The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-08
TAYLOR NEWS.
Met With Fearful Death-Old
Glory Floated to the Breeze-Per-
sonal News.

sonal News.
One of the saddest deaths that has
occurred in this town for some time
was that Of Mr.. Anthony Edwards,
who was killed in an explosion on Sat
urday morning while at work in the
Taylor mines. He was employed as a
miner and was firing hole when the
accident occurred. His neck and leg
were broken. Deceased was 50 years
of age, and was the son of Mr. and
Mrs David ]. Edwards. He was a
young man of noble traits and was
well liked by all that knew him. He
was a devoted member of the Calvary
Baptist church; of the Taylor Acct
dental fund: Taylorville lodge, No. 462,
knights of Pythias. and Invincible
commandery, No. %. knights of Malta.
He will be buried tomorrow afternoon.
Services will he held at the house. Rev.
DR.. II. II. Harris will officiate. Burial
will be made in the Forest Home ceme-
terry. The following survive him: a
widow, also father and mother, two
brothers, Zephaniah Edwards, of Oily
phant and John T.. Edwards, of this
place, and two sisters, Mrs. d. NJ. Da-
Wis and Mrs. Charles Sampson, of
Wilkes Barre.
Saturday was a gala day at the Pyne
mines, sweet music and patriotic
speechmaking being in order. The oc.
casion marked the raising of beauti-
full emblem purchased by the patriotic
employees of the mine. The event was
one long to he remembered and was
enjoyed by nearly five hundred people,
many of whom were ladies. At the
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temporary platform had been erected
for the occasion, on which were seated
Chairman Assistant Foreman Louis
Reinhardt. Superintendent Adam Rein
hardt, Mine Foreman Thomas, Rev.
Mr.. Walker, Rev. William Frisby and
Alderman John r Howe. At 6.15 the
exercises commenced with a few re-
| marks from Chairman Renhardt, fol-
lowed by a patriotic air by the Taylor
| Silver Cornet band, entitled THE Stars
| and Stripes" This was followed by
the flag being raised amid the cheers
! of the vast assemblage. Rev. Walker
| offered prayer Rev. William Fris-
| by addressed the gathering in a pa
| triotic manner that aroused the
enthusiasm Of all present Alderman
John T. Howe then stepped to the plat
| form and was heartily applauded. Mr..
| Howe spoke of the patriotism of the
| employees and said that he hoped that
! they would ALWAYS honor and protect
! that which they had kindly donated
! their little mite for. During the course
| of his remarks he paid a high tribute
to the many ladies present The eXer-
| cises closed with a selection by the
| band. Much credit is due Messrs. Rein
| hardt and Thomas for the manner in
which the affair was conducted.
| Emblem division, No. 81, Sons of
| Temperance, will meet this evening in
Van Horns hall.
Misses Ida Sperber and Emma Cooper
are sojourning at Atlantic City
| The directors of the Forest Home
cemetery held an important business
meeting on Saturday evening.
The funeral of the seven-months-ol old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wood
ward occurred on Saturday afternoon
and was quite largely attended. Ser
vices We're held in the house by the
Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Lloyd, of the Welsh
Baptist church. Burial was made in
the Forest Home cemetery.
A farewell reception was rendered
Private Lewis NJ. Reese previous 20
his departure for Camp Alger The
reception was held at the home of mis-
mother, Mrs. Lewis NJ. Reese, of Union
street, on Saturday evening Those
| present were Mr.. and Mrs. David
Beecham. Mrs. Lewis NJ. Reese, Mrs.
Charles Hodges, Mrs. Morgans, and
| Misses Annie and Mary jenkins, Mary
| ]. Bevan, of Providence; Sadie and
Rachel Gangwer, Lulu and Mamie Nor
gans, Miss Penman, Martha Lewis, Liz
zie Urweider, Amelia Lewis, Mary ].
Nicholas, Lizzie jenkins, Mary Evans.
| Margaret Howells, Ida Roberts, Jennie
Howells, and Messrs. Morgan ]. Jones,
Evan Watkins, Adolph Urweider, Will
liam II. Nicholas, Frank Decker, John
Jones, David Harris, William Price,
David Beecham, Lewis NJ. Reese, Nor
| gan Marsh. T. A. Evans. Alfred Har-
ris and Clyde Rivenburg.
Mrs. H. J, Daniels, who has been
soiourning for the past week at Lake
Winola, has returned home.