NEWS: Cambria Freeman; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA; Apr 1908 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 3 Apr 1908 Volume 42, Number 14 Local and Personal Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howells of Johnstown spent a couple of days here last week, being in attendance at the funeral of Thomas J. Hughes. Others here to this funeral were ex-Sheriff Edward Davis and wife of Nebraska; Chalmers Jones of Kane; Reese Roberts of Gomer, Ohio; Elias Hughes of Iowa City, Ia. Mr. Frank Cramer of Portage Township was in Ebensburg on business connected with his father's estate on Wednesday and while here dropped in to pay a pleasant visit to THE FREEMAN sanctum. Mr. George Krug is now doing duty as borough policeman. J. F. Klemstine of Lilly was in this place on Monday last. Mr. Christian Shinafelt is now convalescing from his recent illness. Squire A. J. Skelly of Wilmore paid THE FREEMAN a visit on Wednesday. Attorney M. D. Kittell attended to legal business in Clearfield Monday. E. J. Hughes of Lilly was a business visitor to Ebensburg on Wednesday. Griffith Jones of the West Ward is reported as somewhat improved in health. Squire Cunningham of Nant-y-Glo paid THE FREEMAN office a visit on Wednesday. Miss Susan Pryce of Cambria Township is recovering from her recent severe illness. L. S. Bell, one of Patton's prominent business men, paid Ebensburg a visit Tuesday. A. J. Darragh and L. E. Love of Pittsburg visited in this place for several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jones and child of Pittsburg are visiting Mr. Jones' parents in the West ward. Poor House Directors Bader, Hertzog and Cunningham held their monthly meeting on Tuesday last. Mrs. Catharine Dougherty of the West ward who has been sick for several weeks is gradually growing weaker. Mrs. William Leighty of this place is in Bedford visiting her husband, William Leighty, who is located there at present. Captain Hugh Bradley of Hollidaysburg visited his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scanlon Thursday. The physical condition of Mrs. Catherine Dougherty of the West ward has not improved. On the contrary she is growing weaker. T. W. Dick Esq. and Mrs. Dick spent Sunday in Blairsville with their daughter, Mrs. John Bowman, who is in poor health and will go south to recuperate. Miss Marian Jones returned last week from her visit to Philadelphia and Swathmore in company with her sister, Miss Martha, who is home for the Easter vacation. Mrs. Mary V. Shoemaker who has been in Pittsburg for the past month with her daughter, Miss Thecla, who recently underwent an operation in the hospital there, returned home Monday afternoon. Mrs. Shoemaker left her daughter much improved. James F. Donalson, night editor of the Johnstown JOURNAL, has resigned his position and this season will be in charge of the press department of the Cole Brothers' Shows. The circus will appear at Johnstown on Saturday, May 2 and Mr. Donalson will be in this place in a few weeks to arrange for excursions to the Flood City. Senator J. C. Stineman of South Fork was in Ebensburg on Monday on business and while here paid THE FREEMAN office a pleasant call. The Senator's health, while not what his many friends would wish it to be, is yet considerably improved and he hopes by abstaining from the worry of politics and business cares to recuperate as much as possible. He reports the coal business at South Fork, while not what it should be, to be moving so as to avert want among the miners of that region. St. Boniface Items Miss Lizzie Kruis is visiting at her home near St. Lawrence. Mrs. Wieland has returned to her former home in Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mears of Philipsburg are visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Howe. A Noted Collector of Relics Frank Friedhoff of the firm of Freidhoff and Mahaffey, tinners and sheet metal workers, whose place of business is on Franklin street, Johnstown, is a great hunter, fisher and collector of skins of animals, birds and reptiles, which he has stuffed and mounted in a museum for the purpose at his home on H street. His collection of which he is proud embraces many specimens, many of them rare and valuable. It is one of the most complete museums of the art in Johnstown. Clifford Brosius of Spring street has also started a museum for the same purpose. The two men are planning a great fishing expedition in the future. C. D. Shenafelt Unimproved Mr. Shenafelt was a member of Company F, One hundred and thirty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers and at the battle of Fredericksburg December 13, 1862, was shot through the head, the bullet entering under the right ear and tearing its way to the left check was taken out there. The missile which Mr. Shenafelt still has in his possession is a Minnie ball, somewhat flattened near the point and near the base. It shattered the left jawbone somewhat and this is what now gives Mr. Shenafelt trouble. The condition of the health of Christian D. Shenafelt of Julian Street, West Ward, remains unchanged. Johnstown's Flood Continued Rainfall Swells Stony Creek and Conemaugh River Johnstown, Pa., March 19 -- For an hour or so around midnight the Stony Creek which is on a rampage, hovered around the sixteen foot stage then fell a few inches and a short time later rose again slowly. This city is experiencing a flood nearly as bad as the one of a year ago when damage to the extent of thousands of dollars was done. The trolley lines are out of commission and train service on the Somerset and Cambria branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is paralyzed. Rain fell in torrents all day and merchants