NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 1909; 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, 15 Jan 1909 Volume 43, Number 3 Local and Personal Blair Curry of Mahaffey Pa., formerly baggage master on the Ebensburg branch with headquarters in this place where he is well known, spent a few hours among his many friends here Monday. Jail Warden Ed Knee and George Kinkead returned home Tuesday afternoon from Johnstown where they had been spending a day or so. Miss May Pruner of High Street has returned home from Cresson where she spent several days with friends and relatives. County Commissioner Charles E. Laventry returned to Johnstown Tuesday after spending two days here. James L. Berkebile of Johnstown was in Ebensburg for several hours Tuesday afternoon. Attorney W. A. McGuire of Ebensburg spent Monday in Gallitzin on business. John B. Denny of Johnstown was in Ebensburg Tuesday. Prisoners to Pen Jail Warden Ed Knee Monday took three prisoners to the Western Penitentiary at Riverside. They were Peter Monohan, Joe Nelson and B. H. Fuller, all of whom will do 15 months. Monohan and Nelson are the men convicted at the December term of court of having worked a short change game in towns in the north of the county. Fuller goes up for larceny. Says He is Not About to Leave This Sphere - Extract Harry A. McPike of Washington Denies That He is All In and Insists That He has Vitality Left to Burn His Cambria Friends Glad Harry A. McPike of Washington D. C., known all over Cambria county and at one time editor and proprietor of the Cambria FREEMAN, has written a letter in which he thanks this paper for the complimentary notice given him in last week's issue but in which he denies most strenuously that he is in a sad plight because of bodily ailments. [snip] Ebensburgers Will Purchase New Autos Within a few weeks two new automobiles will be added to the already large number in this place. J. L. Riggs of the Ebensburg Light, Heat and Power company has ordered a White Steamer of 20 horsepower. Herman Byrnes, chief bar clerk of the Mountain House, has placed an order for an "E. M. F." Both cars will be delivered within a short time. It is said that District Attorney Leech will buy a White Steamer in a short time. Miss Rhey Injured Miss Margaret Rhey, who is staying at the Metropolitan Hotel, slipped on an icy pavement Sunday morning while walking to church and was badly bruised. She was carried to the hotel and is now able to be out. Mrs. Stineman Improving Word from Philadelphia is to the effect that Mrs. W. I. Stineman of South Fork, daughter of the Hon. Edmund James of Ebensburg, is recovering strength slowly at the Presbyterian hospital, at which place she was operated on upon a couple of weeks ago. Barnesboro Man Killed The worst mangled body that Undertakers McMillen & Killins of Barnesboro ever prepared for interment was that of Andy Malega, who was killed on the Walnut Run Branch of the PRR at the shaft of the Maderia Hill Coal Company Monday night about 9 o'clock. Malega and his brother- in- law were walking along the tracks and heard the train approaching. The latter stepped out of danger but Malega was not so alert and was caught. After the train passed, the brother-in-law called for Malega but received no answer. Walking ahead a few paces he stumbled over a portion of Malega's body which was cut into many pieces.