The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-07-21
RECENT DEATHS.

WENTWORTH.
Mrs. Charlotte s. Wentworth, widow
of the late j. II. Wentworth, died Tues
day morning, July 20, 1909, at the home
OF her son, J. ID. Wentworth, 10 Tionests
township. Mrs. Wentworth had been IN
good health until about four weeks ago,
when she suffered a stroke Of paralysis,
from which she never rallied. She was
a daughter OF the late Ira Church, and
was born in Hickory township, near
where the County Home is now located,
September /, 1910. There she grew to
womanhood and In 1856 was united in
marriage with j. II. Wentworth. To this
union were born seven children, five
daughters and two sons. of whom the son,
j. D., is the only survivor. Since her
marriage Mrs. Wentworth had spent her
whole life on the old homestead on
Smokey Hill, where she bore the respect
and esteem of all who knew her. After
the death of her husband, April Is, 1908,
she made her home with her ION.
Funeral services will be held today at
two o'clock p. m, in the Tionests M. Il.
church, and will be conducted by Rev.
w. q. Calhoun. The remains will be
laid to rest beside those of her husband in
Riverside cemetery.
SUTTON.
David +. Sutton was born in Warren
county, N. j., Dec. 2, 1912. His parents
we're Richard A. and Margaret Ann SUIT
ton, both natives of New Jersey. He at
tended the public schools in his native
state, and worked for his father. with
whom he lived until he enlisted at his
country's call in Co. Il, 9TH Regiment
New Jersey Infantry Volunteers. His
company commander was Capt. II. c.
Cooper. The colonel of his regiment was
Col. j. w. Revere. Mr.. Sutton enlisted
on Aug. "a, 1861, at Trenton. N. j., and
served his country and received an hon.
orable discharge on the 7th day of Octo-
Der, 1854, at Trenton, N. j., by reason OF
the expiration of his term of enlistment.
This is surely an honorable record. Amer
his discharge he lived for some time al
Hackettstown. in his native state, After
wards in Brooklyn, N. Y, where he first
went to housek eepiug, living there be-
tween two and three years. From thence
he moved to Ssndcut, Luzerne county,
Pa, where he worked at a lumber mill
then removed to Ridgway, Pa, where his
father joined him. He moved from there
to Fort Pitt mills, Kingsley township,
Forest county, where Emory & Freeman
were numbering for G.. w. Dithridge,
After that he worked at Newtown Mills
for Wheeler Il Dusenbury. Purchasing
a small farm on Youngk Hill he resided
on 1t some years and reared his family.
Selling his farm he moved to Tionesta in
1904, where he has resided ever since.
He became a member of the Free Meth.
odist church about % years ago, since
which time he has always been an earnest
advocate of prohibition and was regarded
as a leader by that party.
In 1908 he received a bronze medal in
recognition of his gallant services in the
defense of the flag. On the front side is
figure OF a veteran standing arms port in
attitude of defense beside a cannon and
the words in a circle, "Ready to die for
the honor Of our country" On the other
side these words: presented to Veterans
OF Union forces in Civil War lS6l-lS65."
The subject of this sketch passed away
Sunday evening at 400 o'clock, July Is,
1909, after an illness of several months of
cancer of the stomach. He. was a good
soldier in the war for the preservation Of
the Union, and he has been good citizen
in peace. Surviving him is his widow,
three sons and one daughter, Richard j.,
of this community; James, of West Vir-
ginia; Eugene, Of Kellettville, Pa, and
Mrs. Winfield Smith, of Washington,
n. j.
Funeral services were held 10 the old
M. +. church, Tuesday afternoon at 300
o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. L. Monroe,
and the remains we're inferred in River
side cemetery.