« Erie PA News and Events for Saturday September 3, 2005 | Main | Erie PA News and Events for Monday September 5, 2005 »
Erie PA News and Events for Sunday September 4, 2005
Posted by Dennis on September 4, 2005
This riveting unsolved mystery story is by John Stark Bellamy II in the Rutland Herald. In August of 1929, the body of a young woman was found in a Vermont field. It was thought to be a suicide. Ten months later George Packard told authorities he thought it could be his wife. He identified the dead woman as Catherine Packard, his wife. Mabel Abbott, who helped raise Catherine, didn’t believe it was her, asked questions and went searching. In August of 1930 Abbott found Catherine working as a maid in New Hampshire after having spent nearly a year in Erie, PA. Her boyfriend worked at GE but later lost that job so the two of them left Erie. Catherine admitted that she had written several suicide notes. With all the publicity the case generated, Belle Chickering came forward and said it could be her daughter. Catherine Packard said she recalled a woman matching Chickering from a place she one worked and even remembered that the woman had the same colored purse as the purse found with the dead girl. Catherine Packard was later convicted of adultery and spent time in prison and her husband was granted a divorce. Catherine later married the father of her divorced husband. The story can’t be wrapped up in a nice little bow like a CSI episode because no positive identification was ever made of the body of the woman found in the field.
Lauren Burns, a student at LECOM, received the Russell C McCaughan, DO, Education Scholarship for 2005 from the American Osteopathic Foundation.
Area events:
* Free fireworks tonight at dusk at Waldameer Park and Water World.
* The 2005 Erie PA German Heritage Festival is being held at St Nick’s Grove, 5131 Old French Road (Route 97). Admission is $4 with kids under 12 getting in for free.
* The Erie SeaWolves final homestand of the 2005 season continues with games today and Monday.
Erie area high school football scores:
Erie Strong Vincent 42 Warren 7
Reynolds 14 Kennedy Catholic 7
Youngsville 19 Cochranton 14
Erie area college football scores:
Gannon University got crushed 61-10 by second-ranked Grand Valley State. GVS racked up 680 yards against a pretty decent Gannon defense.
Northern Michigan scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to come from behind against Mercyhurst, 40-35 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football action at the Superior Dome.
East Stroudsburg beat the Edinboro football team 23-21.
Baldwin-Wallace beat Allegheny 23-17 in overtime.
Freshman Tyler Emerick scored a goal at 87:25 to break a scoreless tie and lift the Mercyhurst Men’s Soccer team to a 1-0 victory over St Joseph’s (Ind).
The Gannon University women’s soccer team scored three second-half goals to overtake the University of Charleston 4-3 in the Lady Knights’ home opener Saturday afternoon. Katy Lynn, Rebecca Opaluch, Alison Mabery and Missy Cicuto each scored for Gannon.
The Mercyhurst Lakers Women’s Volleyball Team suffered its first defeat of the season to Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3-0.
The Gannon University Women’s Volleyball team won two matches at the Mercyhurst Invitational Saturday defeating both Shepherd (WVa) and Bowie State 3-0.
Brett MacLean scored twice and added two assists to lead the Erie Otters to an 11-2 win over the Buffalo Jr Sabres in a pre-season hockey game played at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. Sean O’Connor also scored twice for the Otters while singles went to Derek Merlini, Jordan Nolan, Patrick Lee, Justin Hodgman, Eric Regan, Christian Seest Olsen and Ryan O’Marra. Derrick Bagshaw added four assists for the winners while Merlini, Regan, Jason Speight and Josh Kidd each assisted on two goals. Brent Alexin and Mario Cote scored for the Jr Sabres. The Otters led 4-1 after one and 8-1 heading into the third. Jhase Sniderman started for the Otters and allowed one goal on 10 shots. Ryan Ludzik came on midway through the second period and allowed one goal on nine shots. Tickets for the Otters Pre-Season Tournament September 16th and 17th at the Tullio Arena and tickets for the Otters 10th Anniversary Home Opener on September 29th are on sale now.
Posted by Dennis at September 4, 2005 6:55 AM
Add a
link and graphic to your site to show that you're from Erie. Meet new peeps, share you thoughts on our fair city, do whatever you like.
