The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-01
CONE TO The OTHER SHORE.
Yea, Though ! Walk Through the
Valley of the Shadow of Death
Will Fear no Evil.
MRS. NJ. II. SHAFFNER.

nouf OF IOur laSC SUNDAY alIer-
noon, the spirit of Mrs. Maggie,
wife of M. h. Shaffner, Esq, of
this place, bade farewell to its
earthly tenement and winged it's
way to celestial blessedness.
1t was only few months ago
that the friends of Mrs. Shatfner
were panied to learn that an in
sldious disease had fastened it..
self upon her; and while she had
from the first the most careful
and constant medical attention,
it was beyond the skill of any hu-
man agency to save her life.
About week prior to her
death, her symptoms became
alarming, and then to the end it
was only struggle to lengthen
her life-not by days, but by
hours.
Maggie Oakes Shaffner, daugh-
ter of James and Maria Cakes,
was born on the old homestead
near Watsontown, Pa, April II,
1850. On the 26th OF May 1885,
she was united in marriage with
NJ. r.. Shaffner, and they came to
this place and went to housekeep-
ing later in the summer of the
same year; and during her resi-
dence of almost eighteen years
here, she, by her quiet, consistent
earnest christian life won the
highest esteem and most tender
affection of all who came within
the circle of her influence.
Owing to the fact that inter
ment was made in the Shaffner
lot ia Riverside cemetery at
Huntingdon, Pa, on Tuesday
evening, it was necessary to hold
the funeral services at seven
o'clock Tuesday morning that the
train might be reached at Mer.
cersburg at 1870.
The services were held by her
pastor Rev. Wm. A. West, d. D.,
of the Presbyterian church as
sisted by Rev. j. Fl. Mathers, D.
D., of Bellwood, Pa, and were
most impressive.
The floral tributes-one from
the classmates and teacher of her
Sunday school class, one from
the members of the Missionary
society and one from the Christ.
ian Endeavor society in both OF
which she was an active mem
ber-and one from mem bers o1
the Masonic fraternity, were
touchingly beautiful.
Besides her husband, the de
ceased is survived by one brother
Mr.. j. Bruce Cakes near Watson
town, Pa.
MRS. SARAH SMITH.
Mrs. Sarah Smith died at hei
home in Mt. Carroll. ILL.,, Monday
morning, June %, 1908, aged 6s
years. She was a former resi-
dent of McConnellsburg, being
the widow of Joseph A. Smith
who died here about twenty
years ago, and sister of Mrs. d
V. Sipes of this place, Mrs. Su
san OFT of Cham bersburg, Mrs
2 Cornelius Lamber of st. Thorn
, as, and Peter Binkley of Omaha
The Evening Mirror, of Mt
! Carroll, says Mrs. Smith retired
3 at the usual time Sunday evening
2 feeling in her ordinary goot
; health, save for the complaint o
l a toothache. About 2:30 tn,
) daughter Matte, who sleeps il
an adjoining room, was awakened
by what seemed to be scratch
ing on the floor or wall. She call
4 ed to her mother but received n,
y response, and going to her room
found the parent lying on tn
d floor beside her bed. The som
i were summoned and she wa
o raised to the bed. When asked
a as 10 the trouble, she raised he
hand to her head, and replie,
that her teeth and head were ach
e ing. These were her last words
r She at once sank into a stupo
J. and at shortly before z o'clocl
g passed away, without having
= gained consciousness. Death wa
s due To apup'exy.
Y The deceased was an estima
IS bIe woman, respected for her ms
N Inv admira blq nuajifies