ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD, PA RECORD, MARCH 31, 1905 CHALFANT-PYLES Annie Bell PYLES, (Mrs.), formerly McDonald To Harry CHALFANT Recently East Liverpool, O. where they will reside ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rev. Mr. GUICHARD, the financial agent of the Pittsburg Presbyterian Hospital, was in town last Saturday. His Hospital has been the recipient of many gifts from people of this place, notably from Miss Maggie MCDONALD, and Mr. GUICHARD hopes to induce McDonald to endow a bed at the Hospital. This will take $7,000. It is probable that some of our rich Presbyterians who are hunting an investment which shall bring them in returns after they shall have ceased to need their six percent, mortgages and bonds--it is likely that these will find no better place for their money than his Hospital. It is a pity we have to have denominational institutions of any kind; but the establishment of a hospital is always a good work.

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD, PA RECORD, MARCH 24, 1905. DONALDSON-VANDERVORT Gertrude VANDERVORT, Clinton To James DONALDSON, Murdocksville Thursday of last week Home of Mr. Combs, Bavington Rev. Mr. Gibson of Robinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD, PA RECORD, MARCH 10, 1905 YENGLING-CARY Mrs. CARY, sister of H. W. Rank, Station street To Arthur C. YENGLING, (Dr.), Salem, Ohio March 2, 1905 Rev. J. P. Jordan Will reside in Salem, Ohio ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Brick in McDonald The era of frame buildings in McDonald is passing away. Brick buildings are taking their place, and the better class of structures are going up, both business houses and residences, are of brick. Two years ago there was not a brick building in McDonald; it is probable that there is now $200,000 invested in such buildings her own. No brick here has ever suffered from fire, and the insurance rates on the brick blocks are less than on frame buildings adjoining them. Brick house cost less than frame; the cost of the brick walls is about $150 more on each $1,000 than wooden walls, and this is more than in the painting, the insurance and the greater solidity of the brick. It is not generally known that we have in McDonald a firm that keeps up to the demand for brick here, besides shipping vast quantities of brick to other places. NICHOLSON & ARTHURS, the proprietors of the West End, have been in the brick-making business for a quarter of a century. Mr. N. was one of the firm that made the brick with which all the Panhandle Railroad tunnels are lined. This West End yard furnished the brick for the McDonald school house, the HOLMES-GLADDEN, PLANCE-WILLIAMS and GIFFIN-MOORHEAD blocks, and other buildings. They furnish the brick for the J. P. SCOTT residence, a picture of which we give this week. At this brickyard, fifteen men make 12,000 brick every day. The shale rock, soapstone and clay, from which the brick are made, are taken out of the hill behind the yard and ground up and moulded into brick which are as hard as iron after being burnt. Three grades of brick are made--red building brick, chimney brick and foundation brick. Messrs. NICHOLSON and ARTHURS hold themselves in readiness to undertake any contract, large or small, for laying or furnishing brick for any kind of building, chimneys or foundations, and to guarantee its completion promptly and in a satisfactory manner. In addition to the force at the brickyard, this firm keeps on hand a large force of bricklayers in order to take care of building contracts. If you think of putting up any kind of a building-business house or residence--before you begin see NICHOLSON & ARTHURS and let them show you for how little money and in what quick time they can put you up a brick.

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD, PA OUTLOOK, JANUARY 14, 1905. LANGDALE-BARNETT Alice Belle BARNETT, daug. of Abram Garrison Barnett, Crafton To John W. LANGDALE, (Rev.), Meyersdale, PA, son of Mrs. J. Wilkinson Langdale Tuesday Crafton Rev. Bradford P. Raymond, D.D. Will reside in Meyersdale in February ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD, PA OUTLOOK, JANUARY 7, 1905. ENGEL-SMITH Carrie SMITH, daug. of Mrs. Sadie Smith, 226 Central ave. To Charles C. ENGEL, Venice Wednesday Home of bride's mother Rev. C. D. Fulton Will reside in Venice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Long Ago People After thirty years, an Outlook man meets an old-time acquaintance, John HARBISON, son of Adam HARBISON, who lives on and owns the part of the MCCRORY farm near MCCONNELL's Mills in Chartiers Township on which John CUMMINS, Sr. lived as a tenant for more than a quarter of a century. Mr. H. is a cousin of Samuel MORRISON and Nancy MORRISON who once lived on a part of the John HERRIOTT place at the Plum Run. "Sam" has for many years lived at Evans, Colorado. Nancy married a merchant who does business in Pittsburgh and lives on Mt. Washington. They have sixteen children, and the oldest is a preacher who married the daughter of Samuel WILLISON near Hickory who wife was Miss Jennie JOHNSON, daughter of the late Captain Wm. JOHNSON. Every one of all these people and their connections are Covenanters.

