Vintage Johnstown

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

March 5, 1904 - KILLED ON THE RAIL & JOHNSTOWN ATTEMPTED MURDER

George Tohovocz - 328 McConaughy Street - killed by train by Stone Bridge

Peter Yeager shot by Mrs. Mollie Knabe.

Constable Ripple

Suspect George Maser

Mrs. William Michael

Patrick Lyden

Frederick Knabe married to Mollie (Snider) Knabe

March 5, 1904 - WARNING GRAPHIC READ HOLOCAUST AT MORRELLVILLE & ANOTHER FIRE AT MORRELLVILLE DESTROYS HOMES & BUSINESSES

Fatal fire at a small house at the corner of Spruce and Decker Avenue in Morrellville. Mrs. Anges Shenefelt left the house for a few minutes and in that time - that's when the fire started, Killed were two of her children - 6 year old Elsie an invalid and little baby Robert.

Business and home fire in Morrellville around the 72 Fairfield Avenue area. James Dick, John Esterly, William Stutzman,

George Cupp

The Letters - April 22, 1918 - To Mrs. Anna Hay from her Granddaughter Alice Mills Hay - daughter of Mrs. Hay's son John

Woodlyn, Pa

April 22, 1918

Dear Grandmother,

Enclosed you will find a so called picture of myself (no picture was found in the envelope) which I had taken for the year book at school. The family here at home do not think it particularly good but I shall let you judge for yourself.

I had intended to writing you before this to thank you for those papers that you filled out & that father gave to me on the 17^th of last month when I passed my eighteenth birthday. At the present time I am not going to do anything with them but put them away until I have the time to give over to that and the financial standing is better.

As you know I hope to graduate from high school next June. I had a lovely letter from Gertrude Wagoner at Well College asking me to come there next year, but father feels I ought to not go away and leave mother and then too more especially he does not want me to live away for such a length of time. So at the present I have or rather am planning to remain at home next winter and take up my music both piano and vocal I hope.

We are having quite a farm this year with a big garden and the two front meadows are down in grain. A farmer from up the road is farming them while father is running the garden. John (her briother) is still working at the Chester Ship Building Company and likes it exceedingly well.

Hoping your quite well,

Lovingly,

Alice Mills Hay