Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-24
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OO0th q Charles Gillespie.
Another of the old landmarks that link
Cd The present generation with those long
gone by has passed away in the death Of
Charles Gillespie, which occurred this
morning q few minutes before 8 O'Clock
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Ellen Sheaff, on West Orange street. For
two months past the old gentleman had
been in declining health, and the end this
morning was due to the gradual decay Of
his physical energies superinduced by old
age.
Charles Gillespie was born near Belfast,
in the County Derry, Ireland, February
2, 1872. He came to this country in 1919,
and spent the four succeeding years in
New York city and in Philadelphia. In
the fall of 1910 he came to Lancaster,
whore he has ever since resided, and e.
tablished himself in the boot and shoe
business on East King street, . few doors
west of the present site of the Farmers .
National bank. Shortly afterwards he
purchased the property adjoining the
Lamb hotel, opposite the Red Lion on
West King street, where he passed the
remainder of his busy life in the extensive
manufacture of boots and shoes. The
approaches of age had begun to make
themselves felt. when in 1860 he retired
permanently from active business life.
The deceased during his long and
eventful life was ever justly famed for his
strict devotion to business principles and
his large public spirit. When the cotton
mills, now a leading industry, were first
preached, he was one of the first to help
along the enterprise by his money and in
tluence, and hs subscribed largely for
shares of stock in the Stevens house when
tnat building was first projected. For a
period of 30 years he was member Of
select and common councils, and for 20
years sat in the Lancaster school board, Of
which he was one of the original members,
He was Democrat of the staunchest
type, and cast his first presidential vote
for Jackson in 1924. After David Heit'
shu's death the deceased was the only
surviving member of the City Guards, q
| military company commanded by Captain
Reynolds, the father of Gen. John F.
Reynolds, Admiral William Reynolds
and General James L. Reynolds. all Of
whom are now deceased. Mr.. Gillespie
was also for many years president Of the
Mechanics Library association, and waa
one of the principal factors in the success
| of that society.
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the deceased was ever consistent practi-
cal Catholic, and his bent and tottering
form might have been seen at all the more
important services ut st. Mary's church,
of which he was . devoted parishiOner.
He was man who always enjoyed
remarkably good health and it was his
boast even up to his fatal illness, that he
had never been confined to bed for one
whole day.
Mr.. Gillespie was three times married,
The children of his second union are Mrs.
Ellen Sheaff, widow Of tho late John
Sheaff, and Mrs. George w. smith, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa. The fruit Of his third
marriage were Mrs. Ambrose McCOnOmy
Mrs. Henry Deckert, Charles Gillespie, O
Pittsburgh, Pa, Mrs. Thomas Sheehan
of Youngstown, o., and the lato Miss Mary
Gillespie, who died here two years ago
Mr.. Gillespie's third wife died q few year.
since. One of the granddaughters OF th'
deceased is tho wife of Congressman
Bayne, ofPittsburgh, and another il mar
ried to MIR. James McDevitt, also of tina
city. In his death his family lose a kin,
and affectionate father, and Lancaster ont
of its most public spirited citizens.