Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
We'll Known People Who Have Been
 Called Away.

We'll Known People Who Have Been
 Called Away.
 Mrs Margaret Sophia Driggs, wid- Iw of the late T. l. Driggs, died last night at her home, 398 West Main ,treet. Mrs Driggs was daughter If George Pritchard of this city anl vas educated in the public schools of Waterbury and at Miss Wards school ,0r young women at Bridgeport. She vas sixty-six years of age and always enjoyed good health until q short time ago. She was a member or St Johns church and did much charitable work among the poor of the city. She caves two sons and two daughters, George A., Henry F.. and the Misses Martha R. and Helen I. Driggs. Her husband was for many years the iead ,f the American Pin company and an lctive member of the department of education. The Driggs school in the north end was named for him as q TO- ken of appreciation for his services Dn behalf of the educational institll- lions of the city. The funeral will be leld Wednesday afternoon at 7 O. clock, the Rev John N. Lewis, jr, and the Rev Dr. Edmund Rowland. D. D., officiating. The burial will be in Xiv erside cemetery.
 Mrs Bridget O'Connell, wife of Michael O'Connell of "A Ayers street, died yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be held at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow.
 The funeral of Horace W. French took place this morning from his late home on East Farms street. The re- mains were taken to Thomaston for burial in charge of Undertaken Spain.
 August Miller, aged 9 years, died yesterday at the home of his father, Frederick Miller, p Seymour street. The deceased was an employe of the Plume X Atwood company. The fil- neral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 Mrs Angeline Repone died yester- day at the Waterbury hospital. She is survived by her husband and five children. The funeral will take place from the family residence, Merrill street, tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with service at the church of Our Lady or Lourdes and interment in Calvary cemetery.
 Miss Martha Franklin of 94 North Willow street, trained nurse, was called to Bridgeport yesterday to look after her mother, Mrs Betsey Ward, who became mentally unbalanced and after closing the doors of her home, soaked the furniture and her clothing with kerosene and then applied. q match to the fluid, but the situation was discovered by neighbors i'll time to save the woman's life. Her daugh- ter was named as conseryator and the woman sent to e-retreat at Middle town.
 Mrs Francis Wallace. wife of Mat thew Keevers. died in Windsor Locks Saturday morning after an illness of q few weeks. Mrs Keevers was n daughter of the late John and Julia tWelchI Wallace and a niece of the late Michael Wallace of this city. She was a native of Windsor Locks where her girlhood and early wOmanhcod were spent and was well and favor ably known. Previous to her marriage she taught school. Many trials and i'll health had saddened her late years but all were borne with Christian fortitude characteristic of her race. To her little family her loss is irrepar, able but to the sufferer death meant rest and release. She leaves four Z children. her husband also one sister. Miss Julia A. Wallace and five broth- CTS. John. William, Matthew. James and Joseph. The funeral will be held from the Wallace home on Tuesday morning to St. Mary's church at 3 o'clock. Burial in Windsor Locks.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret A. Pryor took place this morning from the family residence on East Main street with a mass of requiem at the Sacred Heart church by Fathe" Dunigan and interment in Calvary cemetery. The bearers were Charles Bagley. J. Flynn, Michael Carroll, M. Wall, Timothy Guerin and J. Ryan. The following were the floral offerings: Pillow marked Mother" standing wreath marked Grandma; open book, Miss Kathryn Davis: Gates Ajar, George G. Crosby and William McKenna; mound with dove, N. E. Watch Co case depart ment: standing wreath, Department 8, Waterbury Clock Co; wreath, Mrs A. Donahue; wreath, Misses Nora and Kate Ryan; basket, Misses May and Ella Maroney; basket. Miss Liz zie Bolger; cross. Mrs Cunning ham, Mrs Farrar, Mrs Conlon. Plain vile: shower bouquet, Miss Marie Pryor, Plainville; bouquets from East End boys, Annie Phelan, Miss Mary Hennerty, Miss Mamie Ghent, Miss Ella Mccarthy. Miss Belle Shaughnessy. Miss Marie Egan, Mrs '. P. F. Duggan, Miss Lizzie Phelan. Miss Margaret Flanagan, Kathryn Riley.