The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-30

OBITUARY.--M Valentine Smith, of this
place, departed this life on Wednesday
morning, April goth, in his 9Th year. Two
weeks before he Injured his fingers with a
circular saw in the pattern shop; the injury,
though painful, was not considered danger
Gus, but despite the efforts of the physician
one Of the fingers became very sore. The
attending physician, DR.. Latham, called in
DR.. Tweedle, OF Weatherly, ard DIR. Long
shore, OF Hazleton, every effort was made to
arrest the blood poisoning, and it was hoped
that with his wonderful will power and
spIendid constitution, lie might recover.
But God in His all wise Providence thought
otherwise, after days Of suffering, during
which not Il inurmur escaped his hps,in pos
session Of all of his faculties, he breathed his
last surrounded by his sorrOwing family.
Mr.. Smith came to Carbon county in 1889
from Philadelphia, and settled at Beaver
Meadow, where he engaged with Vanclevc
Co., who were then operating the coal
mines at that point; while thereehe was
married To u daughter Of John West, ESQ.,,
nf EastOn, the fruits of which were i've
daughters, three of which are living; the
eldest being married to W. Ice Stlrs,ui Pack.
erton from Beaver Meadow he removed to
Weatherly, and engaged with K. D. Stiles,
under the firm name OF Smith & Stlles, IN
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the Beaver Meadow X. r. Co., after which
he took charge Of the pattern shop of the rail
road company, where he has remained ever
since. lie connected himself with the Pres
hyterian church al its organization IN
| Weatherly, under the venerable DR.. G Istnn
OF Philadelphia; he was AN earnest christian
and consistent member, and died with the
| blessed assurance Of glorious resurrection.
In his death the Ialnily loose a kind aud
generous iather,and the eonD,@ksS .ier-
| getlc, useiul citizeif.~ I'll F,useouies
were held On Saturday afternoon, at 2 y. m,
| from his late reslderce The Rev. E6sall
| Ferrer, OF Mauch Chunk, and Rev. w. S.
| q. Webster, formerly pastor at Weath.rly,
officiating. The Odd Fellow Lodge of Beaver
Meadow. of which he was q member about
forty years, and the Weatherly Lodge at
tended in II body. The L. V. R.R. Co,
shops and places OF business in the town
were closed in honor of the deceased
Joseph Buck, Jr., brakeman on engine
| 81, l.. V. r, r., while shifting cars ON the
dump at Weatherly, Tuesday afternoon
was caught between the ears aud crushed 81
badly that he lived but few hours. De-
ceased was an exemplary young man, and
leaves wife and one child 10 mourn bis
loss.
we cup the following items from the
Herald of Wednesday.
The add ton to the blacksmith shop OF
4Ox4S feet was put up last week. We are
informed that the car shop will not he en-
larged before July, as there is new floor Ia
be pnt in the round house here, and a dane
ing floor To lie constructed at Glen Onoku
| first.
Several Hungarians who have been
rnslicating IN town for some time past, LEFT
for Pittsburg last week 1t would be quite
relief to our community if they all would
leave, and we can truly say, should they do
81 i would be "a good riddance OF had rub.
bsh."
On Wednesday last, Alex. Harz, who
had both his limbs nmpulated recently
died alter eight weeks of excrucating ago
ny, The poor fellow was ont Of his mind
most OF the time, since the accident occur
red. caused by the intense pam he had to
endure, aud death was a greater boom
to him than to have lived in the mutilated
condition he WAS in. His remains were in
TERED on Friday last in the Hartz buryinr
ground at lIudsondale.