The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
RECORD OF DEATHS.
hort Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
GERTIE AMELIA PECK.

home of her parents at a o'clock,
Tuesday afternoon, December 10,
1915. Funeral serviceswere helC
from the Presbyterian church in
that city last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Gertie was born in Sum.
ner county, Kansas, February 28,
1898, and hence was aged 2s
years, 9 months and 2l days.
About four years ago, she
graduated in a four-year's course
from the Caldwell High School,
with first honors. Although at
that time her parents lived on
their farm four miles from the
City, she drove from home to the
school every school day-never
missing a day, and never once
tardy. Since her graduation she
has taught in the public schools
with more than ordinary success.
The cause of her death was ty-
phoid fever, and three of her
brothers have it-all at home.
The Pennsylvania relatives and
friends extend sincere sympathy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Peck in this
hour of sore affliction.
SHORE
Elizabeth K. Shore, widow of
The late David Shore, died in
Union township on the 1st inst.
She was a daughter of John a nd
Annie Keyser (both deceased)
nd was born in York county,
day 6, 1841, hence was aged rs
ears, 6 months and 25 days.
March %, 1865 she was united in
marriage to the late David Shore
at Fort Littleton. Mr.. Shore was
a carpenter and miller and at the
ime of his marriage was milling
at Waterfall Mill Fulton county.
There the young couple establish
I'd their home. In April, 1873,
hey moved to Mapleton, Mr..
shore having accepted the posi-
ion Of miller at the Mapleton
mill. A few years later relin-
luished milling and took up farm
ng. He built his home south Of
own and moved thereto in 1878,
which had since been the home,
md there Mr.. Shore died January
1, 1904. Huntington Globe.
DALE MORTON.
Dale Morton, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Morton, died at Bis
marck, North Dakota, on Tues
day, December 10, 1915, of
Bright's Disease, aged 38 years.
He is survived by his wife and
two children. He has a large
stock ranch of several hundred
acres in Montana, but about a
year ago, Bright's began to de-
velop, and since that time he has
been in one hospital and another
without having received any
thing more than temporary re-
lief. Dale was born in this coun.
ty, and went west with his pa
rents in 1885. He was a great
robust, fine looking man; but it
not unfrequently happens that
such are the men that Bright's
disease finds an easy mark.
MRS. EMILY EYsTER.
Mrs. Emily Eyster, aged 81
years, 3 months, and 27 days,
died at the home of her son
Frank Smith. near Big Cove
Tannery, on Wednesday evening,
December 20, 1916, of pneumo-
MIA and heart trouble. The fu-
neral services were conducted by
Rev. Isaiah Mellott, on, Friday
morning and interment was made
az the cemetery at Damascus
church in Thompson township.
Mrs. Eyster was a member of
'he Methodist Episcopal Church,
and she has been making her
aome with her son Frank since
ne death Of her husband the
la'e Samuel Eyster. which oc-
cured several years ago.
MERRILL DEsHoNG.
Merrill. little son of Mr.. and
a;, nrs, 3. F. Deshong, of Andover.
1,su ~ Of measles, followed by
2ssumonla D ,aso on Friday December
! Ana lsls aged 2 years, a months