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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 15 Feb 1907
Volume 41, Number 7


Items Local and Personal 

The ten-year-old daughter of Oliver Evans of the West ward is ill with 
the grip.

Attorney William Davis is again able to be out of the house after a 
severe attack of grip.

Miss June Davis left yesterday morning for Pittsburg to visit her 
friend, Mrs. Roland Davis.

Fred Jones of the plumbing firm of Tate & Jones was in Cresson Tuesday 
attending to business.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Evans who has been ill for some 
time is reported considerably improved.

Mrs. W. I. Stineman and son, Frank, of South Fork are visiting Mrs. 
Stineman's parents, the Hon. and Mrs. Ed James.

Lewis D. Evans of the East ward has been quite ill for some days past 
at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Evans.

Druggist Cyrus Davis and his wife of Conemaugh are visiting the 
latter's parents, Stewart and Mrs. Thos. Hughes at the county home.

John McBreen, the genial clerk at Hotel Bender, has been off duty 
several days this week as the result of a severe cut which he received 
on his thumb the early part of the week.

Mr. A. J. Darragh has recovered from his recent illness and is again 
able to be about.  Mrs. Darragh has also recovered from an attack of 
grip and departed Wednesday morning for Pittsburg on a visit for 
several days.

Ex-County Commissioner Stutzman has recently laid out his beautiful 
farm in Upper Yoder township into building lots and will dispose of the 
same at auction.  It is Mr. Stutzman's intention to take a trip to 
California and he may locate in the Golden State.

Mrs. W. H. Oldham nee (Miss Lyda Davison) of this place now located in 
East Liverpool, Ohio, was called home Wednesday to attend the bedside 
of her mother, Mrs. Dr. Davison who is seriously ill.  Charles Davison 
and Dr. Robert Davison of Pittsburg are home for the same purpose.


Late News of County 

Several day ago while plowing on the Graham farm near Guffey Station in 
North Huntingdon township, Westmoreland county, Joseph C. Funk 
unearthed a skeleton, supposed to be an Indian who had been buried 
there more than 100 years ago.  The plow struck a large stone and was 
partly dislodged.  After some effort Mr. Funk succeeded in removing it. 
Underneath it was a small sepulcher several feet square where the 
skeleton was found in a sitting position and is in a good state of 
preservation.  Mr. Funk took the skeleton home and the head, he placed 
on his book case as an ornament.


Of Interest to Veteran Soldiers 

T. W. Dick, Esq., the well known pension attorney of Ebensburg, will 
have the necessary prescribed forms for applications of pensions under 
the new service law in a few days. The new law affects soldiers 62 
years of age and upwards and any whom this is of interest to would do 
well to call in and see Mr. Dick.
 
T. W. Dick, Esq., has moved his offices from the old location on Centre 
street to Room 14, Davis Building, same street.  


Johnstown, Pa., Feb 13

With the mercury at zero and a fierce wind blowing, Andy Monar, a 
miner, at Windber, walked three miles in his bare feet to win a $10 
bet.


Letters Lately Issued

Estate of Frederick Sauer, deceased, late of Lower Yoder Township.  
Will probated and letters issued to John Sauer.

Estate of Joseph Earych, late of Johnstown.  Will probated and letters 
issued to Orietta Howard.


A Jolly Crowd 

Of the many sleighing parties which came to Ebensburg during the past 
fortnight it would be difficult to find a more jolly crowd than arrived 
from Carrolltown yesterday and took dinner at the Mountain House before 
returning.  The party was composed of the following ladies, a number of 
whom are well known in Ebensburg:  The Misses Annie D. Sharbaugh, Annie 
Thomas, Lizzie Wilson, Bertha, Alma and Gertrude Sharbaugh, Bess 
Greene, Mary Wetzell, Mary Shettig, Ida Waltz, Madams J. Macklin, Will 
Shettig and Miss Adaline and Bertha Mellon and Mrs. Fred Mellon of 
Patton.


