NEWS: Items from The Cambria Freeman, May 13, 1904, Cambria County, PA

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Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, May 13, 1904
Volume XXXVIII, Number 20

Prefatory Note: Most of this newspaper is completely faded.  Some 
articles are faded to the point where there are no images on the paper 
to complete the sentences.

Local and Personal

  Mrs. Robert Scanlan spent Sunday in Johnstown.
  Mrs. J. M. Buck of Cresson was in town on Monday.
  L. J. Bearer of Hastings was here on business Wednesday.
  A. A. Noel of near Loretto was in town on business Saturday.
  E. A. Gill of Vintondale was in Ebensburg on Tuesday evening.
  Mrs. Lorenzo Driggs has returned to her home in Philipsburg.
  P. J. Little was in Johnstown Tuesday on professional business.
  L. S. Bell of Patton was a business visitor to Ebensburg on 
Wednesday.
  P. M. Brown of Johnstown was transacting business in this place on 
Monday.
  Messrs. L. T. Sanker and T. F. Callin of Cresson were in town on 
Wednesday.
  J. D. Bearer of Hastings and Jno. A. McGuire of Coupon were 
registered at the Hotel Bender on Tuesday.
  Miss Mary J. McDermit of Cresson was visiting friends in this place 
Saturday.
  Walter Jones, the hustling notary, has purchased a property in the 
West ward.
  Miss Minnie Kelly of Gallitzin was visiting friends in this place 
this week.
  Mrs. A. Eckenrode and daughter, Mrs. H. W. Chester, of Carrolltown 
were in Ebensburg on Tuesday.
  Mrs. Cecelia Kaylor has returned from Johnstown where she was 
visiting friends and relatives.
  Herman T. Jones offers his new house on Ogle street for sale as will 
be seen in another column.
  Bert Davis is expected to return next week from St. Louis where he 
has been spending a few weeks.
  Attorneys W. D. Lloyd and [image faded] Bell of Johnstown were 
transacting legal business in this place on [image faded].
  Messrs. George and Oscar Kinkead and H. T. Davis witnessed the 
Homestead-Johnstown ball game on Saturday.
  Union Memorial services will be held in the Court House Sunday 
evening, May 29, Rev. C. W. Teasdale will deliver the sermon.
  Mrs. Fred D. Barker and Mrs. M. D. Kittell who were taken to a 
Pittsburg hospital last week are reported to be rapidly improving in 
health.
  Ward Hite of Johnstown the well known ball player who has been 
employed by the Cambria Steel Company has accepted the position of 
assistant cashier with the Spangler bank.
  Rev. J. Twyson Jones will address the State Association of 
Congregational churches in Pittsburg on Thursday next, taking for his 
subject, "The Need of the Positive Note in Pulpit and Pew."  
  Webster Griffith has purchased one-fourth of the Gallagher square in 
the West ward from Stanton Davis. The consideration was $3200.  Mr. 
Griffith intends erecting a couple of houses on his property.
  Among the out-of-town people who were transacting business in this 
place during the week were:  M. P. Frederick, Gallitzin; Ed F. Thomas, 
Vintondale; Jno. A. Gunn, E. Gurius, S. Lucas and Thos. J. Graham, 
Patton; Wm. Ednle, Vintondale.
  The roster of the State Normal School at West Chester, just 
published, shows the following Cambria county students enrolled:  
  Carthew, Katherine, Johnstown
  Connell, Agnes, Ebensburg
  Connell, Wilbert, Ebensburg
  Davis, Emma, Johnstown
  Leonard, Flornell, Johnstown
  Williams, D. W., Johnstown
  Williams, H. J., Johnstown
  Williams, J. H., Johnstown

Things New in the Borough

  Fine weather on Thursday.
  An addition to the house of Wm. A. Jones.
  Liveryman Peaches' new sorrel driving horse.
  Many shade trees recently planted along our streets.
  A new brick pavement in front of the residence of Hon. Alvin Evans.
  The Ebensburg Normal School opened on Tuesday with large attendance.
  The Street Committee has authorized the erection of the borough 
scales.
  The score of 20 made by Out-of-Practice-McClarren at the shoot last 
Friday.
  A new 15-horse-power motor and new planing and wood working machinery 
at the Ebensburg Planing Mill.  Bloom & Hopfer have equipped a fine 
plant and are prepared to turn out all kinds of work. They are leaders 
in their line.

