The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
DANIEL COVALT DEAD.
Was an Odd Fellow, Had Been County
Commissioner, and Was Well
Known Citizen.
JUSTICE OF The PEACE IS YEARS.

home IN Thompson township, Flu
ton county, on October 18, 1911
at the ripe age of seventy two
years, eight months and five days
Mr.. Covalt was born IN Thomp
son township, February 10, 1889
lie spent all his life in Fultor
county, except a little more thar
a year which he spentln the state
of Ohio.
lie was married January 9
1862 to daughter of the late
George Brewer who was the pre-
prletor of the famous Brewer
mill in Thompson township, who
survives HIM at the age of seven
ty.fve years.
He was a man of more than or.
dinary ability IN the affairs OF
township county and state. The
people of Fulton county honored
him by electlng HIM to the Office
of County Commissioner.
He served the people of his
township as constable, then he
was elected to the office of justice
of the peace which latter Office he
held for thirty five years and then
was forced to Surrender the office
because of failing health. The
length of term is fitting testi-
mony to his fitness to fill said
office, He was a man of excellent
character of sterling worth
of strict integrity and of the
highest appreciation of good
citizenship. He became a mem.
ber of the l. 0. of o. F., IN 1875,
and was a faithful member of
larrisunville Lodge No. no, un-
til he with others instituted. the
Warfordsburg Lodge No. 600, and
to which lodge he renamed
steadfast member until death
severed the ties that bound him
to said order. He never wavered
IN his defence of the principles
promulgated by said order. He
had been a great sufferer for
about SIX years from paralysis,
but bore his suffering with fortl-
tude.
His remains were inferred IN
the cemetery at Antioch church
Thompson township. The servl.
ces were conducted by the lnde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows.
MRS MAHLoN BARTON.
Mrs. Rose Barton, wife of
Mahlon Barton, died at her home
IN Brush Creek Valley, on Mon.
DAY morning of last week from
cancer of the liver, IN her Doth
year. Deceased was daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Hardman,
OF near Rock Hill, Bedford coun-
w. She was consistent mem.
DER OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, and was a very lovable
woman, devoted to her family,
ana cheerful, kind and helpful in
her disposition towards all. She
had many warm friends in the
community where she resided,
aad her early death Is most keen.
~ ielt' To her bereft family it
Is a very painful loss. Mrs. Bar.
'on Is survived by her husband
"uu three little sons, also by her
parents, two orothers, John and
award n and five sisters, Mrs.
nw'gg' Mrs. Lewis FELTON,, Mrs.
award Fletcher, Mrs. j. Nj.
Nsuuman, and Miss Ada, at home.
Inc funeral took place on Wed.
neSoay afternoon and the services
"ere conducted by Rev. j. D.I
Ma'hews, of Breezewood, In the
mount Pleasant church, where IN
'erment was made.
JACOB FOSTER.
Jacob Foster died very sudden.
y ,0'' On Thursday morning October
a-'u at his home IN Altoona, of
apOplexy W. aged 70 years, A months
=, aU days. Deceased was born
ii WI Washington county, Maryland.
m ou IN his teens the family
81 bo ,eu v TO Fulton county. Later
s,doS "eaO u TO Everett where he re-
wos ~ ior a number of years, and |
& n. ooSs carpenter for the Ladew
Tren,,t'w' q Tanning Company.
cd - y nVe years ago he remov-