New Holland Clarion, 14 Dec 1928, pg 1: B Franklin Weaver, a former well-known resident and business man of Goodville, died on Monday at the Stetson hospital, at Phila, where he had gone for treatment several days before, after an illness of eight weeks at his home, 1232 North 12th St, in the 85th year of his age.
His wife, who was Miss Sallie Bidden, died nearly two years ago. He is survived by these children: Mrs. Clayton R. Bair, of this borough; Mrs. Annie Ranck, Phila.; Mrs. Donald Hepler, Glenside; John & Emma, at home. Mrs. Anna e. Stauffer, an only sister, also survives, residing in Phila.
The funeral will be held this (Friday) morning at the Bridgeville Evangelical church of which he and his wife were faithful and influential members many years before they moved to the city; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
He was the son of John S. and Catharine Sensenig Weaver. His father was the first postmaster at Goodville when it was established in 1844, and continued as such for forty years. He, with his father, conducted one of the largest dry goods stores in eastern Lancaster county under the firm name "John S. Weaver & Son" until 1877, when they sold out to the Sensenig Hardware Company, and Mr. Weaver became the chief clerk of that establishment where he remained until he moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 1891.
He is well and favorably remembered by nearly all the men and women above middle age, of East Earl and Caernarvon Townships, first as school teacher, then as clerk and junior member in his father's store at Goodville, as surveyor and scrivener, doing nearly all the legal work for the community for over twenty years in connection with his clerical duties. He became the confidential advisor of many private and public men.
He was first elected as Justice of the Peace of East Earl Twp,in the spring of 1875,and was soon afterwards appointed deputy coroner, both offices of which he held continuously for nearly sixteen years, and his office at Goodville was often crowded with his clients during the annual settlement days, and when public hearings were necessary in his bailiwick. Petty cases were returned to court, yet he held the respect from both defendents and plaintiffs.
He resigned all his public trusts and office in Dec 1891, and for a while conducted a flourishing grocery store in Phila, but he soon took up his former line of work and entered the office of Stetson's large stores, where he was happily employed until his last illness.
Squire Weaver, as he was familiarily known, was a fine penman and there are many deeds and legal papers drawn and made by him in the transaction of his work of conveyance filed away in the community which he served, which will always be a memorial to the memory of his ability and worth.
He served with fifteen others on the executive committee of the Centennial Jubilee, in New Holland, in 1876, only one of whom, Hon. George H. Ranck, of Altoona, now survives. He spent the week of the 200th anniversary here with his daughter and other friends, and when he returned to him home he gave a fine contribution in the Clarion of June 8th, in which he looked upon the past fifty years, and upon the home of his youth with pleasure.
That article illustrates the high ideals, noble thoughts and purposes in life of our departed neighbor and friend of former years, whose passing is here noted with many regrets.
His wife, who was Miss Sallie Bidden, died nearly two years ago. He is survived by these children: Mrs. Clayton R. Bair, of this borough; Mrs. Annie Ranck, Phila.; Mrs. Donald Hepler, Glenside; John & Emma, at home. Mrs. Anna e. Stauffer, an only sister, also survives, residing in Phila.
The funeral will be held this (Friday) morning at the Bridgeville Evangelical church of which he and his wife were faithful and influential members many years before they moved to the city; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
He was the son of John S. and Catharine Sensenig Weaver. His father was the first postmaster at Goodville when it was established in 1844, and continued as such for forty years. He, with his father, conducted one of the largest dry goods stores in eastern Lancaster county under the firm name "John S. Weaver & Son" until 1877, when they sold out to the Sensenig Hardware Company, and Mr. Weaver became the chief clerk of that establishment where he remained until he moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 1891.
He is well and favorably remembered by nearly all the men and women above middle age, of East Earl and Caernarvon Townships, first as school teacher, then as clerk and junior member in his father's store at Goodville, as surveyor and scrivener, doing nearly all the legal work for the community for over twenty years in connection with his clerical duties. He became the confidential advisor of many private and public men.
He was first elected as Justice of the Peace of East Earl Twp,in the spring of 1875,and was soon afterwards appointed deputy coroner, both offices of which he held continuously for nearly sixteen years, and his office at Goodville was often crowded with his clients during the annual settlement days, and when public hearings were necessary in his bailiwick. Petty cases were returned to court, yet he held the respect from both defendents and plaintiffs.
He resigned all his public trusts and office in Dec 1891, and for a while conducted a flourishing grocery store in Phila, but he soon took up his former line of work and entered the office of Stetson's large stores, where he was happily employed until his last illness.
Squire Weaver, as he was familiarily known, was a fine penman and there are many deeds and legal papers drawn and made by him in the transaction of his work of conveyance filed away in the community which he served, which will always be a memorial to the memory of his ability and worth.
He served with fifteen others on the executive committee of the Centennial Jubilee, in New Holland, in 1876, only one of whom, Hon. George H. Ranck, of Altoona, now survives. He spent the week of the 200th anniversary here with his daughter and other friends, and when he returned to him home he gave a fine contribution in the Clarion of June 8th, in which he looked upon the past fifty years, and upon the home of his youth with pleasure.
That article illustrates the high ideals, noble thoughts and purposes in life of our departed neighbor and friend of former years, whose passing is here noted with many regrets.
