NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 7 Sep 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, 7 Sep 1906 Volume 40, Number 35 Items Local and Personal Mrs. M. K. Collins, who has been spending some time in Bellefonte spent a few days of this week in town on business, returned to Bellefonte where she will remain for several weeks. She was accompanied by her little niece, Bernadine Kittell. Mrs. Jerome F. McCleary and daughter, Ruth, after a week's stay in the First ward with Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels, parents of Mrs. McCleary returned home Saturday evening. They were accompanied by Master John McCleary who had been at Elton during the summer. He came to the city on Friday evening. (Johnstown TRIBUNE) Early Sunday morning a number of Johnstown people and Pittsburgers left Johnstown for a journey over the proposed route of the Johnstown, Ebensburg & Northern Railway company. In the party were M. F. Tennis of Pittsburg; Engineer Bryan of the same city; Promoter J. G. Hildebrand of Johnstown and Ed Wise of Westmont and George C. Daniels of Dale. The party inspected the route as far as Wilmore and went over the remainder Monday. Butcher Aloysius Skelly on Saturday sold his fine brick residence with a considerable piece of ground surrounding it to Mr. Ed Burns of Big Bend for $6,000, who, we understand will move there and make his home in Ebensburg. We will be glad to welcome Mr. Burns as a citizen of this place. Reardon Brown who has spent the summer at the Daisy Field for his health is very much improved, which is largely due to the faithfulness shown to him by his brothers and sisters. Miss Victoria Brown has been with him the entire summer and her devotion to him could not be surpassed. While here at court Tuesday Constable A. J. Gutwald of Gallitzin fell down the steps to the basement and was quite severely cut about the head. He was taken home in a buggy the same evening, but arrived here again on the Wednesday morning train so that his injuries were not serious. Mr. Philip Canders, one of the prominent and successful farmers of Munster township, lost a valuable mare by death and later a fine cow belonging to the same gentleman became fast in the woods and broke her leg in such a manner that it was necessary to kill her. Master John Denny of Belmont probably mows the lawns up there with greater ease than the average boy finds it possible to do. He hitches his little pony to the mower, takes up the lines and away they go, with the grass flying in all directions. Misses Ruth and Betra Finn, daughters of Policeman John Finn, returned last week after visiting their grandmother at Plymouth, Pa., for four weeks. Miss Sue Kinkead is visiting relatives in Johnstown. Miss Blanche Henry is visiting friends in Philadelphia. Mrs. J. C. Gates of Harrisburg is at home here this week. Miss Marian Jones is visiting the Misses Wertz in Johnstown. Mr. L. F. McDermott of Beaverdale called on us Monday. Mrs. Thomas Shoemaker of Bellefonte is the guest of Mrs. M. D. Kittell. Ex-Treasurer Spencer of Mountaindale had business in town Monday. Dr. W. H. Heiser of Nantyglo called at this office Wednesday. Mr. George Sherry of Nicktown was here in attendance at Court this week. Mr. John L. Sechler of Conemaugh was among the visitors to town Monday. Mrs. A. L. Fleitzer and Mrs. Ed Davis of Vintondale paid Ebensburg a visit Tuesday. Mr. Waldo Squires of South Fork came home to visit his parents Tuesday. Mrs. Jane Cox and daughter, Miss Cora Cox, of Johnstown returned home Saturday from Ebensburg. Cashier M. D. Bearer of the Grange Bank at Patton called on old friends here last week. Mrs. Grace Gerster of Pittsburg spent several days last week with her sister, Miss Margaret Myers. Mr. James McBreen, the Iceman, is suffering with a severe attack of neuralgia which has settled in his face. Miss Isabell O'Neill of Pittsburg spent Sunday with her sister, Miss Mary O'Neill James Moon of Johnstown arrived in Ebensburg today and will inspect John M. Jones Post No. 576 G. A. R. Justice J. J. Rhoddy of Ashville was in Ebensburg on business today and paid THE FREEMAN a call before leaving town. Local Happenings Mrs. Justina Langdon of Hopewell is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Marstellar. Mrs. Elliott Evans of Omaha, Neb., who has been visiting her sister- in-law, Mrs. Leonard Huntly for the past two weeks returned home on [rest of sentence missing]. Mrs. Shirey and children