NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 9 Mar 1906; 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, 9 Mar 1906 Volume 40, Number 9 Items Local and Personal Frank Gates of St. Benedict visited his parents in this place. Deputy Prothonotary S. S. Kinkead visited friends in Johnstown over Sunday. Miss Stella Dunegan of St. Augustine is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Bender of Hotel Bender. Manager Harry Scherer of the Cambria Theater, Johnstown, was in town this week on business. Miss McClintock of Coalport was the guest of Miss Alberta Gates Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The Messrs. Verde Rhue and Ralph Davis of Johnstown visited friends in this place during this week. Street Commissioner C. D. Shenafelt and wife attended the funeral of the former's sister at Altoona last Saturday. Fred A. Nachman, the well known wholesale liquor dealer of Johnstown, called on friends in Ebensburg Thursday. Cyrus W. Jones of this place returned last Saturday from Philadelphia where he had been looking after business interests. Mrs. E. F. Black of Pittsburg and formerly of this place, visited Mr. and Mrs. James McBreen and other Ebensburg friends this week. Mr. Joseph Riggle of Loretto, an old and valued subscriber, visited THE FREEMAN Thursday. We are always glad to have our friends call, whether they call on business or not. Miss Sue Kinkead who has been visiting at Renova, Pa., for sometime has returned home. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. A. Y. Jones who will remain here for some time. Late News of County Miss Elizabeth Conley, a telephone operator at Cresson, is ill of the grip at the home of her sister, Mrs. William Moore at Hollidaysburg. She has been off duty since the first of last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Stineman of South Fork departed last Saturday for Tampa, Florida. At the advice of her physician, Mrs. Stineman will remain in Tampa for four weeks or more. Mr. Stineman will continue his travels to Cuba and visit several cities in that place. The department store of C. Brondy of Cresson was entered by thieves Saturday night and robbed of watches to the amount of about $25. Mr. Brondy is of the opinion that the thieves also took some clothing but does not know how much. Entrance was gained by breaking a window in the rear of the store. Lemon Yoder of South Fork, aged 23 years, had his right arm badly injured last Monday morning when the member was caught between two cars. Mr. Yoder is a brakeman on the Beaver branch of the South Fork Railroad and was making a coupling when the accident occurred. Dr. Glass attended him. Summerhill is at present in the mist of a measles epidemic. Out of a population of about 1,000 with no Board of Health, there are nearly 100 cases of the disease. The schools are not closed and the disease will likely spread even more than at present unless some action is taken to prevent it. C. W. Stuart, Albert Dietrich, both of Hastings and Henry F. Kuhale, of Philadelphia, filed the charter of the Miller Run Coal Company for record Friday. The purposes for which the company is chartered are the usual ones. The capital stock of the company is $6000 and it is divided into 20 shares of $50 each. The corporation is to exist perpetually and its business will be conducted at Hastings. News from Blandburg A case of smallpox is reported in town. Some contend, however, that the sickness is merely black measles. Merchant Abe Marks has removed his store from Blandburg to Altoona. He left here with his belongings last Friday. Had Leg Ground Off Frank Merrill, a brakeman on the New York Central Railroad, fell from a box car at Patton Saturday afternoon and had his right leg ground off. He was pulling the brakes when a chain broke and caused him to fall. His home is in Lorain and he is twenty-four years old. He was sent to the Philipsburg Hospital. Robbery at Wilmore The store of Wallace Sherbine at Wilmore and where is located the Post office was broken into Friday night. The cash register containing about $25 was carried over to the railroad tracks and broken open. Stamps and post office supplies to a considerable amount were also taken. Charles M. Schwab Ill Barely Able to Board Private Car for Journey East Los Angeles, Cal., March 7 Charles M. Schwab, former president of the United States Steel corporation, left for the east last night. Far from well when he reached Los Angeles, he was unable to leave his bed and only with great aid of will was he able to go to his private car from the Jonathan club rooms where he was a guest after his arrival. The party consisted of Mr. Schwab, Dr. M. R. Ward, C. D. Couldin, John Gleanson, Donald Gillis, John McKane, E. A. Mamer, W. R. Wharton, James Montgomery and C. D. Whittemore. Thirty-One Years a Priest Father Kittell, of Pittsburg, Ordained in March, 1875 On March 28th the Rt. Rev. Monsignor William Kittell, Chancellor of the Pittsburg Diocese will celebrate the thirty-first anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. He went to Rome in 1867 and entered the College of the Propaganda and on March 28, 1875 was ordained in the Basilica of St. John Lateran by Cardinal Patrizi, the Vicar of the Pope. Father Kittell was born in Ebensburg, and is a brother of the Rev. Ferdinand Kittell, pastor of St. Michael's Catholic Church at Loretto and of M. D. Kittell, the Ebensburg attorney. The Rt. Rev. Kittell is located at the church of the Epiphany, Pittsburg, with Bishop Regis Canevin of the Pittsburg Diocese. He was recently made a Domestic Prelate at the Vatican, having been invested one week ago last Sunday along with Father Tobin and Father Suehr. These Men Got Theirs List of Applicants Who Were Successful in Examinations for Mine and Fire Boss Certificates The following named people who participated in the mine examinations held in Johnstown some time ago have been successful as announced by Mine Inspector Josiah T. Evans. First class Certificates: Benjamin Thomas and Abraham Hartell of Johnstown Charles J. Maher and Robert S. Baylor of Boswell William Jones and James R. Houston of South Fork James O. Farrell of Ehrenfeld. There were given second-class certificates: Harry Eakins of Windber George Fox and Charles Fox of Jerome Rowland Kay of Dunlo Thomas Richardson of Beaverdale Robert W. Maher of Boswell Joseph L. Jones of South Fork The candidates for fire boss will have to take an oral quiz in addition to the written examination, which will delay the announcements of the successful applicants. The percentage of successful applicants this year is a trifle below that of last year. The reason for this is said to be that the examinations were considerably more difficult this year. First Week of Court – Extracts When court convened Monday Judge O'Connor addressed himself to the constables of Johnstown when they submitted their returns and gave them some good sound advice. He stated that particularly in the Third and Seventh Wards of Johnstown, much comment has been created by certain clubs who hold licentious affairs where boys and females congregate and conduct themselves in a disgraceful manner. Constables were instructed to make return of all such places at the next term of court and also to maintain a lookout for agents representing liquor establishments located outside the county, and which send agents into Cambria county territory. His remarks implied that there are enough wholesale and retail liquor establishments located in Cambria county to furnish all the liquor required by its populace. Grand Jury in Session: Speedy Justice The grand jury went into session Monday afternoon with James P. Greene, of Johnstown, as foreman. One of the first cases presented before them for their inquisition was that of J. C. Ager, who was arrested Monday morning for beating his wife. Ager lives in the West ward where he conducts a livery and feed stable. For some time past, it is alleged, his conduct toward his wife, who is barely grown to womanhood, has been such as to cause a wave of indignation in the West ward. Frequent beatings were administered, it is said, the brutal conduct of the husband was permitted to go on uninterrupted until Monday, when John G. Weakland, of Barnesboro, a relative of Mrs. Ager, went before Justice A. J. Waters and swore out a warrant for Ager's arrest, charging him with aggravated assault and battery. Ager was arrested immediately and lodged in jail in default of $300 bail. His case was presented before the grand jury early Monday afternoon. He entered a plea of guilty and was hustled from the jail and brought before the court for sentence. Judge O'Connor sentenced the prisoner to pay the costs and to be remanded to jail for the present, until an investigation of the affair can be made. [Snip]