NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 14 Dec 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, 14 Dec 1906 Volume 40, Number 50 **[This newspaper largely illegible] Items Local and Personal William Kimball, proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, in this place, lost a valuable horse by death Wednesday. The horse was sick but a short time and was valued at $300. Fletcher C. George of Lilly, proprietor of "The Rink" at Green avenue and Eighth street in Altoona was in Ebensburg Tuesday. Mrs. W. I. Stineman and son, Frank, of South Fork, are visiting Mrs. Stineman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. James. Late News of County The manufacture of automobiles as a business undertaking has proved a great help to the undertaking business. David Rose has bought Wm. Knaurr's sawmill in Cambria township and will move it to Jackson township where he has 600,000 to 700,000 feet to cut. Frank McGowan, mine foreman for G. Blowers on the Lilly branch, has resigned his position to accept a similar one in Osceola Mills, his former home. He will move his family there in a short time. John McCool will succeed Mr. McGowan. F. H. Roseberry Altoona, Pa., Dec. 12 F. H. Roseberry of Arch Springs, one of the oldest mail carriers in the service, holds also one of the best if not the best record of any mail man in the United States. He has carried the mail between Arch Springs and Union Furnace, a distance of three miles for 20 years and in all that time, has been absent from duty just one day. Were Admitted to Bar William A. McGuire, Charles S. Evans, Morgan W. Evans of Ebensburg and Albert Stenger of Johnstown, four young law students were admitted to practice law in the courts of Cambria county Monday on motion of M. D. Kittell, Esq. Attorney McGuire has already hung out his shingle in the Opera House block at Ebensburg and is down to the real business of taking care of clients. Attorney Evans will be associated with his brother, John E. Evans, Esq., of the firm of Evans & Evans. Cresson Lady's Loss Miss Mary Slattery of Cresson, Monday morning, left her home for Ebensburg to deposit some money and valuable papers in an Ebensburg bank. On her arrival at the county seat she discovered her pocket book missing. The pocket book contained $100 in money and documents worth a large sum. Miss Slattery has no idea where she lost the pocket book, but is of the opinion that she either left it in the Cresson station or on the train. At Point of Revolver! Cresson Woman Compelled to Give Robber a Check for $60.00 Which Belonged to Her Husband Mrs. James Thompson of Kittell Hill in Cresson Borough entered the cellar at her home shortly after 7 o'clock Tuesday evening, she was caught by an unknown man who at the point of a revolver compelled her to hand over the entire amount of her husband's salary for November. Mr. Thompson, who is employed at night in the PRR roundhouse at Cresson Tuesday received his check for $60 which he took to his home and gave to his wife to keep until Wednesday when he intended to have it cashed. During the afternoon a load of coal was put into the cellar of the Thompson home. When the coal man had left, the cellar was allowed to remain open. Through this opening the robber entered the cellar and concealed himself until Mr. Thompson went to work. Shortly after Mr. Thompson had gone to work Mrs. Thompson went to the cellar intending to fix the furnace and was confronted by the robber who thrust a revolver into her face, compelling her to throw up her hands. The robber then placed the revolver against Mrs. Thompson's head and compelled her to go to the second floor and get the check which her husband had entrusted to her care. Mrs. Thompson got the check and gave it to the robber who then disappeared. Mrs. Thompson was taken so suddenly and the robbery was committed so quickly that she was unable to get a good view of the burglar and could give no description of the man. There is no clue as to the identity of the robber. Another Gallitzin Fire Fire again visited Gallitzin last Friday evening about 7 o'clock when a home occupied by a Quinn family took fire, it is supposed, from a defective flue and was totally destroyed. The family are making their home for the present with the Smeltzer family. Letters Lately Issued Estate of Jean McCutcheon, late of Johnstown. Will probated and letters issued to James M. Walters. Estate of Edward Price, late of Hastings, to Evan Price. December Court News - Extracts The murder case from Portage which has been hanging fire for a long time has been continued. The case is one in which Joseph Smith, Frank Price and Joseph Bortman, all of Portage, are charged with the murder last July of a negro whom they had beaten. The continuance was granted on the motion of Attorney McNeelis of counsel for the defense, because of the illness of Joseph Phenice, a valuable witness in the case. Lewis Haney who was murdered a few days ago at Spangler was also to have been a witness in the case and the continuance was imperative. The District Attorney raised a strenuous protest but as the motion was legal, nothing else could be done under the circumstances. [snip] Evans-Good A marriage license was recently issued at Hollidaysburg to Charles E. Evans and Jessie M. Good, both of Ebensburg. Kildea Bled to Death Eighteen-Year-Old Lad Found Dead in North of County Had Artery in Arm Severed Since the finding Friday morning of last week of the dead body of eighteen-year-old Herbert Kildea, of Susquehanna township, it has been decided that the young man died from excessive bleeding. Immediately after the finding of the body, the District Attorney directed that an investigation be conducted since it was thought by some that the lad might have met with foul play. Deputy Coroner McMillen of Barnesboro complied with the orders of the District Attorney and visited the scene of the discovery. Mr. McMillen found the leaves and ground saturated with blood near where the body lay and further investigation revealed the finding of a hunting knife on the young man's person. An artery in the boy's right arm had been severed and resulted in his death. Whether the fatal injury was accidental or intentional is not known but the former seems the more probable.