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Clippings from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal, Saturday, February 2, 1850 Married By the Rev. Dr. Morgan. — On Wednesday last, Mr. Jesse Kennedy of West Caln, Chester county, to Miss Catharine Kaler, of this city. By the Rev. Thomas H. Leinbach. — On the 1st ult., Mr. Peter Etris, to Miss Cathrine Groff, both … Read more
Clippings from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal, Saturday, April 24, 1852 Married By the Rev. John W. Richards — On the 15th inst., Mr. Wm. M. Aker, of Reading, to Miss Sarah Ann Livengood, of Oley. — On the 22d inst., Mr. Benneville Kleinginni, to Miss Ann Eliza R. Glassmyre, all of Cumru. By the … Read more
Clippings from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal, Saturday, April 6, 1850 Married By the Rev. F.A.M. Keller. — On the 10th ult., Isaac Hemig to Rebecca Miller, both of Reading; — 26th, Nehemiah Bean to Isabella Miller, both of Hamburg. — Daniel Hinnershitz to Margaret Fair, both of Reading. By the Rev. Wm. Pauli. — … Read more
Clippings from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal, Saturday, May 8, 1875 Married Bissel-Coleman — In this city, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. J.M. Anspach, Peter Bissel, of Cordalia, Mo. to Rosa Coleman, of this city. Krouse-Firing — By Rev. A.N. Sembower, April 29th, 1875, Franklin S. Krouse and Miss Sue F. … Read more
October 4, 1860 A sad accident occurred in the vicinity of Easton, in this State, on the 25th ult., by which a Mr. Leastner, a farmer, and his two sons lost their lives. It was at a cider mill; they have a very large tank to put the cider in for fermentation. The tank leaking, … Read more
August 2, 1860 Fatal Mistake. – Mrs. Myers, wife of Mr. John Myers, of Rayne township, Indiana country, who had been for some time in delicate health, used as a remedy a tea made of a green plant, known to botanists as Pipsissiwa, which grows wild in the woods. Going out on last Thursday to … Read more
June 7, 1860 Finally Committed. Hamilton and Helfright, whom we noticed last week, as having been arrested on the charge of being the persons who broke into the store of Gen. B. F. Bell, at Bell’s Mills, last winter, were brought before Esquire Cherry on Thursday last, for a second hearing. One of the railroad … Read more
April 5, 1860 Walter C. Roe, junior partner of the firm of D. R. Miller & Co., proprietors of the Logan House, in this place, died at 8 ‘clock on Sunday afternoon last. He had been confined to his room for some six weeks with disease of the heart. About a week previous to his … Read more
January 26, 1860 The Harrisburg Telegraph says a child of Mr. Cowden, of that place, aged about four years, died on Sunday last, from that terrible disease, hydrophobia. On Wednesday week the house of Mr. Michael Garrity, near Locke’s Mills, Mifflin county, was destroyed by fire. Two children, aged five and ten years, perished in … Read more
Articles from the Columbian Star, and Christian IndexBy W. T. Brantly; Philadelphia, Printed by Martin & Boden, No. 204 Market Street; 1830 Vol. II January 23, 1830 Died on Sunday morning, 17th inst., in the 87th year of her age, Mrs. Elizabeth Powel, relict of Samuel Powel, Esq., of Philadelphia. February 20, 1830 Died … Read more