Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-25
OBITUARY,

ASO0t0 Oh An xu0G01Rt80S WOU00e
On Monday William Wellnauer, with
his wife Caroline and one child, arrived in
New York from Germany. They reached
this city on Thursday and took up their
residence at Orange and Ann streets.
Mrs. Wellnauer had been sick for some
days. and when they. arrived the was quite
poorly. She died yesterday. It is sad
death, as the family had just arrived in the
country with good prospects, and their
first misfortune is the death Of the wife
and mother.
Sudden Death Of Citizen.
Andrew Schlaych, residing at SIG Mid
die street, last evening ate his supper as
usual and was walking around afterwards.
Between and o'clock he complained of
feeling unwell. Before 10 O'Clock he was
dead. ApOplexy is supposed to have been
the cause of his death. Mr.. Schlauch was
German by birth and was 66 years of age.
By trade he was tailor. He leaves sew
eral grown children. His funeral takes
place on Monday.
Death Of . Former Merchant.
Henry D. Croft died at his residence on
West King street yesterday Of consump-
ton after long illness. Mr.. Croft was a
native Of Earl township, and was son Of
Israel Croft and a nephew of Levi w.
Croft. He has been in this city for many
years. He was in the hardware business
with Col. Mayer and was afterwards with
ship with George Diller in 1864 and re-.
mained with him until 1878, when he re-
tired. He was one of the most successful
reaper operators in this section, and that
branch of the business was his specially.
For several years past Mr.. Croft has not
been in very active business on account of
i'll health, but in that time he has been
selling reapers. Sc. He was a member of
Lamberton lodge, No. 476. OF this city.
At the time Of his death he was 46 years
of age, and he leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
Death OF Laucasteran In Pittsburgh.
Mr.. A. J. Diller, for twenty-seven
years clerk in the Pittsburgh postot1ice,
died in that city last week from paralysis.
He was one Of the oldest employees of
the department in tho state or country
and was one of seven employees for whom
bill was at one time prepared providing
for the pensioning Of all employees of the
postof6ce department who had served
over quarter of a century. Mr.. Diller
was native of New Holland, this county,
OuO ACkO UIIupltC0 years aye
He was the son of William and Margaret
Diller, brother of the late Susan r.
Smith and of Mrs. Margaret b. Holl, tie
latter being the only surviving member of
the family. The CLARION says: Mr..
Diller, although quiet and reserved in dis
position, was an amiable and genial COM
panion, Il true friend and possessed of a
heart SO large that he made no enemies
and never refused to favor friend.":
A Patriarch Gone to Rest.
Samuel u. Greene lately deceased, father
Of DR.. G. A. Greene, was in his 95th' year
when he died. He was "a years old on the
7th Of February last, and was eleven years
old when George Washington died, SO that
within the span Of his life he could have
seen all the presidents. He was church
member seventy five years; assisted in
starting three churches, one at Waverly,
Mass, first presided over by Rev. Lyman
Beecher, the father of Henry Ward. He
wrote, with his son, a vigorous letter con-
tanning various figures and business state.
ments, on the sixth day of this month and
died the 14th. He is buried in Greenville,
Mass, in sight of the house where he was
born in 1888, and near the church estab-
lished by his grandfather, Rev. DR.. Thosss
Greene, and by the side of his mother,
who was also in her 95th year at her death.