The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-30
WEST SIDE NEWS.
Funeral Of Mrs. Margaret Roberts Rich
ards. ATTENDED by a Large COncourse
Of People,. ..Many Beautiful Tributes.

The remains Of the late Mrs. Mar
garet Roberts Richards, wife of David
T. Richards. of Scranton street, were
laid at rest yesterday in the Washburn
street cemetery. The obsequies be-
spoke a magnificent eulogy to the i'm
pressive life of the departed. Services
We're held at II O'Clock at the family
home and the great number of mourn
ers made it necessary to throw open
the adjoining residences in the neigh
borhood for the comfort of the throng.
The Richards home was densely
crowded.
The remains lay in handsome black
casket, surrounded by the tender floral
testimonials of host of friends. The
floral designs We're unusually beauti-
full. Before and after the service a
long line of black moved through the
parlor where last look was taken
at the face of the dear departed. Rev.
j. +. Moffatt, pastor of the Washburn
Street Presbyterian church, and Rev
d. Jones' pastor of the First Welsh
Congregational church. ofliciatcd at the
services. Mr.. Jones read chapter OF
Scripture and offered prayer in the
Welsh language. He then delivered
tribute to the deceased. After refer
ring to her Christian character and
rich womanhOod Mr.. Jones said in this
dark hour there are two shafts of COM
fort to the grief-stricken family; one
is that her influence will ever live, the
other that she has reaped blessed re-
ward-the Fruit of Life. Rev. Mr..
Moffatt's words were eulogistic and he
drew lessons for the living from the
character of the departed. A double
Quartette from the Welsh Congrega-
tional church sang Nearer My God to
Thee" as a closing part of the service.
The singers We're: Mrs. w. q. Powell,
the Misses Norma Williams. Lizzie Jen
kins and Matte Williams, Roger Ev-
ans, David j. Davis, William Reese and
David Jenkins.
The funeral cortege was very large
one and al the graveside brief last
service was conducted by Revs. Moffatt
and Jones. The pall-hearers, ncphews
of the deceased, We're Attorney John X.
Edwards, Franklin Howell John Phil
lips. Harry Peck, of this side: Thomas
Richards, of Olyphant; William Da-
yies. of Plymouth. The out-Of-town
people at the funeral We're: Mr.. Will
lam Davies and family, plymouth: AL
derman William Il. Baker, Carbondale:
Mrs Sarah Evans, I.ansford Mr.. John
Il. Law, Pittston: Miss Mamie Jones,
Edward Jones, Olyphant; Mr. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Clark, Peckville; Miss Minnie
Bowen, Carbondale; Mrs Wright Low
ry. Clifford; MI. and Mrs. Charles
Trumbower, Pittston.
FUNERAL OF THOMAS G. THOMAS.
The funeral of the late Thomas G.
Thomas, who was well known in Hyde
Park as "the tailor" took place yester-
day afternoon and was attended by Il
very large crowd. The funeral started
from the late home, 2ll North Fillmore
avenue. and proceeded to the First
Welsh Baptist church, where the SER
vices We're held The large auditorium
was densely crowded with friends of
the deceased, not a seat remaining un-
filed and the aisles We're blocked with
people standing. Rev. w. $. Jones con-
Quoted the service. The deceased was
q prominent member of the church and
up to the time Of his death he was
SuptTlntenuent Ol the fouftll Wdfu
mission Sunday school. The children
from this school and from the main
school and the Bellevue mission attend
ed the funeral in separate bodies. Mr.
Jones was assisted at the funeral SER
vices by Rev. II. II. Harris. of Taylor
and Rev.W. +. Davis. of the North End,
Several other ministers We're present.
The choir Of the church, led by viii
Evans. rendered the songs of the SER
vice. The pallbearers, deacons of the
church. were: Joseph Reynolds. Will
liam Morris, Thomas Howell, William
Morgan. Thomas l.. jenkins and Henry
Z. Davies. lnterment was made in
Wshhurn street cemetery
Undertaken Will Price was in charge
OF both funerals.