MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED The body of John Schilling was found in a clump of laurel bushes about four miles south of Nicktown on Saturday morning. The man, who was aged about 75 years, disappeared from his home in Barr township last September and has not been seen since. The body was very badly decomposed and was found by James and Thomas Miller while working in the woods some ten feet away from Blacklick creek in a depression, being covered by water except part of the back and head. They left the body where they found it and word was sent to Coroner Miller at Johnstown. On Monday Coroner Miller accompanied by Dr. Wheeler of Spangler proceeded to the grounds and after carrying the body out, proceeded to a saw mill about half a mile away where they held an inquest. The jury consisted of William B. Brown, J. G. Bearer, John A. Ager, Q. W. Brickley, C. V. Flick, and Henry Ager, who after hearing the testimony of James and Thomas Miller, Bert Dumm and John Schilling Jr. and Dr. W. Stuart Wheeling, rendered the following verdict. We, the jury find that John Schilling Sr., came to his death on or about the 15th day of September, 1902, from a bullet wound in the right side of the skull about one inch above the ear and, said bullet being fired from a 44-calibre revolver in the hands of some person unknown to the jury. The post mortem examination brought forth a bullet from a 44-calibre revolver, taken from the left side of the skull. It had gone through the brain, but had not shattered the side of the skull opposite from where it made an entrance. After the ball was found a search was made for the revolver, which was recovered from the bottom of the little pond, where the corpse lay, directly under where the body had been found. It was a self-acting American, bulldog weapon and was recognized by the dead man’s son as one which his father had obtained from Samuel Adams of Coopersdale about four years ago. It had one empty shell in it as well as a cartridge which had not been fired. After the post mortem the body was wrapped up and placed in a coffin, later being interred at Hickory Kingdom. _________________________________________________________________ Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008

Mrs. Anna Gallagher, wife of George M. Gallagher, of Portage township, died at her home on Sunday morning, June 21st, 1903, aged about 34 years. The deceased was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Ann Lynch, of that township. She is survived by her husband and six children—-six boys and two girls---[that’s what the notice says], the oldest being about fourteen years of age. The funeral took place from the Wilmore Catholic church on Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock when after a High Mass of Requiem by Rev. Father Egan, the remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery. John Alexander Luther, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Luther of Ebensburg, died at his home on Wednesday, June 24th, 1903, aged fourteen years and four months. The deceased had been ailing for about three months with rheumatic fever, which finally affected his heart and caused his death. The deceased was a bright manly boy and had many friends about the town where he was generally known. His parents have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral will take place on Friday morning at 10 o’clock when after services in the Church of the Holy Name, the interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining. _________________________________________________________________ Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, June 26, 1903 DEATHS Christian Grumbling died at the almshouse Tuesday night last, at what hour is uncertain, from cancer in the face and head, aged 68 years. He was admitted to the institution September 11, 1901, coming from Johnstown. His remains were taken to Johnstown for interment. Maude Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Priser, of Barr township, died at the home of her parents on Tuesday, June 15th, 1903, from spinal disease, aged 12 years. The funeral took place on Thursday of last week, the interment being made in the Catholic cemetery at Nicktown. The parents have the sympathy of the community in which they live over their deep bereavement. John Shoutz died at the almshouse on Sunday, June 21st at 6 o’clock P.M., aged 80 years. Death was caused by rheumatism of the heart and diseases incident to old age. He was admitted to the institution October 1, 1892, from Johnstown. Nothing is definitely known of his history or his family but it is reported that he left a wife at Ehrenfeld. His remains were taken to Johnstown for interment. George Snyder, aged seventy-eight years, succumbed Saturday evening to a complication of diseases at his home, three miles from Carrolltown. He had spent his entire life in that neighborhood and was widely known. He is survived by his wife and seven children, including three daughters, two of whom are married, and a brother, Michael Snyder, of Dubois. The funeral took place at Carrolltown on Monday morning, interment being made in St. Benedict’s church cemetery. _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/

MARRIAGES Mr. Benjamin Franklin James and Mary Elizabeth Davis, both of Ebensburg, were married in the Congregational church in Ebensburg on Wednesday evening, June 17th, 1903, at 7 o’clock, by Rev. J. Twyson Jones. The groom is the junior member of the firm of E. James & Son, druggists, and is a well known and popular young business man. The bride is the eldest daughter of Col. and Mrs. S. W. Davis and is an attractive and accomplished young lady. The FREEMAN congratulates the young couple and wishes them a long and happy life. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court for the week ending Thursday, June 18, 1903: Paul L. Fry and Adaline Bush, Hastings. James Kiley and Mary Sheehan, Nantyglo. Henry Nagle, Spangler, and Minnie Steen, Garman’s Mills. John Anderson and Jennie Blumquist, Gallitzin township. Clarence Good, Indiana county, Pa., and Annie Sallsgiver, Flinton. Wm. A. Miller and Elsie M. Kemerder, South Fork. _________________________________________________________________ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008