Bright News from Patton

  Mrs. W. H. Denlinger spent several days this week with friends in 
Pittsburg.
  Prof. L. S. Jones, Dean of the Hastings University and Dr. Heuther, 
mineralogist for the Penna. Coal and Coke, Co., attended Pawnee Bill's 
Wild West show last Friday.
  William Evans, a student of Jefferson Medical College, has returned  
to Patton for the summer.
  Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sanford entertained a number of our young people 
at their handsome home last Thursday evening.  The occasion was in 
honor of Miss Shoemaker, one of our most efficient and popular teachers 
who, owing to impaired health, has been compelled to relinquish her 
duties and go home to recuperate.  We hope change and rest may have the 
desired effect and that Miss Shoemaker will return to Patton where her 
conduct as a woman and as a teacher have won her so many friends, 
socially and in the schoolroom.
  Miss Nan McClain and her brother, Joe, both of Spangler, rode to 
Patton Sunday afternoon to visit their niece, Miss Mary Harvey Lingle.
  The ladies of Trinity Guild held a fair and festival on Tuesday and 
Wednesday evenings of this week for the benefit of the new church.  It 
was well patronized and the net results were extremely gratifying to 
all concerned.  It cost nothing to get in, but bless your heart, 
getting out was a different proposition.  The display of fancy articles 
was bewildering, so daintily made and artistically arranged, how the 
ladies did rave over them.  Of course there was nothing of real utility 
for the men, but no one could resist making a purchase, it was simply 
impossible to withstand the wonderful bargains offered.  We were so 
fortunate as to secure several articles, not that we needed them in our 
business nor had any idea for what they were intended.  We took them 
only because they were very, very cheap and besides they make nice wall 
decorations. The cakes, candy, ice cream and other refreshments were to 
the "Queen's taste," and served in the finest style.
  Miss Mamie Jones has been selected to take charge of the second 
primary room at the public schools.  Miss Jones is eminently qualified 
to perform the duties of her new position.
  Miss Nora Gales left Tuesday morning for Ebensburg to attend normal 
school in hopes of acquiring a block of knowledge from that 
institution.
  Among the distinguished visitors at Patton last week was that 
handsome, whole-souled and genial gentleman, W. C. Shiffer of Big Bend.
  Dr. H. G. Jones, an eminent dentist of Kylertown spent Sunday with 
Dr. H. W. Ferguson.
  W. H. Denlinger, the trolley magnate of northern Cambria has been 
elected a director of the new trolley line running from Corwinsville to 
Clearfield.  Talking about trolleys, why not build a line from 
Ebensburg to Patton?  It would give the inhabitants of your sleepy old 
town a chance to run down to the metropolis and see what is going on in 
the world. 
  Miss Francisca Ivory, a member of the educational staff of the 
Hastings public schools was a visitor over Sunday at the home of Mr. 
and Mrs. Denlinger.

The Barnum & Bailey Shows Coming!

  Already the public is congratulating itself upon the fact that it is 
to have the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth this season.  The 
date has been positively set for Tuesday, May 18, and a great crowd as 
well as a great circus day are anticipated.  Johnstown will be the only 
city in this vicinity where this greatest of all big shows will exhibit 
this year and naturally there is a great deal of local interest in the 
event.  Inquiries at the ticket offices of the various transportation 
lines elicit information that special cheap rate tickets to the show 
will be on sale circus day and that large numbers of people in this 
locality will take advantage of the opportunity to see the big 
exhibition.  They will go expecting to see a great performance as well 
as a splendid exposition of zoological and other displays and judging 
from the unanimous verdict in the newspapers in New York city and 
elsewhere they will not be disappointed.  The performance is original 
from beginning to end.  It opens with a magnificent reproduction of the 
"Durbar at Deihi," the most gorgeous picture of Oriental pageantry and 
coloring ever attempted and closes with a series of sensational and 
hotly contested modern and ancient racing events.  The intervening 
circus program is complete with startling novelties.  A great company  
of 300 performers from all parts of the world present all that is best 
and most startling in aerial, acrobatic and equestrian feats, there is  
a congress of high-class mange riders from the principal circuses of 
Europe and forty clowns make the great hippodrome track resound with 
frequent and hilarious merriment.  The comedy of the show is so 
interspersed through the performances as to relieve the excitement 
consequent upon the "thrillers" in the show.  The greatest of these 
sensational acts are the marvelous feats of Volo, the Vollant, in  
riding the aerial arch and of the famous Ancillotti in turning a 
somersault on a wheel while looping the gap.  The menagerie with its 
thirty elephants, the herd of four giraffes and its fifty cases of 
other rare animals is in itself a great exhibition.  The models of 
Uncle Sam's fighting ships also attract a great deal of attention.  The 
circus engagement will be introduced with a monster free street parade.

