Can I get a scanned copy of this death. MENTZER - Sept. 29th, 1878, at Bald Eagle, Blair county, J.B. Mentzer, father of E.W. Mentzer of this borough, aged 71 years, 11 months and 27 days. Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. thanks, Gary Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: <pablair-request@rootsweb.com> To: <pablair@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: PABLAIR Digest, Vol 5, Issue 114 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. DEATHS BLAIR CO., PA 1878 (MMSGemstone@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:42:24 EDT > From: MMSGemstone@aol.com > Subject: [PABLAIR] DEATHS BLAIR CO., PA 1878 > To: PABLAIR@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4d6e0.68b83a9c.397b3c90@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Deaths from The Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. > > MCBRIDE - Sept. 13th, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Harner, Foot > No. 10, Mrs. Catharine Ann McBride, in the 92nd year of her age. For fifty > years she had been a consistant member of the Baptist church, > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > SPEDDY - Alexander Speddy, a prominent and useful citizen of Mifflintown, > died in that village some days ago, aged sixty-seven years. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > PARKS - Mrs. Rebella Parks, grandmother of Joseph Parks, road foreman of > engines on the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvanis railroad, died at her > home, > near Johnstown, on Wednesday last, aged over eighty years. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > HULL - Miss Annie E. Hull, the Tyrone young woman who was recently taken > to > the alms house, died there on Tuesday. She was a great sufferer, and at > the > time of her death was blind and insane-her once beautiful face disfigured > by disease. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > GIBBONEY - B.F. Gibboney, of Tyrone, while on a visit to his brother, > Jas., > at Martinsburg, was taken ill and became gradually worse until Monday of > last week when death came to his relief. Mr. Gibboney was in the 53d year > of > his age at the time of his death, and leaves a wife and nine children to > mourn his loss. The cause of his death was abscess of the brain, said to > have > been caused by mental anxiety. He was a consistant and faithful member of > the > Methodist Episcopal church for many years and though no last words are > recorded, he is at peace. The last time we saw his face was in the > delightful > meeting at Martinsburg, in June last. We shall hear his voice no more > here, but > there is another and better world. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > GARDNER - Funeral services were held at the late residence of E.H. > Gardner, > at five o' clock on Monday evening, after which the remains were taken to > Brooklyn, N.Y., for interment. We shall try to present a proper obituary > next > week. > Wed. 25 Sept. 1878 issue. > > COPELIN - James A. Copelin, a Lewistown printer, was among the victims of > the yellow fever at Canton, Mississippi. He was the son of Owen Copelin, > of > Lewistown, but had been business manager of the Canton Citizen for several > years. At the time of his death he was acting as a nurse in the hospital > in > Canton. > Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. > > DOBBINS - We regret to announce the death of Carrie Bell, only daughter of > Alexander and Margaret Dobbins which sad event occured on Thursday morning > last. The child was not quite two years old, and had entwined itself so > strongly in the hearts of its parents that the shock of separation was > very > painful. But thanks be to God, their little one is safe, and they can join > her > after only a little if they will. It is a comforting tho't that the more > loved > ones we have in heaven the more joyful will be our own welcome. > Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. > > MCKEEHAN - At the residence of her brother, W.A. McKeehan, Rhestown, East > Tennessee, Miss Nancy McKeehan, ( sister of Mrs. James M. Cooper, of > Hollidaysburg,) "Perfected thro' suffering, her life was hid with Christ > in God, > and the end was peace, that peace which the world can neither give nor > take > away". "So He givith His beloved sleep". " When Christ, who is our life, > shall > appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory." > Wed. 2 Oct. 1878 issue. > > MENTZER - Sept. 29th, 1878, at Bald Eagle, Blair county, J.B. Mentzer, > father of E.W. Mentzer of this borough, aged 71 years, 11 months and 27 > days. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > MORROW - J.R. Morrow, formerly of Martinsburg, a nephew of A.S. Morrow, of > this place, was one of the victims of yellow fever at New Orleans. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > DAVIS - A Somerset man named Davis committed suicide the other day by > blowing out his brains. He would have done the job more easily by joining > the > Greenback party. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > ETTER - Isaac G. Etter, said to be the oldest engineer on the main line of > the Pennsylvania railroad, died at his residence, Altoona, on Thursday > last, > aged about fifty-seven years. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > HARMONEY - T.P. Harmoney, an employee of the Johnstown Steel works, was > killed a few days ago while endeavoring to jump on a hoisting machine. He > miscalculated the distance and fell to the ground a distance of fourteen > feet, > receiving injuries about the head which caused his death. > Wed. 9 Oct. 1878 issue. > > M.S. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the PABLAIR list administrator, send an email to > PABLAIR-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the PABLAIR mailing list, send an email to > PABLAIR@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABLAIR-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of PABLAIR Digest, Vol 5, Issue 114 > *************************************** >