Happy New Year from all of us at Vintage Johnstown!

 

August 22, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Babes in the Woods Found Safe, Local Fire Companies Update, Cambria Iron, Female Suffrage Mrs. Geo. McDowell, Giant Human Footprint Found & Scalp Level Girl Saves a Life

Good Will Hook and Ladder along with Assistance Fire Company.

Female Suffrage - Mrs. George McDowell - Market Master

Emma Orris saves 7 year old daughter of Joseph Lare from drowning.

 

August 11, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - East Conemaugh Peep Show, Snake Alert, Ice Water Fatal, Dangers of Sunstroke and Horse poo poo problem

Richard Glass - Loretto - Sunstroke

 

August 4, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Clock Tinker Theft, Woodvale Picnic, Baseball not so popular, St. Joseph Concert and Toddler saved at last minute

Hotel of George Conrad - Scalp Level

St. Joseph Church School Concert

 

July 25, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Preforming bear arrested, Railroad - Record time to Pittsburgh, More census issues and Arrested for playing baseball on sunday

Conemaugh Boro marriage. 

James Westfall - Pacific Express Train

Wood & Morrell Company

 

July 18, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Stop stealing flowers from Sandy Vale, Lost child found safe, Ice Water killer, Mine Accident, Census Issues, Small Pox, Drought Conditions and Touring Outskirts

Jacob Horner - Sandy Vale Cemetery, John Spangler - Zouaves.

Son of James Williams hurt. Edward Hassler - Mine accident fatal in Prospect.

 

July 14, 1870 - Cambria Freeman - Assorted death notices including a baby, Scarlet Fever, assorted accidents with loss of limbs and a horrible cess-pool accident

Maj. Isaac Teeter, Michael Grady and George McDowell

Johnstown Ore found near Wharton Furnace - Somerset County.

Thomas Carroll

Bernard Brender - fatal cess-pool accident

Henry Michael - Infant son of John and Mary Ann Kennedy - Carrolltown - obit

June 27, 1870 - Cambria Freeman - Assorted Picnics, Chief Logan - Penn Silver Spoon, Band Concert, Girl bitten by dog - 6th Ward, Gypsies at Whiskey Springs, Ginger & Cream of Tartar makes a refreshing drink and Potato Proud

Hamilton Girl - bitten by dog in 6th Ward

 

June 23, 1870 - Cambria Freeman - Wild poultry and snake week, Hinchy family destitute, Doings in Court, 108 yr old, Woolen Factory update, new buildings,picnic in Woodvale, Scarlet Fever and EGAN-CONRAD married

Johnstown Woolen Factory

Dr. Ben Yeagley, Jacob Fronheiser and Jacob Fend

Child of George Baltzer - died of scarlet fever from Conemaugh Boro.