The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-03-06
DIED

WOODINGTON-M NJ. Woodinqton
died at her home i'm TiOnesta township,
on the first day Of March, 1895 i'm the
Gath year Of her age.
The subject of this sketch was the old
est daughter Of the late Jacob and Mar
garet Shriver. who we're among the Old.
est settlers Of Tionesta, Pa. She was
born at Tionesta, May 10, 1881 On the
24th dav of October, 1850, she was mar
ried 10 NJ. X. Riddle, u man widely and
favorably known in this section and who
died July 25, 1865, leaving TO her mother
ly care a family of small children, all of
whom, excepting those that died i'm their
youth, she had the satisfaction TO see
grow up good and useful men, under her
good care and training, and who mourn
her departure from earthly life, viz:
Samuel o. of Bradford, Pa, Edwin NJ.
of St Joseph. Mo, James II. of Man.
nington, W. Va and Theodore r.. of Gem
ter Point, w. Va.
On March 9, 1878 she was married to
Jas. Woodingtod of Tionesta. and for a
time lived at Edenburg, Pa, subsequent
ly at Franklin and Ol City, returning
with her husband about three years ago
TO Tionesta, where she remained until the
time of her death.
Mrs. w, in faith was Presbyterian
and as stated by Rev. McAuinch in his
funeral sermon, Joined the church here
in the year 1853, being one of the early
members at its organization, and was an
active member and teacher of the Sab
bath school of the Church under the aus
pices of Hamilton STOW. She was a mem
Der of the Daughters of Rehekah, in
which she took a great interest. being
present at the organization of Lenora
Lodge, No. JOS, at Tiunesta, who turned
out in body at the funeral. Also, an
active member of the Woman's Relief
Corps, G.. A. r.
As a woman, she was kind and philan-
thropic always in sympathy with those
in distress, and will be mourned bv 9TH
ers outside of her immediate relatives.
and it may truly be said of her, "gone,
but not forgotten S ID. l.
RESOLUTIONS nF CoNDoLENCE.
At a special meeting of Leuora Lodge.
No. l9S, Daughters of Rebekah. ut odd
Fellows Hall, Tionesta. Saturday, March
2, 1895, Mesdames Sarah j. Agnew, Mary
a. Arner and Lizzie r. Scowden were
appointed committee to draft resolu-
tions concerning the demise of our late
sister, Mary NJ. Woodington. Resolu-
tions were drafted aud adopted as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS. we have learned with pro-
found orrow of the death of Sister Mary
NJ. Woodington at her hnme in Tiunesta
township, on March ], 1895. At the time
of her death she was a member of Ellen
Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah OF oil
City, Pa. We desire that a. a society Of
which she was member. and to whose
principles she was greatly devoted, to
express our af1licuon and the loss which
her death and earthly separation has oc-
casioned. We remembe with gratitude
that she was present at the installation Of
our lodge, being one of the delegation Of
installing officers that came from Frank
lin upon that happy occasion, thereby
evincing the great interest she had IN the
noble principles of the order to which
she was attached, and that interest is en-
deared to us by her good wishes and
efforts.
ResolUed, Therefore, that we hereby
tender to her afflicted family, neighbors
and friends, our cordial sympathy and
coincidence, and will evJr rember her as
person devoted to the principles of our
noble order, Friendship Love and Truth.
and advanced those principles in her life,
both by precept and example.
Resolved! That a copy of this testimo-
nial be published in our county papers.
SARAH j. AGNEw,
MARY a. ARNER,
LIZZIE Il. SCowDEN,
Committee