Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-06-10
OBITUARY.

NO name or face was more fam1l-
lar in the town than that of the
venerable woman who laid aside her
earthly cares last Monday afternoon.
She was born in Saxony, Germany,
September IA, 1910, and in 1916 her
grandfather, DR.. Andrew Greiner,
with his sons, William and Paul, i'm
migrated to this country, the son
Paul bringing his family of six
small children, of whom the de-
ceased was one. They embarked at
Hamburg in May in a sailing vessel,
steam not then being used as a pro-
pelling power, and arrived at Phila-
delphia in September. From thence
the family went to Bethany, in
Wayne County, and in 1922 the
daughter came to reside in Monta-
que, N. J 81, and in 1926, her sister
having previously married Josiah
H. Foster, she came to Milford to
live with the family of Josiah Eos
ter, who occupied a house which
stood northwesterly in rear of the
corner of Broad and Sarah streets.
Here, Feb %, 1882, she married
David w. Haggerty. She recalled
with vivid memory the scenes and
events of that happy occasion. Her
wedding occurred at eight o'clock
in the morning, and Immediately
thereafter that of Josiah f. Foster,
Whose first wife died July 26, 1928,
took place. The newly welded
couples, accompanied by Henry S.
Mott and wife, who had been re-
Gently married, Samuel Dimmick
and wife and D. M. Brodhead and
wife the same day accompanied
Theophilus II. Smith to Scotchtown,
N. Y, where he welded Maria Will
hanson that afternoon. Every, de-
tail of that bridal journey remained
impressed on her mind with re-
markable distinctness, and she de-
lighted to recall the various Incl
dents which added to the enjoyment
of the merry company of which she
was sole survivor. During the great
revival which swept over this town
she became converted and Dec 4,
1926, joined the Presbyterian church
of Milford, which had been organ
lied the previous year. The Com
munion service was held on the
lawn, so large was the accession of
members, some seventy persons
having joined about that time
For more than three score and
ten the vows taken in the presence
of that company, every member
of which preceded her to the better
land, have been faithfully kept and
performed on her part, and, until a
very recent period, Notwithstanding
her great age, was an attendant at
the sanctuary. Her life is known
and read of all. The threads which
went to make up it's woof and warp
have been spun among the genera
tions which have come and gone in
the little community which sur
rounded her, and the fabric displays
the shadows and sunshine which
are woven into every human his
tory.
Her memory of the earlier fam
lilies, events and occurrences in the
village, was remarkable, and added
to this her mind was we'll stored
with the history of contempera-
neous events in the world CLEANED
from reading, pastime in which
she greatly delighted, and in which
she INDUCED without ever being
obliged to resort to the use of
glasses. She recalled how when a
child five years old she lay on the
ground with her brothers and sis
ters and heard the thunder of the
artillery at Waterloo where the man
of destiny went down before the al
lied armies of Europe, with his old
guard which died but never surren-
dered.
The withered hands which have
shared so many earthly tasks, min
istered to many wants, and which
were ever willing to soothe the
brow of suffering, are now peace
fully folded in the last long rest,
and in the Mansion garnished for
those who keep the faith, there is a
new occupant, rejoicing with those
companions who long ago laid down
the burdens of life to enter in that
heavenly home.
Surviving are two sons, Mark and
Edwin Moreau, of New York two
daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Wilson,
of Waverly, N. Y, and Mary Day,
adopted daughter of John and Sarah
w. Day, wife of Edward Cahin, OF
Milford, and one brother, Andrew
jackson, living in Michigan. The
funeral service was held Wednesday
at the house, at P. M, Rev. Thos.