Obituary of Sallie Ketner

Death of Aged Hermit.
Bernvile, Pa., Feb. 2. 1885

Sallie Ketner, a mountain hermit, died yesterday in the 85th year of her age. She lived for forty-eighty years in a hut which stood midway between Bernville and Shartlesville. She owned thirty acres of ground. The hut was a very dilapidated structure. The roof was so full of holes that she frequently used an umbrella to keep herself dry in rainy weather. Finally the hut tumbled in and Miss Ketner was taken out of the ruins and found to be fatally injured. Several of her dogs were killed by the falling timbers. The woman was fond of dogs and owned about a dozen. She was taken to the house of Frederick Epting, who cared for her up to her death. A number of men at one time went to her place and killed a number of her dogs because they thought they had enough to do to provide for the old lady. She began her hermit life about fifty years ago, owing to a disappointment in love. She was frequently seen on foot in the chase following her pack of hounds over the hills. When old age came on the farmers in the valley cared for her.