The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-09-27

MS nome IN the West on the 23d
of last February. The deceased
was raised IN AYR township, and
went west many years ago. He
was born on the 9th of March,
1850, and will te remem bered by
many of the older people of the
lower end of the Cove, and Thom p
son township. We do not have
the particulars concerning his
illness and death.
MRS. CROFT.
Mrs. Sarah Sites Croft, widow
of Rev. John h. Croft, a well
known United Brethren minister,
died at the home of her son, Ed
ward Croft, in Tod township, last
Friday evening, aged 76 years.
Mrs. Croft was born IN MERGERS
burg, and was an estlmable won
an, and her demise will be mourn.
ed by many. She is survived by
the following children; George
f., Ridgeway; Edward, Fulton
county; Frank, near Cham bers
burg; Mrs. John Wagner, Frank
lin county. These step-children
also survive: Mary G.. Weaver,
Harrisburg; Mrs. John Marshall,
Karper's church; Mrs. Sarah
Barnhart, Waynesboro: Mrs
Samuel While, of Fulton county:
A. L. Croft, Cham bersburg; John
E., Minor; David H., Fulton coun-
ty.
Interment was made in the Ce-
dar Grove cemetery at Chambers.
burg, on Sunday afternoon.
GLENN.
James Glenn died at his home
in Coleta, Whiteside county, Lii
nois, September II, 1905, aged
35 years, 5 months and % days.
The subject of this brief sketch
was born at Webster Mills, Full
ton county, Pa, March "a, 1870,
and went to Lanark, ILL.,, in 1894,
eleven years ago, a portion of
which time was spent in Lanark
and the remainder in Coleta
November q, 1900, he espoused
Miss Amelia Burns in marriage,
to which happy union three chill
dren were born, who, by his early
demise, are left to mourn the loss
of a loving husband and kind
father. His father and mother
residing IN Mllledgeville, three
brother and three sisters also sur
vive the loss of son and brother.
The funeral of the deceased
was held III Coleta, Wednesday,
September 20, 1905, a large as
semblage of sorrowlng relatives
and sympathizlng friends being
In attendance. The sci vices were
conducted by Rev. Plumley OF
the Radical church, and the re-
mains were tenderly laid to their
final rest in Bethel cemetery,
near Mllledgevllle.
When Mr.. Glenn went to Hi.
nois, he became mem ber of the
U. b. church, and remained a
steadfast communlcant of that or.
ganlzatiCn to the time of his death.
He was also an active and honor.
able member of the following
named fraternal organizations
Knights of the Globe, M. w. A.
and Stars of Equity, IN all of
which he carried a total of IS, 900
insurance, which sum Will m lte
ample present financial provision
for his stricken family. BY oc-
cupation he was farmer, but
was obliged to retire from active
work, last spring, the result of |
an attack of what the physl ;ians
termed tuberculosis of the lungs
with which he was first afflicted
more than year ago.
James Glenn was man of ur-
Impeachable integrity, moral, up
right and strictly honorable IN
all his relations with his fellow
men, thus leaving to his children
more enduring and brighter
lerltage than hoarded gold or
'ther possessions could possibly
s,ve Peace be to his ashes.
Mrs. Mary A. Kelley, of Nc.
Jonnellsburg, and her mother,