May 23, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Pissed off farm animals run amuck causing all sorts of trouble for folks and trains, assorted work accidents, lost child found, a drowned man found at Dornick Point

Names mentions - Bowers, Mrs. Samuels and a little girl named Caldwell. A boy named Roberts, Etchinson and Lapsley.

Boy named Beam hurt at Johnstown Mechanical Works.

Clawson child lost and found.

Thomas Bryan - drowning at Dornick Point and George Englebach broke arm - he is a census taker. 

 

May 19, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Woman named Clarke drops dead in Woodvale and a young boy - Willie Wagoner has hand torn off at Johnstown Mechanical Works

 

May 12, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Cambria Iron to furnish 30 tons of rail for Northern Pacific RR, Foster House being Female School - 6th Ward Issues, Exhibition of Velocipedestrianism (Bikes) and more Scarlet Fever

This was the kind of bikes they had in the 1870's - Penny-farthings.

I don't know how anyone riding those Penny-farthings ever felt safe. I know I would have had trouble getting on and off it - let alone riding the giant death traps!

 

April 19, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - New Organ at St. John's, Sad Toddler Death (Child of Ignatius Kohle), Mr. Riffles New Livery Stable, Very First mention of South Dale (Morrellville) and Youth not honoring the Sabbath Day

First ever mention of what would later be called Morrellville.

 

April 14, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Sad case of baby found near Headrick's Farm, Assorted Court Cases, Rolling Mill Accident, Fockler children die of Scarlet Fever, Hornerstown School and Lots for Sale

Frank Zerner and two children of Frank Fockler of the 5th Ward die of Scarlet Fever

 

March 10, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Man sells his wife for 2 cents, Civil War wound fixed and baby dropped off on rich strangers doorstep

Richard Davis - Civil War Vet & Dr. Fields

Teachers Henry Ely and Mrs. Davis. A.J. Hawes - baby on the doorstep.

 

Feb. 28, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Local Correspondence - Turnverein (Turner's), 6th Ward houses, Bukhart's hoop-skirt factory fire, Woodvale Woolen MIll Update, county seat and weird weather mirage

 

January 1870 - Cambria Freeman - DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS, Cambria City shooting of old lady, along with assorted other bits

 

Minersville Bridge

 

December 13, 1869 - Cambria Freeman - St. John Fair, Womens Rights, Turners, Assorted Organizations, and Scarlet Fever

 

November 15, 1869 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Local Correspondence - Dangerous fever making the rounds, old East Conemaugh man father of 32, old citizens passing away and tales of a giant ghost roaming parts of Johnstown

 

East Conemaugh father of 32! And Captain Gageby.

Oldest citizens passing away James Purse and James Mitchell.

Tales of a giant ghost roaming parts of Johnstown.

 

October 25, 1869 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Local Correspondence - Lots of interesting bits from the mill tunnel to Mill Creek, streets being paved and the new woolen mill coming along