The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-08
OBITUARY..

Anthony Battle, an eX-mayor, and
formerly a prominent citizen of Car
bondale, died Thursday afternoon at
panville. Thursday morning Mrs. Bat
tie received a telegram stating that
her husband had been indisposed for
several weeks but that his condition
was not considered serious. She left
Immediately for DanVille and reached
there short time before Mr.. Battle
passed away. Mr.. Battle had been an
inmate of the asylum over nine years.
The cause of his trouble was due to
fright which he received in December,
1888, when three masked men broke in
to his house which was connected with
his store, and after beating Mr.. Battle
and obliging him TO open the safe, tied
Mr. and Mrs. Battle to the stove and
left, carrying with them over $1,000.
Mr. Battle never recovered from the
injuries he received and with the worry
over the loss of the money caused his
mental trouble. During the earlier
days of Carbondale Mr.. Battle was
prCnlnent in business and politics. He
served as mayor, school director and
councilman. Mr. Battle was born in
the county of Sligo, Ireland. about
sixty years ago and came to Carbon
married Miss Kathryn Murray, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Murray,
who survives him. The funeral will
be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
Requiem mass will be celebrated in
st. Rose church. Interment will be
made in st. Rose cemetery,
Morris NJ. Dougherty, one of the best
of
died at his home, 81 Carey avenue,
yesterday morning after a short illness
of pneumonia, which resulted from a
heavy cold contracted while attending
the Grant Monument dedication in
New York last week. Deceased was
| born in Wilkes-B Barre thirty-two years
ago and was a son of the late Charles
and Julia Ceilings Dougherty. He is
survived by his mother, one brother
Lieutenant Colonel c. Bow Dougherty,
of the Ninth regiment, and one sister,
Miss Alice NJ. Dougherty, the well
| known court stenographer. Deceased
| had resided in this city all his life
and earned considerable reputation as
a performer on the piano. The funeral
will be held on Saturday morning, leav-
ing the house at 1890. Services will be
conducted at st. Mary's church at II
| O'Clock. Interment will be made in
| Hollenback cemetery.
Asaph Colborn, an old and highly re-
| spected citizen of Troy, died at the
home of his son-in-law, DIR. c. f. Paine.
Tuesday morning at 43O o'clock. Mr.,
Colborn was born at Candor, N. Y, in
1913, from whence he moved to New
| no
time, and later to Elmira, where he
lived for sixteen years, until 1858, when
he moved to Troy, where has has since
resided. Mr.. Colborn had been success
fully engaged in the numbering bust
ness during the greater part of his
life but during his residence in Troy
he had worked considerably in the ex-
press office of his son-in-law, b. A.
Long.
Neice Quinn, an aged and respected
resident of Dunmore street, Olyphant
died Thursday evening at O'Clock
from injuries he received while at
work in No. mines on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Quinn was born in Armah, Ire
land, and was about 10 years of age
He came to this country about thirty
two years ago and is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. John McGinty. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at 2,30 o'clock. Interment will be
made in st. Patrick's cemetery.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Miller, of Pleasant street, died yester-
day. The funeral will be held from
the house this afternoon and interment
will be made in the Hyde Park Catholic
| cemetery.
Mrs. f. c. Wood died at her home
at Duryea Thursday night. Funeral
notice later.
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