Charles F. ALRUTZ, aged 68 years dropped dead in Main street, Hickory, on Friday, March 16, 1917. He had not been well for several days. Death was due to heart trouble. Mr. ALRUTZ was born in Hanover, Germany, February 17, 1849. In 1852 his parents, Christopher and Messina KINEMOND ALRUTZ, came to America and located near Buffalo Village, this county. Mr. ALRUTZ grew to boyhood there and lived in that section until five years ago when he retired and located in Hickory. As a farmer Mr. ALRUTZ was very successful. For forty-nine years he had also operated a threshing outfit. He was a director in the Farmer's National Bank of Hickory. In politics he was a Democrat. He was a member of the German Lutheran church. Mr. ALRUTZ was twice married. His first wife, who was Miss Mary UHLER, died December 10, 1884. Two children were born to this union: Mrs. H. B. RASEL of Mt. Pleasant township, and Charles N. ALRUTZ, who resides on the home farm. In April 1898, he married Miss Mary DUGAN. Two children survive by this marriage, Misses Edna and Mary ALRUTZ, both at home Funeral services were held Monday morning at the ALRUTZ home by the Rev. A. F. ALEXANDER. Short services were also held at the Presbyterian Church at Buffalo at two o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment was in the Buffalo cemetery. The Rev. W. L. GARGEES, pastor of the Gladden United Presbyterian congregation in Millers Run valley, died Tuesday night, March 13, 1917, aged 68 years. Paralysis was the cause of death. He is survived by his wife and a number of children. Mr. GARGEES graduated from Muskingum College in 1876. Later he studied theology. His longest pastorate was at Savannah, Ohio. He was at different periods financial agent of Westminster and Muskingum Colleges. Funeral services were held Thursday evening at Gladden. On Friday the body was taken to Savannah, Ohio, where services were held and were interment took place. Anna Gertrude MCGREGOR, aged 11 years and 3 months, died at 6:10 o'clock Sunday evening, March 18, 1917, in the Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, after three week's illness of pneumonia. She was a daughter of Charles P. and Ella Jane MCGREGOR of Crafton. Besides the parents there survive seven brothers and one sister, Mrs. Fred BRONCHAIN of Crafton. The girl was a niece of Thomas MCGREGOR and Mrs. Nellie KELLY of Sturgeon. Requiem high mass was held in St. Philip's Catholic Church, Crafton on Wednesday morning. Interment was in Calvary cemetery. Mrs. Rebecca GARDNER, widow of Edward GARDNER, died Monday evening, March 19, 1917, at six o'clock, at her home near Eldersville, following a short illness of a nervous breakdown. She was in her 77th year. Mrs. GARDNER was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel GARDNER. Three sisters, Mrs. SNYDER of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Frank ADAMS of Cross Creek and Miss Mattie GARDNER at home, and one brother at Murdocksville, survive. Funeral services were held at the late home Thursday morning. Interment was in the Eldersville cemetery. Charles L. HAINAUT, aged 53 years, died at his home at Sturgeon on Wednesday afternoon, March 14, 1917, after an illness of dropsy. He was born in Belgium and came to this country many years ago. He had resided in this locality about twenty-five years and was a coal miner by occupation. He is survived by his wife. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon in charge of the Franco-Belgian Club of Sturgeon. Interment was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Mary Belle LEWIS, aged 12 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. LEWIS of Barr street, died at her home at two o'clock Friday afternoon, March 16, 1917. She had been in ill health about a year. Besides the parents, two sisters and three brothers survive. Funeral services were held in the new Baptist church on Sunday evening, in charge of the Rev. G. E. SALLIE. The body was taken to the old family home at Orange, Virginia, where interment was made on Tuesday. His jacket catching in a belt wheel in the engine room of the Shields Oil and Gas Company's gasoline plant two miles north of Oakdale, Wilbert J. COUSINS, aged 53 years, engineer, met almost instant death on Wednesday afternoon, March 21st when his body was drawn into the wheel and whirled around and mangled before the engine could be stopped. Physicians were summoned but COUSINS died in 35 minutes after their arrival though remaining conscious all the time. Mr. COUSINS was reaching up for a lunch pail hanging over the gasoline engine when his jacket caught. He could not help himself and was drawn instantly into the wheel. His assistant, Joseph LIGGETT of Oakdale, stopped the engine almost at once and he and Frank SHEEL, an employee in the engine room, removed the injured man from the wheel. His right shoulder was broken and his right side fearfully torn. COUSINS leaves a wife and seven children. He formerly resided in McDonald, but recently had been living near the plant where he was employed. The body was taken to the MARSHALL undertaking establishment at Oakdale.