NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 1907; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 16 Aug 1907 Volume 41, Number 33 Items Local and Personal Mrs. T. L. Gibson and two children, Carolyn and Thomas, of Baltimore, arrived in the city this afternoon and will remain for a few days as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Conrath of Park avenue. They came from a visit to the vicinity of Apollo and before returning to their Maryland home, will spend a couple of weeks at Ebensburg where they formerly resided. (Johnstown TRIBUNE) The Misses Fannie and Ada Lloyd, daughters of ex-Postmaster Fes Lloyd, went to South Fork yesterday afternoon on a visit to their sister, Nellie, wife of Dr. Fitzgerald of that place, who has been ill with typhoid fever but who is now on a fair way to recovery. John Herzog, road supervisor, president of the school board and a prosperous farmer of Allegheny township, was an Ebensburg visitor yesterday and called at THE FREEMAN office in company with our old friend, Ed Lenz, of the same township. McDonald Owens of Jackson, Mo., a nephew of Capt. Morgan McDonald of this place, whom the captain had never seen, while on his way to the Jamestown exposition, stopped off Wednesday to see his uncle. George Gurley of this place and his brother, Frank of Pittsburg, who is spending his vacation here, went down to St. Augustine Friday and will spend a few days with their sister, Mrs. E. R. Dunnegan. Miss Josephine Cassidy of Altoona who has spent the past few weeks with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Cassidy, in the West ward, returned to her home on Saturday evening last. Mrs. Wm. J. Dufton, formerly of Ebensburg, but for the past five years a resident of Clearfield, Pa., is visiting her brother-in-law and sister, W. A. Tomkins and wife of Ebensburg. Miss Elsie Milliken of Phoenixville, Pa., and the Misses Mary McKenrick and Margaret Cole of Altoona are guests of Miss Elsie McKenrick of this place. John Manion of Patton, a former landlord of the Central Hotel in that place, drove up yesterday and spent a few hours in town, returning home in the evening. Jacob Kress and family of Johnstown have been stopping for several days at the Mountain House enjoying the invigorating mountain air. The Rev. Jesse Hill and family of East Liverpool, O., are visiting Mrs. Hill's mother, Mrs. Evans, in this place. C. F. Buck, John Pfeister, C. J. Hogue and Postmaster John F. Parrish, all of Cresson, were visitors here yesterday. Attorney Emory H. Davis was in Johnstown Friday and Saturday of last week on legal business. Philip Evans and wife of Johnstown are visiting Mrs. Lydia Evans, Mr. Evan's mother, in this place. George Myers of Pitcairn is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Myers in this place. Robert E. Treese and Wm. Richlien of this place are in Pittsburg this week on business. Jury Commissioner Albert C. Hines of Barr township was in town yesterday on business. George Porch, the piano dealer, went to Altoona Wednesday on a business visit. Ex-Sheriff George M. Wertz of Johnstown was in town on Monday. E. J. Bearer of Barnesboro was in Ebensburg Wednesday on business. Dr. D. H. Shoemaker of this place is home from a visit to friends in Pittsburg. G. H. Osman of Jersey Shore is in town visiting his brother, undertaker O. H. Osman. Deputy Prothonotary Stewart S. Kinkead is visiting friends in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. George Porch are visiting Mrs. Porch's sister, Mrs. George Moyer of Johnstown. Misses Mabel and Margaret Swoyer of Altoona are visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Kinkead of Horner Street. Mrs. Mary Griest of Mt. Union is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Smith of the East ward. Attorney John W. Kephart and wife, accompanied by several lady friends, went to South Fork yesterday in Mr. Kephart's auto. Mrs. Gibson, who spent the past month with friends and relatives in different sections of New York state, returned to her home in this place Wednesday. Miss Augusta Hendrickson and Miss Martha Shoemaker of Bellefonte, who have been the guests of Mrs. M. K. Collins in this place, returned Thursday afternoon. Albert Flick and wife of Altoona who has been spending the summer at Carrolltown drove up and spent a few hours in town yesterday, returning to Carrolltown in the evening. Late News of County John Barijona was brought to Ebensburg Monday morning and after a preliminary hearing before Squire A. J. Waters, was committed to jail to await the outcome of the injuries of another Italian whom he shot Sunday night at No. 4 Commercial mine near Vintondale. The prisoner's victim was given temporary treatment by Dr. Vedder of Big Bend and was sent to Johnstown Monday afternoon. Robert Friedoff of