NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 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, 30 Aug 1912 Volume 42, Number 34 Personal Mention Prof. R. H. Biter, who assisted with the editorial and clerical work in this office since the management changed hands in June, left Tuesday for his home in Gallitzin to resume his duties as principal of the public schools of that place which will open Monday for a nine months' term. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Luther of Lloyd St., have as their guests the latter's sisters, the Misses Emma and Viola Lieb of Sunbury. The Lieb family formerly resided at Nicktown where they have many relatives and friends. The Rev. Father Boniface Wirtner of Ottowa, Ill., is visiting in this county. Father Wirtner is a son of the late Benjamin Wirtner of Carrolltown and has many friends and relatives in this neighborhood. David Clement who spent the past twelve years in Iowa is visiting his brother and sister, John Clement and Mrs. George Allen in this place. Miss Catharine Blair of the West ward has returned home after a two weeks' visit with friends at Madeline, Clearfield county. Attorney Walter E. Glass of Johnstown was among the visitors to THE FREEMAN office Thursday while in attendance at the county fair. Attorney Wm. F. Dill of Barnesboro paid THE FREEMAN office a call while in attendance at the fair here yesterday. Miss Gladys Treese of Duncansville is visiting her brother, Robert E. Treese and family of the East ward. S. L. Reed, Esq., made a business trip to Johnstown Tuesday, having been registered at the Capitol Hotel. Miss Helen Barker entertained a number of friends at a birthday party at her home in this place Tuesday. C. J. Brown of this place who spent a few days with relatives in Pittsburg returned home Tuesday. Attorneys P. N. Shettig, John W. Kephart and F. C. Sharbaugh were in Johnstown Tuesday. Pat McCristal of Portage made a pleasant call at THE FREEMAN office last Monday. Wallace Hoyer and Dr. T. E. Mendenhall were business visitors in town Tuesday. Philip Fenlon of Pittsburg is spending a few days with his family in this place. Miss Elizabeth Griffith was a Johnstown visitor Tuesday. Additional Locals Harry Owens of Pittsburg is visiting his mother, Mrs. Charles Owens of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Reese Evans, who have been visiting here for a few weeks, returned to Carnegie Monday. Mrs. C. D. Little of Chest Springs and her son, Charley, of Cresson, are visiting the former's brothers and sisters in Des Moines and Grinnell, Iowa. Mrs. Little has not visited her relatives in the west for 30 years. A nine months term of school opens in this place Monday. Miss Maude Shoemaker of Pittsburg is visiting relatives here this week. Rev. Willard of the Christian church is enjoying a two weeks' vacation at his home in the western part of the state. Eckenrode Families Meet at Wildwood The Eckenrode families held a reunion Thursday of last week at Wildwood Springs. This was the first reunion held in a number of years. It is proposed to meet annually hereafter. Dinner and supper were served in the grove. The following were in attendance: Mrs. Margaret Eckenrode and family; Mrs. Frank Raymond and family and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ansman and family, all from Wildwood Spring (sic). Mr. and Mrs. George Eckenrode and family; Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dobie and family; Mrs. Ellie and family and Mrs. Mary Stevens, all of Gallitzin. The families of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Conrad; Mr. and Mrs. Stevens of Loretto; Mrs. Bortman and son, Edward; Mrs. Annie Farren and family; Mrs. Vincent Bortman and family; Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Haley and family; and Mrs. Mart Matigan of Portage; Mrs. William Dobbie and family of Pittsburg. State Sanatorium at Cresson To Be Ready By October [extracts only - most of article faded] Cresson, Aug. 28 The state tuberculosis sanatorium at Cresson is expected to be ready for the reception of patients early in October, according to the plans of the state commissioner of health, Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, who recently made an inspection of the building. Ground for the new building was broken in 1910 and the work has been rapidly pushed by the contractors. [Snip] High up on the mountains of Cambria county, with an outlook commanding six other counties, stands this hospital for the tuberculosis sufferers of the state. It will be one of the highest inhabited points in the state. The elevation it twenty-five hundred feet, which insures the purity of the air. The tract of land presented by Mr. Carnegie comprises about five hundred acres, one- third of which is covered with a magnificent forest of