NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 31 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, 31 Mar 1905 Volume 39, Number 12 Items Local and Personal Mr. Peter Delozier of Baker's Mines was in town on business Tuesday. Austin, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Barker, is quite ill with rheumatism. Mr. Joseph Cole of Dysart formerly of this place was among the visitors here Monday. The Senate has passed the bill providing for the annexation of Allegheny City to Pittsburg. Mrs. Thomas Shoemaker of Bellefonte is the guest of Mrs. M. K. Collins of this place. Wilmer, son of Henry Abrams of this place, is confined to his bed threatened with pneumonia. The Mountain House which is being remodeled will be open for guests in about two weeks. Miss Gertrude Englehart was home from Nantyglo over Sunday where she is teaching school. Frank Smith who is attending State College is spending a few days at his home in this pace. The Legislature appropriated $15,000 for the establishment of a Miners hospital at Spangler. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mitchell who have spent some time in eastern cities returned to this place last week. Tom Peach attended the horse sale held in Johnstown last Saturday and as usual returned home with a fine horse. Carl Englehart of Pittsburg visited his parents and other friends in this place several days during the past week. A ghost seen in the form of a woman is said to have been seen several times about the railroad station in this place. What next? Mr. James Scanlan of this place had a narrow escape from being seriously injured in a runaway accident near Puritan on Monday. Dr. D. H. Shoemaker who has been confined to his home the past few days with tonsillitis is again attending to his office practice. Mrs. A. V. Barker and daughters, Misses Lovell and Helen, are the guests of Miss Isabelle Jones in Washington City this week. Mrs. Henry Ludwig of Fallen Timber is very ill with typhoid fever. She is a daughter of ex-County Treasurer E. F. Spencer and wife. Misses Ora Davis and Edna Thomas of Hollidaysburg were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Jones in this place several days this week. The smallpox quarantine which has been in force at the county home was removed Friday morning of last week by orders of Dr. F. C. Jones. Miss Perle H. Lockley who had been spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. Keller in this place, returned to her home in Philipsburg last week. Two dogs got among the sheep of farmer George D. Pryce in Cambria township Sunday morning, killed them and wounding thirteen others. Col. S. W. Davis who had improved so much last week that he was able to go down stairs and eat his dinner has not been so well this week, we regret to say. Messrs. Thos. Peach and M. J. Stoltz departed for parts unknown on Monday last to purchase chickens. The "Beef Trust" will be "smashed" on their return. Miss Margaret Walters who had been employed as a nurse at the County Home retuned Saturday to Johnstown, the quarantine at the Poor Farm having been lifted. Mrs. J. Milton Connell of Philadelphia arrived here Friday last at her old home. Mrs. Connell who has been very ill for some time is much improved in health. Charles Brown of Patton visited his parents in this place on Wednesday. Miss Helen Barker was home from the Hollidaysburg Seminary over Sunday. Miss Justina Marstellue is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Marstellue at the Fenwick. Miss Bessie Delozier of Ashville is visiting her sister, Mrs. John E. Rosensteel of the East Ward. Mr. Ambrose Long of Summerhill paid this office a pleasant call while in town on business Tuesday. Dr. Harry Somerville and Milton Douglass of Chest Springs transacted business in town on Monday. On Easter Monday the members of St. Aloysius congregation of Cresson will hold a tea party for the benefit of the church. Mr. E. J. Luther of the West Ward has taken the agency for the Johnstown Harvesting Machines and "Buckeye" Grain Drills. E. L. Farnsworth of Twin Rocks accompanied by A. H. Longnecker of Ivison called at this office for a friendly chat Monday. Mr. Grier Hile, clerk at the Metropolitan Hotel, went to Spangler Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ward Hile. Ward Hile is a cashier of the Spangler Bank. While using an axe the other day Constable Lincoln Lloyd of Cambria township was so unfortunate as to cut his hand severely, from the effects of which he is still confined to the house. The family of Mrs. Andrew Eckenrode, formerly of Carrolltown, have taken up their residence in the house on Centre street, purchased by Mrs. Eckenrode sometime ago from Daniel Davis. William Kimball, proprietor of the New Metropolitan Hotel, returned on Tuesday from Pittsburg where he had been purchasing a carload of livestock during the last several days. The Evans E. Evans square in the East Ward was purchased last week by Messrs. A. Skelly and I. F. McKenrick who have marked the same off in lots which they offer for sale. The price paid was $2000. This is a chance for persons contemplating building to secure a site. Mr. C. M. Smathers of this place has secured a position as a salesman for the Johnstown Harvester Company of Batavia, N. Y. Charlie will start out on his territory April 1st and will canvass among his agents in Cambria, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties. We wish him success. Mr. Dan Carney of Cambria Township will sell all his household and kitchen furniture, stock, farm implements and grain at a public sale to be held on the premises April 