Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
MAJOR CAMERON
DIES AT MARIETTA
Was Well-Known Member of
Prominent Family, Mason and
National Guard Officer


Marietta, Feb. 10. - Major Simon
B. Cameron, aged 6 years, one of Ma
rietta's most prominent and we'll
known citizens, died at his home here
on Saturday afternoon shortly before
5 o'clock. Major Cameron had been
ill for a number of years, but for
some time after contracting the illness
he was able to move about. Some
months ago while preparing to retire
he fell and fractured one of his hips
and since that time failed rapidly.
Major Simon Brua Cameron was
born at Middletown, Dauphin county,
May IL, 1855, and was the Oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brua Cameran. The
first twelve years of his life he lived
at Middletown, and then went to Lititz
to attend the Academy He was sub
sequently a student at Williston Semin-
airy, Easthampton, Mass, and Upson
Seminary, New Preston, Conn., AT
this latter school he took the eXamin-
alton for entrance to Sheffield Scienti-
fic School at Yale College. At this
time he was offered a position with the
Wheeler exploring expedition which
he accepted, and two years time was
occupied on this trip. He then be-
came an instructor at UpSon Seminary
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years. In May, 1881, Major Cameron
came to Lancaster county, and located
in East Donegal township, where his
father owned several farms, and took
charge of them. Major Cameron still
owns one of the farms known as
"Lochabor," and on his land the Boys
Club of the Presbyterian church holds
an outing yearly.
From 1894, when he came to Mari
eta, Major Cameron conducted real
estate, insurance and collection busl-
ness, and four years later was elected
a justice of the peace, a post he held
until failing health compelled him to
retire.
In 1894 he served as a delegate from
Lancaster county to the Republican
State convention, and also served as
a member of the Marietta School Dis
trict.
Major Cameron in 1890 became
member of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, and he served as quar-
termaster of the Fourth Regiment un-
til May, 1897, when he was promoted
to the staff of the Third Brigade, under
General J. p. S. Goblin, as commissary
of subsistence, ranking as major.
During the riot at Hazleton he pro-
vided the food for the troops in SER
vice there, and was complimented for
the work and manner he perofrmed
also accompanied the Guard to the
anthracite coal fields during the strike
trouble.
Major Cameron was q charter men,
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Royal Arcanum, and while this or
ganiZation was in it's infancy the mem
bers met in his Office, and to-day it is
one of the largest in the borough of
Marietta. He was past master
of Ashara Lodge, No. 39S, Free and
Accepted Masons, and for number of
years was its secretary. He is mem
ber of Harrisburg Consistory, A. A.
S. r., of Harrisburg, and thirty-sec-
ond degree Mason. He was a member
Templar, of Columbia; Corinthian
Chapter No. 224, Royal Arch Masons,
and was also member of the Lodge
of Perfection. He was an elder in the
Marietta Presbyterian church many
years.
On February Is, 1887, Major Cam
eron was united in marriage at Har-
risburg to Miss Helen Markley, daugh-
ter of DR.. George IT. Markley, and two
children blessed the union. Besides
Mrs. Cameron, q daughter, Miss Elva
Cameron, at home, survives. There
also survive two sisters. Mrs. David
Watts, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. George
Husband, of Canada.
The funeral services will be held
from the residence on Tuesday after
noon at o'clock, the Rev. Arthur
Richards, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, officiating. Ashara Lodge, No.
39S, Free and Accepted Masons, will
have charge and burial will be made
in the Cameron family plot in Middle
town cemetrey about 4 o'clock.