Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-01
THE ROLL OF THE DEAD.
AN UrUsuAnLY nIu momrAL,rY L,sr.
W"ism =. Amweg pirs In Ephrnta anu
aaron Teller In Phiiaaeiphtss 1.-Two

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william =. Amweg piss In Ephrnsa ana
Naron Teller In Pbiisaeiphis'-rwo
sudden Deaths IN tho bounty.
WIN, ;. Amweg, esq., q we'll known
member of the Lancaster bar and for
many years resident Of this city, died In
the 6sd year OF his age, at his homo near
Ephrata, on Tuesday evening, Sept 30,
after long illness oommencipg with
dropsy aud eliminating In inflammation of
tho stomach and bowels. lie was a son OF
the late William Amweg. and brother of
Jacob B. Amwake, and Johu M. Amweg,
both OF whom, like himself, arc members
Of tho Lancaster bar. After receiving n
good English education, William studied
law with his brother jacob. and was ad.
mitted to the bar Feb. 1, ,lSt7. He continued
the practice of tho law during the
remainder of his life, and was regarded by
the profession as n safe counsellor. le
married q daughter of the lato Andrew
Stewart, of this city, who, together witha
son and daughter, both of whom arc
married, survive him. His funeral will
take place from tho house In which he was
born and died, on his farm near Ephrata,
on Saturday morning at o o'clock, TO pro-
coed thence to Lancaster cemetery, wbero
the interment will DO made at | O'Clock
u. m.
DEATH or AARON TELLER.
The many friends OF Aaron Teller, tho
well-known tobacco man, will be panied
to learn that his death took place at his
fathers residence, in Philadelphia, yester-
day at noon Deceased vas 35 years of
age. He was q son of Col. X. Teller, of the
firm of Teller & Bro, which is one OF the
oldest loaf tobacco firms la She country.
In early lite no graduated at Princeton
| college, aud afterwards began pui chasing
| tobacco for his fathers iirm. He spent
the greater part Of his time In this
| city, where the firm have warehouses, and
| afterwards went to New York, where ho
engaged in tho tobacco business for him.
| self. On account of falling health he went
| to Florida, whero hs remained for several
years. Upon his return he rented n tobac
! co warehouse in this city and again
started in the business, opera
| ting in Lancaster and Philadelphia. Two
| years ago he loft this city and went to Phil
adelphia, engaging in business on North
| Third street. His health again began to
fail and he was compelled to retire from
| active work. Consumption was the disease
which flnally caused his death. Mr.. Tel.
| Ter was q man of hue culture, sterling in
| tegrity and high sense of honor. He was
| possessed of fine education and was
unusually bright he had hosts OF friends
| in this city and county, among whom he
! was very popular. The funeral takes place
| from the residence of his father, No. 7i3
| North Sixth street, Philadelphia, to NOR
row afternoon at . o'clock, aud quite a
number of gentlemen from this city will
attend it.
| HENRY TAYLOR MCCLELLAN.
| From the Altoona Times.
Henry II. Mcclellan. who died at his
homo at Allegheny Furnace at 1895
O'Clock Monday morning, was born in
Lancaster county, on Noyombsr 5, 1915,
and came to Blair county with Elias Baker,
his uncle, in 1885. Ho became manager Of
the works erected az Allegheny Furnace,
and held that position until his death, In
1S43 ha married Miss Mary Moore, daugh
ter OF ID. IL. Moore, OF Holidaysburg tho
result of the union being six children, viz:
Mrs. Carrie Parker. Of Kansas, Mrs. Mag.
gle Park. and another daughter and
Harry, of Moberly, Missouri, and David
and James, OF $ lver Cliff, Colorado. His
wife died in 1860. and some years after
wards no married Mrs. E +. Lands, of
McVeytown, who survives him. Elias
Mcclellan, of Greensburg, is his brother,
and ]. p. Mcclellan, OF Altoona, is a half
brother. He had been in i'll health all
summer, and recently contracted typhoid
fever, from which he died.
i TWO SUDDEN DEATHS
Michael Hoffman, of Conoy township,
was found dead in bed ON Monday and
Deputy Coroner Matthias SHANK was noti-
fled to hold an inquest. A post mortem ex-
animation was made by DR.. II. X Blough,
and in his opinion death was the result of an
apoplectio stroke. Mr. Hoffman was 70
years old and had been in i'll health for
some weeks.
Coroner Shiffer was summoned to
Reams station this morning to hold an
inquest on Isaac Ream, young man 25
years old, who died suddenly on Tuesday.
Deceased was very active in endeavoring to
save property st the fire OF ii. @. Shelly
on Saturday night and by some it is
, thought he over exerted himself. Others
think he was poisoned, and to ascertain the
ie,l cause OF death, Coroner Shiifer went
to Reams station on this mornings train.
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