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THE "MEEKLY COURIER. CONNELLSVILLE, PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920. Mrs. Emma Lytle Burned to Death in Kitchen as Shawl Ignites From Fire in Range SJioek and -Inhalation oi Flames Responsible for Ending Life.

WAS PREPARING SUNDAY DINNER Mrm. Emma Stuck Lytle. S3 ud MTanraoatba old, -one of Con- and most -widely inown was almost named "to -shortly after noon Sunday at the. family home, 407 North Pittobura; A imall shawl. ihe was -rearlns about her shoulders, Is bellervd to have as she-was rrachiiig across the gas.

range in. the kitchen. A stepson, George Lytlu, gono to the cellar tn look alter the lurnace. being absent "rnly about ten minutes. AVhen he returned he discovered the Bead body of his mother lying on the floor near the kitchen sink.

Although her body badly burned, physician, stated that -the shock and inhalation ot flames was cause of -her sudden death. A daughter, Miss Margaret Lytle, was attending church and son and daugatcr-in-law, Mr. and Mrs-. Hugh Lytle, were spending the in' Pittsburg. Miss -Lytle arrived home shortly after the tragedy occurred.

The body was taken to the Sims Funeral Home, and after, being for burial was removed" to. th i Lyjlo home. Mrs. "Ly tie- -w farm in Georges town ihirjj Smlthfleld, June 3, 1846, 3 daughter- of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel Stuck, and spent her girlhood days there. She married" on August 3, 1ST1, to John and spent the greater part ot Tier married life on a farm Jn Dunbar township. Mr. Lytla died January 1395. and nine years ago -Mrs.

Lytle and family nmved to Connellsrille. Deceased was a member of the First Presbyterian f'hurch and. attended services regnl.irly until falling health. She was highly esteemed by her many friends in Connellsville and She Is survived by three children, Sirs. John Woods.

Miss Margaret Lytle and Hugh Lytle, all atr home and the following stepchildren: George Lytle, at home, Mrs. F. C. Hixon, ivho resides on 'the old Lytle homestead In" Dnnbar township, Mrs. C.

Snyder of Dawson and one sister, Mrs. Dances Kamsey of Terra Alta, Funeral sen-Ice will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the family home -with Rev. Dr. J. L.

Proudfit, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment be in Vanderbilt cemetery. Grim Reaper FRANK L. PROVAJiCE. Frank Lester Provance, (I years died Thursday at the family home at New Geneva.

MRS. MOLLLE FRIZZBLL. J. W.jFriziell of Vine rtreet received word of the death of his mother, Mrs. Mollie Friizell, Saturday 5:30 o'clock at the bonie of her daughter, Mrs.

C. Snyder. 646 East Ohio street. Mount Vernon, Ohio. She had been in poor hearth for; some tlmo Had aha lived next March she would have been 85 years old.

Besides her son, J. W. Friziell and daughter, Mrs. she is survived by two- other' sons, Cress Frlziell of Mansfield, Ohio, and George TYinell 06 Canton, Ohio. had paid extended! visits to the FrliMlI- honre in Vlnei street and had a number of friends here.

Mr. and Mrs- Frizzell left for Mount Vernon to attend the eral. MISS-BRIDGET A. SHIELDS Miss Bridget A. Shields, of Fairmont W.

rister of Mrs. Ella Courtney of Dunbar, died Thursday at Weston, Wj ot influenza and pneumonia. She -was 75 years old 0. E. HIBBS.

Mrq. Margaret Buttennore? Mrs. W. W. Kerns and Charles Swan and Miss Agnes Swan attended the funeral service for 0.

E. Hlbbs. a former Connellsville resident, Sunday afternoon i family home In Unlontown. Rev. "VV.

-Hamilton Spenee and HOT. Hindman officiated. Interment was in Redstone Cemetery, Browns- Tille. CROXIN'. Cronin, -who before her marriage was Miss Elizabeth McMillian, niece of the late Saul S.

Kerns, a former justice of the peace at South Connellsville, lt4d Snnday her home at Fairmont W. from pneumonia. She was ill a w-eek. Mrs. Cronin 5K old.

She is survived by her' husband, two d'anghters, -Mrs. R. C. Shipley of Coal Freight Rates KTKECT1VE JULY 1, 1MB. TO KASTKRII OIUCXNATDIC DUTIUCT Rxvt jptr Ton of Ibo.

