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THE FOLLOWING ARE TYPED FROM A SCRAP BOOK OF CLIPPINGS WHICH WAS DONATED TO THE SOCIETY
This will be added to as time permits to type more of the clippings.
On the 1st day 10th month 1884 at the residence of his son in Upper Oxford Pusey Barnard, In his 74th year. Friends ar respectfully invited to attend the funeral on fifth day(Thursday) meet at 11 o’clock A.M. Sept 20, 1884, near Hickory Hill, Chester county,
Chandler P. Infant son of Taylor and Jane Biddison, aged 10 months and 19 days Ninth month 27th day, 1884 in Pennsville, Morgan county, Ohio, of Typhoid fever,
Lydia M. Coulson, in her 49th year daughter of Abner and Esther White, dec’d , formerly of Nottingham , Pa. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RENO- In Pittsburg on the 29th day Ella S daughter of Elizabeth Dickey and Eli Reno
McDANIEL - In West Nottingham township, on the 2d of Oct, 1878 Mary M. wife of Levi McDaniel in the 56th year of her age. The internment took place in New London cemetery on the 5th inst.
SPEAR- In Oxford on the 26th ult. Mrs. Ann C. Spear widow of the late Issac Spear, Esq. dec’d aged 74 years 11 months
OVERHOLT- In Rising Sun Md. on the 1st inst. , Clarence Irving , only child of W. F. and Laura E. Overholt, age 20 months
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WRIGHT - January 13, 1882, in Little Britain township, Lancaster county , Pa. John Wright, in the 80th year of his age
McVEY - First month 11th, 1882, in Fulton township, Lancaster county, Alice McVey aged near 37 years
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Death of a Remarkable Woman
Elizabeth Levick, wife of Ebenezer Levick, merchant, whom she survived 40 years, died at her residence in Philadelphia, on the 21st ult. in her 98th year She was a friend and devoted christian woman, taking an active part in works of charity and ed ation for three quaters of a century. She was the daughter of Isaac and Mary Jones and was born in Philadelphia June 5, 1789. She recieved the most liberal education the times of her youth afforded, taking courses in embrodery and fine cooking ; also in ruction in botany. At the age of 84 her sight, which had been lostfrom a cataract, was restored by a skillful operation and she enjoyed excellent vision for fourteen years after In her extreme old age she was the central figure of a large circle of frie s, made up, with others, of children and grandchildren of her early associates. With none of the decrepitude of old age, she was a delightful companion.
In Oxford Nov. 28th 1886, Evan P. Bailey, aged 39 years
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January 31st 1887 , Joseph L. STEPHENS in his 59th year, the friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from his late recedence near Rising Sun Md., on Friday 4th inst. at 11 o’clock a.m. Interment at Rose Bank Cemetery (second article mentions same plus) He had been an offical member of the M.E. church twenty-sevenyears, two years after his connection with the same. He leaves a widow one sone and five daughters, three of whom were married last October on the same evening.
LIVING TO A RIPE OLD AGE
Rebecca Smith , eldest daughter of the late Thomas West, who was a relative of Benjamin West , the great painter, died at her late residence , near Chrome Hill on the 20th day of August , 1881 at the advanced age of 97 years lacking 6 days. This venerable woman was born on the farm now occupied by Mrs. Stacy West and remained there until the 17th year of her age. She was then united in marriage with Amos Smith, a gentleman of the literary taste and culture, and of unblemished moral ch acter. The first seven years of her married life were passed in the city of Baltmore , the balance of her long and eventful life in the house in which she died. She was the mother of thirteen children, seven of whom survive her, and one of whom is in th 80th year of her age. These reside in several states and in their respective localites are esteemed for their intellectual and moral worth. Proper represenatives of their honored parents. Her last and only sickness, which was protracted thru several mon s, was borne with the upmost fortitude, and with perfect resignnantion to the will of the Divine Father. Thus has been broken one of the last links that binds the present generation to that of the distant past. In a book recently published is a referenc to Mrs. Smith that may appropriately find a place in this notice of her death “ The oldest inhabitant now living in the vicinity of the Rocks of Dree Creek is Mrs. Rebecca Smith. She was born within three forths of a mile of her present residence. Here thin sight of the Rocks she has lived to be almost a centenarian , surviving all who commenced with her the journey of life. Of a cheerrful diposition and vigorious constitution she has borne the burdens of life with comparitive ease; and in old age , c forted by loving hearts she is awaiting resignedly the final summons” That summons has been given and the aged mother has gone to greet dear ones who long ago went to the world of joy”In thy presence is fullness of joy ; and at Thy right hand are pleasu s for evermore.
