The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-24

SUNDAY morning, after q few days ILL
ness of pneumonia. Deceased was fifty
one years of age, and for some time has
been housekeeper for Mr.. Bishop. The
funeral services will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the house. In
terment in Glen Dyberry.
Miss Fanny Hawkey died Monday
evening at the Hahnemann Hospital,
Scranton, where she went to undergo an
operation on Wednesday last. Her
body was brought here on Tuesday af-
ternoon for burial. Deceased was born
in Seelyville and is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. T. E. Galloway, and three
brothers, Henry, of Scranton, Robert,
of Burlington, N. j., and John, of Seely-
vile.
Robert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rickert, died at their home on High
street, Monday evening, after fourteen
months illness of lung trouble. De-
ceased was twenty years of age was
born in Honesdale, and for number of
years worked at his trade as a glass;
cutter. Besides his parents he is sur
vived by one brother, Fred, of this
place. The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning atSt. Magdalen's church.
On the 26th of January, Frederick
Floyd, born in Amagh county, Galloway,
Ireland, aged about SO years, passed
away at the home of Miss Adelaide M.
Noble, after brief illness from pneu-
monia. He came to Sterling, this coun-
ty, in the spring of 1S49 with the late
James M. Noble, who had secured his
help through the high recommendations
given OF him by business acquaintance
in New York city, and during all the
nearly sixty years, most of which were
spent among some members of the fam
lily, he was to the utmost, upright and
faithful, and in his death the family feel
they have sustained a personal bereave-
ment, and the community has lost an
honorable, respected citizen.
Henry Alderman of this place, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mich.
ael Krantz, of Carbondale, on Tuesday
morning, Feb. 23d. Deceased was IS
years of age, and had been resident of
HOnesdale for number of years. About
six weeks ago he went to Carbondale, to
visit relatives. He is survived by the
following children: Mrs. John Wark and
Mrs. Michael Krantz, of Carbondale !;
Mrs. Leonard Keltz and Joseph Acker-
man, of Forest City; Mrs. Joseph Loven,
of White Mills; Peter and Henry Acker-
man, of Chicago; Mrs. S. Heinickle and
Mrs. Peter Me- cGinnis, of Honesdale. The
funeral will be held at St. Mary Magda-
lens German Catholic Church, Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. Mary Augusta Dickson, wife of
Joseph B. Dickson, of New York, died
in the Roosevelt Hospital, in that city,
last Sunday afternoon, at o clock, after
an operation performed some two weeks
ago, for cancer of the intestines, after
long and painful illness. She was con-
scious up to the day of her death, and
left her love to all of her friends. She
had no fear of death. Mrs. Dickson was
born in Honesdale, and was the second
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Coe
F. Young, for many years leading resi-
dents of our borough. She was married
in Grace Episcopal church, Honesdale,
Sept. 8, 1885, Rev. H. G. Swentzel Of
ficiating. Her husband lis son of the
late Thomas Dickson, of Scranton. Be-
sides her husband, she is survived by
four children, Thomas, Alice, Margaret
and Mary; brother, Horace G. Young,
of Albany, and sister, Mrs. George w.
Barnes, of Muskogee, Oklahoma. The
funeral services were conducted at the
family residence, 28 East 39th street,
New York city. Interment in the Nor
ristown, N. j., cemetery.
Miss Betsy j. Kellam died at her home
in Long Eddy, of dropsy, Friday, Feb.
II, 1909. She was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Kellam, and was born
at Tyler's Ferry, Manchester township,
March 10, 1928. Miss Kellam was a
worthy representative of one of the
sturdy pioneer families of Wayne coun-
ty. She had been an invalid for several
years, and most patient sufferer. She
united with the M. E. church at the
early age of sixteen, and her Bible and
song book were always at hand, and
during her last illness were a great com.
fort. Her last testimony was that the
Lord was constantly with her, and she
was fully prepared to go to her lonf
home. She is survived by three sisters
and two brothers; Mrs. F. A. Lord, o.
Binghamton, Mrs. ]. Cramer, of State.
ford, N. j., Miss Barrilla Kellman, O
Kellam, H. P. Kellam and Preston Kel
lam, Of Long Eddy. The funeral wal
held at Long Eddy, in them. E. church
Rev. r. McLaren officiating. The tex
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