Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-25
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Funeral Of William j. Mangan, Veteran
Mail Carrier, to Bs Held Wednesday.
ONE OF THE OLDEST RESIDENTS IN CITY
south Omaha Churches Generally
Hold Special service. Appro-
PIRATE to the Christmas
Season.

gan, the veteran mail carrier and pioneer
of the city. have been set for a. m.
Wednesday. The friends and relatives will
gather at the residence, 25Oi l. street, at
mat hour The funeral procession will
start for st. Agnes church at $50 and
the divine service will be at a. m The
body Of Mr.. Mangan will be Inferred in
1T. Mary's cemetery. The services will
be under the auspices of the Ancient Order
Of Hibernians, assisted by the woman's
Auxiliary of the same order. Arrange
inents will be perfected by the lodge Mon
day afternoon at o'clock at a called
meeting at Eagle hall. Twenty-sixth and
n streets. Tho members of the auxiliary
will meet at the same hour at the residence
Of Mrs. William Mangan, wife of the de-
ceased.
Not only by the fraternal order. but he
will receive the remembrances of every
South Omaha citizen. There is not
child in the city who does not know the
kindly mail man. lie has been in the gov
eminent service in South Omaha for the
last fifteen years, and was, in fact, the
oldest man in the service. During that
time he delivered mail on every route in
the city. Before entering the service he
had small store on Twenty-fifth street
between NJ and n street, opposite the city
hall. He had Deen in South Omaha since
1t began to be town. and IL he ever had
an enemy no one knows it, or the enemy
has long since been forgotten. He was al
ways a jovial, home-loving man, careful
Of his family and provident. He was a
member of the Mail Carriers Mutual Bene-
fit association, in which he has left small
legacy to his family He was also a men,
Der OF the Ancient Order Of Hibernians and
the Sarsfeld club. He was a member OF
ba lie ~
whose church he will be carried to burial.
He leaves wife and family of six chill
dren. five girls and a boy of 10. One of his
daughters works in Omaha, second in
Flynn's store in this city, third daughter
is in school. The other two are at home.
His death came most unexpectedly. He
reported for duty Saturday morning as
usual and after he had received his con-
signment of mail felt i'll and sat down for
few moments. Soon he was seized with a
violent illness. suffering hemorrhage from
the lungs and sinking of the heart He
was taken home in semi-conscious state
and DR.. Thomas Kelly attended him. A
consultation of physicians was held early
IN the evening. but It was evident that
nothing would avail. He lost strength
rapidly from acute congestion of his lungs
and gave up the struggle at 1890 Sunday
morning. He 50 years old at the time
OF his death
Services ut the Churches.
The evening services were fairly well at
tended yesterday, as were also the morning
IN quito number Of the churches there
will be special Christmas services today.
modest congregation listened to the words
OF Rev. Andrew Renwick as he talked OF
the theme of Christmas gifts. The Eng
lsh Lutheran service of Sunday evening
combined the regular Sunday evening wor
ship with the ceremonies usual on Christ
mas evening. There was the religious re-
membranes Of the DAY and the giving oi
gifts. with a Santa Claus to please tht
children.
The First Methodist church had specia
programs both morning and evening yes
terday. Music predominated in both thes,
services. The choir consisted OF eigh
voices and there were solos and duets ant
anthems by the quartet and the fun choir
In the morning Mrs. II. T. Brass rendered
the solo, SHOUT the Glad Things" Th,
anthem, There Were Shepherds" in whicl
the soprano and tenor have the solo parts
appropriate to the address of tn,
pastor, Rev. Slsson Good Tidings o
Great JOY" Lena F. Dale sang the offer
tory solo, The Birthday of the King" Tn
leading anthem of the evening service was
Fields" with solo ulrts by Mrs. Dale, Mis-
Ada Barnum and Walter Dale. The offer
tory solo by Mrs. Dale, Might of Nights
(Beardsley Won dc Water), gathered CRATE
full memory. and the quartet Calm on tn
Listening Ear of Night" with n contralt
solo part By Mrs. f. b. Shugart, was ful
" harmonious changes. In the sermon
Rev Sisson took optimistic view, tina
no matter how much the wicked apreare
10 be in control, the risht must prevail.
is an illusion to talk of the good old DAYS
for he assured the best days the world sha
ever see are yet to come.
The First Presbyterian church had ger
eral song service by u choir of twent
voices in which there were twelve number
of merit which showed dillgent prenaratio
and talent of quality. Among those of sp'
cial note was the solo of Miss Hilda Cor
dron. fine rendering Of n great and al
propriste Christmas theme. and the sopran
solo by Mrs. IT. c. Richmond, "Silcr
Night" The sermon consisted of a bri'
talk on the meaning of Christmas by II
pastor Rev Robert L. Wheeler.
There will be speciel Christmas obser'
ances in St. Agnes church this morning
beginning with high mass at a. m. Fo
lowing this will be three low masses at
7;ss and . a. m. At 1880 there viii he