The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-06-14
B. H. LITTLE.
His Death Occurred Last FRIDAY
After a Brief Illness.
The Bar Association Attended
The Funeral In a Body.

AT twenty minutes before six O'Clock
last Friday evening Ephriam H. Little
died at the boarding house of Mrs.
M. M. Phillips, where he and his wife
occupied suite of rooms. They had
removed to their Scott township farm
for the summer, but Mr.. Little caught
a heavy cold, and they returned to
Bloomsburg about ten days before his
death. 1t was rather singular coin
cidence that he died on the tenth
anniversary of his first wifes death,
and almost at the same hour of the
day Hon. X. r. Little is the only
child of the deceased by his first wife
His second wife who was Mrs. ID. r.
Brass, survives him.
He was born March 22. 1923, in
the State of New York. His father,
Geo. Little moved with his family to
Bethany, Wayne County, Penna.,
when Ephraim was quite young, and
there resided, carrying on a tannery
until the latter was ten years of age.
He then moved to Montrose, Susque-
hanna County, Penna, and engaged
in mercantile business. Mr.. Little
obtained his early education at the
schools of Montrose, and in his egh-
teenth year began reading law as
student in the Office of Lusk & Little,
OF Montrose, Penna., but completed
his legal studies at Morris, Grundy
County, Ill. There he was admitted
to the bar in 1874, and practiced law
in Joliet, same state, for two years.
He then practiced two years more at
Morris, ILL.,, and while a resident of
that place, on one occasion went hunt
ing prairie chickens when his gun
accidentally discharged, lacerating his
arm in such manner as to render its
amputatlon necessary. In IS47 he
returned to Montrose, Penna., and in
IS4S opened law Office at Tunkhan-
mock, Penna. In IS49 he was ap-
pointed weighmaster on the canal at
Beach Haven and acted as such for
two years. In December, 1850, he
married Elizaketh Seybert, and in the
Spring of 1851 came to Columbia
County, and located at Berwick, where
he practiced his profession until 1860.
He then came to Bloomsburg, and
had been IN continuous and success.
full practice here until he retired sew
eral years ago. Mr.. Little was
Democrat; was elected District Attor-
ney for Columbia County in 1856,
and reelected twice, serving nine
years in all, and was we'll known
throughout the county as an able
lawyer. He also superintended farm
of I35 acres, located three and a half
miles from Bloomsbury. He was a
member of the Baprlst Church.
The remains were conveyed to the
residence OF Judge Little on West
Third Street by Undertaken Bitten
bender, where the funeral services were
conducted Monday afternoon at two
o'clock by Rev. ]. ID. Smith, pastor of
the Baptist Church. Interment in
Rosemont Cemetery.
The pail bearers were c. w. Miller,
J. H. Maize, Paul f. Writ, F. c. Eyer
w. +. Rinker, William Mensch, !. N.
Gordon, Furman Kresser.
A meeting of the Columbia County
Bar was held in the court room at 1890
p. m. on Monday. Col. J. G.. Freeze,
President of the Association, called
the meeting to order and stated its
object to be to take proper action on
the death of +. H. Little. A COM
mittee on resolutions was appointed,
consisting of c. W. Miller, J. B. Rob
lson, and T. J. Vanderslice, the res
olutions to be published in the town
papers. At two o'clock the Bar pro-
cecded in a body to the funeral.