The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-20
[Erom canibrta Heraldi Jan. 11.l

Mr. EDITORIAL the request of yourself and
some OF my old friends, / will write few things
about my recollection of the ancient town or
Beula.
In the year 1908, there were nine families re-
Rhees, John J. Evans; " N. jenkins, Thos. Phil
lips john Thomas, John Parrats, Mrs. Waters,
and Thomas Owens.
Thos w. Jones was a Surveyor and Justice
OF the Peace; NJ. j. Rhees was Baptist Minis
set county. He died in Somerset in 1904. Jno.
j. Evans and VIM. jenkins Kept taverns, one in
the east ard the other in the west end of town.
yhos Phillips lived private; John Thomas car
ried on the shoemalSihg business; John Parrats
blacksmith business; his family resided in the
country, believe on the place afterwards be-
mill on BlackIick creek, below the town, at
tended at that time by Thomas owens. There
now n very pretty green plat, about four rods
SQUARE, lying on the east side of the Beula
feet deep and very full of fish, which probably
came there in some freshet causing the Black
lick TO .overtiow. There were Il great many
brick made there, and some or them were buiit
iuto chimneys, which were afterwards taken
down and removed to Ebensburg: They were
made by mulatto named Robert stewart, who
was known more Familiarity by the name of
''Pompey."
end of town, which was alternately used as q
school house when the writer first went to
school, taught by one John Evans, and subse-
ouently by John Jones. The last school taught
there was in 1913 by David Lloyd.
A large house stood near the center OF the
toufi-intended,I believe, for the Court House.
An adjourned court was held there in 1904;
believe Judge Addison presided. 1t was at
tended by Ohio Strader, Esq, VINO succeeded
Mr.. Rhees as Prothonotary OF Somerset county:
Several of the Somerset attorneys attended;
among whom were Mr.. Carson; also, Mr.. Rid
die of Bedford. MIR. Todd attended as consta-
BILE. More anon b.
[From Cambria Herald, Jan. 49,
Mr.. EDITOR-A paper was edited in Bsula
called the western Sky 1t was edited by
Rev. Morgan J. Rhees and a Mr.. Griffith, be-
Iieye the press never came TO Beula, bat that
the paper was printed in Philadelphia by Mr..
The last house built there was by Mr.. John
Thomas, in 1904.
At that time there was strong contest for
the County Seat of Cambria county between
Is,retto, Munster Ebensburg, and Beula&
In the Legislature of 1893 or 4 Rev. Nathaniel
Sample was member from Lancaster. Rev.
RGes Lloyd, the proprietor of Ebensourg agreed
TO give him a certain portion of the lots, Il be-
IieVe ne-third,) provided lie would use his in
fluence to have the County Seat located al Eb-
ensburg, which was done. When Mr.. Sample
got possession OF said lots he ran an alley thro'
rte middle of each square, thus making each or
hfs lots into two, IAN honest piece or work Tor
Il ministcr,) which accounts for so many half
lots in Ebensbrrg after Samples plan.
After the County Seat was established in Eb-
eDsbIIrg, and particularly after the death OF
Mr. Rhoes, Beula began to be depopulated,-
Beula 10 Ebensburg. There were six families
there in 1905 and g. Esquire James died, and
from that time until 1878 there were only three
houses occupied-Mr. Thomas, Mr.. Jones' Gnd
an old lady named Elizabeth Ellis. Mr.. Thomas
lived thero until 1924. The State road passing
Turnpike leaving it TO the north Mr.. Ihenas,
having become the sole proprietor, sold out 10
MIR Griffth Lloyd, whose grandson is the pres
eut proprietor. More anon, Il.