NEWS: Cambria Freeman; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA; Dec 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, 11 Dec 1908 Volume 42, Number 48 Items Local and Personal Mrs. J. D. Parrish of this place was taken critically ill at her home early Thursday morning. She was seized with an attack of heart trouble and her condition was alarming. She is now much improved but not out of danger. Messrs. C. M. Parrish of Bellefonte and John Farren of Pittsburg are here with their mother. Miss Addie Mellon of Patton is visiting her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Blair in this place. She was the guest of honor Thursday evening at a card party given by Mr. and Mrs. Blair. William Leighty of this place left last week for Bedford where he will enter a school of telegraphy to finish a course at this institution. Squire C. A. McGonigle of Lilly was an Ebensburg visitor Wednesday. Benjamin Jones of Cambria Township was in Johnstown Monday. F. J. Blair spent a part of last week in Johnstown. Sergeant Frank Bender in Alaska A letter has been received in Ebensburg from Sergeant Frank A. Bender, a brother of Landlord A. E. Bender. It was written to Mrs. V. E. Bender and was mailed Nov. 4th but did not arrive here until November 30th. He stated, among other things, that he arrived O. K. from Chicago and it was 32 degrees below zero when they landed. It gets dark at 4 p.m. and daylight at 8:30 a.m. In December it is daylight only one hour and thirty minutes. He also adds that he is in the best of health. Mr. Bender is Sergeant of Co. M, 22nd Infantry being stationed at Fort Eagle, Alaska. Lost Fine Horse A fine trotting horse owned by Mr. Joseph Litzinger of Ashville dropped dead Wednesday morning while Robert Litzinger was driving to Ebensburg to attend court. Mr. Litzinger and a number of friends were driving a team to the county seat. As they were ascending a hill between Loretto and Chest Springs, it was noticed one of the horses seemed to be sick. An attempt was made to unhitch it, but before this could be done the animal was dead. It had not been driven hard and death is supposed to have resulted from heart disease. Shot Fine Buck Evan Evans, John Kauffman, William Grumbling and Constable Thomas Swansboro, all of Dunlo, composed a hunting party which visited the Fulton County jungles some weeks ago. They secured a fine lot of game of all kinds, but Mr. Grumbling made the record for the trip when he brought down a fine large buck. W. V. Baker Kills Large Black Bear Trailed Animal for Two Miles and Cornered It in Open Field Sold to Johnstown Firm William B. Baker, who has a farm between Loretto and Chest Springs, was fortunate enough to kill a 200-pound black bear Monday morning of this week. He sold the animal to Young's meat market in Johnstown, where it was bought up by customers within a short time. The first appearance of the bear at Winterset caused much excitement and word was sent out far and wide. Parties of hunters at various places were organized and set out on the trail of Bruin, and, before it was learned that the bear had been shot, it is estimated that a full battalion of armed men were scouring the north of the county. It was about 8:30 o'clock that Blair Burkett came across the tracks of the bear while sledding to the McCoy farm near Loretto. He notified the farmers in the vicinity and soon a large party was out hunting for Bruin, among them being William V. Baker and William Stoy. Baker and Stoy separated from the main party and had the bear headed off at about 11 o'clock. Baker had the luck to run across the brute and opened fire with his 32-caliber Ideal Winchester. The bear ran about 300 yards before collapsing. Mr. Baker won $10 on a bet that he had shot a real bear. Among the local hunters who went after the animal when they heard of its appearance were Dr. Clark Creery, Enoch Miller, C. H. Barker, Joseph Davis, Frank Dishart and Walter Thompson. The latter brought home with him a section of snow showing a footprint of the bear. Woman Killed Bear In connection with the killing of the animal Monday, it is being remembered by many of the older residents of Ebensburg that on an occasion many years ago, two women, who lived in this vicinity, treed a bear. It is told by persons in a position to know that the women secured a spade and actually killed the brute with this weapon. But this was rather long ago. Two County Papers to Be Merged Soon Barnesboro STAR and Patton COURIER Will Hereafter be Under Direction of Editor Miller of Former Sheet Announcement has been made that within a few days the Patton COURIER and the Barnesboro STAR will be under one management. For a short time at least the COURIER will be issued from the office of the Barnesboro STAR. But the owners of the new combination expect to greatly improve the office of the COURIER in Patton and when these improvements are effected, the COURIER will again be issued from Patton. The editor-in-chief of the two papers will be J. C. Miller of the Barnesboro STAR who has been conducting the paper in question for a number of years. He is a man of unquestioned ability, a fearless and forceful writer and one of the most independent editors in the state. He is, furthermore, a wit. His paper is widely read for the reason Editor Miller has always depended on facts, on common sense and on the sense of fair play. He is ably fitted to assume his position as editor of the combined weeklies. Editor Roy Eaton Decker has been conducting the Patton COURIER for a long time and is as widely known through the country as Mr. Miller. Mr. Decker will remain with the COURIER for some time as managing editor under Mr. Miller. Mr. Decker has made the COURIER one of the brightest papers issued weekly in Cambria County. Under the new management it is proposed to make the STAR and COURIER everything that it is possible to make with money and ability. Court Grinds Slow All Through Week! – Extracts Indicted for Murder Thomas Joseph Johns was indicted by the grand jury on two counts for murder. Johns, it will be remembered, killed his wife and her relative at Conemaugh some time ago and then attempted suicide. [snip] Commissioners for Gibson In court Monday afternoon attorneys S. L. Reed and F. J. Hartmann presented a petition to Judge O'Connor, asking that a petition in lunacy be appointed to inquire into the sanity of Chester Gibson, accused of murder and scheduled for a trial at the present term. The court appointed Attorneys E. H. Davis, Dr. F. C. Jones and H. J. Bennett as the commission and ordered them to proceed with their examination at once. It will be remembered that Gibson killed a man named Bland and a Frenchman a number of months ago. He is a cripple and his attorneys say he is far from being sane.