Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Volume 44, Number 31 Friday, August 12, 1910 William Seese William Seese, a well known resident of Lilly, died at his home Saturday evening, aged 50 years. Death was due to Bright’s disease and followed an illness of 14 weeks. He is survived by his widow and two brothers, Garret Seese of Lilly and Mack Seese of Johnstown. The funeral was held Monday afternoon with interment at Lilly. Lad Killed at Garmantown Robert Leech, a McKeesport boy who was visiting his uncle, A. H. George of Garmantown, near Barnesboro, was instantly killed Sunday evening by falling from a third story window at his uncle’s home. Robert was 13 years old and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Leech of McKeesport. His parents were visiting in other places at the time of the accident. Immense Rock Crushes Miner Beaverdale, Aug. 8 Thomas Harvey, a well known miner employed in No. 4 mine of the Logan Coal Company, was instantly killed while at work about 3:30 o’clock this afternoon when a huge rock weighing about three tons fell squarely upon him. His skull was horribly crushed and nearly every bone in the upper portion of his body was broken. The accident occurred just after Mr. Harvey had dropped a loaded car into the switch and was engaged in cleaning the track. The father of the unfortunate miner was working with his son at the time of the accident. Thomas Harvey was aged 30 years, 11 months and is survived by his widow and two children. He located in Beaverdale last fall, coming here from Barnesboro. The body will be taken to that place where interment will take place Thursday beside the remains of his mother in the Barnesboro cemetery. Mr. Harvey was very popular with his fellow workmen. John Lamberton Because she spurned his love, John Lamberton, aged 19 of Danville, shot himself through the temple and died instantly in the sight of Miss Rebecca Evans, a highly respected Bloomburg girl. James Wentz James Wentz, aged 33, tried to step across the rapidly revolving cylinder of a threshing machine near Kralltown in the upper end of York County Friday and his foot caught. He was drawn into the machine until the teeth on the cylinders were tearing at the walls of his abdomen. He lived for thirty minutes. Killed on Northern Cambria Carrolltown, Aug. 9 Charles Carlson, for a number of years a resident of St. Benedict and more recently engaged at his occupation as a miner at Bakerton, was killed by a trolley car on the Northern Cambria street railway between Foxburg and St. Benedict’s shortly before last midnight. The man was lying on the track when one of the large trolley cars bore down on him, the motorman not being able to see the man until his car was a few feet away, owing to the fact that the headlight did not sweep the track at that point, which is on a curve. Carlson was about 45 years of age and is survived by his widow and four children, who are residents of Johnstown. Miss Catherine Gillen Gallitzin, Aug. 7 Miss Catherine Gillen of Philadelphia, who had been visiting in town, died at the home of her brother, F. P. Gillen on Church Street Wednesday evening of bronchial asthma after an illness of six weeks. Miss Gillen was the youngest sister of F. P. and James N. Gillen of this place; she was born at Tunnelhill and lived at this place until about twenty years ago when she went to Philadelphia. Besides the two brothers mentioned above, she is survived by three sisters: Miss Mary Gillen, Mrs. Elizabeth Rahill and Miss Annie Gillen, all of Philadelphia. The funeral was held Saturday morning. After a requiem high mass at 9:30 in St. Patrick’s Church, interment was made in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Killed under His Train near Vintondale Vintondale, August 5 While switching at Commercial No. 4 Mine near here, on the C. & C. Branch about 2 o’clock this morning, David Conrad, aged 27, was killed beneath his own train. He was found by other trainmen shortly after the accident. The body was cut in two from under the right arm to above the left shoulder. Undertaker Krumbine shipped the body to Altoona this afternoon. The deceased was married, one child surviving with the wife. Thomas Rankin Dead Thomas Rankin of Pittsburg died at the Mountain House here at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, aged 75 years. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, the latter being Mrs. George A. Sloan of Pittsburg. The remains were taken to Pittsburg for interment. John B. Dick Dies as Result of Injuries John B. Dick, whose serious illness we noted last week, died at the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Friday, where he had been taken on account of injuries to his skull received in a fall from a load of hay on his farm near Vintondale. John B. Dick was born in Indiana County July 23, 1868. While still a child, his parents, Attorney and Mrs. T. W. Dick moved to Ebensburg where he was reared. In 1898 he was married to Miss Laura Altemus and settled near Vintondale. For a number of years he had been farming and running a milk dairy route into Vintondale. The deceased was an earnest, upright young man who was noted for his steadiness and as a hard worker in whatever he engaged. He was one whom the community could ill afford to lose. Some years ago he was united with the Presbyterian church here. Surviving with the widow are four daughters: Mary Elizabeth, Myrtle Blanche, Edna Gertrude and Flora May. The parents also survive as do also the following brothers and sisters: George of Hamilton, Montana; James of Portage; Carl of Ebensburg and Mrs. Madge Bowman of Blairsville Intersection. The funeral was held at Ebensburg Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock with services in the Presbyterian Church by a choir composed of Messrs. E. H. Davis, Harvey Tibbott, John E. Evans and Rev. F. I. Sigmund. A large gathering of friends attended the services. Interment was made in Lloyd Cemetery. The pall bearers were: John E. Thomason, Edward Knee, Dr. Mark Creery, Leonard Jones and Philip Evans.