Under Sled in Runaway! 
Portage Man Loses One of His Legs in a Very Thrilling Experience
Coat Caught on a Lever
  
Arthur Canavan of the firm of Canavan & Mahoney, liquor dealers of 
Portage, had an exciting experience Tuesday evening which cost him one 
of his legs.

Mr. Canavan was returning with a load of "empties" from Puritan when 
his horses became frightened and ran off.  Mr. Canavan was jolted from 
the seat of the sled and his overcoat caught on the brake lever.  He 
was unable to extricate himself and the horses ran at a mad pace for a 
quarter of a mile, dragging Mr. Canavan along under the front end of 
the sled, part of the conveyance resting on his legs most of the time.  
When the horses were finally stopped by some boys who were coasting on 
the hill and Mr. Canavan was rescued he was terribly bruised and 
injured.  His left leg was broken in two places and crushed so badly 
that amputation was necessary.


Mrs. Mary Pinchusi 

Mrs. Mary Pinchusi, a Slavish woman, who was on her way from New York 
to Glen Campbell, arrived in Cresson Wednesday morning when she had to 
wait for some time to get a train over the branch and while she was 
waiting in the ladies' waiting room, she gave birth to a child.  Dr. 
Devereaux, who was in the vicinity of the depot, was hastily summoned 
and gave the woman medical attention.  She was made as comfortable as 
the circumstances would permit until an eastbound passenger train 
arrived when she was taken to the Altoona hospital.


Big Bend Assault 
Two Foreigners Committed to Jail to Await Trial for Unprovoked Attack 
on Fellow Countryman

Before Squire James Dunn of Nantyglo on Monday last were brought John 
Scraul and Andy Chestnut in charge of Constable Charles Stiffler of 
Nantyglo who were charged on an oath of John Slodisky with felonious 
assault and battery.  The parties are all residents of Big Bend.

The assault was committed on the night of January 29th and the 
defendants had been in hiding ever since until run down by Constable 
Stiffler who found Chestnut at Vintondale a few days after and 
succeeding in locating Scraul at Cresson last Sunday night, where he 
arrested him after a desperate struggle.

The assault, it is said, was unprovoked and the prosecutor would have 
been killed had not timely assistance arrived.  Beer bottles and a 
smoothing iron were the weapons used and Slodisky was unconscious when 
rescued.  In default of bail the Squire committed the defendants to 
jail for trial at Court.  Constable Stiffler took them to Ebensburg on 
Monday.


State Constabulary Called to Barnesboro 
One in Crowd of Italians Evicted from Play House, Fatally Wounds Harry 
Newman, a Clothing Merchant of that Place
Was Shot Through the Abdomen
Wounded Man is Still Living

Without the slightest provocation an Italian shot Harry Newman, a 
clothing merchant of Barnesboro, through the abdomen Tuesday night 
shortly before 12 o'clock and fatally wounded him.  The shooting was so 
cold blooded that the police have determined to make every effort to 
capture the foreigner.

The shooting occurred on one of the streets in Barnesboro.  A number of 
Italians who seemed to be intoxicated made their way into a moving 
picture house.  They became obstreperous and very disorderly and after 
being warned several times that they would have to behave, became worse 
than ever and raised a general roughhouse.  They kicked chairs around 
and acted very much as though they were out to run the establishment 
and the town in general.  The disorder was finally quelled and the 
Italians, who numbered about half a dozen, were ejected from the 
building.  They lingered outside the building for some time and 
continued very noisy.

Mr. Newman, it is stated, was seated in a restaurant directly across 
the street from the moving picture house and, noticing the disorder, 
causally walked across that way.  At this time there were very few 
people on the streets.  As he approached the crowd, one of the Italians 
noticed him and running up a small embankment, he shouted at Mr. Newman 
in broken English: "You afraid of me, Italia man?"

According to the first accounts furnished, Mr. Newman, anticipating 
nothing serious replied, "Certainly I am not afraid of you." 

