OBITUARY :
JOHN H. BAKER DIES SUNDAY - Lived Two and A-Half Days With A Broken Back and Fractured Skull
After living for two and a-half days with a broken back, a fracture of the base of the brain, a broken wrist and other injuries, JOHN H. BAKER, the well-known tree trimmer, died at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, at his residence, 111 Middle street. He was aged 62 years.
Readers of this paper will remember that while he was trimming a tree in front of the residence of Mrs. Louisa Corbett, West Second street, Thursday at noon, he was hurled to the ground and sustained injuries that proved fatal. He was standing upon a ladder and had sawed through a large limb of a tree, when this limb struck him in its fall and threw him to the ground, a distance of twelve feet. His head struck the pavement with such violence that his spinal column was broken, his skull fractured at the base, his left wrist was broken and he was badly bruised.
He was picked up, unconscious, by George Fraver and Roy Bikle and carried to the office of Dr. A. B. Sollenberger nearby. Later he was removed to his home.
He never recovered consciousness. He rested fairly well, Saturday afternoon, but about 3 o'clock he was seized with hiccoughs, which continued throughout the night until his death.
Mr. Baker was born near Leitersburg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Baker. He lived with his parents until about 39 years ago, when he married Miss Mary Cline.
After their marriage they lived in a number of places, including Leitersburg, Greencastle and other sections in the near vicinity. For a number of years his residence was in Waynesboro. Here he was employed in the different shops and was engaged as a laborer about town.
Mr. Baker was a veteran of the civil war and was an efficient soldier.
Few men were better known about town than Mr. Baker. When J. F. Reininger was burgess and succeded in having street lamps erected. Mr. Baker was appointed the first lamp lighter. He was a particularly capable gardener and made many gardens in town each year.
Of late years he had devoted himself bitly to his work and to such employment as he could obtain in the trimming of trees and in jobs about the premises of a large number of patrons. He was a faithful worker and his services were always in demand.
Mr. Baker was employed for a number of years in the boiler shops of Frick and the Geiser companies and in the Landis Tool Co. shops. His last position in the shops was in the Emmert Co. plant. He worked there for a month, and then gave up the place because the work was to heavy for him.
He was a honest honorable man and his death will be mourned by many people who knew him well and appreciated his merits.
He was a member of the Lutheran church and one of the last public exercises at which he appeared was the celebraton of the tenth anniversery of the pastorate of Rev. C. H. Rockey. He took much interest in that event.
He is survived by his widow and three children: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spangler and Miss Margaret Louise, at home, and Samuel C. Baker, Waynesboro.
He is also survived by the following brothers, David H. and Joseph, Leitersburg; Samuel and Abram, Waynesboro; Adam P., Antietam Junction, George H., Elbrook, William H., Indiana.
Interment at Prices church.
Source : The Waynesboro Record Newspaper - Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, March 9, 1910
JOHN H. BAKER DIES SUNDAY - Lived Two and A-Half Days With A Broken Back and Fractured Skull
After living for two and a-half days with a broken back, a fracture of the base of the brain, a broken wrist and other injuries, JOHN H. BAKER, the well-known tree trimmer, died at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, at his residence, 111 Middle street. He was aged 62 years.
Readers of this paper will remember that while he was trimming a tree in front of the residence of Mrs. Louisa Corbett, West Second street, Thursday at noon, he was hurled to the ground and sustained injuries that proved fatal. He was standing upon a ladder and had sawed through a large limb of a tree, when this limb struck him in its fall and threw him to the ground, a distance of twelve feet. His head struck the pavement with such violence that his spinal column was broken, his skull fractured at the base, his left wrist was broken and he was badly bruised.
He was picked up, unconscious, by George Fraver and Roy Bikle and carried to the office of Dr. A. B. Sollenberger nearby. Later he was removed to his home.
He never recovered consciousness. He rested fairly well, Saturday afternoon, but about 3 o'clock he was seized with hiccoughs, which continued throughout the night until his death.
Mr. Baker was born near Leitersburg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Baker. He lived with his parents until about 39 years ago, when he married Miss Mary Cline.
After their marriage they lived in a number of places, including Leitersburg, Greencastle and other sections in the near vicinity. For a number of years his residence was in Waynesboro. Here he was employed in the different shops and was engaged as a laborer about town.
Mr. Baker was a veteran of the civil war and was an efficient soldier.
Few men were better known about town than Mr. Baker. When J. F. Reininger was burgess and succeded in having street lamps erected. Mr. Baker was appointed the first lamp lighter. He was a particularly capable gardener and made many gardens in town each year.
Of late years he had devoted himself bitly to his work and to such employment as he could obtain in the trimming of trees and in jobs about the premises of a large number of patrons. He was a faithful worker and his services were always in demand.
Mr. Baker was employed for a number of years in the boiler shops of Frick and the Geiser companies and in the Landis Tool Co. shops. His last position in the shops was in the Emmert Co. plant. He worked there for a month, and then gave up the place because the work was to heavy for him.
He was a honest honorable man and his death will be mourned by many people who knew him well and appreciated his merits.
He was a member of the Lutheran church and one of the last public exercises at which he appeared was the celebraton of the tenth anniversery of the pastorate of Rev. C. H. Rockey. He took much interest in that event.
He is survived by his widow and three children: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spangler and Miss Margaret Louise, at home, and Samuel C. Baker, Waynesboro.
He is also survived by the following brothers, David H. and Joseph, Leitersburg; Samuel and Abram, Waynesboro; Adam P., Antietam Junction, George H., Elbrook, William H., Indiana.
Interment at Prices church.