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to Johutown Orwuburf and from point of origin lu daaunation. riH to tram on v.n« Branch at Paanaylvinta rallaoad ol poinu on and pou. on i-airmonl on atilaatnU th. Ohio ap- to KtpDKnu from potnta at trom 8uiJthfl.il) A Maauuown Kuica and Uom oi 'Wiit Vlrclnla, TO wumtur POUIVI. Kat.

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tory ducrtbAti. eilenaioDS to tht quoted and In btiorA applylar rate a Cor charcM Uit aalppar or should tlottrmlni txact location at trom which to the TarJa namink in quutloa. Dlxtrlct potnta ai Tar and couth on Soutbweat Branch to and Including louth to. not including op. Pltuburgv Virginia Jc Charloiton railroad; to on Ohltf rftliroad, oastward lo Kun and vo and ln- cluauta- on New York Central The IMvtrlel pojuu on tha Branch railroad ot on tha PlLtsburff.

A Braxnell and all Uoaoafn- hcla railroad points: Tork Centre.1 ot Dlrker. on Hun, tncludlnj; and polnu oa Baltl. Ohio. to Point Marion. a.

The Connellsville Coke Trade I is reviewed cwefully each week ss to production aad pciceo, and any other features by the orjjan of the etike trade or 40 SubtcriBe now. a triJBe--only $2.00 'a year, payable in Address, The Courier Company CoDoeDsnQe, Pa. Harris at liome, Samuel A Harris of "Union township, George M. Harris of Hardtn. Mont, and Jese R.

Harris ot Franklin, daughters. Martha I Harris at homa. Mrn. Elizabeth K. Cox Huntley and Mrs Ida Wiggins of South Unfontown.

ETHEL I SULUSNBBRGER. Ethel I. Sullenberger, 16 years old, daughter of John L. and Cora Sunday morning at tho home In Dawson. In addition to her parents she is by fourj brothers.

and Milo, both of Greene county Arthur of Maxwell and Raymond at homo. B. X. AM. Iff.

C. FAYETTE ENGINEERING COMPANY ChJl, Mining and Consulting Engineers ctal coklnff etc. KumlMtiok properties, SPECIALTIES: COAI, ASTD COKE PLANTS. city mad B1.CCTO1O BLltB FIUAT DSZTATLTMEXT, G01-3 Tirrt B)dtf. UNIOJTTOWW, PA.

was pastor of the Baptist Church, she Itsmsport, Mrs. Clarence tif was motherless from birth. Mr. and I and Frank and Kwlog ut Finleysbnrg, Ohio, and Violet Cronin I ilrs Henry Bird adopted her when home. One brother.

Sanford West, of at home, two Cronin, sne was thre weeks old anil Masontown, and the follow Ings William Cronin, of Fairmont, four THOMAS J. LOGAN WES OF PNEUMONIA; r. WORLD WAR VETffiAN Thomas J. 33 years a Wa'r- "veteran andT. a resident of-- Connellsville, died at 10:15 o'clock Tuesday night at the Maryland Hospital at Cumberland, Mll.i -from- pneumonia which developed from Mr.

Logan- w.is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lagan of 515 York this city. He was educated in the Immaculate Conception Parochial i irrandchjldren, brother, Frank McMIIjian of Detroit, and three sisters, Mr6. Carrie- Radebaugh of Gfeensburg, Margaret Kent of Youngwood and Mrs.

Maude O'Xelll ot Braddock. MRS. ADAH LJOHT IJLWSON. GREJB.VSBURG, Jan. Adah Light Laweoji.

76 yean, 11 months and 12 days old, -widow of J. Cove Laweort, died at her home at 1311 she was reared Jn that Somerset ters survive: Mrs. Benjamin Shlpley cottnty home, although she never lost of Orient, Mrs. Malinda Rochester of contact with her father and visited b'niontown, Mrs. Ernest Fletcher ct him as ho moved from church toiSaitsburg and Mrs.

Henry Robinson church. While on sucti a visit to her o( Outcrop. father, then at LaMar. during her sixteenth year, she met and was married to James Madison McGee and went with him to his home in Indianola, la. In 1371, Mr.

