LANGHURST, SCOTT, GIBSON, SCOTT, KALA, JOHNSON, GIBSON, SYLVES, ALEXANDER, GROSSEN/GOSSEN, WILLIAMS Christopher LANGHURST died at his home one and one-half mile northwest of McDonald, on the Shaw Mine Road, at four o'clock Wednesday evening, December 5, 1917, after a long illness. He was a farmer by occupation, and had lived in this locality since his marriage to Miss Charlotte CARL. Besides his wife, he is survived by eight children: Mary, wife of Louis KRAEER of Primrose, Charles LANGHURST of Sheraden, Otto LANGHURST of Midway, Emma, wife of Joseph PHILLIPS, Lula, Ella, Clara and Chris, Jr., at home. On Wednesday evening, December 5, 1917, at 4:30 o'clock, Mrs. Rebecca Jane SCOTT died at her home in Fourth street from a complication of diseases. Mrs. SCOTT was born on the STEWART farm, about five miles from Clinton, November 18, 1833 and lived there until her marriage to Mr. Jesse SCOTT, when they moved to the SCOTT farm near Bulger. After her husband's death about twenty years ago, Mrs. SCOTT moved to McDonald, where she lived until her death. She was the last member of the STEWART family. Mrs. SCOTT united with the Presbyterian church when sixteen years old and had been a faithful member ever since. Mr. SCOTT of Canonsburg was run down by the eight o'clock passenger train on the P. & V. on Saturday night, near the tunnel above Cecil. His body was badly mangled. The body was taken to the undertaking rooms at Canonsburg and later was identified by his brothers. *Morgan column Said to have been despondent because of ill health, Michael KALA, 36 years old of Carnegie, fired a bullet into his brain and died instantly. W. E. JOHNSON, aged 64, of Homestead, was killed when he was struck by a freight train at the Amity street crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Homestead. Mrs. J. B. WALLACE and her father, A. G. GIBSON, were called to Fairview, Butler county, this week, by the death of the latter's brother, William GIBSON. *Midway column John SYLVES, aged 38, of Duquesne, assistant superintendent of the Coal docks of the Consolidated Coal Company at Duquesne, was killed instantly when a piece of flying timber struck him in the abdomen. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. TANNER and children were called to Carnegie on Tuesday by the death of Mr. TANNER's grandmother, Mrs. Ann ALEXANDER. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SHERMAN and little daughter of Ambridge visited at the SHERMAN and VANDENBORD homes last week. They were called here by the death of Mrs. SHERMAN's grandfather, Evon GROSSEN, who was buried on Monday of last week. (the name was spelled Evo GOSSEN in a thank you announcement by the wife) *Midway column Mrs. Matilda YOLTON WILLIAMS died suddenly Friday morning, November 30, 1917, at 1:30 o'clock, at the home of her son, William YOLTON, at Carnegie. Mrs. WILLIAMS was in her 61st years, and had been ill only a few days. Pneumonia was the cause of her death. Mrs. WILLIAMS was born in Beaver county. She was a resident of Midway for about twenty-eight years, moving here from Frankfort. She is survived by the following children: William YOLTON of Carnegie, John YOLTON and George YOLTON of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Samuel STEWART of Rochester and Mrs. Ida JONES of Midway; also by one brother, William SCOTT of Pittsburgh. Funeral services were held at the home of William YOLTON at Carnegie Saturday evening by the Rev. Mr. JOSE. The body was brought to Midway, where interment was made in Center cemetery Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Earl D. MILLER conducted short services at the cemetery. *Midway column