The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-02
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Well Known People Who Have Passed
TO the Great Beyond During the
Past Week.
JONAS TRUAx BURIED LAST FRIDAY.
MRS. SOPHIA PECK.

son township, this county, on
Tuesday of last week aged about
~ years Her funeral was con-
Quoted on Thursday by Elder G.
l.. Funk, and her remains were
Inferred IN the cemetery at An
tioch church, IN Timber Ridge.
She is survived by her husband
and one son Ezra L Peck.
Mrs. Peck maiden name was
Richa IDS, and she was in many
ways a remai kable woman. New
er having learned to read or
write, she was possessed of a
mind Of excellent Judgement and
rare business q u ali ii alton S.
Starting In life without dollar,
she died leaving a farm OF nearly
three hundred acres and about
two Thousand dollars at interest,
besides other personal property.
She was a natural born" m Jney
lender, and managed her own
business affairs. If she was APP
piled to for a loal, she sized her
man up, and If she felt that he
was honest, she told him to fill
out and sign a note and she pass
ed over to him the coin, and it is
said that she lost very little mon
ey by the dishonesty Of her eli
ents. She was thoroughly hon.
est herself and she expected 9th
ers to be. 1t is told of her that
on one occasion she walk ed dis
tance Of two miles to return to q
man five cents that had been ov.
erpaid to her ia the settlement of
q note.
In November 1905, she made a
will, naming William Sigel, of Co
Halt, her executor. BY this will
she gives to Ezra (her son) $500
and the use of the farm during
II S life, reserving for her hus-
band, and for Louis (son of Ezra
home and living on the farm
during the rest of their natural
lives. After Ezra's death, the
farm to go to Albert and Rhssel
(sons of Ezra and Dolly Peck.
70 Albert and Russell she gives
500 each; to j. Mack Peck, $50,
and to Isaac Peck $25 and his
note. To Anna Mary Adlesper-
ger, she gives $50, and to Mrs.
Adlesperger's sons, Neil and
Walter, each $50. The remand
er to be put on interest for Ezra's
use, and he to receive $25 of the
principal annually.
JONAS TRUAX.
Jonas Truax, well-known citl-
zen of Belfast township, died at
his home on Licking Creek, last
Wednesday, aud was buried in
the cemetery at the Dunkard
church on Pleasant Ridge, FRI
day..
Mr.. Truax, like his neighbor
James L. Lake, whose death was
mentioned last week, was born,
reared, and spent his entl, life
in Belfast township. Mr. Truax
was most excellent citizen, un.
oStentatious and honest as 'the
day is long" He was for many
years a consistent member of the
Dunkard church, and his funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
j. q. Garland. He Is survived
by two children, w. r. Truax, OF
Pleasant Ridge, and Mahala, wife
of John ID. Mellott, Needmore.
He was aged about seventy
years
MONTGOMERY.
Mrs. julia A. Montgomery died
at the home of j. M. Campbell
near Neelyton, Huntingdon coun
ty. April 18th, after a lingering
illness of Brlght's Disease. She
was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Geo. Nonemaker, and was twice
married Her first husband was
Samuel Culbertson, by which un
ion son and daughter survive
namely Joseph Culbertson, O
Robertsdale, and Mrs. Samue
Runk, of Three Springs. This
husband preceded her to th'
.great,beyond about thirty year,
ago. Her last hus band was Geo
Montgomery, and one son sur
yves from this marriage. namely