of Wilkinsburg who have been the guests of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Fergus C. Lloyd for several weeks returned home on Wednesday. Miss Agnes Myers, one of our public school teachers, had the misfortune to sprain her ankle on Friday last and was unable to be in her school this week. Mr. McGuire substituted for her. Late News of County Miss Margaret Pritchard of Pittsburg returned home on Monday after a week's visit with her cousin, Miss Emily Evans. An attempt was recently made to burglarize the hardware store of C. J. Hogue of Cresson. Entrance was made to a room in the rear of the store by forcing a window with a pick. The robbers were scared away before they got any booty. J. Garfield Jenkins, son of the Rev. James Jenkins of North Ebensburg, will soon leave for Bangor Theological College in Maine to study for the ministry. Garfield is a fine young man and will doubtless make a success of his chosen profession. Philip Hoover of Carroll township has sold his farm near the Carrolltown road to his brother, Thomas, of Allegheny township and has moved on the Otto Lauer farm which he recently purchased and which is located about two miles southwest of his former location. While at work in Delta Mine near Patton the other day, Thomas Meekin was so unfortunate as to have his foot caught in a shearer wheel over which ran a wire cable and before the machinery could be stopped the heel of his foot was torn entirely off. Upon examination it was deemed necessary to amputate the foot at the ankle. Farmer Smith who lives on the Griffith place south of town found a hen egg the other day in his barn which measured 6 by 8 inches and was marked with the initials of Mr. Smith's name. Quite a peculiar freak of nature is this but as it is vouched for by the hen's owner, we have no hesitancy in publishing the item. Vintondale: Last Friday, Paul, a son of Mr. Rodgers, who was originally from Ebensburg, was thrown from a horse and is in a serious condition as a result of his injuries. Man Has Two Wives Francis Goodstein of St. Boniface comes to Ebensburg and Confesses Himself a Bigamist and Perjurer Because his conscious bothered him, Francis Goodstein, a German who for several years past has been residing at St. Boniface came to Ebensburg Monday and acknowledged himself a bigamist, a perjurer and adulterer. He entered into recognizance to appear before the court for sentence. Goodstein is one of those staid old Germans who pride themselves upon their dignity and uprightness. Many years ago he married, according to his story, but was bitterly disappointed in the woman he chose for his partner in life. Instead of proving faithful in the marriage vows she had taken with him at the altar, Goodstein returned to his home one day to find his wife with another man. He immediately left her, he says, and heard no more about the woman until some years later, when word reached him that she was dead. That was more than 20 years ago. Until last week he did not know that he was the father of a grown up son. In the meantime Goodstein had drifted here and there until finally he located at St. Boniface where he made the acquaintance of Mrs. Mary Shook, whose husband had died some years previous. Goodstein secured board and lodging with the widow for some time and finally married her in April, 1904. For over two years the couple have been living happily together as man and wife. Last week however, a young man of about 21 summers drifted into St. Boniface and inquired for Francis Goodstein. To the latter's amazement the strange young man declared himself to be Mr. Goodstein's own son. Explanations revealed the fact that Mrs. Augusta Goodstein, the young man's mother and the elder Goodstein's wife, is still living in Columbia county, Pa. Goodstein says his conscious has so worried him ever since that he could no longer endure it and Monday he came to the county capital and admitted the violations of the law as stated above. Under the circumstances the charge of perjury and adultery [next few words faded] against the man. Will Study Theology Algie Lehman of Elton, a son of Commissioners' Clerk John Lehman of this place, is visiting his parents here for a few days. He will leave in the near future for Albright College at Myerstown, Pa., where he will prepare for a course in theology. Cresswell Brought Home Frank A. Cresswell Removed from Seashore to His Home in Johnstown A message received in Johnstown Tuesday from