The morning call., 1890-12-15
CENTERVILLE.
An Air of Business Prosperity-The Lato
Mrs w. #. Il. Lynch.

An Air of Business Prosperity-The Lato
Mrs w. #. b. Lynch.
Editor Morning Call: Quite an air of
business prosperity peryades Centerville now
adays. Our merchants are anticipating a
brisk holiday trade and stocking up accord
ingly, roads are being scraped and leveled,
and considerable building, repairing, ETC.,
is going Oh. There is quite demand of
late for houses to rent, ami some IF our own
ers of TO wn lots should put up few cot
tages to let They would not long remain
vacant il the constant inquiry for houses in
town is any criterion of the need of the hour
Socia lly our village has been rather quiet
this week, the bazaar on Friday of last week
being the most recent festiyity of note. The
result of this affair is most gratifying to the
ladies having 1t in charge. as about $50 was
Melted.
About a dozen friends assembled for
luncheon Tuesday, at Mrs. c. ii. Aliens. in
honor of her friend, Mrs. Dickson. The
occasion was 7. most enjoyable one. The
guests were: Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. Frank
Jarvis, Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. Daw, Mrs.
Howard Overacker, Mrs. G. A. Plummer,
Mrs. Edwards of East Oakland, Mrs. J A.
Bunting, Mrs. II. E. Mosher, Mrs. w. r.
Hunt, Miss Jarvis and Miss Knapp.
Rev. L. g. Crump is circulating for sigma
lures petition for the passage of Sunday
law and another for a law forbidding the
may think Of the adyisability of the State
enforcing Sunday observance. the last
named petition should find many signers,
for the juvenile cigarette fend is public
nuisance in this part Of the country, and
any means, legislative or otherwise short
of cutting off his head, that will tend to his
suppression ought to receive encouragement
The funeral of Mrs. W. +. b. Lynch took
place from the Centeryille Presbyterian
Church, on Saturday, December 9th. The
church WAS decorated nv loving hapdS with
flowers and vines, and large number
gathered on this sad occasion to do honor to
the memory OF her who, during her long
residence among US, was general favorite.
Hers had been rich life. full of years and
good works. Mrs. Lynch was born near
Pittsburg, Pa, March 8, 1923 Her maiden
name was jackson. When IL years old she.
with her parents, removed to Butler County,
Ohio. In 1919 she was married to w. +. B.
Lynch, with whom she lived happily for
nearly forty-two years.
In 1864 Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch, with their
children and party of friends, crossed the
plains from the Mississippi to Nevada, by
mule team. 1t is singular coincidence that
the last time she appeared in public was a
lew days before her death, when she at
tended, at the Presbyterian Church. In San
LeaDdro, a lecture by her husband, entitled
By Mule Team Across the Continent
Mrs. Lynch was even then suffering from
severe cold, which was destined within
very few days to be the means of her release
from the cares of this world to the bright
blessings of the next. She died on Decem-
Der 4th at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
ii. +. Ebers. in San Leandr0. Preliminary
services were held at the house in San Lean
dro. and were conducted by Revs. Ross and
Cherry of that place. The remains were
then sent by train to Decoto, and thence
carried to CeDteryille. where, as before
stated, the funeral took place from the little
old church, where for twenty years she was
constant attendant and devoted Christian
worker. The service here was interesting
and impressive. Rev. Joel Gilfllan Off
ciated, assisted by Messrs. Ross and Cherry.
Mr.. Gilfiilan delivered q most impressive
address from the text, "She is not dead, but
sleepth," concluding with Miss Priests