Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-08-31
Death OF Sala.h..el S. Mead.

loving husband, pillar of the church
whose sudden dcmi e is an irretriev-
able loss, passed to the home of eter-
nal rest on Sunday evening, August
~, at eight minutes Of ten O'Clock.
The subject of this sketch was born
at Arlington, Lackawana Co., Pa,
February II, 1888. He was the
eighth in family of eleven children
Of whom Eleayer and Elizabeth
Mead were the parents.
When young man he learned
the trade of blacksmith and in
course of time built up a large and
substantial trade. On August 10,
1854, he married Elizabeth White of
CIarkes Green. To the union was
b )rn Charles ID. md Pricilla Mead,
one dying in infancy, the other ten
years ago. In the spring Of 1895 on
account of failing health he moved
to Lemon, Wyoming county. After
rcgaining his health he returned to
Clarks Green and resumed his trade
rs a blacksmith. Early in the year
IF 1878, in company with his wife,
Mrs. Roberts, sister of Mrs. Mead,
and son Charles, Mr.. Mead moved to
Laporte township, where in few
years of tireless energy beautiful
home supplanted what was almost a
tracklcss wilderness.
In December 1908, on account of
falling health he decided to leave
this farm and moved into the town
pf LapOrte. In accordance with this
decision Mr.. Mead purchased home
on West Main street and remodeled
it according to his taste. The con
tinucd breaking down of his health
was noticed since the early part of
last March. In the last few weeks
Of his life a very marked decline in
health was evident Death was due
to complication of diseases, mostly
aiie ting the heart.
Mr.. Mead is survived by his widow
Electa, Mrs. j. A. Roberts, Mrs.
Mary j. keeler, a foster daughter,
and Charley Mead IA grand son, all of
Laporte. Three brothers survive
him, Benjamin, Merritt and Sylvester
of Clarls Green.
The funeral was held from his
late residences at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon with Il few appropri-
ate passages of scripture by Rev.
5. b. Bidlack, of Muncy Valley,
and Rev. Thomas f. Ripple of La
porte, and closed with prayer by
Rev. s. H. Engler of MediX Run.
Services were continued in the NJ
e. church, Rev. T. F. Ripple hav-
ing charge of the services. Rev.
5. B. Bidlack read scripture les
son from ! Cor. 10 4l-5S, followed
by Rev. 7. f. Ripple with the 90,
Psalm, and prayer offered by the
Rev. S. B. Bidlack. Appropriate
was rendered by quartette
Of Messrs. X. A. Conklin and l., r.
Gumble, Mrs. 4. j. Bradley and
Miss Agnes Upman. The sermon
was delivered by the Rev. 5. II
Engler, who took for his text
these words 81 have fought the
good fight, l have finished the
course, | have kept the faith.
Henceforth there is laid up for me
the crown of Righteousness which
the Lord the Righteous Judge shall
give to me at that day" = Timo-
thy rs. Rev. II. f. Ripple fol-
lowed with a brief sketch of the
life of the deceased and eulogy on
his Christian character and integri-
ty.
The pail bearers were Messrs. f.
NJ. Dunham, T, j. Ingam, A. j.
Hackley, j. V. Finkle, w. j. Hig-
ley and }. L. Smyth. Interment
was made in Mt. Ash cemetery.
The floral offerings were profuse,
completely filling the chancel of
the church.
In these closing days of August