The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-19
DIED.

BARRON.-on the 10th inst, in Middle
Creek township Somerset Co., Mrs. Eliza.
beth Barron, aged 10 years. 9 months and
u DAYS.
ARISMAN.-On Saturday, May 8. 1856
in Somerset township. Adam Arisman. aged
Sc years, 9 months and 5 days.
He was born in Germany on the 4th day
OF March, 1900, and emigrated to the United
States in 1916. He was the father of three
sons and two daughters. twenty-five grand
children and twenty-five great grandchil-
dreu. He lived a consistent Christian life
and was for many years an offiee-bearer in
the church of his choice.
We clip the following obituary notice,
from the Bellefontaine, (O.,) Examiner;
DEATH OF CLARA NJ. HANNUM-Died, at
her home in Somerset, Pa, oil Monday
night April 9Th. of nervous prostr alton
Clara NJ. Hannum. formerly a resident of
~BelieEontaine.
Her funeral, a quiet, unostentatious one
in accordance with her expressed desire,
took place from the First Presbyterian
Church of this place on the following Sat
vrday. and her remaiRs placed beside those
of her father and sister.
Frail and delicate from her youth, with
all the discouragements to activity that a
feeble constitution entails, Clara has left a
beautiful record OF usefulness that now
proves q precious souvenir TO her bereayed
friends. Endowed by nature with Q COM
prehenslye grasp of ideas most remarkable,
possessed of unusual luency and felicity of
expression in conversation, a cultured mind,
polished manners, having the happy faeul-
ty Of adapting herself 20 the society Of the
youngest as well as those of mature minds,
a piquant and sprightly disposition, coupled
with rare gentleness and sweetness, her dali
ly life an exponent of the highest christian
principle, loved and esteemed most by those
who knew her best-such was Clara.
Gifted with fine literary tastes she was
early identified with the old irving Society
of the High School. (of which institution
she was an honored graduate in 1876 and
was a leading spirit in other literary move
ments of our town, her fine Evolutionary
powers rendering her much sought after,
and giving her prominence in all public en-
tertainments. Besides being a fair French
scholar, she was a writer of much promise,
as contributions from her pen TO various
journals testify. notably u pleasing sketch
eatitled The Exposition" published in
The Housekeeper Notes Of the w. c. T. L.
Convention at Bellefonte, Pa, to which she
was a delegate, also indicate a ready pen.
For the past few years her activities have
found a Geld in the temperance work Of her
adopted State. President of tie Young
Peoples Temperance Society Of Somerset,
she was also the founder and. organizer Of
the Temperance School Of Be~llefon,aine
while visiting in this place two years ago,
and devoted mach tine and expended her
failing strength in starting the school before
tine visit would end. When expostulated
with she replied 81 feel that l must do all
the good | can while here, for | shall never
see this beautiful Town again. \ sad proph-
ecy verified all too soon
So calmly did shetalk of her approaching
death that her nearest friends here could
not realize that the Destroyer was SO near,
although many who looked on her almost
transparent face that summer thought the
end could not be far away, and yet her spir-
it fingered for eighteen months longer be
fore leaving its earthly tenement. Stealthily
but steadily her strength waned and the end
so often appeared close at hand hat they
almost
Thought her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died"
Her Christian experiences were most won
derful and carried her beyond her sufferings
to heights seldom attained by older Chris
tians. To the last her mind remained I'M
clouded. and her death was q most tri-
umphant one. Even the grave was trans
formed to a couch of beauty, Because, as
she told her mother, +" Jesus has lain there
Lovely in life. lovely in the hour OF death,
Clara HaRnum will live long in the memory
of many devoted friends in her childhood
home. Y. s. p.