The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-08-21
DEATHS VICTIMS.
Four of Our Citizens Have
Departed This Life.


Jesse A. Cole, who departed this life
last Friday, August IA, was one of
Brockway's oldest pioneers. Mr.. Cole
was born in Manilus, Onondago Co.,
N. Y. in 1926, was married to Marietta
Starks in lS49 in Mexico, Oswego Co.,
n. Y. Came to Michigan in 1854 and
settled on section 80, Brockway town.
ship, and by hard knocks and dill
gence in business, wrested from the
dense wilderness comfortable home,
on which he resided till the day of
his death. Mr.. Cole at ono time &C.
cupied very responsible position in
township affairs, haying the entire con-
tidence of the people who elected him
| for thirteen years In succession to the
Office of township treasurer. the duties
of which Office he discharged faithful
ly and honestly, and frequently, to his
own cost, as his kindness Of heart Of
ten led him to extend the time of pay
ment of taxes beyond the limit of law,
a generosity which was often abused {,
and he would pay them out of his own
pocket.
Mr.. Cole has long been sufferer,
having contracted the trouble which
| finally ended in death over 80 years
ago while building q bridge across
| Mill Creek at John MerrilPs, and dur
ing this long period of inactivity and
| illness, he has bourn himself with
cheerfulness and with fortitude and
patience seldom witnessed, and was
never heard to murmur or complain
of his hard lot.
He has been over half century a
member of the Methodist church, be-
ing converted when Is years of age
andhas been during all that time a
CONSTANT and faithful christian, one
of the kind that even the world could
not point the finger of scOrn at.
Mr.. Cole had three children, one of
whom, Hiram, proceeded him to the
other shore % years ago, Ada, wife of
Fred Mcconnell, of Brockway, and
Hattie, wife of X. Turner, of Lynn,
who, with their mother are left to
mourn the loss of one Of the kindest
of husbands and fathers, but who,
while they mourn, can with joyous
hope look forward to glorious reun-
ion (of meantime parted friends) in
the Fathers home on high, where
there will be no more sorrow, no more
parting.
The funeral services were conducted
by Elder Cooper, of the Yale circuit,
and the remains of all that was NOR
tai of Jesse A. Cole were escorted to
their last earthly resting place by a
large concourse of sympathiZing
friends and neighbors from far and
near.
Mrs. Jesse A. Cole and family de-
sire, through the Expositor, to express
their feelings of gratitude to all the
kind friends who ministered to then.
so unfalteriugly and so faithfully in so
many acts of kindness during the long
and painful illness and death of hus-
band and father, Jesse A. Cole, and
the promise of our Toying Saviour, that
such deeds will not go unrewarded.
John Hoskin was born February IA,
1928, in Wadebridge, Cornwall, Eng
land. Died in Yale Monday, August
II, 1896. Married Mary Francis Pearce
in 1874. Two sons, Phillip and John
were born to this union, the latter
still survives. Came to America in
1851 and his wife died in 1858 al
Toronto, Canada. Came to Michigan
in 1862 and was married to Mary
Wagner, of Brockway the same year
Twelve children was the result of thi:
union, six of whom are living, William
and Mrs. j. w. Shaw, of Port Huron
Mrs. Ii. Holcomb, Thomas, Charley
land May, of Yale. He had been a
resident of Yale for the past 10 years
following the business of tailoring
Joined the Catholic church in 1894 and
was buried in the Kenuckee cemetery
The funeral was held in the Catholic
church at Brockway Wednesday morn
ing, Rev. FIR. Laughran officiating. A
very large number of friends and re-
latiyes were present to pay their last
sad respects to the deceased. FIVE
years ago he was taken with lagrippe
and never recovered from the effects
The family desire to express their
sincere thanks to the many kind
friends for their kindness and sym
pathy during the illness and after the
death Of the husband and father.
Mrs. Joseph Middleton died at hel
home west of Yale Saturday forenoon
August Is, 1896, at the age of "a years
Cause of death consumption. The
funeral was held in the Menerey
church Monday and was very largely
attended by sympathizing friends anC
RELATIVES. Deceased was kind mother
an atfectionate wife and true friend
and will be greatly missed in the
neighborhood where she lived.
Sherman Hebner, while sailing thi
season, was taken sick with typhoiC
fever and has been in the hospital a
Buffalo for the past four weeks. BE
sides the fever he has been troubled
with hemorrhage of the bowels and il
very sick young man. Tom Hebne
says that Sherm is doing as we'll a.
could be expected, and he has hope
Of his recovery. Later-Sherm Heb
ner died on Tuesday. Thomas Heb
ner went to Buffalo Wednesday morn
ing to look after the remains.
Pure Brandy.