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Twelve THIS WILKES-BAKRE RECORD, SATURDAY; AUGUST 2 1921 4: slns sljfns showed no of rallying. With him at the end were his wife, who GENERAL G. B. has been constantly devoted to him durlnar the Ionic period of his Illness, and also his two equally devoted Pebeco Tooth Paste New Under Arm daughters, Mrs. Stephen C.

Elliott and Mrs. James Hutter. These three Moougher 8pcial For Cutjcura Soap, 21c 3.Cakea. for 50c New Lace "Vests and Pe.nel Collars $L25to $3.50 A "constitute tho ImmcdlarriramB-trcte- atoetay of survivors, with their husbands, 33c $2.00 Values the former lieutenant-colonel of the 109th Field Artillery, and who has THE GLOBE Public Square The New September "Perfect" Records 39c Each Main Floor Front Maiif Floor Front --V succeeded General Dougherty In several posts of military honor In the national guard. Other Immediate survivors of Gen eral Dougherty are two sisters.

Miss Ex-commander of Pennsylvania Na-; tional Guard, Semi-invalid for Six Year, Ptie Away LEADER IN CIVIC AFFAIRS Eloise Dougherty, and Mrs. Frank A Great Shin Sale Is One Of To-day's Attractions! Dougher, both of this city. Arrange ments for the funeral were announced last evening as having been made. It will be held on Monday afternoon with services at the home at Breakdown Followed Devoted Effort to Suppress "Flu" Epidemic. Detail of Fascinating Career o'clock, and Interment In Oaklawn Cemetery.

Gen. Dougherty's peaceful death occurring at the close of a warming late summer day is certain to be heeded as one of the outstanding Men's Genuine Imported English Broadcloth SHIRTS $2.98 mortuary events of the year. Though long expected by close friends and business associates the news generally disseminated by word of mouth last evening evoked comment all the more sincere In condolence to the family because of death occurring within a few hours of the passing of Col. William G. Price, his close friend and military associate of many Gen.

Charles Bowman Dougherty, former commander of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, prominent civic leader for the last two score years, died at his home, 54 Riverside Drive, last evening at 5:15 o'clock after a Ions Illness following: an attack of cerebro-embollsm with which he was stricken in New York in Sep. tember. 1918. Gen. Dougherty, who was aged 68, -was enjoying a short respite from his duties of a most arduous nature that marked his directing- of relief work during the epidemic of influenza that years.

Gen. Dougherty succeeded Col. Price in command of the old 9th Regiment. The bond of their friend REGULAR $3.50 VALUES s' These well tailored Shirts are well made in necltband style with five-button front' and ocean pearl buttons. They're the kind of Shirts that fit right ship therefore, dates far back, and In the passing years it was cemented the more closely through their being repeatedly affiliated in' industrial enterprise, and their respective civic and community Interests being shared with mutual friends.

Little wonder because, they re made right. And remember genuine, imported two-ply UBS Lngiish broadcloth can be depended upon tor long, long wear. I r'. i Main Floon Left I then that thfr city heeds with ex DANCE. 14284 Hinky Dinky Parley Voo7 (Fox Trot).

Arroganaisa and Simple Confessions (Fox Trot.) 14285 Oh, Sarah! (Won't You Please Pull Down That Shade) (Fox Trot). Bagdad (Fox Trot.) 14286 Maytime (Fox Tret.) Your Charm (Fox Trot.) 14288 Innocent Eyes (Fox Trot.) Chanson Sans Parole and Paderewski's Minuet (Fox Trot.) 14291 San (Tox TrotJ When Things Go Wrong, From "Flossie" (Fox Trot.) 14293 Goodnight light (Waltz.) "When You're Many Miles From Home (Waltz.) POPULAR VOCAL. 12133 Hard Hearted Hannah (Ukelele and Voice.) When My Sweetie Puts Her (Ukelele and Voice.) 12135 Hink Dinky Parlay Voo? Foolin' Me. 12136 There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes. Big Boy.

12137 Noreen (My Irish Queen.) I Wonder If She's Waiting. 12134 1 Can't Get the One I Want. You're So Cute (Mama 0' Mine.) 12138 In a Rendezvous. Believe Me. 12139 A New Kind of Man With a New Kind of Love For Me.

It's About Time You Forgot All the Others. 12140 Land Of My Sunset Dreams. Memory Lane. HAWAIIAN. 11193 Aloha Oel One, Two, Three, Four.