oak, hemlock and spruce. To Place Monument in Jail Park The County Commissioners Monday decided that the monument for sailors and soldiers be placed in the middle of the Jail Park. Mr. Wilkinson, the contractor, expects to complete the base this fall and there is a probability that the monument will be erected before winter. The commissioners decided to ask for bids on the construction of a bridge across a creek on the road from Portage to Cassandra in Portage township. Bakerton Miner Injured Bakerton, Aug. 27 In attempting to escape from a moving truck at which he was working in coupling two loaded cars in Elmora mine No. 6 this morning, James Cook, aged 35 years, was seriously injured. The unfortunate man was picked from beneath the wheels and it was found that the upper portions of his body had been badly crushed. His recovery is doubtful. Saves Child from Accident Commissioner A. G. Anderson displayed great presence of mind Wednesday night when rounding the corner of High and Center Streets in his automobile. A little girl, evidently not hearing the horn, ran directly in front of the machine, which Mr. Anderson succeeded in stopping not six inches from the child. Diphtheria at Vintondale A typhoid epidemic has broken out following an epidemic of diphtheria at Vintondale. A number of cases have been reported among the foreign element. Some of the patients are in a critical condition. Samples of the town's various water supplies are being taken for analysis. The typhoid fever made its appearance after several deaths and a large number of cases of diphtheria had been reported. Fire at Vintondale Vintondale, Aug. 9 Fire of mysterious origin badly damaged the home of George Wilkeson here late yesterday afternoon. The roof of the building was burned before the flames could be extinguished. Some of the furniture in the home was damaged but the value of what was destroyed is covered by insurance. The house is owned by S. W. Williams. Schwab Loses Purse Loretto, Aug. 27 Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Co., and former president of the U. S. Steel corporation, while returning to his home here Friday evening from New York City lost a wallet containing about $2,000. Railroad detectives have been notified and are making an investigation. Schwab Doesn't Like our Roads Charles M. Schwab, President of the Bethlehem Steel Co., who has been spending several days at his summer home at Loretto, motored to Johnstown Saturday afternoon to pay a visit to his sister and brother- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David Barry. Mr. Schwab was anything but complimentary to the roads between Loretto and Johnstown, and evinced surprise that none of the efforts of the State road improvement system had materialized in this vicinity. Mr. Schwab will sail for Europe on a business trip on September 5. The Bethlehem Steel Co. has large contracts for foreign nations for ordinance and armor plates and other important orders are in prospect. He is exceedingly optimistic on the business situation and sees nothing but plenty of work for the steel mills for a long period. He returned to Loretto Saturday evening. Bishop Garvey Returns Altoona, August 24 The Rt. Rev. Eugene A. Garvey, Bishop of the Altoona Diocese of the Catholic church, returned to the city this morning, after having taken a course of the medicinal baths at Mt. Clemens, Mich. The Bishop took a vacation in midwinter, going to Florida and on his return, he was thrown to the deck of the ship during a storm at sea and sustained a dislocation of one of his shoulders. Rheumatism set in and he went to Mt. Clemens to be cured of the trouble. Ebensburg Pastor Resigns The Rev. Walter Whitley, pastor of the Baptist church of this place, preached his farewell sermon Sunday last. Mr. Whitley has accepted a call to Glendale, near Philadelphia. That city was his former home and when the opportunity came to return there he was anxious to accept it, though reluctant to leave Ebensburg. The Rev. Whitley's departure will be greatly regretted by his congregation and Ebensburg people generally. The church of which he has been pastor is perhaps more flourishing than at any other period in its history. 