Obituary: Samuel J. Brasted, 69, of Mosherville, Pa. died Monday afternoon, June 29, 1942, at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. The body is at the Miller Funeral Home, Millerton, until the funeral Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson of Mosherville.
Obituary: Samuel J. Brasted, 69, of Mosherville, lifelong resident and peace justice of Wells Township for the last 17 years, died Monday at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.
Mr. Brasted gained recognition and became known among many as the "peacemaker" often times settling civil suits and other grievances out of court. His acquaintances in Elmira and nearby communities in this state were many. Persons desiring Pennsylvania fishing and hunting licenses about always went to "Sam" as he was commonly known. He was an ardent fisherman for many years. His life was symbol of peace-loving people as exemplified at Mosherville, his home and the scene of his career. "I don't like to issue a summons and bring people into my court," he said once, "so I talk to the complainant and then invite the interested parties to meet in my office and we talk it over. I am proud to say that it has been a long time since a lawsuit has been the last resort." For nearly 17 years this direct way of administering justice in Wells Township, where he was the sole peace justice, spread his name far and near and was reflected in the peaceful ways of the region where as a rule residents respect the law. The living room of the substantial farmhouse, where Mr. Brasted lived a bachelor, served as his office. A large rolltop desk was filled with papers, documents, and law books, etc. It was heated by a three-foot cast iron chunk stove. It was the same stove, probably, that heated the office of Samuel H. Ingersoll, his grandfather, who also served as a Peace Justice for 25 years in the same community.
Obituary: Samuel J. Brasted, 69, of Mosherville, lifelong resident and peace justice of Wells Township for the last 17 years, died Monday at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.
Mr. Brasted gained recognition and became known among many as the "peacemaker" often times settling civil suits and other grievances out of court. His acquaintances in Elmira and nearby communities in this state were many. Persons desiring Pennsylvania fishing and hunting licenses about always went to "Sam" as he was commonly known. He was an ardent fisherman for many years. His life was symbol of peace-loving people as exemplified at Mosherville, his home and the scene of his career. "I don't like to issue a summons and bring people into my court," he said once, "so I talk to the complainant and then invite the interested parties to meet in my office and we talk it over. I am proud to say that it has been a long time since a lawsuit has been the last resort." For nearly 17 years this direct way of administering justice in Wells Township, where he was the sole peace justice, spread his name far and near and was reflected in the peaceful ways of the region where as a rule residents respect the law. The living room of the substantial farmhouse, where Mr. Brasted lived a bachelor, served as his office. A large rolltop desk was filled with papers, documents, and law books, etc. It was heated by a three-foot cast iron chunk stove. It was the same stove, probably, that heated the office of Samuel H. Ingersoll, his grandfather, who also served as a Peace Justice for 25 years in the same community.
Obituary: Samuel J. Brasted, 69, of Mosherville, Pa. died Monday afternoon, June 29, 1942, at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. The body is at the Miller Funeral Home, Millerton, until the funeral Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson of Mosherville.
Obituary: Samuel J. Brasted, 69, of Mosherville, lifelong resident and peace justice of Wells Township for the last 17 years, died Monday at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.
Mr. Brasted gained recognition and became known among many as the "peacemaker" often times settling civil suits and other grievances out of court. His acquaintances in Elmira and nearby communities in this state were many. Persons desiring Pennsylvania fishing and hunting licenses about always went to "Sam" as he was commonly known. He was an ardent fisherman for many years. His life was symbol of peace-loving people as exemplified at Mosherville, his home and the scene of his career. "I don't like to issue a summons and bring people into my court," he said once, "so I talk to the complainant and then invite the interested parties to meet in my office and we talk it over. I am proud to say that it has been a long time since a lawsuit has been the last resort." For nearly 17 years this direct way of administering justice in Wells Township, where he was the sole peace justice, spread his name far and near and was reflected in the peaceful ways of the region where as a rule residents respect the law. The living room of the substantial farmhouse, where Mr. Brasted lived a bachelor, served as his office. A large rolltop desk was filled with papers, documents, and law books, etc. It was heated by a three-foot cast iron chunk stove. It was the same stove, probably, that heated the office of Samuel H. Ingersoll, his grandfather, who also served as a Peace Justice for 25 years in the same community.
Obituary: Samuel J. Brasted, 69, of Mosherville, lifelong resident and peace justice of Wells Township for the last 17 years, died Monday at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.
Mr. Brasted gained recognition and became known among many as the "peacemaker" often times settling civil suits and other grievances out of court. His acquaintances in Elmira and nearby communities in this state were many. Persons desiring Pennsylvania fishing and hunting licenses about always went to "Sam" as he was commonly known. He was an ardent fisherman for many years. His life was symbol of peace-loving people as exemplified at Mosherville, his home and the scene of his career. "I don't like to issue a summons and bring people into my court," he said once, "so I talk to the complainant and then invite the interested parties to meet in my office and we talk it over. I am proud to say that it has been a long time since a lawsuit has been the last resort." For nearly 17 years this direct way of administering justice in Wells Township, where he was the sole peace justice, spread his name far and near and was reflected in the peaceful ways of the region where as a rule residents respect the law. The living room of the substantial farmhouse, where Mr. Brasted lived a bachelor, served as his office. A large rolltop desk was filled with papers, documents, and law books, etc. It was heated by a three-foot cast iron chunk stove. It was the same stove, probably, that heated the office of Samuel H. Ingersoll, his grandfather, who also served as a Peace Justice for 25 years in the same community.
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