Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-02-27
kfH on HICHAEL ). KLINE.
Unaa KNOWN CrrIzES DIES AsrxR
sevERAL WEEKS ILLNESS.
~ .fwsasy-FSve Years He serves - chic
I, cssss a rarasms Cotton mus-Formss'y
r1naawHrs Dealer ana Secretary and
treasurer es the Locomotive works

NlcAssl q. Kline, one OF I.aucastar'smost
rgomiuens cItlssns, died at hts residence,
Nd 2tS East King street. at an early hour
M morning, after An Illness OF several
Vooka The Immediate csuse OF death was
nooxs ALLURE, but II was the result OF .
oo0pllcaaion of diseases, which attacked
Nm several years ago when he received .
6svsfe nervous shock.
Il the month Of February 1871, while
eaSryipg large sum OF money 10 pay the
!; nployss Of Farnum's cotton mills he was
osl6cked by Edward h. Wilholm, who
made IN attempt TO rob him, after red
spopper had been thrown into his eyes.
NJ. Kline suffered many month ~ the re
n1lt q shat attack, and no apparently re-
Ioovorsd from II, but his health was ntv.r
oally restored.
Oeeoaaed was native OF Lancaster and
Woe tho son OF j. Peter Kline. He was
Guen IN November, 1916, and was con.
! Suqusutly In his 74.h year. His father
I Good when he wss boy, and he then made
1Io home with his uncle, Robert Mcclure.
ne onssred the dry goods store OF John
n. Lane 70 learn the business. remaining
~ that establishment several years and
Natii hs engaged in The hardware business.
Whore the postofiice now stands. He
tomained in It several years and sold out
hlD business to accept the position OF secre-
MY and treasurer Of the Lancaster locomo-
elvo works. This latter position ho held
until the company went out OF existence.
while A. II. Hood was collector Of internal
fevsnue Mr.. Kline wss for q short time
olsek In his offi 70 and resigned to accept
a.. L. nf Tnh nh,,
nun 4 90. o. chief clerk. This position
NJ Kline held up to hotime Of his death
serving about quarter OF century.
He was never connected with any OF the
oecrss societies OF the city. The only
organiz stion TO which ho belonged was the
Oonoot0gs Beneficial association, made up
peInoipally Of mill operatives. He WAS sr
ofloer In Il until recently, when Ill health
obliged him to resign.
Nj. Kline was an excellent accountant
md good business man, and filled oil tho
petitions to which he was called In manner
vesy satisfactory to his employers His
Dnoo was familiar one on tho streets, and
- VIII be greatly missed.
He was frequently urged TO allow his
pamo TO be used for ofiice, but he had no
tests for politics and refused to be candi-
dats ior eDy cflioe.
He ives regular attendant at tho Presby.
tesian church, although not q member Of
Il, end was active In the organization OF tho
Pfeabyterian Memorial Sunday school, Of
which no was tho first librarian, servipg In
thas position for many years Ho also aided
II ossablishing tho Memorial church, aud
Wns president OF the committee In charge
4 Of that work.
His vile was Miss Sher;z, sister OF Rev.
Ajax. II. eherz. aud sho and two daug ghiers
survive The eldest daughter 10 Mrs. Jacob
= Barr and tho youngest 10 Miss Alice.
Hls only brother living is George NJ.
Kline. esq, E. N. Kline, connected with
~ Exan'iner for many years, and who
died some years ago, was also brother.