45 Years Ago June 27, 1867 Kicked by a Horse – We regret to learn that our fiend, Patrick Moran of Loretto was kicked between the eyes by a vicious horse whose feet he was examining, preparatory to putting shoes on them, on Tuesday of last week. Mr. M. was knocked senseless for a time, but fortunately escaped serious injury and has since sufficiently recovered to resume work. (Washington Cor.) June 27, 1867 Hon. A. A. Barker Mr. Barker is entirely a self-made man and made very large at that. He removed to your county about 1854 and since that time he had been actively engaged in shoe making, lumbering and in merchandizing generally. From his advent there until the present time his business transactions have been unusually prosperous and while prospering himself, he has greatly enhanced the prosperity of those with whom he had business relations. Indeed very many of your citizens in the northern portion of Cambria county regard him as a public benefactor. Mr. Barker, I need scarcely add, is a politician, extremely radical in his views but honest in his convictions. In the former divisions of parties into Democrat and Whigs, he eschewed both of these organizations and connected himself with what were known as the Abolitionists proper, or the Liberty party, and insignificant in point of numbers but which, under the name of Republican has since swallowed up the Whig party. Mr. B. was a candidate for the Congressional nominate in 1862, but was defeated by Hon. S. S. Blair, who was nominated but defeated by McAlister. He again presented himself in 1864, and though opposed by nearly all the leading politicians in the district, succeeded in making the nomination and was elected by the army vote. As a member, Mr. Barker, though extreme in his view, gave the strictest attention to the local interests of his district. Especially were the interests of the soldiers, their parents, widows and family, cared for by Mr. B., whose industry in their behalf knew no limits. Mr. Barker was a candidate for renomination but was defeated by Mr. Morrell, the present incumbent, after a severe contest in the primary proceedings. In person, Mr. Baker is literally an able man – over six feet in height and of a robust and powerful formation. His personal strength, where physical force is required, is a subject of remark among those who have seen it tried. His personal reputation is without blemish and he refers, not without pride, to the strictness of his temperance principles, being one of the very few who never, at any time in his life, indulged in the use of intoxicating liquors. Like Shakespeare's Adam in "As You Like It," he can truthfully say - -I am strong and lusty For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter Frosty, but kindly. June 20, 1867 Baseball – The match games of baseball between the Kickenpawling Club of Johnstown and the Mountaineer Club of this place, on Thursday and between the Mountain Club of Altoona and the Mountaineer Club on Saturday came off here according to programme and both well contested and exceedingly pleasant trials of skill. The visiting clubs of both met with kindly consideration and treated at the hands of the Knights of the Bat and Ball here and albeit they were both worsted in the friendly encounters on the field of contest, we doubt not they were highly pleased with their visits to the mountain village. We append the score of the two games: Thursday's Game Mountaineer O R Roberts, 1b 2 9 F. Barker, rf 3 9 Jones, c 1 11 Dunegan, 2b 4 7 Darragh, cf 4 8 V. Barker, ss 2 8 G. Roberts, 3b 4 6 T. Hutchinson, lf 4 8 W. Hutchinson, rf 3 7 Total 27 73 Kicks O R Hunt, p 0 8 Kane, 1b 4 5 Montgomery, cf 5 3 Cramer, lf 4 5 Bridges, ss 4 4 Manson, 2b 3 6 Osborne, c 2 6 Ramsey, 3b 3 6 Young, rf 2 7 27 50 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 M't'rs 6 11 19 19 4 0 4 3 7 =73 Kicks 2 4 0 8 14 7 2 0 13 =50 Umpires: Judge Rose of the Mountain Club, Altoona. Scorers: Louis Rodgers, Mountaineer; H. W. Reed, Kickenpawling. Time occupied by game, 4 hours and 45 minutes. Saturday's Game Mountaineer Roberts, lb 4 4 F. Barker, cf 2 5 Jones, c 2 5 Dunegan, 2b 5 3 Darragh, cf 3 5 G. Roberts, 3b 4 3 T. Hutchinson, lf 1 6 V. Barker, ss 4 4 W. Hutchinson, rf 2 4 27 39 Mountain Caldwell, cf 3 1 Howe, rf 4 2 Miller, 2b 4 3 Humes, ss 4 3 Snyder, lf 1 5 Pettit, 2b 0 3 McDonald, c 4 2 Worrell, p 4 2 Milliken, 1b 3 1 27 22 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 M't'rs 6 7 12 0 2 2 8 2 0 =39 Mountain 6 2 6 0 0 2 4 0 2 =32 Umpire, L. L. Christy, Juniata Club, Hollidaysburg; scorers: Louis Rogers, Mountaineer; J. M. Erb, Mountain. Time occupied by game, 3 hours and 5 minutes. At the conclusion of each of the games the Mountaineer Club was presented with baseballs by Capt. Hunt of the Kickenpawling Club and Capt. Caldwell of the Mountain Club, which were received on behalf of the former club by Samuel Singleton, Esq., who also presented to the victors and the vanquished in both instances beautiful bouquets, the gifts of the ladies of Ebensburg. After a reciprocal three cheers and a tiger for each other and a united demonstration of like character for the ladies, the umpires, etc., the respective clubs adjourned at the Mountain House where good cheer and kindly intercourse held high carnival until the shrill whistles of the locomotive summoned the visiting clubs to the depot to take their departure for their respective homes.