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED The Alexandria (Va) Gazette of a recent date contained a lenghtly sketch of Mrs. Ann L. Kirk, of the 4th district of Cecil county, Md. who recently paid a visit to her son-in-law Morris R. Wilkinson who a short time ago removed to Virginia We make e following extract Mrs. Ann L. Kirk, of Cecil county, Md. who will in a few days , celebrate her 95th birthday , is now on a visit to her daughter Mrs. Morris R. Wilkinson, of Grays Hill farm, near Mt Vernon, which place she visited Sept. 8th, walking without assis nce all through the mansion, even up into the cupola and over the grounds, she came through from her home, about 120 mile in a single day, stopping only three hours in Washington, arriving at her destination about 6 o’clock in the evening very little fa gued, and did not retire until near 11 o’clock, arose in the morning refreshed and cheerful. Said she has not felt better for years. She has three children living Viz: Samuel M. Kirk of Cecil county Md.; Rebecca wife of Edward W. Posey,near Kennett Square, Chester County, Pa. and Sarah H. wife of above named M. R. Wilkinson now of Gray’s farm, Fairfax county Va. She is remarkably well preserved, both mentally and hysically enjoys young company taking a great interest in them, particulaly in children.
BRINTON - BROWN 10th month 24th day 1882 at the residence of James Garrett in West Philadelphia, by friends ceremony , before Mayor King, Edward Brinton and Ruthanna H. Brown both at West Chester
HOUSTON- October 29th, 1882 , In Oxford of consumpstion Elmer E. Huston, son of Dr J. W. Houston , age 21 years and 9 days
JACKSON - October 29th, 1882 in East Nottingham township, Charles P. Jackson, M.D. aged about 60 years. Funeral to-day (Wednesday) at 2 o’clock P.M. Interment in Oxford cemetery
SLEOGEL - Oct. 25 1882 in Franklin township of typhoid fever, Albert Sleogel, age 20 years
LUNGREN - Oct 29th 1882 in Cecil County near Lewisville, Ferdinand Lungren , aged about 85 years
COOK - On the 30th of 10th month at 5:20 P.M. Clackson Cook, in the 68th year of his age, funeral will take place at Penn Hill on the 5th day, 11 mo. 2nd at 12 m Friends are invited to attend.
REYNOLDS- Tenth mo. 28th 1882 near rising sun Md. Isaac Reynolds , in the 84th year of his age, Funeral on the 4th day 11th mo 1st meet at the house at 11 am Interment at West Nottingham Friends burial ground.
