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1894- Wellsboro Agitator - Obituaries
Mary A., wife of Mr. Reuben T. Hall, died at her home in Ewing, Neb., on the 4th instant at the age of 55 years. Mrs. Hall was a resident of Farmington, in this county, for many years, and she was esteemed by all who knew her. She had been in poor health for two years; but only an hour before her death she sat at the breakfast-table with her family. She leaves two daughters in the East, Mrs. A. J. Crippen, of Rochester, NY, and Mrs. O. L. Butts, of this borough. (Tuesday, March 21, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Polly Butler
At Asaph, Pa., March 17, 1894, Mrs. Polly Butler, aged 75 years.
(Tuesday, March 21, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Joseph L. and George Williams
Mr. Joseph L. Williams, a brother of Justice Henry W. Williams, fell dead on
the platform of the Delaware and Hudson railway depot at Scranton on Friday
afternoon, the 16th instant. Mr. Williams’s home was at Harford,
Susquehanna county. He was in Scranton on business the day of his death.
The funeral was held at Harford last week Sunday. Mr. Williams resided in
this borough some years ago, and he was a genial, companionable man who had many
warm personal friends. On the 7th instant Mr. George Williams, of Ottawa,
Canada, another brother of Justice Williams, died of paralysis. He was a
prominent man in his home, being a zealous worker in the Church and devoted to
his friends. Judge Williams has the sympathy of many friends in this
county in his double bereavement. (Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. James A. Owens
Mr. James A. Owens died at his home in Jackson on the 15th instant, of
pneumonia, at the age of 61 years. He had resided in that neighborhood
nearly all his life. Mr. Owens was an excellent citizen, his life being an
example of pure Christian philosophy. His widow, three daughters and one
son are surviving. The funeral was held last week Sunday, and the funeral
sermon were preached by Rev. G. P. Watrous. (Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Belle Tuttle
Miss Belle Tuttle, of Elkland, who was burned by the explosion of a lamp on
the 10th instant, died last week Monday from her injury. It was thought
that she was improving, and it was confidently hoped that she would recover.
She was suddenly taken worse on Monday morning, and before the physician arrived
she expired. (Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Sanford Dewey
At Blossburg, Pa., March 15, 1894, of pneumonia, Mr. Sanford Dewey, aged 64
years, 9 months and 2 days. (Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Julia Anna Miller
At Tioga, Pa., March 15, 1894, Mrs. Julia Anna Miller, aged 71 years.
(Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Margaret Moriarty
At Blossburg, Pa., March 21, 1894, Mrs. Margaret Moriarty, aged 68 years.
(Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, died at 11 o’clock Tuesday night, the
20th instant, at Turin, Italy. His son, sister, and other relatives were
present when he died. He passed away holding the hand of the Hungarian
Deputy Karoly. The agony of his last hours was extremely harrowing.
In his home at Turin, Louis Kossuth, orator, patriot, General, dictator, the
head and front of the fight for Hungarian independence, who is his varied career
had been both President and pauper, a liberator and an exile from the land to
which he sought to give independence, spent the last years of his life in quiet.
Not the reverential love of the Hungarian people nor the admiration of the whole
civilized world could give to the old patriot any joy of life, and only a few
years ago he sadly spoke of himself as one who looked “to no hope in the future,
no consolation in the past.” Louis Kossuth, once Governor of Hungary, was born
in Monok, Hungary, on April 27, 1802, of a noble Croation family. His
tendency to opposition to Austria may well have been hereditary, for between
1527 and 1716 seventeen members of this family were prosecuted by the Austrian
Government for high treason. This instinct was fostered by his course in
the college of Patak, an institution whose traditions were all anti-Austrian.
Shortly after his graduation be became an Assessor for the county of Zemplion
and spoke in its Assembly. He was at that time a lawyer. His
political influence among the people grew rapidly, and at the age of 30 years he
was sent to the Diet of Presburg as an alternate for an absent member, but when
he endeavored to speak he was set upon by the party in power. Finding
freedom of speech denied to him, he began publishing reports of the Diet’s
proceedings, and his articles were the subjects of much attempted repressension
by the Government. Feeling that he had the people behind him, he published
a series of letters in Pesth, criticizing the Government with such courage and
bitterness that in 1837 he was sentenced to four years imprisonment. Two
years later, when the liberal party came into power, he was released, and in
1841 became the editor of the Pesth Hirlap. For seven years his unceasing
efforts were for the establishment of Hungarian independence. As a member
of the Diet he proposed the address to the Emperor Ferdinand asking that Hungary
be restored to independence, and when this was done Kossuth became Governor of
Hungary. But the bloody war for independence was close at hand.
Kossuth saw it coming and prepared as best he could. Against combined
armies from without and treachery from within Hungary fought her brave but
hopeless fight, and lost. The ex-Governor fled to Turkey, where he was
imprisoned. Austria demanded his extradition, but the Porte, strengthened
by the support of the United States and England, refused. These two
nations demanded that Kossuth be released, and the United States sent the
warship Mississippi to bring him to this country as the Nation’s guest.
His request to be allowed to pass through France was denied by Louis Napoleon,
to the great indignation of the French people. In England he was
enthusiastically received, and on December 5, 1851, he landed in this country,
where he was received with such enthusiasm as he never before nor since been
accorded to any foreigner save Lafayette. His course through this country
was a succession of triumphs. While in prison he had learned English by
the aid of a lexicon and an edition of Shakespeare, and he spoke in many of the
large cities of this country, always to tremendous audiences. Those who
heard him pronounced him the greatest orator in the world. At a dinner
given him by representative journalists in New York city, at which William
Cullen Bryant presided, there were present Henry Ward, Beecher, Parke Goodwin,
George Bancroft, Charles A. Dana, Henry J. Raymond and Charles Loring Brace.
