The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-09
RECENT DEATHS.
SIL.AS d. EDGAR.

brothers, Butler, of lynn, Mass.
Uriah, of Espy, and Washington,
of Wilkes Barre. He was SO years
of age last May.
For many years he lived at Espy
where he was engaged in boat
building for the Pennsylvania ca
nal. His wife died long time ago,
and for some years he had been liv-
ing in Bloomsbury.
The remains were taken to the
home of his brother Uriah at Espy,
where the funeral was held on
Tuesday.
MARTIN l.. RANDALL.
Martin l.. Randall died at his
home on Catherine street last Sat
urday evening, in his eighty-sixth
year. Gangrene in the foot was
the cause of his death.
He has been resident of Blooms
burg since 1867.
He comes from a family of SOL
diers, his grandfather having fought
all through the Revolutionary war
and his father in the War of 1912.
He is survived by two children:
Mrs. Solomon Hursh, with whom
he lived, and Mrs. NJ. II. Rhoades,
of Eighth street. There are also
two grand children: Miss Margaret
Rhoades and Mrs. J. II. Rhcat.
Funeral services were held at his
late residence last Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, Rev. f. B. Bal
ley, of whose church he was an ac-
tive and faithful member, officiat-
ing. Interment in Rosemont cem-
etery.
| MRS. EMILY STEBBINS.
! Mrs. Emily Jane Stebbins, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
H. M. Sober at Bloomsbury, Satur-
day morning at 4:3o O'Clock after a
long illness of heart trouble. She
was aged 6S years, 3 months and
| 10 days.
Mrs. Stebbins for several years
made her home in Watsontown, but
later lived at Williamsport with {
daughter Eight weeks ago she
came to Bloomsbury, and was in il
health at the time. She was a life
long member of the Baptist churcl
at WatSontown.
Surviving are the following chill
dren: Mrs. II. M. Sober and Mis-.
Alice Stebbins of Bloomsbury; Mrs
A. B. Bowser, of Ingram, Pa; u
w. Stebbins, of California Station
Pa, and J. Z. Stebbins, of vii
Transport. One sister, Mrs Mary
Sherwin, of Toledo, Ohio, also sur
wives.
The funeral was held at Watson
town on Tuesday.
WILLIAM {. SHAW.
William c. Shaw, who for tn,
past FIVE years has been living will
his daughter, Mrs. w. w. Ruckle
of West Third street, died Saturday
evening, in his seventy-second year
paralysis of the brain being th'
cause.
Mr.. Shaw was a veteran of the
Civil War, being member Of Com
pany Z, I32nd Pennsylvania Vol
unteers.
The funeral on Tuesday was at
tended by a number of members o
Ent Post No. $50 of the G. A. r
Members of the Sons of Veteran:
acted as firing squad at the grave
in Rosemont cemetery.
He is survived by three daugh.
ters: Mrs. Biery, of Charlottesville
Va; Mrs. Irens, of Haddonheld
N. j., Mrs. w. w. Ruckle, of
town, and Harry, of Altoona.
There is also a sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Frink, of Elkhart, Indiana.
ELISHA B. DREISBACH.
Elisha B. Dreisbach died at the
Joseph Ratti Hospital last Thurs
day, after suffering for some time
with valvular affection Of the
heart.
The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at the Central
| Hotel, where he had made his
home for a number of years. The
services were in charge of Rev. ].
Z. Byers, pastor of the Lutheran
church, while the Crusade Com
mandery Quartette rendered several
selections. A delegation of sixty
members of the Masonic fraternity
attended the funeral in body, and
had charge of the services in Rose
mont cemetery, with H. A. M Kill
lip, assisted by Rev. f. r. Heck
man, conducting the Masonic
burial service.
Souvenir Post Cards are printed
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