DICKS - Oct 29th 1882, at Milltown, Chester County Abram Dicks, in the 79th year of his age
HARVEY - Tenth month 24th 1882 at Chadd’s Ford, Delaware County Chalkey Harvey, in his 69th year
JAMESON - Oct 24th 1882, in Upper Oxford township, Rebecca wife of John R. Jameson aged 41 years and 28th day
AN EXPLANATION EXPLAINED Mr Brown of Goshen, writes to show how his troubles came about Editor of the Times - I exceedingly regret the publicity that has been given my name of late , in consequence of my having been involved in a law suit with Ada Brown Taylor , in regard to the claim she made on me as administrator of the estate of J iah Brown , deaceased , which estate was settled over 12 years ago. The correspondent in giving some extracts from an adress I made before a large audience of friends and neighbors, in last weeks Times ; has left the matter rather obscure . The gist of which is this: At the time of the apprasiment , then a young woman , had these bonds ( $600) in her possesion and claimed deaceased allowed her to have them, with his Conowingo Bridge Stocks and other articles. She had no evidence of such a bequest but Esther Br n, who , as I have shown, with herself and were on any other than intamte terms with the deaceased. The apprasiers felt it their duty to value these bonds, stock and other articles. They were sold accounted for and the money distributed, on half to the state of Samuel Brown, the survivng brother the other half to his nephews and nieces. Samuel Brown retained the horse carriage and other articles at the apprasiment , and also the Conowingo Bridge Stock. As soon as the distribution was made Samuel Browned assigned the Bridge Stock over to Ada, also gave her a note of one of his neighbors for $600., in leiu of what Ada had claimed at apprasiment. Thus the matter was settled to all apperences satisfa orily. Samuel Brown was never known to have expressed a word of dissatifaction during the eight years he survived his brother. Ten years after the estate Josiah Brown had been settled and the heirs paid ( during which time four nephews and a niece, who d nursed him ; the appraisers and Samuel Brown himself had all deaceased) this individual makes the claim on me for the value of these bonds and interest , some 1,170. She and her adopted mother testified before the court to a gift from Josiah Brown of hese bonds, and that gift made in the presence of Samuel Brown three days before his death. Such a claim was never before heard of , and was in direct conflict with what Samuel Brown had at all times stated. Against such testimony I at once demurred and sk for a nonsuit, which the Judge promptly granted. L.K.Brown Goshen, Lancaster County, 8th mo 10th ----------------------------------------------------------
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION Made By Levi Brown , of Goshen, to Eight Hundred People On Sunday July 24th, the meeting at Penn Hill was addressed by Mordecal Price, a minester from Falston, this county , who made an earnest appeal to those present to live more in unity and love , which advice it appears it would be well for the memb s of that meeting to give heed to. In the Afternoon, at 3’oclock , Levi K. Brown by appoinment , addressed an audience estimated by the Times Reporter at from 600 to 800, defending himself against what he termed “ Wanton maliocious and unjust attempts” injure his good name and reputation The speaker explaned the confidental relations which had existed between Josiah Brown, prior to his death, and Ada , Samuel , and Esther Brown ( wife of Samuel), who is the chief actor in the claim against the speake , growing out of his administration of estate of Josiah Brown . The two brothers lived on the most intimate terms ; the confidence of Josiah , the younger , in his brother was unbounded . The speaker mingled with them socially, transacted a great deal o business for them , and advised them in regard to all their financial affairs. Of these transactions he kept an account . He wrote three several wills for Samuel Brown , in the last of which decedent provided liberally for his wife , making provisions a o for Ada Brown , his ward, and for Josiah Brown , his brother and directing for the equeal ditribution of the residue of his estate between his nephews and nieces , after the death of his widow. Mr Brown proceeded: During my absence in Canada Samuel called at my house , procured his will and took it home. After my return , on a meeting day here , Samuel called me aside , and stated that his wife had destroyed the will , being dissatisfied with it. She wanted m to leave her all his property absolute, which he was not willing to do. He ask me to prepare another will like the one destroyed , as near as I could remember . I did so. He came to my house on the 17th day of the 9th month , 1866 examined the will ca fully, approved it , and the brought his witness, The will was signed, sealed and witnessed and remained in my desk until some months after the death of Josiah Brown. No one will doubt the competency of Samuel Brown to make a will at that time -9th mon 1866- however frail and incompetent he became in after years, when he made other wills. At one time , when Josiah Brown