The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-25
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. MARY JANE SHAW.

Passed Away.
MRS. MARY JANE SHAW.
Mrs. Mary Jane Shaw, widow
of Thomas Shaw, died at her
home at Big Cove Tannery on
Friday, May 10, 1916 aged Ga
years, 6 months and 1 day. The
funeral took place the following
Sunday, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Robert E. Peter
man, of the Lutheran church,
and interment was made in the
Union cemetery. For many
years Mrs. Shaw was a consist
ent member of the Reformed
church. She is survived by the
following children, namely, Daisy
wife of Geo. E. Clouser; Cora,
wife of Geo. Lynch; Leah, wife
of Wilbur Mann; Harry and Wal
ter-all residing in Ayr township
and David, living at Clyde, 0.
Job Everts, Mrs. Elizabeth Tol-
bert and Mrs. VIM. Paylor-all
of Ayr township are brothers
and sisters, and Ch arlie Grimes,
of Grundy Center, Iowa, is a
half brother. Mrs. Shaw's moth
er (Fannie) was a daughter of
George and Betsy peek Bishop.
She was married three times: the
irst, to Isaac Everts; the second,
to James Grimes, and the third
line to Jacob Grouse. Mrs. Shaw
vas a daughter by her mothers
irst marriage.
JAMES B. AUSTIN.
J.B. Austin, aged about50 years
died at his home in Huntington,
WA, on Saturday, May l3, 1916,
after a shortfillness of pneumo-
MIA. The deceased was a son of
Roland Austin, and was born at
Saluvia, this county. After grow
ing to manhood, he went to Chi
cago, where he lived until some
three years ago, when he remov-
ed to Huntington, w. Va, and
became connected with the firm
of Sehon, Stevenson & Company
a large wholesale dry goods firm.
His residence was in the nearby
village of Ceredo, on account of
the illness of his eldest daughter
Elizabeth, who has been a great
sufferer from rheumatism. She
is more or less an invalid and
was very i'll at the time of her
fathers death.
Howard Austin, of Pittsburgh,
and his sister Nell (Mrs. Elijah
Barton, of Minneapolis, Mimi
attended the funeral and Mrs.
Barton expects to take Elizabeth
next fall for a few months in the
hope that Minnesota air may
prove beneficial to her health.
Jim" as he was familiarly
known had many warm friends
in Huntington, and during his
illness great sympathy and kind
ness were shown.
MRS. R. c. MCQUADE.
Mrs. Ida May, wife of R. Cal
win McQuade, died at their home
on East Lincoln Way, McCon-
nellsburg. last Sunday afternoon,
of paralysis of the throat, aged
4S years, 5 months, and Is days.
The funeral took place yesterday
morning. the services being con-
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. r. G.
Peterman, of the Lutheran
Church, and interment was made
in Union cemetery. Besides her
husband, she is survived by the
following children, mely,
James; Nellie, wife of Ray Houpt,
Mercersburg; Alice Grace, wife
Of Ira Former, Chambersburg;
and Myrtle Virginia, at home.
The deceased was a daughter
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Iritle, and she has two brothers
and one sister living: Calvin P.
Tritle, Ayr township; James
Tritle, Fort Loudon; Mrs. Mary
Devilbiss, Fort Loudon.
Mrs. McQuade was for many
Years a consistent member of the
Lutheran church, a good neigh
Dor, and an affectionate wife and
mother.