NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 17 Aug 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, 17 Aug 1906 Volume 40, Number 32 Items Local and Personal F. C. George of Lilly was in town Thursday. Attorney John W. Kephart is in Harrisburg on business. Evan Powell and family of Johnstown are spending a few days in town. Mrs. Elliott Evans of Omaha, Neb., is visiting her brother, Frank Jones. Mrs. Sharon of Pittsburg is visiting her cousin, Mrs. John Lloyd. The Misses Kem of Pittsburg are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. A. R. Tate. Mrs. Cyrus Davis and two children of Johnstown are visiting Mrs. G. A. Kinkead. Mrs. Emma McNamara of Kansas City, Mo., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Thomas and their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Thomas, of Vine street, with the Rev. W. D. Lewis, pastor of the Walnut Street Congregational church, returned last evening from Ebensburg where they attended the funeral yesterday of Clifford Roberts, the young man who was accidentally killed by a companion while out hunting in Cambria township last Friday evening. The services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Jenkins who was assisted by the Rev. J. Twyson Jones of Ebensburg and the Rev. Lewis of Johnstown. (Johnstown TRIBUNE, Tuesday) Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Fitzgerald of South Fork stopped off here on a short visit to the Lloyd family Sunday while en route to Cherrytree overland. From Cherrytree they will go to Punxsutawney, Brookville and Marionville. Marionville is the native home of Dr. Fitzgerald and the South Forkers are on their way to attend the wedding of Dr. Fitzgerald's sister who is to marry a prominent merchant of Kane. Mr. C. A. Stevenson, train dispatcher on the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, in company with his wife, who was formerly Miss Maud Chapman, daughter of the late Professor Thomas J. Chapman at one time a resident of Ebensburg, were visitors here this week. They stopped at the Mountain House. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. McCann and family of Greensburg have moved to their summer home in Loretto where they will remain until some time in September. Mr. McCann was formerly sheriff of Westmoreland county but is now engaged in general contracting. The Misses Sadie and Mattie Reese, Hester Downs, Harry Griffith, Charles Thomas, Malcolm Luse and James Jones, all of Johnstown were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Osborn over Sunday. Winfield Evans and bride of Johnstown spent several days with Mrs. E. E. Evans and daughter, Miss Emily, the past week. Sheriff Samuel Lenhart of Johnstown was a visitor in the county capital Tuesday, returning to Johnstown Tuesday evening. Miss Mae Pruner of this place was the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. B. Little at Loretto over Sunday. Mrs. W. Milton Brown of Johnstown, who has been visiting her sisters for several weeks, returned home Wednesday. Misses Elizabeth and Hannah Evans both of Pittsburg are visiting their sister, Mrs. Thomas D. Evans. Albert Lewis of Pittsburg is spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Jane Lewis of the East ward. Mrs. Clarinda Evans Moore of Omaha, Neb., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Leonard Huntley. Miss Annie O'Neill of Pittsburg is visiting her sister, Miss Mary O'Neill of the West ward. Late News of County Mr. William Ludwig and wife of Kane, formerly of Ebensburg are taking in the sights of Atlantic City. Mr. John C. Gates came home from Harrisburg to spend Sunday with his family and returned to the capital Monday. Lillian Cushon of the Bell Telephone company's exchange in Johnstown is spending her vacation at Ebensburg. Squire A. J. Waters of the East Ward departed Thursday for Pittsburg where he made a visit for several days. Miss Sabina Jones of Pittsburg is visiting at the home of her cousins, Horace and Thaddeus Jones of North Ebensburg. