GUN BELIEVED TO HAVE DISCHARGED CROSSING FENCE
When one of the horses he was driving to the watering trough, located a short distance over the hill from the house, Wednesday afternoon between four and five o'clock, began shying, Lee Bowser, a well known resident of East Franklin township, had his attention directed to an object lying on the ground a short distance away. On closer investigation he was startled to find the object to be the body of his brother, William Bowser, with the entire top of his head blown away. The body was lying on one side of a fence adjacent to the water trough. On the opposite side lay a shot gun with one barrel empty and which from all appearances had been discharged suddenly as the unfortunate man was in the act of climbing over the fence. Death evidently occurred instantly.
The two brothers owned adjoining farms but there is no dwelling on the land owned by William Bowser, hence he lived with his brother on the latter's place, which was formerly the John Laird farm, located between Montgomeryville and Cowansville. Both brothers were unmarried.
The last seen of the unfortunate man alive was just after dinner Wednesday after he had borrowed a shot gun at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles McClay, in the same neighborhood, and had started for his own farm, intent on shooting rats which had been investing the barn and carrying off grain. The usual route to his land lay down over the hill past the watering trough where his body was discovered about four hours later.
Friends of the deceased say he was not familiar with fire arms and had never owned a weapon of any kind.
He was aged about 45 years and was a son of the late Wilson Bowser. A singular feature of the sad occurrence was the fact that he met his tragic death on the fourth anniversary of the death of his mother. One sister. Mrs. Charles McClay and two brothers. Lee and Edward Bowser, all of East Franklin Township, survive.
Funeral of William Bowser
The funeral services of William Bowser will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of the deceased's sister, Mrs. C. A. McClay, near Cowansville.
Simpsons' Daily Leader Times (Kittanning Pennsylvania) - 13 April, 1922 - Page 1
Contributor: J.C._roots_ (49809038)
When one of the horses he was driving to the watering trough, located a short distance over the hill from the house, Wednesday afternoon between four and five o'clock, began shying, Lee Bowser, a well known resident of East Franklin township, had his attention directed to an object lying on the ground a short distance away. On closer investigation he was startled to find the object to be the body of his brother, William Bowser, with the entire top of his head blown away. The body was lying on one side of a fence adjacent to the water trough. On the opposite side lay a shot gun with one barrel empty and which from all appearances had been discharged suddenly as the unfortunate man was in the act of climbing over the fence. Death evidently occurred instantly.
The two brothers owned adjoining farms but there is no dwelling on the land owned by William Bowser, hence he lived with his brother on the latter's place, which was formerly the John Laird farm, located between Montgomeryville and Cowansville. Both brothers were unmarried.
The last seen of the unfortunate man alive was just after dinner Wednesday after he had borrowed a shot gun at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles McClay, in the same neighborhood, and had started for his own farm, intent on shooting rats which had been investing the barn and carrying off grain. The usual route to his land lay down over the hill past the watering trough where his body was discovered about four hours later.
Friends of the deceased say he was not familiar with fire arms and had never owned a weapon of any kind.
He was aged about 45 years and was a son of the late Wilson Bowser. A singular feature of the sad occurrence was the fact that he met his tragic death on the fourth anniversary of the death of his mother. One sister. Mrs. Charles McClay and two brothers. Lee and Edward Bowser, all of East Franklin Township, survive.
Funeral of William Bowser
The funeral services of William Bowser will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of the deceased's sister, Mrs. C. A. McClay, near Cowansville.
Simpsons' Daily Leader Times (Kittanning Pennsylvania) - 13 April, 1922 - Page 1
Contributor: J.C._roots_ (49809038)
GUN BELIEVED TO HAVE DISCHARGED CROSSING FENCE
When one of the horses he was driving to the watering trough, located a short distance over the hill from the house, Wednesday afternoon between four and five o'clock, began shying, Lee Bowser, a well known resident of East Franklin township, had his attention directed to an object lying on the ground a short distance away. On closer investigation he was startled to find the object to be the body of his brother, William Bowser, with the entire top of his head blown away. The body was lying on one side of a fence adjacent to the water trough. On the opposite side lay a shot gun with one barrel empty and which from all appearances had been discharged suddenly as the unfortunate man was in the act of climbing over the fence. Death evidently occurred instantly.
The two brothers owned adjoining farms but there is no dwelling on the land owned by William Bowser, hence he lived with his brother on the latter's place, which was formerly the John Laird farm, located between Montgomeryville and Cowansville. Both brothers were unmarried.
The last seen of the unfortunate man alive was just after dinner Wednesday after he had borrowed a shot gun at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles McClay, in the same neighborhood, and had started for his own farm, intent on shooting rats which had been investing the barn and carrying off grain. The usual route to his land lay down over the hill past the watering trough where his body was discovered about four hours later.
Friends of the deceased say he was not familiar with fire arms and had never owned a weapon of any kind.
He was aged about 45 years and was a son of the late Wilson Bowser. A singular feature of the sad occurrence was the fact that he met his tragic death on the fourth anniversary of the death of his mother. One sister. Mrs. Charles McClay and two brothers. Lee and Edward Bowser, all of East Franklin Township, survive.
Funeral of William Bowser
The funeral services of William Bowser will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of the deceased's sister, Mrs. C. A. McClay, near Cowansville.
Simpsons' Daily Leader Times (Kittanning Pennsylvania) - 13 April, 1922 - Page 1
Contributor: J.C._roots_ (49809038)
When one of the horses he was driving to the watering trough, located a short distance over the hill from the house, Wednesday afternoon between four and five o'clock, began shying, Lee Bowser, a well known resident of East Franklin township, had his attention directed to an object lying on the ground a short distance away. On closer investigation he was startled to find the object to be the body of his brother, William Bowser, with the entire top of his head blown away. The body was lying on one side of a fence adjacent to the water trough. On the opposite side lay a shot gun with one barrel empty and which from all appearances had been discharged suddenly as the unfortunate man was in the act of climbing over the fence. Death evidently occurred instantly.
The two brothers owned adjoining farms but there is no dwelling on the land owned by William Bowser, hence he lived with his brother on the latter's place, which was formerly the John Laird farm, located between Montgomeryville and Cowansville. Both brothers were unmarried.
The last seen of the unfortunate man alive was just after dinner Wednesday after he had borrowed a shot gun at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles McClay, in the same neighborhood, and had started for his own farm, intent on shooting rats which had been investing the barn and carrying off grain. The usual route to his land lay down over the hill past the watering trough where his body was discovered about four hours later.
Friends of the deceased say he was not familiar with fire arms and had never owned a weapon of any kind.
He was aged about 45 years and was a son of the late Wilson Bowser. A singular feature of the sad occurrence was the fact that he met his tragic death on the fourth anniversary of the death of his mother. One sister. Mrs. Charles McClay and two brothers. Lee and Edward Bowser, all of East Franklin Township, survive.
Funeral of William Bowser
The funeral services of William Bowser will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of the deceased's sister, Mrs. C. A. McClay, near Cowansville.
Simpsons' Daily Leader Times (Kittanning Pennsylvania) - 13 April, 1922 - Page 1
Contributor: J.C._roots_ (49809038)
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