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, 18 Oct 1907 Volume 41, Number 42 Local and Personal Mrs. H. E. Clark of Glen Campbell was a guest at Fenwycke Hall over Thursday and Friday of last week. Mrs. Clark brought her son, Woodward, with her, whom she left as a pupil in the Miss Gallaher's school. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are to make a long visit in Oklahoma and Kansas. Samuel G. Snook of Loganton, Clinton county, who operates a large sawmill near Nant-y-Glo, at which place he has been remarkably successful, was in town on special business on Saturday evening. Miss Huldah Wright of Glen Campbell spent the last week at the Ebensburg Elementary School, the guest of the Misses Clark. Miss Wright expects to enter the school as a pupil. James Granley of Lock Haven, Lee Nicholas of Tylersville and Roy Grieb of Boonersville are here assisting George Miller to plaster 20 or more dwelling houses at Nantyglo mines. Warden Edward Knee gave a phonograph concert in the main hall of Ft. Griffith at an early hour Saturday evening. The 113 prisoners confined in jail listened attentively. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoke and daughter, Mary, of Cresson, were pleasantly entertained during the week at Hotel Blair by Mrs. Hoke's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Wayland. John Long and family will vacate the L. E. Kayler farm soon and occupy the Robert Burgoon farm, which Mr. Long purchased recently at a consideration of $3,500. Edward Thompson arrived in town from Philadelphia to assist John Wilkinson at the monument business, being an experienced letter cutter and sculpture. The city scales have been removed from the corner of Centre and Sample streets to West Sample street, directly opposite Luther's blacksmith shop. Attorneys John Evans, Harvey Roland, M. D. Kittell and Lemon Reed attended Superior court at Pittsburg on Monday. M. C. Jones, proprietor of the Nickelodeon, spent Saturday and Sunday with his wife and family at Connellsville. Mrs. T. M. Richards is in Johnstown during the week, the guest of the family of John D. Roberts. H. H. Myers, Esq., attended the opening of the Majestic Theatre at Johnstown last Monday night. Attorney T. K. Saylor of Johnstown transacted important business in Ebensburg way Tuesday. A. J. Sill, a good natured farmer of Loretto, was called hither on business on Monday. Geo. Eberly and family will quit Allegheny Township shortly and move to Cresson. J. W. O'Donnell and family will change their residing place from Loretto to Cresson. Attorney P. J. Little transacted important business in Altoona on Monday. Four cases of diphtheria among school children are reported from Lovell. Deck Lane chased after game in the vicinity of Cherrytree first of the week. R. V. Cassidy had the pleasure of entertaining his brother, Frank Cassidy of Altoona, Sunday. Cloyd Pannebaker, the clothing merchant, mingled with friends in Mifflin county over Sunday. William Bower and wife, of Garman's Mills, were noticed among the visitors at the county seat Wednesday. Mrs. M. K. Collins is entertaining Mrs. Thomas Shoemaker and two daughters, Mary and Ellen, of Bellefonte. Billy Owens brought in three rabbits Tuesday evening as a result of a little hunt over the hills north of town. Oliver Philips of Pittsburg has returned from a trip to Europe and is stopping here a few days before returning home. Henry McDermott, a leading farmer and prominent Democrat of Barr township, transacted business in this place today. From the top of a load of household goods he was hauling, Thomas Morris took a tumble head long into the street Thursday, receiving a severe injury on his right side. Miss Viola Krug is a new operator in the Bell Telephone Company's office here. She has been selected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Ethel Thomas. Monday afternoon H. A. Shoemaker installed a large new improved steel range in the culinary department of the Central Hotel. Landlord Brown is always on the alert for the best. Mr. and Mrs. J. Herbert Evans came up from Johnstown and spent Sunday pleasantly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Evans. J. Herbert is mining engineer for the Cambria Steel company. Detective James Berkebile shook hands with his many friends in Johnstown on Monday and Tuesday. There is no truth in the rumor that Mr. Berkebile is an aspirant to the sheriffaltry (sic) to succeed the present incumbent, Webster Griffith. Robert Scanlan, Alvin Evans and Lester Larimer of the American National Bank accompanied by Schuyler Davis, took a quiet hunt out in the rural community after banking hours Tuesday, and were successful in their chase to the extent of two rabbits. An artist and photographer, Miss Louise Upton of Pittsburg, will spend a few days with Miss Gallaher at Fenwycke Hall the last of the week and the first of next. Miss Upton is to photograph several of the children at Fenwycke and is also making a few outside engagements. Charles Erhart, operator of the Nickelodeon, admires Ebensburg so much that he has decided to locate here permanently. Accordingly he is making arrangements to move hither shortly. His home is at Connellsville, where he has a wife and one little daughter, whom he will visit this week. After a short but pleasant visit to the old home and friends at New Bloomfield, typo George B. DeLancey returned to duty in the FREEMAN office Tuesday morning much refreshed. He remembered his printer friends here by bringing along and giving to them a dozen luscious Perry county apples. J. B. Reed, the Bakerton coal operator, was a prominent visitor in Ebensburg this morning. Miss Gertrude Isenberg of this place is visiting relatives and friends in Pittsburg and vicinity. H. B. Powell has sold the Cresson RECORD