The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-13
OBITUARY..

William Anderson, of North Main street,
Avoca, Oh Friday morning departed this
life after few days illness OF heart fail
ure, Mr.. Anderson was born 76 years ago
in Scotland but has been a resident Of
Ayoca for the past twenty-eight years.
He was employed by the Pennsylvania
Coal company as coal inspector at the
Central colliery. Besides hts wife, the fol
lowing sons survive him: James, John
and Walter. of Avoca; Robert of Chinook,
Mon, and William, of Staten Island The
deceased was d man OF strong Christian
characteristics, having for many years
been an active member of the Langclitte
Presbyterian church and one of the first
to be elected elders of the church. He was
a man genial, pleasant and of an unas-
suming manner and possessed the conf
dence of the community in which he la
bored. The funeral will take place on
Sunday afternoon. lnterment Will be in
Langclitfe cemetery.
Yesterday, at the home of her daughter
Mrs Bryan Burke, of Carbondale, Mrs
Ann German passed away after an illness
of nine days. She was attacked by pneu-
monia and al her age of 81 years she was
unable to resist the disease. Mrs. Cor
man came from Ireland in 1852 She had
watched the progress of Carbondale with
much interest during her long residence
and was useful member Of society. She
was devout Christian, faithful member
of St. Roses church. Two daughters re-
main-Mrs. Bryan Burke and Miss Annie
| Gorman also two sisters Mrs. Patrick
| Collins. of Dushore. Pa, and Mrs. p.
| Sweeney, of New York: ana Il brother,
| Peter Carroll, of California. She was an
| aunt of p a. Carroll, a merchant of Car
| bondale. A requiem mass will be cee-
| brated on Monday morning at st. Roses
| ,g.l t,Nt..t
| ment will be made in ST. Roses cemetery.
| Word has been received at Stroudsburg
ANNOUNCING the death of Rev. Stewart r.
! Custard, in his home, in Dunellen, n. j.
! The cause Of death was pleuro-pneumo-
| MA after an illness of about five weeks.
! The reverend gentleman was the son of
| Samuel Custard, of Stroudsburg He was
| born in Hamilton township, Monroe coun-
| ty, about thirty-seven years ago. He at
| tended the old Academy school here for
! several terms and later was pupil in the
| Millersville Normal school, where he grad
| uated in 1885. Immediately following he
| taught school in Martins Creek, North
ampton county. and at Clinton, y. j.
Later he took up the ministry, going into
| the Methodist church. His first charge
was Milford, Pike county, and his second
, that of Dunellen, y. j., at which place he
, died
Miss Esther Purdy, who died at Dalton
| Monday, was buried from her late resi-
| dence on Wednesday afternoon. The SER
! vices were in charge of Rev. a. B. Browe,
| assisted by Revs. Sowell and Newing, of
| Dalton The deceased was well known
| in the vicinity of Dalton, having lived
there nearly all her life. A large number
! of friends gathered at the house to show
| their respect for the deceased She was
sister of n 7. and c. w. Purdy, and
| was about SO years of age. For number
port of an invalid mother, who was
taken away in death about four years
ago.
Mrs. Cathrne Cole Newell, widow OF
the late Stephen Newell died at her
| home, in Hornbrook, Wednesday night
the mother of the late +. j. Newell, and
is survived by her son, David Newell, and
| three daughters-Mrs. Joseph keega, Mrs
| Ransom Horton. of Hornbrook, and Mrs
/ William Skinner, of Minnesota. Funeral
afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. W. w. Smltn Qled quite suddenly