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LAOftAlHU DWOCRAT, SctoMUked 18711 SitVDlT CALL, . Enuminhed 1891 fLAGDEATH OF 0 NONAGENARIANHad Resided In LaGrange County Almost Fifty-Five YearsGeorge W. Grubaugh died Sunday evening at 5:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. A. Stambaugh, after a week's illness of pneumonia. He had been in good health up to the Slme of his illness and was active all his life. During the fall he persisted in going out every pleasant day and husking a few shockB of com and he kept this up until he had husked a whole crib full. He was a large strong man, weighing 239 pounds only a 'short time befere he died.Mr. Grubaugh came of a long lived family, his father living to be 97 years old and several uncles being about the same age when they died. He was born in Richland county, O., and lived there until 1855, when he with his family and eight or ten other families moved to Wisconsin. The trip was made in wagons with ox teams which made a considerable of a caravan. They passed through Lima (now Howe) and also drove through Chicago, which was only a small city. After five years in Wisconsin, they returned to Ohio, where they remained until 1865, when they removed to LaGrange county, arriving here April 9, the day of Lee’s surrender, and here he had lived ever ■ince. During bis long residence here he came to have a wide circle of ac-quaintance and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. *He is survived by five sons and three daughters: Samuel and Marion, ofModesto, Cal.; George, of Sturgis; Frank of Bristol; Joseph and Mrs. James Fillmore, near Orland; Mrs. A. A. Stambaugh and Mrs. Mary Turley of LaGrange. There are also 17 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Earl and Lawrence Grubaugh, May and Golda Turley of LaGrange are among the grandchildren. His wife died nine years dgo.The funeral web held yesterday afternoon at one o'clock at the Stambaugh residence. Rev. A. R. Harper officiating. Interment took place in the Hoagland cemetery.DEATH RECORDGRANNISHenry C. Grannis died last Friday night at 9:30 o’clock, of apoplexy, at his home south of Wolcottville, aged 76 years. Mr. Grammis was born in La Grange county and spent practically all his life here. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. Surviving are his wife and one daughter, Mrs. S. E. Martin, of Sturgis. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Baptist church at Wolcottville, Rev. William Daly conducting the services.. Interment in Woodland cemetery.Library Report for NovemberMeeting of Program CommitteeThe program committee of the LaGrange County A. H. Society met Saturday afternoon in the office of the county agent and arranged tentative programs for the meetings to be held in 1920. It is expected that there will be six meetings as usual; in February, April, June, August, September and November.The February meeting will be devoted to Strawberry Growing. An effort will be made to organize strawberry clubs among the young people in as many townships as possible. TheBe clubs will be conducted along lines somewhat similar to the corn, potato and other clubs that were organized last spring. The purpose of the movement is to interest the young people of the county in the fruit growing and to increase the production of fruit in this county. The following committee was named to have charge of this part of the work: County Agent W. E. Gross, Riley Case, Henry Beach, Homer Myers, C. E. Eash, George Olds and H. S. K. Bartholomew.The full program committee is requested to meet again Saturday forenoon at 11:30 o’clock to complete the programs for the year.Lodge Officers ElectedMeridian Sun Lodge F. and A. M. elected the following officers at its last regular meeting:Worshipful Paster—Harley Spears. Senior Warden—P. D. Ballou.Junior Warden—Prof . 0. A. Fleming. Secretary'-Clarence Robinson. Treasurer—Carl Willard.Tyler—Edward Wyland.The following officers were elected Tuesday night by LaGrange chapter, R. A. M *tuFcmlt;chYlt;M]tri80]foilalDiSeDrDrtivtinabthihoiofgriCoda:ficlt;g«tivItthlt;sib1beiCliMringgelmeNecitonOrha1shi
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Lagrange Standard
Lagrange, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 10, 1919
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