a verdict of $12,000 found for the plaintiff. H. W. Storey, Esq., appearing for the defense, immediately moved for a new trial, which was refused. In April, 1904, Attorney Storey appealed from the decision of the court to the Supreme court. Swope Brothers Start Swope Brothers, who removed from Flinton to Johnstown last August, on Friday last put in operation their new flour and feed mill. The building is a three-story frame and is equipped with all the latest milling machinery. These figures are given out by the firm. The mill has a daily capacity of seventy-five barrels of flour and the storage elevator can hold 25,000 bushels of grain. A grain unloader with a speed capacity of 500 bushels an hour will shortly be installed. J. R. Swope will operate the plant while A. H. Swope will represent it on the road. Two Funerals from Blacklick – Patrick and Brown Two funerals from down at Nantyglo came to Ebensburg this week. One bore the remains of John Patrick who died of asthma and was buried here Monday while the other was that of a Nantyglo man named Brown who died of stomach trouble and was buried here Wednesday. Two Women Burned to Death – McConville and McCann Mrs. Mary McConville and her daughter, Mrs. McCann, were burned to death in their home near Bakerton, Saturday evening. Spectators who were attracted to the scene of the fire heard no signs of life inside the burning building it is said and devoted their energies to preventing the spread of the flames to adjoining property. But when examination of the burned structure was made the remains of the women named were found. No one knows what caused the fire. The funerals of the unfortunate women were held at Carrolltown Monday. Suspect Foul Play The authorities are inclined to suspect foul play in the case of Patrick O'Malley, who was killed at Cresson Saturday night. O'Malley left home about 4:30 o'clock Saturday evening to go to Cresson, where he wanted to pay a feed bill owed by the company. He was seen in Cresson by a number of people but after leaving the town, no one noticed him until trainmen found his dead body on the "six foot" between tracks 2 and 3. The body was lying much as if O'Malley had laid down to sleep. The coat was buttoned and there was not much disorder about the man's person. The cause of death was evidently a blow on the head. There were but two marks on the body, one being a deep cut on top of the head, which fractured the skull and the other a bruise or discoloration over the right eye. It is pointed out that had the man been killed by a train on either track 2 or 3, his body would have been mangled and thrown far from the spot at which it was struck. The Coroner's jury brought in the following verdict: "We, the jury, find that Patrick O'Malley came to his death on the "six foot" of the Pennsylvania Railroad, his injuries showing that he MIGHT have been struck by a train, but further evidence in our minds points to foul play." Investigate Lazarcak's Death The question of the payment of the heavy life insurance which Andy Lazarcak, the late Morrellville hotelman who was found badly mangled on the evening of Dec 9th last, carried and incidentally the question as to whether he committed suicide, was murdered, or accidentally killed is still hanging free. The Coroner's inquest held at Barnesboro last Friday afternoon did little or nothing toward clearing up the mystery and all the evidence thus far collected by the county authorities seems to have but little bearing on the case. Coroner Miller's jury of six listened to the testimony of a number of witnesses and brought in the following verdict: "We, the jury, after examining the witnesses and hearing testimony, do find that Andro Lazarcak was run over by a P. R. R. train near Barnesboro. The body was so badly mutilated that the cause of death, if other than the railroad accident, is unknown. We do not know how the body of the deceased came to be upon the track."