Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-26

Governor and Mrs. Martin G. Brum-
for Marklesburg, Huntingdon county.
to attend the funeral of the Cover
nor's aged father, George Boyer
Brumbaugh. WHO died at the family
homestead on Sunday morning. Mr..
Brumbaugh's death came after a long
illness. His two sons. Frank G. and
Irwin G. were at his bedside.
Governor Brumbaugh had returned
only few days from his father and
had found him holding his own and
the reports on Saturday showed some
what of an Improvement. The Cover
nor who worked on Saturday on his
message to the legislature, had been
planning a flying visit yesterday to
the bedside.
Numerous messages of coincidence
upon the death of the elder Brum-
baugh reached the. Governor yester-
day and to-day. All social engage
ments for the week at the executive
mansion were Cancelled on Sunday
and the Governor will not be able to
speak at the opening of the State
Educational Association convention,
as he had hoped. The reception in
been given up.
George Boyer Brumbaugh, son of ia
cob and Rachel Boyer Brumbaugh,
was born in Penn township. Hunting
don county, July IL, 1881. He worked
on his fathers farm, the old Brum-
baugh homestead. and attended pub
lie school near his home. For one
term he went to Il subscription school
at Marklesburg to work up some
branches not taught in the public
school. He began teaching in 1S49
and taught for six terms. He was
elected to the ministry of the Church
of the Brethren in 1863 while living
on farm near his father.
In 1855 he moved to Marklesburg
and engaged in general mercantile
business in connection with his min
istry He was Welt known in his COM
munity and in the church at large as
an eloquent and forceful speaker.
Locally he was distinguished from his
cousin George Brumbaugh. another
Talking George" which phrase in
dicated his natural eloquence and pull
pit power. a...
AS an active citizen in his local
community he was called upon to
make a survey of tie original village
of Marklesburg, was a member of the
first council of the borough; was
lOI AWtllty Ntdt -
at one time owned more acres of land
than any other resident in Penn town
ship, Including the Forge" property
of several thousand acres. now part
of the State Foresty Reservation.
During the winter of 1876, when
smallpox in Huntington caused the
closing of Juniata college he offered
an old homestead of the Forge tract
as a free asylum to such students
who might desire to make it their tenn
porary home, and from this incident
tie place came to be known as Or
phans' Retreat"
November 81 1855 he was married
10 Martha Peightal Grove. The child
rem were Amanda, who died inn her
, early girlhood; Martin Grove, Cover
nor of Pennsylvania. Frank Grove
and Irwin Grove, of Marklesburg. The
mother. Martha Grove Brumbaugh,
died November 15, 1908. and was
buried in the BrumbauGh cemetery
on TIE old Penn township homestead.
Since that time Elder George Brum- :
baugh has lived quietly with his son,
Frank G.. Brumhaugh, in the midst OF
the scenes and families among whom
his entire life has been spent.
Mr.. Brumbaugh was one of the
grand characters of Huntingdon
county. He was one of its most re-
spected and highly beloved citizens.
In community, business, educational
and religious matters he exerted great
power.