Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, February 7, 1908 Volume 42, Number 5 Deaths of 50 Years Ago The deaths of Evan Roberts, at the home of his son-in-law, David Davis in Ebensburg and of Patrick Ivory of Allegheny Township and a child named John Morgan of Jackson Township. 1908 Deaths Joseph Murphy Dead Joseph Murphy, a well known resident of Elton, died Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Wonders, with whom he had been living for some time. The funeral took place at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, the services to be held in the Elton United Brethren Church. Death of Mrs. Owens The wife of Edward Owens died Wednesday morning at her residence on Horner street of diseases incident to old age, she being in her eighty- first year. The deceased lady was born near the town of Machynelleth, Montgomeryshire, North Wales, her maiden name having been Owens. She was married to Edward Owens, who survives her, in September, 1848, and with her husband came to this country in 1849, their son - John Owens, now County Commissioner - having been born on the ocean in July 1849. Four weeks after their arrival in America they went to live in a house owned by David Davis and Mr. Owens worked in the culling machinery owned and operated by Jones & Yahner. He afterwards worked for Thomas Griffith in the carding machine immediately south of Ebensburg, subsequently buying a farm and operating a sawmill near Beulah. Besides Commissioner Owens, the children of this couple are William of Nevada and Joseph, on the farm. Seven years ago Mr. and Mrs. Owens moved to Ebensburg and have since resided in a substantial brick house on Horner street. Mrs. Owens was a faithful wife, kind mother, good neighbor and a consistent member of the Baptist Church. The funeral took place after services in the late home of the deceased by Rev. Sigmund at 2 o’clock this afternoon, interment being made in Lloyd cemetery, the funeral cortege being made up of a large concourse of friends and neighbors. South Fork Child Dead Severe burns sustained about a week ago resulted in the death of Mary, the 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph of South Fork at the parental home Monday morning. The child was badly scalded about the chest and back the morning of January 28 by falling into a bucket of hot water. Funeral of Mrs. Lincoln Roberts The funeral of the late Mrs. Lincoln Roberts of Summerhill township, which was to have taken place Sunday in Lloyd Cemetery, but was postponed on account of the impassable roads and cold weather, took place at the late home of the deceased and notwithstanding the inclement weather, was largely attended by sympathizing friends and neighbors. In the community in which she lived there was no person more highly respected than Mrs. Roberts. Former Altoona Official Dies Altoona, Pa., Feb. 6 E. B. Seedenburg, ex-chief of police of this city, is dead, age fifty-two.