was bitterly complaining of his treatment by Esther Brown , I reminded him that he had never made a will , and that if he should die before Samuel , the latter would recieve one half of his estate , and that at Samu ’s death Esther would get that. He exclaimed , “I would not for the world that Esther should have one dollar!” He said that at Samuel’s death he wanted his estate to go to the children of his deseaced sister . At my suggestion he consulted his neices an nephews , and told them with others , three of whom are now present, that he did not want either Addie or Esther to have one dollar of his property. Unfourtunetly the steps nesserary to carry out his wishes were deferred - hence the trouble. The claim af Ada Brown on the estate , recently decieded by the court at Lancaster was founded soley on the evidence of Esther Brown , in order to justly value her testimony it will be well to consider her conduct toward Josiah Brown for many years ior to his death. All who visited the house remember with what scorn she would look upon him if he took a seat at the family table unbidden. I have seen him sent by her from the table on trivial errands , to the kitchen , or elsewhere, in order to keep m away. His niece in her testimony taken two years ago before W. Walker , Esq. states : “ He kept his bonds and notes generally at our house . We did his washing He often complained of his usage at home Uncle Samuel requested us to take him to to board on count of his bad treatment by Esther and Addie. On another occacion Uncle Samuel told me Josiah was sick in the barn and he carried victuals to him there. Esther would not let him go to the house.” They did take him to board for a short time. On a cold winter day , the winter previous to his death , I was passing in a sleigh and saw Josiah at the barn shivering in the cold. I callaed him and asked him why he was out there in the cold . He said “Hetty will not let me stay by the fire ; s drives me out of the house ; makes me have a fire in the old cooper shop, and I can’t keep warm” I could detail many other indignities that I have known heaped upon this aged man by Esther. When paying him money I have seen her grab a part of it until rced by Samuel to give it up. And I have heard Josiah Brown say more than once “ I often miss money . Somebody about this house has false keys” Notwithstanding the indiginties which Josiah Brown recieved at the hands of Addie , the old man was required to take her to and from school in unfavorable weather ; she habitually spoke of him as “Si” or “Old Si” . Such was the condition of affairs n this household up until the death of Josiah Brown On first day , 6th day of the 9th month, 1868 while the family were at meeting here. Josiah became unwell. I was sent for and found him seriously ill. After five days of illness, during which his neices and nephews were unremmitting in attention to im , he died. The only nephew now living has testifed that he was with his uncle daily during his last illness , and that he never saw Esther or Addied so much as even hand him a glass of cold water! After the funeral one of his nephews called on me and desired that I should settle the estate. I went to Samuel’s house , and he said he was entirely willing I should do so ; as he was getting to old for such business ; and further he said “I can t l thee it was Josiah’s request that thee should settle his estate” We agreed at once upon appraisers - Joel Smedley and Jeremiah Brown - and after being duly qulified we proceeded to the residence of Samuel Brown to make an apprasiment of the effects of osiah Brown. When we came to the 5 - 20 U.S. Bonds (I knew the number Josiah had) we found them short. Samuel remarked “ Ada has six of them. $100 each. She says Josiah allowed her to have them , and his Conowingo Bridge stock, his horsse, rockaway, sle h and clock, to remember him by. We ask if Josiah had left anything in writting to that effect. “No” “did thee hear him say so?” “No, but Esther says she did” We told him she could not hold them on such pretence ; that we must appraise these bonds so cl med. if Ada could show her claim good at a future day , she would get the bonds etc.. back again or their equvilent in money. The bonds were then produced and appraised with the rest of deceased’s effects and here the matter ended for the time. I am supported in this statement by the testimony of Jeremiah Brown , taken before Washinginton Walker , Esq. in the 10th month1879 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RALSTON - COULSON Married Monday evening Nov 19, 1894 , at the M.P. Parsonage , McConnelsville, O k by rev. Wm. Hastings , Mr George Ralston and Myrt E. Coulson , both of this city, the groom is one of our most worthy and industrious young men and the bride is the da hter of the late Dr. Coulson. May happiness and prosperity attend them is our wish
