Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, November 6, 1908 Volume 42, Number 43 Hertzog-Meisel On Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, 1908, at 5 o’clock at the Catholic Church in this place, Miss Adelaide Meisel, daughter of Mrs. Mary Meisel of Ebensburg, was united in marriage with Mr. Francis Hertzog of Carroll Township. Both young people are well known in this vicinity where they are highly esteemed and we join with their many friends in extending congratulations and best wishes. A Pleasant Reception A very pleasant reception, in honor of the newly wedded Mr. and Mrs. Harry Valentine Jones, was given by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Tomlinson Wednesday evening of last week. Those present were as follows: H. V. Jones and wife; John James and wife and son; Miss Alberta Reese; Oscar Hamilton and wife; Mrs. Philip Anstead; William H. Jones and wife; Mrs. Connie Anstead; Emma Anstead; Frank Tross; Nettie Ross; Nettie Meisel; Ollie Mock; Bessie James; Mary Worthington; Mrs. Luther; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lentz and children; Mrs. Mary Lentz and Marie Anstead. Sanker-Watson Felix Sanker and Miss Watson, two well known young people of Gallitzin, were united in marriage Monday at Ebensburg. They made the trip from Gallitzin to the county seat overland. Mr. and Mrs. Sanker will make their home in Gallitzin.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, November 6, 1908 Volume 42, Number 43 Joseph Clyde Albaugh Joseph Clyde Albaugh, aged 34 years, a well known resident of Jackson Township, died at his home near Vinco about noon Wednesday. Mr. Albaugh has been suffering from typhoid fever for some weeks and was in a serious condition for several days before his death. He is survived by his widow and two children; his mother, Almeda Albaugh and the following brothers and sisters: Louis Albaugh of Bedford County; Ray Albaugh of Conemaugh; Mrs. John Varney and Mrs. Irvin Custer of near Vinco. Killed by Train [Michael Sheridan] An unknown man, supposed to be an American, was struck and killed by a passenger train on the Pennsylvania railroad tracks near Conemaugh about 9:30 o’clock Wednesday night. The remains were badly mutilated and death was probably instantaneous. His skull was fractured in several places. The remains were taken to the Henderson undertaking establishment in Johnstown. Thursday, Dr. Livingston of Johnstown, identified the remains as those of Michael Sheridan of Lancaster. Killed at South Fork John Sheehan, an expert mine driller of South Fork, was struck by a train at the Pennsylvania railroad Wednesday and instantly killed. Mr. Sheehan was 45 years of age and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Sheehan of Hollidaysburg; one brother, William Sheehan of Latrobe and six sisters, all of whom are residents of Blair County. The remains were shipped to Hollidaysburg for interment. Conemaugh Lady Dies After an illness of over five years due to Bright’s disease, Mrs. William Reffner of Conemaugh, died of uremic poisoning Tuesday at 11 o’clock at the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, aged 36 years. The deceased, whose maiden name was Miss Vida J. Brallier, was born Jan. 25, 1872, and was a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Brallier, both of whom have preceded her to the grave. The Brallier family resided near the Ebensburg road above Prospect. Miss Brallier and William Reffner were married at the residence of Mrs. Reffner’s brother, D. W. Brallier, near Vinco in 1894 and shortly afterwards moved to Conemaugh. To this union five children were born, all of whom are dead except Inez, aged 6 years. The deceased is also survived by her husband and the following brothers and sisters: D. W. Brallier of Vinco; Mrs. Ellen Roberts of Pittsburg; Mrs. Susie Anderson of Blaids, Indiana County; Mrs. Ephraim Strayer of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. J. B. Nofsinger of Walnut Grove; F. H. Brallier of Conemaugh and Mrs. William Ream of Dale. The funeral was held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon with services from the Reffner home by the Rev. J. A. James, pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist church of Johnstown, of which the deceased was a member. Interment was made in Headrick’s cemetery. Brakeman Fatally Injured South Fork, Nov. 8 John Botteicher of South Fork, a Pennsylvania brakeman, fell from a car while at work Monday morning and was painfully cut about the face and body. He was taken to his home where he is under the treatment of Dr. Fitzgerald.

