The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
sILAs h. LIGHTLY DEAD.
Expires Suddenly a, His Home in Berlin

Expires Suddenly at His Home in Berlin.
Silas Ii. Lichty, a member of the Board
Of County Auditors of this county, died
at his home in Berlin, about one o'clock
on Saturday morning. from neuralgia of
the heart, aged 81 years. Mr.. Lichty
was ON the streets the evening before and
retired seemingly in good health. Short
~ after midnight he aroused his wife
and told her that he felt an unusual SEN
sstion in his ieft breast. Mrs. Lichty
proposed sending for a physician. but her
husband demurred and ask ed 10 be assist
cd into chair. A few minutes later he
said perhaps it would be better to sum-
mon help and one of the persons residing
in the same house with himself and
wife was dispatched for doctor. Be-
fore the doctor arrived he leaned over
in his chair. gasped feebly several times
and expired.
Deceased was son of the late Joseph
Lichty, of near Lavansville, and was one
of five children, all but one of whom
survive, as follows: Joseph, of Lincoln,
Neb., John and Lewis, of Waterloo, TO-,
and Mrs. Frank Countryman, of Somer-
set. DIR. Edward Lichty, of Detroit,
Mich, died several years ago, under cir
cumstances similar TO those attending
the death of his brother Silas.
Mr.. Lichty was always looked upon by
his numerous friends as confirmed
bachelor, until about nine years ago
when he was married to Miss y ora Gary,
of Berlin.
Deceased was for many years men,
Der of the Lutheran church, Rev. Taylor,
of that denomination officiating at his
funeral. Early in life he became a men,
ber of Somerset Lodge, L. .. o. f., and
in 1874 he was initiated as a member of
Somerset Lodge, No. 35s, +. IL A. NJ, in
member aud in good standing from the
time of his initiation until removed by
death,
Hewas elected member of the Board
of Auditors last November. representing
the Democratic party.
Mr.. Lichty was a man of unusual size,
weighing in the neighborhood of three
hundred pounds. He was of a genial dis
position and kindly nature. Few, fany,
persons knew him but TO be his friend.
For the past ten years he was connected
with the hardware and agricu ltural inn
plement establishment of James B. IIol-
derbaum, his duties requiring him to
visit nearly every farmer in the county,
by all of whom he was esteemed and well
liked.
His funeral occurred on Sunday, 18th
inst, interment being made in the Odd
Fellows cemetery, at Berlin. At least
one thousand persons followed the funeral
cortege from h is late residence to the
grave, to which his body was consigned
under the rites peculiar to the Masonic
and Odd Fellows Lodges. More than
fifty Mssons and at least that number of
Odd Fellows were present.
OTHER DEATHS
Mrs. Charlotte Tayman, wife of Au-
gustus Tayman, of Northampton town
ship, died ON Sunday, 18th, from inilam-
nation of the stomach. Deceased WAS "a
years of age. She is survived by her
husband and six children.
Rachel, wife of John J. Weible, died at
her home in Shade township, ON Thurs
day night last. Deceased was forty years
of age and was a consistent member Of
the Lutheran church. She is survived
by her husband, one son and two daugh
tiers.
Lydia, relict of the late Peter W. Wei
mer, of Milford township, died at her
late residence, five miles south of Somer-
set, on Sunday, July 18th, aged 10 years,
months and l3 days. Among the chill
dren who survive her is Jacob p. Wei
mer, of this place. Deceased was con-
sistent member of the Lutheran church
since childhood aud enjoyed the friend