INSTRUMENTAL. 11195 The Girl That Broke My Heart (Irish Reels.) The Humors of Ennistymon (Irish Jigs.) 11196 Old Time Reels, Part 1 (Ukelele and Harmonica.) Old time Reels, Part 2 (Ukelele and Harm'ca.) To-day Savings On Knittedderwear Substantial Savings On Lovely Wash-Fabrics pression of marked sincerity tho passing of these two outstanding civic and military leaders of the older generation. Distinguished Military Leader General Dougherty was born In this city and had lie lived, untlLeptera-bcr next, would have rounded out sixty-four years. Of this' span of three score years, it can emphatically be stated that he gave forty-four years to military activity. As a youth he attended the public schools of the city, later entering Emerson Institute at Washinnton.

D. from which he WOMEN'S $1.39 SILK VESTS Good qual 95c was later graduated. He returned ity striped end plain styles in very pretty shades. Sale price WOMEN'S 79o MUNSINGWEAR VESTS-SWISS ribbed Vests In bodice top style. Price, AUGUST; Save 25 To JBKn 40 Below to this city and on August 1, 1879, 50c entered the employ of the Susque hanna Coal Company, as a clerk in the office of the superintendent, who WOMEN'S $1.69 UNION SUITS Mallne ftp silk lisle In built-up shoulder, bodice top, open 7i Sale Price and closed gore styles.

then -was Joseph-Stlcknex, In. the summer of 18S5 he was made chief clerk In the general manager's office under Major Irving A. Stearns, and WOMEN'S $1.19 PETTI BLOOM ERSA "'Princess May" brand Jn pretty pastel shades. Sale Price I In this position he organized the pur chasing department of the company. In July, 1906, he was advanced to the position of assistant manager, and was continued in this position when MISSES' 29o VESTS Built-up shoulders and short sleeve styles.

Bale Price 20c the M. A. Banna Company, of Cleve Gen. Charles Bowman Dougherty land, purchased the Susquehanna Coal. Company.

Also, at this time, he 23c WOMEN'S 39c VESTS Good quality In all sizes. Bodice top. and built-up shoulder Sale Price was designated one of the three gen eral purchasing agents for the Mark Hanna interests, with activities in SPORT STRIPED TUB CHARMEUSE A beautiful silk finished materlu in wide and fuel and power plants throughout the BOYS' 75c BALBRIGQAN UNION SUITS In athletic and short sleeve styles. Sale Price 59c narrow stripes. Blues, greens, henna, United States.

While a community lender, with ciina, tan 69c tan and orchid. 36 inches wide. Specially priced at, yard, i respect to his position of prominence Main Floor Left In the dominant history of Wyoming Vall'eyr i i- A 4JUtHH I remembered for his unusually long PRINTEDVOILESANDFIQUlREa CREPES A large assortment of pretty terns; 36 and 40 Inches wide. Priced regu- and brilliant career as a military man. This, like his rise In the-mln lng Industry, had been from a lowly proceed to Mt.

Gretna- This was done, and on May 12, Col. Dougherty reported to the' adjutant general of the army that his regiment was properly mustered into service. The rniHmfint -proceeded to Chickamauga, iany up to esc a yard. Specially priced for Saturday at yard, position to one of the highest rank Fall Millinery In American military forces ootain IMPORTED 8WISSES AND TISSUES able to a non-West Pointer. He was In every sense a citizen-soldier, his life's activity, refttrtfed a sincere and upon Its arrival Col.

Dough In checks, stripes and floral designs. Specially priced for Saturday at, yard devotion to the natlofvs military es tablishment as a means toward Neu) Arrivals. In Stunning Hats $4.95 Main Floor Right peace. scourged WyomingVValley toward the close of the World War. He had been In Philadelphia attending a military banquet, and had gone to New York.

He was stricken while walking in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria, and was taken Immediately to a hospital for treatment; but from that ho never-fully regained--his-accustomed vigorous health. At the time Gen. Dougherty was forced to retire from active participant tton In community welfare work, following the war, and also from active attendance on his duties as assistant general manager for Susquehanna Collieries Company, with which he had been connected since boyhood, It was conceded that his breakdown was due to the drain made on his vitality by his constant devotion to duty, day and night, while the "flu" was raging-He' never fully relinquished his executive post with the Susquenna Company, this being made clearlast eight when expressions of sincere regret were voiced by officers of the corporation on being informed of his death. He was enabled on occasion to visit the offices, although not able to display his old time keen Interest In of the purchasing department, which he established for the company and of which when stricken he was the directing head. Gen.

