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Consumption’s Victim

“Miss Lulu Hutsenpiller, aged 18 years, died at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Evans, at Pond Run, Monday, after an illness of several weeks from consumption. She was a working member of the M.E. church, and was well and favorably known by many friends in this city. She was buried Wednesday at Sandy …

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Vaccinated Them All

There is much alarm still on the West Side over the spread of smallpox. Meaning to prevent the disease from setting back his work, Manager Wellman of the new stone works ordered all men to be vaccinated at once, under the alternative of dismissal. The entire force of forty men, with the exception of two, …

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Another Fatal Case of Diphtheria

“The first child that was attacked by diphtheria on the West Side proved fatal Monday morning at an early hour. Chelsey Moore, the bright infant son of James Moore, is the one we refer to. He survived until the disease had spread among other children, suffered perhaps intensely and then had to succumb to death. …

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Henley Girl Died Sunday

“A brief illness with the measles, followed by pneumonia proved fatal in the sickness of Mary, the bright 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin O’Brien, of Henley, who was claimed by the grim reaper Sunday forenoon. She was a lovely girl and the eldest of three children in the family. The fond and loving …

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Miss Jennie Tanner Dies in Beattyville

“Miss Jennie Tanner, whose death has been momentarily expected for the past 48 hours, gave up the spirit at about eight o’clock this morning. Miss Tanner was 17 years of age and one of the most popular young ladies in Beattyville, where the whole village mourns her untimely death. She had been suffering with typhoid …

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Willie Blair: One More Victim of the Measles

“Willie, a nine-year-old son of George Blair, a laborer, living in an alley house near Front and Gay streets, died early Sunday morning of pneumonia following measles. The family is very poor and the authorities were called upon to defray the expenses of the funeral and burial which took place Monday morning.” Framed Portrait for …

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Dropsy Takes Colored Man to His Grave

“George Colley, 57, colored, of the North End, died at his home in Paradise alley, Tuesday at midnight, from an acute of dropsy with which he had been mildly afflicted for many years. So far as known he leaves no relatives, except his widow. He was born in Virginia in 1851, but the name of …

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