McGee died, leaving her -with the two daughters that Returning to Pennsylvania, she located at Confluence, but i NEWCOMER. Maude Newcomer. daLirbter Cfcarles and Goidie Newcomer St-nday morning at 7:30 o'clock at her home at AlIisoTi No 2 The child was born Thursday The family formerly Ihetl in North 1SS5 she was married to Jotm iC'ormellsvllte. BesWes tho pnrcnta, fopl-ar street South Creensburg at CrawforQ a nat lve ot Uniontown, butlono sister and three brotntr, o'clock, Saturday erening. Mrs.

Is suiMvod by four sons and da i xiie ni three daughters. They are Paul Law- tt gcottdale. son of Greensburg, Will of Mrs. Robert Wood and Mrs. Charles Rt tnat tlme wa5 i Scott few year5 Bere pent Crossland.

both ot "Uniontown, Oove About 1SST the family moved to the little red brick bouse that used to stand in tbe hollow West Fay- ota ot bniontown, uove tormed by the railroad and W. oOIcmnt Pleasant ette atrcot unlomown. but for and Mrs. "John W. Zimmerman of Con- nfllsv'ille; Twenty-six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren also survive.

MICHAEL PUSKAR. 'Michael Puskar, of Calumet years old. an employe ot the.H. Frick C.dke Company, died Saturday Tlie babe was a niece of Mrs. I.

H. I.lickey of ConnelLsnHe. WILLIAM DEYARMOV WHittnj Deyarnion, -11 years old, died at 5 o'clock Sunday morning at the last his home near Fairview, in Jefferson 33 years they have lived at the aresent Uownshtp. from pneumonia He S3 home in South Mount Vernon avenue survived liy i i and one dangh- World War Ho was the Maccabees, Knights of Columbus, Holy Name Society and.the Immacu- Church. Surviving his brothers "and two sisters, J.

at Cumberland, and Martin, and Catherine at home. He was a nephew ut Mr. and Mrs H. J. Boslet.

Westmorland member of I Orecnsburg. Hospital. CHAUNCEY DICKEY CALLED BY DEATH; VETERAN OF 142ND SOMERSET, Jan. Dickey, S3 years old, life-long resident of this place and a Civil War veteran, died Thursd.ty at the" home of Mr. and Mrs.

John Bowser of Seward, Westmoreland county, following stroke suffered three months ago. Comrade Dickey -was, a member of Company H2nd Regiment- Benjamin Dickey of Somerset and Henry Dickey and Mrs. S. Bail of Berlin are -brothers and stater. Mrs.

Bowser ia an adopted daughter. The'funeral will be held Sunday' afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the Church at Christ Rev. I. Woodro-w will officiate. Bjrial will he made In Husband Cemetery.

SAMUEL D. DINGLE Funeral service for Samuel Dingle will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clork in the home of Mr. und Mrs. John X. Roae, near Cross- She is survived by two daughters, Mrs.

Don Carvey of Now Kensington and Miss Dell McGee of Uniontown. MRS HERMAN HITTENBEItC-lSR. Mrs. Catherine Rittenberger, 73 old. of Poplar Grove, died this I morning at 1:50 o'clock ni the ot her daughter, Mrs Anna Slofky ot Uniontown.

Mrs. Rittenberger formerly resided at Poplar Grove and fol the past month had been staying with her daughter. She was the wnfe ot Herman Rlttoubcrscr of Poplar Grove. Mrs Rtttcnberser suffered a stroke last September Her husband, land. Inwrmcnt will be in Hil! Cirov? an(1 children sunive-.

Cemetery. Mrs Uniontown; Honrj Rittenberger. Smock; John Ritten- HARRY STOREY. berger, Connellfiville, Mrs. Catherine Harry Storey, 35 years old, a a a i Unlontown, anil Mrs.

Elizabeth mer resident of Connellsville, died fiag'gcrty. Unlontown. There aro 25 Monday In the Cleveland City Hos- grandchildren and four i One brother, Fette of Connellsvllle, also sunlvea 45 Firemen Hear DiCW. H. Hetrick Preach Sermon Haven Hose Company attended service Sunday evening at the Trinity Lutheran Church where Rev.

Dr. William H. Hetrlclc pastor, preached a memorial sermon. The firemen, uniformed, met at fire station and marched in a body to church. The- South Connellevillt firemen memorial se-rvioa was heid at the Evangelical Church.

