The feeling of sorrow and personal loss was widespread when the death of Wesley Albright was made known Wednesday noon. He had not been in robust health for some years, but that he was in a serious condition was not generally appreciated. He was taken with bronchial pneumonia last Thursday night, and his weakened physical condition could not throw it off, though he retained his faculties and his cheerful, unruffled disposition to the last, simply sinking to sleep.
Wesley Albright was a man, always a gentleman and a warm, true friend to all who knew him. Words do not express his splendid qualities. He held a revered place in the hearts of a very large circle of friends who will lovingly cherish his memory and the thought of his gentle voice and mild, even disposition, coupled with the positive ideas of right which he always followed in his own life and which, by the example he set, was a constant incentive to others to emulate him.
John Wesley Albright was born in Dryden, January 29, 1836, and resided there till 1868 when he moved to McLean. On his farm valuable sand beds were found and until recent years nearly all the sand used in construction in Cortland came from there. The farm he retained till a few weeks ago, always going there for the summer, till last year; the winters being spent of late in Cortland, and previously where inclination dictated, Washington, Florida or elsewhere. A few years ago the residence at No. 9 North Church-st. was purchased and it had come to be the permanent home of Mr. and Mrs. Albright.
Wesley Albright and Helen Townley of Cortland were married May 29, 1860. They had no children, but each lived for the other. They have always been the center of a merry set, socially, and their home was the frequent gathering place of their many acquaintances. Both enjoyed entertaining and the friends of one were the friends of both. A more devoted couple to each other could not be found and the fifty years, lacking but a few days of their married life they always sought to give pleasure to other, and succeeded in so doing more fully than any other couple in our knowledge. Thus while the loss of her husband falls most heavily on the wife, there are many, many others who sincerely feel their bereavement.
Two brothers, Harrison Albright of Cortland and George Albright of Dryden, and one sister, Mrs. William Lord of McGrawville, survive out of a family which for many years numbered twelve children.
Mr. Albright was raised a Master Mason in Dryden Lodge No. 472, F. and A. M. in 1907. He was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Cortland Chapter in 1868, the second year of its history, only one other member surviving since that time. He became a Knight Templar in 1870, the year in which Cortland Commandery was organized. But three others of that year now survive.
The funeral will be held tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. T. J. Farmer of the Universalist church of which church at McLean Mr. Albright attended, offering prayer at the home and the Knights Templar burial service at the grave being in charge of Cortland Commandery. The bearers chosen from that body will be Robert Bushby, Delos Bauder, E. E. Ellis and C. B. Robertson of Cortland and J. D. Ross and C. D. Williams of Dryden.
Friends are requested to omit sending flowers.
-The Cortland Democrat, 6 May 1910
Wesley Albright was a man, always a gentleman and a warm, true friend to all who knew him. Words do not express his splendid qualities. He held a revered place in the hearts of a very large circle of friends who will lovingly cherish his memory and the thought of his gentle voice and mild, even disposition, coupled with the positive ideas of right which he always followed in his own life and which, by the example he set, was a constant incentive to others to emulate him.
John Wesley Albright was born in Dryden, January 29, 1836, and resided there till 1868 when he moved to McLean. On his farm valuable sand beds were found and until recent years nearly all the sand used in construction in Cortland came from there. The farm he retained till a few weeks ago, always going there for the summer, till last year; the winters being spent of late in Cortland, and previously where inclination dictated, Washington, Florida or elsewhere. A few years ago the residence at No. 9 North Church-st. was purchased and it had come to be the permanent home of Mr. and Mrs. Albright.
Wesley Albright and Helen Townley of Cortland were married May 29, 1860. They had no children, but each lived for the other. They have always been the center of a merry set, socially, and their home was the frequent gathering place of their many acquaintances. Both enjoyed entertaining and the friends of one were the friends of both. A more devoted couple to each other could not be found and the fifty years, lacking but a few days of their married life they always sought to give pleasure to other, and succeeded in so doing more fully than any other couple in our knowledge. Thus while the loss of her husband falls most heavily on the wife, there are many, many others who sincerely feel their bereavement.
Two brothers, Harrison Albright of Cortland and George Albright of Dryden, and one sister, Mrs. William Lord of McGrawville, survive out of a family which for many years numbered twelve children.
Mr. Albright was raised a Master Mason in Dryden Lodge No. 472, F. and A. M. in 1907. He was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Cortland Chapter in 1868, the second year of its history, only one other member surviving since that time. He became a Knight Templar in 1870, the year in which Cortland Commandery was organized. But three others of that year now survive.
The funeral will be held tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. T. J. Farmer of the Universalist church of which church at McLean Mr. Albright attended, offering prayer at the home and the Knights Templar burial service at the grave being in charge of Cortland Commandery. The bearers chosen from that body will be Robert Bushby, Delos Bauder, E. E. Ellis and C. B. Robertson of Cortland and J. D. Ross and C. D. Williams of Dryden.
Friends are requested to omit sending flowers.
