JAMES F. DOVEY FOUND Blairsville's Missing Man Turns Up in Connecticut James F. Dovey, a prosperous business man of Blairsville, mysteriously disappeared from his home several weeks ago, leaving wife and family behind. His disappearance caused the profoundest sensation. There were theories and theories as to the cause of his absence, but the deserted wife was the only one whose idea was right. She was satisfied that her husband's man had suddenly become unbalanced, when he wandered away. Saturday her theory was fully verified. That day she received a letter from her husband's mother, residing in Meriden, Conn. The letter was dated Friday and says: "Your long lost husband walked into our home today at noon, and you may know my joy. I could scarcely believe it was that it was my first-born. You can easily imagine how he would look after wandering all these weeks. He was travel-stained and footsore and weary-sick and distressed beyond power of words to tell, and his mind was almost an utter blank. i at once put him to bed, and I think with proper care and nursing he will come around all right in a week or so." -------------- KILLED BY WHISKEY Seven-Year-Old Boy Boozes Heavily at a Slavish Christening/ As a result of a christening held at the home of George Ontko in Spangler Monday of least week, his son, aged 7 years, likes buried in the Catholic cemetery, a victim of strong drink. The spree usually following a christening in a Slavish family, began on Monday morning, and during the day sixteen kegs of beer and six gallons of whiskey were consumed by the boy George and his friends. About 7 o'clock in the evening Dr. Helfrick received a call to the house, as the 7 year-old boy was dying. The information proved correct. The doctor found the lad unconscious from the use of whiskey and in a dying condition. Although every effort was put forth to save the young life, it proved unavailing. He died a couple of hours later. The doctor was informed, in reply to inquiries, that the boy had drank large quantities of whiskey and "him lay quiet since 12 o'clock." When asked whether they gave the boy the whiskey, they replied; "Oh, no! Him just take it himself." Spangler Sentinel. -------------------------- A NARROW ESCAPE Charles Thompson, an axle turner, residing at 2706 West Chestnut avenue, had a narrow escape from being run down by a train on the Hollidaysburg branch railroad, just north of Margaret avenue, last evening. He did not notice the Henrietta accommodation coming behind him on the track he was walking on until the train was within five feet of him. he made a desperate jump and succeeded in clearing the track. The fence at that place is barely fifteen inches from the track and he stood huddled against it until the train got by. One of the large engines would have caught him in this narrow place. ------------------------------- Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair