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    1. [PA-SW-OBITS] MCAVOY, SHAFER, ANDERSON Feb. 21, 1903 McDonald PA Outlook
    2. Victoria Hospodar Valentine
    3. MCAVOY, SHAFER, ANDERSON The four months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MCAVOY, of Reissing, was buried at Noblestown Friday. A two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SHAFER, of Champion, died last Thursday and was buried on Saturday at Noblestown, Rev. Father BRENNAN officiating. The sad, but not unexpected, news of the death of Dr. D. M. ANDERSON was received about 8 o'clock Monday evening. It occurred at his some near Weirton, at 7:45 o'clock. The doctor was 65 years of age. Dr. David Miller ANDERSON was born in Beaver county, Pa., Nov. 20, 1837, and was educated in the schools and academies of that county. He acquired extensive coal holdings and became one of the most prominent individual coal operators in Washington county. He disposed of his holdings to the Pittsburgh Coal Company, realizing a fortune from the transaction. In 1892 Dr. ANDERSON was elected to the State Assembly from Washington county on the Republican ticket and took his seat the following year. After a lapse of two terms he was returned by the Republicans of the county to the Legislature and again in 1900 receiving the Republican nomination, was elected. Dr. ANDERSON was again a candidate for the nomination last year and just entered upon his fourth term when his death occurred. With the exception of two terms from 1895 to 1899 he had served continuously in the Legislature from 1893 to the present time. He is survived by his wife, whose maiden name was Charity J. WRIGHT, and their two children, A. H. ANDERSON, Esq., of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Elizabeth REESE of Wardner, Idaho. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services were conducted in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which Dr. ANDERSON was a member by the pastor Rev. G. W. GRA__S. The remains were taken to Finleyville and interred in the family burying ground.

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