Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-07
OBITUARY.
Death Of samu el Eastburn, an Aged Resi-
dent OF MIL Greek Hundred.

Death OF samu el Eaatburn, an Aged Resi-
deaf Of MIL Greek Hundred.
Samuel Eastburn, one of the oldest
and best. known farmers in Mill Creek
hundred, died yesterday, at the age
of SO years His home was near Pleas
ant Hill. He was a widower. He had
no children. He was a grand uncle of
II. q. Eastburn, a local attorney.
Mr.. Eastburn was a son of Joseph and
Elizabeth Eastburn, who settled in
Mill Creek hundred about 1900, and
the deceased was the last of their four
teen children. He figured in a seri-
Gus railroad accident in 1884.
He was driving across the tracks of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad near
Elsmere, when his team was struck by
q train. Miss Nellie Collins, a niece,
who was in the carriage with him, was
killed and Mr.. Eastburn was badly
injured. He was about so years old
when he married Miss Z. Emma Bane.
She died several years ago.
The funeral of Mr. Eastburn will
take place on Thursday at / o'clock
from his late residence. Interment
will be made in the burying grounds
of the Mill Creek Friends Meeting
house.
Herbert Ty re, the 1s-years- old son of
Philip Tyre, Jr., who died last Thurs
day, was buried yesterday afternoon
from his fathers residence 1902
Scott street. The services we're con-
Quoted by Rev. w. f. D. Lewis, pastor
Of Rodney Street Presbyterian Church.
The pallbearers were James and
George Stewart of the Sunday school
class of which he was a member (;
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man of the baseball team, and Frank
Hughes and Frank B. Mclntire Of
the High School. Interment was made
in MI. Salem cemetery. Members
of the Sunday-school class of Rodney
Street Presbyterian Church, of which
he was a member, fellow students of
the High School and teammates of a
baseball club showed their sorrow by
their presence and by numerous floral
offerings.
Thomas Kane, who for 38 years was
in the employ Of the du Pont Co., died
on Saturday. lie was SO vars old and
was born in Ireland. He leaves four
daughters and two sons. They are
Mary, who is Sister Mary Agatha,
Margaret, Catherine and Mrs. William
Hortv and John and Henry Kane.
His funeral takes place tomorrow
morning with high mass in st. Paul 8
Church and interment in the Cathe-
dral cemetery.
Miss Huldah M. Williams, aged 1e
years, a daughter of the late Thomas
| n. Williams, died in Philadelphia on
! Saturday. She was a pupil in the
| Wilmington High School until the
/ death of her father, short time ago,
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resulted from diphtheria.
Mrs. Henrietta Ellen Vaughn, wifi,
of Charles W. Vaughn, died on Friday
at her residence, 323 jackson street
! Philadelphia. The deceased was =;
former resident of this State and tn,
body will be taken to Milford tomor
row for interment.
Vido Miscariz, aged SO years, died a
the Delaware Hospital on Saturda,
from the effects of having his skull
fractured in a railroad accident a few
days ago. The body will be taken {,
Allegheny, Pa, for interment to
morrow.
Rev. Aaron Rittenhouse, a Methods
clergyman, who was at one tim
stationed here, died on Saturday, a
mis- home, 1879 North Fifty-fourtl
street, Philadelphia. He was born il
Easton, Pa, in 1887.
Catherine Q. Harrigan, aged 2
years, died yesterday at 1905 Rea'
street.
Mrs. Catherine Cotton, aged SO years
died last Thursday at 1912 West Thir
street.
Harry G. Fisher, aged % years, die,
last Friday at 26l0 West Seventeenth
street.