1st. Mr. T. E. Smathers of Punxsutawney, the well known Auctioneer of this part of the State and a brother of our genial townsman, C. M. Smathers, will conduct the sale. The condition of George H. Boney who was stricken down last week is somewhat improved, although he is still in a serious condition, his right side being paralyzed. He is still at the home of his son-in-law, J. R. Myers and is being attended by Dr. T. J. Davison. It is sincerely hoped by his many friends that the affliction with which he has been visited will soon pass away. Famous Singer Coming Evan Williams, the world famous tenor, has been engaged to give a concert in Ebensburg May 18. Mr. Williams is at present in Europe where he has been singing before the King of England and the Emperor of Germany. During the coming winter he has engaged to give thirty concerts in Australia. Mr. Williams is one of the few pure tenor singers known to the world of today. He will probably be assisted at the concert here by a number of well known artists from Pittsburg and New York. Nantyglo Notes March 23, 1905 Mr. H. Lutz left here Saturday to spend Sunday with out of town friends. "Jack" Dunn who has been one of la grippe's victims we are glad to say is well and about again. Miss Rosetta Hammand spent Sunday at Vintondale with her aunt, Mrs. Biteroff. Mrs. Manuel Smith is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Doss Kemerer. Mr. Stiffler, brother of Constable Charles Stiffler is in town. Mrs. Miles E. McHugh spent Saturday in Ebensburg. Miss G. E. Englehart is spending a few days at her home in Ebensburg. Miss Alice Harrison was a caller in Ebensburg Saturday. John W. Otto Convicted Last Friday afternoon John W. Otto who was convicted of assault was taken before the Court for sentence. His attorney, F. A. Shoemaker, following Otto's conviction had made a motion for arrest of judgment pending a motion for a new trial. His attorney however, withdrew the motion and asked that the court be lenient in sentencing the convicted man owing to his advanced age and to the fact that the jury had recommended him to the mercy of the Court. District Attorney Leech opposed the motion, saying that Otto had, following the rendering of the verdict of his conviction by the jury, made threats about the Court and some of the jurors in the case. The Court said he scarcely knew what disposition to make of this matter. The crime of which Otto is convicted had almost resulted in murder but the Judge stated that he had reason to believe that the jury found from the recommendation that Otto had not stabbed Hermann while the latter lay insensible on the ground, but rather that he had used more force than was necessary to repel him when Hermann had assailed him. Under other circumstances, the court said he might feel warranted in sending Otto to the penitentiary for a long term of imprisonment. The judge gave the old man six months in jail with $100 fine and costs of prosecution. W. S. Jones Recovering W. S. Jones of Patton whose illness from pneumonia at the Central Hotel, has been noted in these columns, was taken to the Altoona Hospital Monday afternoon. He was accompanied by his wife and Dr. S. O. Thomas, whose patient he has been and though an operation was performed for the removal of pus from the lung, he has so far improved that his recovery seems assured. Will 'Hie Her Back Mrs. Susan Benyo who has become rather prominent in Cambria county by reason of having undergone a trial at the March session on a charge of murder for the alleged poisoning of her husband, Frank Benyo, in Cambria city, by having administered to him some months ago a dose of Rough on Rats, was in this place on Saturday afternoon. After arriving in town from some point along the Blacklick railroad, Mrs. Benyo immediately proceeded to the county jail to call upon Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Bearer as well as to see a couple of friends at the jail. Mrs. Benyo announced that she was going to return to her old home beyond the sea at Murany, Hungary, and that she did not want to go away without saying goodbye to those who had treated her so kindly while in jail. Mrs. Benyo seems to have come of a good family and was highly respected at her old home. She feels keenly the odium which has come upon her and wants to get away from the United States as soon as possible. She left Ebensburg for Twin Ricks on the evening train Saturday, leaving Monday morning for New York to take passage on Tuesday for her old home. Mrs. Benyo when brought to jail could not speak a word of English. When she was released from custody she was able to speak considerable English. But no more United States for Susie. She prefers to return to her old home where her friends will not believe she was guilty of murdering her husband, Frank Benyo. Brought to Jail Joseph Meyer, accused of the murder of Frank Morello in a row in a foreigner's boarding house at Portage on March 10th, was taken Saturday from the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, where he had been undergoing treatment for a number of knife wounds said to have been inflicted by Morello to the county jail at Ebensburg where he will await trial at the next term of court. The prisoner was in charge of County Detective Ed Knee and before being turned over to the authorities was taken before Squire A. J. Waters of this place where he waived a preliminary hearing. Frank Morello, Meyer's alleged victim, it will be remembered, died of his injuries at the Memorial Hospital two days after the shooting. When Meyer was admitted to the institution it was believed that one of