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;OQd,WJPB OF ' A WJBIiSi*K«OWN GAR-OGA HOTEIi PRFIETOJ* M* COVERED HU9BAKD TOO I/ATE XOrSAVE'mS,lIFEOscar. EFken.br.aek,- proprietor of the hotel at Garoga, committed suicide by banging himself, to one. of the rafters in the barn near his hotel, Saturday' afternoon shortly after X o’clock. Mr. Erkenbrack was discovered by his wife, who had to pass through the bairn to go to .the, hen house. Mrs. J|ken.br'ack whs not dead when discovered, but life became extinct before0 medical aS sitance could arrive! ‘a.Mr. Erkenbrack hawi been in poorhealth for some Um£ °About a yearrin Writes Series ofrrder fur-■cojne in-nused. Hd-tses passes torous pro-enough to arly shows ;e at court, r to years looks. out passing be-Cburch Of low cro-wu student hat hor: “That it the Pope ivas here;” honor, “I e thfe Yati-ohnrtown?” tw bjm two er. .As a ProtestantmtVy - • beenat hi Monday, cause of age. Cor after hea: cided an : Mr. Ena Ephratah a few ye: valley p Johnstow iden t of generally was an / church 13ganizatioj by his w Empie ofknew the Clesiastieal,-s beard at ’loses an ys she, “a ■husband:” low; that’s it.” “But, mly issues “Wen, .he's onlyago he sustained a' stroke of paralysis which apparently^ ^affected his mind ahd since that’fffne members of the family have, kept a close watch over him. He1 appeared exceptionally well ori Saturday and after dinner, Mrs. Erkenbrack had occasion to go to her daughter’s, Mrs. Charles Bronk, who resides a few doods from the hotel, leaving/Mr. Erkenbrack -alone at the hotel. She returned in a few minutes ahd picked up a pu of mortar to take t| tlm hens. As she opened the bjrirtdoor she found her husband hanging witha rope around his neck: Help wassummoned and t)he unfortunate man was cut down and carried to the hotel. Dr. Brookins of Rockwoodfwas summoned but before1'he arrived! Mr. Erkenbrack had died:The dead man wab a personknown throughout ’fhfe county, had kept the hotel ataroga many years and- -$sft6tin cement his death will be received with Regret by many. He whs of a sociable and genial disposition, .and his hospitality was known far and wide. He had no financial or; other troubles and the only cause- to which .his rash act can be -attributed to that the irresistible impulse . to - do away with himself must have- seized him and he was not strong■ enough mentally'-to overcome it. - ’ *Coroner Joslin of: this city was summoned and' after* ;makin-g an;investigation ' into. the.), circumstances of the. case, decided that -death was -'Caused' by strangulation and an inquest unnecessary. /The 'deceased, who-.was 6b -years of age, was born at Ephratah, but for a great many years «ad .resided at' Garogaf He -is'? survived by his widow,' one daughter,-. Mrs. - -Charles Jirottk Of Garo'ga; two brothers, William ErclcenhraCk of'this city, and •Stephen Erckenbrack of Ephratah; and two si tens, Mrs. • Frank Shibley and Mrs. William-‘Argersinger ofthis city.MRS.Mrs. C the late her hop* Saturday prs, We week ag company grave, sib feebled 1 husband her stre. death en 'Mrs.. age, Sh sided© tlmemberconsister She is les and daughtei city.MlWord S-aturda: Mrs. He home ofDennie c noon# ;ab of death plexy. in John! ■friends, to learn member of-this » that org tire inte woman • tics whi tires afi her of church, one bro field, or this Cits Nina- Di1- Annohere of Walker Emma Mass., 1
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Broadalbin Herald
Broadalbin, New York, US
Thu, Jun 13, 1907
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