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CASS, Willis M. Accidentally Shot. A very sad accident occured at Cleveland's Corners last Thursday afternoon. It seems that Willis M. Cass, a son of Mart Cass, Esq. of this place, went out to shoot a chicken and finding a flock together laid his rifle down and took up a stone which he threw into the flock in order to scatter them, and drawing his gun up quickly, the piece was discharged, and the contents passed through his head entering just back of the right ear. The accident occurred about three o'clock and the young man died about five. Dr. Townsend, of Covington, was summoned and the ball was extracted but the poor boy was almost "over the river" before the ball was reached. Willis was a general favorite in this place and his sudden death causes great sorrow. What makes it still more sad is the fact that he was married on Christmas Day to Miss Mertle Cleveland, daughter of O. Cleveland, Esq., of Cleveland's Corners where the sad accident occurred. The funeral took place last Saturday at 2 o'clock in the Christian Church at Canoe Camp, the ceremonies being conducted by Rev. E. E. Morris of Mainesburg, who only twelve days before had united him in marriage as above stated. A large number of his friends from here followed the remains to their last resting place. 

IN MEMORIAM. March 7, 1888 Mrs. Alonzo M. Spencer, of Canoe Camp, Tioga Co., Pa., was born at Wellsboro, Jan. 19, 18--(illegible), and died Feb. 22, 1888. Her maiden name was Mary Edna Fellows, daughter of Erastus Fellows, who for many years kept a temperance hotel in the county seat of Tioga Co., Pa. In her childhood she with her older sister, now wife of E. J. Purple, Wellsboro, sometimes attended the Methodist church with her mother, who still lives, a charter member of that church and I think the oldest inhabitant born in that town. Her name in early childhood was enrolled a member of the Sabbath School of the Presbyterian church, where I became her pastor and first became acquainted with her. I remember her as a very sweet child there, and very attractive at her old home, the penalty of which she had to pay by receiving many, perhaps some, unwelcome kisses. In 1856, when only sixteen years old, she with more than fifty others, all of them older than her, united with the Presbyterian church of her native town. It is the opinion of her pastor that if her seniors, who joined her on that joyful communion occasion could feel that they had fulfilled the confession they then made as faithfully as she did, they would be quite satisfied. It was a very pleasant occasion on the 5th of January, 1869, when she was united in marriage with Mr. Spencer at the old hotel in the presence of a large company from different parts of the county. The families of both parties had been among the oldest citizens of the county. Official and business relations had accumulated a large acquaintance at the old hostelery, so the invitations were many. No one doubted that the bride of that occasion would fully meet her part of the engagement. Nineteen years has confirmed all good expectations and wishes of her many friends. With health not firm she was a help and comfort to her husband, a good mother to her boy and household and a kind neighbor. A letter from her brother who had come from Missouri to attend her last sickness written by her request just before she died, says: "I want my old minister who baptized me and married me, to bury me if he can do it," and then he adds "Mary has taught me how to live and how to die a triumphant Christian's death. Her last words were the most impressive sermon I ever heard, from the words of her Lord when he was going to the cross, "Thy will be done." She tried at stop them all from weeping for her as she had nothing but thankfulness in her heart for the love of her friends and the infinitely greater love of her Savior. "So fades a summer cloud away, So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, So gently shuts the eye of day, So dies a wave along the shore." J. F. Calkins. East Avon, N. Y., March 7, 1888 

HART Mrs. Wellington Hart died very suddenly last Sunday at her home in Cherry Flats. She had been lifted from her bed to visit with her sister. After an hour's pleasant conversation she complained that she was feeling badly, was lifted back into bed and expired immediately. Mrs. Hart's maiden name was Lucy Crowley, and her home was in Weelsboro where the funeral will be held today. She had been married about two years. Her health was greatly impaired by the birth of a child about a month ago. She was a lady of many admirable traits if character, whose death is greatly lamented by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The bereaved husband is a brother of Mr. Frank P. Hart, of this boro. 

My mother, shall I see her no more, Has she passed forever away From kindred and loved ones too, To mingle again with the clay!

Shall I never greet her again In the old far-away valley home? 'Mid the pines that beud o'er the door, And form there an evergreen dome.

Can I go to the haunts of my youth, And enjoy all its pleasures once more; Robbed of the form of my mother, Who nursed me in glad days of yore?

Yes, fain would I go home, father, And visit her grave in the dell; 'Neath the tree by the side of our Willie, Under the sound of the church going bell.

But a solace that's greater than all, To her motherless child is given - To know that her spirit is freed, And now safely housed in heaven.

