The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-25
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Mrs. S. M. Cook.

May "a, 1911, aged 61 years, |
month, and Is days.
Only a few months ago, il be.
came apparent that Mrs. Cook
was victim Of tuberculosis, but
during the last few weeks she
had seemed much better. She
was down street among h e r
friends Tuesday and called at the
NEWS office. Wednesday morn.
ing she came down town on a Int.
tie errand, stopped to exchange
a kind word of greeting with
those whom she met, went home.
Then she went into the garden to
set out few plants, and while IN
STOPPING position a hemorrhage
of the lungs came on, and in less
than five minutes life had fled.
Mrs Cook was a daughter of
the late William Brady Seylar
and his wife Margaret (Horner-
McGaughey) Seylar, and was
born in McConnellsburg, April 9,
1850. Possessing more than or.
dinary mental ability, and close
application, she was well quallf.
ed to teach, and began her work
In the schcolroom as teacher of
the Corner school In Ayr town.
ship in the autumn of 1866. AS
an instructor she was popular
and successful, and during the
five years following, taught one
term in Maryland.
On Christmas day, 1872 she
was united in marriage with DR..
z. McCaulay Cook, and they
soon thereafter went to house.
Keeping at Webster Mills. The
Doctor built the house now owned
by Tobias Glazler, which was
known as the Cook home until
the death OF the Doctor while |
serving term IN the Legislature
In 1900. Some time after that
Mrs Cook sold the property and
removed to McConnellsburg
where she lived the remainder of |
her life.
Mrs. Cook was a reader of good
literature, and she possessed a
iund of information on current
events as well; this coupled with
keen sense of humor, and an
ever ready wit, made her a very
entertaining conversationahst.
ohe was a member of the
Presbyterian church, and until
her health began to fail, she took
avery active interest in Sunday
school and other forms of church
work. She was a fluent ard
iorcetul public speaker, and her
addresses will long be emember
eu oy those attending the Sun
uay school conventions and the
county Institutes. She was q
ready writer, and articles from
ileF pen appeared from time to
''ne IN the County papers. Her
,aS' newspaper work appears IN
'n's weeks News under the
neads, Attention Comrades,
II, ror the Study of Shakespeare"
Honor the Veterans" and the
l'''Ie notice of DR.. Garthwa,te's
visit.
MRS. Cook was an active mem. =,
Oer OF the Women's Relief Corps,
an auxiliary of the G. A. R.
Ihe deceased is survived bv
sWo sons Charles and Claude,
nanark' ILL.,, one daughter, Kath.
lyu' wife of Marshall M. McKib.
o'n' Hancock, Md, and one sis
burg.
MRS. j. S. EIrEMILLER.
Ella, wife of Jacob S. Eltemil-
W u'ed at their home IN Nc. ;
~eeSport, Pa. last Friday even. {
n S. ~ , The remains, accompanied '
. ', ~ 'ne husband, son John, son.ln. s
& asn A" and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. !
B .ns 'snur Schropp, of Salem, O.,
hn u laughter Mary, reached the d,
Co Oh Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. {
Saierer MRS. Comerer beng a 9
da,' "''r OF Mr.. Eltemlller) on Mon. !
tho \" evening, from whose home :.
''nesal took plaSe at three {