New Holland Clarion, 14 Dec 1928, pg 1: B Franklin Weaver, a former well-known resident and business man of Goodville, died on Monday at the Stetson hospital, at Phila, where he had gone for treatment several days before, after an illness of eight weeks at his home, 1232 North 12th St, in the 85th year of his age.
His wife, who was Miss Sallie Bidden, died nearly two years ago. He is survived by these children: Mrs. Clayton R. Bair, of this borough; Mrs. Annie Ranck, Phila.; Mrs. Donald Hepler, Glenside; John & Emma, at home. Mrs. Anna e. Stauffer, an only sister, also survives, residing in Phila.
The funeral will be held this (Friday) morning at the Bridgeville Evangelical church of which he and his wife were faithful and influential members many years before they moved to the city; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
He was the son of John S. and Catharine Sensenig Weaver. His father was the first postmaster at Goodville when it was established in 1844, and continued as such for forty years. He, with his father, conducted one of the largest dry goods stores in eastern Lancaster county under the firm name "John S. Weaver & Son" until 1877, when they sold out to the Sensenig Hardware Company, and Mr. Weaver became the chief clerk of that establishment where he remained until he moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 1891.
He is well and favorably remembered by nearly all the men and women above middle age, of East Earl and Caernarvon Townships, first as school teacher, then as clerk and junior member in his father's store at Goodville, as surveyor and scrivener, doing nearly all the legal work for the community for over twenty years in connection with his clerical duties. He became the confidential advisor of many private and public men.
He was first elected as Justice of the Peace of East Earl Twp,in the spring of 1875,and was soon afterwards appointed deputy coroner, both offices of which he held continuously for nearly sixteen years, and his office at Goodville was often crowded with his clients during the annual settlement days, and when public hearings were necessary in his bailiwick. Petty cases were returned to court, yet he held the respect from both defendents and plaintiffs.
He resigned all his public trusts and office in Dec 1891, and for a while conducted a flourishing grocery store in Phila, but he soon took up his former line of work and entered the office of Stetson's large stores, where he was happily employed until his last illness.
Squire Weaver, as he was familiarily known, was a fine penman and there are many deeds and legal papers drawn and made by him in the transaction of his work of conveyance filed away in the community which he served, which will always be a memorial to the memory of his ability and worth.
He served with fifteen others on the executive committee of the Centennial Jubilee, in New Holland, in 1876, only one of whom, Hon. George H. Ranck, of Altoona, now survives. He spent the week of the 200th anniversary here with his daughter and other friends, and when he returned to him home he gave a fine contribution in the Clarion of June 8th, in which he looked upon the past fifty years, and upon the home of his youth with pleasure.
That article illustrates the high ideals, noble thoughts and purposes in life of our departed neighbor and friend of former years, whose passing is here noted with many regrets.
His wife, who was Miss Sallie Bidden, died nearly two years ago. He is survived by these children: Mrs. Clayton R. Bair, of this borough; Mrs. Annie Ranck, Phila.; Mrs. Donald Hepler, Glenside; John & Emma, at home. Mrs. Anna e. Stauffer, an only sister, also survives, residing in Phila.
The funeral will be held this (Friday) morning at the Bridgeville Evangelical church of which he and his wife were faithful and influential members many years before they moved to the city; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
He was the son of John S. and Catharine Sensenig Weaver. His father was the first postmaster at Goodville when it was established in 1844, and continued as such for forty years. He, with his father, conducted one of the largest dry goods stores in eastern Lancaster county under the firm name "John S. Weaver & Son" until 1877, when they sold out to the Sensenig Hardware Company, and Mr. Weaver became the chief clerk of that establishment where he remained until he moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 1891.
He is well and favorably remembered by nearly all the men and women above middle age, of East Earl and Caernarvon Townships, first as school teacher, then as clerk and junior member in his father's store at Goodville, as surveyor and scrivener, doing nearly all the legal work for the community for over twenty years in connection with his clerical duties. He became the confidential advisor of many private and public men.
He was first elected as Justice of the Peace of East Earl Twp,in the spring of 1875,and was soon afterwards appointed deputy coroner, both offices of which he held continuously for nearly sixteen years, and his office at Goodville was often crowded with his clients during the annual settlement days, and when public hearings were necessary in his bailiwick. Petty cases were returned to court, yet he held the respect from both defendents and plaintiffs.
He resigned all his public trusts and office in Dec 1891, and for a while conducted a flourishing grocery store in Phila, but he soon took up his former line of work and entered the office of Stetson's large stores, where he was happily employed until his last illness.
Squire Weaver, as he was familiarily known, was a fine penman and there are many deeds and legal papers drawn and made by him in the transaction of his work of conveyance filed away in the community which he served, which will always be a memorial to the memory of his ability and worth.
He served with fifteen others on the executive committee of the Centennial Jubilee, in New Holland, in 1876, only one of whom, Hon. George H. Ranck, of Altoona, now survives. He spent the week of the 200th anniversary here with his daughter and other friends, and when he returned to him home he gave a fine contribution in the Clarion of June 8th, in which he looked upon the past fifty years, and upon the home of his youth with pleasure.
That article illustrates the high ideals, noble thoughts and purposes in life of our departed neighbor and friend of former years, whose passing is here noted with many regrets.
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