The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-12
SONS Recent Deaths.

| SITS St>sth T. s,dhuefs NiupN OIL a tpr-
mer prominent Somerset banker aud
merchant = Michal A. Sanner - passed
| peacefully from earth few minutes be-
fore 10 O'Clock Wednesday night, 5th
inst, the fifty-seconI anniversary of her
marriage, at the home of her son in-law
Charles J. iIarrison-afler suffering for
a period of about six weeks from grippe.
Mrs. Sanner was in her 7lth year and
throughout her long life had been a
stranger to sickness until stricken with
the malady which caused her death. She
was daughter of John Patton, one of
| two English brothers, who came To this
country shortly after the dawn of the
present century. James and John Pat
ton were practical printers and book
binders aud were men of more than ordi-
nary intelligence. They established a
book printing Office here which they con-
| Quoted with marked success until 1895
when James removed to Uniontown,
where he established the Genius of Lib
| erty, a weekly newspaper. John remain
ed in Somerset and a few years later, or
about 1872 established the Somerset Whig,
which he edited with signal ability up
until the time of his death.
Mrs. Sanner's mother was daughter
of John Wells. famous in the early his
tory of tho county as n surveyor and
teacher,
She gained her education in the public
and private schools of the day and at the
age OF twenty-five was united in mar
riage with Mr.. Sanner, then rising and
aggressive young business man. To them
were born the following children: Mar
garet, wife of Charles j. Harrison, Presi-
dent of the Somerset County National
Bank, Anna, wife of Thomas McCutchon,
prominent Pittsburg iron master; Will
son and Albert, of Somerset, and John
c., of Pittsburg. A friend of Mrs. San
ner's contributes the following:
''She was one of the early converts of
the church of the Disciples, and of her
whole Christian life it may well be said
J that she WAS indeed true disciple of the
Master. Her kind heart, gentle manner
and soft voice classed her among the
peace makers, OF whom Christ said !:
"They shall be called the children of
God"
at was her habit to always look upon
the bright side, and where no good could
be said, to speak no evil or unkind word,
and thus, like the sunbeam, she scatter
ed light and gladness whenever duty
called.
''It was but natural that after a life's time
devotion to the service of the church,
that when borne down with the weight of
years and frailty of body, she lay upon
| the bed from which she would never rise
again in life. that her mind dwelt in
longing desire upon the tenderness and
mercy of the Christ whom she had so
long worshipped and who was the rock
of her faith.
at was beautiful vision, glimpse of
the Spirit land two days before her final
of the celestial.
''Pathetically she begged to be taken
now, but with resignation composed her
self when the heavenly visitor told her /:
Not yet for two days more.
in two days more she fell asleep in the
1 =.
phant in the faith of Christ. Leaving as
a parting word to her friends and breth-
ern the beautiful song which she request
ed be sung al her funeral =
II win sing you a song of that beautiful land,
The far away home of the soul;
Where no storms ever beat on the glittering
strand,
| While the years of eternity rolli'
Solomon Judy, aged Il years, died at
:, his home in Jennertown. on Wednesday
night, 9Th inst, from Bright's disease,
after an illness fabout three weeks. Mr..
Judy was married in 1865 to Rebecca
Baker, of Berlin, in which place he re-
sided until 1853, when he removed To
Jennertown- During the war Mr.. Judy
went to Pittsburg and enlisted in Com
pany +, 6lst Reg. Pa. Vol. He was a
Republican and was elevated to different
local offices by his neighbors. The funeral
took place Friday morning from the Jen-
nertown Lutheran Church, of which de-
ceased was a member, the pastor, Rev.
Hutchison, officiating. He is survived
by the following children: Mrs. Clay
ton Frank and Mrs. Louis Duverdier, OF
Chicago, Mrs. David Wiant, of Jenner-
town; Mrs. John Friedhoff, of Johnstown
and John, William, Tillie and Worthing-
ton, of fJennertown.
Mrs. Isaac Hoffman died at her home,
in Jenner township, on Sunday morning.
May 2nd, after an illness of two weeks.
She was sixty-one years of age. Her
husband, one son-John-who resides
near Jenners, and one daugbter-Mrs.
Horner-of near Stoyestown, survive.
Miss Mollie Berkey, aged II years,
daughter of the late Emanuel Berkey,
died at her home in Scalp Level, on
Monday morning, 81 inst, after a long
period of suffering from white swelling.
John A. Kaylor, aged about forty two
years, a furniture dealer and cabinet
maker at Jennertown, died at his home
in that place on Friday morning, from
pneumonia. He is survived by a widow
aud one child.
Charles Boyer, aged "a years, son OF
George Boyer. of Stonycreek township.
died on Tuesday, ith inst. from bilious
fever.