The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-21
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, o DEATH.
EPHRAIM j. ANDERSON.

Epnra1m j. ANDERSON QleQ at
his late home near Clear Ridge,
this county, last Thursday morn
ing at seven o'clock, aged 49
years, l month and 90 days. The
cause of his death was cancer IN
the back part Of the mouth, from
which he had been a great suf-
ferer during the last two years,
and which is supposed to have
resulted from a "bad" tooth.
During that time, he went to
hospital in Pitts burg and submit.
ted to surgical operation, which
afforded very temporary relief.
He also consulted ply ysic,ans in
many other places, but cancer is
one of the diseases, that has, thus
far, baffied the skill of doctors.
Twenty-three years ago Mr..
Anderson was married to Sarah
Cecilia, daughter of James Ker
lin, Sr., of Clear Ridge, and the
Young couple began housekeep-
ing on his grandfather Auder-
sons farm; later, he bought
place of his own, and two years
ago last April, he moved to the
James Kerln farm, which he had
purchased.
Mr.. Anderson was q member
of the Jr. o. U. A. M. at Clear
Ridge, and also, the Clear Ridge
Grange. His funeral was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Cline, who
based his remarks on Job 1921.
He leaves to mourn their loss, his
widow and one son, Owen Glenn,
aged fifteen years. Also, by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Ander-
son, one brother, Grant Ander-
son, of Pittsburg, and the follow
ing sisters: Mrs. Horace Wagner,
of Laidig; Mrs. Emanuel Raven
stlne, of Tyrone; Mrs. George
Swartz, of Cherry Grove; Mrs.
Louisa Kerlin, of Clear Ridge;
Mrs. James McElheny, of Hus-
tontown; Mrs. Mervine Shaw, of
Tyrone; and MISS Myrtle Ander-
son, of Tyrone.
The deepest sympathy of the
community is extended to the
grief stricken mother and son.
REV. PHILIP DoERR.
Some of our older people will
remem Der the Rev. Philip Doerr,
who was pastor of the Lutheran
church in this place about forty
years ago. He Is dead. During
the past eleven years he has been
pastor of the Brush Creek Luth-
eran church IN Westmoreland
county. He died on the last day
of December, 1908, aged almost
SO years. He was born III Ian
caster, Pa, Jan. 90, 1910. In
that city he received his early ed.
ucation in the public and high
school. He was graduate of
Pennsylvania college Gettysburg,
graduating in the class of 1864,
having been honored with the
German Grafton. After Gradua-
ton he received an appointment
as clerk in the United States ar
senal at Washington, ID. q. On
February "a, 1866, he enlisted In
the One Hundred and Ninety
second New York volunteers.
After his discharge from the ser
vice he accepted the principalship
of the academy and normal school
at Kingswood, Preston county,
W. Va. From 1666-'6S he was
principal of the public schools OF
Cumberland, Md. He was llcens-
ed IN 1868 by DR.. Hyer who was
acting president of the Minneso-
ia synod, and after having served
as supply in the First English
Lutheran church, Cumberland,
Md, he received in 1869 a unani-
nous call to the Everett parish
10 Bedford county, Pa. He had
been IN the active ministry 40
years, and connected with the
Pittsburg synod since 1871. Dur
ing his long ministry he had
served the following congrega-
tlons; Everett. Pa, McConnells-
burg, Pa; Venango, Pa; Warren,
Pa; Cochrans Mills, Pa; West
Newton, Salt Lake City, Utah;