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Show Dr. Phillips, of Wellsville, Dead Victim of Heart Failure Saturday Morn- H ing. Funeral on Monday. H WELLSVILLE, April 22 -Tliopco-pie of Wellsville were shocked to hear of the sudden deatli of Dr George F Phillips, which occurred last Saturday morning about 0:15 Tho doctor had Just been called for by Archie Man-glum. Man-glum. Tliey walked through tho hall and had Just got out on the lawn when the doctor dropped He was carried into tho house and died about twenty minutes afterward. The cause of his death was heart failure and la grippe, for which he had been doctored the past two months, but very few people knew about it. About two months ago Dr. Phillips was seized with a severe attack of la grippe, and It was thought that ho had recovered, but his wife says that ho had been anything but a well man. Ho would not glvo up, but kept on doctoring his patients and tending to his business affairs In tho hope of overcoming over-coming the grip. Dr. Phillips camo to our city about ten years ago and has resided here ever since. Ho was a man possessed of many strong qualities. Ho was always al-ways ready and willing to lend a helping help-ing hand and mado many warm friends here, all of whom regret the loss of such a friend. Dr. Phillips was forty years of age, and leaves a wife and two sons, George and Spencer. Tho funeral services were held today at two p. m. In the meeting house. James Cooper offered prayer and tho speakers were John Wight, W. S. Popplcton, A. A. Law, Bishop Owen, Pres: W. II. Maughan, P M.Mnuglian and Robert Baxter. The most notable no-table of the speakcis wero Albert Law and Bishop Owen. The former said the deceased was a vciy kindly man, full of loxeand fortitude for humanity, human-ity, very self sacilticlng to those who appealed to him In their need, and he was a great oellevei in advocating fraterinlty of mankind His talk was Indeed well and favorably received Tl c choir sang a beautiful selection tl after which Bishop Owen's remarks -fl were listened to with rapt attention HiH He came straight to tho point and 'itH acknowledged tic could havo been a 1 better friend to the Doctor than he ffil was, by having counseld him more Ijl than he had, for ho acknowledged Bro. Bl Phillips as an cduoated and Intelligent al person, with many good qualities. (H Dr. Phillips was born In Glasgow, lfl Scotland; educated in Glasgow-Edln- jl burg University. Embraced Mormon- 'HH Ism and became tho editor of tho Mil- iH lenlal Star, which position lie held for fltl II vo months; emigrated to Utah, final- fll ly settling in Wullsvlllc, whero he jjH made many friends. Ho be camo a ?l membcrof tho Woodmen of tho World, fl Camp 74, Ogdcn, Utah, in which he Jl carried a $2,000 Insuranco policy. ' " fl About twenty Woodmen camo from IH Logan to the funeral, they holding ril their burial ceremony at tho cemetery, l which was very Impressive, a white 'IH dovo being released at a certain point iil in their ceremony, emblematic of the 1 spirit departing from tho body. Many )H people wero at the assembly hall and 'J most of them went to the cemetery In paying their last sad regrets to tho H departed ono whom so many loved and Kl honored iH Fred Wyatt and family havo left iiH our city and moved to Idaho Falls, ifl whero Fred has good employment. tl Mr. and Mrs. Wizard Garr, of Mill- Jl vllle, spent Sunday visiting, wh'Mj. IB and Mis Elmer Maughan. M'rsVGarr H Isaststei of Mrs Maughan "jl Mr. and Mrs. John II. Glbbs, of Par- l adlse, spent a few hours In our city -ill Suii'laj altcrnoon. Elder Glbbs has ul recently icturned from u two jears H mission to the Southern States and ,H the people of Wellsville wore delight- jH ed to have the pleasure of listing to Ml him in meeting Sunday evening, lie ' ij Is a very ablo speaker ami gave somo lill excellent advice. HilllllH |
