Connecticut western news., 1889-09-04
Hetty Ogle.

Hetty Ogle.
 Every one knows of the noble and tragic death of Hetty Ogle, the heroic telegrapher of Johnstown, but few have watched the consistent and we'll ordered course of her life.
 Hetty Ogle was born in the beautiful mountain village of Somerset, Penn sylvania, and there she grew to be 8 cheerful, hopeful, happy, pleasant faced young woman.
 Her father was for many years Re- corder of the courts there. He died 8 poor man. There were few education al advantages in Somerset, and though Hetty had strong, well-balanced mind it had little school training. After her fathers death she married Charles Ogle, younger member of the family so disti nguished in Pennsylvania poi itics. He was one of the first to enlist as soldier in the civil war, and was killed in the Wilderness at the battle of Gaines Mill. His body was never recovered. Mrs. Ogle was left with three little children to support, and she went to work calmly and bravely to do it. The telegraph office in Somerset was in room also occupied as a store, and where the rough men of the town congregated to gossip and quarrel; but she undertook to learn that business, and she did it thoroughly never getting disrespectful word from any one, the hardest part of her task being that she left her babies at home to take care of each other as best they could. She soon became wonderfully proficient, and was given an office of her own in Somerset. From that she gained the confidence of the telegraph company so entirely that at the time of her death she had charge of three telegraph lines in Johnstown. Her two boys grew to be fine fellows, shaped by her strong will and good example. Her daughter was always frail in health, and was only kept alive by the tender care of her mother. Their home was the most perfectly ordered that can be imagined. It was seldom invaded by servant, but was kept exquisitely neat by the skilful and delft hands of the mistress Everything that came upon her table was of the daintiest, and she shared what she had with rich and poor. Her friends always said Hetty's coffee-pot was inexhaustible. She taught scores of boys and girls telegraphy for mo- thing, and helped them to find situa- tions. At the time of her death two young girls were gratuitously sharing her home and earning good wages in telegraph offices from the benefit of her instruction. They died with their benefactress. She even found time to do beautiful fancy work with her wonderful, quick fingers. She was one of the sort of whom people say, s'How does she find time to accomplish all that she does?"
 She was 8 member of the Christian Church. Her religion was certainly most practical. She embodied tn, golden rule.
 | She had at one time to endure { terrible surgical operation. After ii was over, and she was just regainine consciousness she saw her son, to whom she had taught telegraphy, standing by her side. He saw her fingers move, although she could not speak and he understood that she was tele. graphing on the bed-spread, s'It ii over; I am safe," to distant anl anxious friend. She was entirely un selfish during every conscious momen of her useful life. While this Hines was progressing, the telegraph com pany, to whom she had been so faith full servant sent man, at their owl expense, to take her place in thei1 offices. All the mill whistles in tn, region were hushed by 8 positive order from the owners while she wa in critical condition, and bulletin were regularly issued to the anxious town, where she commanded genera love and respect.
 The company which she served hat just repaired and put in perfect ordel the house which she occupied, and tn, world never looked brighter nor fairel to Hetty Ogle, than upon the morning of the day that she gave up her life il the effort to save her fellow-creatures
 Not trace of her drowned, burned maimed, scattered body has been dis covered by agonized searchers, but we who believe in the reward of tn faithful servant, are confident tha Hetty Ogle has heard from the Maste "Well done; enter thou into the jo of thy Lord."