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The community was shocked this morning at the news of the sudden death of Mr. George Conable, who for the past 43 years has lived just outside of the village corporation of Cortland on the McGrawville road, and who has been know far and wide, as one of the best farmers and most respected citizens of Cortland county. Mr. Conable had been ill but two days. Thursday he was busy upon his farm and had his brother, Mr. Fred Conable, assisting him in putting a new sill under his barn. The two brothers have lived side by side for years and were always helping each other. The work was completed about the middle of the afternoon and then the brother went home. Shortly after noon Mr. Conable was seized with a violent attack of bowel trouble. He grew rapidly worse and Dr. White was summoned and was with him some hours and was called again in the night, but yesterday he was thought to be much better, and was believed to be on the road to rapid recovery. During the night his wife noticed that he was cold and tried various methods to add to his warmth. Finally becoming alarmed she sent for the doctor, but before his arrival life had departed. Heart failure was said to be the final cause of death.
Mr. Conable would have been 68 years old upon the 28th of this month. With his brother he moved from Fabius to Cortland in 1854 and the two purchased the farm now owned by Mr. Fred Conable. For twenty years the two brothers were partners in the farming business, but shortly after coming to Cortland they bought the Miller farm adjoining the one already purchased and soon after separated their interests, Mr. George Conable taking the new farm more recently purchased. But for about forty years they have lived side by side, ever ready to help each other.
Mr. Conable was twice married. His first wife was Miss Ruby Stafford, and their marriage occurred in October, 1859. Four children were born to them, two of whom died in infancy, but two daughters survive, Miss Lena R. Conable, who's teaching in Summit, N.J., and Miss Nellie L. Conable, who is teaching at Herkimer, N.Y. Mrs. Conable died March 2, 1891, and two years ago last fall Mr. Conable was married to Mrs. Addie Bouton of Cortland who survives him. Mr. Conable had been for years a trustee in the First M.E. church and one of the pillars of the church. He was a director of the First National bank of Homer, and an excellent citizen.
The time of the funeral has not yet been decided upon.
(Published in Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, June 4, 1897).
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1829 - 1897 (67 years)
