The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-02-26
Trouble over an Estate

On Wednesday +. !. O'COunoT. ESQ. of
JohnStown, who was appointed by the
court to distribute the funds of the estate
of the late Edward Burk. of Clearfield
township sat at rhe court room for the
purpose of hearing the testimony and for
the presentation OF claims against the eS-
tate.
There was nothing out of the usual un-
III Nicholas Burk. a son, presented a note
purpOrtiug to have been signed by his
father for Sl.1uO and producing a book ac-
count running for number of years from
1870. and which was alleged the note was
made in settlement therefor.
The other heirs denOunce the note as a
forgery and to sustain their views called a
number Of witnesses a experts in writing,
among the number being w. ID. Couch. of
Altoona; a. W. GUck. f. Il. Jones and
Others. of EbensbuIg. whose testimony
seems to throw cloud on the genuineneSS
of the account and signature To the note.
There has a. yet been no decision and
there i a strong probability that the estate
will result in litigation for some time.
Mr. Samuel Plummer. a well known
citizen. died al his home in CrOyle town
ship on Sunday about noon. aged about
seventy years. Mr.. Plumpier is survived
| by his wife, SIX sons and three daughters,
viz: Joseph, John and George. Of Cone
uaugh: Oliver. of CTe~SOn: Charles and
| Frank, at home: Mrs. Ida Parrish, of
Summit: Mrs. Alice CUStluw. Of Johns
| town. and Miss Annie, at home. He was
! a brother of Joseph PlummeT, of Altoona;
| Mrs. Madge LitZinger, of Gailitzin. and
| Mrs. Peter Brown and Mrs John Griffith,
! of Summerhill. His brother. Thomas, was
| killed January 18th on the Pennsylvania
| railroad at Summerhill. His remains were
| interrt d in the Catholic cemetery at VIII
more on Wednesday morning.
| The Altoona. CIearieId Il Northern
railroad. extending from Altoona TO Wop-
| SononUck Park and famiIiarly known as
| the Wopsy." will be sold on Friday at
| auction because the present management
| is unable To make receipts equal expendi-
lures The road has been the source of
| constant litigation. until a sum equal to or
| greater than its original cost has been paid
out IN lawyers fees. costs, etc. Arrange
ments are now being made and, If perfect
ed in time the road will be bought in by
bondholders. The road has always left a
margin OF profit, it is said, and its present
! cond tiOn is due to warning among the
stock khalderS.
MIR G.. w. WeSgaryer. an aged and
we'll known citizen of Altoona, and an old
time resident OF EOenSburg, was painfully
| injured in the body shop at Altoona OIL
Tuesday morning. y large Strlnger slip
ped from its resting place. striking his ief
| leg spraining the ankle badly and bTuisins
the calf from the knee down. MIR. WeiS
carver was taken to his home, where DIR
Morrow dressed the injury. The accIden
will keep him confined to the house 70
lome time. MIR. Weisgarver is - years o
age. a fact which will make his recover.
, | necessarily slow.
, Mrs. SaIome North died at her hom
/ | in Readt township on Wednesday morning
! February Il, aged - years. About /
p wears ago Mrs North. with her husban
? and live children emigrated from 6erman
. | tn this county and settled in White town
shin. now Reside, where they have mad
their home ever since. The husband an
oldest son died some years ago, also th
Youngest daughterin North Dakota. Tw
,. daughters. Elizabeth and Freoereca, an
one son, jacob North, of Philadelphia
survive her.
- Mrs. Leao Annie Burkey relict of tt
ia late Joseph ). Burkey, of Carroll towI
I | ship. died at the home of her son Augu'
4 Tin Burkey, in Patton, on Sunday, Eel
d ruary u. 1897, aged - years. The deceast
IN was the mother of Mr.. Jacob ,. Burkey,
this place.