Rev. M. R. Ty- pltal, Ohio, where he bad been a patient for the past few days. He "had been in poor health for some time past.

Deceased was born at Irwin and spent the greater part of his life there. He was a son of the late James and Ellen Storey. He resided in Connellsvllle for over a year, leaving about two years ago for Cleveland, locating later in Akron. He was a wire, chief for the Bell Telephone Company for the past several years. Besides his wife, who was formerly Miss Beatrice Kingan of Dunbar, he is survived by tbe following brothers and sisters Mrs, Annabelle Bartley of Connellsville, Watson and Albert Storey of Scottdale, Walter Storey of Invln, Frank Storey of Akron, Ohio, Mrs.

Howard Dougherty, Storey, Jack Storey and Joseph Storey, all of Plttaburg. WILLIAM N. SHANNON. William r. Shannon, former resident ot Dickerson Run, died Saturday morning at Oils home in South Truesdale avenue, Toungstown, from pneumonia.

Mr. Shannon -was en- Railroad and-worked for-mairy years between Dickerson Run and Younga- town. His wife, Mrs. Mary Belle Thomas Shannon, formerly ot Dawson, and one daughter, Helen Rebecca, survive. MRS.

CASSANDRA CRAWFORD. Following an illness of more than ve years, Mrs, Cassandra Crawford, son. pastor, was In charge ot the! 79 ears old e1 Saturday at her Rev. F. W.

Bartlett me In TJniontown: She fell about who has been conduct- 1 seven years ago and both Insr evange-llsttc meetings for tbe past two weeks, preached the sermon. Sutscrlbe her arms. About a week ago she was stricken with paralysis. She was 'the widow ot John R. Crawford.

Born in Ursina, February 10, 1S30, WILLIAM SCHOLL. WEST NEWTON, Jan. 22--William L. Scholl. S3 eara old, of near West Newton, died Sunday at the home of his daughter.

Mrs. Anna Nichols, of Rostraver township Mr. Scholl was borr. In October, 1815 and had been a lifelong resident this section. He attend-ed (the United Presbyterian Church.

He was vice-president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, ot this place. He is survived by three sons: Milo of Dorn.ont; Charles West Newton and Davis of Belle Vernon and one Mrs. C. Nichols of Belle Vernon. Two brothers, Millard S.

Scholl of West Newton and .7 Fr-eemont Scholl of Elizabeth, and one sister. Lucinda Plnkerton of We 1 Newton, survive as do 22 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. MRS. ALBERT HASSON Mrs. Alice Bungard Hasson, wife of Albert Hasson, died Sunday morning Library.

She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Margaret at home, and the following brothers and sisters, Peter and Henry Bnnijard of Normalvilie, Mrs. Martha Moore of Somerset and Mrs. Mary Bungard or Normalvilie. f( MRS MARGARET SHIPLEY. Sirs.

Margaret Shipley, 64 yeara old, died at her home at Blairsville of influenza and a heart attack. She WAS the widow of Sanford Shipley and resided at Or.ent before locating at Blairsville 10 years She is survived by the following children Mrs. ter, at home, his rnothor, Mrs. Herbert Deyarmon, two Robert and Edward of Brownsville, and two sisters, Mrs. LewH Johnson nf Brownsville and Mrs.

Robert Ba'irhman of Lawrence. GLENN LINT fHomi Eugone Lint, two years old. son cif John and Mabel Lint, died I A ZUCCO SCOTTDALE, Jan. 21 --Frank Zucco, 70 years, seven months and 17 days old, died at the home ot his son, Petro Zucco, at Kiefertown on Saturday. MRS.

RKBKCCA MORGAN'. Mrs. Rebecca Morgan. S5 years old, died Saturday at her home at Cans Station DAVID s. MCDOWELL David McDowell, 75 years old, formerly of Dunbai.

died Monday at his homo at Windlxr following a brief illness Hfr at one time resided wltli the late Jol.n Senor. a brother-in-law. There are throe eistere snrviving, Mrs Mary Donahue of Vintondale, F. Mrs. Emma Pill of West Vi-ginia.

and Mrs. Rebecca Hartman ot Windbw Albert JIc- Doweli of Windlwr a brother. Mrs. daughter of the late J. V.

and Caroline Robbins Shaw. On her mother's side she was a granddaughter of tie late Stephen Robbins, a prominent contractor of Connelisvillo, and on her father's tide a granddaughter of the late Henry Shaw, a well-known merchant. Mrs. Fee was educated In the Conncllsvllle public schools and was an active member of tha Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church of Un- lontown. Besides her buiband, she Is survived by one daughter, Mrs.