From New York he went to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Annapolis,
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, St. Louis,
Mobile, New Haven, Springfield, Worcester, Boston, Salem, Albany, Syracuse,
Utica, and other cities. At Washington, at a public banquet, given to
Kossuth, Senator King presided, with the Great Hungarian and the Speaker of the
House at his right hand and Daniel Webster at his left. A gentleman who was
present at the dinner in New York writes of him: “He was not merely the
most versatile but the most eloquent orator I ever heard. He never
repeated his thoughts or his expressions, and his mastery of the secrets of
language was complete. There was one peculiarly in his use of English that
was remarkable; it was for the most part the English of the Elizabethan age and
of the older English writers, and in that way he acquired at times an
exceedingly quaint, if not obsolete air. It arose from the fact that he
had learned English while he was in prison, with no other books obtainable than
a dictionary and Shakespeare’s plays. There was a richness and originality
in his English vocabulary that is not often showed by modern speakers.
Kossuth returned to Europe in 1852, and for years lectured, in the hope of
winning other nations to help in the fight for Hungarian independence. His
last great effort was to get Hungarians to repudiate the Deak compromise with
Austria. Failing in this he settled down to a life of exile in Turin.
For some time this advertisement appeared in the Turin Courier: Lessons in
German, English, and Hungarian given at moderate rates by L. Kossuth, 164 Strade
Nuova. Thus he supported himself, declining a gift of 50,000 florius
offered to him by Hungarian admirers. After publishing his memoirs he
lived in comparative comfort from the proceeds of the sale of the book, his
sister, Louise Kossuth Ruttkny(?), keeping house for him. In 1892 the city
of Budapest presented him with the freedom of the city, and he was the recipient
of hundreds of testimonials of his countrymen’s admiration. Nevertheless
he considered that he had lived his life in vain, not seeing that Hungary,
practically fres today, owes her liberty in a great measure to his fight in past
years. Kossuth was married when about 85 years old and had three children,
two sons and a daughter. His wife and daughter are dead; his sons survive
him. Kossuth had three nephews in the Union army at the time of the
Rebellion: Col. Zulyavsky, Col. Ruttkay, and Major Albert Ruttsky.
Mrs. Albert Ruttsky and her son, Louis Kossuth Ruttsky, a namesake of his great
uncle, live in Brooklyn. (Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Ludwig August Frankl
Ludwig August Frankl, the Austrian poet, died at Vienna a few days ago.
(Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
L. T. Goodnow
L. T. Goodnow, one of the most prominent pioneers of Kansas, died at
Manhattan, Kan., last week. He was the first Superintendent of Public
Instruction in the State. (Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Elizabeth Noble
Elizabeth Noble, wife of John W. Noble, Secretary of the Interior under
President Harrison, died a few days ago at the family residence in St. Louis,
Mo. She was 57 years old. Heart failure was the probable cause of
death. (Tuesday, March 28, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Mr. Alonzo Kimball
Mr. Alonzo Kimball died last Sunday afternoon at his home in this borough,
after a painful sickness. Mr. Kimball was 77 years of age. He was
born in Tioga county, NY. He came to this county in 1839, and in 1840 he
engaged in farming in Charleston. He was a genial, large-hearted man and
had many friends. He was brother of Mr. John Kimball, of this borough, and
Mr. Lazelle Kimball, of Charleston. (Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Jeremiah Hart
Mr. Jeremiah Hart, formerly a resident of Charleston township, died on the
20th ultimo at Thomasville, NC, at the age of 72 years. Mr. Hart left this
county for the South in 1869. He was a successful farmer, owning a large
plantation. His health had not been good since he was mustered out of the
army. He was a brother of the late Capt. Morgan Hart and Mrs. John
Kimball, of this borough. (Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Herrick Smith
Mr. Herrick Smith, of Farmington, who was fatally injured by falling upon a
circular-saw in his portable mill, died from his injuries two days after the
accident. He was 47 years of age, and he leaves a widow and one child,--a
daughter. The interment was last week Sunday and the funeral was held last
Sunday, being conducted by the Tioga River Odd Fellows Lodge. There were
about 60 Odd Fellows in the procession. (Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Mary E. Blackwell
Mary E., wife of Mr. Enoch Blackwell, of Morris, died of heart-disease on
the 23d ultimo, at the age of 64 years. Her maiden name was Webster, and
she was a native of Morris township. She married Mr. Blackwell, October 3,
1857, and her eight children survive her. Mrs. Blackwell had been an
invalid for about three years. She was a woman of much intelligence and of
a genial nature. She was a consistent Christian and a member of the
Baptist Church. The funeral was held on Sunday, the 25th ultimo.
(Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. A. J. Hughes
Mr. A. J. Hughes, founder of the Port Allegany Reporter, died last week
Sunday in Buffalo, NY, where he had resided for a year or two. (Tuesday,
April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Brigden
Chatham, April 2.--Mrs. Brigden, widow of Russell Brigden, deceased, late of
Chatham, was found lying dead on the floor of her house at Shortsville last
Thursday. From all appearances and all that could be learned it is
believed she had been dead for at least 48 hours. She was living along, as
her three girls, who were at home part of the time, were all away teaching last
week. The last time she was seen was on Tuesday. Mrs. Brigden was a
kind neighbor, a loving mother and a loyal Christian woman. She leaves six
children. One son lives in Wisconsin, Mrs. George Spaulding at Hammond,
Mrs. George A. Ferris at Chatham, and there are three unmarried daughters.
The funeral was held at the house Saturday at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
(Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Female Benjamin
The only child--a daughter of 17 years--of Mr. and Mrs. Wat. Benjamin, died
at their home in Rochester, NY, last week. They formerly resided in
Mansfield, and have the sympathy of the people here. (Tuesday, April 4,
1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Charles Hubert Parry
Charles Hubert Parry, the English musician and composer, died in London last
Thursday. (Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Baron Hannen
Baron Hannen, president of the Parnell Commission and an English
representative at the Bering-sea tribunal, died in London last Thursday.
(Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
George Ticknor Curtis
George Ticknor Curtis, the lawyer and writer on political economy and
constitutional history, died last Wednesday at his home in New York city from
heart failure super induced by a brief attack of acute pneumonia.
(Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Elvira Wood
Marshfield, March 30.--There died at the home of her son, J. H. Wood, of
Gaines, on March 26, 1894, Mrs. Elvira Wood, aged 82 years lacking eight days.
Mrs. Wood was born in New Haven county, Conn., but removed to Chenango county,
NY, where she lived with her parents some years, and subsequently removed to
this county more than 60 years ago. She encountered many of the hardships
and privations incident to pioneer life in the wilds of Tioga county at that
early day. Mrs. Wood was a sister of the writer of this note, and perhaps
it is worthy of record that death has not claimed any of the children of my
father’s family before since August 8, 1857. I was then 22 years of age,
and my brothers and sisters--there were six of us at that time--ranged in age
from 8 to 25 years older than myself, yet we lived an unbroken circle for almost
37 years. O. A. Smith. (Tuesday, April 4, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Jane G. Austin
Mrs. Jane G. Austin, the novelist, died at Boston, Mass., a few days ago.
(Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
James Owen O’Conor
The actor James Owen O’Conor died in an asylum at Morristown, NJ, the other
day. (Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Frank Bell
Maj. Frank Bell, for 29 years an examiner in the Pension Bureau at
Washington, committed suicide last week. (Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Charles Edward Brown-Sequard
Charles Edward Brown-Sequard, the famous physician at Paris, died April 2d.
He was born in 1818 in Mauritius. (Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Joseph O’Farrell
Right Rev. Joseph O’Farrell, a distinguished Roman Catholic, died at
Trenton, NJ, from Bright’s disease, a few days ago, aged 61. (Tuesday,
April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. C. D. Warner
Mr. C. D. Warner died on the 14th at his home in Keeneyville. He had
been feeble a long time, and his death was not unexpected. He lived in
this district nearly half a century, but failing health made him wish to be near
his son and only child. He also leaves a widow and adopted daughter.
The funeral was held in the church on Friday, Rev. W. R. Kenyon officiating.
He was a member of the Knights of the Honor, of the Alfred Toles Post, G. A. R.,
No. 705. Members from each organization attended the funeral in a body.
The interment was in the Middlebury cemetery, where the service was very
impressive. (Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Alonzo Kimball
Mr. Alonzo Kimball, who died at his home in Charleston last week Sunday,
left a widow and one daughter, Mrs. Truman Wheeler. (Tuesday, April 11,
1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Mary Lindsey
Miss Mary Lindsey died at her home on Central avenue last Saturday, of
paralysis, after a short illness. Her age was 79 years. She was born
in this borough in a log house that stood on the site of the Presbyterian
church. Her father, Mr. David Lindsey, was Clerk for the County
Commissioners in the early days of the county. Miss Lindsey was a very
intelligent and capable woman, although remarkably retiring in disposition.
The funeral was held last Monday afternoon, Rev. A. C. Shaw, D. D., pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, reading the Episcopal funeral service. (Tuesday,
April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Stella Toles
Mrs. Edwin W. Toles died in childbirth last Sunday night at her home in
Westfield. Her maiden name was Stella Campbell, she being the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newell Campbell, of Delmar. Her death is a
crushing blow to her parents, they having lost their only son a few years ago
just as he reached manhood. Mr. and Mrs. Toles were married October 10,
1888, and for several years they resided at Little Marsh and then moved to
Westfield, where Mr. Toles was engaged in business. Their four year old
daughter has recently been staying with her grandparents and she is now
critically sick with diphtheria. The remains of Mrs. Toles were brought
here yesterday morning, and the funeral is to be held at the house of J. W.
Mather, Esq., on Walnut street, this morning at 10:30 o’clock. Rev. Dr.
Shaw is to conduct the service. Mrs. Toles was a woman of lovable
character, and she was thoroughly devoted to her family and friends.
(Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. William W. Truax
Mr. William W. Truax, formerly a resident of Tioga, died at Tarpon Springs,
Fla., on the 29th ultimo, of Bright’s disease. He was 71 years of age.
(Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. James King
Mr. James King, one of the oldest citizens of Westfield township, died at
his home on the Jemison creek last Wednesday, after a long and painful sickness.
