NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 24 Mar 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, 24 Mar 1905 Volume 39, Number 11 Items Local and Personal H. A. Shoemaker of this place has announced his candidacy for County Commissioner. Attorney Philip N. Shettig was in Nantyglo on business Monday. F. H. Barker spent Saturday in Johnstown. The borough council of South Fork held a special meeting last week and organized for the new year: W. W. Dunmire was chosen President. For Solicitor, Daniel L. Parsons and Robert S. Murphy were suggested, the latter winning. S. C. Fetterman was elected Borough Engineer. J. W. Stineman, Treasurer and John Mugridge, clerk. Edward Craver, a brother of William Craver, whose death was noted in these columns last week, is lying very ill at Jersey City. He was stricken down while he was accompanying his brother's remains to this place and was unable to proceed farther than Jersey City. George H. Boney, an aged and respected resident of this place, had a stroke of paralysis Monday afternoon and is said to be in a serious condition. It is hoped by his many friends here and elsewhere that he will soon be restored to his usual health and strength. Mr. Joseph Link, of this place, while at work Tuesday morning had the misfortune to be thrown from his wagon and, in falling, received a severe sprain in the ligaments of the neck which will necessitate his being off duty for several days. Mr. Howard Evans of the 17th ward Johnstown was in Ebensburg attending to some business in connection with his duties as assessor. Mr. Evans has the reputation of being one of the best informed assessors in the county. H. G. Lampman, formerly of Meadville, Crawford County, but who is now located in Barnesboro, he having purchased the wholesale liquor store of Eugene Bearer of that place, was in Ebensburg on business Monday. Earl Jones, who spent the past couple of weeks at his home in this place for the benefit of his health, returned to Philadelphia Tuesday where he is a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Henry M. Gooderham, one of Carroll Township's prosperous farmers and known over the county as a prominent member of the Grange, is attending Court this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Barker with their daughters, Misses Lovell and Helen, will leave for Washington D. C. next Monday where they expect to spend several weeks. Jacob V. Heinze, formerly of Blacklick Township near Ivison has purchased the feed and boarding stables of Wm. Peach in the rear of the Central Hotel. Colonel Davis who has been seriously ill at his home on Centre Street is reported very much improved. This is pleasing to the Colonel's many friends. Mr. W. J. Hoppel, one of Northern Cambria's most prominent farmers, who resides in Barr township, transacted business at the County seat on Tuesday. County Commissioner W. A. Stutzman purchased a fine sorrel horse from M. J. Stoltz which he will use on his farm in Upper Yoder Township. The trout fishing season comes in on April 15th and not before. The speckled beauties are said to be scarce about here. Albert Heinze, a staunch Democrat from Blacklick Township was a welcome caller at this office on Wednesday. Mr. and Mr. Cyrus Jones and Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Pannebaker spent several days in Pittsburg last week. Dr. C. W. O'Hara who is located at Swissvale is spending several days at his home in this place. S. M. Douglass, a well known citizen of St. Augustine, called in to see us on Wednesday. Ex-Judge Barker who has been ill the past two weeks is reported somewhat improved. Mr. and Mrs. Webster Griffith and son, George, spent last Saturday in Johnstown. Marshall Owens, a clerk in Register and Recorder Griffith's office, was in Johnstown over Sunday. Albert Farabaugh and Beno Stich of Carrolltown were business callers in Ebensburg on Wednesday. Mrs. R. E. Jones, accompanied by her granddaughter, Elizabeth Jones, visited friends in Johnstown this week. L. G. Hornick, the Johnstown photographer who has a studio in the Barker building, paid his usual visit here Wednesday. Dr. Olin Barker who now has an office in the Lincoln building, Johnstown, was here over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barker. Daniel Slattery of Cresson township is hunting the parties who made a raid on his hen house last Sunday night and released him of a number of good layers. Rev. J. Twyson Jones of this place on Tuesday evening delivered the sermon at the revival services being held in the Franklin Street Methodist church, Johnstown. Ferguson Brothers of this place have disposed of their flour and feed store in the West Ward to Daniel Jones of Ebensburg and Daniel Griffith of Cambria Township. Frank Leib and J. L. Luther of Nicktown and Thomas Estep of Ebensburg will open a house furnishing and undertaking establishment in the new Davis building about April 1st. Misses Annie Sharbaugh and Fannie Wetzel of Carrolltown stopped off Wednesday evening in Johnstown on their way to Pittsburg to see "The Maid and the Mummy" at the Cambria Theatre. Captain Tom Davis and William Kimball of this place in company with Vincent Tonkins of Cherrytree will leave next week for North Carolina to look over timber lands they are interested in. George Horten of Johnstown last Monday purchased the Hotel Cresson at Cresson from R. J. McNalley, whose application for license was held over at License Court by Judge O'Connor. The consideration was $13,000. That was a cruel but rather ludicrous joke accredited as being perpetrated by a colored ventriloquist at Queenstown, Md., last Monday. As a body was being lowered into the grave at a funeral, the wicked joker made a voice from the coffin say, "Let me down easy, boys." Mourners and friends generally fled and it was hours before the origin of the words became known. Two Killed, Many Hurt In a Railroad Accident on the C. & C. Branch near Bradley Junction A landslide caused an accident on the Cresson & Clearfield Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad near Bradley Junction at 5:30 o'clock Saturday evening which resulted in the death of Engineer John Gearhart of Altoona, aged forty-six, and Addison Kurtz, aged twenty-seven, a mail clerk of Cherry Tree. Jacob Miller, a fireman of Altoona, was caught under the wreckage. His foot was amputated at the Altoona Hospital. Several passengers were cut