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, im,Ui, - :8 today, om 5.30be re-ii 19 In.morrowouuidervery ill Jrazier*of P.of the Pann.”iug the Jersey i busi-in, Sat-sarfield no mile ■ tenth a fromider of parade t with i credit dn and ighb ofI them, shouldII hold ernoon abovenjured brown ie was oad, is lie has sklent, about doubt-weight imark-catioui Orr h will a few amous id was a robes 1 audit was ine of evolu-nntelygone would young wisted sition, lg one walksnging all in Berlin street, •es of horsey, oft seri-id for pros-gainst ;gs, of iug in Draw-y de-e bet-f the right o was to his 9 WAVttl eRBB.IMtiN eif fHte of d(de«t ihd M«4At twehty oiliiulM ■ jppwi o’cloefc yesterday afternoon; David Oh», peace* fully passed away at his home on Main street. He bad been in feeble health for Some time, and his death was the natural result of the wearing out Of his system frot» old age. At the time of his death he had reached the advanced age of eighty*six years, seven months and twenty-nine days.David Cree catne of trial) ancestry originally. His grandfather settled in tho southern part of this state, In Dublin township, near the ancient village of Burnt Cabins, thon in Bedford coun. ty and now in Fulton, about the year 1700. In 1787 the county of Huntingdon had been formed and the portion of Dublih township in which he lived was made part of the new county. In this locality James and Elizabeth Cree resided. They were the parents of eight children, the eldest of whom is the subject of tho present sketch and was born January 2, 1801. As a young man, David Oreo was especially given to mathematical study, and though never adopting any branch of engineering as a profession, he did considerable surveying in the neighborhood in which he lived. Bis love for mathematics and tho corvellattve studies clung with him all through lifo, and he has left behind him manuscript relating to surveying, which is highly prized by his family. He learned the trade of cabinet-making in tho town of Chambersburg, and this trade ho followed until the progress of manufacturing caused the making of furniture by hand to be discontinued. In 1825, when he had just attained his majority, ho was elected Supervisor of Dublin township, Huntingdon county.About 1820, he gathered together his tools and removed to the village of Birmingham, where he began business at his trade. When cabinet-mabing fell into disuse, he worked at painting. He was one of the original incorporators, when In 1829, Birmingham was erected a borough, and during his residence of about fifty-four years there the regard in which ho was held by his follow Citizens is attested by the frequency with which they elected him to public office. The earliest preserved records of the borough, for 1831, show that In that year he was 0uucilman and borough treasurer. The latter office he held for years in Birmingham,and until the law required it, ho was never asked to give bonds while ho held the office; this is a high testimonial to his integrity. HeWkWlllhtufnetDr.have i in tnd past IIday ai' JohViSltifrone.returnreside.westetOhai lug clt; since I becatn Kepub howl i i culiarAfte unsett of a ct to me rear of store, hours, the uf n 28(13 nStaticFua he is tl J. Che City of said.ai of ON eacli a cannot Catarrl Swor my lire A. D.,SKA1Hall1 nally a and m Send f( F. SoldFran says : wife hr bottle To the tie hac deal be to one i all pair Burned certain sprains cent belittle r. IT. ; thegain), Init a r.u .a modhone-that tome, note and stlon Doc-iighly takes num-it is a icima Impel herpsilfl. IDiuggiParer8. G-. Blplies.Miss oysters, morn in keep n cream 1Foui cash. ' for this this ofliNortl Centur other iiTyroneTo ea from us slate clij outmint?jorantator.uliug j new when I the lorse, horse oversee it-vhiclt onetl, lownruhly x few;owu,ido a ie ar-i Kftr-Mr.C., say a per rewas cliief burgess of the borougli six j terms, in 1838, I860, 1807,1868, 1875 and 1877. He was elected school director in 1841 and again in 1854. The office of postmaster was also held by him four years from 1841 to 1845,under Presidents Harrison and Tyler. In politics he was originally a Federalist, later a'Whig, and since the organization of the party a Republican. In 1880, having retired from active work, on account of extreme age, ho removed with his family to Tyrone, whore he had quietly spent the declining years of his life.On September 10,1828, he was married to Miss Deborah Dickson, of Sinking Valley. To this union were born nine children, seven.of whom are still living.They are : Araos A. M, Cree, of Spruce Creek ; Mrs. Deborah Fleck, of Tyrone ;Mrs. Annie M. Grazier, of Bellwood ;Mrs. Emma Nearhoof, of Cross Roads, Huntingdon couuty ; Samuel II. Cree, of Roaring Springs ; Mary and Jane, of Tyrone. Mrs. Deborah Cree died at her homo in Birmingham, January 26,1858, and is buried in (the Baptist cemetery at that place. Of the other two children, John Edward died in infancy and Mrs. Lizzie Nowlin, wife of tho late S. M. Nowlin.died In TyroneAug.17, 1888. Oil September 1, 1859, Mr.Cree was married to Mias Lizzie A.Jordon, of Orbisonia, who survives him, together with three children born to this union, who are : John Cree, of Hollidnyaburg ; Annie and James U.Cree, of Tyrone..Tho decoased was a man of most excellent qualities. Ever quiet and unassuming, he was still fully up to the times. Ho was fond of good, substantial reading, and in hiB lifetime gathered together a valuable library, the composition of which displays the good judgment for which he was known and respected, llis taste was particularly for subjects relating to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy and theology.He was a devoted lover of the truth, a firm believer in thorough justice. A consistent and warm Christian, he looked upon death with the calmness of one who was the possessor of perfect faith. Ho was u member of the First Methodist church of Tyrone, lie was ever a loving husband and father, and his paternal teaching was of inestimable value to those who came under its inlluence,Funeral services will be conducted at the Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock by the pastor of tho deceased, Rev. George Leidy, Interment in Tyrone cemetery,For n of Des 1 dieted says: 1 much si life. 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Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, US
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