NEWS:  Cambria Freeman; 1907; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA

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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 4 Jan 1907
Volume 41, Number 1


Items Local and Personal

Mrs. Ed Howell of Johnstown is visiting relatives here.

Warren O'Hara is home from college during the holiday vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Hile spent Christmas with their son and family in Patton.

Attorney H. H. Myers spent the past few days in New York on legal 
business.

Eldon Evans of Pittsburg came here to spend the holiday with his 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Evans.

James A. Noel of near St. Augustine was among the visitors to THE 
FREEMAN office during the past week.

Jury Commissioner Albert C. Hines of Blacklick township is spending 
several days in town on business.

Mrs. Ella Hurlburt of Zanesville, O., spent the holidays with her 
brother, Dr. T. M. Richards and family.

Miss Lelia Port, who spent a month's vacation at her home in this 
place, returned to Johnstown last week.

Robert and Russell Leech and Wm. Smith were home from Mercersburg 
college to spend the holiday vacation.

Herbert Evans of Johnstown spent the holiday with his parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Thomas D. Evans of the West ward.

The children of Oscar Evans of Cambria township are suffering from 
diphtheria and owing to this disease the South school has been closed 
for a week.

Miss Gertrude Isenberg of this place spent the holiday season with 
friends at Gallitzin and with the family of Joseph Piper at Cresson.

Attorney Chas. S. Evans attended the banquet given in Johnstown 
Wednesday night by the Phi Kappa Psi of which he is a member.

Ambrose Jones of this place was the winner of the beautiful meerschaum 
pipe chanced off by Davis & Lane at their pool and billiard parlor 
Christmas.

Miss Mae Pruner of this place who spent the past two weeks visiting 
friends and relatives at Pittsburg and Cresson returned home on Tuesday 
evening.

Among the Ebensburg boys who spent the holidays under the parental roof 
were Dr. F. B. Roberts, Albert Lewis and Ira Davis of Pittsburg; and 
Dr. O. G. A. Barker of Johnstown.

The Misses Jones, daughters of Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Jones, gave a party 
to a number of their friends last Friday night.  Miss Marian, who is a 
student at Swarthmore College, was home for the holidays.
  

Late News of County

Doss Kemerer has purchased for $2,500 the home, lot and blacksmith shop 
of James McFaith in Nantyglo and will take possession of them soon.

A huge bear that has been seen upon mountains east of Lilly and near 
the farm of Thomas Hanna has created great interest among the hunters. 
[Lilly SIGNAL]

Through the instrumentality of Pension Agent George Boone, Mrs. Henry 
Krise of Clearfield township, has secured a pension of $8 per month 
with $146.07 back pay.

Duncan W. Sandford, who has been employed in New York City for some 
time, has returned to Patton and accepted a position in the insurance 
office of Parnell, Cowher & Co.

A. A. Noel, the Munster dairyman, is mourning the loss of $40.  One 
night recently when he retired he left the money in his vest pocket and 
when he arose the next morning the roll had disappeared.  Suspicion 
rests on an employee, it is said, who mysteriously disappeared during 
the night. 


Letters Lately Issued 

Estate of John Lumedue, late of Clearfield township.  Will probated and 
letters issued to Frank Dunegan.

Estate of Mrs. Ann Buterworth, late of Spangler Borough to S. B. King.


Accident at Nant-y-Glo 

John Ray Jr. had one of his legs broken just above the ankle in an 
accident at the Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Company's mine at Nant-y-Glo 
Thursday of last week.  He was "braking" on the motor when the accident 
occurred. 


Christmas at the White House 
Washington, Dec. 26

The White House was brilliantly lighted last night for the annual 
Christmas dinner.  President and Mrs. Roosevelt had as their only 
guests, Representative and Mrs. Longworth.  The doors leading into the 
state dining room and the blue and red [word blurred] were thrown open
and the Roosevelt children had a merry time until nearly midnight.  A 
detachment of 20 members of the Marine band furnished music.