and bruised but none seriously injured. Charles Campbell, Charles Schnarr and Fred Fondelier of Johnstown were passengers on the train. The train was running at full speed with a clear track when Engineer Gearhart saw the earth give way from the side of a steep cut only a few rods ahead of the locomotive. He reversed the engine, threw on the airbrakes and shouting a warning to his fireman, attempted to leap to safety. As the locomotive struck the huge massed rock and earth it reared into the air and fell over on its side dragging the combination baggage and postal car with it. As Gearhart jumped, he was caught under the overturning engine and crushed to death. Fireman Miller failed to clear the wreck of the tender and was caught by one leg, the foot being almost severed at the ankle. The combination car was thrown on top of the locomotive and Postal Agent Kurtz was pinned in the wreckage. He was so fearfully injured that he died soon after being extricated. The cars careened when the shock came but settled back on the tracks. The passengers who were thrown from their seats were not seriously hurt and all the men folks hurried to the rescue of the imperiled fireman and postal agent. It was some time before Miller could be located, a huge quantity of snow, brought down by the shock, covered him completely. Must Pay Penalty Stephen Fellows, Wife Murderer, Calmly Hears the Words Which Seal His Doom In a court room crowded to the door with curious spectators yet filled with a deadly hush inspired by the dread solemnity of the occasion the death sentence was on Wednesday afternoon pronounced by Judge P. J. O'Connor upon Stephen Fellows, convicted at last term of court of the murder of his wife at the Barnesboro Station on the morning of September 12th last year. The prisoner looked a bit haggard from confinement but displaying absolutely no signs of emotion other than a slight look of bewilderment, was brought into court shortly before 2 o'clock by Warden McMullen. Fellows had a red bandanna handkerchief bound about his jaw and head on account of a toothache from which he is said to have been suffering. This he removed after he and the Warden had taken their places before the Court. Before pronouncing formal sentence, Judge O'Connor spoke to the prisoner as follows: "Mr. Fellows, you have been convicted by a jury of this county of the highest crime known in the law and the victim of your evil propensities in this line was a wife that you had sworn to cherish and protect. You are perhaps not the first man who was charged and convicted of this crime resulting from the evils growing out of an ill-mated pair, but you carried your disposition beyond that point as evidenced by the testimony in the case, and attempted not only to kill your wife but your own son. We are sorry that conditions are such that we are called upon to act in this way, not particularly for you except as it may affect your future welfare, but because the Court must be put into the necessity of pronouncing a sentence of this character upon a man of your age and a man who knew better. But we do not know that there was anything else for the jury to have done. To have done anything else than what they did would have proven them to be cowardly in the performance of their duty and as far as the testimony and trial of the case are concerned we have failed to find any error affecting the result. Have you anything to say why the sentence of the Court should not be passed upon you?" Without raising his eyes, Stephen Fellows slowly shook his head in the negative. At a signal from one of the tipstaves, all in the courtroom rose to their feet. Then Judge O'Connor continued: "Now, this 22d day of March, 1905, the sentence of the Court is that you, Stephen Fellows, be remanded to jail from which you came and that you be there detained until the day fixed for your execution by His Excellency, the Governor of Pennsylvania and on the day so fixed you be taken to the place of execution and there be hanged by the neck until you are dead. And may the Lord have mercy on your soul." When the Court had finished speaking, at a word from Warden McMullen, Fellows apparently unaffected, turned and walked slowly out of the courtroom back to the jail, where he will be confined until the day set for his death. Clifford D. Jones Admitted to the Bar On motion of M. D. Kittell, before Judge O'Connor on Wednesday of this week, Clifford D. Jones of Ebensburg was admitted to practice law in the several courts of this county. Mr. Jones is a graduate of Dickinson Law School of the class of 1903, and has been a student in the office of ex-Judge Barker during the past two years. He will open an office in the Davis building on or about April 1st. With his many friends we wish him success. Portage Nearly Free Portage is almost free from smallpox now. There are only a few cases in the Municipal Hospital and the same number scattered over the borough and all are convalescent. The health officials are of the opinion that the last vestige of the disease will have disappeared within the next two weeks. Bloom & Skelly Dissolve Partnership Bloom & Skelly, who have been conducting a meat market on High street for several years, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Skelly will conduct the business while Mr. Bloom will devote his attention to the horse business. Illegal Liquor Selling Joseph Fabian of Nantyglo was arrested Saturday for selling liquor without license, Constable Charles Stiffler of Blacklick township making the information. Mr. Fabian states that he is an agent for H. G. Lampman, a wholesale liquor dealer of Barnesboro and that spite work on the part of his enemies is at the bottom of the prosecution. While Justice Cunningham will return the case to court, Mr. Fabian, it is said, is in position to vindicate his innocence. Court Proceedings – Extract from faded copy Monday's Court Jacob Hauser accused of the murder of his wife and mother-in-law in Johnstown on the morning of January 3d will not be tried for the crime until June term of court. Judge O'Connor announced Monday morning that the case had been continued at the request of Attorneys H. B. Mainhart and J. Wallace Paul, counsels for the defense who said that the presence of two witness positively essential to a proper defense could not be secured in time to have the case tried on Wednesday of this week as had been originally intended.