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Easton Daily Argus, Monday, July 8, 1901
Edwin Sandt
The sudden death of Edwin Sandt, one of Easton’s best known citizens which occurred yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock at his home, 322 Wolf Street, was a great shock to the entire community. Mr. Sandt attended the services in the First Presbyterian church in the morning, his daughter being a member of the choir there.
He returned home at noon and later complained of feeling unwell. For a brief time he rested on a couch, but as his symptoms appeared alarming, a physician was sent for who administered medicine which seemed to relieve.
Deceased was in his fifty-fifth year and was a native of Forks Township, being a son of the long deceased Philip Sandt and wife. H was the youngest of a family of seventeen children and the only one reaming of this large household are two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Michael and Mrs. Jacob Lehr, both of Easton. His wife and the following children also survive: Mrs. Charles Bentz, of New York City; Philip Sandt, Palmerton, Pa; Harry E., Minnie H., E. May, James A. G. and Mable K. Sandt, all living at home.
Mr. Sandt was well known in this vicinity as a school teacher. For seven years he taught in Forks Township and for seventeen years I the public schools of Easton. He was a thorough instructor in every way winning the respect and confidence of his scholars by his kindly manner and interesting methods of teaching.
On resigning as a teacher he became a route agent for the Easton Express. He served a term as a member of the Easton School Board, from the third ward and was secretary of the board of prison inspectors, which went out of office on January last. For the past three years deceased was engaged in the grocery business at Ninth and Walnut streets, this city.
Mr. Sandt was a veteran of the Civil War having served in the Forty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer. His eighteenth birthday was spent within the wall of Libby prison, where he underwent hardships which caused much ill health in after years.
Deceased was one of the organizers of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, College Hill, and at the time of his death was superintendent of the Sunday school of that church. I n church work he was particularly active and his wise counsel will be greatly missed by the St. Peter’s congregation. He was a member of Grant Conclave, I.O. H. of this city.
The deceased was held in great respect by a large circle of friends and all who were ever associated with him could not help being affected by his genial personality. Great sympathy is expressed for his bereaved family whose loss word can hardly express. |