John Gratch, the Conemaugh man who was so badly injured in the Conemaugh slope of the Cambria Steel company on Friday, died at the Cambria hospital in Johnstown, at 6:05 o’clock Saturday evening. Gratch was thirty-three years old and is survived by his wife and three children. He was hurt by a fall of roof which crushed his pelvis, sustaining some contusions also. OBITUARY Mr. George Schettig, a well-known citizen of the West ward, Ebensburg, died at his home on Thursday, June 18, 1903, aged 62 years. Mr. Schettig was born in Bedford county, this state, and came to Carroll township, this county with his parents when a boy about twelve years of age and he has resided in the county ever since. In early life he learned the carpenter trade and from that on followed that occupation in the latter years of his life being favorably known as a contractor and builder. Sometime in the sixties he married Miss Margaret Tierney, a sister of Mr. William Tierney, of Ebensburg, who survives him with the following grown up children: Francis and Philip, the latter being a member of the Cambria County Bar, both of Ebensburg; and one daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Plummer of Coalport, Clearfield county, Pa. He is also survived by three brothers, Adam of Carrolltown; John of Altoona; Frank of Carroll township and one sister, Mary, wife of John Blum, of Carrolltown. His funeral will take place on Saturday morning when, after a High Mass of Requiem in the church of the Holy Name at 9 o’clock the interment will be made in the new Catholic cemetery. _________________________________________________________________ Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, June 19, 1903 DEATHS Mr. N. S. George, a well known resident of South Fork, died at his home in that place on Tuesday evening, aged 79 years. His funeral will take place at south Fork at 1:30 on Friday afternoon. Annie Lausch, the five-year-old daughter of Polanders living near the coke ovens at Hastings, was burned to death one day last week. Her dress caught from a bonfire in the yard of her home. The mother of the child severely burned her hands in trying to extinguish the flames. Mr. Andrew H. Haug, a well-known citizen of Carrolltown, died on Friday, June 12th, 1903, aged about 65 years. Mr. Haug is survived by a widow and grown up family. His funeral took place at Carrolltown on Monday, the interment being made in St. Benedict’s cemetery in that place. Andrew Osechak, the foreigner who had his back broken in a mine at Garman’s Mills, this county, ten days ago, died on Sunday evening at the Memorial Hospital in Johnstown, aged thirty-six years. He was a Hungarian and leaves a wife and family at Garman’s Mills. The remains were taken to Garman’s Mills for interment. _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008

MARRIAGES Mr. G. H. Wildeman of Barnesboro and Miss Della Bearer of Carroll township, were married at St. Benedict’s Catholic church in Carrolltown on Wednesday morning, June 10th, 1903. The groom is a well-known young man of Barnesboro who holds the responsible position of assistant cashier of the First National Bank of that place. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bearer, of Carroll township, and as she is both amiable and accomplished, she will preside over the new household with grace and dignity. The FREEMAN extends it congratulations and wishes them a long and happy life. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court for the week ending Thursday, June 11, 1903: Earnest Clifford and Ann Conway, Gallitzin. M. J. Behe, Wildwood Springs, and Katie Morrisy, Barnesboro. James H. Plummer, Summerhill, and Catharine Smith, Tunnelhill. Frank O’Bryan, Jefferson county, Pa., and Annie Cox, Carrolltown. Howard G. Huff and Amanda J. Breth, Vintondale. William Oswald Hutchinson and Emma Taylor, Barnesboro. Jacob Senseberger and Stella Manlon, Hastings. Michael J. Farabaugh, Carrolltown, and Bernetta M. Leib, Nicktown. John Jarvis and Louis J. Bassett, South Fork. Charles B. Waite and Lizzie Barr, Summerhill. _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008

