The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-06-27
Death Of Hon. John A. Dale.

June 25, 1877, aged 6o years,
months, and IL days.
It seems difficult to those who we're
familiar, daily, with the deceased to
realize that the above record is trua.
The life of Judge Dale is intimately
blended with the history Of our coun'
ty, and the northwestern part of our
State perhaps no man in it was so
widely and favorally known. Born
in 1908, near Bellefonte, in the County
of Centre, he was only seven years old,
when his mother became a widow by
the death of her husband Joseph Dale,
in Nov, 1915. In February follow
ing she started for the then Western
wilderness, coming to Oldtown Flats,
to her father, Henry Gates, with her
four children, (the subject of this,
memoir being the eldest) the family
consisting of three boys aud one daugh-
ter, two Of whom only survive, Hon.
Joseph G. Dale AMI Mrs. Susan Nc
Clatchey.
Judge D, was etninently selfmade
man, with only the early advantages
peculiar to our early settlement, by
his own untiring industry and perse-
verence became, notwithstanding dis.
advantages, n go,d English scholar,
which laid the foundation of his fu-
ture useful life.
It might he mentioned that he took
deep interest to Horticulture and
Arboroculture, which he fully under
stood, and in which he was deeply in
terested. His own garden and arbors
constitute a scene (which ShenstOne
might have envied." The variety he
collected is wonderful. He has, by
his knowledge of the art, made and
= trimmed up some of our common hem
, locks and pines in cones and shapes
that surpass and out.rival the arbor
vitns and imported evergrsens of the
nurserymen, and are to-day standing
monuments of his skill.
In 1925 he was teacher. Teach.
ing his first school in ClOarfield Co.,
= he continued teaching for several sue
cessiye seasons throughout the winter,
in summer pursuing other avocations'
'' In 1927 he began tho study Of msdi'
cine with DIR. Mavin Webster, ply
sician who shortly afterwards removed
to Tionesta.. He continued reading
i medicine about two years, but not lik
i ing the profession Of medicine, he
abandoned it and engaged i'll mercan
Is tile pursuits.
/. In 1887 he was married to Jane +
;. Richardson, residing at Tionesta uuti
1877, when he was elected Sheriff o
+ the County of VenangO, and after ser
a wing out his term he returned to hi
n. home here, and resumed merchandising
Soon after his return his home wa
mado sad by the death of his wife, fol
;, lowed closely by the death of be
- loved daughter. lie was left with
large family of small children.
In 1852 he married Elizabeth Wat
'N son, who survives him. In 1858 h
J. was again called to public duty by hi
:" appointment as Prothonotary an
Clerk of the several Courts of Venar
ny go Co., to fill the vacancy caused b
On the death of the lamented WIN. Ellio
u Returning to Tionesta he again r.
sumed his bss;ness as merchant, whic
he business he continued until 1865, whe
er he engaged in the oil business.
of 1858, he was appointed Associat
Judge If Forest County, to fill a VI
ih cancy left by the death Of Hon. S.
es. Hulings.
Oh Subsequently he became interested
ce. Railroading, for a sketch Of whic
m. period of his life we are indebted TO
Ia. II. Steele Esq, which is as follows
ks Early in 1870 Judge Dale becan
nv connected with the interests of the .
& G. w. Il. r., and labored Jealous
10 for the reorganization of that Col
7e' pany and of the Pithols Valley r
0H' Co, then controlled by James McHe
'"' ry, of London. Upon the re-organi
alton of the Pithole Road he was eli
led .od e. Troosprar and Trnstee and II