The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-08
OBITUARY.
Frank Wechert, for thirty years a resi-
dent of Wilkes-B Barre, died there Thursday
aged SO years and was buried yesterday.

Frank Wlechert, for thirty years a resi-
dent of Wllkes-Barre, died there Thursday
| aged So years and was buried yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Murrin, one of the pioneer
residents of lower Luzerne, is dead at Up
per Lehigh. She had attained the age of
1lG years.
John Deiterick, aged so, died at his
| home, in bloomsbury, Saturday after a
| short illness. Deceased was an old and
respected resident of Columbia county,
and is survived by wife and seven chill
| dren
Margaret Lyons widow of the late John
| Lyons, died at the home of her daughter
| Mrs John W. Mcclure, 1908 Capouse ave-
nue., at $50 o'clock Saturday evening. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
| noon at 2 o'clock 1nterment will be made
| in Hyde Park Catholic cemetery
| Jacob II. Massey, one of the leading mer-
| chants of Allentown. died Friday evening
| of heart trouble, aged SO years. Mr.. Mas
| sey was the only son of the late Charles
! 5. Massey, who was one of the leading and
| best known temperance workers in the
state who died several years ago
Mrs. John ]. McHale died at her home
| in Archibald Friday night She had suf-
|
| seven young children survive her. The
| funeral will take place this morning. After
| the celebration of high mass at ST. Thom-
as Catholic church, interment will be
made in the Catholic cemetery.
The death of Mrs William Bray, widow
! of the late William Bray, former resi-
dent of Taylor, but now of Priceburg, oc-
CURED at her home on Saturday. The
deceased was SO years of age. Services
will be held at the house at $50 o'clock to-
morrow morning, after which the cortege
will proceed to the Taylor Presbyterian
cemetery.
Rev. John Williams, we'll known in this
region, died Saturday, at the age of 81
years, at his home, in Bangor, Pa. Mr..
| Williams preached for thirteen years in
| Congregational church at Pittston During
that period he made frequent visits to
Scranton and built uD a large acquaint-
anceship here. Rev. B. /. Evans, of this
city, will act as pall-bearer at the fu-
neral.
Mrs. Polly Smith, the beloved wife of
! William Smith, died at her home on Main
| street, Peckville, yesterday, of apoplexy,
| aged 62 years. She leaves a husband and
one son to mourn her Joss. The funeral
| services will be held at the house on Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock a. m, and will
be conducted by her former pastor, Rev.
! w. G.. Guest. The remains will be taken
to Green Grove for interment.
Mrs. Hannora Cook, of Carbondale died
last Friday evening. Mrs. Cook was born
| in Ireland nearly three-fourths of a CEN
tury ago. For the last forty years she had
resided in Carbondale. Deceased Is sur
| vived by three chldren-Mrs Thomas
Toolan, of Carbondale, with whom she
! resided; Mrs Richard Howard, of Lack
and Mrs lanes (.ilmartin. of
Dunmore. The funeral services will be
held this morning.
Mrs. Bridget McHale died at her home
on Hudson street, Olyphant, yesterday
morning at 5 O'Clock, after an illness of
eight months. Deceased was born in Ire
land and came to this country when very
young She is survived by husband, five
daughters and three sons. The funeral
will take place Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. Interment will be made In st.
Patrick's cemetry.
At the home on Beech street Saturday
Mrs. Annie Roth, widow of the late Mel
choir Roth, died. aged SO years. She is
survived by two daughters and three sons,
the latter-Melchoir, John and Arnold-liv-
ing in this city, and the daughters-AIrs.
Catharine Lauthold and Mrs Annie Au-
mecher-residing with their families in
Westfield Tioga county, Pa The funeral
will occur this afternoon at O'Clock.
Elisha j. Newell, a well-known citizen
of Sheshequn township, Bradford coun-
ty, died at his home in Hornbrook at
o'clock Friday morning of pneumonia,
after an illness of about ten days. Mr..
Newell was born near the home he has for
so many years occupied, his ancestors
having come to Hornbrook in 1884 He
leaves wife and two children: Mrs. Joel
Horton, of Guttenburg, n. j., and Mrs.
c. A. Child, of Monroeton. The funeral
was held yesterday.
The funeral services over the remains of
the late Mrs. Charles Kenyon, who died at
the Kenyon homestead, Peckville, last
Saturday morning at II o'clock, will be
held this afternoon at O'Clock, and will
be conducted by the Rev. V. G. Byersj of
the Presbyterian church, and Rev. j. r.
Ellis, of the Blakely Baptist church. In
terment will be made in the family plot,
, at the Union cemetery. Mrs. Kenyon was
3S years of age. She was formerly a resi-
dent of Washington, d. c., and has resided
in Peckvlle about two years
The death of Asa Day occurred at Fos-
ter, Susquehanna county, Saturday
last. The deceased was a brother of Alvin
j. Day. editor of the Wyoming Democrat,
and has for many years been hotel keep
. er. Mr.. Day formerly owned the Foster
|
two ago. The deceased is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. l. T. Wilmarth, of Fos-
ter, and Mrs. Fred f. Stevens, of Olive
, street, Scranton. The funeral will be held
at Foster this afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Margaret Flanagan, who resided
with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Flanna-
gan, in the vicinity of No 4, Carbondale,
died on Saturday morning. Deceased was
a well-known and highly respected young
lady and her sad end is mourned by host
of sympathizing friends She was "a years
of age and was born in Carbondale town
ship In addition to her mother she is
survived by two brothers and two sisters.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at
2.30 o'clock Interment will be made in
; st. Roses cemetery
William H. Chamberlain died suddenly
at his home, at Hines Corners, on Thurs
day morning. He was the day before
,, stricken with paralysis which was at first
thought to have been a severe attack of
grip. The funeral was held yesterday. Mr..
Chamberlain was a member of Captain
George B. Osborn's Company A, in the
7 Fifty-siXth Pennsylvania regiment. He
was highly respected in Wayne county
and was prominent Republican candi-
date for the nomination of representative