The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-09-16
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
w. A. ALEXANDER.

w. a. Alexander, q natlVe OF
Wells Valley, died at his home in
Everett, Pa, on Tuesday night
Of last week following paralysis
with which he was stricken about
/ o'clock in the afternoon. The
funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon and interment was
made in the Everett cemetery.
William Augustus Alexander
was a son of the late John Brad
ley and Rebecca (Moore) Alexan-
der and was born in Wells Valley
July 2S, 1858. He was educated
in the public schools of that place
and at the Cumberland Valley
State Normal School, at Shippens
burg, from which institution he
graduated in 1874. For 70 u r
years he followed teaching dur-
ing which time he was principal
Of the schools of Uniontown, Fay
cite county, and of Elizabeth AL
egheny county. In 1879 he ac-
cepted a position as bookkeeper
at the Riddlesburg furnace, and
where he was employed until
1884, when he went to Everett
and established himself in the
drug business, which he followed
until his death. He served as a
school director in Everett for
twenty years and was also No
tary Public in that place for a
number of years. He was mem
Der of the Presbyterian church
and of Meckanicsburg Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons.
On June 90, 1892, he was unit
ed in marriage with Miss Marga-
ret V. Lehner, of Chambersburg,
who is a great grandchild of the
late Joseph Ritner, former Gov
emOr of Pennsylvania. To this
union three children were born,
who with their mother, survive,
namely; George, William and
Margaret, all at home. Two sis
terS and one brother also survive
Yrs. Thomas Sloan and Mrs. Har
Fett Alexander, of McConnells-
burg, and Horace Alexander, of
Nebraska. He was a brother of
the late Senator w. Scott Alex
ander of McConnellsburg.
ANNIE LARUE HeRTzLER.
Annie Larue Hertzler, eldest
laughter of Blaine and Carrie
Hertzler, died at the home of her
parents, Mcdowell Avenue Hag-
erstown, Tuesday September 7.
She was born at Burnt Cabins,
this county, August 9, 1904. and
She was II years, and 28 days
|Old.
In May she became a victim of
typhoid fever, from which she
never fully recovered and later
lung trouble developed. Not
outstanding all her fond parents
and skilled physicians could do,
Death claimed her. -
Larue was a bright child and
was much loved by all who knew
her, and will be sadly missed.
She is survived by her father
and mother, one brother Earle,
and one sister Grace; also by her
aged grandmother, Mrs. Nancy
Owens of Knobsville.
Funeral services were held
lrOm the home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hertzler were
lOimerly of this county but
emoved to Hagerstown some
i've years ago.
MRS. DAVID WELLER.
Susan NJ, wife of David We'll
er' of Cherry Run, W. Va. died
"a the hospital at Martinsburg,
w. Va, on Thursday, September
1915, aged 63 years, 2months,
aud a few days. The immediate
SuSe of her death was dropsy.
lne funeral took place from her
'0me at Cherry Run on the fol-
"wlng Saturday, and was attend
Nby large number of sorrow
ag friends. Mrs. Weller was a
'sler of Mrs. James Woodal, Sr.
y Ayr township; a sister of Har-