The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 6 July 1870: Page 2: Deaths PHILLIPS.-At his residence, in Mechanics Grove, Drumore twp., on the [?]th inst., Clark PHILLIPS, aged [??] years, 11 months and 26 days. His funeral will take place from his late residence on Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. [This was very difficult to read.] ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] SUNSTROKE.-On Tuesday, a man named Peter LIESCH, a native of Switzerland, a stranger in this vicinity, having only been in America about six weeks, while employed in the harvest field of Philip Dietz, near Willow Street, was prostrated by sunstroke and brought to the Fairmount Hotel on East King street, kept by Wm. Roehm. He died from its effects at 9 o'clock on Wednesday. He was about 40 years of age, was a stout, healthy man, and leaves a wife in this city. ---------- MR. TYSON, who was injured by falling from a cherry tree, at the residence of Mr. Becker, near Marietta one day last week, died from the effects of the injury, on Tuesday morning last. ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 13 July 1870: Page 2: Deaths BELL.-On the 11th inst., at Pittsburgh, Pa., W. S. BELL, son in law of Thomas ARNOLD, Esq., of this city. DOWNEY.-Suddenly, on the 10th inst., at Philadelphia, Samuel Thomas [DOWNEY], infant son of Dr. J. B. and Emma J. DOWNEY, of this city. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] REMARKABLE CASE.-A child of Mr. J. Leiper EVANS, of Drumore township, near Mechanic's Grove, 4 or 5 years of age, has been ill for the past six months. The case battled[?] the skill of the physicians. They were convinced that the system of the child was poisoned, but could not account for its skin becoming blotched with sores. On last Tuesday or Wednesday, the child gagged and made a desperate effort to vomit, when to the alarm of the attendant person a snake's head appeared out of the child's mouth, and was drawn out by her. The snake was dead, and about eight inches long and as thick as the small finger of a grown person. The child has since died. ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 20 July 1870: Page 2: Deaths FRANTZ.-On the 17th inst., in Paradise twp., Jacob FRANTZ, aged 76[?] years, 3[?] months, and 30[?] days. DONNELLY.-In Harrisburg, on the 17th inst., Ellie N. [DONNALLY], youngest daughter of John[?] and Elizabeth DONNELLY, age 17 years, 1 month and 28[?] days. NAGLE.-On the 18th inst., in this city, Mrs. Caroline NAGLE, in the [??]th year of her age. GOETZ.-On the [??]th inst., in this city, John [GOETZ], son of John and Elizabeth GOETZ, in the 3d year of his age. McLAUGHLIN.-On the 1[?]th inst., in this city, Katie [McLAUGHLIN], daughter of William and Mary McLAUGHLIN, aged [?] years and 7 months. POWELL.-In Philadelphia, on the 12th inst., after a lingering illness, Mrs. Mary E. [POWELL], wife of Jacob POWELL, and daughter of ------ and Mary Rice[??], formerly of this city, aged 31[??] years and 8[?] months. CLARK.-In this city, on the 13th[?] inst., Miss Melinda CLARK. GORMLEY.-On the 12th[?] inst., in this city, John A. GORMLEY, in the 68th[?] year of his age. KILLIAN.-In this city, July [??]th, 1870, George P. KILLIAN, aged 42 years, 1 month and 7 days. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] SUDDEN DEATH.-Benjamin GROFF, a farmer, residing in Drumore twp., about a mile and a half south of Quarryville, died suddenly on Friday morning. Mr. Groff was in his usual health and about six o'clock went to the yard to feed the pigs, when he was seen to sink to the ground. He was immediately carried to the house and medical aid summoned, but he died in about an hour. Apoplexy was the cause. --------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 27 July 1870: Page 3: Deaths SAYLOR.-On the 23d inst., at Ephrata, Emma C. SAYLOR, wife of B. Frank SAYLOR, and daughter of Emanuel and Lavinia GREENWALD. SCHEIBLE.-On the 1[?]th inst., in this city, Margaretta [SCHEIBLE], wife of Jacob SCHEIBLE, in the 38th year of her age. BOWMAN.-In this city, John E. [BOWMAN], son of David and Ellen BOWMAN, aged 23[?] years, 3 months and 2 days. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.-On Saturday evening last William REDMAN, a conductor on a freight train, was knocked off the car by the bridge at Mountville. The injured man was taken to his home at Columbia, where he died on Sunday afternoon. It is supposed that the unfortunate man was looking back towards the rear of the train from the platform, when his head struck the abutment of the bridge. The train was going westward. ---------- SUDDEN DEATH.-[An obituary for Chas. FRANCISCUS, a native of Lancaster, residing in Philadelphia, is in the newspaper, but not transcribed here.] ---------- OBITUARY.-[An account of the funeral of Jacob FRANTZ, from near Leaman Place, is in the newspaper but not transcribed here.] ---------- These and other Civil War era newspapers can be viewed online using the "Browse Archive" feature at: http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/