I have learned that my great great grandfather James Watson died from accidentally drinking carbolic acid at a hotel in Bellefonte in May, 1878. The newspaper article (Democratic Watchman, May 1831) says that he was buried in the Bellefonte cemetery at the expense of the borough. Does anyone know if there were records of pauper graves and if I could find out where he was buried? For the edification of the list members, you can read on the internet about similar deaths from carbolic acid during the late 1800s. Apparently carbolic acid was widely used as a disinfectant and had a sweet taste. It was sometimes taken by mistake by people who were drinking and mistook it for a bottle of whisky and was also a common means of suicide in the era.