The Weekly Courier Thursday, July 29, 1926 GEORGE W RUSSELL DIES SUDDENLY AT CLEVELAND George W RUSSELL, former resident of Dunbar and Vanderbilt, dropped dead Thursday afternoon at Cleveland, Ohio, where he had been making his home for the past 10 years. His sudden death was attributed to the intense heat. Prior to going to Cleveland, deceased was an employe of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad at Dickerson Run. His home was a Dickerson Run. Mr RUSSELL, who was 45 years old, leaves a widow, Mrs Catherine NEWELL RUSSELL, daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel NEWELL of Vanderbilt, two daughters, Annabelle and Margaret, and his parents, Mr and Mrs James RUSSELL of Dunbar. Two brothers and four sisters survive. Madison Man Dies David E MILLER, 76 years and 26 days old, died at his home at Old Madison Saturday, of dropsy. He is survived by his widow, Mrs Missouri A MILLER, and following children: Thomas A Miller and Paul J MILLER, both of Madison; Mrs Mamie CAMPBELL and Mrs Irene GRIFFITH, both of New Staton RD 1; and Miss Golda MILLER of Youngwood. Hunker Man Killed When Car Stalls Hunker, July 26---Stalling of the engine of the automobile in which he was returning to his home here, on the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the Hunker crossing Saturday afternoon is believed to have been the cause of the almost instant death of Howard J HOFFMAN, 34 years old, when the Uniontown Express crashed into his stalled machine. Mr HOFFMAN leaves a widow and one daughter. Mrs HOFFMAN has been ill for four months and will not be permitted to see the body of her husband which was taken to the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs George HOFFMAN at East McKeesport, where funeral services will be held. Mrs Katherine ADAMS’ Brother Is Killed K O MOORE, 42 years old of Oil City, brother of Mrs Katherine Adams of Isabella Road, was killed Tuesday at New Castle, where he had been working when struck by a train. His skull was fracture. He was unmarried. Besides his sister, Mrs ADAMS, he is survived by four others, Mrs JT GORMLEY, Mrs PJ GRIFFIN and Mrs OH HILLGROVE, all of Brookline, Pittsburg, and Mrs RW MARTIN of Oil City, and two brothers, Peter MOORE of Coraopolis and RW MOORE of Ashville, NC. The body will be taken to Oil City for burial. MISS RUBY DULL DIES AT HOSPITAL AFTER OPERATION Miss Ruby C DULL, well-known young women of the South Side, died at 9 30 o’clock Thursday evening at Connellsville State Hospital following an operation for appendicitis. She underwent the operation on Monday morning, being admitted to the institution on Sunday. Miss DULL was a daughter of Grant and Mary SIPE DULL. She was born in this city and spent all her life here, being educated in the public schools. She was a member of the Christian Church and also of the Philathea Bible Class of that church. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one sister, Miss Margaret, at home. GEORGE S HUTSON George S HUTSON, 63 years old, a former resident of the Dawson community, died May 29 at the Sautell Soldiers Home at Sautell , Cal, according to word received by Jesse K HUTSON, a cousin. Mr HUTSON had been in the West for 30 years. He formerly was located at Quartzsite, Ariz, where he was engaged in prospecting for gold and other minerals. He served in the Spanish War in Cuba. He had been at home for some time and left it, returning to work. He returned two weeks before his death. Mr HUTSON is unmarried. There are said to be a number of relatives living in Fayette and Westmoreland counties. He was the last of his family. His parents were Mr and Mrs David HUTSON. MRS CHARLOTTE I HAINES Scottdale, July 26---Mrs Charlotte Irene HAINES, 51 years old, wife of Charles HAINES, died Saturday night at her home at Kingview. MRS JENNIE RIGGAR Mrs Jennie RIGGAR, 67 years old, widow of Harry RIGGAR, died Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at her home near Leisenring No 1. She was born April 21, 1859, a daughter of John and Caroline MYERS MARTIN. She is survived by the following children: Frank and Jesse, both of Connellsville; Van, Oran and Dewey, all of Leisenring No 1; William of Juanita; Mrs Sallie ROBINSON of Un-Leisenring No 1 and Mrs Cora GILPIN at home. Mr RIGGAR died eight years ago. HAYES GASKILL Hayes GASKILL, 86 years old, a veteran of the Civil War, died Saturday at his home at Smithfield. Mr GASKILL was born at Woodbridge on January 3, 1940 and came to Fayette county in March 1895. He was