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Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 30, 1908 Volume 42, Number 42 Marriage Licenses Morgan P. Sanders of Munster Township and Albina E. Shettekoff of Altoona. Edward L. Kenney of Johnstown and Frances E. Berschneider of Summerhill. Thomas A. Brailey of Allegheny Township and Bertha Lynch of Gallitzin Township. Theodore Dudukovich and Mifka Munkovich of Johnstown. Frank J. Hydock and Nancy M. Shannon of Bakerton. Michael Majoros of Susquehanna Township and Katherine Kebles of Barnesboro. Frank Meyers and Emma E. Harner of Johnstown. Mike Rabel of Benscreek and Gazelle Seaman of Washington Township. Charles D. Lavely and Susie Pearl Adams of Johnstown. Guy Anderson of Barnesboro and Bertha Harbaugh of Carrolltown. Leverio Dala and Marie Solazzo of Commercial No. 4. Celebrate Wedding Silver Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Bishop Observed Loretto, Pa., Oct. 30 The silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Bishop was the occasion for holding a large and happy gathering of relatives and friends at their home in Cambria County, Sunday, Oct. 25, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop were the recipients of many handsome and useful presents from their friends and relatives. Those present at this celebration were: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Strittmatter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Biller, Mrs. Mary Strittmatter, Mrs. Margaret Yost, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Vaught, Mr. and Mrs. Tomlison, Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Farabaugh and the Misses Emma Strittmatter, Tillie and Cecelia Conrad; the Messrs. Benjamin Anderson, Bert Conrad, Raymond Eckenrode, Thomas Monhan, Agatho and Clarence Strittmatter and Clearance (sic) and Cletus Bishop. A reception was held in Empire Grange Hall Friday night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, who have lived in Allegheny Township for 25 years. Mrs. Bishop before her marriage was Miss Dorothy Strittmatter, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Strittmatter of Carrolltown. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop are the parents of eleven children, all of whom are living, namely: Grace, Andrew, Fannie, Marie, Ruth, Agatho, Harry, Bernard, Dorothy, Geraldine and Beatrice. Butler-Myers The Rev. C. Edwin Butler and bride, nee Miss Clara Myers, who were married at the home of the bride’s parents at Huntingdon, W. Va., Oct. 14, were in Ebensburg recently calling on Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Dimond. The Rev. Mr. Butler was formerly a well known Cambria county young man. He lived at Lilly, where his mother still resides. Mr. Butler is now pastor of the First English Lutheran Church at Webster City, Iowa. After spending several days at Lilly the Rev. and Mrs. Butler will go to their home in the west. Wedding at Gallitzin Gallitzin, Oct. 30 The approaching marriage of Fritz Kesh and Miss Clara Howe, both of this place, was announced in St. Patrick’s Church Sunday. The wedding will take place on Nov. 10. The attendants will be Miss Mabel Boland of Lilly and Mr. David Bradley of Gallitzin. Spangler Banker to Wed Prominent Bellefonte Girl Spangler, Oct. 30 Friends of both parties in this place have received invitations from Col. and Mrs. Jackson L. Spangler of Bellefonte, to attend the wedding of their daughter, Miss Emma Alvina Holliday to James Augustine McClain, of Spangler. The ceremony will occur at high noon on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the beautiful house of Col. Spangler on Allegheny Street, Bellefonte. Thos. A. Sharbaugh of Carrolltown and Miss Holliday of Bellefonte will be the attendants. Mr. McClain is cashier of the First National Bank of this place and one of Spangler’s best known and most popular citizens. His bride has visited in this part of the country and has a host of friends here. Jones-Fernwalt On Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, 1908, Rev. O’Neill, at the parsonage of the Catholic Church in this place, united in marriage Mr. Harry V. Jones and Miss Lucinda Fernwalt, both of this place. After the ceremony a sumptuous wedding dinner was given by the parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Jones of the East Ward, at which a large number of invited guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are among Ebensburg’s most highly esteemed young people and we join with their many friends in extending congratulations and best wishes for a happy and prosperous wedded career. The young couple will take up housekeeping in their new home, recently erected by Mr. Jones in the East Ward.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 30, 1908 Volume 42, Number 42 Death of Mrs. Valentine Cramer Mrs. Cramer, relict of the late Valentine Cramer, died at her home in Portage Township Sunday last. The deceased lady’s maiden name was Beiter. She was an aunt of Louis Beiter, of Wilmore, and Prof. R. H. Beiter of Gallitzin. She was a faithful wife, loving mother, good neighbor and a devoted member of the Catholic church. Her funeral took place after a high mass of requiem at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Wilmore, Tuesday morning last, interment being made in the cemetery nearby.