NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 28 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, 28 Jun 1912 Volume 45, Number 26 **[Most of the articles in this edition are faded and unreadable] Personal Mention Joseph Kearney and Thomas Bender of Lilly and Michael McCann of Cresson are taking the preliminary examination this week for the practice of law. Messrs. Kearney and Bender will take their law course at Dickinson Law school while Mr. McCann will study in the office of his brother, Attorney John H. McCann. Charles Brown, who has spent the last two years in Colorado, returned home Thursday and will spend a couple of months here with this parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown. John Wolfe, of the firm of Wolfe and Brown, proprietors of the Ebensburg nickelodeon, arrived home from Pittsburg yesterday with a new moving picture machine, which is said to be absolutely fire-proof. It is to replace the machine that was slightly damaged by reason of the fire in the nickelodeon booth a few nights ago. Mrs. Mary A. Williams, who spent the last few months with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas L. Jones in Cambria township, has returned to her home in Lorain, Ohio. Miss Marie Bender, who spent the school year at Seton Hill Seminary, Greensburg, has returned to her home in this place and will spend the vacation here. Miss Luella Lloyd who has been a student at the young ladies' seminary at Luthersburg, Md., during the past year, has returned to her home in this place. Mr. and Mrs. William Leighty of Jeannette are visiting in this place. They expect to move their furniture and make that place their future home. Henry Roland and family were among the Ebensburg visitors in Johnstown Wednesday, having made the trip overland in their automobile. Thompson Kerby of this place departed Thursday for Red Oak, Iowa, where he will learn the butcher trade with his uncle, Wm. Baxter. M. H. James of this place is managing the DEMOCRAT during the absence of Editor W. W. Bailey, who is attending the Baltimore convention. Lawrence Davis, a student at the West Chester Normal, has returned to his home in this place where he will spend the summer vacation. A. L. Schirf of near Wilmore was among the Ebensburg visitors Wednesday and, while in town, paid THE FREEMAN office a pleasant call. An automobile party from Altoona composed of about one hundred persons were registered at the Mountain House for dinner yesterday. W. A. W. Krebs of this place has departed for the New England states. He will spend some time there examining National banks. The Misses Marcella Crist and Catharine Bearer of Patton spent several days this week at the home of Mrs. Catharine Blair of High street. Ivan J. McKenrick, Esq., one of the leading young attorneys of this place has gone to Baltimore to attend the Democratic convention. Mrs. Herman T. Jones and daughter, Jane, were Indiana visitors the past week. They attended the normal commencement exercise. Edwin T. Englehart is taking a trip through the west. He will visit Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Barker and son, Allen, are spending a few days in Atlantic City. They journeyed there in their auto. Attorney and Mrs. Wm. Davis of this place left for Ann Arbor, Mich. They expect to be away about a week or ten days. Frank P. Gillen, one of Gallitzin's prominent business men, paid this office a visit while in town on business Thursday. Miss Gallaher of Hailesen Place is a special guest of the class of '12 at the Indiana State Normal this week. G. E. Metzgar of St. Benedict was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tompkins during the past week. Miss Susie Lloyd, of this place, who has been visiting her sister, Luella in Baltimore, returned home Monday. Miss Violet Parrish visited Johnstown last Tuesday. J. L. Elder Jr. spent a few days in Atlantic City recently. Miss Camilla Pruner is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred O'Leary in Pittsburg. Squire J. J. Rhoddy of Ashville was among the Ebensburg visitors this week. John L. Evans of Horner street transacted business in Johnstown on Tuesday. Phil Shoemaker of Bellefonte is a guest of Mrs. M. K. Collins of Ebensburg. Hon. A. V. Barker of this place is visiting at the home of a class friend in Littleton, N. H. Reginald Davis of Indiana State Normal has returned home to spend the summer vacation. Gardner Lloyd who was a student at Indiana State Normal has returned to his home in this place. Father Farren's First Mass Loretto, June 24 The Rev. Father Edward Farren, who was ordained Friday in Altoona by Bishop E. A. Garvey said his first mass yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock in St. Michael's Catholic church, this place. Many people were denied admittance because of the crowd. Sails for Ireland The Rev. Father James Egan, rector of St. Mark's Catholic church, Altoona, left Sunday night for New York and sailed from there on the Campania Tuesday for Ireland to spend the summer among relatives in County Galway, his old home. Father Egan was formerly pastor of St. Bartholomew's, Wilmore, and later served as pastor of St. Joseph's, Portage. He is well known in Cambria county and was here Sunday afternoon bidding his acquaintances good-bye. Father Egan expects to be absent until September. This is his first trip back to Ireland since 1903. Many Take Flight when Film Ignited One hundred people who were witnessing a performance in the Brown & Wolf nickelodeon here Saturday night got the scare of their lives when a film caught fire. The flames did not get out of the asbestos booth, but the audience went wild for a moment or so. One woman fell during the rush to get outside the little theatre and she was slightly hurt, but no one else was injured. While the operator was exhibiting a reel of pictures a piece of film became detached from the reel in some manner. They are light ignited. The operator tried to pull the reel from the machine, but it burned too rapidly for him. When the first flash came there was the usual cry of "Fire!" and the audience made a break for the outside. There are two exits in front, two side entrances and one in the rear. Within a minute everyone was safely in the street. The Dauntless Fire company responded to a call, but its services were not needed as the fire subsided when the film reels in the booth were destroyed. The machine was slightly damaged, but other than this and the loss of the reels, there was no loss. There was no danger of the blaze getting outside of the asbestos booth, but when the cry of "Fire!" came the audience naturally did not stop to consider anything like that. Johnstowner Ill Here Cyrus Howells of the Eighth ward, Johnstown, is seriously ill at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Thomas J. Hughes, Ebensburg, with asthma. He became ill a few weeks ago and was taken to the county seat in Dr. F. C. Jones' automobile on Monday. Mr. Howells' condition was reported slightly improved this afternoon. He is a son of William W. Howells of Cambria township, a veteran of the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Howells and Mrs. Morgan Davis and son, Kendall of Iowa City, Ia., were summed to Ebensburg on Monday.