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Sudden Death of James A. Snyder

| March 19, 2012

James  Snyder LYKENS, 19 June 1903. — We are sorry to chronicle the sudden death of James Snyder of Center View, which occurred on Sunday morning, the 14th inst., of heart trouble, at the age of 73 years.  He was one of those generous, open-hearted men who always had a smile and kind word for […]

Henry Keiser, 92, Died Suddenly Wednesday

| March 18, 2012

  HENRY KEISER, 92, DIED SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY LYKENS, March 1933.– Henry Keiser, 92, oldest male resident of Lykens, died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Daisy Long, South Second Street, Wednesday night at 10:45, death having been caused by a heart attack. Mr. Keiser, a veteran of the Civil War, is widely known […]

Death of Samuel S. Matter

| March 11, 2012

DEATHS SAMUEL S. MATTER LYKENS, 20 November 1903. — Samuel S. Matter, an old resident of this place, was found dead in a back kitchen at his residence on Main Street, about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.  Mr. Matter, who was employed at Short Mountain Breaker, returned home from work shortly after five o’clock and entered the […]

Josiah W. Steever, Killed in Mines

| March 10, 2012

TWO KILLED IN PLYMOUTH MINE PLYMOUTH, 27 August 1903. — A heavy fall of coal in the Red Ash vein of the No. 5 colliery of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company in Plymouth at 10:30 this morning cost the lives of two men.  They are, J. W. Steever, miner, aged 52 years, of East […]

Lykens G.A.R. Monument Update of 1925

| March 4, 2012

The post today looks at additional information discovered from research about the Lykens G.A.R. Monument.  The criteria for inclusion of names on the monument is presented as well as some discussion of the work of Henry Keiser in  finalizing plans for the monument’s erection.  The last post describing the monument was presented as part of […]