a son of the late Morgan and Sydney BROWN GASKILL. Mr GASKILL had been twice married, his first union being with Nancy HAMON who died in 1864. He was married again in March, 1865, at Elmira, NY, to Margaret WILLIAMS, a daughter of Lizzie SAGER WILLIAMS and the late William J WILLIAMS. Mr GASKILL served during the Civil War as a member of Company G, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisting at age 21 years in April, 1861 at Columbus, Ohio. He was honorably discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio, in July, 1861, and reenlisted at the same camp in June, 1862, rejoining his old company. He was transferred to Harpers Ferry in September, 1863, to Battery A, Fourth US Artillery and was again discharged in February, 1864 to re-enlist as a veteran. His father was a soldier during the War of 1812. Mr GASKILL was a member of JS PHILLIPS Post, GAR of Smithfield Encampment No 230: Spring Lodge No 237 IOOF. He was a machinist by trade and had resided at Smithfield for the last 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Margaret GASKILL; two grandchildren, Pauline H KAMERER of Cleveland, O, and Morgan B GASKILL of Chicago, and two nephews, Cornelius GASKILL and Charles GASKILL of Fairmont. MRS ELLEN GADDIS CLARK Mrs Ellen GADDIS CLARK, 65 years old, died Monday at her home in Uniontown following a week’s illness. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John GADDIS and the widow of John H CLARK. She was born in North Union township December 5, 1859, and was united in marriage in 1879. She had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Uniontown for 43 years. One sister, Mrs Hanson RUTTER of Uniontown and two brothers, TB GADDIS of Uniontown and Eli C GADDIS of Artesia, New Mexico, survive. Mrs Clark was a second cousin of Mrs Holland PIERSOL of the West Side. She also had a number of friends in Connellsville and vicinity. MRS JS CADWALLADER Mrs JS CADWALLADER, 28 years old, of 225 South street, died at noon today at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs John KNIGHT in Layton. She had been ill for about two months and two weeks ago was taken to the Layton residence. In addition to her husband she is survived by a small daughter, Christobel. MRS JOSEPHINE B LEGARTH Mrs Josephine BRINKO LEGARTH, 28 years and 4 months old, wife of Stephen LEGARTH of West Leisenring, died Monday afternoon at the Uniontown Hospital following a brief illness of typhoid fever. Besides her husband, she is survived by four children, Joseph, John, Anna and May, all between one and seven years old; one sister and one brother. MB WALKER, SR M B WALKER, SR, of Martin, died Wednesday in the Uniontown Hospital following an illness of complication of diseases. MISS ESTHER WALLACE Miss Esther WALLACE, 28 years old, daughter of Mr and Mrs O M WALLACE of Lemont, died Tuesday in the Uniontown Hospital. Besides her parents she is survived by several brothers and sisters. NEWTON I CHRISTOPHER Newton Isaac CHRISTOPHER, 73 years old, of Luzerne township, died Wednesday at the Somerset Sanitarium of heart trouble. MRS CORA C LEIB Mrs Cora C LEIB, 54 years old, of Uniontown, died Thursday in the Uniontown Hospital , where she had been a patient for the past week, for treatment of heart trouble. CHRISTIAN KNEPP Meyersdale, July 23---Paralysis, with which he was stricken while picking cherries last Saturday, resulted in death of Christian KNEPP, well-known farmer of Larimer township, Wednesday night. He hung helpless over a limb of a tree before his plight was discovered. He was 77 years old. MRS MARY HANNAH PORTER Mrs Mary Hannah PORTER, 90 years old, who has resided in the vicinity of Smithton practically all her life, died Thursday morning at her home new Wick Haven. MRS AMANDA MORROW Scottdale, July 21---Mrs Amanda Frances MORROW, 64 years old, wife of H C MORROW, died Tuesday night at her home in North Huntington Township. JOSEPH B MILLER Somerset, July 22---Joseph B MILLER, 74 years and nine months old, farmer of Jefferson township and a former county commissioner of Somerset county, died suddenly Tuesday morning while sitting in a chair in the office of the Ferner Hotel. Heart trouble was the cause. CHARLES W BARNHART Charles W BARNHART, 33 years old, died Monday night at his home at Hollidaysburg following a lingering illness. He was employed at Scottdale before his health became impaired. Besides his widow he is survived by three children, his mother, Mrs Susam BARNHART of Johnstown, a brother and two sisters