The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-24
DEATHS HARVEST.
The Silent Reaper Has Been Busy
the Last Week and Claims Youth
and Old Age.
Timothy Pratt, Geo. A. Orr and James
Llewellyn Mcfarland Are Laid
Away i'm Gods Acre.

LIcWellyH MCFdrldnQ Are LAID
Away in Gods Acre.
Death has invaded the homes of
Princeton the past week and the grim
reaper has taken with him youth and
budding manhood and ripe old age as
we'll. Timothy Pratt, nigh his three
score years and ten, Geo. A. Orr just
on the threshold of manhood, and
James Llewellyn Mcfarland, at vigor-
Gus eighteen are stricken down, and
laid away in Gods acre, where angels
are walking to and fro singing their
lullabies.''
Tim othy Pratt.
Another of the old settlers has passed
over the great divide. Timothy Pratt
is no more. He died rather unexpect-
eddy at 2 o'clock Saturday morning of
pneumonia, but had been ailing from
stomach and heart trouble for long
time. The funeral was held from the
residence last Sunday at 2 p. NJ. and
the interment was in the Princeton
cemetery. Rev. G. H. Moxie oficiated
Timothy Pratt was born in Foxcroft,
Maine, in 1882 and in the year 1876 he
came west, first locating in the town of
Baldwin and afterwards removing to
Princeton where he has since resided.
For a number of years he was engaged
in the logging business under the firm
name of Webster & Pratt and later
was in the meat market business under
the firm name of Pratt & Buck For
the last few years he has conducted
feed barn opposite the Commercial
hotel. Mr.. Pratt leaves a wife and
two sons, Will and Harry. A daughter,
Mrs. Sadie Morehouse, died some years
ago. Leonard Pratt and Mrs. Geo.
Buck, brother and sister survive
him.
George "A. Orr.
The sad announcement came on Mon
day morning that Geo. A. Orr, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Orr, had died very
suddenly at the Northwestern hospital
where he has been taken. q week ago
for treatment for an affection of the
heart that had been giving him some
trouble for some time. A few weeks
ago he was taken to DR.. Bell, of Min
neapolis, who examined him and
thought there was nothing serious and
recommended rest and treatment at
the hospital here. On Sun54y night
while his mother was visiting him he
told her that he thought that in the
morning he would be much worse or
considerably better. A turn for the
worse took place early in the morning
and death came in a very short time.
The funeral was held from the NJ. E.
church on Wednesday afternoon and
the interment was in the Princeton
cemetery. Rev. w. E: j. Gratz offici-
ated.
The deceased wss young man who
had just reached his majority last
March and only a month ago he was
buying potatoes on the market in
Princeton. Two years ago he gradu-
ated from the Princeton high school
and was just entering on life Of much
promise when cut down by the grim
reaper. The afflicted family has the
sympathy of the entire community.
James Llewellyn Mcfarland.
The sad intelligence was received
last Saturday by telegraph that James
Llewellyn Mcfarland, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Mcfarland, had died in
the hospital at Spokane on Friday
night of typhoid fever from which he
had been i'll only a short time In
company with his brothers G. A., C.
W. and J. W. Mcfarland he went west
last summer and was in the employ of
Grant Smith & Co., and was at work at
Harrington, Montana. Lei wrote home
only recently that he had gained %
pounds in weight going west and that
he was feeling very we'll. His folks
had been advised of his illness but did
not think it was at all serious. Walter
started home with the body at once
and arrived on Monday night. The
funeral was held at the Methodist
CHURCH on Tuesday at 1:30 P. NJ, Revs.
Gratz and Haight officiating. The in
terment was in Princeton cemetery.
Young Mcfarland was only eighteen
years of age and leaves behind him
host of friends to mourn his death. He
was we'll known in Greenbush where
he was raised and where he united