the Summit was seriously injured by being crushed between two cars while one of the branch local trains was shifting on the warehouse tracks at Cresson on Wednesday evening of last week. Mr. Friedoff is employed by the PRR company as a trackman at the local freight station. He was taken to his home at the Summit after which his wounds were attended by Dr. Lynch. Dennis Litzinger of Grafton, W. Va., a native of Cambria County, but who has stopped off in Ebensburg Saturday for the purpose of seeing old friends and acquaintances. Mr. Litzinger is 84 years of age, hale and hearty, and travels without any fear of being unable to take care of himself. Mr. Litzinger left Ebensburg 60 years ago, as the member of the "Cambria Guards," and served through the campaign in Mexico and his first inquiry on reaching Ebensburg was after his old comrades-in-arms, Ex-Sheriff John A. Blair and Squire Joshua D. Parrish, the only Mexican war veterans left in the old town. Mr. Litzinger expects to visit the northern portion of the county before returning home. Is Wanted for Murder Foreigner Who Killed His Companion While at Work in the Coal Mines at Gallitzin, July 23rd Last District Attorney James W. Leech of Cambria county has offered $100.00 for the arrest and the detention of Vincenzo Mazza, alias Jim Matsie, who on the 23rd day of July, 1907, stabbed to death Jim Scarose by plunging a stiletto through his heart while the two were at work in the coal mines at Gallitzin, where the murderer was employed as a driver and his victim worked as a miner. Mazza or Matsie, is an Italian, aged about 22 years, is about 5 feet, 5 or 6 inches tall and weighs about 145 or 150 pounds, has a brother living at Amsbury. [next sentence missing] Mazzo is a native of southern Italy, having been born and partly reared in Sicily. He came to this country several years ago and can speak fairly good English. After killing Scarose, Mazza went from the mines to the house of a friend, washed himself, changed his clothes and then escaped to the woods. Ask Change of Name The Sisters of Mercy of St. Aloysius Academy, Loretto, Pa., through Attorney John W. Kephart, have presented a petition in court, asking that the corporate name of their organization be changed to the "Sisters of Mercy of Mt. Aloysius Academy of Cresson, Pa.," and that the principal place of business be changed from Loretto to Cresson, and the object of the petition is merely to have the facts conform to the charter. Testimony in Divorce William Davis, Esq. of Ebensburg has been appointed commissioner to take testimony in the case of Mrs. Mary Dever against her husband, Joseph Dever, in a suit for divorce. Desertion is alleged. Commissioner Davis will sit at his office in Ebensburg Friday of next week to take testimony in the suit. Letters Lately Issued Estate of John D. Fisher, late of Patton, to A. C. Fisher. Estate of Joseph Calose, late of Johnstown, to Nunzio Duca. John Grubb Released from jail recently after serving a sentence for stealing silverware in Moxham, John Grubb, aged 31 years, of Dale, a suburb of Johnstown, Saturday night swallowed carbolic acid and died a few hours later in great agony. Grubb was the third member of the family to go by the acid route within a few months. Portage Foreigner Dies at Hospital from Injuries Fred M [remainder of last name faded and rest of sentence faded] who was admitted to the Memorial Hospital a few days ago, suffering from injuries sustained in an accident at the mines there, died at the Johnstown institution Tuesday afternoon, aged about twenty-six years. His remains were turned over to Undertaker Brady and the funeral took place from St. Casimir's Polish Catholic Church at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday forenoon with interment in Lower Yoder Cemetery. Struck Head Against Rock John Dagnall, A Young Man of Nant-y-Glo, Meets Death in Creek While Bathing Nantyglo, Aug. 12 -- While bathing with a number of other boys of this place in Blacklick Creek yesterday afternoon, John Dagnall, an orphan, dived from the bank, struck his head against a rock three feet under the surface and was drowned before his associates could rescue him. Dagnall, who was seventeen years of age, and some other lads went in swimming soon after dinner yesterday and were having a good time in the water. They had been in about 30 minutes when the entire crowd started for the bank to dive into the stream. Dagnall led the party and was the first to leap. His head struck the rock and when he failed to come up the entire crowd started in for him. The boys found the body floating along the bottom of the channel and soon lifted it to the surface, but life was already extinct. After the body had been taken from the water, the boys attempted to resuscitate their companion but without avail.