The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-03
GOULDSBORO.
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Moscow. The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Geraldine Kelley
Thomas Chamberlain, of Bingham
ton, acted as best man. The bridal
party entered the church to a march
played by Miss Bessie Smith. The
bride looked charming in a gown
of white crepe de meteor over white
satin, trimmed with duchess lace.
She wore a white picture hat and
carried a bridal bouquet of white
roses. The bridesmaid wore white
voile trimmed with baby Irish lace
and black picture hat and carried
pink roses. Several automobiles
conveyed the bridal party and friends
to and from the church. Following
the marriage a reception was held at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Matthew Kelley, at the
Lackawanna Mountain house. Sup
per was served, and the bride and
groom departed on No. for Buff
falo and points in Canada. On their
return they will spend a few days
here, and will then go to Bingham
ton where Mr.. Scales holds an i'm
portant position, and commence
housekeeping in the home that has
been prepared for them The brides
going away dress was navy blue serge
with hat to match. The bride was
the recipient of many beautiful and
costly gifts The bride, who was
popular here, will be greatly missed.
She is a graduate of the Scranton
Business College and was for some
time bookkeeper for the w. l.. Carr
Co. The guests present at the mar
riage and at the reception were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Scales, Sr.,
Misses Kate Scales, Mary Connerton,
Katherine Scales, Messrs. Thomas
Chamberlin and James Connerton,
of Binghamton, n. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. f. McAndrews and family, Mrs.
Thomas Harvey, Mrs. Margaret Nine
han, Misses Maria Langan, Loretta
| Lutt, Johanna Long, Mrs. NJ. O'Con-
nell, Messrs. Joseph Hawley, Frank
Langan and Joseph Hefferman. of
! Scranton; Rev. NJ. ]. Fleming, Mrs.
! Sarah Tate and family, Mrs. Ellen
Cole, Misses Della McAndrew, Mar
| ian Cole, Mary Mcdonald, Della Nc
! Donald, Messrs. John ID. Gallaghan,
Joseph, Henry, Michael and John
| Mcdonald, of Moscow; Mr.. and Mrs
! William Monahan, Miss Julia Law
! less, Messrs. Edward and Thomas
| Monahan, of Tobyhanna; Misses
! Mollie McAree, Mildred Sebring, Bes-
! sic, Anna, Grace and Helen Smith,
! Grace, Alice and Annie Dowling,
| Bertha, Grace and Helen Crooks,
! Susan Hefferman, Mrs. NJ. E. Smith,
Mrs. G. A. Kerling, Mrs NJ. Meffer-
man, DR.. and Mrs. Eilenberger,
Messrs. Edward Schinnerling, John
P. Aiken, George Edwards, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fahey, Maurice and Rich
ard Hefferman, Harry Fairless, Guy
Sebring and Dorrance Zimmerman.
The sudden death of Abraham Nc
Keel at his home last Sunday after
noon, came not only as a shock to
his family but to his many friends.
While he had not been feeling well
for some time, it was not thought
to be anything serious. He went
aoout his duties as customary on
Sunday and seemed we'll He was
sitting on the porch when his wife
called him to supper, and as he did
not answer, she supposed that he
was asleep On going to awaken
him she found that while sleeping he
had passed peacefully away. He
was born in Jackson township, Lu-
zerne county, Pa, near Leham Cen
ter, September 8, 1888, and for
forty-one years had made Clifton and
Gouldsboro his home. In Scranton
on December 8, 1869, he was united
in marriage to Miss Hattie Willard
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Willard, who were among the pion-
eers in this section. One child
Arthur, who has lived with his par
ents, blessed this union. When the
Civil wars first call for volunteers
came he was one of the first to re-
spond, serving in Company G., Sixty.
seventh regiment, Pennsylvania vol.
unteer infantry, during the entire
war. His captain was Thomas Mad
: den, of Newfoundland, who was one
of his honorary pallbearers. He was
in many battles-the Wilderness
!. Shiloh, Fishers Hill and others. Ere
quently when speaking of different
instances that occurred at that time
he would refer to Lees surrender
as he was in the front at that time
| and saw both Grant and Lee tina
3 day He is survived by his wife anC
; son Arthur, who have the sympath!
: of all in the loss of a kind and de
voted husband and indulgent father
He has two brothers, Chester Nc
-, Keel, of Duryea, and Joseph Nc
> Keel, of Johnstown. The funera
a services, which were largely attend
; ed, were held from the home at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The cas-
ket was draped with the flag h
/ served so we'll, as was the main en-
2 trance gate at the cemetery. Othe
flags were at half mast. Rev. Henr.
/. Wardell, an old comrade and friend
. oficiated. The pallbearers were fou
u old comrades-John Heller, of Cliff
ton; John Eschenbach, Thomas Bar
! tleson, and George Johnson, o
Gouldsboro, and two old neighbors
. James O'Boyle and William Major
/ Captain Thomas Madden and vii
4 liam Geary were honorary pallbear
J; ers. The Gouldsboro male quartet
j Messrs. Harry and Seldom Sebrine
, Leroy Crooks and Denis Shap, wit
= Miss Mildred Sebring as organist
rendered several selections Their
were many beautiful floral offering
% sent by relatives and friends. Inter
8 ment was made in the family plot i
4 IL l.