NEWS: Cambria Freeman; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA; Oct 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, 16 Oct 1908 Volume 42, Number 40 Local and Personal W. H. Edmonds, who is in the employ of the Dilworth family in this place, returned home this week from Virginia where he spent a two weeks vacation visiting his father and other friends and relatives. "Henry" reports having spent a delightful time among his old-time friends and acquaintances. Among the Cambria young men who recently enlisted in Uncle Sam's standing army at the recruiting office in Altoona are Rudolph Leslie and August Peterson, Spangler; Alvin McNally, Earl J. Saxe and Percival Arnold, Blandburg; Joseph L. Cook, Johnstown; and Frederick Nankle, Ashville. Merchant W. C. Shields of High Street, whose store figured in the burned section, has placed a temporary roof on the standing portion of his building and opened his store Tuesday for the purpose of closing out the balance of his stock of goods. Farmer Harry Pryce's boys of Cambria Township are happy over a large grey squirrel which came into their kitchen the other day and was captured by them. He is making a nice pet. Mr. H. A. Tompkins has presented his children, Isabelle and Guyhey, with a handsome little pair of ponies, which greatly delight the children. Mrs. Mary V. Shoemaker of Julian Street, who has been ill for several weeks past, is very much improved. Noah Dishong of Jackson Township will in the near future sell his farm and remove to Ebensburg. Boy Falls from Tree Master Sheldon Evans, of this place, a boy aged about 12 years, while picking apples for John Lloyd Saturday, stepping out too far on a limb of a tree with the result that it broke and he fell to the ground. For some time after the fall the boy was unconscious and it was feared that he was hurt internally. He was finally revived and he was taken to his home in the East ward where he is now getting along nicely. Preached Last Sermon The Rev. J. Twyson Jones, pastor of the Ebensburg Congregational church for the last eleven years, preached the last sermon of his local pastorate last Sunday night. It was not what is commonly known as a farewell sermon. Mr. Jones objects to this term. But in his talk the well known preacher gave his congregation a few words of advice. He mentioned the pleasant relations which had existed between the congregation and himself and asked that the same regard be shown his successor. He said that he was sorry to leave Ebensburg but that he felt that he could do a greater work in his new charge. After the sermon the large congregation said goodbye to the preacher. The edifice was filled, many of the people from other churches being present. Mr. Jones left Tuesday for New Washington, Clearfield County, where he will remain for several days with relatives before going to Iowa City where he has accepted the pastorate of the Congregational Church in that town. Back from Mt. Clemens Mark Frailey, Attorney William Davis, John Owens and M. J. Stoltz have returned home from an automobile trip to Mt. Clemens, Mich. Mt. Clemens is between 500 and 600 miles from Ebensburg but Mr. Frailey's Great Western car made the distance out in two and one half days and back in three days. The party was absent from Ebensburg about ten days. Children in Poorhouse Four children from Barnesboro were brought to Ebensburg Wednesday by Max Freidman [blurred; could be Friedheim] of that place and from there they were taken to the county poor house by Register and Recorder Arthur Griffith. Their father had been trying to support them since his wife ran away with a boarder some weeks ago, but because of the excessive youth of the four children he was compelled to stay at home and take care of them. Naturally he was unable to do much work and it was then decided to bring them to the poorhouse. Orphans Will Go to Summit After the orphans who are now maintained by the Altoona Diocese of the Catholic Church at the convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph, in this place, are removed to their new quarters at the Summit, where the new diocesan orphanage has just about been completed, the Sisters of St. Joseph will use the convent building here for a boarding school for children. None but total orphans will be received at the Summit institution and those children having a parent living will be compelled to remain at the Ebensburg institution or else seek new quarters in the near future. It is unofficially announced that the Sisters of the Sacred Heart community will have charge of the new orphanage. Former Ebensburg Boy Receives Appointment Mr. Albert T. Lewis of Pittsburg, son of Mrs. Jane Lewis of this place, has recently been appointed traveling auditor of the Reliance Life Insurance Company of Pittsburg. Mr. Lewis left Pittsburg recently on a business trip to Birmingham, Alabama, and other points throughout the South. Children Sue for $800 Due John C. Hough, of 130 Sheridan Street, Morrellville, Johnstown, is the defendant in an equity suit filed here by assistant District Attorney D. P. Weimer, and Bertha Hough, grandchildren of the defendant. It is alleged that $800 left in the trust for the children from the relief fund of the PRR after the father of the children, Harry M. Hough, had died in 1901, had been appropriated for his personal use by J. C. Hough. The latter declared that he will make no accounting and says that he cannot be held responsible. There is quite a mix-up in the case because the deceased father of the children worked under the name of Rose for the railroad company and his beneficiaries were also named under aliases in the relief department. Fire Destroys Cassidy Place Flames from Burning Woods Communicate to Old Farmhouse Which Burns to Ground Many Forests Ablaze Forest fires Wednesday set fire to the house on the old Cassidy farm, between this place and Johnstown, and it was entirely destroyed. The property was owned by Charles Kelly of Altoona, a clerk in the shops at the PRR. The old Cassidy place has been a landmark along the pike for many years. It was a six roomed farmhouse, constructed of wood. For some weeks the forest fires have been gradually approaching this part of the county. Wednesday winds blew [remainder of sentence faded]. It was about noon that the roof of the house caught fire, a tongue of flames having reached out from the burning woods. The occupant, "Elze" Yingling, with those of his family who were at home, succeeded in getting some of the furniture out of the place but were finally compelled to desist because of the heat. The place was entirely destroyed. A short time before the house caught fire, Yingling and John Rooney of Altoona were fighting the progress of the fire about 60 yards from the house. They were unable to save the structure but by strenuous efforts saved the barn and other out buildings. Rooney came from Altoona to get some household goods left by Frank Cassidy, who sold his share of the farm to Charles Kelly two weeks ago. Rooney won't take anything to Altoona for the reason that the fire got ahead of him. Forest fires have been spreading throughout the county for several weeks but have become more dangerous this week. Since Monday Ebensburg has been overhung with smoke. Wednesday night it was impossible to see more than 50 yards through the gloom. Smoke from the big fires west and east of town hung everywhere in heavy clouds. The Bostert farm and the Elder and Hartmann farms were endangered by the fires Wednesday afternoon as was the Davis farm, west of Ebensburg. The fires were numerous along the State road this week and much damage was done. For a week flames have been menacing the large tract of timber down the Blacklick owned by Sheriff Webster Griffith of Ebensburg. A force of men has had a strenuous time beating them back. Unless rain falls in a short time immense damage will be done everywhere in Cambria County.