NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 8 Sep 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, 8 Sep 1905 Volume 39, Number 35 Items Local and Personal Jesse S. Bolsinger was awarded the contract for the fitting up of the new Baptist church with steam heating fixtures. W. H. Sunshine, Attorney John C. Davies and William H. Piper, all of Johnstown, were in town Thursday and Friday. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Wilkinson, who returned last week from a visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Horan, of Johnstown, has developed a mild case of scarlet fever. Mrs. Thomas Peach of Ebensburg is visiting her daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. R. Edgar Leahey of 324 South street. Another visitor in the household is an extremely small boy who when he begins to talk will call Mrs. Peach, grandma. (Johnstown DEMOCRAT) Harry F. McNamara, the former Ebensburger who for some time lived at St. Louis is now a resident of New York. Word received from him the other day by Ebensburg friends is to the effect that Harry is writing advertisements for two or three mercantile houses in the metropolis. Mr. George McPike and wife of Altoona are spending a week's vacation at the Hotel Bender here. George is an old typo who spent his boyhood days here sticking 'em up' for his father, H. A. McPike on the old FREEMAN and is now a linotype operator on the Altoona TRIBUNE. His many old friends here were glad to meet him again. Late News of County Charley O'Donnell, ex-prothonotary and at one time deputy sheriff of this county and who is at present engaged in the hotel business at Loretto has challenged Sheriff Lenhart to a 50 yard dash. Although Charley is not as young as he once was and the rheumatism has been playing havoc with him but he states that were he a betting man he would put up any amount of money that he can beat the Sheriff. We'll be there when the race comes off. Attorney Reul Somerville of Patton had a narrow escape from what might have been a very serious accident on Wednesday. Mr. Somerville had been attending Court at Ebensburg and was driving home and about the vicinity of Carrolltown his horse frightened at an automobile and came in contact with a barb wire fence. The animal was scratched somewhat but the attorney escaped without injury. Webster Griffith, the lumberman at this place, is transferring some of his mill hands and woodsmen to a new mill in the vicinity of Vintondale where a large tract of timber land will be cut and sawed into lumber this fall and winter. The new children's home at Loretto will soon be completed and although not as large as the building destroyed by fire some time ago, will answer the purpose until such a time as a more commodious home can be erected. Ashville Items Jacob Roso has returned home after an absence of several weeks which he spent in Atlantic City and New York. Dr. Somerville made a professional call in town Monday. Mrs. G. A. Myers is visiting Altoona friends this week. Miss Maggie Murphy of Cresson spent Tuesday with friends in this place. W. J. Platt of Gallitzin was a business caller in town Monday. Messrs. Ross Burgoon and G. E. Heimel of Altoona were Ashville callers Sunday. Robert Litzinger made a business trip to Cresson one day this week. Charles Chirdon of Carrolltown is spending some time with friends and relatives of this place. Miss Blanch Morran has resigned her position in F. S. Burgoon's store and opened a school near Coupon. Miss Mattie Chirdon who has been in Altoona for some time spent Monday at her home in this place. Charles Gutwald and W. Brenner of Gallitzin spent Tuesday evening in town. Summerhill Man Injured John Rorabaugh, aged forty-seven years, had his right hand partly crushed while operating a saw in a planning mill at Summerhill late Friday afternoon. He was taken to the Memorial Hospital where the thumb and three fingers on the injured hand were amputated at the wrist joint. More Sneak Thieving At an early hour on Sunday evening sneak thieves tried to ply their trade in this place at the residence of George Huntley and that of Robert James. In both instances the fellows entered the rear of the house and in the case of Mr. James walked to the rear of the house and entered it with Mr. James sitting on the front porch. James saw them and went around himself when the thieves escaped through the front door. Judge Harry White Hurt Indiana Jurist Thrown from Horse in Prisoners of War Parade During the parade of the Union ex-prisoners of war in Denver Wednesday afternoon, Judge Harry White of Indiana was thrown from his horse which reared at the approach of an aid to the marshal of the parade. He fell heavily to the pavement but insisted on being allowed to continue in the parade. There was a cut on his left leg but he was not seriously hurt. The National Association of Union ex-Prisoners of War of which Judge White is Historian, held its annual session Wednesday and endorsed the Dalzell Pension bill for the Union prisoners of $2 per day for the time of imprisonment and $12 a month during life, the same amount to be paid to widows during widowhood. In selecting officers the Association re-elected Judge White National Historian. (Johnstown TRIBUNE) DEATHS Killed by His Train! Unfortunate Young Brakeman, Asleep on Box Car, Falls to Tracks And is Ground to Pieces Under His Own Train William Hartzog, a brakeman employed on the Cambria & Clearfield division of the PRR, was found dead beside the railroad tracks yesterday morning shortly after 7 o'clock near St. Benedict. The body of the unfortunate man was horribly mutilated, the head being severed from the body and otherwise cut and bruised. It is thought that Mr. Hartzog, who was attending to the middle section of the freight train on which he was riding, fell asleep, having worked considerable overtime lately and fell from the car underneath the wheels and was then ground to death. He was unmarried, 24 years of age and made his home with his parents near Patton. William Luckett William Luckett, a negro of Portage, died at the Memorial Hospital in Johnstown last Wednesday night from wounds received in a shooting scrap with another negro by the name of Jack Maloy the previous Saturday. According to all accounts Maloy and Luckett quarreled about a woman and in the mixup that resulted Luckett received the wounds that resulted in his death. So far no trace has been found of Maloy who is supposed to have left Portage immediately after the shooting occurred.