Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-26
passed from sjaep to the sounder sleep

he passed from sllep to the sounder sleep
OF death.
Mr.. Metzger was . gentleman of large
experience and Of close reading, keeping
himself apace with the progress of events.
He was ready tslker and genial COM
paniOn. He had positive convictions and
was fearless in their expression. With a
retentiye memory and quick perception,
his knowledge of men and things was very
general and his recollection Of historical
and personal events of Lancaster ran far
back and was ascOmprehensive. Though his
dissolution has been SO long ANTICIPATED
the news of it comes with more or less of a
shock; and his death will be sincerely
mOurned, not only by those who cherished
the closer relations of brother and sister.
but by the many who knew him in the
general associations of life.
Death Of Jacob Bair
Jacob Bair, late of the firm of D. Bair
& Co., died yesterday morning at his res
idence, No. 43 South Duke street. after
prolonged illness, aged 42years. Mr.. Bair
was born at Mill Valley, this county. and
while yet a babe, removed with his fathers
family to ShamOkin. After residing there
four years the family returned to this
county, locating at New Providence, and
four or five years later removed to Safe
Harbor, where the head of the family, ia
cob Bair, ST., died, leaving u widow, seven
sons and two daughters. The subject Of
this sketch soon after the death of his IA
ther came to Lancaster, in 1852, and be-
came a member of the family and clerk
in the store of his uncle, the late David Bair,
remaining as salesman and ok-keeper
until 1865, when he became y member
of the firm of David Bair & Co., consisting
of d. Bair, ST., ID. Bair, jr., John A.
Charles and Jacob Bair. The firm re-
mained thus until 1876, when D. Bair, jr.,
bought out the respective interests of d.
Bair, ST., and JnO. A Charles. On the first
of March last d. Bair, jr., became sole
proprietor by the purchase of the interest
of Jacob Bair, whose health had become
too much impaired to permit him
to engage in active business, and
since that date he has remained retired
While in business Mr.. Bair was distin-
guished fOr rare business talent, and had
control of the financial department of the
firm of which he was a member. He was
active, intelligent and courteous a favor
ite with all who had dealings with him.
In 1878 he was married to Miss Carrie
Carpenter, a daughter of the late William
Carpenter, prOthonatory Of this county.
Mr.. Bair leaves no children, but his wife,
mother, six brothers and two sisters sur
vive him. The brothers, d. Bair, jr., of
this city; Albert Bair, Of Iowa; John II.
Bair, Of Cahiargo, this county w. Orlando
Bair, of Strasburg, this county; II. Clay
Bair, of Pittsburgh, and Daniel w. Bair,
of Rawlinsville. Tho sisters are Mrs. Chas
NJ. Gibbs, and Mrs. Nathaniel Ryan, of
this city.
Mr.. BARS funeral will take place OH
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock interment
at Woodward Hill cemetery.
Doath of an Aged Lady.
Mrs. Campbell, very old woman, widow
of the late Ross Campbell, of Bart town.
ship, died recently very suddenly at the
old homestead. She was the mother of
the late DR.. Campbell and of the late Rev.
Campbell, who died some time since at
Easton, and of the Rev. William Camp
bell, of Ohio. She has several other chill
drcn, among whom is Mrs. Collins, wife
of Col. Thos. C. Collins, of Colerain. She
was about 90 years old, and we'll known
over all the lower end.
Death of Cyrus Moore.
Cyrus Moore, wellknOwn farmer and
cattle feeder, of DrumOre township, whose
farm was near the Unicorn, died this morn
ing, aged about sixty-three years. Mr..
Moore was good citizen and one of the
best farmers in the lower end. He had
just finished q large tobacco shed and
was beginning to raise the weed with
good prospects.