The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-25
Uniontown Items.


Rev. James T. Lassell and family left this
week for his new appointment, Fawn Grove.
York county, Pa. Their friends here hope
for them pleasant home, and success in his
new field of christian labor.
Rev. w. Kindlay and family, formerly Of
Cumberland, Nd, expected to arrive and oc-
cupy the Methodist Protestant parsonage.
vacated by Mr.. Lassell's family, on Thursday.
Pastor Kindlay will FIJI the pulpit on Sunday
morning and night. We be speak for him a
goodly number of hearers.
Edgar, son of Mr.. Thomas f. Myers, LETT
on Tuesday for Harrisburg, Pa, where he
has secured clerkship in Mr.. Yount's store.
ON Market street; we hope success may attend
him.
Mr.. William Arnold had the misfortune to
have horse to die for him on Monday last.
Mrs. Frank Eckard has been confined to
bed during the week with an attack of rheuma-
tism.
Mr.. Edwin G. Gilbert is making some i'm
provements on his dwelling by putting an add
dltional room to the second story of back part
ofthe building.
Mrs. Martha Devilbiss Crawford moved to
her new home, Waterloo Farm. near Winfield,
last Monday. We shall miss her from our
vicinity, and wish her prosperity and happi-
ness in her new home.
Our community was very much shocked on
Monday morning by hearing OF the sudden
death of Mrs. George Routson. About six
O'Clock in the morning her husband had an
occasion to return 10 their sleeping room, hav-
ing left the room not more than an hour pre-
vious, when Mrs. Routson sat up in the bed
and inhaling The odor of the breakfast being
prepared, remarked how much she expected
to enjoy her breakfast. Mr.. Routson went
down stairs aud engaged in some work, when
in about an hour he returned TO their ROOM
as mentioned above, and found his wife in an
unconscious condition and called to his moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Urith Roop, who quickly re-
sponded and said in reply TO the fears ex-
pressed by him that his wife was dying, Yes,
and very fast. The nearest physician was
summoned, but she ceased to breathe in few
minutes without regaining consciousness. Her
death is attributed to apoplexy. Mrs. Rout-
son had been an invalid or not well for sew.
eral months, but the day previous was about
and sitting on her porch apparently in fair
health, and conyersed with great many
friends during the day. Her funeral took place
on Tuesday afternoon at four o clock from her
late home. Services were held in the NJ. P.
Church, of which she was a member for mum
Der of years, and was always ready and will
ing to engage in every christian duty. Rev. j.
I. Lassell, her pastor, assisted by Rev. G. w.
Baughman of the Lutheran church and Ed
er G. W. Seilhamer of the Church of God.
conducted the funeral. Interment in the
cemetery. She was aged SO years, : months
and 10 days. She leaves husband and six
sons and an aged mother. She will be missed
very much, not only by her family, but by her
large circle of friends. 'Her boys as she
called them, were all very much devoted TO
their mother, when they make their visits home
they will deeply feel there is a vacant chair.
DR.. Charles Routson, Messrs. Jesse Routson
and wife, Kenly Routson, Melvin Routson,
Charles A. Gosnel, an only uncle, Miss Lizzie
Morningstar, cousin, all of Baltimore; Prof.
Harvey T. Routson, of Waynesboro, Pa, at
tended the funeral. Cover NJ. Routson,
another son resides here.