LERMINIAUX, MOSS, PATTERSON, THOMPSON, DAUDET Late Apr-Early May 1896 McDonald PA Outlook On the 22d, 4-year-old child of J. P. LERMINIAUX, East End. At Des Moines, Iowa, D. W. MOSS, brother of Miss Maggie MOSS, of Oakdale. At Patterson's Mills, on the 17th, Thomas M. PATTERSON, aged 70 years. Deceased was a brother of Attorney D. F. PATTERSON, of Pittsburg. Died, April 15, Mrs. THOMPSON, mother of Mrs. S. H. PYLES and sister of J. S. and T. D. MCCARTY. On Sunday, while Willie and Sadie DAUDET were playing with some rock powder, the powder can exploded, badly burning both. Sadie, 8 years old, is dead, by Willie, 16 years old will recover. Dr. MOORE says Sadie's death was caused by heart failure occasioned by the shock. They are children of John B. DAUDET, one of our best known and most respected citizens.

JOURET, BUTLER, THOMPSON, MCFARLAND, MOORE April 4, 1896 McDonald PA Outlook On the 30th ult., at Sturgeon, child of Leon JOURET. On the 27th, near Collier, Mar... relict of the late James BUTLER, aged 84 years. On the 1st inst., child of Mr. THOMPSON, who lives one mile south of McDonald. On the 20th ult., at the family residence, Shirland, Pa., Margaret MCFARLAND, third daughter of the late Alexander and Margaret COWEN MCFARLAND. At H... on Thursday, of consumption, Howard MOORE, aged 55 years. Funeral on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.

WHEELER, MASQUELIER, WALKER, PATTERSON The body of Bessie WHEELER, the 14-year-old colored girl that fell into the creek at Noblestown while crossing on a steam box and was drowned on the 19th, was found at Gregg's Station. The WHEELERS had buried another daughter only a week before this occurrence. At Sturgeon, on the 25th, two-months-old child of Joseph MASQUELIER. On the 21st, at Burgettstown, Mrs. Eliza VANCE WALKER, widow of David S. WALKER, aged 87 years. On the 18th, at Patterson's Mills, of diphtheria, John S. PATTERSON. Deceased was an elder in Cross Creek Presbyterian Church. He leaves a wife and one daughter.

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Mr. J. R. STUDA will on April 1 move from the MCCONAUGHEY farm to a 142-acre farm three miles from Cross Creek, six miles from Burgettstown and four miles from Hanlin, which he last summer bought from Grimes ALLISON, assignee of Robert PERRINE, for $66.10 an acre, all cash down. On this farm is a great orchard, a large, well finished brick house, an 80x40 barn, and everything that is needed on a modern farm. Where did Mr. STUDA, a tenant farmer, get the nine thousand dollars cash to pay for this farm? His family consists of himself, wife and daughter. During the past eleven years he has leased the MCCONAUGHEY farm, above Primrose--180 acres with 60 acres in timber--paying, on an average, $600 a year of rent; he also leased from John BROWN an 18 acre field adjoining for $50 a years; he ran a 20 cow dairy, buying 13 tons of bran every year; he sold hogs and hay and calves and what not; and he made the money that bought the little Cross Creek dukedom in those eleven years. Charles GUNLACH comes to the MCCONAUGHEY place from the MCGUIGAN farm, near Prospect Church, and will pay $475 a year as rent and the road taxes. Oh, no! The farmers could pay for no FLINN roads, not even when the cities and towns pay one-third of the cost of them!

