The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-02
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
JOHNSTON.

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James Finley Johnston, a pro-
m,nent citizen Of Ayr township,
died at his home on the farm four
miles south of McConnellsburg,
at three o'clock last Sabbath
afternoon. The funeral took
place yesterday, and interment
was made in Union cemetery.
Mr.. Johnston was IN McCon'
nellsburg on Thursday, January
10Th attending a meeting of the
directors of the Fulton County
Bank, of which he was one. Hav.
ing a cold, he went to bed rather
earlier than usual that evening,
pleuro pneumonia d evel oped
which ran into acute nephrltls
last Friday,
The deceased was son Of
Archibald W., and Jane Kendall
Johnston, and was born on the
2Sth of May, 1856 hence was aged
81 years, 8 months, and | day.
lie was a model citizen-a christ.
ian gentleman-public spirited,
and will be greatly missed IN the
councils of the promoters of pro-
gress IN his township. He was a
ruling elder IN the Associate
Presbyterian church, and IN
hearty sympathy with every legl.
hmate effort to advance the well
fare of the church.
Mr.. Johnston was married to
Miss Lizzie Morrow, February 8,
1882, and to this union two chll.
dren survive, namely, Robert W.
of Newville, Cum berland county,
and Miss Mary Jane, teacher
10 Ayr township. The wife dy-
F. ling on the 30th of November,
1889, he was again married on
the l4th Of October, 1896, to Miss
Margaret Hood, of Lawrence
county, Pa, who with their two
Achildren, Walter and Ralph, sur
wives.
LAIDIG.
John W. Laidlg, a veteran of
the Civil War, and a representa-.
&tlve of one of Fulton county's old.
est families, died at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. W. Taylor at
Hustontown last Friday night,
hged 76 years, 4 months, and 23
days. The funeral took place on
Sunday, and interment was made
An the austontown cemetery.
For more than three years,
Mr. Laldlg had been practically
helpless, his condition resulting
from a stroke of paralysis, AL.
nost two years ago, he was taken
70 the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tay.
lor, who are nephew and niece of
the deceased, and IN their home
Pc was tenderly cared for until
death merclfully put an end to
hls suffering.
Mr.. Laidig was a member of
'he Z. A. r., and his remains
were borne to their last resting
place by SIX Of his aged comrades.
petore beng stricken with para
ysiS, he was a man of physical
figor, and ofunusualindustry and
7hrlit. In business transactions,
pe never gave any one an oppor-
unity to question the integrity
Y MS intentions. His wife died
seVeral year ago, but large fam.
OF children survive, namely,
prs D. V. Deavor, Hiram, Pa;
hndrew 2. Laidlg, Mt. Carroll,
w. Joseph Nc. Laidlg, Dudley.
a'i Mrs. Belle King, Cando, N.
IaH'i Frank W. Laidig, Maple
lll' Iowa; Mrs. r. W. Cutchall,
eoster Mills, Pa; Mrs. r. D.
Prown, Pittsburg, Pa; Mrs.
9live Wllds, Fort Littleton, Pa,
po MRS Maggie Dean, Tyrone,
a. Besides the children already
amed' he is survived by three
S'ers-Mrs. Rebecca Parker.
co'tsdale, Pa; Mrs. Sarah Ann
u'cuall' and Mrs. LYDIA Ann
eeiner' Hustontown, Pa.
CUNNINGHAM.
onrlsaanna Cessna Cunning
~ oi whose death brief mention
as made IN the News last week.
vo on Sunday, January, 22nd,