Two men were shot, one fatally by footpads in Wilkesbarre, Pa., on Tuesday. John Baldes, of that city, and Benedict Kessler and John Weidman, of Altoona, delegates to the state convention of German Catholic Societies, were returning from a banquet when they were stopped by two highwaymen and ordered to throw up their hands. All complied with their demands and the footpads started to go through their pocket. The robbers secured Weidman’s money and railroad ticket and had taken $6 from Baldes, when the latter made an outcry. This enraged the robbers and they backed away and began firing at the men. Baldes was shot three times in the stomach and cannot recover. Kessler was shot in the knee but Weidman was uninjured. The footpads escaped. Alex Ribblett, a former resident of Johnstown, aged about fifty years was so badly burned at Bolivar on Saturday evening that he died soon after being rescued without recovering consciousness. The deceased was a shoemaker and lived alone in a room in the back of his shop. It is supposed that an oil lamp exploded and set fire to his bed which was all ablaze when the fire was discovered by a passerby. The deceased was born in Conemaugh township, this county, where a step brother, John Ribblett, still resides. _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, June 12, 1903 DEATHS We learn through the Blandburg correspondent at Coalport WEEKLY GLEN that Dr. Kephart died several days ago at Mountaindale, where he lived with his son and practiced his profession. Victoria J., a child of Mr. and Mrs. Alex J. McMullen, died Tuesday evening of last week of whooping cough, at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Cullen at Wilmore. The child’s father was away and could not be reached in time to secure his presence at the funeral which took place at Wilmore on Friday. Prio Bartoloneo, a fourteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Veto Bartoloneo, of Johnstown, was drowned in the Conemaugh river near the stone bridge in that city on Monday afternoon between 1 and 2 o’clock. The boy was out on his boat when he lost his paddle or oar and in attempting to recover it, fell. Being unable to swim he disappeared in the swift moving current. John M. Stanley, a deaf and dumb man who has resided in Ebensburg for several years making his home and working at his trade as a shoemaker for John Rosensteel in the East ward was found lying on the floor of his room, unconscious about 7 o’clock Wednesday morning. A physician was summoned who pronounced the man suffering from brain trouble. He lingered until 9:30 when he expired. His parents, William Stanley and wife, reside near Rochester Mills in Indiana county and on Thursday morning after the arrival of some friends of the decedent, his remains were forwarded to that place for interment. _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/

MARRIAGES David Powell and Miss Ella Elder, both of this place, were united in marriage at Cumberland, Md., Thursday of last week and will reside in Ebensburg. The best wishes of their many friends are extended. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court for the week ending Thursday, June 4, 1903: Gilbert Springer and Francis Josephine Reig, Carrolltown. Edward F. Farabaugh and Mary R. Baker, Carroll township. Michael J. Sullivan, Kentucky, and Ray E. Mapstone, South Fork. John M. Eichenlaub and Monica C. Benden, Elstie. William Duffy, Washington township, and Caroline A. Moyer, Lilly. Edward Francis Lantzy and Annie Overberger, Hastings. Leo Billar, Wildwood Springs, and Ella Thomas, Patton Henry A. Kline, Elder township, and Salome E. Warner, Chest township. George A. Leahy, Lilly, and Anna Augusta Carney, Allegheny township. Anthony Keebler, St. Lawrence, and Mary Holtz, St. Boniface. M. A. Burgoon and Cora M. Myers, Ashville. G. H. Wildeman, Barnesboro, and Della Bearer, Carroll township. _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008

