OBIT: J. Horace SMITH, 1900, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA

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  J. Horace Smith, attorney for the board of commissioners of Blair 
county, died of pneumonia at his home at Hollidaysburg today.  He is 
survived by his wife, one daughter and three brothers.  He was a native 
of Sinking Valley, where one brother, S. Woods Smith, still resides.

Tyrone Daily Herald, Saturday, March 3, 1900

J. HORACE SMITH.
Death of a Well Known Member of the Blair County Bar.
WAS THE RESULT OF PNEUMONIA.
He Passed Away at His Home on Walnut Street, Hollidaysburg, Saturday 
Afternoon - Arrangements for the Funeral.

  J. Horace Smith, a well known member of the Blair county bar, died at 
his home on Walnut street, Hollidaysburg, on Saturday afternoon at 1 
o'clock, after eighteen days' illness from pleuro-pneumonia.  Mr. Smith 
contracted a severe cold while visiting a western city in the interests 
of a client, which finally developed into pneumonia, and medical aid 
was unavailable to check the advances of the insidious disease.
  The deceased was the third son of Thomas and Matilda Smith, both now 
deceased, and was born in Frankstown township on January 10, 1851, 
being at the time of death 49 years, 1 month and 21 days old.  He 
received a good common school and academic education, studying at the 
Canonsburg academy.  He taught in the public schools of Frankstown 
township two terms and afterwards studied law in the office of the late 
H. M. Baldrige, of Hollidaysburg.  On April ?5, 1878, he was admitted 
to the bar and first practiced his profession in the present sheriff's 
office in the court house.  He was the borough clerk of Hollidaysburg 
for seven years.  He was appointed county solicitor by the 
commissioners in 1894, and served the county's interests with zeal and 
fidelity up until the time of his death.
  In November, 1897, he was married to Miss Laura Daniels, of Boston, 
Mass.  His wife and a little daughter, Dorothy, are the immediate 
survivors.  He also leaves three brothers, viz: Woods, of Tyrone 
township; Robert C., of Frankstown, and Irwin, of Hollidaysburg.
  He was a member of and an ordained deacon in the First Presbyterian 
church, Hollidaysburg.  Mr. Smith was a successful legal practitioner, 
and his professional career may be commended as blameless and without 
reproach.  The news of his demist afforded a profound shock both to his 
associates at the bar, and in the circle of his clients.  He was equal 
to every duty that devolved upon him, and his lifework was 
characterized by strict integrity.
  The funeral will take place from his late residence on Walnut street, 
Hollidaysburg, on Tuesday, at 2 o'clock p.m.  The interment will be 
private.  The relatives and friends are invited to the house.

Morning Tribune, Monday, March 5, 1900