The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05

'quaintances, and everywhere in town
there was keen regret at his passing
away.
Mr.. Fuerth came to HonesdaIe 20
make his home in 1875, having been
married the year before to Miss
Rachel Silverstone, while he was re-
siding in Port Jervis, N. Y, where
he had been in business several
years and had become prominent in
the life of the town, filling the posi-
tion of chief of the fire department
and other places of honor Since
1875 his home had been here, and
from the early years of his career
he was foremost in the business and
political life of the town. He was a
Democrat in politics, and had serv-
ed his party we'll and been hoE ored
by it. In 1884 he was the candi-
date of his party for the legislature,
but was defeated. In 1900 he again
received the nomination and was
elected, being reelected in 1902,
serving the two terms with credit
to himself and to his constituency.
He was again elected to the legis-
lature in 1906 and in 1908, serving
these two terms also with credit,
and being placed on some of the
more important committees. While
in the legislature, he was instrument
tai in having money appropriated
for the erection at Pleasant Mount,
Wayne county, of a monument to
General Meredith, who was the first
treasurer of the United States under
the constitution. He also introduced
the bill and carried it through to
passage increasing the pay of jurors
from $1.50 to $3.50 per day.
At the time of death, Mr.. Fuerth
was chairman of the Democratic
county committee of this county, and
had already mapped out consider
able campaign work. He was prom
inent in Odd Fellowship, being
member of Howard lodge of Homes
dale, serving three years as district
deputy grand master, and for eigh-
teen consecutive years was a repre-
sentative from his lodge to the
grand lodge of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Fuerth was born in Austria,
February 1, 1S4S, and was educated
in the public schools of his native
town, and later for two years at
tended the high school at Prague.
He came to the United States in
1868, and lived in New York city
and Newark, N. j., until 1868, when
he took up his residence at Port
Jervis, where he lived until coming
to Honesdale in 1875.
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters-Sadie H. and Eta
G., at home, and Bertha, wife of DR..
e. T. Brown, of Honesdale.
Mr.. Fuerth was known not only to
his friends and neighbors, but to all
with whom he came in contact as a
generous, warm-hearted public
spirited citizen. He favored every
movement which had in view the bet
terment of the town and its institu-
tions. He was charitable and his
generosity often reached fully to the
limit of his means. AS a friend he
was congenial and companionable to
a high degree. These qualifications
account in some degree at least for
the esteem in which he was held by
all, and together with his strict in
tegrity accounts for his success in
being four times elected as a repre-
sentative from this county. AS al
husband and father he was most
indulgent and generous and in his
own home there will be left a void
which shall remain for long time
to come.
The funeral will be held from his
late home on Fifteenth street this
(Friday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.