The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-11
SUDDEN DEATH OF
THOMAS N. NEFF.
After a Few Days Illness he Was
Taken to Pittsburg Hospital.
DIED AFTER AN OPERA.
TON FOR APPENDICITIS.
Was a Prominent Member Of John M. Read
Lodge Of Mssons and a Model Citizen.
Funeral Sunday Afternoon.

Lodge Of Mssons and Model Citizen.
Funeral Sunday Afternoon.
Thomas Nesle NeT, son of Squire
Ezra Neff, Of Reynoldsville, died In the
West Penn Hospital in Pittsburg at
l.30 a. IN. Thursday, November 8, 1903.
Mr.. Neff WAS taken TO the hospital on
Wednesday morning and the doctors
pronounced bis case very critical one,
and said he could only live few hours
without an operation and that he mig hi
die on the operating table, but they
could not say positively as to what the
real trouble was. The operation was
performed at nine o'clock Wednesday
| evening aud the doctors found the case
hopeless one. II was case Of appcn
dicltis In the worst form and there was
also symptoms OF tuberculosis of the
bowels. Tom rallied from the opera
tion and was rational until fow
minutes before he died. He talked to
his wife after the operation, when he
knew that he had only short time to
live. He bid his wife and son good bye
and said he was ready to die, II II was
the Lords will. The only thing that
grieved him was leaving his little
family. The body was brought to
Reynoldsville on the 1.20 p. m. train
Thursday and taken to the residence on
Hill street.
Squire Neff received word late w, d.
nesday evening that his son could not
live and he and Mrs. Neff left here on
last trolley car for Punxsutawney and
took the b., II. & p. "ayer" at 500 a. IN.
Thursday for Pittsburg, arriving there
at S,l5, their train being late, and did
not learn Of Toms death, nor that the
body would be brought home on the
b., II. & =. train that leaves Allegheny
City at 9.00a. M, until too late to come
on that train. They got home on the
6.l5 p m. train Thursday on the p. r. Il.
Thomas Neff was born In Reynolds
vile April s, 1875, making him 2S
years, months and days old at time
Of death. He was quiet and unassum-
ing young man, but was o bright and
apt scholar. He attended Allegheny
College, Meadville, Pa, one term and
college at New Athens, Ohio, one term.
He taught one term Of school in the
public schools OF this borough, one term
at Prescottville, and one or two terms
In Winslow township. He had been
working several years with the J. g. G.
G. & |. Co. civil engineer corps Of this
place, and was engaged at that work
when he had to quit and return to lis
home Saturday afternoon, October 80.
He was just completing civil ensi-
neering course Ia the Scranton School
OF Correspondence. He was always
busy aud had no time for loafng. Trm
was well liked and highly esteemed and
II seemed almost incredible to lis
numerous friends when the news was
circulated Thursday morning that he
was dead, as 1t was only few days be-
fore that he was seen on the streets in
apparently GOOD health.
Thomas Neff was married to Miss
Hettie Beer, daughter OF Mr., and Mrs.
r. d. Beer, June 2lst, 1897. They
were married in Brookville by Rcv.
F. Fl Beck, deceased. The widow and
one son, Ezra, aged five years, mourn
the loss OF good husband and father.
The deceased was a member OF the
Masonic lodge of this place and held
the Office Of Worshipful Master at time
OF death. He had been a member of
the Presbyterian church for numb,r
OF years.
Funeral service was held at the resi-
dence on Hill street at 200 p. m. Sun
day, conducted by Rev. Perry A. Reno,
Of the M. f. church, and Rev. Alex d.
Mckay, OF Presbyterian church. One
hundred Masons attended the funeral,
about twenty from Punxsutawney and
thirty from Brookville. The Masons
had charge OF the funeral and the
beautiful Masonic ceremony was per-
formed at the cemetery, conducted by
L. ]. McEntire. The funeral was
large and there were several hundred
people in the cemetery waiting when
funeral procession arrived there.
The floral tributes were beautiful,
consisting OF the following Standing
wreath from father and mother of de-
ceased, Maltese cross from Woman's
Relief Corps, Masonic emblem from
John M. Reed lodge, boquets from F.
Fl. Beck and j. S. Hammond, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. L. ].
McEntire, Mr.. and Mrs. w, ]. Weaver,
Mr. and Mrs. ID. d. Feff.
The following out of town relatives
attended the funeral r. d. Beer, j.
Lindsey Beer, Miss Cora Beer, of
Clarion, Captain Robert b. Beer OF
Omaha, Neb., father, brothers and
sister OF Mrs. Netf, Mrs. DR.. Il. L.