Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-10-22
Died.

On the l4th inst, in this place, Mrs. SA
hAh WILLIAMS, in the 68th year of hel
age.
On the 9th ult., at his residence in Ash
land county, Ohio, THOMAS HAMILTON
formerly of this county, aged about 40 years
la Pittsburgh, on the 18th ult., of iRfiam-
daughter of Rev. De Witt c. and Sarah NJ
Byllesby, formerly of this place, aged years,
8 months and days.
In Gettysburg, on the Sd inst, Hon.
GEORGE SMYSER, in the 84th year of his
age. Judge Smyser, when quite young
man, removed from York to Adams county
and ever since held prominent rank among
| her citizens He served as LieuteE ant in the
company of Volunteers which marched to the
defence of Baltimore in 1912. He occupied
for a number of years, seat on the Bench of
the county as Associate Judge and held other
positions of considerable trust. He was in
his day an active business man-always of
undeubted integrity, and enjoying uninter.
ruptedly the confidence of his fellow-citizens.
Ripe IN years, he now sinks into the grave
with name unsullied and the need of life
well spent
Communicated
DIED, at Lewistown, Pa, on the lIth Oct.
Mrs. MARY BANKS, wife of the Hon
Ephralm Banks, late Auditor General. The
deceased was about ga years of age. Her
father, the late Andrew Keiser, ESQ, was
one of the earliest settlers in Lewistown
lie emigrated from Lancaster county Tn this
place in 1893.
Mrs. Banks together with her husband
united with the Presbyterian church in 1914
at Mlffilntown, which was then under the
pastoral care OF the Rev. John Hutchinson.
deceased. They moved to Lewistown in
1911 where they have resided ever since
rom the time OF her union with the church.
until her disease, her walk and conversation
was such as becometi the gospel of Christ.
she was meek and humble, prudent and dis
Greet, of a sound mind and mature Judge
ment, and excelled in those modest and re-
turing virtues which are the chief ornaments
oil the female sex.
BY her kind and amiable department. she
herself to those around her, and AS
n wife, mother and friend, she was the cen /
tire of confidence and affection. Her piety
was not eferyescent, but constant and uni |
form. She was firm in her attachment to /
the doctrine and order Of the PRESBYTERIAN |
church, and a tended constantly when Prov |
dence permitted on all the means of grace
Her health appeared to be gradually decIin-
ng for short time before her decease She /
was, however, able to attend to her domestic
and the house of prayer until near
y her last. She was in the house of God |
IN the Sabbath before her decease, and did !
lot complain of being unwelI until Thurs
lay. On Friday physician was called, bat
her friends were not alIrmed until few
hours before her death. When her husband
from church in the evening of the
sabbath, he found her much worse than he
expected and asked her if she knew she was
vigorously i'll. She answered she thought
10 and at the same time stated that She
Eas not afraid to die, for she put her trust
n Jesus, and no doubt her blessed Saviour
vas with her, as she passed through the val
ey and shadow of death, supporting and
comforting her. One of her sisters who was
present when she died, said her departu e
vas more like person falling asleep than
ne dying-it was 80 calm and composed,
Without Il struggle or a groan. +
The loss of Mrs. Banks will be sensibly
cit by the church of which she was so long
member, as well as by a large circle of ac-
uaintances, as was evinced by an unusual
y large attendance on her funeral, and new
r can be repaired to her deeply afflicted
usbaud and family who are called to
MOURN, but not as those ,Uho hare no hope-
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord,
Or their works shall fellow them" MARX
he perfect man and behold the upright for
he end OF that man is peace" j. S. w.