LANCASTER COUNTY Items of iterest from our Drumore correspondent John S. Brown an aged resident of Fairfield , died on February 21, and was buried last Saturday . Internment at Mt. Zion M. E. Church Rev C.B. Johnson officiating Mr. Brown was stricken with paralysis about a week ago. John Walton -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE REYNOLDS FAMILY Twelve sons of a respected sire, Jacob, Stephen, Jonathan, Samuel, Reuben, David Jesse, Isreal, Henry , William, Elijah and Benjamin the sons of Henry Reynolds of Nottingham. It is not often that the history of any family, either in Maryland or elsewhere, that twelve sons gather around the parental board, all the offspring of one man. Yet such is the case in the Reynolds family in Cecil . The number itself is coincident and suggestive. Beginning with the history of the mans own redemtion, the savior selected and honored tweleve disciples as the chosen messengers of Christianity. Long antedating them, under the patriarcial dispensation, god had blessed Jacob with twelv sons as the heads heads of the twelve tribes of Isreal. In the number there is character and respectablity. Henry Reynolds, the progenitor of the Reynolds of Cecil, was a distinguished minister of the Society of Friends in England. He was a man of large wealth and with his wife, emigrated from Nottingham in England, to America and settled in New York. An her brother John came later and settled in Carolina. Henry’s English wife died, and he afterwards married a miss Haines, of Cecil County He had twelve sons namley Jacob, Stephen, Jonathan, Samuel, Reuben, David, Jesse, Isreal, Henry, William, Elijah, and Benjamin. These brothers scattered thoughout t western and Southern United States. Jacob the eldest, remained in Cecil county and married Rebbeca Day, and they had nine sons, all of whom lived and died in Cecil County and have numerous descendants now living. The names of these sons were Henry, Stephen, Jacob, Isreal, Thomas, Jona an , Benjamin and Reuben. Benjamin was the father of judge David Reynolds, of Juniatia County, Pa., whose daughter Ellen Moore Reynolds, by his second wife married Dr. John Cromwell Reynolds, Surgeon in the United States Army. Another son of Benjamin, John Reynolds married annah Knight of Nottingham. His daughter married Daniel Megready - Their only child Hannah Elizabeth married Colonel Edwin Wilmer. Another daughter Eliza married the Rev. Robert Gerry and left one child, L.A.C. Gerry of Port Deposit, who married Jane Vanneman. Lydia Ann, the youngest , married William Parker and left three sons and one daughter, all of whom have removed from the county. A son William Reynolds , was at the time of his death a partner of Jos. Abrahams, merchant at Port Deposit. Mrs. Hannah Reynolds survived her husband, and married Cornelius Smith, a prominent business man in his day and represented the county in the legislature of Maryland. He had one son Cornelius J. , who drowned in the Susquehanna river in early manho . Reuben Reynolds married Henrietta Maria Cromwell. She was a lineal descendant of Oliver Cromwell through his son Sir Henry Cromwell and Lady Mary Russel. Her parents were John Hammond Cromwell and his wife Mary Hammond Dorsey. They resided on the O orara and are buried in the family cemetery at the old homestead. Now owned and occupied by Andrew Nickles The children of Reuben and Henrietta Maria Reynolds were Dr. John Cromwell Reynolds, Surgeon U.S. Army, Mary who married Colonel Prosser of Baltmo whose father Major Uriah Prosser, fell at the battle of North Point; Rebecca a lady of rare endowments of both intellect and heart, died unmarried; Maria who married George Calbreath a gentleman of prominesce of McVey town, Ma. Delia who married the Ho Thaddius Banks of Holidaysburg, Pa. one of whose daughters is the wife of Ambrose Ewing, of this county, and another is the wife of George W. Satler, of Baltimore. Mrs Reuben Reynolds survived her first husband and afterwards married John Briscoe, of Kent county, who purchased and removed to a property near Risisng Sun, in this county , and remained there until his death in 1835. He left three sons and two da hters. Benjamin read medicine and removed to California, Alexander read law , but is now farming. He has represented this county in legislature. Henry and his sister Elizabeth reside at the homestead. Sarah, desceased married the Hon. R. A. McCurtrie of ennsylvania. We regret that at this time we cannot follow other branches of this numerous and influental family of the Reynolds in this county, and must defer doing so to a future time - Cecil Whig -----------------------------------------------
COOK - 5TH Month 15th day, in Fulton township, Lancaster County, Pa, Eliza L. wife of Clarkson Cook ------------------------------------------------------
ANDERSON - Near Fair Hill, Cecil County Md on the 17th of January 1878, Sallie oldest daughter of Robert and Catherine Anderson aged about 19 years ----------------------------------------------------------
Newspaper Obituaries 1872 DIED
LEVIS - In Oxford on the 30th ult., Miss Amanda Levis, of Cecil County Md in the 23rd year of her age. Funeral from the residence of her father at one o'clock today ( Wednesday)
BROWN- On the 20th inst , of Dysentery, William son of Henry Brown, of Fulton township , Lancaster County, in the 13th year of his age
SANDERS- In Londonderry on the 21st ult. Mrs --------Saunders about 74 years
JACKSON - IN Londongrove on the 25th ult.of paralysis, Rebecca Jackson , relic of William Jackson , nearly 74 years.
