The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-04-20
RECENT DEATHS.



ference, among them Franklin. Grace
church at Oil City, Brookville, and was
superintendent of jamestown District
1901 1908. As a preacher and brother,
strong executive and general worker he
was considered one of the leading men In
Erie conference.
WEBER.
Joseph r. Weber died at his home in
Tylersburg, Pa, at o'clock a. M, sun
day, April II, 1910, of hemorrhages of the
stomach after a short illness. He was
son of the late MIR. and Mrs. Charles |
Weber, who conducted a hotel at that
place for many years. Practically all oi
his life had been spent there. He was
genial, whole.souled man and had many
friends, who will sincerely regret his
untimely DEATH He was aged 4S years
and by occupation was driller, Mr.
Weber is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Norah Butler, and one daughter,
Miss Fannie. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in
the Presbyterian church, conducted by
Rev. NJ. b. Riley. Interment was made
in the Methodist cemetery.
DOVER.
John Conrad Dover died at his home
in Marienvile, at lO:S0 a. M, Monday,
| April Is, 1910, of ailments incident to old
age. after an illness of about a year. Mr..
Dover was aged 81 years and 2S days
/ ~ apA IN
America when he was thirteen years of
age. He had resided in various parts OF
the country, but for the past seventeen
wears had lived in Marienville, where he
bore the respect and esteem of all as
good citizen. Previous TO that time he
lived at State Line, n. Y. His wife, who
was Miss Clara Sigwcrth, died two years
ago. He il survived by three sons and
one daughter, as follows: W. +. Dover,
of Chipmunk, \. Y; j. K. Dover, OF
Olean, n. V; John II. Dover, of Bruin,
Pa, and Mrs. T. J, Reyner, of Marien
Vile.
Hiram Kingsley Lyons was born near
Franklin, Pa, and died April lS, 1910, at
the home of Milton Tucker, who lives
near the Fogle Farm, Harmony town
ship, aged seventy years and two months.
For the greater part of the time for the
past twenty years he has made his home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker. On April
second he suffered a stroke of paralysis
from which he never recovered, yet was
conscious to the last. He was veteran
of the Civil War, having enlisted in Co.
G, SSrd Reg, Pa. Vol, and was a brave
and true defender of the flag of his coun-
try. He is survived by his two brothers,
Washington, of West Hickory, and John,
, of Pleasantville; also two children, Her
man, of Rocky Grove, Pa. and Mrs
, Anna McGranahan of Hartstown, Pa
t Funeral services we're conducted by Rev
0 w, o. Calhoun at the home, after whicl
the body was taken to Plumer for burial
Y STAFFORD.
i Mrs. Isabella Dawson Stafford, of Rip
ley, N. Y, died suddenly in jamestown
: n. Y, Thursday evening, April 7, 1911
II aged 81 years. MIS-. Stafford was th
II daughter of the late James and Elizabet
Dawson, and was born on the old Dawso
: homestead, at Stewart Run, Harmon
{ township, this county, where she wa
IL reared to womsnh0od. She was twi"
married, her first husband being job
y Beatty, of Stewart Run, long since de
ceased. Her second marriage was to
E. Stafford, OF esIfield, n. Y, who die
,, in June, 1909. They removed to RIPPLE
- in 1866, where they had since made thei
:, home. Mrs. Stafford had been in goo
~ health and on the day of her death ha
~ been shopping with the relatives Wit
~ whom she was visiting, and about mir
" O'Clock in the evening was suddenl
N stricken, expiring in few minutes, pr
As sumably from heart trouble. She is su
lt yived by one brother, John A. Dawso
I'd of Collingswood, n. j., and one siste
ne Mrs. Nancy Watts, of Jamaica, N.
90 The funeral was held at her late home
Ripley, Monday, April llth, at p. n
IL conducted by Rev. George S Sweezey.
ly JOHNSTON.
aV Stephen Criswell Johnston, one OF I
ey best known and most highly respect
H. residents of this section, died at his hor
III in Tionests, at 7:l5 Il. m, Sunday, Ap
II, 1910, of liver trouble, after an illne
., of two months. For a number OF yes
,I' he had not teen in robust health but "
always bright and cheerful, making
.o brave fight against adversely, as beco
,oo eth good soldier. He was conscious
hot the last moment and conversed with tho
oft of his family who were enabled to
ire with him at the end, which came pea
ere fully. From an autobiography writ
and by his own hand short time before
an illness, we gather these facts of his !
900. He was born near Gallery Junction, b
Ter county, Pa, Feb. 2S, 1884, where
nds was reared to young manhood, bis P
the ents being John and Anna (Crawfo
our Johnston. Came to Tionesta in 1850 {
worked in the lumber woods, taking
ster the trade of millwrighting. At the ag
art twenty he went to Maple county, 10
and also lived in Bloomfield, Davis CO
ster ty, where he learned the trade OF
ath- penter. He returned to Forest county
we're 1s5a locating in the lumber woods
Hickory township, where he was
'ua! ployed on the operations of j. V. anc
Key D. Collins, aud Joseph Green. He
were lived in Oil City and Siverly. w
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