Bedford County PA Archives News.....James Hughes Accidental Death May 3, 1861
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The Bedford Inquirer: (Bedford, Pa.) May 3, 1861
James Hughes Accidental Death
On Thursday the 11th inst., James Hughes, residing on the farm or Wm. Hull, in
Napier Township, went out for the purpose of cutting rail timber. The tree which he
was felling split when partially cut down, and struck him and fractured his neck,
which, it is supposed, caused instant death. A jury was summoned by John W. Hull,
who, together with Dr. Ely, of Schellsburg examined the body, and rendered their
verdict as above. He was a poor man, a day laborer, and has left a wife and four
children, the youngest about two weeks old to mourn his loss. There is no certainty
about his age, but he was supposed to be about fifty years. Truly "in the midst of
life we are in death." B. W. J. 

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