Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, June 24, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 26 DEATHS Sad Death of Squire Michaels On Thursday evening of last week, Squire John Michaels of Beaverdale committed suicide by shooting himself with a double–barreled shotgun. Mr. Michaels was a respected citizen and was universally respected in his community. The Squire had been unfortunate in the handling of some of the cases in his courts and made some mistakes in procedure. It is believed that these mistakes worried him until he took his own life. Mr. Michaels left the following letter: “Dear Friends and all, I am going to leave you. I am afraid I have done some wrong. I don’t know for sure and as I have no rest and my aim was to do good, I have failed. But with blessed assurance that God will forgive – and dear children, Oh, be good to mama — Good-bye. Poor Jack, I left the Logan Coal Company for road tax to County Treasurer. You from husband, father, and brother. I am afraid that warrant served by Jack is wrong. CONFESS. June 16, 1904 Mrs. Patrick Kane of Patton Mrs. Patrick Kane, an aged lady who was highly esteemed in this community died on Wednesday the 15th inst. The funeral which took place Friday was largely attended by her many friends and acquaintances. William Yates William, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Yates died very suddenly at his parents’ home in Rockville, a suburb of South Fork last week. His parents had gone to Dunlo to move the household goods to South Fork and left the son with his aunt, Mrs. Davis. He had been unwell for several days but it was not supposed he was so near death’s door. He was 10 years of age. The funeral took place Thursday, services being held in the Methodist Episcopal church. Interment was made in South Fork Cemetery. _________________________________________________________________ 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