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 23, 1908 Volume 42, Number 41 Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Barker are home from their automobile trip to Centre County after a very pleasant visit, which was in the nature of an anniversary affair. Mr. and Mrs. Barker celebrated the 10th anniversary of their wedding several days ago, being assisted by a large number of their Ebensburg friends. A Patton Wedding Patton, Oct. 22 The Rev. Father Edwin Pierron in St. Mary’s Catholic church here, Tuesday morning, performed a marriage ceremony uniting Miss Crissie Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woods, of this place, and Ambrose Freightner of Carroll Township. The bride was formerly an operator in the American Union Telephone exchange here. Ebensburg Young Lady Wedded Miss Julia Brown, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown of this place, was united in marriage to William Coyle of Cresson, at the Holy Name Catholic Church here Wednesday morning at a nuptial high mass celebrated by Father H. M. O’Neill, the pastor. After a wedding breakfast the couple departed for an eastern honeymoon trip. Upon their return they will go to housekeeping at Cresson. Wedding at Carrolltown The marriage of Miss Bertha Sharbaugh, daughter of C. A. Sharbaugh, the well known merchant of Carrolltown, and Dr. G. R. Anderson of Barnesboro, took place at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at the home of the bride’s parents. The Rev. Father Leopold officiated. The couple was attended by Miss Mary Thomas of Carrolltown and Dr. Smith of Barnesboro.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 23, 1908 Volume 42, Number 41 Death of William Griffiths The Pittsburg papers of Saturday contained the following death notice, with a request that Ebensburg papers copy: On Thursday, October 15th, 1908, at 12 p. m., William, husband of Ann Griffiths (nee Davis) died in his 69th year. Funeral from the family residence, No. 39 Thirteenth Street on Sunday, October 18th, at 2 p.m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Foreman is Killed by a Man He Fired Sanford Treese of Wilmore Dead from Shotgun Wound in Chest Assailant Arrested Murdered Man was Well Liked The body of Sanford W. Treese, a PRR foreman at Wilmore, Monday morning, was found in an elderberry clump with a hole in the chest. He had evidently been killed by the discharge of a shotgun and the county and local authorities at once took up the case. Quite unexpectedly the wife of Jim Bongewana, a foreigner, who lived [sentence missing] was found, came up with the story that Sunday night about 8 o’clock somebody had knocked at their front door and that her husband replied by firing through the door with the shotgun. [Next sentence too blurry to read] of the woman’s story and the burn wound in Mr. Treese’s chest was [remainder of paragraph too blurry] Bongewana’s actions gives force to the question of just why Treese should rap at the door of a foreign boarding house at that time of the night. Treese’s body was evidently dragged some distance to the spot where it was found. Nobody in the Bongewana’s house did the dragging in the opinion of the officers, who think that possibly Treese may not have died instantly and probably was able to drag himself along some distance before succumbing. Sanford Treese was born in Blair County and came to Wilmore 18 years ago, residing on a farm just outside of the town in Summerhill Township. He was 47 years of age. Mr. Treese was a foreman over a gang of laborers on the PRR for the past 27 years. He was recognized as an efficient foreman and was well acquainted with the work of railroad construction. Mr. Treese was held in high esteem by everybody in the locality. For the past 15 years he was Republican Committeeman of this district. He was married before coming to this county and is survived by his wife and the following children: Florence, Elsie, Margaret, Robert, Anderson and Roy. He was a brother of Harry Treese of Ohio, and Morris, William and George Treese and Mrs. Heck Fair of Hollidaysburg. His body was removed to the A. H. Cullen property and was later taken in charge of undertakers George Bros. of South Fork. The funeral took place Wednesday. Bongewana Captured Acting upon advices from District Attorney James W. Leech, the Police of Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday morning arrested the man, Bongewana, in a house on Cypress Street. The Wilmore foreigner admitted the shooting He will be brought back to Cambria County for trial within a few days. Four Die when House Burns at the Summit Three Killed by Flames and One Boy by Falling Chimney Holocaust Shocks Little Coal Mining Community Daughter Stood by and Watched Mother and Children Burn Searching for the Father! A horrible holocaust occurred at Summit, a small mining town, near Cresson Sunday morning when an overheated stove set fire to a two story dwelling house which burned to cinders and three were burned to death. While fighting the blaze one person was killed and two seriously injured. The mother of the cremated children was terribly injured when she jumped from a second story landing, after being terribly burned in a vain effort to save her children. The Dead: Morris Delaney, aged 13 years Joseph Delaney, aged 9 years Charles Delaney, aged 20 months Robert Nagle, aged 13 years The Injured: Mrs. Luke Delaney, probably fatally, injured by jumping from a second story building and badly burned. Wilson Judge, aged 10 years, leg and shoulder broken and internally burned. Father Was Away From Home Luke Delaney, father of the cremated children, was absent from home, he having been employed several miles from Summit. Jessie Delaney, a 19 year old daughter, is employed at the O’Donnell House at the Summit and also was absent, thus probably saving her life. Mrs. Delaney was awakened about 2:45 by the intense heat from flames that were ravishing a portion of her domicile. Her first thought was of her children, who were sleeping in another room on the same floor. When she opened her bedroom door she was confronted with a blinding sheet of flames through which it was impossible for a human being to pass and survive. The flames drove her back into the room and she was compelled to seek safety by jumping from a window, but