Dougherty's end had been expected by his Immediate family and a legion of friends as possible of momentary occurence for the last month. The end was indicated for these yesterday morning when he began sinking rapidly, and for the latter hours of the afternoon he Enlisted as Private Gen. Dougherty enlisted as a pri vate in Co. Ninth Regiment of erty was assignea to Aeoiiiiiiuuu Third Brigade, Third Division, First Army Corps, serving in that post until his relief by Brig. Gen.

John N. Andrews, United States Army. The regiment served throughout tne war, it mortality upon its return being twenty.nlne deaths, most of them from typhoid -fever, contracted in Georgia camps. Reelected Colonel Following the Spanish War the Ninth Regiment was reorganized ana Col- Dougherty was unanimously re-i tj tn 4ii rnmmand. He was Infantry, National Guard of I'enn sylvania, August 1, 1881.

He was detailed as -regimental clerk on August 12, that year; appointed principal musician In July of the fol lowing year; sergeant-major, Aiay $10.95 the year following; first lieutenant and Inspector of rifle practice," April 28. 1887; major of the regiment, n.nrr,ntMi to brltradier general by Inuornnr Pennvnacker, April 9, 1908, nH on Sentember 30, 1914, Governor November 8, 1892; lieutenant colonel, June 22, 1894, and colonel, July 14, 1897. At the outbreak of the war with Edwin Stuart assigned him to tne thn National Guard or $1.00 to $1.50 iQQr Values, Special This special group includes Gowns, Chemise, Step-ins and Bloomers of voile, striped batiste and nainsook in flesh, peach, orchid and white. Lace, embroidery and self-trimmed. Gowns in strap shoulder, sleeveless styles with round neck.

Main Floor Right Spain, Col. Dougherty lecelved from We Take Orders For Cash's Woven Names It will soon be time to set together the clothes of your boys and girls who are going back to school. Cash's Woven Names are by far the most practical manner of -marking clothing. Better leave your order now In our Notion Section to avoid the last minute rush of past years. Main Floor Left Pennsylvania, with che rank of Majoi Fashion favors duve-tyns, velours and satin-and-velvet combinations.

So, naturally you'll find the very smartest shapes developed In thess popular fabrics in our Millinery Department. Come in and see the advanced fall styles sven though you do not intend to purchase Immediately. Gen. J. P.

S- Gobin, commanding tne Third Brigade, telegraphic orders to General, tho youngest man serve In this position In the histoy of the National Guard, his predecessors all having been veterans of tne assemble tne Nimn itegimeni aim 1- Civil War. a Gen. Dougnerty neiu una mB- Third Floor Rear of command until a State law had been passed some fewyears alter he took office compeiieu mm tire This bill proviaca mai -of the State guard could not serve i nnr than nve years, rau thli "rinnpr bill. Gen. Dougherty's friends believed he would namirRdlV nave cunimauu- Pennsylvania's volunteer the most complete and valuable priv The family occupied for many sf-rviee to the gov years the old Bowman home on North 11T world War, for ate libraries In the State.

Years ago he waa riven much to writing as a fourth Connecticut Line, at Fort Wilkes-Barre in. the Publiq' Square at the time or the Wyoming Massacre, his Elisha-BlackmaW i peatedly In composite form in, glancing through files of the Record, the pages i of bear ample evidence that to this generation, at least. Gen. Dougherty's prowess as a military leader is unquestioned. ho was apparently in TOtrastr-heaUhrl purrfult from business career an his Main street, 1 but have lived Riverside Drive since 1912.

jV- Descendant of Esrly Sett(ers and an active oumoor ft his beloved military Pfeion would probably have enabled him to retain poetry found a welcome place in' ine columns of the leading metropolitan newsuapers. as well as being found was in the Battle of Wyoming, escaped the massacre and Bwam the Hver and fled to the old Publlo 'l Square fort, where he loined hm Although civic and litav duties In moments of social relaxation He. emigrated to this country and' located in Albany, N. where the father Dougherty was born in 182J- His -father and grandfather came toWyomlng Valley early In the life of the latter, and settled first at Nantlcoke, which i was a thriving canal port town, and later moved to 'the county seat where on May 30, the general's father married Julia Beaumont Collings, daughter of Daniel and Melinda Blackman Collings. He was consul-general at Londonderry, Ireland 1866 and '67, serving in the administration of modestly Inserted and enchanclng this vigor unimpaireu.

