Transcribed without making changes to spelling and grammar. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson The Portsmouth Times Dated: February 28, 1880 - GEORGE GOLZ, son of William Golz, died last Thursday morning at his father's residence on Fourth street, below Jefferson, at nine o'clock, aged twelve years. The funeral services will take place this afternoon, at two o'clock, at the German Presbyterian Church. - FERDINAND BURKE - Another of our citizens, whose name heads this article, has been called away during the past week by death. This sad event occurred last Wednesday morning, at half past one o'clock, at his residence on S?nton street, in "Green's Row". The deceased was well-known and respected by all. He was long in the employ of M T BURKE & CO, in their saddlery house. For the past three years, stricken with consumption, he has been unable to perform a day's labor, and was compelled to seek his bed, and wait for the final summons. Mr. Burke was 34 years of age, and leaves a sorrowing wife and one child to mourn his loss. His funeral took place last Thursday afternoon, at half pass two o'clock, a large concourse of friends and acqueintances following his remains to their resting place in Greenlawn Cemetery. Our sympathy is with the bereaved family in their affliction. - JACOB ZOTTMAN - This well-known citizen, who has been in ill-health for several years, passed away from earth yesterday morning in the fifty- fifth year of his age. This deceased was born in Wallstein, Germany, September 7th, 1825, and came to America in 1844, locating in Portsmouth in 1851. He was the father of eleven children, nine of whom survive him. The deceased was conscientious in the discharge of all his duties. He was a member of the German Evangelical Church, and was one of the founders of that church in this city. For more than twenty five years he was superintendent of the Sabbath school. He was a member of the German Beneficial Society, and also a member of another beneficial, composed of the members of his church and the teachers of the Sabbath school, who will take charge of the funeral. Mr. Zottman, ever since his arrival in Portsmouth, had been actively engaged in the manufacture of soap, and had built up an extensive business. He was scrupulously honest at all teimes, and under all circumstances, a faithful husband and father -- a man whose constitution and purpose was to do right. The funeral will take place tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon, at two o'clock, at the German Evangelical Church. WAS IT SUICIDE? The Sad Death of a Young Girl by Drowning The people of Madison township residing near what was formerly known, and is still remembered, as "Dodge's Corners", were startled last Tuesday, to hear of MISS EMMA POOL, daughter of DANIEL POOL, for many years a Justice of the Peace of that township. Mr. Pool lives on the turnpike, about two miles north of Harrisonville, where old Jackson road intersects. Opposite his house is the tavern -- old and delapidated, (sic) and abandoned for many years. There was about three feet of water in this cellar, which under a leaky roof, had gathered from the recent rains. A trap door leads to this cellar. Last Tuesday afternoon Miss Pool started from home. Her mother requested her not to be gone long. She smiled and said she would not. Continued absence for one and a half hours, caused anxiety, and after a search her lifeless body was found in the water of the old cellar. As the trap door was closed, it is surmised that she must have descended the steps, closed this door and deliberately drowned herself in the dark, noisome cellar. The young lady, who was but eighteen years of age, was a bright and pleasant girl, and we have heard of nothing to occasion an act so rash and unnatural. The family are loth to believe that her death was other than accidental, although the circumstances strongly indicate suicide. There had been no manifestation till the morning of her unfortunate death, which might have led to the belief that she contemplated suicide. On that morning she gave her sister a quit and her brother a silk handkerchief, remarking that she would have no further need of them, that no notice was taken of this occurrence at the time. It was afterwards found that she had laid a sum of clothes on the bed in her chamber before leaving home, and in these she was dressed for the burial, as the poor girl undoubtedly desired. She was an estimable young lady, and her sad death has cast a gloom over the entire community. The funeral services took place at the M. E. Church, at Harrisonville, the day following her death, the Rev. Isaac Fullerton officiating.