The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-06-10
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, o DEATH.
DANIEL A. COMERER.

dav of last week, aged about II
years. Mr. Comerer was a son ol
John and Eliza Irwin Comerer,
and was born on the Il. n. Fry.
man farm IN the Cove. He is
survived by four children D. p.
who is with the John Wanamaker
music department; Elizabeth,
Ella, and hate-all of. Philadel'
phia. He Is also survived by two
brothers and two sisters, Samuel
j., of Dixon, ILL.,; j. Calvin, of
Thompson township; Mrs. Isaac
Hull, of this place, and Mrs. Mary
Ellen Tritle, widow of j. Milton
Tritle, residing in the West.
John Comerer, grandfather OF
the deceased, came from Lancss-
ter county, IN the eurly days of
the settlement of the Cove. Dan
lel A. Comerer, the deceased,
when quite young man, went to
the West, and while there mar
rled a Miss Hester Kim ball.
They came to this county and llv-
ed for awhile aG Potts Mill, after
wards IN McConnellsburg, and
later In Chambersburg, where
his wife died about twenty. eight
years ago, and finally went to
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Comerer was a miller by
trade, but later became interest
ed in the jewelry business and
became an expert jeweler. Being
natural musician, he omblned
the musical instrument business
with the jewelry business, and
at the time of his death was inter
ested in a large establishment
in Philadelphia.
The body was taken TO Cham.
bersburg on Monday and laid to
rest by the side of his deceased
wife in Cedar Grove cemetery.
MRS. CATHERINE MELLoTT.
Catherine, wife of Thomas T.
Mellott, who resides near the
Sldellng Hill Baptist church, died
suddenly last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mellott had been we'll as us.
ual, had gotten an early supper,
and had just returned from milk.
ing, when she complained of not
feeling well, and before the faml-
ly could be brought together she
had passed away. 1t is suppos.
ed that death resulted from heart
failure. Mrs. Mellott was a
daughter of Lew Mellott, late of
Wells township, deceased, and
was respected by everyone with
In the large circle of her acqualnt
ances. Besides her husband,
she is survived by the following
children, namely, Roland, Jacob,
Annie, wife OF John Pittman,
Lew, Samuel, and Blanche.
Funeral took place Wednesday
forenoon and her body was land to
rest In the Sldehng Hill Baptist
Church.
"AUNT BETSY" KIRK.
Aunt Betsy" Kirk, widow of
James S. Kirk, deceased, died at
the old Kirk Homestead in Pig.
con Cove, Bethel township, last
Sunday in the 9th year of her
age. The husband died several
years ago at the age of "a. Mrs.
hirk's maiden name was Gordon,
she being an aunt of VIM. T.. Cor
don, Esq, at Warfcrdsburg. Mrs
Kirk possessed a lovely christian
character, and her long life was
CONSTANT benedictlon to those
under her influence. In very
early life she became identified
with the Old School Baptst
church, and remained a devoted
member 10 the end of life. Her
remains We're laid TO rest IN the
cemetery at the Tonoloway Bap.
list church, on Wednesday. She
Is survived by two sons and two
daughters, namely, Peter, Big
OoveTannery;J Jennie, wife of John
M. Plttman, and Stillwell and
Miss Lizzle-all residing on the