NEWS:   Cambria Freeman; 1909; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA

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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 2 Jul 1909
Volume 43, Number 27


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Local and Personal 

Misses Bessie and Virginia Parrish, daughters of John S. Parrish of 
Pittsburg, are here on a visit to their grandfather, J. D. Parrish, 
Esq., who has been seriously ill for several weeks.

Harry Scherer and M. P. Boyle of Johnstown were among the Johnstown 
motorists who drove to Ebensburg Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Stoltz attended the funeral of their niece in 
Carrolltown Saturday morning.


Carrolltown Notes
Carrolltown, June 29

Miss Vera Mooney of Johnstown, who had been the guest of Miss Alma 
Sharbaugh, has returned to her home.

Mrs. Jacob Hoover, who lives a short distance from town in Carroll 
Township, is recovering following an operation performed one day last 
week.  She is being nursed by Miss Anna Sullivan of Johnstown.

Mrs. George Stineman of South Fork is resting somewhat easier today at 
the St. Lawrence Hotel here, where she was taken ill last Sunday with 
an attack of acute gastritis.  Mrs. Stineman underwent an operation 
some time ago in the hospital at Spangler. Miss Nell Murphy, a nurse of 
this place, is in charge of the case.

As the result of the bursting of a varnish can he had filled with 
water, corked and then placed over a fire, Francis Renn, ten-year-old 
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Renn of this place, was painfully but not 
seriously scalded about the chest and right leg Monday afternoon.  Two 
or three of his companions who were with him at the time were also 
slightly scalded. The boys had one of the common varnish cans with a 
small cap screwed over the opening on top and when the cap was fastened 
the steam could not escape, resulting in the explosion.


Judge Barker in Pittsburg

Former Judge A. V. Barker, not satisfied with the improvement his 
health was taking since his return to Ebensburg from Atlantic City, has 
gone to Pittsburg where he is under the care of a well known physician.  
He expects to return to Ebensburg in a short time.


Ebensburg Woman Improving

Some improvement has been noted the past few days in the condition of 
Mrs. H. A. Shoemaker of Julian Street, who has been ill a couple of 
weeks.  Mrs. Shoemaker is between sixty-five and seventy years of age.


Satisfied 'Twas Black Hand 

District Attorney James W. Leech is satisfied that the murderers of 
Guiseppi Sciotts at Barnesboro in March of 1908 were members of the 
Black Hand and that the man's death was the result of a careful plan.  
It will be remembered that Sciotts was aroused one evening by hearing 
some person or persons apparently trying to steal some of his chickens 
from the pen under the house.  He opened the door and received a charge 
of buckshot in the neck. County Detective Berkebile went to Barnesboro 
at that time and made several arrests, but the evidence was 
insufficient and they were released.  Mr. Leech Tuesday received 
information which leads him to believe that Guiseppi had done something 
to anger the Black Handers and that his death was the result.  
"Unfortunately," he said, "the evidence on hand is such that we cannot 
hope to convict the murders." 


Going to Europe 

Attorney Herman H. Myers of Ebensburg will sail from New York July 8 
for a ten weeks trip through Europe. Mr. Myers will sail on the Cunard 
Lines Carpathia and will land at Gibraltar.  His itinerary will take 
him through Spain, Italy, Switzerland, France and England.  He will 
sail for home from Liverpool late in September on the Lucania.


Two More Going Abroad

Thomas Bellis, superintendent of the Springfield Coal Mining Company's 
operation at Nant-y-Glo, and James Schola, his foreman, will leave next 
week for an extensive tour of Great Britain, expected to be away from 
the United States for six weeks or two months.


Luke Delaney Seen Again

Cresson people can scarcely credit the statement of employees at the 
Cresson Brewery that on Friday night Luke Delaney walked in on them and 
after learning from them for the first time of the cremation of three 
of his children last October, suddenly took his departure, not being 
seen since.  The fire occurred on a Sunday morning, Delaney disappeared 
the day before and many residents of Cressona and Summit believe he too 
perished in the destruction of his home. District Attorney Leech said 
he had no reason for disbelieving the story of the brewery men. There 
is an impression there will be further developments on the pitiable 
Delaney tragedy.