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All McDonald Newspaper Items from Victoria Hospodar Valentine, researcher and transcriber.
Unless noted, all other Newspaper Items from Judith Florian, researcher, transcriber, webmaster.

Obituaries from Aug. 26, 1904

1904

Mrs. Erasmus Wilson - Pittsburg [sic], Aug. 25 - Mrs. Jeannette Macauly, wife of Erasmus Wilson, died this morning at the Allegheny General Hospital, of nervous exhaustion, following a long siege of grip. She was a daughter of John G. Macauly, one of the early carpet dealers of Pittsburg[sic]. He served through the Mexican war under Captain Samuel Black. Her mother, Elizabeth Mahon, was a member of the distinguished Mahon family of this city. Her mother dying while she was yet a child, Mrs. Wilson was reared by the Rev. Dr. David McConaughey, president of Washington college, Washington, Pa. She was educated in the Washington Female Seminary, where she became noted for rare musical talent, her voice comparing favorably with the great singers, while her mastery of the piano was regarded by her instructors as something wonderful and very promising. Her musical career was practically ended by the death of Dr. McConaughey. She taught music in the Washington schools for a time. In 1876 she married Erasmus Wilson, since which time she has resided in Allegheny. Owing to almost continuous ill health, she kept aloof from society, seeming to care only for the seclusion of home. She leaves, besides her husband, one sister, Mary E. [Bell ? Hell ? ], of this city, the only near relative now living.

Ethel Gayhart - Miss Ethel Gayhart, daughter of A. R. Gayhart, died yesterday afternoon at about 4:45 o'clock, at the home of her grandmother and aunt. Mrs. Rebecca Stockton and Mrs. Emma S. Holber_ [?], 577 [or 677] West Chestnut street, where she made her home. The deceased was aged almost [20 ?] years, and had been ill only for the past four weeks, of typhoid fever. Her death comes as a severe shock to her father, the relatives with whom she was living and her friends. Her mother died several years ago. She was a graduate of the West Washington High school and finished her junior year at the Washington seminary June 1st. She was a member of the Third Presbyterian church. She had been in critical condition for several days and her friends had feared for her recovery.

Miss Mabel Elliott - Word has been received in Washington of the death at the home of her parents, near Butler, of Miss Mabel Elliott, of typhoid fever. Miss Elliott was the daughter of H. R. Elliott, who has been principal of the Turtle Creek schools for a number of years and who was formerly principal of the Washington schools. She was aged about 20 years, and had been ill only a short time. She is survived, besides her parents, by two sisters and one brother. Miss Elliott was a niece of Mrs. C. B. Kellogg, of Hall avenue.

Harper W. Scott - Florence, August 25 - Word has been received here of the death at Vision, Iowa, of Harper W. Scott, brother of Holland W. Scott, of this place. Mr. Scott died on August 9. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Gardener Scott, and five children: Holland Meredith, Louis Archibald, William Dudley, Hiram Harper, and Mrs. Eliza May [Brown?], all of Iowa. [rest of Obituary was cut off].

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