Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-12-21
EDITOR ALLISON PASSES
AWAY.

William Mccormick Allison, editor
of The Juniata Herald, died at his
home in Aiffiintown about noon on the
Goth day of December, 1898, aged 90
wears. II months and 25 days, OF a
complication of diseases. lie was
born in Scotland, January 10Th, 1888,
and came to Mifiiintown in 1S41, where
his father Rev. Matthew Allison had
proceeded him. Our first recollection
of Editor Allison is dim, but In the
dim outline of our boyhood recOllec-
ton we see him, a fair haired, far COM
plected, blithsome young man just IN
from Scotland the home OF his BIRTH
He was full of health and hope, ready
for the battle of life in this q rious land
of religious and political freedom. He
adapted himself TO the ways OF Amerl-
can life as if to the manor born. he
learned the art of printing in the Office
of the Juniata Register, at Nliillntown,
and after that became student In
Lafayette College al Easton, from
which he graduated with the honor OF
his class i'm 1855. After his collegiate
course he studied law, but the profess
sion did not fill the measure OF MS ousl-
ness and literary taste, and he TO
degree left il and took up newspaper
work. He was forcefui writer, Writ
ing IN the plainest and most emphatic
words to suit his own views OF the SUD
ject under consideration whether ior
friend or foe He was not given 10 tne
diplomatic way of going around f.oo-
bin Hoods barn TO shoot MS arrows.
He shot straight at the mark as he
saw and understood it. If at foe II
was wormwood and gall, if at or dor
friend ii was as friendly and woolng as
his abundant language could make III.
His journalistic career was largely con-
fined to the scope of the Junlata Val
lev. He was one of the projectors OF
the Altoona Tribune. He was connect
ed with the True Democrat i'll hlfilin-
town. He projected the Junlata he-
publican at Miffiintown, unoer tne
presidency of Andrew Johnson. ne
projected the New Era in North Caro-
lima, under the presidency of Samuel }.
Tiiden. He projected the Junlata ser
aid at Hiffiintown and conducted IL as
fusion paper with independent demo,
Gratis for time, but gradually merged
it into u republican paper, ana con
Quoted lit as Journal devoted 10
| the full faith Of Il protective tarlll,
sound currency and the equai
rights of all men before the law.
| he was soldier against rebe -ion, a
|
| ed post master of NiillintoWn last nay.
de was Christian in the broad accep-
| tation of the term, believing Ill the
| resurrection and the life TO come with
| the rewards and punshments as taught
| by Christ. Glorious belief, it robs
death of its sting aud the grave of its
victory, and though we cannot under
stand the phenomena of life and death
We are made 10 feel, that the same
power that dissolves these bodies OF
ours IL the graves and sends them forth
| through the earth, up into the air,
| there 10 give life 10 the grass and i!Ow-
ers. and to be hreathed over by living
| beings. can and will collect them again
| from the elements of the air. and COM
| biue them into the form of ourselves ON
| the morning of resurrection day. 1t Is
as natural 10 die as il is 10 he born, our
| birth is but the forerunner of our death,
and when disease has come upon US
and has broken our bodies and clouded
our reason. how glorious to be laid away
! to await the summon of the resurrec-
| ton. With such belief how truly II
may be said, "Oh death where is thy
sting, Oh grave where is thy victory?'
| Hail editorial brother Allison. all
aud farewell. his funeral will take
| place al 80 O'Clock p. m, on Friday.