Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-17
FUNERAL Of
]. v. FARNSWORTH

The funeral of John W. Farnsworth
took place from Mahoning Presbyter-
ian church on Saturday afternoon.
The obsequies were very largely at
tended. The turn out of Freemasons.
especially. was very large. There were
about 130 members of the fraternity
in line comprising the lodges that
make up the Masonic district Of which
the deceased was district deputy grand
master.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. James Walloston Kirk, pastor of
the Mahoning Presbyterian church
After a prayer at the residence OF the
deceased, West Mahoning street. the
funeral proceeded TO the church, where
the body of Freemasops had assembl-
ed.
Iuterment was made in Fairview
cemetery At the grave following the
| church service the burial ceremony Of
the Freemssons was performed AT
| the invitation of George B. Jacobs,
Worshipful Master of Mahoning Lodge
No. 516, f. q A. NJ. of which the de-
ceased was member, H. NJ. M'Killip
of Washington lodge No. 800. Of
Bloomsbury, officiated as Worshipful
master at the grave. Joseph Divel was
Senior warden and George B. Jacobs
acting junior warden, The Rev. j.
Conley Grimes was chaplain. The
burial rites Of the fraternity were
most impressively rendered. The pail
bearers were: E. S. Miller, NJ. G..
Youngman. w. G. Pursel. NJ. H.
Schram, W. Kase West and Charles
Haney.
1t was one of the largest Masonic
funerals ever held in Danville and
probably surpassed all others in the
number of Freemasons that we're pre-
sent from out of town and in the num-
ber of different lodges that were rep
resented. The largest contingent and
the last to arrive was from Blooms
burg, which reached Danville on the
2 10 trolley car. BY this time the
lodge room in the opera house block
was we'll filled. All was in readiness
for proceeding to the funeral and the
Bloomsbury delegation. marching two
abreast, proceeded directly from the
car to the church,
The following members of Washing.
ton lodge No. 265, +. & A. NJ, OF
Bloomsbury, were in line
Charles Reice, Harry Savage, Harry
Barton, Robert VandeIslice, +. Mont
Smith. Warren H. Eyer, Carlton A
Caswell, Robert o. Young, Eugene F.
Carpenter, Willie Law. Frank D. Den
tier. J. Lee Harman, Cortez B. Rob
bins, Albert 9. d. Sheppard, william
G. Snyder, S. Pierce Hagenbuch
George L. Law, Andrew L. Fritz
William o. Holmes. Isaiah Hagenbuch
Joseph L. Townsend william ]. He'll
DR.. Henry Bierman, Thomas E Wild
smith, Harvey A. M'Killip.
The following other members of tn,
fraternity accompanied the Blooms
burg contingent: NJ. Henry Montra
Vile, Lodge 40l Jacob L. Wolverton
Lodge 444; James NJ. Stover, Lodg
232; J. Guy Sloppy, Lodge 1913; Steph
en- Seiple and John G. Crisman, Lodg
1852; w. Graver Lentz, Lodge 255
jeremiah W. Young, Lodge Sc; In
diana T. Jefferson Vanderslice, an
George W. Keiter, sojourners.
Among other Freemasons preseu
from ont of town lodges who arrive
at an earlier hour were the follow
ing /: William \. Butt. Oriental lodge
Orangeville; John @. Snyder, Eurek
lodge 404, Northumberland John {
Grimes, Knapp lodge 462, Berwick
p. o. Vannan, Hobasco lodge 716
Ithaca, n. Y; Ira @. Schoch an
Arthur Wallize. Lafayette lodge 10.
Selinsgrove: Thomas Stetler and Jot
eph L. Marks, lodge 6l9, Middiebura
Harry @. Cornelius McClay lodge, So
Sunbury; J. Daniel Null. ClarenC
W. Scott, William f. Hawley, job
Morgan, Robert f. Hopkins, David v
A. Beltord, lodge 256. Milton; Villa
II. Davis, Oscar p. Kostenbaude
.' Charles S. Kline, Tobias Berninge
= J. H. Geary, lodge $40. Catawissa
y Both Masonic lodges Of Danvill
= lodge No. 224 as we'll as lodge SIG
which the deceased belonged were we
represented at the funeral.