The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-03-11
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JACOB NGMASTER, long resident
of this County and citizen of this Borough,
died at Allentown, Pa, on Saturday evening
last, the 9TH inst, aged 20 years, months and
6 days.
Mr.. Singmaster was born in 1906 at MAI
lerstown, about miles from Allentown, Le-
high County, this State. lie inherited heal
thy wiry constitution, and possessed an unusr'-
al development of brain; and, in youth and
middle age experiencing little or no sickness,
thereby rendering his prospect for life and Wig
or, beyond the allotted three score and ten,
exceedingly promising. But in the last or
years his health began to fail, his disease being
a gradual softening of the brain, which made
his last years and days source of great men
tai as well as physical suffering to himself, as
we'll as great anxiety and discomfort to his
friends few weeks ago he went to Allen
town to visit his sister, intending to remain but
few days. but while there his disease became
more violent, rendering him unable TO return
at the expected time. Yet his friends did not
despair, hoping that the disease would grow
less violent, and that he would yet be able to
return TO this place; and the prospect looked
favorable until about week before his death,
when he appeared to take cold which affected
his lungs, and hurried on the death, which he
finally implored, to relieve him of his sore
physical and mental suferings.
Mr.. Singmaster came into this County in
1884, and erected large tannery at Tanners
Vile, where he drove on tanning extensively
and proftably for number of years; and then
sold out and came to this place, where he also
erected an extensive tannery and drove on the
same business for II or Is years. Thus scat
tering in our County for bark and for labor
hundreds Of thousands of dollars. lie also
drove on tanning in other places, and was en-
gagged in the purchase and sale Of real estate,
also in the hide and leather business.
He finally disposed of his tanneries and tan
ming interests, and travelled abroad more or
less, and in the end investing his funds heavi-
ly in various stocks.
Mr.. Singmaster's great business foresight
served him as well as the tabled lamp and ring
of Aladdin, are reputed to have served him,
for every business enterprise he engaged in,
with rare exceptions, seemed to turn into gold.
But he was a man Of the strictest integrity and
honesty.
His wealth is reported to be great. We dare
not give any Of the many apparently extrav"-
giant estimates oft. But in all probability it
runs into hundreds of thousands Speculation
in regard to this matter may as well rest for
few days which may suffice to give an approx
innate estimate of
NJ. Singmaster never married, though he
was not ayerse to, but vas really fond Of, intel
ligent female society. Whether the Siren nev-
er sung sweetly enough to engross his soul, or
whether he loved unwisely or too we'll, we
know not.
He possessed great store Of information,
which much travelling and great experience
sbundantly supplied him with
lie was rather reserved, and apparently en-
joyed life, or endeayored to, nsueh within him
self; but yet, whep in health, to the has. he
was fond of society, and never tired Of social
chats with his friends, TO whom he vas always
polite and kind He had moods which would
apparently indicate the opposite Of this to be
true, but they were only exceptions to his tsue
nature.
He was universally known to he an oGligiDg,
kind neighbor, and good citizen.
We think it entirely safe to say that his
wealth proved to be no source Of real pleasure
to him. We remember some 10 or y years
ago to have heard him remark, on certain
occasion, when speaking of happiness attend
ing wealth, that the time was when he pitied
the poor, but he had since learned better than
to do that, for the virtuous poor said he, are
the happiest of all persons.
May the peace of the righteous dead be
his.
The funeral will take place to-day, (Thurs-
day. the 1lth instant, at II o'clock P. NJ
The sermon will be preached by the Rev Mr.
KGuLER, of the Lutheran Church, of this
place.
The pail bearers selected are Hon. s. s.
Dreher, Hon. S. c. Burnett, Hon. VIM Davis,
C. r. Andre, r. r. Depuy and John n. Stokes.