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Show Man Officially Dead Still Lives. For nn officially dead man, Henry Pancoast, a local liveryman, manages to enjoy his meals nnd surroundings fairly well; nnd Ills is ono of tho oddest odd-est of records. Pancoast enlisted In tho civil war from Atlantic county and was discharged from tho Kclilngton hospital, Washington, O. C, on January Janu-ary 7, 18G3. Somehow tho dates got mixed, and he was reported as dead by the Burgeon, and so tho records Btnto to-day. It took him 20 years to prove ho was nllvo enough to got a pension. For 31 years I'nncoaat has boon In tho Hvory business hero, nnd during that time ho has nover entered a church, nover nttendod n circus, nover was In tho locnl opera houso or attended attend-ed any nmusemont whatovor, rind nover wont to n Fourth of July colo-brntlon. colo-brntlon. The only placo of entertainment entertain-ment ho has visited was a reunion of his regiment, tho Twenty-fifth Now Jersey volunteers, In Atlantic City, a yenr or two ago. Ho says tlioro Is not another record like his In tho stato. Tho old soldier hua left his homo overy morning before tho fnmlly wna up, and roturncd moat of the tlmo niter they had retired for tho night, and hardly had a speaking acquaint-unco acquaint-unco with his four children, all of whom grow up to fill prominent positions posi-tions In life. I . |