He was well known and respected through that part of the county. (Tuesday,
April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. J. Frank Sweely
Mr. J. Frank Sweely, of Lycoming county, died a few days ago at the age of
38 years, from blood poisoning. While doctoring a horse afflicted with
distemper, Mr. Sweely became inoculated with the poison through a cold-sore on
his lip, and this caused his death. (Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Sarah Holden
By the death of Mrs. Sarah Holden on the 22d of March, the borough of
Mansfield lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens. She was a
loving mother and a devoted Christian, having been a member of the Baptist
Church of that place over 50 years. She leaves one son, Edgar Holden, of
McGregor, Iowa, and a daughter, Mrs. Kittie Crandall, of Mansfield, a brother,
Hon. Levi Fuller, of West Union, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Edward Grosjean, of
this borough. (Tuesday, April 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John S. Bliss
Mr. John S. Bliss died at his home in Charleston last week Tuesday night
after a long sickness. He had an attack of the grip, and his rapid decline
began at that time. Had he lived until the 7th of June next, Mr. Bliss
would have been 77 years of age. He had lived in this county almost all
his life. Many years ago he was in partnership with Mr. B. T. VanHorn in
the furniture factory in this borough. About 40 years ago he bought the
farm in Charleston where he afterward resided. Mr. Bliss left a widow, who
is a sister of Mr. B. T. VanHorn, and six sons and one daughter. All his
children reside within two miles of the old homestead. At the funeral last
Thursday the sons bore their father’s remains to the grave in the cemetery in
this borough. (Tuesday, April 18, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Nelson Butler
Mr. Nelson Butler, formerly a resident of Blossburg, was killed at Patton,
Pa., a few days ago in a collision on the railroad. He was an engineer on
the Beech Creek railway, and his engine was standing on the main track near the
depot when a number of runaway coal cars crashed into it and he sustained fatal
injuries. He left a widow. (Tuesday, April 18, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Corydon C. Ford
Dr. Corydon C. Ford died at his residence at Ann Arbor, Mich., a few days
ago, aged 81. For 40 years Dr. Ford was professor of anatomy and
physiology in the University of Michigan and was one of the best anatomists in
America. He was born in New York State. (Tuesday, April 25, 1894,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Clifton Comly
Major Clifton Comly, United States Army, was stricken with paralysis, last
week Tuesday while taking part in the tests of the Crozier-Buffington
gun-carriage at Sandy Hook, and died Tuesday night. Major Comly was about
50 years old. He was graduated from West Point in 1862. (Tuesday,
April 25, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
James M.. Harvey
Ex-Gov. James M. Harvey, of Kansas, died near Junction, Kan., a few days
ago. (Tuesday, April 25, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
David Dudley Field
David Dudley Field, the distinguished lawyer, died in New York city a few
days ago. (Tuesday, April 25, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Henry S. Ives
Henry S. Ives, otherwise called the Napoleon of Finance, died at Asheville,
NC, last week. (Tuesday, April 25, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Henry Ware Slocum
Maj. Gen. Henry Ware Slocum, a distinguished Union officer and an ex
Representative, died at Brooklyn a few days ago. (Tuesday, April 25, 1894,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Joseph B. Kershaw
Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw, and ex-Confederate officer and the Postmaster
at Camden, SC, died at Camden this other day. (Tuesday, April 25, 1894,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Oliver Lathrop Shepherd
Brig. Gen. Oliver Lathrop Shepherd, died at New York city last week, aged
81. He was graduated at West Point in 1840 and served with distinction in
the Seminole, Mexican and civil wars, and on the frontier. (Tuesday, April
25, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. C. F. Spencer
Mrs. C. F. Spencer, the eldest daughter of the late David Dartt, formerly of
Charleston, died of quick consumption, at her home in Greenwood, NY, last
Wednesday morning. She was 23 years of age. Her husband and one
young daughter survive her. She had a large circle of relatives in this
county. The remains were brought to the home of Charles Scott, in
Charleston, last Thursday, and the funeral services were held in the Baptist
church on Friday at 11 o’clock, being conducted by Rev. W. H. Porter. The
remains were interred in the Charleston cemetery. (Tuesday, April 25,
1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Juliet Taber
Last week Sunday Mrs. Juliet Taber committed suicide at the home of her son,
Mr. T. B. Taber, at Daggett’s Mills by hanging herself. Her grandson found
her body suspended in the woodshed. Mrs. Taber was 76 years of age.
She had been in poor health for a number of years and had become tired of life.
The funeral was held last week Monday and the remains were laid beside those of
her late husband. (Tuesday, April 25, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
R. S. Granger
General R. S. Granger, a retired Army officer, died at Washington last
Wednesday. (Tuesday, May 2, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
William B. Daniels
William B. Daniels, ex-Governor of Idaho, died a few days ago at Tacoma,
aged 76 years. (Tuesday, May 2, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
James W. Throckmorton
James W. Throckmorton, ex-Governor of Texas, died a few days ago at
McKinney, Tex., at the age of 69 years. (Tuesday, May 2, 1894, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Edward Reed
Edward Reed, a retired merchant of Orange, NJ, died the other day, aged 72
years. He left half of his fortune of $2,000,000 to charities.
(Tuesday, May 2, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Michael Boland
Michael Boland, alleged to have been at one time a member of the famous
“Triangle” of the Clan-na(?) Gael, died at Kansas City last week.
(Tuesday, May 2, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
William McGarrahan
William McGarrahan, the celebrated claimant to the New Idria mine, died in
Washington last week. He had been a familiar figure at the capital for
years and was well known to a majority of Senators and members. (Tuesday,
May 2, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Eva Margaret Sticklin
Mrs. John Sticklin died last Saturday afternoon at her home on Meade street
after a long sickness. She was nearly 63 years of age. She had been
helpless for a number of years from paralysis, and although she suffered greatly
for many months before her death she showed remarkable patience and fortitude.
Mrs. Sticklin’s maiden name was Eva Margaret Banerschmidt(or Bauerschmidt), and
she was born at Upper Franken, Bavaria, Germany. She came to this borough
in 1851, and married Mr. Sticklin 41 years ago. Her husband and three
children--one daughter and two sons--survive her. The funeral was held
last Monday afternoon at the home on Meade street, Rev. Father Manley conducting
the service. (Tuesday, May 9, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Eunice McInroy
Mrs. Eunice McInroy, widow of the late Edward McInroy, Jr., died last Friday
at the home of her sister, Mrs. James A. Mallen, in New York city. Her
death resulted from an attack of pneumonia, and she was sick only about a week.
She was 63 years of age. Her maiden name was Dugan, and she was born in
New York city. She lived in this borough and vicinity for 35 years.
About three years ago, soon after the death of her husband, she went to New York
to live with her sister. Her remains were brought here last Saturday, and
the funeral was held last Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. Mrs.
McInroy was a member of St. Peter’s Church. She was an estimable woman and
was beloved by a large circle of friends. (Tuesday, May 9, 1894, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. David A. Clark
Mr. David A. Clark, died at the home of his son John Clark, in Farmington,
on the 26th ultimo, and the funeral was held last Sunday in the Presbyterian
church in Farmington, the service being conducted by Rev. L. P. Thurston.
