William W. Crabb (1876-1948) – Great-Grandson of Early Gratz Settler
WILLIAM W. CRABB William W. Crabb, age 71 years, of Loyalton, died in a Harrisburg hospital on Saturday. Mr. Crabb was a son of William Crabb and Sarah [Welker] Crabb. […]
Financing the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
In mid-1910,information surfaced in the local and area newspapers of the financing for the new railroad in the Lykens Valley, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. The information included the amount of […]
Mary M. [Lubold] Reigle (1876-1948)
MRS. MARY M. REIGLE Mrs. Mary M. Reigle, age 73 years, widow of Michael Reigle, died at her home in Big Run of Wednesday. She was a daughter of the […]
Harry E. Rush (1879-1948) – Pennsylvania Railroad Agent at Elizabethville
HARRY E. RUSH DIED THIS MORNING Harry E. Rush, age 68 years, retired agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died suddenly at his home, East Main Street, [Elizabethville], this Thursday […]
Harvey S. Matter (1891-1948) – Clerk in County Quarter Sessions Court
HARVEY S. MATTER PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY Harvey S. Matter, 57, Deputy Clerk in the Office of Dauphin County Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court, died in the Harrisburg Hospital about 5:30 […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Lykens Standard (1)
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
Julia A. Romberger (1868-1938) – Died at Nephew’s Home in Willow Grove
MISS JULIA ROMBERGER Miss Julia Romberger, age 69 years, died at the home of her nephew, Harry Walters, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Tuesday morning. She had been in ill health for […]
Dorothy Elva [Hassinger] Keiter (1905-1938)
MRS. CHARLES KEITER Mrs. Dorothy Keiter, age 33 years, 6 months and 18 days, of Washington Township, near Loyalton, died in a Harrisburg hospital last Friday evening. She has been […]