Stephen Johan, of Philadelphia, and Edward Donnelly, of Jersey City, were stuck by a freight train near South Fork early on Saturday morning and Johan was so badly hurt that he died shortly after being taken to the Memorial Hospital at Johnstown, while Donnelly was only slightly injured and will soon be able to go on his way. Johan was forty-four years of age and leaves a wife and seven children in Philadelphia. Mike Masurick was killed by a fall of rock at Sterling mine No. 13 near Bakerton on Tuesday. He had started in to work only the day before. He was about starting a new room and it encountered what is known as a “slip,” which caused a piece of rock that weighed about four tons to suddenly fall and the immense boulder caught the unfortunate man, crushing his head to a pulp. It required four men to roll the rock from off the body. John Kane, of South Fork, was almost instantly killed at Ehrenfeld on Saturday night about 6:30 o’clock. Kane had been in Ehrenfeld some time Saturday night, he went to the depot in Ehrenfeld. When a swiftly moving train passed, Kane attempted to board it, but missed his footing and fell under the wheels of the car following the one he tried to board. As he fell to the ground the unfortunate man shrieked in agony and attempted to get from behind the car. He was ground to pieces, however. On Sunday morning Thomas N. Sutton, a boy aged 12 years, son of James and Mary Sutton of Flynn’s Mills, (Collier’s Station), on the line of the Pennsylvania and Northwestern railroad in Blair county, was sent to Blandburg, this county, on an errand. This was about 7 o’clock. At 10 o’clock his dead body was discovered by a couple of other boys at the side of an embankment along which at one time ran a tramway for hauling logs. The boy had evidently been walking this old road when he slipped and fell. In his endeavor to save himself, it is supposed he loosened some stones with the result that the embankment gave way and falling on him, broke his neck. His body when found was partially covered by debris. Deceased was the son of James and Mary Sutton and was 12 years old on March 10th last. On Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Elizabeth Comey, wife of Patrick Comey, died at her home in Summerhill township, this county, about one mile from Wilmore. Her maiden name was Kearn and she was aged 78 years. Besides her husband, she leaves three daughters and one son. She was a Catholic and a member of St. Bartholomew’s church at Wilmore, in which the funeral services were held on Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. _________________________________________________________________ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, June 5, 1903 DEATHS Mrs. Rachel Cooper died at her home in Clearfield township Friday, May 22, 1903, aged 77 years, from heart trouble. George Geelich and wife of Lawrence township, Clearfield county, were driving from their home to Clearfield the other day when their horse frightened and ran off. Both were thrown from the buggy and Mrs. Geelich was so badly injured that she died a couple hours after the accident. John K. Owen, who lived near Westover, was fatally hurt on Wednesday morning while at work about seven miles from Portage. The particulars of the accident could not be ascertained, but persons from Portage stated that a log rolled over the unfortunate man and injured him so badly that he died within a few minutes. Michael Delancey, check weighman at Sterling mine No. 13, near Bakerton, was killed by a fright train on the “Y” at Spangler about 2 o’clock Wednesday morning. No one saw the accident and the mangled body was found by the train crew. His feet were both cut off, as were also both of his arms and his body was otherwise disfigured. He is survived by his wife and four children. _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008

For those of you who are enjoying the history in Patty's articles, you'll find even more history here: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/news.html And, for those of you who haven't found any of your relatives yet, perhaps they'll show up in these articles. To get a real slice of life, try our new section, "Reform Schools and Prisons": http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/prison.html Enjoy! Lynne

In a message dated 8/26/2008 10:27:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jpparr340@aol.com writes: Patty, thank you very much for the articles you have been posting. I do appriciate the time and effort you are giving to this service to all of us. I so look foward to the articles and read each one of them looking for names of ancestors, which I have found the first one today. But that does not matter rather I ever find another or not. I enjoy the tone and wording of these notices. And especially enjoy the straightness of the Obits. Keep up the good work. There are many of us that appriciate your efforts. Jim Parrish - - - - - - - - - - Well put, Jim. I also have yet to find an ancestor mentioned in Patty's articles, but nevertheless enjoy the sense of time and place that they convey. Good job, Patty. Cecil Townsend **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

I too would like to add my thanks. I am a medical transcriptionist by trade and spend a lot of hours at the keyboard so I can really relate to the time spent transcribing these posts. Thank you Patty for all the time and hard work you have spent sending these posts. -----Original Message----- From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Shirley Hunt Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:22 AM To: Cambria PA Subject: [PACAMBRI] Great Work Patty, What a tremendous amount of work you have done for all of us.  Know that it is appreciated more than you can know.  My son is a journalist and I show him a lot of your articles to show him how different is reporting the news in 2008, compared to 100+ years ago. I also have not found my family in any of these, but it is so interesting! Can you let me know off line how you went about getting the information.  I am interested in doing something like this for my local county web site.   Shirley Long Hunt - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

MARRIAGES The marriage of Daniel Sheehan, son of County Commissioner T. M. Sheehan and Miss Sutton, of Chest Springs, which was announced in the Catholic church at Chest Springs on last Sunday, will take place on Tuesday, June 2. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court for the week ending Thursday, May 28, 1903: Chauncey L. Weaver, South Fork, and Cellie Smead, Clearfield county, Pa. Gilbert Bishop and Delphina Elig, Bradley Junction. Michael Lyons, Rossetar, Indiana County, Pa., and Blanche Lappan, Elder township. Harvey C. Leary and Emma H. Karlheim, Patton. Lewis J. Endler, Elder township, and Catharine Brickner, Summerhill. William Misner, Vintondale, and Alice McMation, Johnstown George H. Bradley, Lilly, and Katie Hoover, Washington township. _________________________________________________________________ Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/

