Births, Marriages & Deaths From The Carbon Advocate, 1878-1879 This is the third in a series of vital records extracted from the Lehighton Newpaper, The Carbon Advocate. Like the previous parts, in extracting the births, marriages & deaths, I have not included the following types of items: 1. Items that did not pertain to Carbon or the surrounding counties. I excluded anything west and south of Berks County, and south of Lehigh & Northampton Counties. I generally included anything north of Carbon county. 2. Estate notices. 3. Murder trials. 4. Coroner inquests when they are not part of the original death notice. In extracting these records, I have copied items as completely and exactly as possible. I have not attempted to correct any spelling errors. If I felt a need to add any text, I did so in brackets. Although most of the papers on microfilm were easy to read, there were some times where the image quality made things difficult. Because of this, researchers are advised to consult the original records. Volume 6, Number 6, Saturday, January 5, 1878 Local and Personal. Wilheim House and John Leffler were killed by falls of coal in Schuylkill county mines, on Saturday. Local and Personal. One evening last week a Mahoning Valley lady presented her husband with triplets--two boys and one girl. The two boys died on the same evening and the girl two days after birth. Murder and Suicide. The village of Ferndale, near Catasauqua, was Tuesday night the scene of a terribly determined murder, followed by the suicide of the assassin. The village is composed of some forty or fifty dwellings, owened by the Catasauqua Manufacturing Company, whose rolling mill gives employment to most of the inhabitants. In the mill was a young man named John Haddock, a Welshman by birth and a puddler by trade. He was twenty-two years old, steady, industrious, and a leader in the social pleasures of the young people of the place, and had long been attentive to a very quiet, pretty girl living in the village, named Lizzie Davis. For some days past Lizzie has been endeavoring to persuade him to cease calling upon her. This Haddock attributed to the presence of a young man from the coal mines who was visiting Ferndale, but had paid her no special attention. Haddock became very jealous and threatened Lizzie, some days since, saying he would kill her if she did not marry him, to which threat she paid no heed except to laugh at it. Tuesday night, a little before nine o'clock. Haddock called upon Lizzie, whom he found temporarily alone at the house of a relative. What occurred during the brief moments of his call no mortal knows. Two shots were heard by the neighbors, but, being attributed to New Year carousal, no special attention was paid to them. Fifteen minutes later a cry of "Murder!" was heard coming from the home of young Haddock. When the neighbors 1 reached the house they were told by his agonized mother that John came in a few moments previously, asked for a light, went up stairs, and immediately after a shot was heard. The body of the young man was found on the stairway landing quite dead. he had thrown himself upon his back on the floor, deliberately pressed the pistol against his breast and fired directly into his heart. His collar was found at his side. On it he had written "Forgive me, mother." Just after this William Davis, the cousin of Lizzie Davis, on entering his house found something obstructing the door. Having forced an entrance he found Lizzie lying in a pool of blood. Being picked up tenderly she gave one or two gasps and died. She had been shot directly behind the ear and had fallen, apparently without a struggle, to the floor. Then the murderer had proceeded to the kitchen, found the carving knife, and, returning to the prostrate girl, inflicted gash after gash until his jealous vengeance was satisfied. He then fled to his home, a few doors distant, to finish his work, as before narrated. The murderer's overcoat and necktie were found on the floor, near the body of the murdered girl. The carving knife lay on the kitchen table, covered with blood. So to two families the new year comes in with sorrow and tears and shame. MARRIED, ANDREAS-GOMBERT.--On the 23rd ult., by Rev. A. Bartholomew, Mr. Levi Andreas, of East Penn, this county, and Miss Sarah Gombert, of West Penn, Schuylkill co. MARRIED, HOFFMAN-FROHNHEISER.--On the 30th ult., by the same, Mr. Jerome Hoffman and Miss Sally Frohnheiser, both of East Penn, this county. MARRIED, REINHARDT-SOWDEN.--At Ironton, Lehigh county, Pa., by Rev. Jas. A. Little, pastor of Hokendauqua Church, W. R. Reinhardt, of Shamokin and Miss A. T. Sowden, of Ironton, Penn'a. DIED, FRANTZ.