Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-08-11
DUNCAN S. rlcDONALD is DEAD.

DUNCAN SAMUEL MCDONALD, is no
more. He peacefully passed away last
Thursday night, surrounded by his
family, aged 20 years, six months and
two days. Mr.. Mcdonald has been a
/ great sufferer for three years, yet bore
his affiiction without complaint. He
vas born in Canada, Feb. 2, 1928 and
came to Cameron county, in 1862 and
engaged in the lumber business. In 1868
he moved to Emporium and purchased
the McDougall & Mann property and
actively engaged in business. From
that time until within a year or two he
! gave his personal attention to his bus-
ness interests and prospered. During
| the many years we had been intimate
ly acquainted with the deceased we
had learned to respect and honor him
for the very many excellent traits of
character. No citizen of Emporium
stood better with our people and bore
the goodwill of more, in all walks of
f+c, than Duncan Mcdonald. Of a
kind, sympathetic disposition, ne was
always assisting the needy and all
worthy objects had his cordial support
and financial assistance. He assisted
literally in building our churches and
the various industries received,
promptly, aid from his purse. The
best we can say of our departed friend
is, that he was an honest man-truth-
full, charitable, kind. When grim
death claimed him he was prepared
and ready to cross to the other shore
to meet the loved one, and dwell in
peace and happiness for all time.
Peace to his ashes.
THE FUNERAL
The funeral took place from the
family residence last Monday morn
ing at 900 o'clock, and the very large
attendance of friends from neighbor-
ing towns attested the great respect in
which the deceased was held. Many
beautiful offerings of flowers were sent
to the residence by relatives, friends
and members of the family. After a
short ceremony at the home, Funeral
Director Rishell, who had so thought
fully and well arranged every particu-
lar, prepared for the removal of the
remains to st. Marks Catholic Church,
where High Mass was said for the
peaceful repose of the dead. The
great church edifice was crowded with
our people, gathered to pay that
last respect due to friend and neigh
Dor. Father McAdam, of Johnsonburg,
an old friend of the deceased, conduct
ed the services and preached an APP
propriate sermon from Gen. 1923: ''In
the sweat of thy brow shall thou eat
bread until thou return to the earth,
out of which thou vast taken; for dust
thou art and unto dust thou shalt re-
turn" The Rev. gentleman feelingly
referred to the great friendship that
had existed between the deceased and
himself and spoke many words of
well merited praise to the memory of
the departed. The remarks of Father
McAdam were very appropriate to the
occasion and coming as they did from
an old friend and spiritual adviser, were
well received. After the close of the
address the friends took q last look
upon the face of the dead and the great
concourse of friends silently wended
it's way to st. Marks Cemetery and the
remains tenderly deposited in the
vault, beside the departed wife, by Nj.
G. Tulis, S. S. Hacket, Riley Warner,
L. M Reynolds, NJ. NJ Larrabee and
Geo. A. Walker-old friends and
neighbors.
Thus closes the earthly career of one
of our oldest citizens and leads us to re-
mark that the more than ordinary
respect our people show to the men,
ory of the dead is very commendable
and must be very comforting to the be-
reaved family.
FRIENDS FROM ABROAD.
The following friends and relatives