The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
OBITUARY.

ING SuuuSn anu enllGcly ulllOOkeu lot
demise of William Lever. of 1l22 Lafay-
ette street, occurred yesterday morning
at his residence. His death was due to
apopleXy. Though over 20 years of age
Mr. Lever was in good health and arose
as usual at o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He attended to a few small house
hold duties and was COnversing with his
son-in-law, Mr. Snow, who had just called
when dizziness seized him. Mr.. Snow
called his daughter, Miss Margaret
Lever, and then hurriedly summoned DR..
+. c. Hail. Medical skill proved fruit
less and the old gent!anan died within
an hour of the first attack The deceased
was very well known here, having been
resident of West Scranton for forty years.
He was member of the Simpson Meth
| odist Episcopal church and his kindly
acts for others had endeared him to
many. His wife and four children, one
| son and three daughters survive him.
| They are Mrs. George Snow, Mrs. George
W. Hill, and Miss Margaret Lever, of
| this city, and John Lever, OF Carbondale.
| The funeral will occur on Friday after
noon at o'clock. Services viii be held
at the Simpson church and interinent will
be made at the Forest Hill cemetery.
Miss Jennie, daughter of Henry Weh-
| rum, general manager of the Lackawan-
ma Iron and Steel company, died yester-
Mrs. Alfred Ernst, on Webster avenue,
of typhoid fever. She had been i'll two
weeks. The deceased had just entered
| upon her twenty-sXth year and all of
| life seemed before her when this abrupt
| end came. Miss Wehrum had received
| an excellent education in the public
| schools, at Keystone academy and at
| the Lock Haven state normal school,
One year ago, being anxious to earn an
| Independent livelihood, she applied for
| and secured a position as teacher in the
| public schools, being assigned to No. 3
| school. Her attentiveness to duty and
sunny disposition soon endeared her to
| pupils and associate teachers alike, and
| when this illness overlook her no more
| solicitouS inquiries We're made than those
| which came from Miss Wehrums school
friends. The funeral will be held at
the house on Thursday afternoon at .
| o'clock; interment in Dunmore cemetery.
| Edward L. Morgan died yesterday
morning at $50 o'clock at the home of
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Bennett, on Sec
| ond street, Jermyn. The deceased had
been a. resident of Jermyn for many
years and was highly respected by all
who knew him. He was a member Of
| the Baptist church and was an earnest
| and devoted Christian. Deceased was
born in South Wales in 1886, coming to
this country from Caerphilyi South
| Wales, in 1868. He settled in Centralia,
| Columbia county. In 1871 he left there
and came to Jermyn, where he has since
resided. The deceased is a brother of
the late Samuel Morgan, who died a
| few years ago at Jermyn. He is sur
| vived by a brother in Danvil.e, ILL.,, and a
| sister in AherCan, South Wales; also two
| daughters, Mrs. o. Jones, of Hometown,
o., and Mrs. William Bennett, of Jer-
myn. One daughter, Mrs. William
Thomas, died in Iron Mountain, Mo-, six
years ago. The funeral services will take
place on Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Rev. Mr.. Brown will officiate. Interment
in Shadyside cemetery.
Frank W. Watson, an o,d and respected
resident of Peckville, died at the home ot
his daughter Mrs. j. +. Hoyt, on Main
street, at midnight on Monday from
the effects of the third stroke of paralysis
which he received last Wednesday. Mr..
Waston was born in Boston, Mass, in
1926. In 1856 he moved to Scranton and
was one of the leading plumbers and gas
ftters for many years. In 1870 he en-
barked in the hardware business, and at
ter his wife's death, in 1885, he moved ia
Peckville and made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. ]. +. Hoyt. Mr.. Watson
was a veteran of the late war, and al
the time of his death was a member OF
| Lieutenant Ezra Griffin post, Grand Army
of the Republic, of Scranton, and was a
member of Harper lodge, Independent Or.
der of Odd Fellows, of Peckville. The
funeral services will be held at the house
on Thursday afternoon at l o'clock, after
which the remains will be taken to Scran,
ton to st. Lukes church. The Ezra Grlf'
fin post will take charge of the funeral
Interment will be made in Forest Hill
cemetery.
Peter LOTUS, of the East Side, Jer
myn, one of the Oldest residents of the
town, died yesterday morning at
o'clock. Mr.. Lofltus had been i'll fol
some time, but as he was quite a rugged
man, hopes were entertained for his re
covery. on MonCay evening, however, 1
became evident to his family that the enc
was approaching, Deceased had lived OF
} the East Side. Jermyn, for many years
and his death will be generally mourned
He Is survived by a wife and six chill
) dren, as follows: Mrs. b. Farrell Mrs
| John Gilhooley, Mrs NJ. Joyce, Messrs
Patrick of Montana; and Peter and Mar
tin, of Jermyn. The funeral will TAX
! place on Thursday afternoon.
William b. Davis. of Nanticoke, diet
= yesterday afternoon at tire West Sid
hospital. The deceased came here ol
=. Monday, Oct 25. and was operated ol
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