Mr. Clark had spent most of his time recently in Farmington, although his home
was with his daughter, Dr. Anna Clark, at Scranton. For more than 20 years
he had been an officer in the Methodist Church. He leaves a widow, two
sons and two daughters. (Tuesday, May 9, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Abram Slingerland
Mr. Abram Slingerland, a prominent citizen of Sullivan, died last week
Sunday at the age of 60 years. (Tuesday, May 9, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. William Wilkinson
Another one of the old residents of Charleston has passed away. Mr.
William Wilkinson died at the home of Mr. Samuel Catlin, in Catlin Hollow, last
Thursday of Bright’s disease. He was 73 years of age. He was born in
Rhode Island and moved to Charleston over 60 years ago. He was a very
hardworking, industrious man. He leaves to mourn his loss one daughter,
Mrs. Nathan Austin, and two sons, Mr. George Wilkinson and one in the West, also
one brother and one sister and a large number of relatives and friends.
(Tuesday, May 9, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Francis B. Stockbridge
United States Senator Francis B. Stockbridge, of Michigan, died at Chicago,
IL, on April 30th, aged 68 years. (Tuesday, May 9, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Frank Hatton
Frank Hatton, editor of the Washington Post and ex-Postmaster General, died
at Washington, D. C., on April 30th, aged 48 years. (Tuesday, May 9, 1894,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
George W. Abell
George W. Abell, owner of the Baltimore Sun, died at his home last week,
Tuesday. He was the son of the late A. S. Abell, who lived to a great age
and accumulated a large fortune from the Sun, which he founded. (Tuesday,
May 9, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Montgomery Gibbs
Montgomery Gibbs, a young lawyer and real estate dealer of Buffalo, was
mysteriously shot and killed on Delaware avenue, one of the best streets of that
city, about 10 o’clock on the night of April 30th, by some unknown person or
persons. Now clue to the murderer has been found. (Tuesday, May 9,
1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Jolm Jay
Jolm Jay, ex-Minister to Austria and civil-service reformer, died at New
York on May 5th. (Tuesday, May 16, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Robert F. Brattan
Representative Robert F. Brattan, of the First Maryland district, died in
Princess Anne, Md., on Thursday. (Tuesday, May 16, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Harriet I. Bruckhart
Miss Harriet I.(or J.) Bruckhart, for many years principal of the
Presbyterian Women’s College at Yokohama, Japan, died in Lancaster county last
week, aged 42. (Tuesday, May 16, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Robert P. Dechert
Robert P. Dechert, Brigadier-General of the first Brigade, N. G. P., died at
the home of his brother, Henry M. Dechert, in Philadelphia, last Saturday, from
a complication of diseases. (Tuesday, May 16, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Joseph H. Moore
Col. Joseph H. Moore, who died at his home in Indianapolis last week Monday,
was the man who planned and superintended the construction of all the pontoon
bridges used by Gen. Sherman’s army on the march from Atlanta to the sea and
thence through the Carolinas. He bridged the Chattahoochie river for
Sherman 13 times. Col. Moore went to the front in 1861 as
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 58th Indiana regiment and served with it until the end
of the war. (Tuesday, May 16, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Daniel Bly
Mr. Daniel Bly, a former resident of Millerton, died at East Hebron, Potter
county, a few days ago at an advanced age. (Tuesday, May 16, 1894, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Clara VanDusen
Miss Clara VanDusen died last week Sunday at her home in Olean, NY.
She was a former resident of Chatham in this county, where many friends knew and
loved her for her excellent qualities. She was a sister of Messrs. Charles
H. and D. L. VanDusen, of Osceola, and Mrs. H. F. Daniels, Jr., and Mrs. Morris
Seely, of Deerfield. (Tuesday, May 16, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Julia Griswold
Mrs. Julia Griswold died yesterday morning of consumption at her home in
Elmira, NY, aged 58 years. She was a daughter of the late S. E. Ensworth,
of this borough. She was a lovely Christian woman. (Tuesday, May 30,
1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Jonas S. Brewster
From the New Orleans Picayune we learned of the recent death of Captain
Jonas S. Brewster, a native of this borough, and a half brother of A. S.
Brewster, Esq. Captain Brewster was born in 1821. He went South in
1849 and engaged in steamboating on the Atchafalaya river and bayou Teche.
In 1878 his wife and daughter died of yellow fever. Soon after this
bereavement he became totally blind and was compelled to relinquish his position
as captain of a steamboat, and he made his living thereafter by furnishing the
boats with bread, vegetables and other supplies. During the past six
months he had been gradually declining and he died in the charity hospital in
New Orleans. (Tuesday, May 30, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Julia Morse
Mrs. Julia Morse, of Tioga, died last week Monday of typhoid fever.
She was 61 years of age. (Tuesday, May 30, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Levi Brown
Mr. Levi Brown, a well-known citizen of Lawrenceville, died a few days ago
at the age of 46 years. (Tuesday, May 30, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Charles C. Drake
Mr. Charles C. Drake, formerly passenger agent of the Tioga railroad, died
at his home in Corning, NY, last Friday afternoon of rheumatism of the heart.
He was 47 years of age. (Tuesday, May 30, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Thomas Roe, Jr.
Thomas Roe, Jr., died at his home in Keeneyville on the 19th instant.
The funeral service at the church was conducted by Rev. W. R. Kenyon. Mr.
Roe came back to Oregon this spring in hopes that the air of his native State
would restore him to health. (Tuesday, May 30, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Martha McCauley
The funeral of Mrs. Martha McCauley was held at Keeneyville last Friday.
