The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-07-14
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
David T. Fields, Retired Farmer and Vet
eran of Civil War, Died Lsst
Friday Evening.
HE HAD BEEN IN USUAL HEALTH.


farmer and veteran of the Civil
War, died at his home on First
street about twenty minutes after
five o'clock last Friday evening.
His funeral, conducted by Rev.
G. W. Bryner of the M. e. church
assisted by Rev. J. L Grove, of
the U. P. church, and Rev. John
M. Dlehl, of the Presbyterian
church, took place on Monday
afternoon, and lnterment was
made IN the Methodist graveyard
IN this place.
Mr.. Fields possessed robust
constitution and was IN usual
health up to the time Of his death.
Last Friday he was about town
as usual. He ate hearty supper
at five o'clock, after which he
went out to the kitchen porch to
fix moving scythe for VIII
Reed, so that he and Mr.. Reed
might go and cut the grass IN the
Methodist graveyard. which is
less than a hundred feet from his
house. His wife had just left
him on the porch and gone into
the kitchen to wash the supper
dishes, when she heard him make
an unusual noise. She went to
the porch and saw him attempt.
ing to hold on to one OF the porch
posts, but gradually sinking. She
called for help, but before any one
else could reach him, life was ex.
tinct.
The deceased was a son of Cap
tam Jacob Fields and his wife
Elizabeth Conrad Fields, was bern
ip Bethel township, July %, 1927,
and was aged at the time of his
death, 80 years, II months, and
16 days. When but few years
of age, his father moved to the
top of Town Hill on the road lead
ing from Whips Cove to Brush
Creek valley, where David lived
until he had arrived at the age of
manhood, when he married Miss
Amassa aaws, of Whips Cove,
and went to housekeeping on the
John Hoopengardner farm in
Whips Cove. Two children were
born to this union, namely, AL
fred, now living somewhere IN
the West, and Jane living at home.
The mother dying, Mr.. Fields
married her sister Rachel, and
with her removed to Iowa. After
the death of Rachel, Mr.. Fields
came East and married Sadie
Mosser, daughter Of the late
John Mosser, who at one time
owned and resided on the farm
now owned and occupied by
Judge Peter Morton. After re-
turning to Iowa, Mrs. Flelds's
health failed and he sold his prop
erty in the West and came back
to Fulton county and bought the
Mosser farm, already mentioned.
Returning to Pennsylvania did
not restore health to Sadie, and
she finally died Of tuberculosis.
To this union, three children were
born, namely Sarah, who died
several years ago; John w., who
resides IN Oklahoma City, and IN
all probability, will be nominated
for Governor of Oklahoma on the
Republican ticket at the primary
election on the second day of Au.
gust-and Minnie, wife of Roy
Bowman, hvlng In Chicago. HIS
last marriage was to Mary Hull,
who survives HIM.
Mr.. Fields was a veteran of the
Civil War, having been mustered
INTO service on the 21st of Febru.
airy, 1865, and mustered out with
an honorable discharge on the
2lst of July of the same year. He
was a member of Company II,
9th Reglment, Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. In May, 1865. he suffer
cd sunstroke near Raleigh, N.
G., was taken to the hospital
where typhoid fever developed,
and when he returned home on
his birthday OF that year, there
was scarcely enough Of him left,
TO use his own expression, to
make . respectable shadow.
Z Several years ago, he sold his
farm to Judge Morton. came 70