Denied World War Service i i i.n,.fri was when from time to time the pages of local journals, many of which have long since ceased publication, or have been merged with current papers. the and business cares made constant call on his time, Gen. Dougherty was a home-loving man, and his joy was in his Begun conscientiously when a young man with, the collection of worth while books, to which he devoted hours Durusine in nnhnnl strenuous days of war's 11 stirred ui i-mintrvmen. Gen.DOUgn- General was most companionable. His friends were legion, and "they resided far beyond the confines of Wyoming Valley in which he spent his life.

On the maternal side he was a descendant of early settlers of the Valley, and he revered In 1888- General Dougherty waa crty was quick to offer his services and college days, he continued this to his country, ana me" 'President Andrew Johnson, the hon penchant for seeking out the best in literature as his ome-circlp. prow this ancestry by ever manifesting a cers nuiiii married to Anna D. Posten, daughter of M. Brown and Anna M. (Palmer) Posten, of this city, and 'this union there were four daughters, two of whom died in Infancy and.

-two, Helen and Marion or Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Rutter survive. nt otnff- Gen. leonara woo lively interest in affairs of the Wyoming Historical and Geological so ntAte ni mfin and in the home on Riverside Drive one will find as a result of this life father, the only man left at the the others having gone with the1 women and children to the mountains' to show them the way toward! Stroudsburg and Connecticut In the afternoon of that fateful July -father and son followed.

In August, young, Eiisha returne4 i to Wyoming with Capd Spalding -company and in October helped, to bury the dead at Wyomlngw A younger brother, Eleaser Blackman. was thirteen years old at the time tt the invasion of the valley by Indiana and Tories under-John, Butler, and assisted in building the fort at Wilkes-Barre, by hauling logs. Eleazer Blackman afterward fcev came prominent In the militia antf V. served throughout the Revolutionary for a commanding post urged his ap- long enaeavor in collecting, one of nnintnt a head of a aivision ciety, the Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution, Order of. the Anclnnatl Society Mayflower Pr.irtpnt: and they furthermore i hr.t a hn aonointed for over Descendants, New England Society, II1KCU orary appointment coming in return for recognition by Washington authorities for his peerless leadership in behalf of the struggling Irish nation.

On the maternal side, Gen. Dougherty was a descendant of John Blackman, who was born in England, and came to -America' prior tt 1640. John Blackman took up land at Dorchester, now a pant of Boston. His third son, Joseph spas duty with the Keystone Bia Division. A board of officers, how- Pennsylvania Society, Military Order of Foreign Wars and particularly pv-pr.

ruled that uen. ikjubuhu tne ravai ana sanitary order oi tne Spanish American War. f- over the age limit, and this alone prevented his appointment as a divisional head. Detained, therefore, by the stern i. r.f thp.

occasion. Gen General Dougherty was thrice President of the National Guard Association of the United States member of the Engineers Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Westmoreland the Franklin Blackman, married at Dorchester, November 12, 1685, Elizabeth Church, daughter of Joseph Church; of Little rvnnt-hprtv acmiicsced the ruling of ki i onnpriora and proceeded Compton, a brother of the redoubtable Jolly Times With the Cut-Out Toy Furniture From Cloverbloom Butter Cartons Cloverbloom cartons are full of good things for little folks. 1. Toy urrMrure clever little pieces which they can cut ont and pot together easily. 2.

Coupons 2 coupons and 10 cents brings a big beautl- folly colored doll's house to go with the furniture. Directions for getting it in every carton. 3. Health lot pare, tweet, pasteurized butter is one of the best of all food for children. The more they eat the better.

