Suicide at Columbus, 1914
New Egypt Press 10 Apr 1914
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Amanda Kirby Obituary, 1914
KIRBY, AMANDA from the New Egypt Press 16 Jan 1914 Miss Amanda Kirby, aged 33 yeard died at her home near Columbus on Saturday the 10th inst., after a lingering illness. Miss Kirby was a sister to Mr. Walter Kirby who is quite well known in this vicinity. Funeral was held on Wednesday with interment at Jacbostown
Bad Storm in Burlington County, 1858
From the New Jersey Mirror 26 Aug 1858 The storm on Tuesday afternoon of last week, was very severe in different parts of the County. Near the Red Lion, a man named George Bartlett, was struck by lightning, and instantly killed. He was a carpenter and had been at work on the house of Josiah Prickitt. When the storm came up, he went in the house, and took a seat near the chimney, in the kitchen, Mr. Prickitt sitting only a few feet from him. The fluid ran down the chimney, immediately by the side of Mr. Bartlett, killing him instantly, while Mr. Prickitt was but slightly stunned. In various parts of Springfield, the wind and hail did considerable damage. Fields of corn were completely prostrated, trees and fences blown down, and a large quantity of window-glass broken. In the house of James B. Warner, 71 panes of glass were broken, and in the house of George Gandy, 49 panes were demolished and scattered, by the force of the wind and hail. At Francis B. Warner's, a chimney was b...