Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-08

days.
AT last, after many weeks of untold
suffering with malignant disease, OIL
VINE DowNEY has passed away, hav-
ing died at the University of Pennsyl-
vania Hospital, in Philadelphia, on
Sunday night, the result of singularly
fatal disease, known to medical science
as Lymphadenoma, or Hodgkin's dis
ease, which is a progressive enlarge
ment of the lymphatic glands.
Mr.. Downey, at the time he was
attacked by the disease, was employed
by Mr.. G. G. Schmidt, as baker, in
the City Bakery, at this place. Being
warned as to the seriousness of his
malady, he left here some fourteen
weeks ago for Harrisburg, where he
was taken care of by his brother, Mr..
Frank r. Downey, and where he re-
mained for seven weeks, receiving the
attention of the best physicians in the
city, on whose advice he was taken
to the University Hospital to undergo
an operation, which was performed on
the third of January and ten OF the
diseased lymphatic glands under the
| left shoulder were removed. After
| the operation was performed he rallied
for few days and hopes were enter
tanned for his recovery when pleurisy
set in and he began to fail. His case
was almost a hopeless one some two
weeks ago, when his mother was called
to his bedside, and from that time
until death his life hung in the balance
The remains arrived here on Flyer
Tuesday morning and lay in state at
the family residence, corner of Fifth
and Vine streets, where they were
viewed by vast concourse of sorrow
ing relatives and friends, until this
afternoon when the funeral was held.
Short services were held at the
house at 2 o'clock, from whence the
remains were taken to the NJ. E.
church, where Rev. Shriner conducted
one of the saddest and most impressive
funeral services we have ever attended.
From the church the funeral cortege
| sadly and silently wended it's way to
the Wiley cemetery and with the heart
breaking sobs and other manifestations
of profound sorrow were mingled the
PASTORS words "Dust to dust, and
| ashes to ashes'' as all that was mortal
of Olivine Downey was lowered to its
last resting place on earth.
The p. o. S. of A., of which deceased
was an honored member, attended the
funeral in a body, and, according to
the rights of the order, appropriate
services were held over the body of
their deceased brother. The pail
bearers were from the Emporium High
School Alumni, of which he was
member.
Deceased was born in Emporium,
June 8, 1879, and has spent the whole
of his short life here. He was educated
at the Emporium High School, having
graduated from that institution in the
class of '96.
The death of such a promising young
man is not only deeply lamented by
the community in which he had grown
to manhood, but is a sad blow to his
aged parents, to whom he was source
of great comfort and joy. His genial
disposition, his sterling honesty, tenn
perate habits, unfinching patriotism,
spotless character, and his untiring
devotion to his aged parents, won for
him large number of firm and ardent
friends, which is an inspiring testa-
ment of the universal respect in which
he was held.
Many beautiful and appropriate
floral emblems were received from
various societies, friends and relatives.
Harry Cox and Don Larrabee sent a
beautiful bouquet of cut flowers as a
token of respect to their deceased
friend. The P. o. S of A. presented a
scroll; High School Alumni, pillow;
Women's Relief Corps, cut flowers;
Mrs. G. G. Schmidt, a very beautiful
bouquet of cut flowers, and Mr. Garrett
and Mrs. May, of Lancaster county,
cut flowers.
The following relatives and friends
from out of town were in attendance
at the funeral Frank r. Downey
brother, Harrisburg; Mrs. Ida r.
Smith (aunt), Bath, n. Y; Edward L.
Garrett (cousin), Christiana, Pa; Mrs.
John May (cousin), Paradise, Pa.
Geo. j. LaBar had charge of the
funeral and it was conducted with the
neat and artistic manner which char
acterizes the experienced funeral
director.