not before she had been terribly burned. She was hurried to the Johnstown Hospital. No Chance to Save Children The fire originated in the kitchen, directly under the room in which the unfortunate children were asleep. The highly combustible nature of the construction offered no resistance to the devouring elements. It is believed that the cremated youths were consumed in their beds as but a few minutes elapsed from the [two sentences missing] was enveloped in flames. [First two sentences of this paragraph too blurry] when the chimney fell in the midst of a crowd of onlookers, Robert Nagle, was caught by the falling bricks and was instantly killed. Wilson Judge was also caught in the fall and suffered probable fatal injuries. His leg was broken and his shoulder dislocated. The building was a small two-story dwelling, located on Keystone Avenue. Not a timber remains to mark the spot where it stood. Girl Watched Home’s Destruction Jessie Delaney was attracted to the fire and her grief was distressing when she became cognizant of the disaster that had befallen her brothers and mother. She was compelled to stand idly by and witness the flames lick up the last vestige of what had been her home. Search for the remains of the burned children was made and but a few small pieces of charred bone were found to trace their connection with humanity. Want Search for Father At Summit Wednesday a jury impaneled by Coroner J. C. McMillen, after hearing the evidence of about twenty witnesses, rendered a verdict that the horror at Luke Delaney’s home, in which three children lost their lives, could not be traced to any known cause. This done, the jurors signed on another paper, a suggestion to District Attorney James W. Leech that no efforts be spared to locate Luke Delaney, the father of the dead children, who has been missing for two weeks. Both papers were signed by all the jurors - Ellis Mainwaring, H. P. Davis, James Gauntner, H. M. Reesler, B. F. Buck and John Parrish

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 16, 1908 Volume 42, Number 40 BIRTHS Postal Lineman J. S. Query became the happy dad of his third boy Saturday and a fine one it is too, weighing eight and one half pounds. NO MARRIAGES IN THIS EDITION

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 16, 1908 Volume 42, Number 40 Dies on Train Louis Henry Price, aged 18 years, son of David and Sarah Price of Bakerton, died on a PRR train while being taken from his home to the Memorial Hospital at Johnstown Sunday evening. He had been suffering with typhoid fever for the last month or so and Saturday his condition became serious. He was rushed to the hospital in order that he might receive skilled treatment, but died while on the train.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 9, 1908 Volume 42, Number 39 Wedding at Carrolltown Carrolltown, Oct. 8 Miss Mary Kane, of this place, and Frank Bowman, a widower from Patton, were married Tuesday at St. Benedict’s Monastery. They will go to housekeeping at Patton. Coyle-Brown The banns of matrimony were published in the Holy Name Catholic Church Sunday morning between William Coyle of Cresson and Miss Julia Brown of Ebensburg. The couple will be married in Ebensburg in about two weeks and take up housekeeping later at Cresson. Miss Anna Port Married Miss Anna Port, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Port, of this place, was married in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1908 to Mr. John O. Fetter of Salemville, Pa. Mr. Fetter is employed as a foreman for the Brandon Stewart Company, structural iron workers of Philadelphia. Mrs. Fetter was very well known and highly esteemed in Ebensburg and her many friends here are extending their congratulations and best wishes. Mr. and Mrs. Fettler will reside in Philadelphia for a time. Telephone Girl to Wed Patton, Oct. 9 Miss Crissie Woods, one of the operators at the local telephone exchange has resigned, her resignation to take effect October 15th. In the near future she will become the bride of Ambrose Feightner, who lives with his widowed mother on a farm in Carroll Township. Miss Woods, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Woods, has been at the local telephone exchange for the past five years.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 9, 1908 Volume 42, Number 39 Death at Dixmont [Deloney and Ramus] The County Commissioners have received word from the Dixmont Insane Asylum of the death there of John Deloney, who was admitted from Cambria County on Dec. 21, 1899. Deloney, who lived at Frenchtown near Patton, was adjudged insane by a commission appointed on the complaints of many citizens near Patton, who charged him with acting queerly and making threats. The deceased has a sister at Patton. August Ramus, who was admitted to the County Almshouse from Johnstown on July 14, 1906, died here Tuesday night from a general breakdown, aged sixty-five years. He is survived by his a wife in Minersville, Johnstown. He was buried Thursday afternoon. Death of George M. Ferry Former Wilmore Resident Dies at Wilson, Penna. George M. Ferry, a well known telegraph operator and train dispatcher, formerly of Wilmore, and a brother-in-law of Mrs. Fes Lloyd of this place and of C. W. Shryock of Wilmore, died at Wilson, Penna., on Thursday afternoon of last week. Mr. Ferry was fifty years of age. Interment was made in Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg, on Sunday afternoon. George Troxell Dead George B. Troxell of Philadelphia, a former resident of Gallitzin, is dead. He was born in Gallitzin about forty–two years ago and resided there until about the age of twenty when he went to Philadelphia. The deceased is survived by his wife and three sons and three daughters, all of Philadelphia. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters as follows: Charles and Alfred Troxell, Mrs. Kenneth Reed and Mrs. F. X. Bradley, of Gallitzin. One of his brothers, Dr. Wm. Troxell was killed on the railroad at Lilly several years ago and Dr. Sherman Troxell, another brother, died suddenly at Cresson about five years ago just as he was about to perform a surgical operation.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 2, 1908 Volume 42, Number 38 Cupid’s Very Busy There Two Couples at Cresson and One at Loretto Married Banns of Another Published Cresson, Oct. 1 Pearl Swanhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swanhart, and Benjamin Ettinger, both of this place, were married Wednesday morning at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. They have gone east on a honeymoon trip and on returning will reside here. The wedding of Miss Anna Callan, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Callan to Samuel Tuney of Baltimore, Md., was solemnized yesterday morning at Loretto. They have also gone east. Miss Anna Karns and Mr. Conrad, both of this place, whose marriage banns were announced some time ago were married Tuesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Karns and the groom is a son of Robert Conrad. At St. Aloysius Catholic Church Sunday the marriage banns between John Wagner of this place and Miss Emma Warner of St. Lawrence were announced for the first time. Rowley-Noon Married by A. J. Waters, Esq., at his office in this place Thursday morning, October 1st, 1908, Mr. George Rowley and Mrs. Sadie Noon, both of Johnstown, Pa.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 2, 1908 Volume 42, Number 38 Pistol Battle at Iselin Indiana, Pa., Oct. 2 Shot in a pistol battle at Iselin Sunday night, Nunzio Bottiglione was killed while Marliano Mucciante, Tony Lassari and three others wounded. Lassari was later secreted by friends and the extent of his injuries is not known. Mucciante is in the hospital at Punxsutawney where it is feared he will die. Joseph Lantzy Joseph Lantzy, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Cambria County, died at the home of his son, Simon Lantzy, of Garmantown, at four o’clock on Saturday last of paralysis, aged 85 years, 8 months and six days. When he was but four years of age his parents located on the Lantzy homestead near Spangler, and the deceased had resided there during the remainder of his life. About seventeen months ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and he had since been in poor health, his death resulting as above. He is survived by the following children: Simon of Garmantown; William A.; John; Michael; Mary, wife of Anthony Wyland of Spangler; and Agnes, wife of August Miller of Ashville. Mrs. Henry Gray of Spangler and Mrs. George Lentz of Loretto are sisters of the deceased. The former lady is now in her ninety-second year. Mr. Lantzy is also survived by seventy grandchildren and thirty seven great grandchildren. The funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning with services in the Catholic Church at Spangler, after which the remains were interred in St. Benedict’s cemetery at Carrolltown. Killed First Day He Works on R. R. Wilmore, Pa., Sept. 25 To be killed on his first day in the employ of the PRR company was the fate of John Dogidanni, a young Italian track laborer, on Wednesday morning. Dogidanni was struck by a west bound engine running light a half hour after he had gone to work. Reardon Brown Passes Away Well Known Ebensburg Young Man Succumbs to the Inevitable After Years of Patient Suffering Reardon, son of the late Patrick and Charlotte Brown, who for years conducted the Central Hotel in this place, where the subject of this notice was born twenty-one years ago, and brother of Hugh Brown, the present proprietor of the Hotel named, Mrs. Walter Bolsinger and “Con” and Miss Victoria Brown, died on Friday evening last at 8:30 o’clock. About two years and a half ago the deceased contracted tuberculosis while playing football and despite all that medical skill could do for him, the inevitable result was long since foreseen and the deceased bore his illness with resignation. Besides the relatives already noted, Joseph Brown of Center Street and Henry Brown of Johnstown are uncles and Mrs. Laura Glass of Munster is an aunt of the deceased on his mother’s side. The funeral took place after a High Mass of requiem and an eloquent sermon in the church of the Holy Name in this place on Monday morning last at 9 o’clock, after which interment was made in the old cemetery near the church in the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends. Death at Almshouse Mrs. Alice O’Brien, who was admitted to the County Almshouse from Gallitzin on March 4, 1907, was found dead in a chair beside her bed Monday morning about 5:30 o’clock, death being due to her advanced age of eighty-six years. She had no relatives as far as could be learned.

No dates, who are the parents of Michael Roddy married to Sheri with kids Nathan and Stephanie? guesstimate 1950-now James Thomas Rosenbaum 310 Melvin Street Johnstown, PA 15904-1219 814-266-6855

I'd like to point out this news item to Harry Dishong, who is on this mailing list. Harry, I have lost your email address. Please send it to me. Carolyn McFarlane -********** Message: 2 Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:50:38 -0500 From: Patty Millich<[email protected]> Subject: [PACAMBRI] Obits Sept 25, 1908 To: cambria rootsweb<[email protected]> Message-ID:<[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, September 25, 1908 Volume 42, Number 37 Mrs. Annie Dishong, aged twenty eight years, died about 6 o?clock yesterday morning at her home near Dearmin. Mrs. Dishong?s maiden name was Miss Edith Beard who was a granddaughter of Hiram Beard, a well known resident of Wehrum, who died some years ago.