And they'll eat lots of Cloverbloom, because they can't help Uking jti delicious "country-made" flavor I 1 ilia uumu 1 as a civilian-soldier to throw himself Club, the Scranton Club, the Wyo war. In September, 1800, he was cfected and commissioned captain' pf the "First Troop of Beeiad Brigade, 8th Division, PennsvlvtRita This position he held for a number of years, and In 1812 at-tained the rank of malor. From 1891 to '03 he was one of the ers of Luzerne County, and from 1808 ming' Valley Country the fighter and lively chronicler, (Japt. Benjamin Church, who on August 12, 1676, with his gallant band pursued "King" Phillips, the son of Massa- into every phase or community euur. that would stimulate devotion to the common cause.

fnr nhltuarv review at a Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and Lodge No. 61, Free and Accepted Masons. For many years he had been vice president of the State Armory sott, and ended the life of that crafty barbarian, whose cruel exploits darkened the pages of New England's early history. v.

to '10, treasurer. of the county. He resided in WilkeB-'Barre Township. time like this are many columns of matter ejfpressing the highest praise of Gen. Dougherty, as a community leader, as a military leader of State Joseph and Benjamin were Bons or Board and was treasurer of Wyoming Valley Sand and, Stone Company and a member of the board of directors of the Wilkes-Carre City Hospital, and also of Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, 7 nnA national nromlnence.

ana as Richard Church, a soldier in the husband and father, ever devoted to Peauot war, the battle of which on the tract of land where the mine of the Lehigh A WUkefe-Barre Coal Company Is now located, i upon which he opened a mine, known even In that early day as Blackmail's mine, as is now a company colliery adjoining it to the south. His- died Sentember 10. -1843, In the seveatW ended In the extermination of the his-4amilydespltethe constant call made upon his time In hours of leisure as well as of work; but, of wch Peauot Indians" and theirraids- on ARMOUR CKZAMERIE8 the settlers. rThe wife of Richard as these, perhaps nqne more signin- Church was Elizabeth Warren, cantly discloses nis worm in nuiiiarj daughter of Richard Warren, one of Uelghth year of his He was -Tery (service than this tribute from nigr rsnking officers of the reaerai the passengers on tne Mayriower, which landed at Plymouth Rock, in 1620. Richard Warren was one of the Pasteurized Creamery Butter Wardrobe trunks For vacation purposes the wardrobe trunk is unsurpassable.

Every little detail is taken care of to your utmost convenience. Prices, ''y' The Trunk and Bag Store YEAGER 7 No. Main Wilkea-Barre, Pa. forty-one signers to the compact drawn up on the Mayflower before landing, said to be-- the first constitutional ever written by man for the a people. Tribute of Regular Army Offiers "Gen.

Dougherty, is the man, who tawrht Americans how to flght. Hi Is the first man, who ever succeded Ir moving bodies of men as la- rge as 8 division, and maneuvering them into place at the appointed time without failure. This was done first at fit. Historical Ancestry Charles Bowman Dougherty was born on North Main street, near West Union street, September 3, 1860, being one of six children of Hon. Charles and Julia (Collings) Dougherty.

His two brothers, Morris and Eleazar, died Some years ago in this city, as did also a sister, who was the wife of the late George P. Strome, and Mis two surviving sisters are, 'Miss Eloise -Dougherty of .382 South Franklin street, and Alice, wife of Frank J. Dougher of 1H. North Franklin; street, prominent Insurance broker and member of the firm -of BIddle Eno. I i -Gen.

Dougherty's parental grandfather was born In County Donnegal, Ireland, having been expatriated from Ireland by reason of his activities in the Toung Ireland Movement" in the early part of the Nineteenth Century, prominently identified with Masonry, helnr worshipful master of Lodge No. 61, from 1804 to '09. His daughter Melinda Blackman, Gen. Dotswlertv's grandmothes. msr- -rled Daniel Collings, Qctober 7.

1818. Daniel Collingn was born of Enjdis parentage at Easton in" ,1793 le learned the trade of clookmaker and earlyv removed yto Wilkes-Barre where he carried on his trade and. en-, gaged in other business' pursuits- fnr years. He also wag a large landhold- er and specialized In development of central city property, owning' at ono time the northerly side of the sauara Descendant of First Blackmans Klisha Blackman, one of the nine children of Joseph Blackman, whose wife was tjnurcn, was tne rather of Ellsha Blackman. Jr who Gretna in an encampment of 'thf State division.

Gen. Dougherty astonished the regular army men wien he first put his plan for this maneii-vre Into action, and it was our misfortune that he was not on the general staff during the World Tea abovt tribut Is to be had re- riow'occupled by, MacWHHam's Sto-. 5, fiaW Hi cn-pouiKf or dMdmd Cmrtont 9 iifas emigrated to Wyoming Valley in 1772. He was a lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt. -William Hooker Smith, of the.

Twenty CTwiwrf fa Dviryiand. up, to the Benesch store in the 1- (Continued on 'Page 15).

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