Though my sorrow by now so severe, I will cease to weep or complain, Knowing that a few years at most, Will bring us together again.

Father, a light has now gone from thy home; A dear form has gone from thy room; Her voice you no longer shall hear - A sad stillness deepens the gloom.

But cheer up, faint not by the way, Stand firm to the hard belting blast; In short time you ? ? the port, And life's trails forever be past. 

Starting with a horse and buggy, or a cutter, he encountered many difficulties in the winter when backroads were seldom ever plowed.

Several times, he recalled, the ---ppletree on the cutter broke and the horse took off. How--- the deep drifts were as disparaging to the mare as to the cutter and she was soon captured and returned to duty.

The deep snow also slowed delivery of the mail and many times he was forced, with the aid of a lantern or flashlight, to continue far into the evening.

When Model T Fords made their appearance he shifted to the mechanized method of transportation. With chains and a shovel he fared pretty well. Seven years ago he purchased a jeep which further alleviated winter trails. But even now he regards the horse and cutter as the most dependable, of much slower, method of delivering mail on snow banked roads.

"Why, when I had a car," Andrews said, "I used to tramp to the nearest farm and get a farmer to pull me out of a drift with horses!"

Andrews, who was 70 Dec. 12, is enjoying his new found leisure and disclaims any hobbies, except fishing in which he expects to indulge this spring and summer.

Mrs. Andrews, he said, keeps him fairly well occupied splitting wood and stoking the kitchen stove. Although most of the cooking is done on an electric range, Mrs. Andrews has clung to a huge, old wood burning stove used for warmth in the winter and on which she prefers to prepare certain items of the family meals.

During the course of his former duties he has lent a hand along the route, pulling others out of snow drifts, helping to round up escaped horses and cows, and doing errands for isolated families whenever possible.

A son, Burton Hall, also is a rural carrier, covering Rt. 1.

The public is invited to attend the reception. Refreshments will be served and a surprise program is planned. - By: Helen Lepkowski 

The Rev. Michael Burcynski formerly of Millport, was recently ordained into the Baptist ministry at services held at the Hillcrest Baptist Church in New Albany, Miss.

Mr. Burcynski, following his ordination, began serving as pastor of the Flat Rock Baptist Church near Hickory Flats, Miss. 

Meet Our Pastor - David J. BURROWS - Born in Portadown, N. Ireland. Attended the Portadown Public and Technical Schools. Emmanuel Theological College, Birkenhead, England. Immigrated to the USA in 1951. Became a citizen in 1956. Has served three Pastorates in the state of Pennsylvania. He accepted the call to lead our church in December 1972, coming to us from the First Baptist Church of Malvern, a suburban church on the Main Line Philadelphia. He is married, the father of three sons and a daughter. Preaching sincere dynamic messages with a delightful "Brogue". Ready to offer counsel relating Christianity to your problems. Interested in Community Development. 

Children call the 73 year-old circuit preacher "Uncle Orey." Friends say he "belongs to everyone."

After performing 397 wedding ceremonies and officiating at 1, 170 funerals in his 44 years of service the Rev. Mr. Crippen is now "talking about retirement."

The silver-haired Baptist minister began his career in 1919 at the Lawrence Corners and Bailey Creek Baptist churches.

Tioga and Bradford County residents known him well. "I have married couples, their children and now I'm waiting of the grandchildren," quipped Mr. Crippen.

Since he preached his first sermon at the age of 26, the congregations that have known him will attest to the fact that "when you need him, he is always there."

His dedication to the church has not passed unnoticed. In 1956 Mr. Crippen was recipient of the annual Town and County Award.

A citation accompanying the award credited him for creating a "very wholesome Christian atmosphere . . . due to the respect the community has for this Baptist minister."

The award also cited Mr. Crippen for accepting and carrying out "with real dignity many responsibilities in the Pennsylvania Baptist ----.

Born in Rutland Township, the son of farm parents, he developed an interest in church work while serving as a Sunday School superintendent.

Most of the people in Rutland Township know that Mr. Crippen has held the Roseville Baptist Church pastorate for 14 years. Not all realize this is the third time he has served the church.

In 1920 he assumed charge of the Roseville church and the same year served the Coryland Federated Church. In 1922 a third pulpit was added to the circuit preacher's busy schedule - the Austinville Baptist Church.

The early years weren't easy. His wife, the former Martha Frost of Roseville said that at the start of his ministerial career her husband had charge of four pastorates while working as a full time rural mail carrier.