John H. Kamcnsky ot Uniontown, and one aister, Mrs. E. W. Homer of Pittsburg, formerly of Connellsville: also three grandchildren.

William, Eleanor and Caroline Kamensky. Two children. Charles Fee, Jr and Katb- erine Vs preceded bor In dsath 11 years ago. Mrs Fee's husband, her daughter and aister, Mrs. Homer, were at her bedsido when death Wagner and Charles Hardy of came Dunbir are cousins Mr.

McDowell Hcr3 was the fc)urth death Saturda evening at tlip parental home at Star Junction from nneu- monia. Hf is survived by his parents and three brothers, William, Thurmnn. and Leroj, all at home The familj formerly resided at Vanderbilt. BERNARD KERLINC. JJernard Kerling, 7S years old, diei Sunday at his home at Confluence nf er a several days' incident to old age He had resided at Confluence for about 40 years, anil was -RMI In the community.

Ho was a carpenter by trade and followed his occupation up until the past two years Besides his wife, he survheil by one brother, John, of Friendsville, Md Funeral service "Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock In the home. Interment in Addlson Cemetery. MliS HELEN LEWIS. MOUNT PLEASAXT, Jail. 21--Mrs Helen Lewis, 36 years old wfe of William Lewie, colored, tiled at her home at Pleasant Hlh on Saturday af- cernoon.

ANN JOHNSON Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson, GO years and months old, colored, died Sunday morning at 2.30 o'clock at her home at Revere of paralysis Besides her husband', A. M. Johnson, she ip survived hy two sons, Thomas and Edward Johnson of Revere. She formerly resided at Vanderbilt.

an uncle of Jonn Seiior of Dunbar. MISS CLAHA SANDUSKY Miss Clara Sandusky, well known young woman of Connellsville, died this afternoon at 12 40 o'clock at her horns in S32 Cast Ninth street following an illness ot nine months. She was born ConneHsville May -t, 1502, a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Charlea Sandusky, and had spent all her life here. Previous to her illness slip was a clerk al Nelson's store, rihe was ft member ot St.

John's German Lutheran Church Besides her parents is survived by the following brothers and sisters Mrs. II. E. Cochrnn, MM W. A Trombley and Mrs.

15 A Hlce all of Connellsville, Mrs. A Tronblcy of Pittsburg, Mrs. Albert Hegner of Brownsville, r'hirlei Sandusky ot Somerset, Fred und Albert, Sandusky at home. CHARLES KGCERS." Ciiailes F. Eggers, dS jears old, widely knowi Fayette business man, dlcd.Munday night at Suanne Hotel, St Fla Ho was born 'u PHtsburf May 5, 1860, the son of Mr and Mrs.

Ernest Eg- KC13. He went to Belie Vernon at an a i age whero for 11 years be was identified i the glass "making business and in 1SD2, oreanlred the flrm of Esters Graham at Bello X'fruon This firm was superseded bv the diaries Egsers Liimber Corn- Mr -rtas one of tile founders and first, president of ihe Monessen Pivlncs Trust Companv Ho was for time of Uie National Bank of Monessen He was one of promoicrs of the Bellp Vornon, Westmuielantl, Fayeltc County Stieet Railway Company and bnilt tho load at Belle Ver.ion. He was also presi- dent of the Perry Manufacturing Coni- pan and also ot tbe Mononpa- hola 5- YoTigh'opheny Vallej Retail Lumbermen's Association. He was a membei of the Kiwanls. Triangle.

Laurel and Country Clubs at Union- also the Shrine. O'l March 26, 1SS2, he was married to Miss OCCUT in the Robbins family since September 26. when Madison R. Vance ot South ConnellsTille succumbed. About two -weeks later Mrs.

Dorothy Regar ot Connellsvllle passed away and early in January Harry Regaf, also of this city, died at the home of bis daughter, Mrs. Alex R. Duncan of Dunbar All were cousins. MRS EMMA BITNER PORCH. MOUNT PLEASANT.

