The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-16
HARVEST OF DEATH.
Brief Sketch of Those Vino Have An.
swered Their Final Summons
Recently.
ALB. HANKS AND MRS. ESTHERPITTMAN
ALBERT B HANKS.

Mr.. Albert b. Hanks, a former
resident of this place, died at his
residence in ambersburg, on
Wednesday night of last week,
aged 62 years and 8 months. Mr..
Hanks had been i'll for long time.
The cause of his death, 1T was sup
rosed, was tuberculosis.
MIR. Hanks was born at War
fordsburg, this county, and as he
grew into manhood he learned the
tanning trade. He afterws rds
removed to Everett, where he re-
sided for several years, coming to
McConnellsburg in the spring of
1872, and buying from George
Reisner what is now known as
the Paul Wagne: tannery, and con-
Quoted the tanning business a few
years when he closed the plant
out to Mr., Wagner, the present
owner, and went into the shoe
business IN partnership with the
late Squire Jacob Cook, in the
room nov occupied by George
Smith as a grocery.
MIR. Hanks was married to Miss
Jennie Hays, of this place in 1876,
and about sixteen years ago, they
moved to Cham bersburg, where
he engaged in the grocery busl-
ness.
Mr.. Hanks was a prominent
member of the Methodist Eplsco-
pal church and an upright man.
He was also a member of the @,
A. r., having served in the Civil
War as a member of Company @,
133d Regt. Penna. Vols. He had
an honorable war record.
Mr.. Hanks is survived by his
wife aud the following children
Mrs. Huber Henneberger, Miss
es Nora and Alberta, at home;
Edward H., Keokuk, Iowa; Jared
B. Hanks, well.known stove
dealer, Chambersourg; Arthur
E., the well known ball player,
now living IN Carlisle, and Fred
III. and George Ray mond at home.
The following brothers and SIS
ters also survive Misses Mary
and Emily Hanks, Everett; Hor-
ace r Wllliamsport, DR.. g. S.
Hanks, Oneonta, N. Y.
Funeral last Saturday at 2 p.
m., in charge of Housum post, G..
A. r. Interment IN Cedar Grove
cemetery, at Chambersburg.
MRS. ESTHER PITTMAN.
Mrs. Esther Plttman, relict of
the late Geo. II. Plttman, of Ayr
township, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Nelson, IN
Tod township, May 10, 1906.
Mrs. Plttman was born in Ar
magh county, Ireland, April 20,
1923, and was, consequently, aged
80 years and Is days. Her maid
en- name was McGovern and she
was sister of the late Geo. Nc
Govern, of Tod.
, In 1884, she, with her parents,
two sisters and a brother, came
to America. Her brother George
having come to this country seven
years previous. At that time,
they crossed the Atlantic in sail
ing vessels. They were s weeks
and days in making the voyage,
They landed at Baltimore and
took up their residence IN Smith
bury, Md. Her parents, broth
ers, and two sisters all died in the
early SOS. Twochildren are bur
led in Ireland.
December, 1853, she was mar
ried to George H. Pittman in
Hagerstown by Rev. McDonad.
Soon after their marriage, he
bought the farm now owned by
Mr.. Warriston Johnston, IN Ayl
township, where they resided fol
forty SIX years. The last year o
their married life was spent il
McConnellsburg, where Mrs. S
M. Cook now lives. There Mr.
.'ittman died February II, 1900
Since the death of her husban,
she has made her home with he
son and daughter.
She leaves two children, S. K
Pittman, of Shlppensburg, Pa
and Mrs. John Nelson, of Tod
n four grandchildren, and one grea