The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-11
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known TO Many Of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
CHRISTIAN MARTIN.

farm about two miles south OF
McConnellsburg about l0:45 o.
clock last Sabbath morning MAY
Z, 19lD, aged rs years, month,
and Z days. His funeral took
place on Wednesday, and inter
ment was made IN the family
burylng ground on the old Mar.
tin homestead, now owned by
Jacob Hykes.
The deceased was a son of the
late Peter and Barbara (Hawbeck'
err Martin, and was born March
81, 1886 In 1862 he was marrl-
ed to Caroline Barkdoll, of Frank
I'm county, and to this union were
born three children-John, of
Welsh Run, Franklin county;
Mary, wife of D. w. Stuff, re.
siding IN Batavia, ILL.,; and Will.
lam, Greensburg, Ind. The wife
dying IN 1869, he was married IN
1872 to Miss LYDIA Haw becker,
of Clear Spring, Md. To this
union, twelve children were born,
of whom ten are living, namely,
Miss Barbara, a teacher near
Tyrone, Pa, during the past win.
ter, but now at home; Samuel r.,
IN business at Gambler, O.; Miss
Lydia, a trained nurse, at Darl.
ing, Pa; Amos and Jacob, farm.
ers living IN Franklin county;
Aaron, farmer, living in Ayr town
ship; David, residing at Dallas
Center, Iowa; Paul and Clara, at
home; and Sllas, a twin brother
of Paul, IN the u. S. army, sta
toned at San Francisco.
For several years Mr.. Martin
had been a sufferer from chrome
bronchitis, but the immediate
cause of his death was heart fail.
ure. We was confined to his bed
less than a week before his death.
He was not only Christian IN
name, but christian in charac-
ter and spirit, and a most exem.
plary citizen. He was a life long
mem ber of the York Branch of
the River Brethren, and for many
years a faithful minister IN that
church. The widow and children
have the sincere sympathy of
their many friends in this loss of
the husb band and father.
THOMAS ELLIOTT FLEMING.
After protracted illness, the
spirit of Thomas Elliott Fleming
from earth at his home at
Clear Ridge, this county, last
evening at 1880 clock.
Mr.. Fleming was born at the
Fleming homestead near Shade
Gap, Huntingdon county, Pa,
March 25, 1852, and was aged SO |
years, | month and 10 days. He
was son of James and Matilda
WILSON, Fleming.
After having taken advantage
)f the opportunities offered in his
nome public schools during his
he continued his educa.
ion at Mllnwood Academy, and
Gfterward taught school at the
Ietfries Public School IN Hunt
ngdon county. March 1, 1877,
le was married to Mary Eliza beth
a daughter of Robert
George Campbell, who by her
sweet, patient, and loving com
oanlonship through a period of
"A years, is now left to mourn the
oss of a faithful husband. To
his union II children were born
% bless their home, 3 of whom
their father to the eat
beyond. He removed to this
county "a years ago, last August.
HIS home was one IN which hon
,sty was not the best, but the
My, policy. HIS word was his
)ond. He would never compro.
Mise with evil, and always stood
irm on the side of right as he
Jaw it. He possessed the con-
idence and esteem of his fellow
nen to a degree rarely seen IN
nan In the humber walks of life.
lie was nelghbor in the truest
ense of the word, and his help.
ng hand was extended, even
Wien 1t meant a personal loss to