--On the 2nd ult., in West Penn, George Frantz, aged 56 years, 1 month and 19 days. DIED, EBERTS.--On the 3rd ult., at Bloomingdale, Birdie Eurene, son of William and Anna Eberts, aged 5 years, 5 mos. and 10 days. DIED, BENIGOFF.--On the 17th ult., in East Penn, Nathan Jonas, son of William and Adeline Benigoff, aged 7 months and 25 days. DIED, HAUSER.--On the 19th ult., in West Penn, Gideon, son of Isaac and Elizabeth Hauser, aged 31 years, 3 months and 3 days. DIED, WEHR.--On the 21st ult., in East Penn, Wm. Alfred, son of Cyrus and Mary A. Wehr, aged 9 years, 1 month and 16 days. DIED, SCHELLHAMMER.--On the 21st ult., in West Penn, Dan'l Schellhammer, aged 91 years, 10 months and 10 days. DIED, KOCHER.--On the 28th ult., in West Penn, Mary, wife of Elias Kocher, aged 28 years. 2 Volume 6, Number 7, Saturday, January 12, 1878 Letter from Mauch Chunk. SUDDEN DEATH. The sudden and mysterious death at Upper Lehigh, of Monsieur Jno. F. Fabla, on last Monday morning, causes sadness to prevail among the many to whom deceased was particularly known. Monsieur was universally esteemed a prince of good fellows, hence the regret. For some years he had been Superintendent of the bar of the Mansion, but for the last year or year and half he kept Leisenring's Boarding House at Upper Lehigh, where, just suiting the kind of custom he usually entertained, he was greatly appreciated. Monsieur was a man of polite manners and knew to perfection how to put on airs, but a good fellow withal, whose loss will be long felt. He belonged to the Mauch Chunk Division of Knights of Honor, many of whom attended his funeral at Upper Lehigh on Wednesday afternoon. Letter from Mauch Chunk. MATRIMONIAL. On last Tuesday, Mr. Blasius Sizer, of Bowman's, had the hardihood to wed Miss Julia Sauer, of East Mauch Chunk, Rev. Father Heinen tying the knot. MARRIED, ARNER-BIERY.--On the 5th inst., by Rev. J. E. Freeman, at Weissport, Mr. J. C. Arner and Elizabeth J. Biery, both of that place. DIED, SCHERER.--In Weissport, on the 2d inst., Jacob Scherer, aged 72 years, 2 months and 23 days. DIED, GRAVER.--In Weissport, on the 3d inst., Howard Ellsworth, infant son of Owen and Fianna Graver, aged 23 days. Volume 6, Number 8, Saturday, January 19, 1878 PARAGRAPHIC. Addis MacVeagh, cousin of the Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, and a leading citizen of Williamsport, Pa., died several days ago. Two years ago he was the Democratic candidate for Mayor of Williamsport. Local and Personal. Mrs. Owen Dreisbach was killed by a L. and S. freight train, while attempting to cross the track at Siegfried's Bridge, on Thursday. Local and Personal. An unknown man, apparently a shoemaker, about 60 years of age, was killed by a pay car, at Bowman's Station, on the Lehigh Valley RR., on Thursday. Local and Personal. A quantity of sulphur gas in Potts' colliery, near Ashland, exploded Tuesday evening, killing four men, named Jones, Wilson, Cosgrove and Guyer, and injuring three others, one severely. Albrightsville Items. Mr. Peter Berger, an old and respected resident of Mecksville, died on Sunday of last week, from the effects of an overdose of morphia, which he had taken to relieve pain. 3 Big Creek Items. Daniel Solt, an old resident of this Valley, died Sunday before last, from a stroke of palsy. MARRIED, MUNSCH-HENRY.--On the 25th ult., by the Rev. W. H. Conrad, Mr. Jos. C. Munsch, of South Bethlehem, to Miss Mary Henry, of Lehighton. MARRIED, BEIL-EISLY.--On the 30th ult., by the Rev. S. A. Ziegenfuss, Mr. George A. Beil, of Stemton, to Miss Lilly A. Eisly, of Coplay. MARRIED, STROHL-GREENZWEIG.--In Trachsville, on the 2nd ult., by Rev. C. G. Eichenberger, Mr. Francis S. Strohl, of Kunkleton, Monroe co., and Flora Greenzweig, of Trachsvilla, this county. MARRIED, MOYER-CHRISTMAN.--On the 16th of November last, by A. D. Christman, J. P., W. Moyer, of Stoney Crek, and Elizabeth Christman, of Albirghtsville. MARRIED, BEAR-MOYER.--On the 29th ult., in Penn Forest twsp., by A. D. Christman, J. P., Peter Beer and Abby Moyer, both of Penn Forest township. MARRIED, BAUMGARTNER-GETZ.--On the 7th ult., at Middle Creek, by Rev. T. E. Erdman, Charles H. Baumgartner, of Effort, Monroe co., and Alice Augusta Getz, of Albrightsville, this county. DIED, DEPPEY.--On the 8th ult., in Albrightsville, of Diphtheria, William Harrison, son of Henry J. and Sarah J. Deppey, aged 2 years, 7 months and 9 days. DIED, RUACH.--On the 10th ult., at Wind Run, of diphtheria, a daughter of John and Malinda Rauch, aged 3 years, 1 month and 5 days.