OBIT: Daniel GARMAN, 1907, Centre County, PA

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Daniel Garman

  Having rounded out more than four score and seven years of life the 
venerable Daniel Garman died at his home on High Street at 7:40 o'clock 
Saturday evening. His death was due to no particular disease but merely 
the gradual breaking down of the system, the wearing out of the 
machinery of the human body which had borne the strain of so many years 
of active life. He had been confined to his bed only one week and when 
the end came it was peacefully as a child falling asleep.
  Deceased was a son of George and Rebecca Garman and was born near 
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, February 12th, 1820, thus making his age 87 
years, 5 months and 8 days. When about twenty-three years of age he 
left home determined to make his own way in this world and going to 
Jersey Shore he learned the jeweler's trade with his brother. He 
remained with the latter three years then engaged in the livery 
business on a small scale. In 1856 he went to Lock Haven, started a 
jewelry store and engaged in the livery business at the same time, 
devoting considerable attention to the buying and selling of horses. In 
both businesses he prospered and in 1860 he sold out and came to 
Bellefonte. About that time the Bald Eagle Valley railroad was opened 
from Lock Haven to Tyrone and Mr. Garman was appointed agent for the 
Adams Express company, the first agent the company ever had in this 
place, a fact that was always a matter of considerable pride and 
satisfaction to him. At that time the business of the express company 
was not as large as it is now and all of Mr. Garman's spare time was 
devoted to buying horses until he got enough to start the largest and 
best livery stable in Bellefonte. In 1861 he bought the Franklin House. 
After remodeling and building it larger the same year rechristened it 
the Garman House. In 1887 part of the hotel was destroyed by fire and 
it was promptly rebuilt as well as the opera house adjoining. Mr. 
Garman conducted the hotel personally until about the year 1890 when he 
leased it to his son Al S., who ran it a number of years. Upon his 
retirement to go to Tyrone, the house passed into the hands of C. M. 
and C. B. Garman. Since his retirement from active life Mr. Garman has 
lived retired in his home on the corner of High and Spring streets, 
though every day he spent some time at the hotel. Through his thrift 
and industry he acquired a large amount of property in addition to his 
hotel.
  In politics Mr. Garman was a Democrat and in his early life took 
quite an active part in the working of his party, having served as both 
a member of the town council and of the school board. He was a member 
of the Bellefonte Chapter, No.268, Free and Accepted Masons for over 
fifty-two years. In his religious faith he was an Episcopalian and 
always a good supporter of his chosen church.
  Mr. Garman was married in 1857 to Miss Louisa Schreyer, of Milton. 
She died in 1886 but surviving him are the following children: Al S., 
of Tyrone; Ira D. of Philadelphia; Edward, of Bellefonte; C. M. of 
Atlantic City; Mrs. Isaac Maitland of Williamsport; Robert of Tyrone; 
Mrs. Charles Cruse and William H. of Bellefonte.
  The funeral was held from his late residence on High Street at 2 
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Norman Stockett, of Coudersport, 
assisted by Rev. George Israel Browne of Harrisburg, officiated, after 
which interment was made in the Union Cemetery.

Democratic Watchman, Bellefonte, Pa., July 26, 1907

NOTE: There is some confusion over the name Schreyer versus Schroyer.  
Louisa, wife of Daniel, was definitely born Louisa Schreyer as were her 
siblings.  Her father was Allen Schreyer.  All children from Allen 
Schreyer's first marriage were surnamed Schreyer.  All children from 
his second wife chose to go by Schroyer.  The second child born to 
Daniel and Louisa Garman, was named after Louisa's father - named Allen 
Schreyer Garman.

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