Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-01-05
DEATH OF PR0MI.
MENT CITIZEN

captain George Lovett, one Of Dan.
ville's best known citizens, died at his
home, 2l2 Vine street, at about 7 'olook
Sunday evening.
After suffering with severe cold
and pleurisy, Mr.. Lovett recovered and
had been out and around town for two
weeks previous to Wednesday, when
he was taken with a servere chill
which was the beginning of the end.
During the time lie was able to com
down street, he visited the Office Of
the AMERICAN. In his death Dan
Vile has lost useful citizen. and his
family kind husband and q loving
father.
He was 60 years of age, being born
in Ireland in 1896. In 1853 he came te
America, and located 10 Philadel.
phia. A year later he located in this
city. He first worked in a rolling mill,
where he remained for several years.
Later he served for term as assistant
Superintendent of the Waterman b
Beaver mills, now the Reading Iron
Company. In 1862 he enlisted in Com
| pany A, bend Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry was made quarter
master Sergeant and took part in the
engagement at South Mountains, An.
tiessm and Fredericksburg. He was
wounded at Antietam but served the
enlistment and was discharged in 1858.
He re-enlisted after being at home for
short time and became a member Of
the First Battalion, P vi He was
elected Captain Of Company u. and
| when the regiment was consolidated
into the 18TH P. Y. l., he was made
Captain of Company K, and entered
the Army of the Potomac at Bowling
Green. He was in the battle of Gold
Harbor, the first engagement in front
of Petersburg and led his Company
when they charged Fort Hill, where
8 of his men were killed and many
wounded. In the next engagements
while on the skirmish line, he was
severely wounded in the arm. snd re-
t1IninR home on furlough. He re-
mained three months. At the end OF
that time he rejoined his reglment
and was discharged in 1855. After his
return from the service he was employ.
ed in the rolling MILL but after the
organization of the Dsnville Stove
Works he was engaged with that Com.
pauy.
Mr. Lovett served two terms as mem.
Der of the School Board, six years O
member of Borough Council and four
years as clerk of that body. In 1877
he was a candidate on the Republican
ticket for member Of Assembly and his
opponent, the late Jesse zimmerman,
only defeated him by threesvotes. He
was a member of the Independent Or
der of Red Men, and passed all the
chairs; also member of the Trinity
NJ. E. church, the G. A. R., and was
several times a delegate to the Re-
publican County and State Conven-
tious. He was married in 1873 to Miss
Kate Herr, who with the following
children, survive him-Walter S., Jen-
ME NJ, Margaret H., and Frank W.
The funeral Of the late Captain
George Lovett, whose death occurred
Sunday evening, took place from the
family residence, 2l2 Vine street. yes
terday afternoon. Impressive services
were held at o clock. the Rev. N. K.
Cleaver, pastor of Trinity NJ. Z.
church, officiating. Goodrich Post,
No. %, G. A. R. attended the obse-
quies in body, being present at the
house and accompanying the cortege
to the cemetery. where the beautiful
burial service Of that organization was
used and the customary salute fred
over the grave.
Two of Mr.. Lovett's former Com.
rades III arms from out of town, were
among the Grand Army men who gath
cred around the casket containing all
that was mortal of the man with whom
they stood, shoulder to shoulder, on
many hotly contested battle fields dur
ing the dark days of the great refel-
lion. They were Edward W. Roderiok.
Of Canal Dover, Ohio, who is visiting
his son in this city at the present
time, and Daniel J. Newman, Of Soran-
ton. The latter was member OF the
l32nd Regiment, P. V. Land thespres-
ent secretary of the Reginensal AS
sociation, of which MIR. Lovett was
president at the time of his death.
The last reunion of tine Association
was held at Antietam, September II,
1904, the anniversary of the battle In
which the deceased was wounded. A
regimeutal monument was unveiled at
that reunion, and the officers for the
ensuing year elected. Mr.. Lov3tt be-
ing honored with the presidency of
the Association.
Six comrades served as pail bearers,
three from the 132nd Regiment and
three from the 18th. The former was
represented by Hon. James Foster,
Hon. F. G. Blee aud O. B. SweitzeI,
and the latter BY John Sechler, g. W.
Jackson aud B. B. Brown Interment
was made in the Episcopal cemetery.
r1r. TIorgan's Boat Ride.
The second trip across the river since