She died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Archie Howe, in Bradford, who
accompanied the remains here. Her girlhood was spent here, but since her
husband’s death she had lived at Mansfield until last fall, when she went to
Bradford. (Tuesday, May 30, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Mr. H. H. Metcalf
Mr. H. H. Metcalf, one of the oldest residents of Sylvester, died last week
Monday morning. (Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. J. G. Spaulding
Mrs. J. G. Spaulding, wife of the telegraph-operator at Roaring Branch, died
last week Tuesday of gastritis. (Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Barney McAndrews
Mr. Barney McAndrews, who was killed in the riots near Scottsdale recently,
was formerly a resident of Arnot. (Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John Barnhart
Mr. John Barnhart, a well-known citizen of Gaines, died on the 19th instant
from the effects of his injuries in a runaway accident a few days before.
While he was driving near the Watrous mill his team became frightened and ran
away, throwing him out. As he fell, the brake on the wagon caught his
shoe, holding him fast, and in that position he was dragged a considerable
distance. He was aged and feeble from continued poor health and he did not
recover from the shock. Mr. Barnhart was highly esteemed by all who
enjoyed his acquaintance. (Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. H. C. Johns
Mr. H. C. Johns, once a prominent citizen of the county and Superintendent
of Public Schools, died last week in Kansas. The remains were brought to
his old home in Sullivan and the funeral was held last Sunday. He was 62
years of age. (Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Mary DeWitt
Mrs. Mary DeWitt, widow of the late Caleb DeWitt, died at her home in
Mainesburg last Thursday at the age of about 70 years. She was apparently
as well as usual last week Sunday and attended church. She was the mother
of ex-County Commissioner DeWitt. (Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Martin Griffin
Last Thursday afternoon at Blackwell’s lumber-camp, in Lycoming county, John
D. McClelland cut a tree that in falling struck a dead tree which also fell and
caught McClelland and Martin Griffin under it. Griffin’s head was crushed
and he died in three hours. McClelland escaped with a broken leg, but the
fracture is so serious that it is feared amputation may be necessary.
(Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Gladys E. Mathews
At Blossburg, Pa., May 31, 1894, of pneumonia, Gladys E., daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. J. T. Mathews. (Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Moses Metcalf
In Brookfield, Pa., May 28, 1894, Mr. Moses Metcalf, aged 82 years.
(Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Otis R. Richards
At Nelson, Pa., May 27, 1894, Mr. Otis F. Richards, aged 65 years.
(Tuesday, June 6, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
William Dwight Whitney
Prof. William Dwight Whitney, professor of philology at Yale, died last week
Thursday, aged 66 years. (Tuesday, June 13, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
G. W. Wilson
G. W. Wilson, a Chicago capitalist and inventor of the Wilson sewing
machine, died last week of heart disease, at the home of his son-in-law, in San
Jose, Ca. (Tuesday, June 13, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
William Roscher
Prof. William Roscher, the eminent German authority on political economy,
died at Leipsic last week, aged 77 years. Prof. Roscher was born at
Hanover, October 21, 1817, and studied at the universities of Gottingen and
Berlin. (Tuesday, June 13, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Lewis W. Gibson
Rev. Lewis W. Gibson, a native of this borough, died last Thursday at his
home at Dover, Delaware. He was the eldest son of the late Dr. O. L.
Gibson, once the leading physician here. Lewis was graduated at Yale
College and became an Episcopal minister. He preached in Philadelphia and
Sunbury, and for a number of years he had been pastor of a Church at Dover.
He was about 58 years of age. (Tuesday, June 13, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John Louden
Last Friday Mr. Robert Louden received intelligence of the death of his
brother, Mr. John Louden, at Ransom, North Dakota. It seems that he had
been deranged for some time and had been in an asylum, but was sent home as
cured. He soon lapsed into his former state, and his family were about to
send him back to the hospital; but last week Monday night Louden left his bed
and traveled two miles barefooted, went into a barn and set fire to the building
and perished in the flames. He was 36 years of age, and he leaves a widow
and four young children. He visited in this borough for about six weeks
last winter. (Tuesday, June 13, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Abram Bradley Lindsey
Mr. Abram Bradley Lindsey died at his home in Lawrenceville last week
Tuesday, of paralysis, in the 82nd year of his age. He was born in
Lindley, NY, and he resided there until about 12 years ago, when he purchased
the Granger property in Lawrenceville and moved there. He was a genial,
upright citizen whom it was a pleasure to know. (Tuesday, June 13, 1894,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Foster Spicer
Last Thursday evening Foster Spicer, or “Focht” Spicer, as he was familiarly
known in all this region, was shot through the heart and instantly killed by
Constable Higgins in the Farmers’ hotel at Galeton. It seems that
Constables Higgins and Gallup, of Austin, acting as Deputy Sheriffs, went to
Galeton on Thursday with warrants for the arrest of a number of persons who were
violating the Potter county prohibitory law by selling liquor in places known as
“speak easies,” or “pig sears.” The proprietors got wind of the offices
and skipped out, Spicer being among the number. He went down to Gaines and
returned at night, it is said, somewhat the worse for liquor. Constable
Higgins was half reclining on a bench in the hotel when Spicer rushed in,
pointed a revolver at Higgsins’s head and demanded all the warrants he had for
the Galeton parties. Higgins replied that he had no warrant for him; but
Spicer fired his revolver, the bullet striking Higgins in the neck and lodging
in his left shoulder. He then rushed upon the Constable, who drew his own
revolver and shot Spicer twice. One bullet hit Spicer in the abdomen and
the other in the left breast, and Spicer fell upon the floor. Constable
Higgins wad badly wounded, and he was taken home to Austin the next morning.
At last accounts it was feared that the wound would prove fatal. Foster
Spicer was born and raised at Stony Fork in this county. He was 58 years
of age. During the war he was engaged in bounty-jumping, and after the war
he served two terms in the penitentiary, once for counterfeiting and a term of
eight years for burglary. While in prison he learned the tinner’s trade.