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Campbell and children, Lawrence and May, of Johnstown are visiting relatives in Ebensburg and Belsano. Miss Annie O'Neill of Pittsburg is visiting her relatives, Robert O'Neill and Miss Maggie O'Neill of Cambria township and Miss Mary Ellen O'Neill of Ebensburg. The Rt. Rev. Mgr. John Boyle of Johnstown and the Rev. Father Matthew Smith of Altoona were guests of the Rev. Father O'Neill of Ebensburg on Friday. Mr. William Humphreys of Johnstown, one of our old schoolboy friends and a son of Mr. E. W. Humphreys of this place came here for a visit Thursday last. Items of Interest William Plummer, an old soldier who lives eight miles from town, left Friday afternoon for the National G. A. R. encampment at Minneapolis where he expects to meet his brother, who he has not seen for thirty years. Mrs. L. E. Kaylor of Ebensburg who had been visiting friends in Johnstown for several days left Sunday for St. Louis, her old home, where she will spend a month among friends and relatives. Miss Hazel M. Stoltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Stoltz of the Mountain House of this place, returned home Monday after visiting her cousin, Marion McMullen of Johnstown for the past week. Mrs. R. E. Jones and granddaughter, Elizabeth, returned Tuesday from the sea shore where they spent the last few days. Mr. Cyrus W. Jones is expected home today. Commission Appointed [in Lunacy] Upon petition of Joseph Lantzy of Elder township, the court has appointed Attorney Charles Hasson of Ebensburg, Dr. D. S. Rice of Hastings and James Somerville of Elder township, a commission in lunacy, to examine into the sanity of Nicolas Lantzy, a son of the petitioner. To Ask for Petition [in Lunacy] On petition of John Cartwright of near Hastings, the court will be asked to appoint a commission in lunacy to examine into the sanity of Effie Cartwright who is alleged to be demented. Judge O'Connor's Birthday A number of the relatives of Judge Francis J. O'Connor gathered at his country home at Forwardstown Saturday in honor of his birthday. Among the relatives present were Mrs. Elizabeth O'Connor, Judge O'Connor's mother, and two of his brothers, Attorney J. B. O'Connor of Johnstown and P. J. O'Connor of Pittsburg, together with their families. Rev. Anderson Among Old Friends Rev. M. H. Anderson, of Dayton O., where he is in charge of a large Presbyterian church, dropped in on old Ebensburg friends this week and spent several days with us. He is enjoying the best of health and has not changed in any particular except that instead of being a miserable old bachelor, he has come over. Hotel Deals in Hastings William Beatty who has been conducting the Lafayette Hotel in Hastings for the last couple of years will close his establishment there shortly and will assume charge of the Central Hotel at Hastings which he recently purchased and in which Squire Neff has held a retail license. Mr. Beatty contemplates making some extensive improvements in the place and when completed he will have one of the best equipped hotels in northern Cambria county. Robert Notley has also disposed of his wholesale interests in Hastings to Andrew Lantzy who will in the future conduct the business. Mr. Lantzy some time ago bought out wholesaler Ryan and the deal recently completed will now give him control of the business conducted by the former three wholesale establishments. Mr. Notley who is a member of the Ebensburg firm of Bloom, Kimball & Notley, will likely remove to Ebensburg soon in order to devote himself more closely to the interests of the firm of which he is a member. Killed Large Rattlesnakes Three rattlesnakes were killed by Dean Beck and several small companions who were picking huckleberries on Tussey's mountain, Bedford county, several days ago. One of the reptiles was about four feet in length and the other ones were two and three feet. The youngsters brought the snakes home with them to vouch for the "story." Fireman Killed at Cresson Joseph W. Clark, aged twenty-two years, and unmarried, of Altoona, was killed at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning in the yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad company at Cresson. The young man had been in the employ of the company but eleven months and was a fireman. Mr. Clark was looking in the opposite direction for signals when he struck the back of his head on a steel coal car which was standing on a siding. His skull was crushed and death resulted a few minutes later. Rev. Father Gallagher The Rev. Father Gallagher, rector of St. Mary's Catholic church at New Castle since 1879, died at the home of his nephew in Philadelphia Saturday where he was spending a short vacation. The deceased was born in County Donegal, Ireland, Jan. 3, 1844, and came to this country in early youth. He studied at St. Michael's seminary, Glenwood, and was ordained Jan. 11, 1873, after which he assumed his first charge at Altoona. He went from Altoona to New Castle where he remained as pastor until the time of his death.