GILLESPIE, MCVICKER Eldersville, Aug. 20.--After a lingering illness of asthma and other complications, the death of James W. GILLESPIE, a life-long resident of Jefferson township, occurred at his home in Eldersville, Friday morning August 5, 1920. Mr. GILLESPIE was one of the township's best known citizens and had always been actively engaged in work or business in the community in which he lived. The earlier years of his life were spent in farming until the spring of 1883, when he moved to Eldersville, a year later going into the mercantile business at that place in which he continued until his death. During the Civil war he answered the call of his country by enlisting in 1864, when but 17 years of age, in Company L, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the war. Mr. GILLESPIE, who was a descendant of one of the earliest pioneers in this section, was the son of Nathaniel and Catherine JOHNSTON GILLESPIE, and was born on what is now known as the Winfield CUNINGHAM farm, August 26, 1847, thus being nearly 73 years of age at the time of his death. In March, 1870, he was married to Miss Caroline V. GILES, a school teacher of Independence township. She died December 28, 1870, at the birth of their daughter Carrie. On December 11, 1879, he was married to Miss Martha CORBIN, who survives with the following children. Charles, of Hubbard, O.; Mrs. Maude SHARDER, of Monessen; Mrs. Martha CLARK, of Cleveland, O., and Everet and Earnest, at home. Carrie and Etta, daughters, are deceased. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Margaret SMITH, of the state of Oregon. Funeral services which were largely attended were held on Saturday afternoon in the Methodist Protestant church of Eldersville, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. MCKNIGHT. Interment was in the Eldersville cemetery. Monongahela, August 20.--At the Memorial hospital this morning about 5:30 occurred the death of John Leitch MCVICKER, one of the best known mining men in this section. Death was directly due to a fall which he sustained last December and which had confined him to the St. Francis hospital and later to the local hospital. He was born March 21, 1858, in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was the oldest of ten children, seven of who survive. He was united in marriage on April 24, 1884, with Jean ALLEN, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ALLEN, of Midway, and to this union nine children were born, Robin of Russelton; Alexander, of Creighton; John, of Cleveland; Thomas of Parnassus; Allan and Norman at home, and Margaret, Neil and James, deceased. He followed mining as a profession and held positions as foreman, superintendent, general superintendent and manager of mines for a period of 34 years. He was coal field expert for the Valley Camp Coal Company when he sustained the injury which caused his death. He was a member of the official examining board of this district for over twenty years and was also noted all through the river and Panhandle district for the schools of mining which he conducted. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, Oakdale Lodge 669, F. &. A. M., Royal Arch Chapter of Brownsville and McKean Commandery No. 80, Knights Templar. Together with his widow and the aforementioned children, eight grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters survive: William, Donora; James, Donora; Charles, Export, and Alexander, of this city; Mrs. William NEIL, Donora; Mrs. John CARROLL, New Kensington and Miss Mary, of Monongahela.