Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, September 25, 1903 DEATHS Bernard Bracken Bernard Bracken, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of the borough of Gallitzin, died in that place at 11 o’clock Saturday night from heart failure after an illness of but two days. Deceased was the second eldest child of Michael and Mary Bracken, for many years well-known residents of Conemaugh township where he was reared. He was born at Bolivar, Westmoreland county, Oct. 27, 1839. Mr. Bracken was never married and during his residence in Gallitzin, made his home with his aged aunt Margaret Whalen, at whose residence he died. He is survived by one brother, Michael, the well-known lumber man and contractor with whom he was employed of late years. He was an uncle of the Messrs. J. Hayden and Paul Bracken and Mrs. E. T. McNeelis of the First ward and Thomas Egan of Napoleon street, Johnstown, and also of the Cooney and McCabe families of East Conemaugh. The funeral took place Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock, services being held in St. Patrick’s church of which the deceased was a faithful member. Interment was made in St. Patrick’s cemetery at Gallitzin. George Horning, aged 50 years, a foreman employed in the new tunnel work at Gallitzin, was killed Friday evening by a scaffold breaking under him while he was directing a gang of workmen. Horning had climbed on the scaffold to show his men how to lay the brickwork in the tunnel. When the scaffold collapsed he was struck by one of the heavy timbers and suffered a crush of the skull. The dead man has a wife and family residing at Mifflin, where the remains were taken for interment. DEATH OF A CHILD Rose, the little daughter of Joseph Scheidinger of Lower Yoder township died Friday evening after a short illness caused by the excessive eating of grapes. The remains were interred in St. Mary’s cemetery in Lower Yoder township Sunday afternoon. _________________________________________________________________ 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