NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 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, 13 Jul 1906 Volume 40, Number 27 Items Local and Personal Miss Mary McCann, daughter of ex-Sheriff McCann of Greensburg, after spending several days with the Bott family of Greensburg who are spending some time at the Metropolitan Hotel returned to her home last Thursday evening. The McCann's have a summer house in Loretto and will likely go there shortly to spend the summer months. Miss Martha Snedden, who has been employed as a teacher in the Ebensburg schools during the term just passed, departed last week on a trip through the south. She will return to again take up her vocation as a teacher in the Ebensburg schools with the opening of the next term. The Rev. J. Twyson Jones, pastor of the Ebensburg Congregational Church and the Rev. Samuel G. Craig, pastor of the Ebensburg Presbyterian church, were in Johnstown Monday and Tuesday. Miss Minnie Stewart, stenographer in M. D. Kittell's law offices after spending several weeks' vacation with friends in Allegheny township, has returned to Ebensburg. Miss Mary Bell, stenographer for Evans and Evans, the law firm, after spending the Fourth of July at her home in Indiana, Pa., has returned to Ebensburg. Landlord William Kimball of the Metropolitan Hotel and T. Stanton Davis, the real estate agent, were in Greensburg Friday and Saturday on business. Mrs. Bott and daughter, Miss Mary, after spending several weeks at the Metropolitan Hotel, departed for their home in Greensburg Wednesday evening. Mr. J. Milton Connell of Philadelphia is here enjoying a vacation fishing and so forth this week. With W. N. Bolsinger he caught a nice string of trout Tuesday. Miss Frances Thompson, daughter of Editor and Mrs. W. R. Thompson of this place is spending several weeks with friends in Johnstown. "Uncle Jake" Berkey was in Gallitzin Tuesday, having been called to appear before the Medical board of pension examiners at that place. Judge Thomas, of Fenwycke Hall, has returned home after an extended trip to the seashore in the interests of his health. F. J. Hartmann Esq., of this place, has returned from a two week stay at Atlantic City. County Commissioner Charles Leventry was in town Tuesday on business. Recorder Arthur Griffith departed last night for Philadelphia on business. Late News of County David Davis, son of Robert Davis of Beulah, is dangerously ill of pneumonia. The young man is about twenty-three years old. The attending physician says the eyesight of Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Memory of Cresson, who was painfully burned about the face on the Fourth can be saved. While lighting a fuse placed in a pile of powder, a spark ignited the explosive. It was at first thought that his eye sight was destroyed. A snake over 16 feet long was captured at Muddy Creek Falls Sunday. John Mushrush and his family of Mt. Chestnut were spending the day at the falls and while looking at a field of wheat he noticed the grains waving with motion made by a huge snake passing through it. Calling other men they cut barked branches from trees and captured the reptile. It will be exhibited at the fireman's festivities in Butler. The snake has mottled gray skin and a large head. It is supposed to have escaped from a circus in New Castle 10 days ago. (Mahaffey GAZETTE) Local Happenings While harnessing a colt on June 30th, farmer Anselm Kirsch of Barr township, was thrown against a stall by the frolicsome animal and had his collar bone broken, which is hard luck at this busy time of the year. Charles M. Schwab spent the Fourth of July at his home in Loretto. Late that evening he and a party of friends who had been with the Schwabs for some time boarded Mr. Schwab's private car "Loretto" and were taken to New York City. F. D. Barker, Esq., returned home Monday night from a two weeks' trip in a canoe down the Susquehanna river from Karthaus to Sunbury. His companion was W. Cord Snyder, formerly of this place, and of course, they had a fine time. Lightning struck the water works on the Woods Thomas place at North Ebensburg June 28th and tore up the pipe line. The same day an outhouse on the farm of John S. Davis at East Ebensburg was struck and many apples and other trees to the north were blown down by the wind. A Portage Reunion Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren were Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Miller A very pleasant reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Miller of Portage borough on Sunday, those in attendance including the grandchildren and great grandchildren of that venerable couple. Among those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bready, Miss Annie Thomas, and Philip Dimond of Portage; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Porter of Dunlo and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Williman of Ebensburg. The following great grandchildren also attended: Charles and Roy Bready, Ralph Thomas, Nettie and John Porter, Henry, Ida and Gertie Williman. Run Over by Train Hackett Lynch, of Cresson, a well known resident of the town and a brother of Dr. Lynch, the Cresson physician, was run over by a train at the Cresson depot late Tuesday night and badly injured. His right arm was severed at the shoulder and his left leg was badly bruised about the ankle. He was sent to Johnstown and taken to the Cambria Hospital where at an early hour Wednesday morning, he was operated upon by Drs. Lowman and Jefferson. His condition is serious. Six Cars of Immigrants Many Aliens Pass West Through Johnstown – Steamship Lines Warring Six carloads of immigrants went west through Johnstown yesterday morning. Inspector Joe Natheson, who was aboard the train, said there would likely be a big rush of immigrants to this country within the next week or so, owing to the cutting of rates by two of the leading steamship companies. The announcement made last week by the Hamburg American line of $2.50 as the steerage rate from Germany to the United States has been met by the German Lloyd Steamship company and a rate war for the immigrant business is now on. (Johnstown DEMOCRAT, Thursday) Two Women are Suicides: Mrs. Ellen May King and Mrs. Mary Miller Mrs. Ellen May King near McKeage's Mills, Indiana County, shot herself in the breast early Monday morning and died within a short time. She was about 28 years of age, the wife of Porter King and had been suffering from consumption for some time. She is survived by her husband and five children. Mrs. Mary Miller, aged 75 years, who lived with her daughter in Harnes Valley, Huntingdon County, committed suicide by hanging herself to a tree. She made a rope of her apron, climbed a fence, tied one end to the limb of a tree and the other around her neck and jumped off. She had been acting strangely lately. When she left the house she said she was going to visit a neighbor. Mrs. Daniel Stauffer, Reynoldsville Mrs. Jeff Evans, of this place, received word Wednesday evening of the death of her step-mother, Mrs. Daniel Stauffer, at Reynoldsville and she and Mr. Evans departed for there this morning.