September 16, 1857
On Wednesday afternoon a week, a fatal accident occurred in the neighborhood of Shrewsbury, York county, from that prolific source of disaster – the use of fire-arms. It appears that Wm. H. McAbee, aged 15 years, son of Maj. Wm. McAbee, of Shrewsburg, was, in company with a youth shooting birds in the woods and in the act of getting over a fence the gun in McAbee’s hand slipped from the top rail and struck the cap of the piece, by which it was discharged, the load entering near his left temple carrying away the skull and brain, causing his death shortly thereafter. Maj. McAbee, the father of the deceased, has a situation on the Lebanon Valley Railroad, and was in Lebanon at the time of the accident, whither his lady had also gone to make preparations for removal to this Borough in October.
A woman named Mrs. George Moore, a resident of Upper St. Clair township, Allegheny county, Pa., who had for some time been parted from her husband, returned to live with him recently, when some of the young men of the township, thinking her character not irreproachable, seized her, on the night of the 31st ult., and covered her with a coat of coal tar and feathers. She left that neighborhood next day.
Married by the Rev. H. S. Miller, William A. Curry to Catharine H. Blessing, both of Dauphin county.
Married on the 15th inst., by the Rev. F. W. Kremer, Mr. Simon Snavely, to Miss Veronica Snavely, both of Cornwall tp., this county.
Married on Thursday, August 5th, in Hummelstown, by the rev. J. F. Brobst, Mr. John P. Gerhard to Miss Amanda E. Lowry, both of Lebanon Borough.
Married on the 18th ult., by the Rev. T. H. Leinbach, Jacob Shoemaker, of Jackson, to Miss Lavina Wolf, Millcreek.
Married on the 20th ult., by the Rev. T. H. Leinbach, Mr. Israel Bomberger, to Miss Leah Smith, both of Lebanon county.
Married on the 25th ult., by the Rev. T. H. Leinbach, Henry Zeller, of Millcreek, to Miss Sophia Hagle, of Lancaster county.
Married on the 27th ult., by the Rev. T. H. Leinbach, Percivel Zerbe, to Miss Carolina Schreiber, both of Neumanstown, Lebanon co.
Married on the 5th inst., by the Rev. T. H. Leinbach, Henry Lutz, to Miss Malinda Daub, both of Lebanon co.
Died in Lebanon, on the 10th inst., William D., son of Thomas T. and Elizabeth Williams, aged 1 yr., 7 m., 7 d.
Died on the 12th inst., in Annville, Alice Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel H. and Ellen C. Heilman, aged 4 mo., 9 d.
Died on the 7th inst., in Millcreek township, Mr. John Zimmerman, in the 70th year of his age.
Died on the 12th inst., in this borough, Sarah Ann Ritshard, aged 21 years, 4 months and 18 days.
Died on the 29th ult., in Heidleberg, Catharine Miller, daughter of George Miller, dec’d., aged 57 years, 3 mo., and 9 days.
Died on the 20th August, in Heidleberg township, Lebanon co., Mr. John Goschert, aged about 55 years.
Died on the 5th inst., in Bethel tp., Lebanon co., Mr. Michael Hean, aged about 67 years.
Died on the 16th ult., in North Annville, Sarah, daughter of John and Mary Boger, aged 6 months.
Died on the 25th ult., Mary Ann, daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Ney, aged 18 years, 6 months and 12 days.
Died on the 25th ult., in East Hanover, Dauphin co., Mr. Henry Shellenberger, aged 60 years, 1 month and 15 days.
Died on the 26th ult., in Fredericksburg, Mrs. Mary Bixler, widow of the late Daniel Bixler, aged 72 years.
Died on the 27th ult., in Bethel, Mrs. —Artz, aged 55 years.
Died on the 29th ult., in Bethel, Mr. Martin Meily, aged 74 years, 6 months and 28 days.
SOURCE: Lebanon Advertiser Contributed by Shirley Pierce
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