Charles Highway, an Italian living near McGarvey’s, received fatal injuries while cutting down poles in accordance with the instructions of the railroad company Friday. Highway and Lingi Atubatto were at work on a pole near Twenty-fourth street, Altoona, and when it fell were unable to get out of the way. Highway was struck on the head and knocked down over an embankment while Atubatto was struck in the back. Both men were removed to the Altoona hospital where the former was found to have a fractured skull and to be probably fatally injured. The latter received contusions of the back. Mrs. George Guelich, whose home was in Lawrence township, Clearfield county, about one mile distant from Clearfield met death Sunday under very sad circumstances. She and her husband were driving from their home in Clearfield that afternoon when their horse, frightened at an automobile just a short distance from their home, ran away at a frightful speed, threw them both from the buggy and injured Mrs. Guelich to such an extent that death resulted about four hours later. Mr. Guelich was also badly hurt but his injuries are not thought to be of a serious character. The deceased was aged about 70 years. OBITUARY Mrs. Mary J. Myers, relict of James Myers, died at her home in Ebensburg on Monday, May 25th, 1903, at 6:10 o’clock, P. M. from diseases incident to old age in her 83d year. The deceased whose maiden name was Murray was born in Ebensburg and was a granddaughter of David Todd, one of the pioneer settlers of this vicinity. Many years ago the deceased was married to James Myers, a well-known citizen of Ebensburg, who preceded her to the grave several years ago. Mrs. Myers is survived by two sons, H. H. Myers, a well-known attorney, and Gallitzin, and one daughter, Mrs. Cornelia Porter, all of Ebensburg. Ex-Sheriff John A. Blair, of Ebensburg is a half-brother of the deceased. Her funeral took place on Thursday morning at 9:30 o’clock when, after a High Mass of Requiem, at the Church of the Holy Name of which she was a devout member, her remains were interred in the cemetery adjoining. _________________________________________________________________ Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, May 29, 1903 DEATHS Louis Shannon, who resided in Ebensburg with his parents about 15 years ago, died in Philadelphia on Monday and the remains were brought to Ebensburg for interment on Tuesday. John H. Clarke, a former well-known citizen of Cresson, where he was for years proprietor of the Callan House, died at the home of his brother in Pittsburg this Thursday morning, aged about 65 years. The deceased was a native of Johnstown. His funeral will take place in Pittsburg on Saturday morning. Mr. J. C. Burd, living near No. 10 bridge, near Altoona, was killed early Monday afternoon while riding on a freight train which was coming west. He, with a companion named Wilcox, had boarded the train and Burd through some accident slipped between the cars as the train was passing over a culvert falling under the wheels. The remainder of the train passed over him. He was picked up in a dying condition and taken to the hospital where he was given all possible aid but medical power was of no assistance and he died shortly after. _________________________________________________________________ Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/

MARRIAGES Mr. Thomas Hopkins and Miss Sarah Harrison, two of Nantyglo’s popular young people were married at the Church of the Holy Name in this place on Wednesday morning by Rev. Thomas J. Hurton. MARRIGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court for the week ending Thursday, May 321, 1903: Henry Ellsworth, Amsbry, and Bernadetta Hertzog, Lovett. Frank Nagle, Spangler, and Elmira Houp, Clearfield township. Thomas Hopkins and Sadie Harrison, Nantyglo. Joseph Manu and Mary Garman, Blandburg. J. R. McKinley and Etta Ray, Beaverdale. William Francis Lanee, Nicktown, and Margaret M. Allen, Lilly. Richard McKenzie and Theresa Flick, Chest Springs. Philip Nagle and Mary J. Sharon, St. Augustine. George Engel, Carrolltown, and Mary Molnier, Cambria Mines. Dennis Dougherty, Allegheny township, and Nettie E. Kieth, Barr township. Charles Schilling and Josephine E. Lance, Barr township. Daniel V. Sheehan and Elnora Sutton, Clearfield township. _________________________________________________________________ Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008

MURDER AND SUICIDE Bairdstown, a little village in Westmoreland county, which lies immediately across the Conemaugh river from Blairsville, was the scene of a double tragedy early on Sunday morning which resulted in the loss of two lives. The dead are Albert Palmer, aged 33 years and Mollie Beck, aged 30 years. The case was drink and jealousy. Between 2 and 3 o’clock the neighborhood where the tragedy occurred was aroused by the shrieks and cries of several women. Those who appeared upon the scene witnessed an awful sight. In the rear room of the house in which the tragedy took place lay the bodies of the persons named, the woman with a bullet hole through her heart, and the man, shot in the middle of the chest. Death was instantaneous in each case. Early on Saturday evening Palmer had been seen on the streets of Blairsville very much intoxicated. He had been paying attention to the young woman for a couple of months, although she had a husband living. There were no witnesses in the shooting but it is supposed to have resulted from a quarrel. _________________________________________________________________ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008