Emporium Independent, Thursday morning, Dec 23, 1915. (Vol 49, No. 26) Old Veteran Answers Last Taps Joshua John Bair Passes Away at His Home on Fifth Street Last Friday Afternoon Joshua Bair for the past forty-nine years a resident of Emporium and a veteran of the Civil War died at his hime on Fifth Street, ansering the final call of taps at two o'clock Friday afternoon, Dec. 17th. Had deceased lived until Sunday, Dec. 26, he would have passed his sevety-second milestone. The familiar figure of deceased will be missed from our streets by a great, great many in the community. Several years ago he retired from active work and since that time has been more free to visit with friends and to work in his garden, a pasttime which he greatly enjoyed, although not having good health. Mr. Bair was jovial and alsways ready to spring a joke and to enjoy one. For several months past he has been confined to his home and those hear and dear ro him realized that the end was near so that when the angel of death came it was not unexpectedly. Joshua John Bair was born in Lancaster, Pa, Dec 26, 1843. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in Company L, Second Pennsylvania Regiment, Heavy Artillery. Aftehr the war Jan 7th, 1868, he was married at St. Marys, to Miss Mary E. Schmondt, they immediately settled in Emporium, where they have since made their home. His widow survives him and also the following children: Albert, Jersey Shore, J.M. and Lena, Olean; William, Mrs. B. Egan, Mrs. P.H. Burke, Mrs. R. Green, Emporium, Mrs. Bertha Fobert and Julia, at home. There are also three brothers surviving: John Bair, York, Pa, Elmer and Jacob Bair, Philadelphia. The funeral was held Monday morning, at nine o'clock from St. Mrak's chruch, Rev. Father Dennis Curley officiating. The casket bearers were Hon. F. X. Blumle, A. A. McDonald, J.H. Ste[jems. H. C. Ken;y, Joseph Kinsler, Sr., and A. F. Vogt. Interment was made in St. Mark's cemetery at this place. Deceased was a charter member of the local C.M.B.A., and a member of the D. W. Taggart Post, G.A.R. No. 241. Those attending the last sad rites from out of twon were Albert Bair and wife, Jersey Shore; J.M. Bair and wife, Olean; Miss Lena Bair, Olean; John Weisman and children, Olean; Miss Marie Schriever, kane; John Dippold and wife, Anthony Dippold, Miss Kate Dippold, Mrs. Joseph Seth, F.Yeager, St. Marys; Miss Lillian Donohoe, Mt. Morris, N.Y., and Albert Miller, Olean, N.Y.; John Bair, York, Pa.; Ben Bair, S. Uncle, Joh Catlin and wife, Renovo. [Note added by transcriber: other siblings of Joshua Bair survived him in addition to those named in the obit.]