The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-07-13
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
READY.

Altoona Gazette, July 9, 1911,
Professor George Washington
Ready, one of the most promi.
nent and widely known educa-
tors of Altoona as well as this
part of Pennsylvania, died at the
home of II. IL. Pensyl, of 3l4
Sixth avenue, this morning, at
500 o'clock of dysentary super.
induced by the intense heat.
Prof. Ready had not been IN the
best of health for the past year,
and at the close of last years
school term, he having been prln'
cipal of the Penn school of this
city a noticeable change for the
worse was seen in his condition.
One month ago his illness began
to give his many friends alarm
and two weeks ago the attending
physician saw that 1t was only
matter of time until he would
pass away.
Professor Ready has long been
identified with educational work
IN various parts of the United
States and has attained uneXam-
pied success in the chosen pro
fession. lie has shaped the ed
ucatonal careers of many of the
teachers OF the Altoona schools,
as well as men IN other walks of
life. Mr.. Ready has been ldentl.
fed with the Altoona schools for
the past four years and during
the time has had charge of the
Penn school. This Is recognized
as one of the most efficient IN
shtutions IN the city and to his
ability as an organizer is due the
credit.
George Washington Ready was
born IN Wells Valley, Fulton coun
ty, on August u, 1886. He was
a son of Alexander Ready who
followed the occupation of an
agrculturist in that locality, and
the youth spent his early years
at this work attending the dis.
trict school during the winter and
assisting on the farm during the
vacation time.
Always of an aspiring dlsposi.
ton he early evlnced an ambition
to secure an education and at the
age of 20 years together with his
brother, John A. Ready, and E
). Osborne, a brother of Profes-
sor W. w. Osborne, OF the Jeffer
son school, of this city, he matrl,
culated as a student of Allegheny
College. From this on the lives
OF each of these aspiring youths
has closely lnterhnked and inter
woven. -Four years after matric.
latng there they graduated with
honors, and the trio deciding they
would like the law as profession,
all repaired to Ann Arbor law
school, Mich, where they gradu-
ated' Next they are found at
Nashville, Tenn, where they took
up the practice of law and short
IY after this rumors of civil strife
began to perturb that peaceful
town.
1t was the first storms of the
civil war, and here is a chapter
III the lives of Mr.. Ready and hls
associates that has never been re.
Vealed. However, 1t Is known
'nat through the friendly officers
Vi friends they made their escape
from that place, and thereby es-
capped the wrath of those of south
erh learnlngs and affiliations.
with his brother John, he went
10 Sedaha City, Missouri, and
Iook charge of the schools there,
Ills brother practicing law. lie
renamed IN the capacity of sup
erlntendent for several years,
and while there was united IN
marriage to Miss Adelaide MAY
DICKSON, of Meadvllle, Pa, who
preceded him to the grave l8
Years ago.
from Sedaha City he went to
ia'nesvllle, Ohio, where he was
superintendent of the schools for
- years, Whlleat that place his
"orth was recognized and his
"o'.'Vy as successful organizer
"uu dlsciplnarian placed the
Ouools of Painesville on sound
Working basis.