New-York tribune., 1919-10-04

GEORGE LURh egnty-hihe uleu lhufs-
day at his home in Speakertown, N. j.,
where he born. He lived in a farm
house with his brother, Lewis Lurk who is
eighty four years old Mr.. Lurk was vet
eran of the Civil War.
JOHN VOLTA. ifty-seven an employe
of The Spicer Manufacturing Company, of
South Flantield. n. j.. died at his home in
PlainfeId Thursday night.
BENJAMIN KIRBY, thirty-two, honor
ably discharged last May from the 22d
United States Infantry, with which he had
served for several years, died Thursday
after a shcrt illness at his home, PIP Stuy-
vesant Avenue, Brooklyn.
CHARLES KERBER, ifty-one, member
of Cigarmakers' Union died Wednesday at
his home, 535 Evergreen Avenue, Brooklyn.
ADDIE FROMME. sixty-fve, widow of
Jacob Fromme, a lawyer died Wednesday at
her home. l25 Shipper Street, Weehawken
Heights. n. j. She was a graduate of the
New York City Training School for Teach
ers and had been active in charitable work
in Brooklyn.
ELIZABETH S. c. HAsLER, wife of
Henry Hasler, pres ident of the Citizens
Savings Bank, died Thursday at her apart
ment in the Hotel Chatelaine, Brooklyn.
She of the oldest members of the
Chiropean.
FERDINAND CONRADT, seventy-three
a "a sman employed by Schanbel Brothers
is oead at his home, 1897 Seventy-eighth
Street. Brooklyn.
CHARLES WALLACE rutland, sew
enty-three member of the first board of
trustees of the incorporated village of
Patchoeue and well known land owner in
that town. died Wednesday night at his
home there He a charter member of
the Honey Bee Hose Company. volunteer
FIRE company Mr.. Rutland served as presi-
dent of the Patchoguc Exempt Firemen's
Association.
WILLIS W RICE, sixty-one. cashier of
Wutc Nat; Do
Mason, died Thursday night at his home in
Watertown. Mr. Rice was Grand High
Priest OF the Grand Chaper. Royal Arch
Masons, in New York from 1908 to 1909.
MRS. JEANNE VIRGINIA SMITH EB-
STEIN widow Of Major Frederick H. f.
Ehster. died yesterday of neurtis at her
home, $50 Argyle Road Flatbush Her hus-
band was formerly Receiver of Taxes of
Mani ian and Deputy Police Commissioner
OF Broo klyn and Queens.
JOHN PULIUS ROPER. sixty-sevep.
foreman in the gar factory of Upmann &.
Co., died Thursday of pneumonia at his
home, 72S Decatur Street, Brooklyn.
ALEXANDER POLGLAsE, ninety a
shlpwri9ht formerly employed at the New
York. Navy Yard for many years, died
Wednesday. He was born in CardiF, Wales.
but had been resident Of Brooklyn for
fifty years.
ALEXANDER MCALLUM, president of
the McCalum Hosiery Company, of North
! X.
delpha died yesterday at hotel in Albany
re was taken il three weeks ago while on
ms way to Northampton from the Adiron-
dacks.
CAPTAIN WESLEY c. RICHARDSON
seveuty-nne one Of the oldest managers of
lake vessels in the country, died suddenly at
his nome in Cleveland yesterday. For fifty
years he was associated with shipping sc-
uvlties on the Great Lakes.
ROBERT THOMAS MNAMARA, for ff-
teen years connected with the Finance De
MS home in Sea Cliff Long Island, as the
result of an automobile accident
CHESTERFIELD c. FUTILE. a custom
shirt manufacturer of this city, died in ST.
Luke,s hospital, Nevburgh, N. Y. after an
operation. Mr.. Iut,le's place of business
was at % West Thirty-thi Street
MRS. ANNA II. BOHMERT fifty. wife of
Wlliiam Bohmert president of the Acme
Manufacturing Company, is dead at her resi-
, dence at Mamaroneck, y. y. 1nterment viii
,:ihe pace IN calvary Cemetery under direc-
MISS HARRIET ANN JEFFERIEs. fftv.
two, prominent resident of Forest Hills.
! Long Island, Is dead after a short illness
The funeral will be held at the Can,phel
Funeral Church tonight.
DR.. IVAN P1CKERE1.. Of Benson Mines
n. J., died in the City Hospital. Waterto,vn
n. !. yesterday Of injuries received when
his automobile slidded and overturned near
"atertown. His death was caused by =
fracture of the skull
THEODORE TOWNSEND. for thirty-fve
years cashier of the Janeway g. carpenter
Wall Paper Company, died Yesterday at his
home, in Livingston Manor, New Brunswic
~ J. He was formerly a member Of the
Sewerage Commission Of New Brunswick
and official of the Second Merchants
Building Loan Association
CHARLES A. PERKINS, thirty-two. gen
,,T
Rubber Company OF New Brunsw OK. n. J.
died nj his home there Yesterday after ;
Ions Illness. He WAS active in many New
Brunswick enterprises.
FERDINAND BERNARD. retiret
manufacturers died yesterday in this city
He formerly a resident of Midtown
n. j. His home was in New Haven, Conn.