Source : The Waynesboro Record Newspaper - Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, March 9, 1910
OBITUARY :
JOHN H. BAKER DIES SUNDAY - Lived Two and A-Half Days With A Broken Back and Fractured Skull
After living for two and a-half days with a broken back, a fracture of the base of the brain, a broken wrist and other injuries, JOHN H. BAKER, the well-known tree trimmer, died at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, at his residence, 111 Middle street. He was aged 62 years.
Readers of this paper will remember that while he was trimming a tree in front of the residence of Mrs. Louisa Corbett, West Second street, Thursday at noon, he was hurled to the ground and sustained injuries that proved fatal. He was standing upon a ladder and had sawed through a large limb of a tree, when this limb struck him in its fall and threw him to the ground, a distance of twelve feet. His head struck the pavement with such violence that his spinal column was broken, his skull fractured at the base, his left wrist was broken and he was badly bruised.
He was picked up, unconscious, by George Fraver and Roy Bikle and carried to the office of Dr. A. B. Sollenberger nearby. Later he was removed to his home.
He never recovered consciousness. He rested fairly well, Saturday afternoon, but about 3 o'clock he was seized with hiccoughs, which continued throughout the night until his death.
Mr. Baker was born near Leitersburg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Baker. He lived with his parents until about 39 years ago, when he married Miss Mary Cline.
After their marriage they lived in a number of places, including Leitersburg, Greencastle and other sections in the near vicinity. For a number of years his residence was in Waynesboro. Here he was employed in the different shops and was engaged as a laborer about town.
Mr. Baker was a veteran of the civil war and was an efficient soldier.
Few men were better known about town than Mr. Baker. When J. F. Reininger was burgess and succeded in having street lamps erected. Mr. Baker was appointed the first lamp lighter. He was a particularly capable gardener and made many gardens in town each year.
Of late years he had devoted himself bitly to his work and to such employment as he could obtain in the trimming of trees and in jobs about the premises of a large number of patrons. He was a faithful worker and his services were always in demand.
Mr. Baker was employed for a number of years in the boiler shops of Frick and the Geiser companies and in the Landis Tool Co. shops. His last position in the shops was in the Emmert Co. plant. He worked there for a month, and then gave up the place because the work was to heavy for him.
He was a honest honorable man and his death will be mourned by many people who knew him well and appreciated his merits.
He was a member of the Lutheran church and one of the last public exercises at which he appeared was the celebraton of the tenth anniversery of the pastorate of Rev. C. H. Rockey. He took much interest in that event.
He is survived by his widow and three children: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spangler and Miss Margaret Louise, at home, and Samuel C. Baker, Waynesboro.
He is also survived by the following brothers, David H. and Joseph, Leitersburg; Samuel and Abram, Waynesboro; Adam P., Antietam Junction, George H., Elbrook, William H., Indiana.
Interment at Prices church.
Source : The Waynesboro Record Newspaper - Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, March 9, 1910
JOHN H. BAKER DIES SUNDAY - Lived Two and A-Half Days With A Broken Back and Fractured Skull
After living for two and a-half days with a broken back, a fracture of the base of the brain, a broken wrist and other injuries, JOHN H. BAKER, the well-known tree trimmer, died at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, at his residence, 111 Middle street. He was aged 62 years.
Readers of this paper will remember that while he was trimming a tree in front of the residence of Mrs. Louisa Corbett, West Second street, Thursday at noon, he was hurled to the ground and sustained injuries that proved fatal. He was standing upon a ladder and had sawed through a large limb of a tree, when this limb struck him in its fall and threw him to the ground, a distance of twelve feet. His head struck the pavement with such violence that his spinal column was broken, his skull fractured at the base, his left wrist was broken and he was badly bruised.
He was picked up, unconscious, by George Fraver and Roy Bikle and carried to the office of Dr. A. B. Sollenberger nearby. Later he was removed to his home.
He never recovered consciousness. He rested fairly well, Saturday afternoon, but about 3 o'clock he was seized with hiccoughs, which continued throughout the night until his death.
Mr. Baker was born near Leitersburg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Baker. He lived with his parents until about 39 years ago, when he married Miss Mary Cline.
After their marriage they lived in a number of places, including Leitersburg, Greencastle and other sections in the near vicinity. For a number of years his residence was in Waynesboro. Here he was employed in the different shops and was engaged as a laborer about town.
Mr. Baker was a veteran of the civil war and was an efficient soldier.
Few men were better known about town than Mr. Baker. When J. F. Reininger was burgess and succeded in having street lamps erected. Mr. Baker was appointed the first lamp lighter. He was a particularly capable gardener and made many gardens in town each year.
Of late years he had devoted himself bitly to his work and to such employment as he could obtain in the trimming of trees and in jobs about the premises of a large number of patrons. He was a faithful worker and his services were always in demand.
Mr. Baker was employed for a number of years in the boiler shops of Frick and the Geiser companies and in the Landis Tool Co. shops. His last position in the shops was in the Emmert Co. plant. He worked there for a month, and then gave up the place because the work was to heavy for him.
He was a honest honorable man and his death will be mourned by many people who knew him well and appreciated his merits.
He was a member of the Lutheran church and one of the last public exercises at which he appeared was the celebraton of the tenth anniversery of the pastorate of Rev. C. H. Rockey. He took much interest in that event.
He is survived by his widow and three children: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spangler and Miss Margaret Louise, at home, and Samuel C. Baker, Waynesboro.
He is also survived by the following brothers, David H. and Joseph, Leitersburg; Samuel and Abram, Waynesboro; Adam P., Antietam Junction, George H., Elbrook, William H., Indiana.
Interment at Prices church.
Source : The Waynesboro Record Newspaper - Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Wednesday, March 9, 1910
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