NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 21 Jun 1912; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 21 Jun 1912 Volume 45, Number 25 NEWS Personal Mention Messrs. Dan Ryan of New York City, Joseph Meehan and Joseph Walker of Philadelphia and William O'Brien of Latrobe paid a friendly visit to THE FREEMAN this week. These gentlemen drove overland from St. Francis College, Loretto, where they attended the commencement exercises and banquet on Wednesday. County Commissioner A. G. Anderson had as his guests Sunday and Monday his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Anderson of Patton and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bloom of Patton. Miss Ethel Anderson of Patton has been the guest of the county commissioner and his family for several weeks. Former Judge and Mrs. A. V. Barker and their daughter, Miss Helen, have arrived home from their winter home in Bradentown, Fla. Mrs. Frank Gates of Wilmington, a daughter of Judge Barker, is the guest of her parents. Father H. M. O'Neill, pastor of the Holy Name church of Ebensburg, assisted Father Garret Welsh of St. Augustine parish on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week during the Forty Hours devotion at the latter place. Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith and her daughters, the Misses Margaret and Elizabeth, have moved into the Miss Lemmon property on High street, which they will occupy until their new home on Horner street is completed. Eldon Davis of Ebensburg who has been a student at the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy for several years past, has been notified that he has passed the state board examinations and is now a registered pharmacist. F. K. Fitler and family have again returned from their annual sojourn in Washington D. C. and Atlantic City during the winter and will spend the summer at their cottage home in Ebensburg. Mrs. E. H. Wagenhals and daughter, Miss Hilda, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., arrived here today where they will spend several months at their summer cottage. Other members of the family will arrive later. The condition of Mrs. W. I. Stineman of South Fork, who returned recently from Albuquerque and who is spending the summer in Ebensburg is very favorable. The Misses Bessie and Viola McGuire of Loretto together with friends, attending the show at Ebensburg on Tuesday, made a visit to THE FREEMAN office. Attorney George. A. Foster of Johnstown was a county seat visitor Monday as were County Commissioners Thomas A. Osborn and George A. Hager. S. J. Luther of Carrolltown paid a visit yesterday to his son, J. Lawrence Luther of the Cambria Title Savings & Trust Company of this place. Mr. W. E. Dobson of Philadelphia, Auditor of the Cambria & Indiana RR Co., spent a few days at Colver on business this week. Attorney J. Sill of Allegheny township, one of THE FREEMAN's oldest subscribers, was in town on business last Saturday. The Messrs. Orville Buck, Ned Bender and Chas. Meisel of St. Francis College, Loretto, are home for their summer vacation. Miss Gertrude Sheridan who has been visiting the G. O. Strayer family in this place returned to her home in Johnstown today. Mrs. O. B. Flemming of Cambria township and daughters, Miss Ruby and Miss Elizabeth, spent Monday in Johnstown. Joseph Shoemaker, who recently purchased the Vintondale Inn at Vintondale, was a caller at this office Wednesday. George Van Asdlen, a student at Indiana Normal school, was visiting his mother here over Sunday. Our genial friend, Fred D. Barker, arrived home from Bradentown, Fla., on Wednesday of this week. Among the Sunday visitors in Ebensburg were Donald Hamilton and Robert Reighard of Johnstown. Edward Keenan of Beaverdale tarried with friends in Ebensburg several days during the past week. Miss Esther Davis, who is a student at West Chester Normal school, is home on her summer vacation. Mrs. Margaret Brooks of St. Augustine is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bender of the Hotel Bender. Eugene Litzinger of Loretto was a business caller here Saturday last. A visitor to Ebensburg Saturday and Sunday was Mr. Aldifer of Colver. Francis Ebig of Cresson spent a few hours in town Saturday on business. Mr. Paul McKenrick and family of Kittanning are visiting relatives in this place. Miss Catherine Ebig of this place spent several days with relatives and friends at Cresson. Miss Zelda Butler of Ebensburg is taking a business course at Rowe college, Johnstown. Oscar Broadbelt of Johnstown visited friends in Cambria township Saturday and Sunday. P. J. Sanders of Munster township was among the business visitors to Ebensburg Wednesday. Will Build Monument It is not unlikely that the monument to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of Cambria county who fought in the war between the states will be erected this summer after all. As has been stated in THE FREEMAN the county commissioners have appropriated $7000 to be available in 1913, but as D. E. Park has given $5000 to the project, there is nothing to hinder the officials going ahead with the work now. With this in view the commissioners have instructed Controller Campbell to advertise for bids for a monument and ascertain the cost of placing the names of 3,500 old veterans on bronze tablets which will be placed on the monument. Will Leave Poor Farm John A. Gray, who has been steward of the poor farm for a number of years, has informed the poor directors that as soon as he completes the erection of a house on the property he purchased recently from John L. Elder, he will resign his position as steward. The poor directors are casting about for a successor to Mr. Gray. The latter has bought 20 acres of fine land on the state road. Mr. James Leaves FREEMAN Melville H. James of this place, who had been connected with THE FREEMAN for the last four years and who is also staff correspondent of the DAILY DEMOCRAT as well as Clotheshorse Man for the Johnstown paper is no longer with THE FREEMAN, but will devote his time wholly to THE DEMOCRAT. He will remain in Ebensburg for some time at least. Elevated to the Priesthood This morning at 8:0 in St. John's Pro-Cathedral, Altoona, Pollard W. Farren, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Farren, of Munster township, this county, was ordained to the Priesthood by the Right Rev. Eugene A. Garvey, Bishop of the Altoona diocese. Father Farren is a brother of Father Joseph H. Farren who is now Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church at Snowshoe. The new priest has many relatives and friends in Cambria county who are pleased to know that he has arisen by perseverance in the line of his vocation to the state of Holy Orders. Father Farren will celebrate his first mass next Sunday morning at 10:30 in St. Michael's church, Loretto, where it is expected a large number of his friends and old acquaintances will attend the mass. Unusual Will in Somerset Frank Chabull of Listie bequeaths his property, real and personal, to his wife, Mary, but if she remarry, then the same shall go to his son, Tony. But Tony is to care for his mother during her natural life. In case he fails to do so the property reverts to his mother, Mary, who shall have it absolutely. Mob Storms the Jail There was excitement a plenty about Cassandra when a crowd of foreigners there attempted to rescue one of their number from the borough lockup Sunday night. A plain clothes deputy had made an arrest during a neighborhood altercation in the foreign quarter and the foreigners afterward claimed that they did not believe the deputy was a real officer. The deputy, John Diehl, was severely beaten and had to be rescued by reinforcements. After the prisoner was lodged in the jail a howling mob of the man's friends descended on the keeper with guns and knives and tried to liberate him, but were finally beaten off after several shots were fired. No one was seriously hurt. Finds "Raphael" Painting Searcher Ends World Hunt for "Mary and the Infant Christ," the Masterpiece Boston A "Raphael" unearthed in Boston by Patrick E. Duffee, a local art connoisseur, has attracted much attention from artists and picture experts who have seen it and has been identified as the masterpiece, "Mary and the Infant Christ." The painting was discovered by Mr. Duffee after a search which began when he was told of the missing picture of Raphael's while he was abroad in 1886. The picture was described to him and almost immediately he began is search. It was found in Jamaica Plains.