The Crippens have two daughters, Mrs. Rex Faulkner of Tioga and Mrs. Richard DeGeus of Gillett.

It wasn't until 1928, one year after being assigned the Tioga Borough, Holiday and Hammond Baptist Churches, that Mr. Crippen was ordained. His theology training was gained through correspondence courses from Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. He also attended Keuka College while it was a co-educational school.

Some of the many churches he has served are the Wells and Columbia Presbyterian Church of Columbia Cross Roads; the Columbia and Wells Baptist Church; the East Smithfield Circuit which at the time was the East Smithfield, Springfield and Bentley Creek Churches (Bradford County).

A statement made by Mr. Crippen indicates that quitting is actually alien to his philosophy; "There are many hard experiences; problems hard to solve."

Coryland and Roseville Baptist Churches will probably hear Mr. Crippen's interpretation of Christianity for many Sundays. - by Jim Lowman 

Doris Hollenbeck of Ary, KY; a brother, Gerald Hollenbeck of Catatonk,, and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Hollenbeck, formerly Virginia Scott, is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erie Scott, of Zephryhills, FL.

Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, tomorrow at the Richards Funeral Home in Owego, with the Rev. Robert Kern, pastor of the Community Bible Church, in Aliquippa, PA, officiating. Burial will be in Tioga Cemetery. - 

Mrs. Douglas died late Friday after a long illness in San Andreas. She was a native of San Francisco who had lived in San Andreas for 10 years.

She is survived by her husband, Lynn; two daughters, Linda and Sharon, all of San Andreas; her mother, Mrs. Norma Oman; and a sister, Colleen Oman, both of Chinese Camp. Bigelow-Gualdoni Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 

"He;s one of those 'always willing' kind," says Mrs. Leda Lewis of Gillett. "Some people promise to help at something, then make excuses, but Rev. Root promises and always fulfills then," she explained.

Rev. Root is a perpetually busy man-busy helping others.

His past record supports these statements. He has been a preacher for 28 years. In those years has had been pastor at the Gillett and Fassett Baptist Churches, Bentley Creek and Springfield Baptist Churches and is presently pastor at the Coryland Baptist Church.

Besides this he has been postmaster of the Gillett Post for 10 years.

He came to Gillett 25 years ago. As George Oldroyd friend, remembered it, "He came into town in an old beat up car that barely got him here, and he's been working like crazy ever since."

One of this first projects, Mrs. Anna Mae Welch recalls was when "He dug out the basement of the patronage at Gillett to put a furnace in so there would be central heating. He did it by himself and used to get up at 3:30 am to be able to get it done . . . He installed the furnace himself to save on cost."

Rev. Root also helped build the Fassett churches.

He is a past member of the Gillett Lions Club, and a post secretary for the Board of Supervisors. Presently he is a board member of the White Deer Valley Baptist Camp in Allenwood, PA, treasurer for the Cemetery Association and a master at the Gillett Grange.

"He's always available for any jobs that need to be done and you can't do them yourself," Rev. Dwight Anderson said. "He's not afraid to tackle anything."

"If he's got five minutes - and that's usually all he's got with everything he's in - he'll give you that five minutes, " Oldroyd said.

"It wouldn't be the same town without him," Mrs. Lynn Maynard said. "He's a very nice person to know, and an awful man to work for. I help him sometimes at the post office and I've never seen him get mad - never in my life!"

Mrs. Welch pointed this out, "The first thing that strikes me about him is that whatever time of ay or night you need to help, he is there. Whatever time the call comes in, Rev. Root is the first one to respond." 