-The Cortland Democrat, 6 May 1910
The feeling of sorrow and personal loss was widespread when the death of Wesley Albright was made known Wednesday noon. He had not been in robust health for some years, but that he was in a serious condition was not generally appreciated. He was taken with bronchial pneumonia last Thursday night, and his weakened physical condition could not throw it off, though he retained his faculties and his cheerful, unruffled disposition to the last, simply sinking to sleep.
Wesley Albright was a man, always a gentleman and a warm, true friend to all who knew him. Words do not express his splendid qualities. He held a revered place in the hearts of a very large circle of friends who will lovingly cherish his memory and the thought of his gentle voice and mild, even disposition, coupled with the positive ideas of right which he always followed in his own life and which, by the example he set, was a constant incentive to others to emulate him.
John Wesley Albright was born in Dryden, January 29, 1836, and resided there till 1868 when he moved to McLean. On his farm valuable sand beds were found and until recent years nearly all the sand used in construction in Cortland came from there. The farm he retained till a few weeks ago, always going there for the summer, till last year; the winters being spent of late in Cortland, and previously where inclination dictated, Washington, Florida or elsewhere. A few years ago the residence at No. 9 North Church-st. was purchased and it had come to be the permanent home of Mr. and Mrs. Albright.
Wesley Albright and Helen Townley of Cortland were married May 29, 1860. They had no children, but each lived for the other. They have always been the center of a merry set, socially, and their home was the frequent gathering place of their many acquaintances. Both enjoyed entertaining and the friends of one were the friends of both. A more devoted couple to each other could not be found and the fifty years, lacking but a few days of their married life they always sought to give pleasure to other, and succeeded in so doing more fully than any other couple in our knowledge. Thus while the loss of her husband falls most heavily on the wife, there are many, many others who sincerely feel their bereavement.
Two brothers, Harrison Albright of Cortland and George Albright of Dryden, and one sister, Mrs. William Lord of McGrawville, survive out of a family which for many years numbered twelve children.
Mr. Albright was raised a Master Mason in Dryden Lodge No. 472, F. and A. M. in 1907. He was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Cortland Chapter in 1868, the second year of its history, only one other member surviving since that time. He became a Knight Templar in 1870, the year in which Cortland Commandery was organized. But three others of that year now survive.
The funeral will be held tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. T. J. Farmer of the Universalist church of which church at McLean Mr. Albright attended, offering prayer at the home and the Knights Templar burial service at the grave being in charge of Cortland Commandery. The bearers chosen from that body will be Robert Bushby, Delos Bauder, E. E. Ellis and C. B. Robertson of Cortland and J. D. Ross and C. D. Williams of Dryden.
Friends are requested to omit sending flowers.
-The Cortland Democrat, 6 May 1910
Wesley Albright was a man, always a gentleman and a warm, true friend to all who knew him. Words do not express his splendid qualities. He held a revered place in the hearts of a very large circle of friends who will lovingly cherish his memory and the thought of his gentle voice and mild, even disposition, coupled with the positive ideas of right which he always followed in his own life and which, by the example he set, was a constant incentive to others to emulate him.
John Wesley Albright was born in Dryden, January 29, 1836, and resided there till 1868 when he moved to McLean. On his farm valuable sand beds were found and until recent years nearly all the sand used in construction in Cortland came from there. The farm he retained till a few weeks ago, always going there for the summer, till last year; the winters being spent of late in Cortland, and previously where inclination dictated, Washington, Florida or elsewhere. A few years ago the residence at No. 9 North Church-st. was purchased and it had come to be the permanent home of Mr. and Mrs. Albright.
Wesley Albright and Helen Townley of Cortland were married May 29, 1860. They had no children, but each lived for the other. They have always been the center of a merry set, socially, and their home was the frequent gathering place of their many acquaintances. Both enjoyed entertaining and the friends of one were the friends of both. A more devoted couple to each other could not be found and the fifty years, lacking but a few days of their married life they always sought to give pleasure to other, and succeeded in so doing more fully than any other couple in our knowledge. Thus while the loss of her husband falls most heavily on the wife, there are many, many others who sincerely feel their bereavement.
Two brothers, Harrison Albright of Cortland and George Albright of Dryden, and one sister, Mrs. William Lord of McGrawville, survive out of a family which for many years numbered twelve children.
Mr. Albright was raised a Master Mason in Dryden Lodge No. 472, F. and A. M. in 1907. He was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Cortland Chapter in 1868, the second year of its history, only one other member surviving since that time. He became a Knight Templar in 1870, the year in which Cortland Commandery was organized. But three others of that year now survive.
The funeral will be held tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. T. J. Farmer of the Universalist church of which church at McLean Mr. Albright attended, offering prayer at the home and the Knights Templar burial service at the grave being in charge of Cortland Commandery. The bearers chosen from that body will be Robert Bushby, Delos Bauder, E. E. Ellis and C. B. Robertson of Cortland and J. D. Ross and C. D. Williams of Dryden.
Friends are requested to omit sending flowers.
-The Cortland Democrat, 6 May 1910
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