"Then I make you afraid," came the answer and in a twinkling, the 
Italian had ripped out a revolver and started firing.  The first shot 
wounded Mr. Newman in the arm and before he could even move, a second 
bullet was fired, which struck him in the abdomen.  The victim dropped 
heavily to the ground but before anyone could interfere, the foreigner 
had made good his escape in the darkness, but not until several 
eyewitnesses had secured a good description of him.

The alarm that Harry Newman had been shot and probably fatally wounded, 
spread through Barnesboro like wildfire and in a short time, there were 
a number of men on the scene.  The wounded man was carried into a 
nearby hotel and in a short time Drs. McMillan and Wheeling were 
working with him.  It was seen that his condition was extremely serious 
and determining to lose no opportunity to save his life, an effort was 
at once started to secure a special train to take him to Johnstown for 
treatment at the hospital.  The efforts along this line were 
successful, the officials of the C. & C. branch being very 
accommodating.  Shortly before 1 o'clock an engine pulled into the 
depot and a flying trip for Johnstown started. 

In the meantime efforts to capture the man who did the shooting were 
started.  District Attorney Leech was called at Ebensburg and himself 
took charge of affairs. In a few minutes after the receipt of the first 
message at the county seat, County Detective James Berkebile and a 
companion were started on the overland drive of about 15 miles in a 
sleigh.  Mr. Leech started the lines working on a general alarm among 
constables and police officers in the northern part of the county and 
the description of the man was telephoned broadcast.  Officers were 
notified to be on the lookout and capture the man at any cost.

Too many foreigners have been wielding guns promiscuously in Cambria 
County and escaping by reason of aid of their countrymen and Mr. Leech 
stated that he is determined to capture the criminal.  He opened 
telephone communication with Punxsutawney where troop C of the State 
Constabulary is stationed and asked for a detail of the state police to 
aid in scouring the woods in the vicinity of Barnesboro.  Shortly after 
midnight Tuesday, Mr. Leech stated that he had received no definite 
information from Punxsutawney but had learned that a small detail of 
the state police were in the eastern end of Indiana county within easy 
distance of Barnesboro and that he understood that they had been 
ordered to hurry to the scene of the shooting as early as possible.  A 
great deal was accomplished in a short time and by daybreak the search, 
which was started soon after the shooting by Barnesboro citizens, was 
on in all directions.

LATER – At the time of going to press Detective Berkebile, assisted by 
the State Constabulary, a number of whom have been sent to Barnesboro 
at the request of the District Attorney, have succeeded in rounding up 
eight of the gang that started the trouble in the theatre and expect to 
capture the individual who did the shooting before midnight.


Prof. Schwab Will Marry!
Has Selected a Bride Until Recently a Scholar of Notre Dame University, 
Indiana

The following interesting article is clipped from a Pittsburg paper.

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 12 – A romance begun in the neighborhood of Notre 
Dame University at Notre Dame, Ind., culminated today in the 
announcement of the engagement of Prof. Edward H. Schwab, brother of 
Charles M. Schwab, the millionaire steel magnate, to Miss Edith 
McGorray, niece of Sheriff Joseph V. McGorray of this city.

Miss McGorray attended St. Mary's academy, the women's department of 
Notre Dame University, for five years until last Christmas.  Prof. 
Schwab was also connected with the university during that time.  A year 
ago last April friends of Miss McGorray who were visiting her during 
the Easter vacation, stopped at a hotel in South Bend, Ind., where 
Prof. Schwab and some of his friends were quartered.  Miss McGorray and 
the professor met and it was a case of love at first sight.

Miss McGorray and Prof. Schwab will be married in June in St. Patrick's 
church here.  Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Schwab will attend.

When asked whether he and his prospective bride expect to receive a 
wedding present of $2,000,000 from the steel magnate, the same as it is 
said Miss Gertrude Schwab will upon her marriage to a Johnstown banker, 
Prof. Schwab laughed and said he did not believe his brother made any 
such gifts.