The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-21
HARVEST OF DEATH.
Brief Sketch Of Those Who Have An
swered Their Final Summons
Recently.
DAVID BRUBAKER AND GEO. REIHART.
JOHN Eek Ell.

John Eckel, well known to all
our older people, died very sud
denly Of heart failure at his home
in Cham bersburg last Friday ev
ening.
Mr.. Eckel was born in Phila.
delphla, January 4, 1884 Soon
after, the family removed to Nc
Connellsburg, where he received
his education in the public schools.
When Is years old he went to
Gettysburg, where he learned
the timing trade. He practised
his trade in Eaton, Ohio, and then
went TO Port Washington, WIS.
consin, where he engaged in the
grocery business until the out
break of the Civil War. After
the war, he and Captain Calvin
Gilbert conducted a dry goods
store in Cham mbersburg for two
years, after which Mr.. Eckel ne
came a commercial traveller, a
business in which he was engag-
ed until his death. He had rep
resented the j. r. Kelm d Com
pany wooden house of Philadel.
phla for more than "a years, and
had a large trade and thousands
of friends over his routes.
During his boyhood days he
was a clerk in Fletcher's store in
the room now occupied by A. U.
Mace & Son, and in later life as
he made his periodical visits here
he delighted to meet his old time
friends and go over the scenes OF
early life IN McConnallsburg.
DAVID BRUBAKER,
DAVID Brubaker, who owned
and lived on the old Kemp farm
in Dublin township, died last Sun.
day of pneumonia after an illness
lasting but two days.
Mr.. Brubaker was aged SO
years, 10 months and 28 days,
and is survived by his widow and
by one son, Charles, OF Saxton,
Bedford county.
The sudden taking away of the
father must awaken the keenest
sympathy, for the surviving moth
er and son, for the family have
been compelled to drink the cup
of sorrow to the bitter dregs.
On the 18th of last September,
William, d son, was killed at
Quincy, Pa, by the explosion of a
gas tank. Through the tender
solicitude of the father, the re-
mains of the unfortunate son
were brought home for burial.
AS told by the "News" last week
John, another son, died en- Mon
day of last week, after a distress
ing illness of six weeks of typhoid
fever. The care and anxiety OF
the father for this sons comfort
and recovery, taxed his strength
to a point when the"e was prac-
tically no vitality left to with
stand an attack of pneumonia.
The remains of Mr.. Brubaker
we're laid to rest in the cemetery
of the M. E. church at Knobsville
yesterday, services conducted by
Rev. b. A. Salter of Hustontown.
GEORGE REIHART.
George Reihart, we'll known
citizen, died at his home at Burnt
Cabins, last Saturday afternoon,
aged AZ years, z months, aud 5
days.
Although not tall man, Mr..
Reihart weighed 800 pounds. He
was blacksmith by trade; and
Notwithstanding his extreme OBJ
esity, was agile, and a good me-
chanic. During the past several
months he had been working at a
steam sawmill.
His funeral took place Monday
afternoon, and lnterment was
made IN the cemetery at the
Burnt Cabins nj. E. church, ser.
wees beng conducted by Rev.
Whlteman.
The deceased Is survived by
his widow, who was Miss Mar.
garet johnson, and by his moth
er, Mrs. William Butts of tn Cab
ins.
| Mr.. Reihart was IN his usual
health up to last Wednesday,
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