About a year ago he came out of prison and very soon went to Galeton, where, it
is stated, he was engaged in the illicit sale of liquor. (Tuesday, June
13, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Martha Harrington
Martha, wife of Mr. Martin R. Harrington, of Ogdensburg, died on the 6th
instant after a short sickness, in the 68th year of her age. She was an
estimable woman and was widely known in that region. (Tuesday, June 20,
1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Joseph Rickner and daughter
Last Wednesday evening there was a terrific boiler explosion in the saw mill
of Messrs. Grosser & Co., at Deloy’s siding, near Cammal station on the Pine
Creek railway by which Mr. Joseph Rickner and his five year old daughter were
instantly killed. It was a new mill, but the boiler, of 65 horse power,
was an old one. Saw dust was the fuel used under the boiler, and as there
was a great quantity of this on hand--more than was needed to make steam--it was
the custom of the fireman to go to the mill evenings and burn it. He was
accompanied by his little daughter on this occasion, the child considering it a
great pleasure to go with her father to the mill. As soon as possible
after the explosion, the frightfully mangled and scalded bodies were taken from
the ruins of the boiler house. The large boiler was hurled through a 12
foot bank of earth and fell to the bed of the creek. A collection was
taken up among the passengers on the Wednesday evening Fall Brook train for the
benefit of Mr. Rickner’s widow. (Tuesday, June 20, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Amelia Fredericks
At Niles Valley, Pa., May 13, 1894, Nellie Amelia, youngest daughter of
Andrew and Elizabeth Fredericks, aged 2 years, 7 months and 24 days.
(Tuesday, June 20, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Thomas M. Bayne
A Washington dispatch says ex-Congressman Thomas M. Bayne, of Pennsylvania,
who has been residing in Washington, shot himself last Saturday morning and
expired instantly. Mr. Bayne was entirely alone in his handsome residence
on Massachusetts avenue at the time of his death, his wife being absent from the
city, and no possible motive for the suicide has thus far been suggested.
Beriah Wilkins, of the Washington Post, who is a near neighbor and friend, was
one of the earliest to arrive at the house after firing of the fatal shot, but
was unable to give any clue that would account for the tragedy. At present
the sad termination of a promising career seems to be a deep mystery.
Later information discloses the fact that Mr. Bayne shot himself through the
head, and indicates that the inciting cause was alarm at a slight hemorrhage of
the lungs which occurred Saturday morning. Thomas M. Bayne was born at
Allegheny City this State, January 14, 1836. He was educated at the public
schools and at Westminster College. He served in the Union army as Colonel
during the war of the Rebellion. He was a student at law and was admitted
to practice in 1866. He was District Attorney for Allegheny county from
1870 to 1874. He made an unsuccessful run for Representative in the 44th
Congress, but was subsequently elected a Representative from the Allegheny
district to the 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th and 49th Congresses. He also took a
prominent part in the Senatorial fight at Harrisburg a few years ago, in which
Galusha A. Grow was one of the principal figures, and was also in the front of
Pennsylvania Republican politics. (Tuesday, June 20, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
James B. Carpenter
James B. Carpenter was hanged at Mifflintown on Thursday, for the murder of
his blind father. (Tuesday, June 20, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Johann Kuffman, wife and three children
Johann Kuffman, laborer, killed his wife and three children and then himself
at Camden, NJ, on Thursday. He was suffering from poverty. (Tuesday,
June 20, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Fred. Preston
Fred. Preston was instantly killed in the lumber woods near Trout Run last
Wednesday morning by being struck by a log train. He was at work on the
Proctor lumber job. He was 24 years of age, and he leaves a widow and one
child. The remains were taken to Lawrenceville, his former home for
interment. (Tuesday, June 27, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Orrin Miller
Mr. Orrin Miller, a well-known citizen of Jackson, died last week Sunday.
He was 41 years of age. (Tuesday, June 27, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
G. P. Watrous
Rev. G. P. Watrous died suddenly at Jackson Summit on Monday, of typhoid
pneumonia. He was about 70 years of age. He was a well-known Baptist
minister and had been an active and earnest preacher in this county most of the
time during the past 30 years. Rev. and Mrs. Watrous were missionaries
among the Karens in Burmah, Indiana, for seven years. The funeral is to be
held this afternoon and Rev. J. L. Williams will conduct the services.
Rev. G. P. Watrous, whose death at Jackson Summit was mentioned in last week‘s
Agitator, was 69 years of age. He was a student of Madison University and
a graduate of Rochester University and Theological Seminary, and was a
missionary to Burmah from 1854-1860. After returning from the foreign
field Mr. Watrous was pastor at Tioga, Covington, Mansfield, Canton, Athens,
Knoxville, Roseville, and of the three Baptist Churches in the township of
Jackson, all of Pennsylvania. He was also the supply pastor of Tacona
Church, Philadelphia and of College Church, Lewisburg, Pa. Mr. Watrous was
a good preacher, a faithful pastor and a man of unblemished character and
scholarly attainments. He leaves a wife and two children, E. A. Watrous,
of New York, and Mrs. O. W. Spratt, of Philadelphia. The funeral was held
at the church at Jackson Summit last Wednesday, and the remains were taken to
Lewisburg for burial. (Tuesday, June 27, and July 4, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Edwin Porter
Last Friday morning as Mr. Edwin Porter, a traveling agent at the Canton
Cigar Company was driving through the streets of Troy, his horse balked, reared
and threw itself. Mr. Porter and several other persons attempted to hold
the horse down while they loosened it from the wagon; but the maddened animal
suddenly reared and struck Mr. Porter a vicious blow on the breast, and falling
on him, crushed him against the curbing, inflicting injuries from which he died
the same afternoon without regaining consciousness. He leaves a widow and
one daughter. (Tuesday, June 27, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Ellen Samantha Daggett
Ellen Samantha Daggett, wife of Lewis Daggett, died at their rooms in the
Park hotel in Tioga last Friday afternoon. She was born at Barrington,
Yates county, NY, January 30, 1821, and was married to Lewis Daggett, March 4,
1839. Thus of her 73 years of life, 55 were passed with her husband, who,
at the age of 78, is left to mourn her. During those years of sunshine and
shadow, joy and sorrow, there were born to them seven children, three of whom
only are now living. These are Seth O. Daggett, of Tioga, Wells L.
