The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-22
RECENT DEATHS.


He had been III for some time with can
Ger of the liver. Mr.. Brennemsn was a
native of Clarion county and was a resi-
dent of Tionesta for number OF years,
coming here in 1881 to build fiat boats for
the firm of A. j. Landers & Co., whose
scsffold was at the old Dithridge mill at
the mouth OF Tionesta creek. Previous
to that time he was employed by Mr..
Landers in building boats on the Clarion
river, the lum Der plant being located at
State Road Rifle, in Highland township.
He continued in the same business a.
various points en- the Allegheny river
and for the past year he had been en-
gagged in building the boats Tor the Dover
spike company at Rockmere. He was
an expert at his work and was well known
right character, he made many friends
who will mourn his death. Mr.. Brepne.
man is survived by his wife, who is a
sister of Mrs. Ada Dunkle, of Oil City,
formerly of Tionests. Three children
also survive, namely: Mrs. Clinton
Blakeslee, of Kane. Pa; Mrs. NJ. Fsrber,
of Boston, Mass; Ralph Brennemsn, at
home. The funeral was held Sunday
morning, with services at the home at
10 o'clock.
WORK.
A dispatch to the Denver Republican
from Fort Morgan, Colorado, under date
of Dec 18th, gives the following particu-
lars OF the death of a former we'll known
Forest county citizen:
"Josah Work, one of the most promi-
nent men in Morgan county, died this
morning at o'clock at his home on
Meeker street. Mr.. Work has suffered
with tuberculosis for several years. For
the last few months he has been gradually
falling. He was "A wears old. He was
one of the wealthiest men in the county,
having smassed a comfortable fortune
since his arrival here in 1899. lie was
identified with d. A. Camfield and S. II.
Shields in the building OF the Bijou reser-
voir aud ditch system and by the pur-
chasing of choice sections of land before
the water system was completed he laid
the foundation for small fortune. He
was one of the foremost men in the pro-
motion of Morgan county and at the time
the Riverside reservoir was built was one
OF the hackers and director in the COM
pany. He was connected with the En-
pire Construction company and largely
through his efforts the Empire reservoir
was built. He was one of the organizers
of the United Presbyterian church of this
place and shortly before his death decided
a choice quarter section of land TO mis-
sionary work. He was also one of the
leading men in the promotion of the Y.
NJ. c. A. in this county. Mr.. Work is
survived by a widow and IL children,
who are: q. T. Work, head of the indus
trial school for girls at Denver, Tex;
Josephine Work, teacher at Berkeley,
CAL; Mrs. Hogg, who was a missionary
to Egypt, but now resides at Manchester,
England; Ruth Work, a missionary at
Assault, Egypt; Robert Work, an attorney
of this place; Mrs. DR.. Shawkey, Charles
town, W. Va; John, James and Thomas
Work, farmers near this place; McClain
Work, college student at Monmouth,
Ill.,, and Mrs. Baylor, wife of one of the
instructors of the State School of Mines
at Golden. Funeral services will be held
next Thursday at 8 o'clock"
Mr.. Work was a native of Indiana
county and came to Redclyffe, Barnett
township, in 1885, where his activities as
lumberman made him prominent fig
ure in the affairs of this county and more
especially in that section. With w. A.
Crossmun, of Redclyffe, Thomas II.
Marshall & Sons, of Dayton, Pa, and
Miles Putney, of Putneyville, Pa, he
organized the Maple Creek Lumber Co.,
with headquarters at Redclyffe. This
business was continued until 1894, when
the partnership was dissolved and the
property divided. Mr.. Work then en-
the building of boats under the name of
Josiah Work d Sons, at the mouth of
Maple Creek, on the Clarion River, the
business of this firm being closed up by
his sons only few years ago. Mr.. Work
was conscientious and upright man in
all his dealings, always striving for the
right as he saw it, In politics he was an
ardent Prohibitionist and was a candi-
date of that party for Associate Judge.
He was twice married, his first wife be-
ing Miss Sarah A. Hindman, of Dayton,
Pa. His second wife was Miss Jennie
McClean, of Sharpsburg, Pa.
The editor of the Altoona Tribune
cherishes some oldfashioned ideas, albeit
they are not at varience with good COM
mon sense. One is that good deal of a
mans leisure time should be spent at
home in company with his family. An
other is that the mother should permit
neither society functions nor anything
else to interfere with her duty to the chill
dren growing up in her home. And still
another is that the children and young
people should form no habits, make no
engagements, that keep them from home
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