Hi all, just an FYI - The Cobaughs listed in the Johns murder story are in my tree. Frank Cobaugh was the brother of my direct ancestor Nancy Alice Cobaugh. I have a full article about the murder itself from the T-D (or its predecessor) - if anyone is interested. Thanks, Patrick On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Patty Millich <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. > > Friday, September 25, 1908 > > Volume 42, Number 37 > > > Reardon Brown at Point > of Death > > Reardon Brown, brother of Hugh Brown and Mrs. > Walter Bolsinger of the Central Hotel in this place, who has been ill for > almost two years and a half of tuberculosis, the result of an injury > sustained > while playing football is unimproved at the Central Hotel and his death is > looked for at any time. > > > > > Death near Dearmin > > Mrs. Annie Dishong, aged twenty eight years, > died about 6 > o’clock yesterday > morning at her home near Dearmin. Mrs. > Dishong’s maiden name was Miss Edith Beard who was a granddaughter of Hiram > Beard, a well known resident of Wehrum, who died some years ago. > > > > Death of Dr. Samuel > O. Thomas > > Young Carroltown > Physician Expires Suddenly on Monday Morning > > Dr. Samuel O. Thomas, son of Hon. and Mrs. J. > J. Thomas of Carroll Township, died suddenly and unexpectedly in Conemaugh > on > Monday morning [end of sentence faded]. > > [The next four long paragraphs of this obit > are completely faded and unreadable] > > Besides his parents, his uncle Michael Thomas > of Munster Township and several other relatives, the deceased is survived > by > one brother, John Thomas who lives with his parents on the old homestead; > Sister Patricia of the Order of St. Francis, Pittsburg; Anna, a trained > nurse > who recently graduated from St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburg, and Emma, who > is > now studying for a trained nurse at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg, and Miss > Winifred, at home. > > The funeral which took place on Wednesday > morning is said to have been the largest that ever took place in > Carrolltown. The floral tributes were > elegant and profuse and included those of the medical fraternity > [remainder of > paragraph faded] > > A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated > in St. Benedict’s church at 10 o’clock by Rev. Fathers Edmund Thomas and > [name > faded] and after the last solemn rites, interment took place in the > beautiful > cemetery nearby. > > > * > Kills Two Women; > He’s Glad He Did It* > > Thomas J. Johns of Johnstown Slays Wife and Her Foster Mother > > Declared He Just Had > to Do It > > Ed Knee’s Sister One > of Those Murdered > > Police Discover Greenwich Murder > > Locked in cell No. 9 in the county jail in > Ebensburg is Thomas Joseph Johns Jr., who last Monday afternoon shot and > killed > his wife and Mrs. Kate Cobaugh at the latter’s home in Conemaugh. Jones > was captured a short time after the > killing near the Conemaugh railroad station, where he fell over an > embankment > and dislocated a knee. > > Johns purchased the weapon with which he > committed the crime some time Monday afternoon at Johnstown. > Dressed in his best clothes he coolly boarded a street car in Johnstown, > went to the Cobaugh home on Third Street, Conemaugh, and there shot the > women. > > Mrs. Johns was cleaning a stove at the time > her husband appeared. He opened fire > without a word. Two shots struck the > woman, one passing through the heart and killing her instantly. > > Mrs. Kate Cobaugh was in the yard back of the > house at the time. When she heard the > shots she rushed toward the house. The murderer, > with the smoking gun in his hand, met her on the rear steps. Without a > word he > again opened fire and Mrs. Cobaugh was shot twice. A bullet passed through > her > heart and lung, causing death. > > Frank Cobaugh, a relative of Mrs. Cobaugh, ran > around the corner of the house when he heard the shots and Johns leveled > the > pistol at him. Cobaugh ran. Johns pursued him down the street to the > bluff over the Pennsylvania tracks near the station. There Cobaugh > swerved but Johns ran straight > ahead. Not knowing of the steep bluff, he > fell down over the embankment. He was > taken into the station by several men who saw him fall and there he was > found > some time later by Constable Kissel. > > He was given a hearing by a Conemaugh justice > and held for court on a charge of murder following the finding of a > corner’s > jury. > > Johns did not deny that he killed the > women. He admitted it following the > murder and he admits today that he killed them. He goes so far as to say > that > he is glad of it. > > Johns was jealous of his wife. He had no reason for this it is > declared. He made a charge against Mrs. > Cobaugh which has not been proved, nor can it be, it is said. He declared > that Mrs. Cobaugh had induced his > wife to leave him. For six weeks, Johns > and his wife had not been living together, the husband staying at the > Mansion > House in Johnstown and the woman with Mrs. Cobaugh in > Conemaugh. The latter practically raised > Mrs. Johns. When Mrs. Johns desired a > home she naturally turned to her foster mother and aided her in washing, > which > Mrs. Cobaugh did for a living. > > The accused man was brought to Ebensburg > Tuesday morning. He brought with him a cheap copy of the bible; a religious > novel and couple of magazines. His > injured leg is bothering him considerably but will not inconvenience him > for > any length of time. > > Johns will be tried at the December term of > court. > > Mrs. > Cobaugh was