The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-26
OLD SOLDIERS ARE
TO Be CARED FOR
The Commissioners Name
Committees In e
Districts
THEY WILL SEE THAT THE LAST
SAD RITES ARE PERFORMED
OOUNTRY'S DEFENDERS TO BE
SPARED FROM PAUPERS'
GRAVES


SPARED FROM PAUPERS'
GRAVES.
County Commissioners John Male,
Earl Rockwell and Neville Holgate
have appointed a number of persons
in each of the twenty-eight townships
and boroughs in Wayne county to
look after the burial in decent and
respectable manner in any cemetery,
other than those used exclusively for
the burial of the pauper dead at an
expense to the country not exceeding
$50, the body of any honorably dis
charged soldier, sailor or marinC<
who served in the army or navy of
the United States during the war
with Spain, or any preceding war,
and shall hereafter die in their coun-
ty, leaving insufficient means to de-
fray the necessary burial expenses.
This Act of Assembly passed in
1909 was amended at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature to include all
who were in active service in the
militia of the State of Pennsylvania
during the Civil War, and not duly
mustered into the service of the
United States and shall hereafter die
in their county, or in any hospital,
asylum, soldiers home, almshouse,
prison or house of detention in this
commonwealth, or shall die beyond
the State of Pennsylvania, and shall
have had legal residence within their
county at the time of their death.
1t shall also be the duty of these
persons to examine all the circum-
stances in the case Of such deceased
soldier, sailor or marine whose body
they are called upon to bury. If sat
isfied that the conditions of the Act
of Assembly have been complied
with they shall take charge of the
body and cause it to be buried; and
thereupon Immediately report their
action in the case to the County Com
missioners, setting forth the facts in
the matter, together with the name,
rank and command to which such
deceased soldier, sailor or marine be-
longed at the time of his discharge,
the date of his discharge, the char
acter of his occupation Immediately
preceding his death, the date of his
death and place of burial, and an
itemized account of the expenses in
CURED in and about such burial,
which report shall be duly attested
by three reputable persons, residing
in the township or borough in which
inc died
The persons appointed, who shall
hold their offices at the pleasure of
the county commissioners, and shall
serve without compensation, are the
following:
Berlin-W. H. Dunn, A. M. Hen
shaw.
Bethany-M. E. Lavo.
Buckingham-Wm. Johnston, John
Thompkins.
Canaan-M. A Perkins, Charles E.
Keen.
Cherry Ridge-George Brown, John
Male.
Clinton-F. M. Gaylord, w. E. Rude.
Damascus-C. M. Pethick, NJ. l..
Skinner, E. A. Hllenbeck, G. A.
Kesler, L. A. Lybolt.
Dreher-T. C. Madden, F.. D. Waltz.
Dyberry-George L. Eek, Thomas
Hawley-D. L. Colgate, John Deck
er.
onesdale-Henry Wilson, ]. Ed
ward Cook.
Lake-A. S. Keyes, George Franc.
LebanOn-William Justin, Charles
e. Bolkcom.
Lehigh-S. H. Rhodes, w. L. Har-
Vey.
Manchester-David NJ. Stocker Chas.
w. Ferow.
Mt. Pleasant-B. F. Dix, D. A. Gay
lord.
Oregon-E. D. Penwarden, John w.
Ridd
Palmyra-E. A. Marshall, M ].
Leonard.
Paupack-S. R. Crane, D. A. Lock
lin.
Preston. L. Sherwood, Sr.
Prompton-John Barton, l.. e.
Richardson.
Salem-James Noble, w. E. Chum-
mard.
Scott-Fred Conrad, L. E. Ecker, w.
Rockwell, A. Waidler.
South Canaan-H. J. Daniels, r. +.
MacMinn.
Starrucca-L. N. Dow, l.. c. Mum
ford.
sterling-John Stevens, Martin Gill
pin.
Texas-Henry Smith, Fred Saunders,
c. c. Grey.
Waymart-z. A. Wonnacott, F. r.
Varcoe.