The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-10-31
Death Of Judge yoinston.

death had suddenly called away one OF our
oldest and most honored citizens, Judge
Robert l.. Johnston.
About six O'Clock, while eating supper.
Judge Johnston complained Of feeling a
pa in above his eyes and went IN a sofa to
lie down. Mrs johnston feeling alarmed.
Immediately sent for q physician and DIR.
Jones and Dawson responded to the sum-
mons. but on their arrival they found the
Judge rapidly sinking. IN a dying condition.
beyond human aid from an sppopletic
stroke. and In half an hour after the first
symptoms OF illness Judge Johnston had
passed TO the great hereafter. During the
day the Judge bad been enjoying bis aecus-
toned good health. had been over to the
postofics for hts mail and had stopped and
chatted With several friercs, remarkIng that
he had not felt 90 well for some time past as
be did on that day.
Robert Upton Johnston was born at
Huntingdon Furnace. Franklin township.
Huntington county. on January Tth. 1919.
and was Q son Of William Johnston, a native
or County FsrmenaRh. Ireland. who emil
grated to this country In 1901. located
at NilesOurg. Centre county, and who fer q
parts OF Huntington and Blair couties In
1904 at NiiesburR. Mr.. Johnston, Sr.. mar
ried Jane Ramsey and In the course OF time
elsysn children we're born to them. all OF
whom are dead, Judge Johnston being the
last survivor. Mr.. Johnston, Sr, died In
Indiana county In 1887. and bis wife died at
the residence OF Judge Johnston In Ebens-
burg about twenty yssrs ago.
Judge Johnston early In life. when O boy
In bis teens, while working at cutting cord
wood, made q misstroke With his axe and,
cutting his right leg near the knee, was
crippled for life. Being thus compelled to
seek some other means OF livelihood than
that OF manual labor. be at once set to work
to fit himself for . teacher and so assIdious-
ly did he follow bis purpose that we find him
at the age OF nineteen teaching his first
school In Indiana county. For seven years
he followed The profession OF teaching 10 In.
! diana, Huntingdon, Blair and Cambria
counties. While teaching in EbensbuIg In
1880 be coucsived the idea OF reading law
and making Arrangements to that effect with
the late Aichael Dan Magellan, ESQ. the
then leader ef the Cambria county Bar, en-.
! tered his Office "a q student and after two
years stsdy, was admitted 70 practice on
| the Slst OF March, Is4I.
Judge Johnston. besides practicing bis
! profession, served one year as County Su-
| perintendent Of Common Schools, being the
! INST TO oil that position In Cambria county.
! lie also served one term as County Treasur
! er from 1S45 to 1647. and one term as Pro-
thonotary from 1851 to 1854. to both OF which
! positions he was elected as WhIg. being q
member OF that political party up until Its
| dismemberment. when he became a Demo
| crat.
| In 1867 Judge Johnston, In connection
with II. A. McPike. now ed itor OF the AL
| toona Times. purchased the material In th,
the old Democrat and Sentinel printing office
the then Democratic organ In EbensourQ
! which had for various reasons suspended
publication. and from It's remains establish
the CAMBRIA FIREMAN. Judge Johnston
for several years had charge OF its edItOrIa
columns, and In q great measure was Instru
mental In establishing It firmly as q Demo
| cratic paper IN this county. He was a vigor
| ous, graceful writer and the old files ar
replete wiki gems OF force and Wit from hI
| ready pen.
He was twice the candidate OF his part
for Congress In this district but being In tn
| minority party. ne was defsated-In 1854 b.
Hon. A. A. Barker. OF Eoensburg, and 4
1866 by Hon. ID. J. MorrelI of Johnstowu
In 1888 Cambria county became a separat
judicial district and at the Democratic pri
mary election Robert l.. Johnston receive
the nomination OF his party. and In Novem
Der was elected the arst President Judge @
Cambria county, taking bis seat on the ju
dicial bsrch on the Tth OF January-hIs cot
birthday.
Being possessed OF q fine legal mind
Judge Johnston, after he obtained sdmissIo
to the Bar. soon attained high rank In To
legal profession For years before his ele
walton 70 the bench. but few cases OF an
importa nee were tried IN our Cambria coun
tv courts that Robert l.. Johnston was nc
employed In, ON one side or the other
On the bench his decisions denoted hI
long legal training and ability. were seldor
appealed from and DO thought OF bias on th
part OF TIE Judge was ever entertained by
defeated suitor.
As man he will long be remembered b
the people OF Cambria county with the kind
liest feelings His genial nature would cas-
| 10y VI CtoQOicSL ASSEM-
olage. With . heart overhowing with hu
man Kindness no appeal for charity was ey
er made In vain to him and the poor OF Eb
ensburg will miss q friend that could neye
stand by and see fellow>being In want
Judge Johnston vas twice married. hi
first wife being Eveline Roderique, of Eb
ensburg, who bore him two children, on
son who died In infancy, and one daughter
Josephine, now deceased, who was the wifi
or John Z. ScaRlan, Esq, also deceased, an
who left three children, Robert. J3hn an
Mary Scanlan, OF Ebensbur9. His secon
wife, who survives him, was the widow @
the late Edward Glass, Of Ebens
burg, and the fruit OF this union was on
son, Robert, who Is about thirteen years @
age and at the time o: his fathers deaf
was absent st school at EmmIttsburR, Mary
land. He also leaves one adopted daugher
Mrs Z. e. Parrish. OF E5ensbuTg, an
three step-daughters. children OF Mrs. John
ston, to her first husband. Maggie, wife O
Philip Mcdonald. OF Altoona. and Mau,
and Irene, who are at home
The funeral will take place Tomorrow
IFriday) morning. leaving the house at IO:9
O'Clock Cor Immediately after the morning
train arrives,) and after a High Mass O
hequium his remains will be Inferred In tn
Catholic cemetery In this place. May h
rest In peace.