Atlantic City was to the effect that Frank A. Cresswell, the Johnstown broker, who has been dangerously ill at the seashore resort as the result of hemorrhages of the lungs was brought back on Wednesday morning. Although nothing was said of his condition, later reports state that he is somewhat improved. Barclay's Serious Predicament Capt. A. B. Barr of Tyrone and H. G. Crouse, a PRR special officer, arrested Jerry Barclay Tuesday at the home of his brother, David Bender, at Bakerton. Bender, who is 65 years of age, is charged with incest, the information having been sworn out by his 19- year-old daughter. Boy Runs Away From Home Leaving a note in which it was stated in his boyish way that his father and mother would never see him again. Eugene McHugh, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. V. M. McHugh, well known residents of Munster township, about five miles from here, left his home on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock and has not returned. He was seen that evening near Cassandra but has entirely disappeared since. It is clamed by friends of the boy that his father had corrected him in a manner that was displeasing to the boy because of the alleged refusal of the lad to work. The boy had frequently stated that he would run away but little was thought of the threats. When he left home he wore a black shirt with white stripes, knee pants and had a suspender for a belt. He had a straw hat and was in his bare feet. A very prominent front tooth was his most distinguishing feature. Hold-Up Man Locked Up Foreigner Charged with Job Near Greenwich Mines Monday Afternoon is in Clutches of the Law John Shuflecka, a foreigner, is locked up in jail here charged with felonious assault and battery and highway robbery. The charges grow out of the hold up near Greenwich mines Monday afternoon. It was reported that one man was killed and another was seriously wounded, as shown by a trail of blood leading through the woods. George Gushak, the man who was reported to have been killed, is still living, although seriously cut up about the head and body. Grazo Bohak, the other victim of the hold up was found later, also badly used up from the attack made by the highway men. The robbers took $20, all the money the two men had and left them to die along the trail. District Attorney Leech and County Detective Knee were notified of the affair and started overland for Greenwich Monday night. Shuflecka was arrested in his boarding house at daybreak Tuesday morning but two other suspects, who are supposed to have been accomplices, could not be found. The officers know where they are, however, and a watch is being maintained for them. Bohak and Gushak were on their way from Garmantown to Greenwich when they were attacked and robbed by their assailants who were evidently lying in wait for them in the woods. Robberies up North Patton, August 29 A number of robberies have been committed in this neighborhood of late and Hastings is also suffering at the hands of thieves. The home of John Zollas of this place was broken into the other day and a large sum of money and a watch taken. The thieves missed a pocketbook containing an even larger amount than they secured. J. C. Harper lost a gold watch and some money. The police are keeping their eyes on several suspicious characters. Must Pay for Children's Support There being a dearth of civil actions, Judge O'Connor late in the afternoon heard a number of petty cases. Among these was that in which Mrs. Elizabeth Hayden Watson, wife of Commodore Watson, had charged her husband with non-support. Mrs. Watson is a daughter of Captain and Mrs. C. H. Hayden of Johnstown. She is 24 years old and had two little children, one but three weeks old. After the dirty linen had been thoroughly washed, Judge O'Connor ordered the defendant to pay to his wife for the support of her children the sum of $4 per week. Watson insisted that his domestic troubles resulted from an over fondness of his wife for the home of her parents. He said she would not stay with him but a continual case of homesickness caused her to leave him so frequently that he became disgusted with his married life. In Memory of Lieut. Hugh Jones A beautiful monument in memory of the late gallant Lieut. Hugh Jones, of Co. F, 133 P. V., who was killed in the Civil War, arrived here last week and was erected by Wilkinson & Sons. The monument was supplied by the sons of Lieut. Jones who are in business in Boston.