The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-10-23

the room but failed, when he stepped upon
chair ana looked INTO the room Through Che tran
som, When he was hoirlded to SEQ tae lifelcs,
| bO'ycf the Colonel resting vita hls bnck en- tat
bed oHd his feet on the fllor. rhe room was nj
once entered. when i was found that lie had not
yet been IN bed but had dlsrubed readg to 70
ire when the dread messenger Death summon.
Cd him.
! Dr. Leonard ma Q al, examination and pro-
nouuced the cause OF his death neuralg If the
! heart, which tho docet ID had suffered with tor
! some TINA
Friday afternoon jury, ocmpo Cd Of James
W. Hcberling. u. @. Bertsch, Thomas Htbor.
| Ing John o,on, James DinlSey ana Elias
scnick were sommone1 by b. T. Yaoger, Esq,
who returned n verdict in rec rdance with Il o
opinion OF DR.. LeOnurd
II lrh Brunson Gerryhlll was tho son OF sam.
uei nnd Mary lierlvhll, IND was born IN iIar.
risburg fenna, January N, lsI2. aud would
therefore hgvo been "a years Old next January
lie resided for time in Iarrsnnrp aud then
removed to Baltimore, y aryl nd, where he was
employer at his trace. that OF cabinet makinV
IN that ty he took prominent art IN + re mat.
Isrs MS an IN 1881 was an active member ut the
FIRST Baltimore Hose. In 1895 he bee, M n mem.
per OF the Harrisburg Musical Assoclntiou and
also member of The Hlrisbufg Eeirfcai
ASSOCIATION IN 1881 About this time lie moved
INTO lnlS sect on ana Or several We rs was con.
uucioG on the car hat an on the Beaver lead. I'D.
oW ltR. from Beaver MeadOw to Pnrryvllie In
iS5J ne became clerK for tha Beaver MeadOw
Co., which pOsit ON he held w IN grent credit TO
himself until 4 @ merger into the L. " r. II
took place, and subsequently,, when in 1870 he
WIS WIS ca le to the charge OF the Coal Forwarding
once then IN small Dnildiug near he Mqdch
hunk depot, which position he held until n
Few years ago, vnen he telde ed his reslgna.
tl0n. the duties becoming too labnr.ous for his
advanced are. The Company at once rendered
MN the position Of Maste OF Scales, winch he
creditaDly filled to the tine of his death.
,Dullng MS llfa ne held q plumber of RESPONSE |
ole posltlons. the duties Of which he performed |
With Dle1tY ana honesty. He was oI. Gov
Shnnk military staif IN i,4i. and al on The |
slau Of GOV, llgler IN S52, from whence he re- |
cely ed he title of Colonel. lie became a mem |
Der OF Beaver Meadow Lodge No. 80. l. o o, II.
IN lSiJi member OF the Old SCHOOL, which so
clal ORGANIZATION he originated, in 1856; OF
Beaver Enclmpment in 1885, a member Of |
Lilly Chapter No lSi, in 1859; and of Packer
Commanderr No 49, III 1862
he took a great interest in the Presbyterian
's,hy Snhnday SCHOOL. which he invariably attended
ie was never married, but resided with Mrs
Mclean at Beavor NJ eadOw, a lady To- whom he
was much attached.
Col Berrymll was q man of uuch N oTe .hon
orhuary ability, and possessed brain that was
stocked with a vast fund Of information, Kind
and generous, he won hosts of frie ds who will
sorrow at the taking away Of one 80 honoIa sIe
50 noble ana so menly.-nGuch Chunk Demo.
rat, 18th inst.
His frierds were at once notified of his death,
Mr. Ed. Wilson. of Weatheriy, n nephew ar.
living at Mauch Chuux curly IN the afternoon
ma Mrs. Mclean ut 1885,. The body was re.
N wed to Reaver Ne dow, at O'Clock Saturday
morning on Mon0ay the remains were taken
o Harrisburg wnere he frequently expressed
desire to be buried, and ON Tuesday the bur al
ook place.