his stiletto slashes might prove fatal, but his condition continued to improve until Saturday when he was reportedly practically well. Taken to the Pen County Detective Ed Knee, County Auditor Farabaugh and Sheriff Samuel Lenhart on Wednesday took the following prisoners to the Western Penitentiary where they will serve sentences: Ulysses McMullen of Spangler who will serve 11 years for outraging a child; Thomas Hanegan known as "Bus" who will do three years for stealing an overcoat; Albert Crozier, three years for breaking, entering and larceny; George Dull, one year and six months for larceny and George Johnson, two years for stealing skirts. Class of '05 Preparations are being made for the gradating exercises of the class of 1905 of the Ebensburg High School which will be held on Friday, May 5th. The class this year is composed of five girls and seven boys. Following is the class roll for this year: Marion Jones Catherine Apel Mabel Jones Hattie Pruner Alberta Luther Russell Leech Russell Evans Alonzo Lehman Lawrence Davis Edwin Englehart Clark Reese Morris Lewis The exercises will be held in the Court House and the program will be an attractive one. Russell Leech will be the valedictorian and the salutatorian will be either Lawrence Davis or Clark Reese whose class averages are next highest. Several hundred invitations will be issued and the graduating exercises will excel any ever held in this place. The class under the direction of Prof. F. B. Ott has attained an immensely high average in their monthly examinations. Execution of Young Byers "Is it all over?" was the question asked by young Byers, the self- confessed murderer, as gasping for breath and suffering untold pain, he was led back to his cell in the Allegheny jail to await the preparing of a new noose in the hangman's rope in place of the one which had slipped and instead of choking the last spark of life from his body had allowed him to drop to the floor. "Is it all over?" he asked, as dazed and frightened he tried to collect his shattered senses and find out whether he was still in the land of the living or whether he had passed the great divide and was wakening up in an unknown place. He probably did not realize what had happened. In falling through the trap door and in feeling the noose tighten about his neck he had already suffered all the pangs of death. It was as though he had come back to earth only to go through the same ordeal of death once more. For eight long minutes he sat in his cell, his head still covered with the black cap and waiting for what must have seemed like eight centuries to him, until the hangman was ready for him once more. The entire world cannot but shudder at the bungling manner in which young Byers was executed. Whether bungling was due to an official or whether it was due to something that was beyond human power to rectify, the result was the same – hanging is an unfair, barbarous and necessarily cruel mode of punishment. The sooner the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopts some more humane manner of putting its condemned murderers to death or if that be impossible, the sooner capital punishment is abolished altogether the better for public morality. The public should be spared all possibility of a repetition of such a frightful scene as was enacted in the court yard of Allegheny county jail. Cheap Sports Go Armed Bat Masterson Compares "Gun" Fashions Eastern and Western New York, March 29 William B. Masterson, known as "Bat," has been sworn in here as a deputy United States Marshal. Masterson expresses the opinion that there is more carrying of weapons in New York than in the west. "Out where I come from," he said, "A man does not carry a gun unless he wants to use it. Out there the game is to leave your gun at home. Then when a fellow draws a bead on you, you can throw up your hands and show him you are unarmed. He won't shoot if you do that." "But in New York every little sneaking son of a gun who's got the price of a pistol buys one and carries it. You can't go into a restaurant or cafe in this town without seeing a dozen cheap sorts with guns twisted up in their hip pockets. Why, they couldn't get 'em out in an hour. And if by hard work they did manage to yank [words faded] couldn't hit their man. When there's one murder in the country I come from there's a dozen here!" Jules Verne Buried Distinguished Men Pay Last Honors to Famous Romancer Amiens, France March 29 The funeral of Jules Verne took place in the church of St. Martin and was attended by representatives of the literary, scientific and geographical societies and many school children. The casket was covered with flowers including a tribute from the Society of French authors. The widow, accompanied by her sons and daughters, walked at the head of the funeral procession. Military honors were accorded the deceased as he was a member of the Legion of Honor. The burial took place in the Madeleine cemetery. In Memory of Edward B. Kittell Father Fox, pastor of the Catholic church in this place, has announced that the beautiful Stations of the Cross recently installed in the church were donated and erected in the memory of the late Edward B. Kittell who died suddenly in Pittsburg some time ago. The donors of the Stations are the brothers and sisters of the deceased, among whom are M. D. Kittell, Esq., and Mrs. M. K. Collins of Ebensburg and Father Ferdinand Kittell of Loretto. Mrs. James McCabe Word was received here Friday of the death of Mrs. James McCabe in Pittsburg. James McCabe is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bart McCabe of this place.