Jan. Emma Bitner Porfb, 57 years, five months and 15 days old, wife of Bert Porch, died Wednesday afternoon quite suddenly at her home at Kecksburg. Mrs. Porch had not been' well for more than a year. In the past week she had suffered a cold and light attack of Influenza.

She got up Wednesday morning and seemed to be. in the best of health, only to be taken very ill, dying at 1 o'clock. She was a Ufelong number tha Kecksburg Church of God and was one of the most respected women in her community. Besides her husband there survive one son and three daughters. ROGER S.

WELTY. MOUNT PLEASANT, Jan. IS--Rog- Sherman Welly, 75 ears old. John Stannis of Dunbar and Walliam B. Stannia of Revere.

There are three grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Two brothers, Elmer Lowery of Dnnbar and Charles Lowerr of Poland, Greene county, also survive. Mrs. Stannis was a lifelong 'resident of Dunbar. Sbo was a member of St.

John'e Church of tho Wilderness, near Dunbar. LUTHER NOBLE. Lnther Noble, 79 rears old, a former reeide-nt of Grindstone, died Tuesday at McKeesport WACLAW KLOCEK. Waclaw Klooek, 48 years old, former resident of Trotter, died Thursday at his home "at McKees Rocks following a. brief illness.

is survived by bin wife, his parents, Anthony and Sophia Plarzak Klocet Poland, and the following brothers and sisters, Maxmillian of Trotter and Kaiimierc and Wincenty Klocek, Mrs. Franclszke Balcerak, Mrs. Janina Lewandowgki afcd Mrs. Veronlka Xowak and Tadewiz Klocek, ail ot Poland. JOHN- H.

JEFFRIES. John H. Jeffries, SI years, a native ct Fayetts county, died January 8 at. the home of a son, William, at Dwlgbt, III. He was born at Ksw Salem March 18, 1847, and located Illinois in 1S72.

DAVID ASPEY. SCOTTDALE, Jan. Aspey, 76 years old, died early this morning in the Memorial Hospital at Mount Pleasant of pneumonia. He admitted to the institution last Saturday. CHANCY O.

DAVID. Chancy O. David. 51 years old, ot near Chadsville, a brother of Mrs. C.

E. Wilson of Connellsvllle. dropped dead In Iowa street, Uniontown, Monday afternoon, of heart disease. Mr. David -was a sou of Adam and Melissa Breakii on David, both dead.

His mother died August; a brother. nt township for more than 25 years I ni 3e mc nth 3 a lfce nd one of the best known cillzeus of I y. Survivmg are his wife. justice of the peace in Mount Pleas ai: Westmoreland county, died Wednesday night at his home at Weltytowu after an iliness of six weeks following a stroke- of apoplexy. His condition was not believed to be serious until two weeks ago.

Mr. Welt iy survived by his widow, several daughters and six ANDREW J. BOWLEY. Andrew" J. Bow ley, 76 j-ears old, a former resident of Somerfleld and Hopwood, died Thursday at the Somerset Hospital.

He is survived by two Roy, a Baltimore Ohio engineer. David; a son, Clyde; brother, TV. H. David of Uniontown, and three sisters. Mrs.

Wilson of tills city and William Mayfleld and Mrs. Roy Wilson of Smithfield. MRS. KATHERINE FLEMING. Mrs Fleming, S3 years old, d-ed Tuesday at her home at Smock of infirmities of age.

Sho is survived by three sons, Guy Fleming of Smock, Jchn of Waltersbnrg and Ray at borne; one daughter, Mrb. Howard Dunn of Flatwoods; 12 daughters. Mrs Lucretla Burns of Un- grandchildren ana six iontown and Mrs. Edyth Halle of Con- dren nelisville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. JAMES W.

SISLEY. Following: an iilness of comphca- GEORGE McMANUS MOUNT PLEASANT, Jan Salli? E. Reppert of diseases, James W. Sisiey, 72 The follouins children a old. died Thursday at his home Alison C.

EggerB, Unlontown; Springhlll township Besides his Georglanna Kggers Thomas ot C. Thomas, Katherme Semans, wife of Somnns, Uniontown, and Miss y.Ry Eetta Eg- gors, at. home. MISS THEO FURTX'BY. Miss Tileo Furtney, about 22 eais wife.

