Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-05-19
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Death of David Beshoar, Sr,


David BeShoar, ST., of Fermanagh town.
ship, died May 10Th, 1850, at the home Of
his son, David Beshoar, Jr. He was born
in the township of Fermanagh, Juniata
county January %, 1909, and was married
TO Mary Ruble, who survives him, January
-, 1881. He had elk sons, Andrew, Mi.
chael, David, Solomon, John and Peter, all
of whom are living, save Peter, who died OF
pneumonia in February last. He also had
two daughters, one of whom was married to
Amos Stouffer, and Is since dead the other
was married TO Calvin Watts, of Fayctte
township.
For period of forty-nine years David
Beshoar, Sr., and his beloved wife have
lived together in peace, happiness and pros
perity, such as falls 10 the lot of few cou-
pies in this world. His health, with the ex-
ception of several slight attacks, had been
uniformly good, until his last and immediate
ailrnent He was seized with disease in the
fall of 1879, and continued from the onset,
with intervals OF relief and apparent inn
provement, TO gradually decline. Within
the last week of mis- illness his symptoms
became alarming and urgent, and on Wed
nesday afternoon, May l2th, death came to
his relief.
Mr.. Beshoar followed the occupation of
farmer during his entire lifetime. For 4
number of years he lived in Centre and Mif-
Hin counties, though the greater part OF his
life was spent in his native township and
county, on the farm on which he was born
He was man Of fine common sense, great
industry and frugal management. Although
he began life in moderate circumstances, by
the exercise of his sterling qualities, and
with the help of his wife, sons and daugh-
tiers, he acquired large estates in Juniata
county, so that each of his children, now
living. possess valuable farms.
Mr.. Beshoar was highly respected by his
fellow-citizens as an upright, conscientious
man. But to appreciate hlS real worth, re-
quired ar intimate acquaintance with him.
This was our privilege. We always found
him kind, honest, frank and benevolent.
Mentally, he was a man of more than ordi- !
nary intelligence and reflection, and WAS
especially fond of informing and improving
his mind. His reading and meditation was
largely in reference to the Holy Scriptures, |
WIKI which he was very conversant. He /
had a profound reverence for, and abiding |
faith in the Christian religion, and was long |
an exemplary member OF the .'German Bap- |
tiSt'' church. He had very clear and de- |
cided views concerning the doctrines of re- |
vealed religion, and his hopes OF a blessed /
immortality were well grounded. His read |
lrg was not confined, however, TO the sa-
cred writings; but he was also a close and .
intelligent student of ancient and modern /
history. Although the greater part of his /
time was spent in agricultural pursuits and |
in the studies referred to, yet he delighted 1
and shared in some of the manly and ex-
citing recreations. His favOrite sports were |
those of hunting and fishing He was ex-
ceedingly fond of the latter, and upon oc-
casions of that kind, his genial and manly |
disposition would be exhibited in marked |
degree. But his lfe's work Is done. In |
the fullness of time his summons came, aud /
he has gone
ssTo that beautiful land by the spoiler untrOd,
Unpolluted by sorrow and care;
1t is lighted alone by the presence of God, /
Whose throne and whose temple are there.
ats crvstaline streams with a murmurous
flow,
Meander through valleys of green;
Its mountains OF jasper are rich In the glow /
OF a glory TO mortal unseen."
At the vacant hearthstone an aged and /
somewhat infirm widow will mourn the loss ,
of a beloved husband, the staff of her de- |
cIining years, and children will miss the /
counsels and admonitions of kind father; |
but they all have the happy consolation OF
knowing that his course through life as
husband, father and a Christian, was with /
out reproach, and that his hope OF 4 blessed 1
Immortality was strong and assuring His |
feeble frame now lies in its quiet resting /
place in Free Spring graveyard, 10 Walker /
township. there to remain until the Resur-
-ection morn his spirit has returned to God
who gave it. May we strive TO initiate the
good that was in him, so that when the hour |
of eternity strikes for us, We shall have as
few faults TO answer for as he, and depart |
as universally lamented.
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