RUTTER- At Chestnut Level, on the 27th ult. Mrs. Louisa Rutter, wife of Rev Lindley Rutter, age abt 65years, The deacease of this estimable Christian lady was prematurly announced in our last paper, it have been widely reported that her death took plac on the 22nd. She lingered in a very low state until the date above given
PRESTON- On the 25th ult. near rising Sun Md. Thomas Preston agealmost 28 years. He contracted the Typhoid fever at Middletown Pa where he had been engaged in business for some time
PRICE- Near Peters Creek, Sept 21, 1872 , of diphtheria, Clara Elizabeth, daufhter of Joseph and Mary Price, age 1 year 1 month 5 days
DORSEY- at Peters creek, September 16th of Diphtheria Harriett Eliza, daughter of Samuel and Martha W. Dorsey, age 1 year 10 month and 17 days.
HACKETT - Near Peters Creek, Sept. 20th of diphtheria, Emma Elizabeth, daughter of Chalkley and Hannah Hackett age 4 years 2 mo.
FITE- Near Peters creek, sept 20th of diphtheria Jacob Lawerence, only son of Miles S. and M. Kate Fite age 4 years 10 mo.
DORSEY- at Peters Creek Lancaster County July 29th M Estella, eldest daughter of Samuel and Martha W. Dorsey, in the 23rd year of age
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BROWN- on the 6th inst. at his residence in Fulton township, Lancaster County, after a lingering illness, Jeremiah G. Brown , age 47years
GILBERT- At West Grove, on the 6th inst. Joshua Gilbert , age about 70 years
WILEY- Avondale, on the 7th inst. Mrs. Hannah Wiley, widow of Thomas Wileyaged eighty- nine and a half years, buried at New London
GIBSON- On the 11th inst. after a long and severe illness, William S. Gibson of New London township, The deceased was long a esteemed member of the New London Presbyterian Church, and a very useful and valueable man in the community He leaves a widow an three children to mourn his departure. Internment on Wednesday afternoon in New London Cemetery
SCOTT - On 5th mo 15th day 1872 at Mt Pleasant, Cecil County Md. Emma wife of James Scott and daughter of Henry and Elizabeth McVey of Fulton Township Lancaster County Pa, in the 25th year of her age. ---------------------------------------------------------
FITE - On the 30th ult in Little Britian township, Lancaster County , Alice Fite age about 22 years
BROWN In Drumore township, Lancaster County on the 30th ult Sarah Brown age nearly 87 years.
SMEDLEY - In Langhorne Bucks county on the 3rd inst. Mary W. Smedley widow of the late Thomas Smedley, of Fulton township, Lancaster county in her 62nd year
Drumore Items- death Mrs. Isabella Wicks, wife of Lewis Wicks, died at the residence of her husband near Stewartstown York County, on Friday evening February 13. Her remains were conveyed to the house of her mother in Fairfield, on Sunday from whence they were removed o Chesnut Level burying ground on Monday. Services were held in the church at that place Rev. L. C. Rutter delivered the funeral oration.
FLORA - In Drumore township, Lancaster County on the 15th of January 1878 Annie A. Flora in the 24th year of age.
FARRA - Near Principo Md on Sabbath morning, May 28th 1876 Blanche Ophelia, youngest daughter of George D. and Annie Farra
I see it stated that Benjamin Hallowell, lately deceased, near Sandy Springs Md was the oldest member in the Hicksville branch of friends in the United States I would inform the writter that we have one in Penn that is considerably older. I refer to Rob t Good, who is in the neighborhood of ninety, and I have no doubt but there are many others over eighty in Chester County. R.G. Hyde has sold his farm in Penn (The John Mackey farm) of 70 acres to David Ferris and he has since sold about 40 acres with buildings to William Mackey, all of this township, on terms not yet pubtie _----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sept. 18, 1886 in Drumore township, Lancaster County Horace Cutler age 34 years Funeral this Wednesday at 10 am Internment in Drumore burying ground
Sept. 14, 1886 in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Alice A. infant daughter of John E. and Alice Brown, aged 5 months and 6 days
Death of George Hughes, an old resident of Fulton township, Lancaster county died wednesday in the 85th year of age Mr Hughes was a noted manufacturer of edge tools, he having succeeded his father Joseph Hughes in the business. The deceased made his ins uments with charcoal fires which gave them a fine temper and quailities for retaining a keen edge Mr. Hughes was an industrious man and he lived and died in the house in which he was born., not far from Dorsey’s Mill. His funeral took place Saturday Rev . M. Galbreath addressing the large gathering of people before the internment was made in Chesnut Level graveyard. --------------------------------------------
OBITUARY *Mary Hensel Jackson Mrs. Jackson Died at her home in Fairfield on Sunday morning July 6, 1902, after a lingering ilness of Consumption. The funeral took place Wednesday at Zion M E Church at 2 pm The deaceased was in the 39th year of her age, besides her husband she is urvived by three brother and one sister: Mrs. Samuel Fagen, Fairfield; Howard Hensel , Steelton; William Hensel, Wakefield, and John Hensel, Steeleton.