Mrs Adeline Sisiey, he Is survived by three children and two brothers, including E. II Sisiey of Smithfield, and one sister. ROBERT TEMPLE. Robert Temple, 90 years old, a former resident ot Masontowu, died oid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs a Tuesday at the home of his daughter, George McMaffu, 25 ears old, eon of William of Old Rainey, died I Bank of Somerset, at the County Home Hospital yesterday morning trom pneumonia.

Furtney, former residents of nollsvl'le, died Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at the laniily home at Somer- se-t of scarlet fever and She was born in Con- nellsvil The'family nxned from Connellsviilo 10 rear Cans and then to Someraet Bandca her parents, Misss F'irtne la survned by sis- Miss A a Mae. a nurse In the Memonal Hospital at Jonnstown and Marguerite, at home She had a number of relatives here Miss Furtney was a clc rk in the Pinst National MRS KATHERINE HANNAH Mrs. Katherme Hannah, 40 years old, died suddenly Monday at her borne at Perryopohs. She is survived by her husband, Alexander, and seven children, all at home. MRS MARGARET A MILLER.

SCOTTDALE. Jan. Margaret Adams Miller, 28 years old, wife of Walter Miller, died at the home of Frank Bel! near WooddaJo th.s morning at 3 o'clock. She is survived her husnand, three children, Betty, Daniel and Ellaine; her father, Lloyd Adams, a a brother, Regis Adams, near Prittsto-w n. Mrs.

Guy Baldy of Clei eland, Ohio. 'MRS. S. TRUEX. air's S.

M. Truex, 71 years old, who bad made her home ith ter daughter, John Angle of South Union- Iciy. He is survived by several chil- town. for many jears. died this morn- dren.

lug at the borne ot another daughter, Mrs Lilly Goodwell of Corning, Ohio, following a stroke ot parallels. MICHAEL HENRY. Michael Honry. 64 jears old, of Searight died Monda afternoon of apop- MRS. SARAH REYNOLDS.

MISS MATTIE WELSH. Miss Mattle Welsh died this morning at her home at Dawson where bad resided practically all of her life 1RS. ETTA SHAW FEE. ilrti j-Jtta Shaw Fee. of FRANK UMBLE.

lulled Stat-'b Commissioner Cba: Its Frank Umble, 6S 'years u.tl, Fee. died Thursday afternoon at Markleyubui'E, tiled Saturday aftei- l.cr lunuu ill L'nloiitov ot double noo.i hi Uuioutoun. Tbe body was pneu'nonhi, devi'lopijd Horn ni- removed to the Sims FuuenU Home, uhich v-is piecedc-d by su- for The WecklT I where her'father, the Rev. John Poole, I public, Mrs. Willia N'oiEh Pittbbui'g street.

JOSEPH G. H.ARRIS. Joseph Hams, SI years old, diei Saturday night at his homn In German township Besides his wife, i fold which sht' contracted 'it Chmtmas tune. She lud been fined to hei bed pneumonia smco a a 14. A former resident of i Tee had many Mrs.

Sarah Revnolds, well-known She was the daughter of Mrs. Sueau- In Connellsvilk. died on Thursday at na. Welsh, i whom she made her her home hi Pittsburg, following a home, brief illness Hei husband, Patrick -Reynolds, v.ho (lied about 12 years W. WOODWARD, ago, was employed by the H.

C. Fuck W. -rtoodw-irci, 81 jears old. a Coke Company in this region for ap- formei resident of ruiontown, died pioxlnmtcly in stars. Among the Thursiiaj i Jjnuaiy 10.

at lilaceb the family lormerl res.ded jSlreator, 111. He located in Illinois In were Trotter. Bioad Ford and Lemont. 11S71. survived by four daugh- teis and faous.

MRS. MATILDA F. STAXXIS D. DINGLE. Samuel D.

Dingle, 31 years old. a former resident of Coaiorook. Crionds here HT amonj; Shivcs, Miss Agnes Shipley oC nc- Thets. ot Wil- mg children: Four sons Joseph wib born here on August 20, 1S59. 11a.rr« he 15 smvived liy Hip fol the pioneer sMlltii.

lit llis Mrs Matilda Frances Stannie. 73 k.lled SJturdd in a mine near Smitb- yeaio old, died on Saturdav a 7 field. Ohio TAeutj-three cars ran o'clock at the home of her brother. his bod mei Lxnvery. at Duubar.

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