The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-05-17
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND DEATHS.

ROBERTS.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
E.. @. Roberts, of Mason City, Thurs,
day night, May 10, 1906, l0-pound
boy. Mother and babe doing fine.
MUNROE.-The funeral services OF
the late Charles Munroe, ST., were
held Friday, May IL, at 2:30 p. m, at
the residence. The services were sim.
| pie, Rev. E. H. Waring preaching the
funeral sermon. They were attend ed
by numbers of old friends. Miss Ella
Munroe, Mr.. Munroe's surviving sis.
| ter, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was unable to
be present, being forced on account
of illness to remain in that city.
RICHMOND The funeral of the
late James Richmond will be held
Sunday, May 10, at $3.50 o'clock p. M,
at Central NJ. E. church, and interment
will be made in Friends cemetery.
Mr.. Richmond was a native of Ar
gyle, Scotland, coming to this coun-
try when five years of age. He has
been for the past ten years resident
Of this state and mostly during that
time has resided in or near Oskaloosa.
| BROM.-Mrs. It. Brom died at her
home in Leighton on Friday morning,
May 4, 1906, at 1870 o'clock, as re,
suit of pneumonia and several COM
plications. She was "a years, s
months and IA days of age.
The funeral services we're held at
the home on Monday at IL o'clock a.
M, led by Rev. Dykema, and at two
o'clock in the First church in Pella.
Burial in the cemetery north of Pella.
She leaves besides her husband, two
children, one three years and the 9TH
er one year old.
MATEER-Mrs. Susan Roberts Ma
teer was born in North Carolina, Sept.
16, 1921, and died May 6, 1906. Size
moved to Indiana about the year 1886
and lived there until the year 1S48.
She moved to Iowa and has lived in
this county until her death. She rear
ed a family of nine children to wom-
anhood and manhood, five of whom are
dead: Elizabeth, Mary A, Nancy G.,
Samuel A. and George w. Those liv-
| ing are William, Christopher, Jane
and J. H. The family wish to thus
thank friends and neighbors for their
kindness and assistance in the SICK
ness and burial of the deceased.
MARTIN.-Died, at uer home, 512
South A street, Friday, May IL, 1906,
at IL p. M, Mrs. Abigail NJ. Martin,
aged 73 years, 3 months and II days.
Mrs. Martin had been i'll only short
time, but had been slowly sinking for
several days. The deceased was born
in Morgan county, Ohio, June "a, 1888.
Her maiden name being Abigail A
Mehanny. Her family moved to Iowa
in 1856 and she Joined them here the
following year. She was married to
William M. Martin of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
on Sept. 81, 1859, and they settled on
a farm in Mahaska county, where they
resided until about ten years ago,
when they moved to Bussey. Shortly
after this Mr.. Martin died. Mrs. Mar
tin moved to Oskaloosa last Noyem.
Der. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mar.
garet Baker Of Oskaloosa, and Mrs.
Minerva Butcher of DeSoto, Mo. She
was a member Of the First Presbyter.
ian church Of this city, and was no
BILE Christian woman of strong char.
acter. Funeral at her late residence
512 South A street. on Monday morn.
ing at 9 o'clock. Jnterment at Prin-
gle cemetery, near Bussey, where she
will rest beside her husband.
| CHARNOCK.-Elizabeth A. Nichol.
son was born in Smithville. Ohio,
November 21, 1841, and died at her
home in Cedar, Iowa, May 2, 1906,
July IA, 1861. she was married to VIM
T. Charnock, who still survives her,
To this union were born six chit
dren. Howard Lincoln and Nancy B.
preceded their mother to the spirit
land. the former at the age OF four
] teen months, and the latter passed