Lindley King After a long ilness Lindley King died at his home in Fulton twonship, Lancaster County, on Tuesday evening , July 8, 1902. He was a son of Thomas and Rachel King and was born 68 years ago on the homestead farm where he died. , the last member of a l ge family. He was an intelligent farmer and a highly esteemed citizen, without a family as he never married , but leaves a wide circle of friends. The funeral will take place on Saturday at Penn Hill Meeting house , 11.30 o’clock.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDREW CHARLES From a press corespondent The funeral of Mrs. Andrew Charles, Jr was held from her late home at Penn Hill last Saturday at 12 o’clock and proceeded to Little Britain Church where services were conducted at 2 pm by her pastor , Rev. Thomas G. Koontz. The internment was made i the adjoining cemetery. A large concourse of friends assembled to pay their las tribute to the deacesed. She was only 35 years old, a daughter of the late Morris Jackson of Wrightsdale. While she had been in delicate health for a long time, see was able o oversee her household duties and assist in preforming them. She was only ill with grip on April 19, and died on the 23rd. Her death was a great blow to her family. During her conscious moments she spoke beautifully of her Christian experience and her ight hopes of the life beyond ; bade her.
Abram Medcalf was a wagon maker at Oxford about 1800. He was a Jolly fellow and perhaps , was of the same kind of composition as the miller mentioned in Bickerstaff’s “Love in a Village” The verse is
There was a jolly miller Lived on the river Dee; He danced and sang from morn to night- no lark as blith as he; And this the burden of his song For ever used to be- ‘I care for nobody, no not I, If nobody cares for me.
About the time Abe worked in his shop, which stood on the ground adjacent to the north end of the old graveyard , the people, some of them at least, were superstitious. They were firm belivers in such nonsense as ghost and supernatural spirits , an if the windows of their house rattled at midnight and they heard the noise , why bless us, under the bed clothes went their heads for fear of seeing a witch astride a broomstick. To be sure this silly thing was fostered by some people until timid ones d ed not look doors after the feable glim had been doused Nightly the male portion of the early dwellers of Cross Roads, who evidently lost on opportunity of cultivating the acquaintance of liqud spirits, would assemble in the small barroom of Hood’s T ern and there by the light of a big fire sit and sip their grog, smoke their pipes and tell ghost stories as the dying candles sparrtered weirdly. Abe Medcalf was full of the very lasest ghost yarns, and knew who had seen the “ little old woman with the igh cap on a broomstick last night He always would up his stories with the Irishmans pray for his son :Protect my son against all witches, wharlo and long nibbed things that halloo ‘whirr lawhaw’ in the night-time” After a good night drink the men lef the tavern and sought their humble dwellings as quitely and as quickly as their legs would allow them . The principal stamping ground for the ghost in these days was in the big woods which covered the land on either side of the road leading to the Brick eeting House. That road now third street , was then, commencing at the corner of third and broad streets , swampy, muddy and full of quick sands. It was such a miserable road that it recieved the odd name of “massacripple” from its early travelers. A n ber of times timber was cut down with which to patch the dangerous sections. Well along this road it was said that ghost were thick and nobody except those compelled ever went on it after nightfall. It was a practice with some of the farmers who had to travel on the massacripple after dark to ride their blind horses for fear the animals would see a ghost and run away with the also terrified rider.
