Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-18
OBITUARY.
JACOB KIMMELL ooFFRoTn, ESQ.

JACOB KIMMELL CoPFRoTII, ESQ.
Seldom, if ever, has Somerset experl
enced sadder and more unlocked TO
shock than it did at o'clock p. NJ. on Fri
day the 11th inst, W len the news of the
death of TINS well-known citizen spread
throughout the town. No one of thu
town had more acquaintances, nor was
any other one more highly esteemed thar
the genial, generous, ,klnd-neartcd Jack ;
Coffroth, as he was Familiarity called by
everybody. AS Postmaster for the pas
five years he had won golden opinions foI
the faithful and cheerful manner in which
he had discharged all the varied duties Of
the office and had it not been for the III
exorable law of political policy, Republi
cans would have joined hands with the
Democrats in asking for his re.appoint.
ment.
Jack was the second son of General
A. Ii, Coffroth, who, in his deep aftliction
has the heartfelt sympathy of this entire
community. The death of this favorite
son being so sudden and so unexpected
has fallen upon the General and his wife
with crushing weight and has entirely
prostrated the stricken widow, who with
Two small children mourn the loss of "a
devoted husband and father Though
" Jack had been considerably "undel
the weather for the past few weeks, no
one had the remotest idea that he was
nearing the narrow stream that divides
the unknown world from ours. Possess
ing so fine a phisique, and an apparently
robust constitution, he had the promise of
many more years on earth but, alas, his
finely developed physical constitution
concealed from all, but his medical adj
visor, the latent elements of trouble,
whose insidious inroads was slowly but
surely working the work of death.
Hence, heart-failure suddenly released
him from all further earthly sorrows.
With sorrowing hearts we will follow
his lifeless remains to the cemetery on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock Good
bye, noble hearted, generous minded,
dear Jack" A. e.
Somerset, Pa, April 10, 1890.
JOHN T. JENKINS.
Sunday forenoon at 10 o'clock Mr..
John T. Jenkins, died at his residence,
No. 81 Iron street, Thirteenth ward, after
an illness of two days duration. His
death was caused by heart troubles.
Mr.. Jenkins was born in Llangadog,
South Wales, in 1889, and came to this
country IN 1868. His family followed him
to this country year later. He first
went to Cincinnati, but soon settled in
Johnstown. He had ever since coming
here been employed in the foundry depart
ment of the Cambria Iron ComanY.
The deceased was for many years di
rector of Johnstown Building and Loan
Association, and was member of Alma
Lodge l. .. o. f. He enjoyed the re-
spect and esteem of all his acquaintances,
and was very much attached to his two
daughters, to whom he was all that a
father could c.
The deceased is survived by two daugh
ters, his wife having died in 1884. a
sister of his lives in London. The daughters
are Miss Mary, who is well known in this
city as one of our foremost public school
teachers, and Mrs. Kate d. Bowman, wife
of Mr.. Ii. l.. Bowman, of East Liberty,
who until her marriage was also promi-
nently connected with educational affairs
in this community.
At the time of the flood Mary was teach.
ing at Braddock, and Kate was at home
with her father. They went down TO the
bridge with their house. Miss jenkins
was mentioned as one of tie first tc
emerge from the wreckage. OF course
their home with all the fruits of years q
labor was total loss. Mr. Jenkins never
fully recovered from the shock, and it nc
doubt hasteued his death.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday
dltGluObu dt = " NlONhs uG lONSC u
which the deceased belonged will attend
| the funeral.
MRS. ELLEN BURKE.
On Saturday Mrs. Ellen Burke of Port
age, died at her residence in that place
She was aged about seventy live years, be
ing one of the oldest persons of that com
muuity. She was the widow of Edward
Burke, who died shortly after being press
ed into service as Union soldier at tn
last draft of tie late war.
Abbreviated Philosophy.
Pride is wise when it goeth before
fall. If it waited until afterward it coul
not 90 at all.-Mil,odukee Journal.
Temptation, like death, knocks at tn
| palocae of tho rich ae we'll 40 at thp h0vnl