NOBLE At Midway,of brain disease, on the 10th, son of Wm. NOBLE, deceased, aged 14 years.

ABSTRACTED FROM THE McDONALD, PA OUTLOOK, JANUARY 7, 1905. ENGEL-SMITH Carrie SMITH, daug. of Mrs. Sadie Smith, 226 Central ave. To Charles C. ENGEL, Venice Wednesday Home of bride's mother Rev. C. D. Fulton Will reside in Venice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Major J. W. NESBIT By courtesy of the Oakdale Times, we publish the above cut and the following sketch: Prominent among the names of the leaders of the Republican party of Western Pennsylvania can be recorded the name of Major John W. NESBIT, of Oakdale. A giant intellectually, as well in stature. Major NESBIT has won his present high position in his party by his untiring industry, his unfaltering republicanism, and his unswerving fidelity to the people he has had the honor of representing for years in the House of Representatives form this district. He is of the mintage of 1840, and was born in this county, having come from a long line of well-to-do ancestors. In the House he was recognized leader, a skillful debater, a fluent speaker, and one ever powerful in argument. He has never been appealed to in vain by the people when their interests were in jeopardy; in fact, it can truly be said, his voice and pen have ever been ready to uphold the rights and interests of his fellow men. In Allegheny county he is to-day the idol of the masses, a fact due to the magnificent and successful battle he is now waging against the ringsters--and is recognized by all as one wholly deserving of confidence, by reason of his superior judgment in sizing up public affairs, his steadfastness of purpose, and his conceded ability to battle in the line of his convictions. I the session of 1894 he introduced a bill regulating the salaries of the county officers, and notwithstanding the active hostility of a p... he succeeded in ....

VANDERMEEST Wednesday morning Frank VANDERMEEST, 59 years old, a single man, who boarded with F. BEYENS on Belgian hill, hanged himself with a strap in a little brick wash house in the front yard of the place where he boarded. This man has for a number of years as the spring approached, always been for a few days demented. In the old country he tried once, when he had one of these spells, to kill himself. On Tuesday he met Mr. Nicholas EGBERT and said he had lost his senses and must commit suicide. Mr. EGBERT and others set a watch upon the man and early Wednesday morning they prevented him from shooting himself. Shortly afterwards, while Mr. E. was preparing to have him taken to the county home, he suddenly disappeared and was found dead by Isadore EGBERT.

ABSTRACTED FROM THE RECORD NEWSPAPER OF McDONALD, PA, NOVEMBER 27, 1908. DIVORCE NOTICE William R. JONES vs. Ella JONES--Subpoena in divorce awarded. The parties were married on October 30, 1905, and lived together until August 15, 1906. Desertion is alleged. He is a resident of Midway. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ O'BRIEN-MONTGOMERY Inez MONTGOMERY, daug. of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Montgomery, West Alexander To Joseph O'BRIEN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Brien, McDonald Wednesday afternoon Church of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, PA Rev. James Gilmore Will sail for Europe, where Mr. O'Brien is employed in the oil fields of Roumania. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Annie, Arlington Cemetery became Robinson Run Cemetery, on Robinson Run or Battle Ridge Road, McDonald. Terry

ABSTRACTED FROM THE RECORD NEWSPAPER OF McDONALD, PA, NOVEMBER 20, 1908. HARVEY-NESBIT *Engagement announcement* Mary Hortense NESBIT, daug. of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Nesbit, Oakdale To Chester Stanley HARVEY, Crafton Will take place during the holidays. Attendants will be Mrs. J. T. McCorkle, Mrs. J. E. Burrell, Gertrude Mortimer, Mrs. H. M. Nesbit, Daise Vance, Mrs. A. E. Eathorne, Mildred Wolcott, Mrs. J. P. Donaldson, Mrs. O. K. Bingham, Walter Sehoonover, Vincent Campbell, J. E. Burrell ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~