The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-09
OBITUARY..

Mrs. Margaret Bennett, of East
Stroudsburg, widow of John Perry
Bennett, of this county, died on
Saturday, May 29, 1909, after three
months illness. Mrs. Bennett was
a daughter of William and Margaret
Madden, early settlers of Coolbaugh
township, Monroe county, and was
born January 6, 1881. Five sons,
Frank Bennett, of Brooklyn; Will
liam, of Binghamton, Eugene and
Charles, of Tacoma, Wash, and
Burras L., of Elmira, n. Y, and
three grandchildren survive, as do
also a sister and two brothers,
Anna l.. and William Madden, of
East Stroudsburg, and Thomas c.
Madden, of Newfoundland, county
com missioner of Wayne county.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon, June 1st, with interment
in the Stroudsburg cemetery.
! Mrs. L. R. Griswold died at her
home at Bellville, N. Y, on Mon
day, May 81, 1909, after a long
Illness Her remains were brought
to Hawley on Thursday afternoon
! last, and taken to the NJ. E. church,
where the funeral was held at 900
o'clock. The services were con-
, Quoted by Rev. B. P. Ripley and
'interment was made in Walnut
Grove cemetery. Mrs. Griswold was
born at Rowlands, Pike county,
and formerly resided in Hawley.
(Her maiden name was Anna Bishop
and she was daughter of Henry
and Harriet Bishop. Mrs. Griswold
was aged 54 years. Besides her
husband she Is survived by three
sons, two daughters and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Bushwaller, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
J. d. Westfall and Mrs. Charles
Stevenson, of Midvale, N. j.; Miss
Eva Bishop, of Newark, n. j.; VIM.
Bishop. of Maybrook, and Asher, OF
Corning, N. Y.
Frederick j. Holbert died at his
home in Owego, n. Y, Wednesday
morning, June I'd, 1909, aged about
"a years. He was born at Hol-
Bert's Bridge, Westcolang Park, Pike
county, Pa, a son of the late Fred
erick j. Holbert. He conducted the
Delaware House at LackawaXen for
number of years, later the Myers
House, at that place, and during
the past year had charge of a hotel
at Owego. He is survived by his
wife and four children, all grown;
by four sisters and two brothers
Lena, wife of Eugene Poole, OF
Middletown; Mary, wife of John
: Munson, of Rowlands, Pa; Eliza.
beth, wife of John Alfred Daley, ot
: Matamoras; Lewis Holbert, of West
colang Lake, and Ferdinand Hol
} bert, of Binghamton. The remains
: were inferred at LackawaXen OF
Friday last.
J Mrs. Martha Case. wife of William
: G. Case, died at her residence, il
Port Jervis, on Thursday morning
: June 3, 1909. Mrs. Case had beer
a sufferer for a long time from
: minated in her death. Mrs. Case
| who was fifty-six years of age, wa:
born at Pittston, Pa, and in the
year of 1876 was married to VIM
: G. Case and lived at Hawley for {
: few years, after which they moved
to Mongaup, where for many years
: Mr.. Case was supervisor or over
; seer of section of the Delaware 6
Hudson Canal. About eight years
= ago, Mr.. Case removed with hi
: family to Port Jervis. Mrs. Cas-,
is survived by her husband ant
2 children, Norman Case, James Cas-
and Anna Case; also one brother
Thomas j. Oldfield of Hawley, ant
one sister, Selma Baldwin, o
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mrs. Case wa
consistent, sincere and earnes
Christian woman, and for man.
} years a member of the Dutch Re
) formed church and a teacher in th
Sunday school. Modest and unas
suming, she possessed that creates
fidelity and loyalty to husband ant
family. She will be greatly miss
ed. The funeral took place at l,
o'clock Monday morning, June 18th
at the residence on East Main street
8 after which the body was taken t.
Hawley, where the interment too
0 place.
8 Mrs. Lizzie Gilpin, a lady of eX
Q ceptional personal worth and mos
amiable characteristics, who wa