to Attorney Jones of this place. It is said political interests are back of the deal. W. H. Mundy, formerly of Portage, now engaged in the real estate business at Blairsville, paid friends here a visit this (Friday) morning. Drayman W. E. Williams is limping on a cane on account of an injured leg received while checking a fractious horse which attempted to run away. Sells Out to Retire Was "Village Blacksmith" Twenty-Two Years After devoting 22 years to the blacksmith business in Ebensburg with great success, Thomas D. Evans Monday disposed of the tools, good will and stock of iron in his blacksmith shop on High street to E. J. Luther and T. B. Jones and retired to private life. Mr. Evans was exactly 59 years old Monday. He was born in Cambria Township but lived in Ebensburg nearly all his life. His hobby was shoeing horses at which stunt he became an expert when yet in his teens. The anecdotes he could relate about his experiences as "village blacksmith" to this borough during and after the Civil War would make interesting reading. The old shop has been vacated, Mr. Luther and Mr. Jones dividing equally the goods purchased and removing the same to their respective places of business. The wagon and repair shop connected with Evans' old place will remain open under the supervision of D. M. Chute. Moved to Town Monday G. F. Gayer of Vintondale became a citizen of Ebensburg Monday, having moved his family and personal effects hither and taking up his abode in a residence on West Center Street. Mr. Gayer is assistant operator at the Pennsy station. Moved to Morehead, Kentucky William Otto and family who have disposed of their farm, stock and implements at public sale, bid adieu to their friends here on Monday and departed on the 8:50 train for Moreland, Kentucky, going by way of Cresson and Pittsburg. Mr. Otto will engage extensively in the lumber business in Kentucky. Here on Visit from Iowa Elias Hughes, his cousin, Edward Davis and Mrs. Morgan Davis, who emigrated west about 20 years ago, locating at Iowa City, Ia., are east on a visit and had a happy time here over Sunday, calling on relatives and greeting old time friends. Mr. and Mrs. Malenthon Thomas of Greely, Ia., accompanied them. Elias Hughes is engaged in farming. He reports crops good and times lively through the state. Three brothers resided here, namely, Elias, Thomas and Lemuel Hughes. Silk Mill for Patton A large silk mill is to be built at Patton by a New York party. The ground was given to them free and the local board of trade have agreed to pay the taxes for a period of ten years. The firm will employ one hundred hands. Commutation of Sentence Before the Board of Pardons at Harrisburg Wednesday, Attorneys M. B. Stephens and Walter Jones succeeded in receiving commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment in the case of Marko Karamarkovic, now in jail here, convicted of killing an Italian in Cambria City a couple years ago. Buy Washington's Home Ancient Stone Mansion Where the Country's Father Put Up Bristol, Pa. Oct. 17 -- Title to the historic Keith homestead in Makefield Township, the ancient headquarters of Gen. George Washington in Bucks County, has passed from the estate of Dr. John Paxson at public sale. It includes, besides the historic stone mansion, 231 acres of land, 75 of them timbered. It was here that Washington had his headquarters previous to the battle of Trenton, marching with his army to the river and crossing at what is now known as "Washington's Crossing" on the night of December 25, 1776 and capturing the Hessians at Trenton. Kills Nine in 15 Days Same Engine Fated in More Than Automobile Wreck Pottstown, Pa. Oct. 17 -- Still dazed from the injuries he received in the terrible automobile disaster here, Anthony Wayne Emory Jr., the sole survivor of the merry party of five that left their homes at Kimberton for an autumnal outing, is unable to speak of the affair. His mind is at the most times a blank and no effort has been made to impart to him the awful story that his wife and baby, Belva, are dead. A strange fatality seems to have been pursuing the engineer who was at the throttle when the flyer ran into the auto. He is Henry Lieby of Pottsville and within 15 days his engine has killed nine persons. Witnesses of the accident testified that the warning bell at the crossing was ringing and the engineer of the flyer blew his whistle as the automobile party came down Keim street at a rapid pace. Marconi Bridges Space Today America and England Exchange Greetings by Wireless Glace Bay, N. S. Oct. 17 -- As already announced, the Marconi wireless stations here and at Clifdon, Ireland, will be opened for the transmission of trans- Atlantic business today. The first day will be occupied chiefly by the handling of press dispatches. These will consist in a great part of messages of a congratulatory nature, exchanged between the press of New York and London and London and Montreal. Gates-Barker Invitations are out announcing the marriage of Mr. Frank Gates to Miss Lovell Mamie Barker next Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, at the residence of ex-Judge A. V. Barker on Centre street. Anniversary The ninth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Little Saturday last, Oct. 12, was the occasion of a happy little family reception at their handsome residence on Centre street. Judge and Mrs. Frances J. O'Connor, Mrs. J. R. O'Connor of Johnstown and a few close friends of the family were present. A dinner party and good cheer were principal features of the function. Mrs. Little is a sister of Judge O'Connor. Sechem-Davis The marriage banns of John Sechem and Nellie Davis of Wildwood Springs was announced for the first time Sunday morning at late mass at St. Michael's Catholic Church at Loretto.