The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 1 June 1870: Deaths (Pages 3 & 4 are missing) ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 8 June 1870: Page 2: Deaths STEINMETZ.-On the 5th inst., in Clay township, Priscilla [STEINMETZ], wife of Geo. W. STEINMETZ, in the [??]th year of her age. WILEY.-On Wednesday morning, June 1st, John WILEY, of Locust Grove, in the 76[?]th year of his age. BLACKBURN.-On the 5th inst., in this city, John BLACKBURN, in the 74th year of his age. ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 15 June 1870: Page 3: Deaths OVERDEER.-On the 12th inst., in this city, Eli OVERDEER, in the 65th year of his age. [Elsewhere on the same page] DEATH OF ELI OVERDEER.- Eli OVERDEER, one of our oldest and best known citizens, died on Sunday at noon in his sixty-fifth year. He had been in bad health for several months past, but did not take his bed until about a week ago. He was a man of great intellignece and vigor both of mind and body. He came to this city many years ago to assume the position of weigh- master when the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad was owned by the state. He built by contract the North Lebanon Railroad, connecting Lebanon with Cornwall, and had various other contracts. During the Rebellion he was Commissioner of the Board of Enrollment, of this county, which position he held until the close of the war. He took an active part in politics and was at one time the Republican candidate for Mayor of this city. HOFFMEIER.-On the [?]th inst., Walter W. [HOFFMEIER], infant son of Amos K. and Mary Ann HOFFMEIER, in the [?] th year of his age. SWEIGART.-On the 10th inst., at New Holland, John Sweigert. [Elsewhere on the same page] SUICIDE IN NEW HOLLAND.-John SWEIGART, an old citizen of New Holland, aged about 60 years, and possessed of considerable property, was found hanging by the neck in his barn, and entirely dead, about daybreak this morning. It is said that he has exhibited traits of partial insanity for some time past, and a watch has been kept over him by his friends. Yesterday he was confined in an upper room of his dwelling; but he escaped from it by getting out of the window and descending to the ground by means of a grape vine. He then went to the barn and hung himself with a rope halter. He was cut down by Capt. Isaac Hull and taken to the house. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] A MAN DROWNED.-A young man named Robert BENSON, was drowned on Thursday in Brua's mill dam, near Paradise. He went with a number of other young men to bathe, but got in too deep water, and as he could not swim, was drowned. Every effort was made by those present to save him, but it was to no avail. He had been an employee of Mr. Witmer's shops, in Gordonville, learning the machine business. He was about 21 years of age. ---------- FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Saturday night June 11th, a sad and fatal accident took place on the farm of Mr. John Hastings, in Drumore twp., this county. Mrs. Henry WORK was terribly burned while in the act of filling a coal oil lamp. The fire was accidentally communicated to the oil can, which exploded and threw its entire contents over her, burning her clothes almost entirely off of her person, and roasting her entire body and upper extrimities into a perfect crisp. D. H. E. Raub was called in soon after the occurance took place, but all medical aid was of no avail. She lingered until Monday morning at 10 o'clock, when she expired. She leaves a family of three small children. ---------- These and other Civil War era newspapers can be viewed online using the "Browse Archive" feature at: http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/