The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-08-19
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many OF Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, o DEATH.
SAMUEL K. ROBINSON.

Samuel e. Robinson, last sur
viving brother of our townsman,
Smith M. Robinson, Esq, died in
Baltimore, Md, Friday, August
l3, 1909. of tuberculosis, aged 67
years, l month, and % days. HIS
reluains we're brought to McCon-
nellsburg on Saturday, and the
funeral took place from the resi-
dence of his brother at 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, services beng
conducted by Rev. John Dlehl, of
the Presbyterian church, assist
ed by Rev, j. l.. Grove, of the
u. 2. church. His remains were
laid to rest beside those of his
parents IN the family lot in the
graveyard at the Presbyterian
church in this place.
The deceased was born at Fair.
field, Adams county, June 2l,
1S42. On the death of his moth.
er, four years later, he was taken
to the home of his uncles, Samuel
and John Robinson at Big Cove
Taunery, this county, where he
remained until 1885, when his ia
ther, Benjamin IL. Robinson, re.
married and moved to the Woolen
Factory, a mile south OF Webster
Mills, where young Samuel re-
NAMED until the death of his ia
ther, which occurred four years
later. He now returned to the
home of his uncles at Big Cove
Tannery. In 1868 he came to
McConnellsburg, and took charge
of the Duffield drug store, re-
naming until 1870 when he went
to Cham bersburg and went into
the grocery business, conducting
a store for several years. From
Cham bersburg he went to Phlla.
delphla and spent something more
than a year in the employ of a
manufacturing chemical COM
pany. From Philadelphia, he
went to Baltimore, purchased a
drug store, and remained IN that
business until a few days before
his death.
At the time of his death, he was
a member of the Waverly Pres
oyterian church of Baltimore. OF
him his pastor says: He was
everything that went to make a
Christian. He was never known
to say an unkind word of any one.
Perhaps kinder and more un-
selfish person never lived. His
one desire seemed to be always
10 want to do good to others.
Mrs. T. EDGAR JOHNSTON.
At two o'clock Monday after.
noon, Mr.. j. K. Johnston, of this
| place received telegram from
Chicago, conveying the sad intel
hgence that En- ma, the wife of
his brother, T. f. Johnston had
died in that city just few hours.
before.
Mrs. Johnston had been IN
poor health for several months,
and 1t was decided last week to
take her from their home in
Grandvlew, Iowa, to Chicago to a
specialist and have her undergo a
surgical operation for gall stones.
They arrived in Chicago with
Mrs. Johnston last Friday even
ing, and, on account OF her in
tense suffering on Saturday, she
was placed on the operating table
at S;45 Sunday morning, and re-
mained under the surgeons knife
hour and As minutes. On ac-
count of her weakened condition,
the shock of the operation was
too great for her and she did not
rally-dylng at II o'clock Mon
day.
Mrs. Johnston was the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Walker, of Grandvlew, Iowa, and
was aged about 10 years. Elgh-
teen years ago, last March, she
was united IN marriage with II.
Edgar Johnston, son of the late
Thomas N. Johnston, of the
Cove, and since that time they
have resided in the West.
MRS. A. V. FUNK.
Mrs. Lavina Funk, wife of A.