Daggett, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Fred. Fletcher, of Newberry. During the
past few years, and the last year especially, she had been a continuous sufferer
from nervousness, and as her death had been expected, she was surrounded during
the last days by her family and relatives. She was a member of the
Presbyterian Church and died in the possession of the hope and joy which is the
life of the Christian. The funeral services were held at the Park hotel
last Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. H. Elliott officiating. (Tuesday, June 27,
1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Selden B. Dimmick
Mr. Selden B. Dimmick died on the 20th ultimo at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Frank Martin, at McDonough, Chenango county, NY. He had been
suffering from a tumor in the stomach for several months. Mr. Dimmick
formerly resided in Delmar and for several years he was a blacksmith in the
railroad shop in this borough. About a year ago he was forced to give up
active work on account of his health, and he soon after went to his daughter’s
home. Mr. Dimmick was a veteran of the war, being a member of Company I of
the 45th regiment. He had an excellent record as a soldier. He was a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was 64 years of age.
(Tuesday, July 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Mordecai M. Canedy
Mr. Mordecai M. Canedy, a respected citizen of Tioga township, died on the
22d ultimo at the age of 81 years. He had been an invalid for 17 years.
He was a native of Vermont. (Tuesday, July 4, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
William S. Purdy
Dr. William S. Purdy, of Corning, NY, died last Saturday at the age of 86(?)
years. (Tuesday, July 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
B. F. Taylor
Rev. B. F. Taylor died last Thursday at his home in Lawrenceville, at the
age of 80 years. (Tuesday, July 4, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Seth B. Hackett, Jr.
Mr. Seth B. Hackett, Jr., died at his home in Middlebury last Wednesday at
the age of 45(or 46) years. He left a widow and three children. Mr.
Hackett was esteemed by a wide circle of acquaintances. The funeral was
held in the Keeneyville Methodist church last Saturday. Rev. Fremont
Kerrick conducting the service. (Tuesday, July 4, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Lizzie Crandall
Miss Lizzie Crandall died at the home of her parents on Sunday. She
had been sick since February last. She was able to be up in a chair and
out of doors only two weeks ago, but the warm weather prostrated her last week
Thursday, and she died on the Sunday following. She was buried on Monday,
Dr. S. H. Moon officiating. (Tuesday, July 11, 1894, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Charles C. Mathers
Last Wednesday afternoon about 2 o’clock Mr. Charles C. Mathers died at his
home on Bacon street in this borough, of consumption. He was in the 48th
year of his age. For a number of years Mr. Mathers had been battling
against the insidious progress of the malady, and he had passed many months at
the South and had sought the best medical advice in the vain effort to stay the
march of the destroyer. Charles C. Mathers was the son of the late John
Mathers, and he was born in Shippen township, November 4, 1846, being of a
family of 11 children. His father was Sheriff of this county for two
terms. At the expiration of his second term, in January, 1859, the family
moved to a farm at Round Top, where Charles spent some years in farm work during
the busy season and at school in the old academy here during the winters.
He spent one year at Evansville, Ind., at work in a bank, and he managed a
general store at English Center, Lycoming county, for one year. In 1870 he
purchased the dry-goods business of the late Laugher Bache, which he conducted
successfully for eight years. He then took Mr. Fred. W. Graves as a
partner, and the firm was known as Mathers & Graves for some years. Mr.
Fred. W. Siemens afterward became a partner about the time Mr. Mather’s health
began to fail, and the firm has since been conducted under its present style of
Mathers, Graves & Co., Limited. Mr. Mathers found his health failing, and
he went to California in the hope that the change of climate would effect a
cure. Then he spent a winter in the South without avail. He returned
to this borough about a year ago, having consulted noted physicians and tried
the most celebrated health-resorts, and settled down to a philosophical battle
with his foe, patiently and bravely waiting the summons to join the majority.
Mr. Mathers married Miss Mary Bryden about 18 years ago, and she, with one son,
survives him. Mr. Mathers was a very successful merchant, possessing the
qualities of a shrewd buyer and a successful salesman, and by his genial manner
winning and holding customers. He was interested in a number of other
business enterprises at different times in an advisory capacity, and he served
for a term as Burgess of this borough. He was a member of the Presbyterian
Church. The funeral was held last Saturday afternoon at the family home on
Bacon street. Rev. A. C. Shaw conducted the service, being assisted by
Rev. C. W. Cushing, D. D. The members of the Masonic Lodge attended in a
body and escorted the remains to the grave, where the service was conducted
according to the ritual of that order. Sympathizing friends sent many
floral tributes, and the funeral was largely attended by friends of the
deceased. (Tuesday, July 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John J. Bowen
Mr. John J. Bowen, a prominent Charleston farmer, died yesterday at his home
in Cherry Flats, of cancer of the stomach. He had been a great sufferer
for 15 years. He was 51 years of age. He was born in Wales, but for
upwards of 30 years he had resided in this county. The funeral is to be
held next Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Mr. Bowen leaves a widow and one
daughter. (Tuesday, July 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Martin Sheffer
In Liberty, Pa., July 2, 1894, Mr. Martin Sheffer, aged 63 years.
(Tuesday, July 11, 1894, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
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