The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-09-06
OCTOGENARIAN GONE.
Conrad GIazier Died at His Home in Ayr
Township, at an Early Hour Last
Friday Morning In His S4th Year.
WAS A HIGHLY ESTEEMED CITIZEN.

ly esteemed citizens died at his
home last Friday morning, aged
S3 years, 4 months, and 10 DAYS.
Funeral services conducted on
Friday by his pastor, Rev. G. NJ.
Smith, and interment in the I'm
ion cemetery.
Mr.. Glazier was born in the
town of Sterbfritz, in the province
of Kor-Hessen, Germany, April
%, 1922.
In the days of his youth and in
the country of his birth he was a
shepherd.
At the age of 21 he came to this
country. Landing in Baltimore a
poor boy-he was ANXIOUS for
work whereby he might gain
livelihood.
Informed, no doubt, by some
laboragentstationed at the wharf,
that he could find employment in
the coal. l.mines at Wilkes. Barre,
he turned his steps IN that direc-
ton. Having all his life breathed
the free, fresh air of heaven and
not fancylng the work under.
ground, he soon quit 1T.
An uncle, Adam Glazier, at this
time resided at Bridgeport, Frank
lin county, and Conrad under his
roof, now sought shelter--and on
his farm, worked until Decem Der
"a, 1849, when at Chambersburg,
Pa, he was joined IN Holy We'd
lock to Annie Barbara Gluck, of
Adams county, by the Rev. f. W.
kremer, at that time pastor of
Zion Reformed church. MIR.
Glazler now took up tenant farm
ing, first on farm owned by
Mr.. Misunderstanding about 4
years, then on farm owned by
Jacob Lamaster, and locateda along
the Conococheaguecreek between
Greencastle and Bridgeport. On
this farm he remained about 9
years.
In 1862, he came to this county,
having purchased a farm from
the last named gentleman-locat.
ed in that picturesque part of Ayr
township known as the Corner.
The farm originally contained
only about 250 acres-but several
adjoining tracts IN course of time
were purchased by him, so that
1T now comprises about 400 acres.
For more than 40 years he made
the farm his home, and here,
bo h he and his family saw much
ha d work. What it is to day is
entirely due To their untlring eff
forts. About two years ago he
rented his farm aud bought a
home in the Extension, just out
side the borough limits of Nc.
Councils burg-lnto which he NOV
ed This spring, filed with an
desire 20 spend the re-
OF his days in his Noun
tain Home, as he styled it, he re-
turned to the farm. But this
time he had not long to stay.
While he has been IN declining
health for umber of years, and
at tunes great sufferer, it was
seen that the ravages of age aud
desease began rapidly to tell on
him almost from the moment of
his return. HIS last spell of sick
ness dates from Saturday, Aug.
Goth. When he was taken violent.
ly i'll, and was Obliged tor the |
most part to keep his bed, gradu-
ally growing weaker, and finally |
lapsing Into an unconscious con-
dition from which he never rallied. |
Surrounded by his family and his
pastor he breathed his last Sep
TENT ber- lst, at 4:30 o'clock, a. m. |
He leaves to mourn his loss an
aged widow and the following
Tobias, Jeremiah, Con-
rad, Jr., Catharlne. wife of w. HI.
Duffy; Priscilla, wife of Daniel
Sheets; Rebecca, wife of e. S.
Carbaugh, and Anna, wife of w.
Il. TraJer.
On an examination ofthechurch |
record, We find that Father Glaz
Ter was received by letter from
the Upton congregation into full |
aud mem borshipwith
The Hebto1 Reformed church on |