Lancaster County PA Archives Obituaries.....Meir, Jacob 1847
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The Greenville Record Argus, Tuesday, 24 September 1907.
Sharon, Mercer County, PA (Pulaski is now part of Lawrence County, PA)
In connection with the discovery of a well preserved skeleton of a man by 
laborers in the Hickory sand bank at Wheatland, a story is being related by 
the older inhabitants of the town which, if true, probably cleared a murder 
mystery of 60 years ago. During the construction of the Erie-Beaver canal, 
camps were established at a number of points where diggers made their 
headquarters. One day Jacob Meir, a Lancaster County Dutchman, put in his 
appearance at a camp near Pulaski. He stated he had come to Pittsburgh by 
the old Portage canal, where he had purchased a horse and rode to Pulaski. 
He had asked to stay for the night and stated he had come West for the 
purpose of purchasing a farm in Mercer County or in Ohio. He carried his 
wealth in leather saddle bags and displayed his money to the diggers. The 
next day he started for the camp above, which was Sharon. That was the last 
ever seen of him.
     About two months after this his brother and a nephew arrived at Pulaski 
in search of Meir. They stated that they had not heard from him and were 
apprehensive for his safety. The diggers remembered having seen the man and 
said Meir had gone to Sharon. His relatives traveled on to Sharon, but no 
one remembered having seen Meir there. They began a search following the 
course of the canal in the direction of Pulaski. About one mile from where 
the Hickory sand bank is now located they came across Meir’s horse. It was 
grazing in the fields. Later they discovered the leather saddle bags. These 
had been rifled, but they easily identified them. After scouring the 
wilderness for weeks they were forced to give up the search and returned 
home.
The Greenville Record Argus, Tuesday, 24 September 1907. pp. 4

Additional Comments:
The date of death may be off a few years. The name is given as Meir, but could 
be Meyer, Myer, etc.

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