a sister of Warden Ed Knee of the county jail. > > > > Death at Wilmore > > Mrs. Ruth D. Kirby of Wilmore, widow of the > late George W. Kirby, > > died Monday > afternoon from diseases incident to her advanced age of 87 years. > > > > Murder Discovered at > Greenwich > > Coroner McMillen of Barnesboro is endeavoring > to locate the man or men who killed Marcus Milea, a foreigner, in an > abandoned > hut near Greenwich. So far no trace of the murderers has been > secured. > > The body of Milea was discovered on last > Saturday evening by Peter Cobra, a fellow countryman, who went to the > boarding > home to spend the night before returning to Heilwood, Indiana County, from > where he had come on Saturday to draw some pay from the Greenwich Coal & > Coke Company. The side of the head was crushed in and there were several > knife > wounds. Cobra notified Coroner Dr. J. C. McMillen and the body was removed > to > an undertaking establishment where an autopsy was performed. Cobra and six > others, all of whom had been fellow boarders of the murdered man, were > taken > into custody and cross-examined by Dr. McMillen but their stories > satisfied the > authorities that they did not know anything about the murder and they were > released. > > The scene of the murder is an old empty > boarding house owned by the Greenwich Coal & Coke company in which Milea, > Cobra, Schurnovenski and eight or nine other miners made their headquarters > during the summer without any arrangements whatever with the owners. During > August all left but four and on September 6th another left for Heilwood, > Indiana County. On Sept 7th Cobra left for Heilwood. Schurnovenski and > Milea assisted him to the > railroad station with his [words faded]. > That was the last seen of Milea and Schurnovenski. It is thought that > they returned to the house and Milea was either killed in a quarrel with > Schurnovenski or was murdered and robbed. > > > > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - > > Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: > http://www.camgenpa.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, September 25, 1908 Volume 42, Number 37 McCaa-Parrish Gallitzin, Sept 24 Robert McCaa, manger of the Mountain Supply Company’s stores, and Miss Beatrice Parrish, daughter of Squire J. F. Parrish, both of Gallitzin, were married in the parsonage of St. Patrick’s Catholic church in Gallitzin Wednesday. They will make their home in this place.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, September 25, 1908 Volume 42, Number 37 Reardon Brown at Point of Death Reardon Brown, brother of Hugh Brown and Mrs. Walter Bolsinger of the Central Hotel in this place, who has been ill for almost two years and a half of tuberculosis, the result of an injury sustained while playing football is unimproved at the Central Hotel and his death is looked for at any time. Death near Dearmin Mrs. Annie Dishong, aged twenty eight years, died about 6 o’clock yesterday morning at her home near Dearmin. Mrs. Dishong’s maiden name was Miss Edith Beard who was a granddaughter of Hiram Beard, a well known resident of Wehrum, who died some years ago. Death of Dr. Samuel O. Thomas Young Carroltown Physician Expires Suddenly on Monday Morning Dr. Samuel O. Thomas, son of Hon. and Mrs. J. J. Thomas of Carroll Township, died suddenly and unexpectedly in Conemaugh on Monday morning [end of sentence faded]. [The next four long paragraphs of this obit are completely faded and unreadable] Besides his parents, his uncle Michael Thomas of Munster Township and several other relatives, the deceased is survived by one brother, John Thomas who lives with his parents on the old homestead; Sister Patricia of the Order of St. Francis, Pittsburg; Anna, a trained nurse who recently graduated from St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburg, and Emma, who is now studying for a trained nurse at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg, and Miss Winifred, at home. The funeral which took place on Wednesday morning is said to have been the largest that ever took place in Carrolltown. The floral tributes were elegant and profuse and included those of the medical fraternity [remainder of paragraph faded] A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated in St. Benedict’s church at 10 o’clock by Rev. Fathers Edmund Thomas and [name faded] and after the last solemn rites, interment took place in the beautiful cemetery nearby. Kills Two Women; He’s Glad He Did It Thomas J. Johns of Johnstown Slays Wife and Her Foster Mother Declared He Just Had to Do It Ed Knee’s Sister One of Those Murdered Police Discover Greenwich Murder Locked in cell No. 9 in the county jail in Ebensburg is Thomas Joseph Johns Jr., who last Monday afternoon shot and killed his wife and Mrs. Kate Cobaugh at the latter’s home in Conemaugh. Jones was captured a short time after the killing near the Conemaugh railroad station, where he fell over an embankment and dislocated a knee. Johns purchased the weapon with which he committed the crime some time Monday afternoon at Johnstown. Dressed in his best clothes he coolly boarded a street car in Johnstown, went to the Cobaugh home on Third Street, Conemaugh, and there shot the women. Mrs. Johns was cleaning a stove at the time her husband appeared. He opened fire without a word. Two shots struck the woman, one passing through the heart and killing her instantly. Mrs. Kate Cobaugh was in the yard back of the house at the time. When she heard the shots she rushed toward the house. The murderer, with the smoking gun in his hand, met her on the rear steps. Without