Samuel Isett Dies at Age 87

Herald of May 23, 1895

Samuel B. Isett died at his home at Mt. Etna on May 18 at the age of 87. Death was due to infirmities incident to advanced years. He was well known throughout this section of the state and was especially prominent in Blair County. He was born at Arch Springs, Sinking Valley, in 1808.

Pay day at Carlim was followed by a large number of peddlers. The Cove Forge correspondent asked if some way could be found to stop this nuisance of peddlers annoying Carlim people.

A census for a city directory listed the population of Altoona at 35,502 within the city limits.

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