The Sullivan Review

July - Aug 1879

3 July 1879

• James T. DODSON, who left Town Hill so unceremoniously about a year ago, was a victim of the late cyclone. His house was blown at atoms, and it is supposed that he and his family perished as nothing has been heard from them since. (Shickshinny Echo)

  10 July 1879

• La Porte – Mrs. MEYLERT, mother of Michael MEYLERT Esq. and William MEYLERT Esq., of this place died. She had reached the ripe age of 89 years. The funeral was held on Wednesday the 9th, in the Mountain Ash Cemetery.

  17 July 1879

• William A. ROCKWELL, a respected citizen and merchant of Towanda, died at his residence on Monday last after an illness of several months duration. The funeral will take place on Wednesday from the residence of his brother, Mr. Roland R. Rockwell (Reporter – 10th)
• La Porte - The funeral of Mrs. Secku MEYLERT was largely attended.

  24 July 1879

• Enoch BENNETT, 13, was drowned while bathing in Sugar Creek, near Towanda on Wednesday last. He was upon a plank with another boy, paddled out into the deep water, where he fell off, and not being able to swim, was drowned (Journal)
• Edward HUGHES, who kept store on the hill some 25-30 years ago died. From Cherry he removed to Cambra, Luzerne Co., where his death occurred on the 10th. He was about 62, leaves a wife and two sons.

  31 July 1879

• Hattie, twin daughter of Daniel and Lizzie PEALER died Wednesday night. The infant was 5 months and 4 days old and had apparently never been in good health.
• Little Fred WEISS fell from grandfather REESER'S second story porch on Sunday evening and received a severe contusion on the head. Dr. Herrmann was called and the boy is all right again.

  7 August 1998

• Mrs. Ruth Ann CONYNGHAM, widow of late Judge CONYNGHAM, died yesterday morning at her residence in Wilkes Barre, in her 80th year. Her funeral was held on Saturday afternoon.
• William DEEGAN reached the acme of human happiness on Thursday when his spouse presented him with a boy.
• Colley – Martin & Reeser will start their saw mill next week.

  14 August 1879

• W. Bradley KOONS died at the Bristol House, Wilkes Barre, Monday morning, aged 49 years. The body was brought here Wed. morning and conveyed thence to the Huntington Mills church where the funeral was held. Interment took place immediately after at Scott's Cemetery near Waterton (Shickshinny Echo 8th)

  21 August 1879

• ** p. 1 – Bellasylva – photo copy
• ** p. 8 - Trial List for September 1879 – photo copy

  28 August 1879

• Mrs. Ellen ALLEN died in Scranton on Monday at the age of 105. She was a cousin of O'Donovan-Rosa, the Fenian exile, and of William Philip Allen, one of the "Manchester martyrs."

July - Aug 1879