have moved their goods out of the basements of their places. Moxham and the lower wards are isolated and the flood has reached many of the streets in outlying districts. There is acute anxiety in this city, as the rain has recommenced and the river is again rising. Reports from Somerset county show that considerable damage was done in that region. Charley O'Donnell Robbed! Burglars Enter Hotel of Loretto Landlord and after a Desperate Fight Overpower Him and Relieve Him of $55.00 Gun was Empty at the Time Last night about 11 o'clock two men entered the hotel of C. F. O'Donnell of Loreto by a kitchen window and hearing a terrible racket in the room of Miss Susan Biller, the cook at the hotel, Mr. O'Donnell hastily arose and crossing the hall to the room of the housekeeper to see what was the matter, but the door being securely fastened he could not gain an entrance and ran back to his room and, taking a revolver from a drawer in a bureau, broke it and proceeded to load it, when a man with a white mask on his face entered the room and cried, "Down." "I'll down you," said Charley, pointing the empty revolver at him but the latter attacked him with a revolver and a knife, striking him on the head with the revolver and finally grappling with him, the two struggled for some time. Mr. O'Donnell, who in his youth, was an athletic young man, but having for years suffered from rheumatism, was finally downed by his assailant who instantly grabbing O'Donnell's pocket book containing $55, ran out of the home leaving a purse and a small bag containing silver coins - about $35 in all in a drawer of a bureau behind. Mr. O'Donnell arose as soon as he could and going to Wm. Phalen's livery stable that gentlemen who was still up, joined him in pursuit of the burglars who took a course in the direction of St. Francis College and escaped. The burglar who attacked Mr. O'Donnell was about 5 feet 6 inches high and had on a black overcoat. The other man he did not see at close quarter and Miss Biller was so frightened that she cannot accurately describe him. Mr. O'Donnell's injuries are not serious - a cut in the head where he was struck with the revolver and a slight cut on one of his fingers. News of the outrage was immediately telephoned to different parts of the county and District Attorney Leech was notified but up to going to press, no arrests have been reported. Runaway Boys Returned Chester Beaver, an orphan, aged about 17 years, bearing the name of the family that raised him, and another boy, a Hungarian - ran away from home on Sunday last. The former had with him $30 and the latter $60. After wandering about Johnstown for several days despite the fact that District Attorney Leech had telegraphed to the police in all the nearby places, they became separated and the foreign boy returned to his home on Tuesday last. The Beaver boy was finally located in Clearfield county, where Mr. Leech had him arrested and brought home much against his wishes, as he objects to the salutary restraints of the people who so kindly cared for him in his helplessness. Local Man will Fit Up Nant-y-Glo Hotel J. S. Bolsinger, the plumber of this place, has been awarded the contract for the plumbing in the Nant-y-Glo Hotel, Nant-y-Glo, by Landlord Neary. Mr. Bolsinger intends to install a very fine outfit, using Standard M'f'g. Co. material. Doings of 50 Years Ago! - extracts Major V. Phelps, - formerly Assistant Superintendent of the Portage Railroad has been appointed Team Master for the Utah Expedition. George W. Leuffer, Esq. has been elected Chief Engineer of the Tyrone & Clearfield railroad. Japan has thrown off its exclusiveness and is about to open its ports to the commerce of the world. So much for the expedition of the lamented Commodore Perry. Today has been fixed upon as the time for the vote in the House upon the admission of Kansas. A great number of rafts have passed Clearfield and Harrisburg. None from the Northern part of this county has started. At the last meeting of the Ebensburg Literary Society, the following gentlemen were elected officers: President A. C. Mullin Vice President T. P Fenlon Recording Secretary Lemuel Davis Corresponding Secretary Aretus Barker Librarian Edward J. Evans Treasurer Daniel O. Evans Executive Committee L. McCallister and Isaac Evans Editor of the "Flag" John Jones Editor of the "Banner" John Williams Esq. The following resolutions unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Association be tendered through the Newspapers of Ebensburg to the Ladies' Ebensburg Literary Association for the donation of twenty-five books. We are sorry to learn that the large building at Summit, recently used for a College was entirely destroyed by fire on Monday night. The family residing in it narrowly escaped. Nothing but their lives was saved - not even wearing apparel. A bill for the erection of Carrolltown and Campbells' town into a borough has passed both branches of the Legislature. A bill for incorporation of a borough at Chest Springs has been read in the House by Capt. Smith. Hymeneal - Married at Belsano on Tuesday last by the Rev. Mr. Havenden, Rev. Benjamin Walker of Maine to Miss Martha Williams of Belsano, Cambria County. In the first moments of married bliss they did not forget the printer. We hope they may be always as happy as were we upon the receipt of a portion of the wedding cake. Obituary - Died, at the residence of her father in this Borough on Wednesday morning, Kate, daughter of Mr. Peter Collins, in the 29th year of her age. The funeral will start from the residence of her father at 10 o'clock on Friday to proceed to the Catholic Cemetery at Summerville. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.