The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-10
OBITUARY..

THO MAS OLIVER, 4 resident of
CarDonGale almost half u century, and
IL citizen o. the highest worth, passed
away Saturday morning in the, fullness
OF his years at his home, So Wyoming
street. Death was due to his old age.
Mr.. Oliver being in his seth year.
The deceased was born in Lindley.
Yorkshire, England on September 80,
1916. On May 19, sixty three years ago,
he was welded to Mary Hallowell, OF
Yorkshire, and their happy union con-
l!nued until about two years ago, when
Mrs. Oliver passed away at the ripe
Old age OF 50 years. On March l6,
1882, Nh. and Mrs Oliver came to this
city. Nh. Oliver taking charge of the
ola "Oliver" pump house which was
used to remove the water from the
old dip of the Delaware e Hudson
which was located alongside the old
gravity in the rear OF Brooklyn street.
Mr. Oliver had not worked for "a num-
ber Of years.
Mr.. Oliver was Il worthy citizen and
meiited the esteem and affection in
which he was held. He took Il deep in
teleSt in the affairs of the city and
WAS always proud to see it take Il for
ward step. His life was we'll spent and
in departing for the higher life was
filled with this consolation.
Mr. Oliver is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fl. Lister, who lived With her
father; one son, IT. Oliver, Il prom
inent merchant of Pittston; five grand
children, Mrs. Emma Hall and II. O.
Lister, who lived with their grand
father; Alfred Lister, Of Scranton; head
of the Delaware 4 Hudson company's
mine department engineering corps,
Mis-. James Austin and Mrs. Charles
Smiles, of Pittston Five at-grand-
children also mourn his loss. They are
Marjorie Lister, of Scranton; Annie
Austin and Olive, Thomas and Edward
Smiles, of Pittston. one sister, living
in England also survives.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday
afternoon. Services will be conducted
at the home, No. SS Wyoming street, at
o'clock by Rev, H. j. Whalen, d. D.,
and interment will Nollow in Maple
wood cemetery.
MRS. BRIDGET KANE succumbed
yesterday to a pnralytic stroke. Her
death took place at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Corrigan, on Pike
street.
The deceased was born in Ireland
three-quarters of n century ago, but
she lived in Carbondale since her child
hood, having settled in Carbondule
when it was a wilderness. Her life
was that of a true Christian and there
will be many prayers for her spiritual
welfare. Her sorrowers are two daugh-
ters, Mrs. John Corrigan and Mrs
Patrick Cayiston.
The funeral will take place Tuesday
afternoon. The funeral will leave the
house at $3.50 o'clock and after that
services mt st. Rose church, and burial
will take place in st. Rose cemetery.
DIR HENRY CORSON, who died at
the home of James Arthur in Forest
City, Thursday, and who was buried
from the home of his son, DR.. Corson, in
Waymart, was perhaps the Oldest
person living in the state at the time
OF his death. He was born near Cam
den, n. j., March 10, 1874, which would
give him the distinction of reaching his
10Sth year DR.. Corson spent most of
his time as a practitioner in Susque-
hanna county having practiced in
Susquehanna, Montrose and Hartford.
Since 1882 has lived at different inter-
vals in Hancock, Wlnwood and Forest
City, He was a man of remarkable
ways, and up to the time of death
his faculties We're nawelously we'll
preserved. DR.. Corson Is survived by
his widow and two sons, DR.. Frank
Corson, of Waymart, and DR., Charles
Corson. of Rileyyille; two daughters,
Mrs Hattie, Wife of q. r. Richmond,
and Mrs. Lavona Merrill, Wife of Rev.
G. II. Merrill, of Smithyille Flats, n. Y.
The services We're conducted yester-
day afternoon by Rev. Mr.. Merrill.
Burial took place in the cemetery at
Canaan.