Jane Devereaux Jane Devereaux, aged eighty-four, died at 7:40 o’clock Sunday evening at her home here, death being due to the diseases incident to old age. The deceased was the widow of Thomas Devereaux, who died about twenty years ago. For many years Mrs. Devereaux lived alone in Cambria township, but moved about eight years ago to this place where she died. Funeral services were conducted in the Herman Congregational church, North Ebensburg on Tuesday afternoon and interment being made in the cemetery adjoining the church. William Killin William Killin died suddenly while seated in a chair in the office of the Horner House at Wilmore about 6 o’clock on Saturday evening. He had been in ill health for some time and it is said, had been drinking quite heavily. Coroner Miller was notified and went to Wilmore on Sunday afternoon where he impaneled the following jury and held an inquest: Tobias Ash, W. L. Emigh, Bernard Connelly, Harvey Smay, W. H. Collen, Louis Schultz. Three witnesses were examined: Jacob Horner and Chas. Crouse related the circumstances as above related and Dr. I. C. Blaisdell testified that there was no evidence that the man had been a victim of foul play. The jury then rendered a verdict stating that he had come to his death “from natural causes, superinduced by drink,” and that there was no evidence of foul play. Killin was single and had only one relative living so far as known. This is a sister, Mrs. Louis Schultz. He had been unable to work for some time. It was believed that he had consumption. The funeral took place on Monday where he was buried at Wilmore. Statistics of Poor and House of Employment, Thomas J. Hughes, steward for 1903: Names of Deceased Who Died In the Poor House Betsy Brown Amos Goughenour Andrew Mummaugh Gertrude Gohenour James McCright John Weakland Christian Grumley Jeremiah Oleary Anna Dyneda Elizabeth James John Shountz Victoria Rager George Scurr Mollie Fitch Sophia Shaffer John Lernak Toney Stevorick John Bayoes _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008