The South Presbyterian Church was the scene of one of the prettiest weddings of the season Wednesday, at high noon, when Miss Mildred Elizabeth , eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wisner Roy, was united in marriage to H. Earl Peterson of Pine City. The church was beautifully decorated with ferns, golden rod, and daisies, the rostrum of the church being blanked with them. At the end of each pew down the center aisle of the church a bouquet of wild flowers was fastened. Professor A. L. Brooks of Kingston-on-the-Hudson, an uncle of the bride presided at the organ and rendered a musical program before the wedding. "The Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin" was rendered as the bridal party entered the church, and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" at the close of the ceremony. Just preceding the ushers were the little ribbon bearers, Donald Keinzie and Florence Fish, dressed in white, who stretched the ribbons down the center aisle through which the bridal party passed to the alter. First came the ushers, Leon and Louis Harrington, Earl Golden and Ira Tuttle: then the bridesmaid, Miss Doris Embler, gowned in canary and white, satin, and carrying white wild flowers, followed by Jeanette Prechtl, in white and she carried the wedding ring in the heart of a large rose. Then the honor maid, Miss Lillian Nimtz, a cousin of the bride, came in dressed in pale green satin and carrying a bunch of yellow wild flowers; following came the little sister of the bride, Clara Louise Roy. Her dress was white organdie. As flower girl, she scattered flowers before the bride. Then the bride came in on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. Her gown was of white georgette crepe, with pearl trimmings. Her tulle veil was held in place by white rosebuds. She carried a shower bouquet of Bride roses and white sweet peas. They were met at the altar by the bridegroom, and his best man, Lewis M. Roy, brother of the bride. The Rev. H. A. Depfer, pastor of the church, preformed the ceremony, using the ring service. After the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride on upper Pennsylvania Avenue. The house also was beautifully decorated in the same colors as were used in the church, yellow and white. They received their guests before a bank of palms and yellow and white flowers. A wedding dinner followed at which seventy guests were present. At the bride's table, covers were laid for seventeen. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful presents, consisting of linens, cut glass, china, and silver. They left on a wedding trip by auto, going to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The bride's going away gown was a blue serge suit, with a hat to match. They will be at home after September 1, in Pine City. Among those from out of the city attending the wedding were Professor and Mrs. A. L. Brooks and son, Ralph Stewart Brooks, f Kingston-on-the-Hudson; Mrs. Frank Custard of Central Valley; Mr. and Mrs. George Chamberlain, Buffalo; Mrs. Hannah Rhodes, Big Flats; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Peterson, Big Flats; Mr. and Mrs. George White, Horseheads; Mr. and Mrs. Lyman White, John and Myrtle White, Millerton Pa. 

AVERY - Henry M. Avery- of 420 Broadway, died Sunday evening, Feb. 6, 1938/ He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Avery; three daughters, Mrs. {risilla Campbell of Corning; the Misses Patricia and Lucille S. at home; a son Henry JR., at home; the mother Mrs. Maggie r. Avery and brother, William Avery, both of Seeley Creek. The body is in the Wilson funeral home and 

DAGGETT, Lewis--- Lewis Dagget of Lawrenceville, having reached the age of 75 years, has drawn half the face of hos policy of insurance in the Equitable Aid Union, amounting to $800.

GARRISON/ SHAW--- Married at Pine City, N.Y., Sunday Oct. 26th, 1800, by Rev. Dewitt Myers, Mr. Jason Garrison, of Job's Corners, and Miss. Delta Shaw of Mansfield, Pa..

BOWERS--- George Bowers, a resident of Pine City, died last Saturday. He was well advanced in years, was an invalid, and lived with a son-in-law, Norman Wright. The funeral was held last Monday. 

DALRYMPLE--- Mrs. Dalrymple, of Washington avenue died during the past week while her husband and little son were patients at the Arnot-Ogden hospital. The lad is yet unacquainted with his mother's death.

Small Boy's Outing. A mother sent her small boy into the country, and after a week of anxiety, received this letter: 'I got here all right and forgot to write before. A feller and I went out in a boat and the boat tipped over and a man got me out and I was so full of water that I didn't know nothin' for a good long while. The other boy has to be buried after they find him. His mother came from Lincoln and she cries all the time. A horse kicked me over, and I have got to have some money to pay the doctor for fixin' my head. We are going to set an old barn on fire tonight, and I should smile if we don't have bully fun. I lost my watch and am very sorry. I shall bring home a tame woodchuck if I can get 'em in my trunk." -The Church Review.

FOSBURG - The funeral of Mrs. Betty Fosburg Teeter, of Elmira, aged 20 years, 8 months, was held at Col. X Roads on the 23rd inst., at 2 o'clock. She died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Dolly Brown, in Sullivan county, Pennsylvania. She left an infant two weeks old. Sermon at her funeral by Rev. T. Mitchell. Text:-1st Thess. 4-18. 

KNAPP---- Attorney W. E. Knapp, of this city, mourning the death of his father, Elisha Knapp, who died at Wellsburg, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Knapp was a highly esteemed citizen, having served as justice of the peace for the town of Ashland many years. His death will sincerely mourned. 

MAC NAIR--- Andrew Mac Nair died Thursday at his home, No. 402, South Broadway, aged sixty-nine years and six months. Deceased was born in Philadelphia and was an artist of some re own in both that city and Elmira. He leaves twp children, Rachael G. Mac Nair and Mrs. M.R. Cheisier, of this city. Deceased was member of Southern Tier lodge of Odd Fellows of this city, under whose direction the funeral will be held this afternoon at 2:30 from his late residence. 

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