Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-11
OBITUARY.
Death OF James Ssr;6y.


James Brady, one Of the tipstavcs
OF the Lancaster county courts,
died yesterday at his home in Church
street, aged ~ years, after IN illness of a
few weeks from typhoid fever. MIR.
Brady was an 1rishman by birth \ native
of Rine. county Longford, Ireland.
He came to America fifty years
ago, and labOrcd for many years
with the pick and shovel upon the
water canal, the Potomac railroad and
various public works in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. While working ut the tan-
mel near EliZabethtown, this county. he
married daughter %: the late Andrew
Wade. of tn It borough, and had by her
one daughter, who is now the wife OF
George Kurtz. lie was, while work
on the riae-watcr canal. blown up
by the premature explosion OF 4 blast, by
which he lost the use Of one of his eyes
and was otherwise dsiyured. lie wa
taken to the Baltimore hospital, :sasl after
his recovery he was wont to say grimly
that he was the only nau that ever went
into that institution that escaped alive.
For the PAST thirty y.rs he resided
in Lancaster, and was well known to
almost everybody. Daring the draft IN
this city he WAS !: guard in the provost
marshal's Office. and the following aEcc-
dote is told regarding his appointment
He called upon Thad. Stevens, jr., the
| marshal, for an appointment, but was told
there was no vacancy. One OF his friends
advised him to see ell ThaA. about it. He
did SO, and after q brief chat
the old cOmmOHcr, scratched down Il few
lines in his peculiarly il!csib!c chirog,aphy
and told Jimmy to take it to SOung Tlad.
i. 4 ~
of his clerks conld read it. Neither cou',!
Jimmy, but he proved himself equal t,
the occasion. ilol,lin! the note upside
down he read, or pretended to read, a.;
follows Dear Tia,..-Givo Captain
Brady Job Mr Brady was at once
appointed 4 guard until the provost mar
shal's Office was closed. For some years
past he was tipstailin the lnc:.l court,
having been appointed by Judge Living
stGD, and sat at the head Of the private
stairway.
" The Young ainy Die
Our obituary columns record the decsasc
Of James Franc!scus, youngest son OF John
Franciscus, the well known landlord on
South Queen street. He had been u suf
fcrer for some time, AID had Il paralytic
stroke on Sunday, which sODu brought his
illness to a fatal conclusion. He WAS 4
coach blacksmith by trade, and member
Of Lancaster Lodge No. GS OF Knights OF
Pythias, and of the Shiiller fire company.
Emanuel r. Workman. of East Hemp
field. who has been cut off in the prime OF
life at the age Of 81, was IN intelligent AID
popular young man, member OF we'll
known family, and All active De .,ocra:,
whose loss will be felt in tho circles in
which he moved and Wherein he was much
beloved.
Death Of q Venerable Woman.
Mrs. Mary Milleysack, rclict OF the late
Jacob (who died last ApriD died at her
residence yesterday. Deceased was par
alyZcd seven years ago, and never re-
covered from it. At the time Of her death
she was in her Goth year. She Was life
long member of the Union Bethel church.
She had seven children, six of whom sur
vive her, tTeTty-four grandchildren and
five great grandchildren, The funeral