The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-20

4 GOOD MAN CALLED TO HIS WARD
We copv from the Altoona Sun of Monday
evening the following somewhat extended
notice of the death of an old-tIme gentleman
whom we knew almost from our earliest IN
fancy. and to whose unimpeachable integr'-
tv and earnest Christian department we can
bear the most ample testimony. Decedstu
was the father of Mr.. \. j. Anderson, nigh
" successful and much esteemed business
man of NIartinsburg Blair county, warm
friend Of the FREEMAN, ana a Soh-ll-ElW Oh
Mr. Henry O'IIara, of Munster township.
He was also the father OF the excellent wives
of our worthy friends JucSe y. r. C4IToli,
of Salina, Kansas, and Mr.. NJ. J. Murphy, OF
East Freedom, Pa, both OF whom IN thelr
bachelor days resided in JolnStoWn II was
the former of these two ladies who expert
enced the remarkable dream about the oeath
of her brother which was copied py us from
the New York SHR a few weeks ago.
Speaking Of the venerable subject OF TINS
sketch, whose funeral takes place at NeWfy
this Thursday forenoon, having been post
poned to await the coming OF MIS- Cafroll
and other relatives and whose SOUL we SIN
cerely hope has found favor with God, the
/ Altoona sun says:
william Anderson, a weIi-knowr and aged cit
/ izcn OF East Freedom. this county, died Saturday
. ni,-bt NJ II O'Clock Mr. Anderson was born near
MavneSboro. Franklin county. on the l3th oi = CD
ruary 1903, and was consequently aged a. yeaIt i,,
IS2O he removed 70 this section of country ana en-
yaped in what Is termed 'coaling in other words
fbe rnal-inss of charcoal Tor use in furnaces. lie
+ continued in that business for upwards OF hitcei
P wears his. multifarioUs operations extending gFti
+ n wide range Of mountain country surrounding
this city About the year 1855 Nh Anderson "hl
Mrs. Thomas Hoover formed a commercial partner
ship and conducted an extensive country mcTean
tile establishment 1T Newry. Ihc paTtuefeill u
con.fnucd for hout four years when Mr.. Anderson
removed 10 East Freedom and established laIS
store. his stock compris ing almost every cohcelN' i
bIe kind and quality o: goods. A good measure o
prosperity attended his business at Eiist feeu
, and he continued actively and personai!y at Lh
head of his large establishment untll last SpIthI
4 when his son-iI-iaw MIR. Michael &: Murphy pui
chased the stock and good will and store ls nov
} conducted by him. Mr. Anderson was tIe iatht
of eighteen children nine sons and nine dauSlttl
five of whom are still living He was ma atLle'
twice his first wife. hy whom he had nine chlilIti
= . haviuu died about the year lo++. 10 ms sycoIl
r wife, who survives him and by whom ne hau q =
nine children. three OF whom are stun living, .
,vls married in 1916. His first vile luaidell nan
was AuEic Cortland. that oi his second Wiie eh
HorreU the venerable Father Bradley peFioi VI ~
. the marriage ceremony for Mr. Anderson anu u u
: second bride at Ncwry. Mr.. Anderson piieH
were Prgsby tcriaus but at the time OF ms Et7l i-
4, riarc he united with the Catholic thurch anu 60
e. tiuncd fafthfuI believer in its creed TO the tl
l. OF his death The final illness OF the decciseI W
, OF short duration. He had been IN ABOUT ms U"
z health until 10 O'Clock on Saturday morning III.
= when Inflammation OF the bowels TOOK place a'
$ be gradually grew worse. sinking rapidly toWa
. the coming Of the final moment, aud passed ~"
apparently without much suffering