The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31

gave him the majority. His opponent,
Thomas Dale, Instituted a contest, result
ing in the latter being seated. Three
years later the deceased again aspired for
the same office, and with the whole ticket
met defeat Since then he did not take
an active interest in politics and retired
to rest. lie is survived by his wife, who
is daughter of the late Edward Murray,
his sons, James, Thomas f., and Mar
tin, jr., and two daughters. Annie, who
was lately professed as a Sister of the
Immaculate Heart In the Carbondale
convent, and Laura. lie was also an
uncle Of Attorney NJ ]. Donahoe, Thomas
DOnahOe of the Truth. and Edward Jor-
dan the South Scranton undertaken The
funeral will be held tomorrow morning.
y solemn high mass of requiem will be
sung at St. Joseph's church. lntermont
will be made in the Minooka Catholic
cemetery.
Mrs. Marette Millard died at the hos-
| ptal Rutland, Vt, July %. 1899, as a re-
suit of an operation for a malignant dis
| ease of the throat of which she had suf-
| fered for some years. She is survived by
| her husband and two sons of West Rut-
| land, VT, her mother. Mrs. Sarah A.
Brown and two sisters, Mrs. j. NJ. How
| ell and Miss Ella Brown, of this city. and
two brothers, George a. Brown, of Phila-
| delphia, and Charles Brown, of Western
New York. Realizing the uncertainty as
To the results that might follow Mrs.
Millard, with the Calmncss and serenity
J of preparing for pleasant journey, made
all preliminary arrangements for her flu
neral before leaving her home only three
| days before she passed away. Mrs. Mil
| lard became a Christian in her early wo-
manhood and giving her hand to the Bap-
| tiSt church she at once manifested great
zeal in all departments of Christian ac-
| tivity. the flowers that adorned the pull
l tAtt ,tl,.,N =, h.
| perintondent of her Sunday school usual
| ly came from her beds I'm summer or con-
| scrNatOry i'm winter The church SER
| vices, the Sunday school of which she
was either superintendent or assistant
| for a number of years, the Christian En-
| desvor and Ladies Aid societies opened 10
! her wide field of usefulness. But these
| did not consl me all her energies. Nher-
| ever she lived that worldwide organi2a-
| tion the Womlns Christian Temperance
| union felt the impress of her character,
| either as guiding hand or the institu-
| tion of new unions. Mrs. Millard never
| wCaricd in well doing.
Brooks 4. Bass, aged 60 years, died at
! his home on jackson street Saturday
| night. having lived in this city since 1876.
| He came to Scranton soon after the
| Bloomsbury railroad was opened and was
| one of the first employees, serving as bag
gagemaster and mail agent. When tho
| war broke out Mr.. Bass enlisted as pri-
| vate in the One Hundred and Thirty-sec-
| ond PENNSYLVANIA volunteers, was pro-
| noted to quartormaster sergeant at the
| close of the war. lie returned 10 Scran-
| ton and acted as sales agent for Clark &
| Snover for Northeastern pennsylvania.
| Later he represented Frishmuth Bros, of
| philadelphia lie was for ten years spe-
cial officer for the Society for Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals. Mr.. Bass had
| been confined to his bed for several
| months with liver trouble and was pa
tlent sufferer. He leaves, besides his wife
| and daughter. Mrs. Frank Marshall,
| sister, Mrs. Cornclia Wells, of this city.
and a brother John Bass. of lniondale.
| The funeral services will he conducted
from his late home, lilS Jackson street.
tomorrow afternoon at $50 O'Clock aud
will he under the direction Of Colonel
Monies post, of which he was member.
| Caroline Schroeder. the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schroeder, OF
tEis city. died at Woodbridge, y. D., sat-
urday. Mrs. Schroeder and the baby mad
been visiting there for several weeks. A
few days ago the child was attacked
with cholera 'nfantum. The remains Will
reach the city tonight at o'clock over
the Central railroad, The funeral will
take place this afternoon. Interme0t viii
be made at Forest I'm cemetery
Mrs. LeaChch Andrews, relict of John
Andrews, died at her home at jubilee
Saturday she was Il years of age. The
funeral will take place today at o'clock
with services at the Madisonvile Chris
tian church mterment will be made in
| HornbakeT cemetery,
Thomas Mcclure, of Palm street died
at noon Saturday. lie was a widely
known young man of South scranton
His death is much dcplored, The funerel
will be held tomorrow morning