Gallitzin Commencement

  The commencement exercise of the Gallitzin public schools was held in 
the Opera House in that town on Tuesday evening.  The year ended this 
week has been a very successful one.  The graduating class is composed 
of fourteen members, all of whom successfully passed the examinations 
and were awarded diplomas. The class is composed of the following:
  Eleanor Bradley; Regina Brannan; Stella Cooper; Ethel Donoghue; 
Theresa Lenz; Hilma Nordstrom; Ruth Troxell, Georgie Weston; Mary 
Yeckley, Ralph Conrad, Marcellus Anstead; John Byrne, Earl MacDonald 
and Francis Patcho.
  [The remainder of the article was too faded to read]

Miller Unearths Crime

  Coroner E. L. Miller went to South Fork Monday night and continued 
the inquest over the death of James Williams, the young man found dead 
a mile north of the coal town some days ago. After hearing the 
testimony of a number of witnesses the jury empanelled some time ago 
returned a verdict that Williams came to his death from causes unknown, 
but that everything pointed to foul play.  It is very probably that the 
case will be taken up by the district attorney and county detective who 
will investigate the young man's death fully.
  From the testimony of some of the witnesses it was learned that three 
unknown colored men had been seen walking up the railroad tracks the 
night Williams met death, in the direction in which his body was found.  
The young man had an engagement to call on a young lady that evening, 
but he did not appear at her house, nor was he seen by anyone after he 
left South Fork.  He had on his person $18 when his friends left him 
but only a few cents were in his pockets when his body was discovered 
lying in the south fork of the Conemaugh river.

Back to Merry England

  Herbert Goodrum of Barnesboro who left that place for his native home 
in England last Friday evening for the benefit of his health was 
tendered a banquet at the Barnesboro Inn when as a token of friendship 
he was presented with a gold watch and chain besides a very pretty 
umbrella and his wife was given an emerald ring.  C. J. Wood was 
toastmaster and speeches were made by Charles Wood, John Clipe of 
Patton and M. McTaggart of Barnesboro and Barney Rice of Dubois.  
Messrs. Whalley, Rice and McTaggart entertained the company with songs 
and recitations after which the company departed for their homes.

Letters Issued

  Estate of Peter R. Mulvehill, late of Westmont, will probated and 
letters issued to E. P. Martin.
  Estate of William Behe, late of Washington township, to F. C. George.
  Estate of James M. Shields, late of Johnstown, to Jacob B. Hegle.
  Estate of Mary Hildebrand, late of Summerhill, will probated and 
letters issued to Lucy J. Grove.
  Estate of Abraham Custer, late of Franklin, to William H. Paul.
  Estate of William Moter, late of Hastings, to D. M. Kirkpatrick and 
B. J. Waltz.
  Estate of James Douglass, late of Ashville, to Milton Douglass and 
Jacob P. Stoltz.
  Estate of Sarah L. Hughes, late of Johnstown, to William H. Hughes.
  Estate of Robert Henderson, late of Johnstown, to Johanna Henderson.
  Estate of Annie Keelan, late of Johnstown, to Patrick Keelan.
  Estate of Mary Jane Hughes, late of Cambria township, to Walter J. 
Davis.
  Estate of John L. Myers, late of Reade township, to Susie J. Myers.
  Estate of Mary H. Thomas, late of Johnstown, to Samuel H. Bailey.
  Estate of Catherine Hall, late of Portage township, to Daniel Hall.
  Estate of Samuel G. Smith late of Jackson township, to E. H. Smith.
  Estate of Steven Mystal, late of Johnstown, to F. P. Marrin.
  Estate of Sarah J. Zane, late of Conemaugh, to Jacob Zane.
  Estate of Joseph Kost, late of Johnstown, to Lawrence Kost.

Knights of St. George Organize

  Messrs. Joseph Beiter, John Schonhardt, Frank Grosch and Nicholas 
Schmadel of Johnstown took part in the organization of Company C, 
Second Regiment, Uniform Rank, Knights of St. George at Carrolltown on 
Sunday.
  The Johnstowners named are members of Company B, Uniform Rank, etc., 
of that city. The organization and installation exercises were held at 
2 o'clock in the afternoon at Eckenrode's Hall.  Fred Wiederkehr of the 
Altoona Company and John Schonhardt of Johnstown, being in charge.  
Another Altoona Sir Knight present was Stephen Murphy.

Lane Lasts Well

  On Tuesday evening Deck Lane of this place and James Parr, the 
English champion, gave an exhibition of wrestling at the Cambria 
Theatre in Johnstown.  It took the Johnny Bull fourteen minutes to find 
the turn for Lane.  Another match has been arranged for Saturday 
evening, friends of Lane having wagered that he can stay with the 
champion for fifteen minutes.