OBIT: Van BROWN, 1900, Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by
Sue Marcus Smrcus@verizon.net

Copyright 2009.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/
_______________________________________________ 

Sudden Death

Mercersburg, Oct 9: A very sad accident resulted fatally at the farm of Miss 
Maria HIESTER, near here, about 1 this afternoon. Charles FALLON's bay packer 
had been taken there and was being set up to go to work. Van BROWN was behind 
it working about the heavy machine when it started to run backwards down a 
decline and throwing him down ran over him. It is very heavy and the poor man 
was crushed so badly that he died almost at once. Mr. BROWN was about 65 years 
of age and a widower with several children. He lived here and his body was 
taken to the former home. No one is to blame for the sad affair.

Franklin Repository, Wednesday, October 10, 1900