Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-28
OBITUARY..
Death OF George W. Mason.

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Death OF George W. Mason.
George w. Mason, son of John Mason o.
White Horse, Salisbury township. thi:
county, died after lingering illness, from
pulmonary consumption, at the residence
of his father, at half past two o'clock this
morning, in the 2Gth year Of his age. Mr..
Mason was q young man of fine parts and
was widely known and highly esteemed.
lie was born and educated at White
Horse, and when not more than Il years
old began to write for the newspapers,
frequently contributing to the columns OF
the INTELLIGENCEI the local news Of his
ncighbOrhood. A few years later he became
AL apprentice in this office, with the inten-
tention Of learning the trade OF printing L.
He remained about two years and then
went to Philadelphia {" take instructions
in job printing in the Office of Baker q
Bicking. He remained there six months
OF more, returned TO Lancaster and fin
ishcd his trade in the old Express Office.
His tastes, however, leaned more towards
the literary than the mechanical part OF
printing and whatever else he might DO
doing, he never failed 10 devote u good
portion of his time to the reading OF stan
,lard literature and the preparation
of interesting papers for the press
After the old ELpress was bought out and
consolidated with the Eramincr, Mr.. Ma
sol, accepted - position as local editor Oh
the IalHiycr, and retained it until the Nen
Era was started, when hc was offered and
accepted Il position on the editorial staff
OF that paper, retaining it until the time of
his death, though often compelled to give
up active work on account of impaired
health. During tic winter Of 1888 he
went to FIcrida il! hopes that Il milder
climate would restore his health. Return
ing somewhat improved, he resumed his
labOrs Jn the Ner Era, but in January
last, taking a severe cold while attending a
festival Of the lodge of X. of p, to which
he belonged, he suffered a relapse that
finally ended in his death.
Deceased was Il rcady and careful
writer, firm and un!iincLing Democrat,
:, polite and Intelligent gentleman, a true,
warm-hcari,i friend, and an atlectionate
son and bro. ....r.
His funcr:si will take place from the res
i,lencc of his father "n Friday morning,
july ist, at . o'clock. the religious ser
vices to be .ii! in the Episcopal church a
Compassville. in the bIryin. ground o!
which the interment will take place.
DeAtIi Oh Jacob stark.
Jacob Stark, aged 81 years, died under
*.'ncw what peculiar circumstances last cvcn-
ing at the residence of his daughter near
NeiiSvllc, with whom hc had been living
Tor cwmo,itl,s past. 1t appears that the
old gentleman, who was hard of hearing,
started from his daughters residence on
Sunday evening to &" to church ut
NcflsvilIe. While OH the road he
was knocked down or fell down
between the wheels OF Il carriage and was
run over. The driver OF the carriage,
whose name VIC have not learned, stopped
and picked up the old man, took him u
his dau.ltcr's home and sent for DIR. Wit
MGR to attend to him. The doctor ut first
supposed that Mr.. stark was suffering
from c"ncuSSion Of the brain, produced by
being struck by the carriage, but Il more
careful examination convinced him thai
he had been pros:rated by apop'cXy. This
opinion is strengthened by the statements
of others who witnessed the accident.
They say that Mr.. Stark was not knocked
down, but fell over against the carriage.
They also contradict Il rumor that there
We're several teams racing, and that the
old man was caught between them.
Mr.. stark died last evening and his re-
mains were brought this morning t" Ian
caster and taken to the residence Of his
daughter, Mrs. Amanda Kleiss, with
whom Ia. made his home prior to his going
10 NetiSviilc. His funeral will take place
Oh to morrow afternoon at > clock, from
the residence of his daughter, at the corner
of North Queen and James streets.