a word he again opened fire and Mrs. Cobaugh was shot twice. A bullet passed through her heart and lung, causing death. Frank Cobaugh, a relative of Mrs. Cobaugh, ran around the corner of the house when he heard the shots and Johns leveled the pistol at him. Cobaugh ran. Johns pursued him down the street to the bluff over the Pennsylvania tracks near the station. There Cobaugh swerved but Johns ran straight ahead. Not knowing of the steep bluff, he fell down over the embankment. He was taken into the station by several men who saw him fall and there he was found some time later by Constable Kissel. He was given a hearing by a Conemaugh justice and held for court on a charge of murder following the finding of a corner’s jury. Johns did not deny that he killed the women. He admitted it following the murder and he admits today that he killed them. He goes so far as to say that he is glad of it. Johns was jealous of his wife. He had no reason for this it is declared. He made a charge against Mrs. Cobaugh which has not been proved, nor can it be, it is said. He declared that Mrs. Cobaugh had induced his wife to leave him. For six weeks, Johns and his wife had not been living together, the husband staying at the Mansion House in Johnstown and the woman with Mrs. Cobaugh in Conemaugh. The latter practically raised Mrs. Johns. When Mrs. Johns desired a home she naturally turned to her foster mother and aided her in washing, which Mrs. Cobaugh did for a living. The accused man was brought to Ebensburg Tuesday morning. He brought with him a cheap copy of the bible; a religious novel and couple of magazines. His injured leg is bothering him considerably but will not inconvenience him for any length of time. Johns will be tried at the December term of court. Mrs. Cobaugh was a sister of Warden Ed Knee of the county jail. Death at Wilmore Mrs. Ruth D. Kirby of Wilmore, widow of the late George W. Kirby, died Monday afternoon from diseases incident to her advanced age of 87 years. Murder Discovered at Greenwich Coroner McMillen of Barnesboro is endeavoring to locate the man or men who killed Marcus Milea, a foreigner, in an abandoned hut near Greenwich. So far no trace of the murderers has been secured. The body of Milea was discovered on last Saturday evening by Peter Cobra, a fellow countryman, who went to the boarding home to spend the night before returning to Heilwood, Indiana County, from where he had come on Saturday to draw some pay from the Greenwich Coal & Coke Company. The side of the head was crushed in and there were several knife wounds. Cobra notified Coroner Dr. J. C. McMillen and the body was removed to an undertaking establishment where an autopsy was performed. Cobra and six others, all of whom had been fellow boarders of the murdered man, were taken into custody and cross-examined by Dr. McMillen but their stories satisfied the authorities that they did not know anything about the murder and they were released. The scene of the murder is an old empty boarding house owned by the Greenwich Coal & Coke company in which Milea, Cobra, Schurnovenski and eight or nine other miners made their headquarters during the summer without any arrangements whatever with the owners. During August all left but four and on September 6th another left for Heilwood, Indiana County. On Sept 7th Cobra left for Heilwood. Schurnovenski and Milea assisted him to the railroad station with his [words faded]. That was the last seen of Milea and Schurnovenski. It is thought that they returned to the house and Milea was either killed in a quarrel with Schurnovenski or was murdered and robbed.

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, September 18, 1908 Volume 42, Number 36 McCormick-Russell Charles McCormick, son of Prof. John McCormick of Johnstown, formerly of Wilmore, was united in marriage to Miss Wilhemina Russell last Tuesday morning. They are now at the groom’s house in Johnstown but will reside in Porlana (sic), N. Y. Announce Engagement The engagement of Miss Ada Lloyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fes Lloyd of Ebensburg, to Frank Ernest Brackett of St. Michael was announced at a party given by Mrs. John W. Kephart Wednesday afternoon. The wedding will take place some time this fall, although the date has not yet been set. [remainder of article unreadable] Spangler Man Weds Thomas McClain Married Reading Girl in Philadelphia [Entire article faded]

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, September 18, 1908 Volume 42, Number 36 Peter Noel Dead Peter Noel of Carrolltown died at his home in that place on Sunday afternoon of typhoid fever. He was fifty-six years of age and had been ill for several weeks. He is survived by his wife, but no children. The funeral took place Wednesday morning with services in St. Benedict’s church and interment in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Bengele Dead Mrs. Francesca Bengele, one of the best known women in this part of the county, died at her home in Loretto Saturday afternoon, aged eighty-four years. Death was due to diseases incident to old age. She was born in Germany and came to this country when quite young. She was married to Florian Bengele and the couple settled at Loretto. The deceased is survived by the following children: Florian Jr. of Omaha, Neb.; Mary and Sophia, at home; and Englebert of Loretto. Mrs. Bengele never heard of the suicide of her son, Joseph Bengele of Gallitzin, several months ago. The funeral took place on Tuesday morning from St. Michael’s Catholic Church of which the deceased was a life long member, interment being in St. Michael’s Cemetery.