DEFRANCE, WADE, GRIFFITH, CHAPMAN, SUTHERLAND, GOULDSBERRY John DEFRANCE, formerly of Washington County, and brother of the late Allison DEFRANCE, died first of the week at his home in Centreville, Ia. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde WADE, of Barr street, died Saturday, March 17, at the age of five weeks. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday by Rev. JORDAN. Interment at Arlington. Thomas GRIFFITH, one of the best known residents of the western section of Washington county, and a former director of the poor, died at his home near Claysville on Saturday afternoon, March 17, aged 69 years. Alexander Campbell CHAPMAN, aged 83 years, died at his home in Claysville on Friday morning. Mr. CHAPMAN's mother was a sister of Alexander CAMPBELL, one of the founders of the Christian church. He was a brother-in-law of Dr. James BEMIS, of West Middletown. Robert SUTHERLAND, formerly of McDonald, late of Bulger, died at his home Friday night, March 16, aged 47 years. He is survived by his wife and one son at Bulger and by his mother and brother, William SUTHERLAND, of McDonald. The funeral was held Monday, and was in charge of Waverly Lodge K. of P., of which deceased was a respected member. Religious services were conducted by Rev. Dr. IRONS. Interment at Arlington. Last Wednesday, while showing some of the machinery at the Ohio Valley machine shop, J. H. GOULDSBERRY, the machinist, was caught by the engine and badly injured. He was taken to the West Penn hospital that evening, and it was thought he would recover, but blood poisoning set in and he died Wednesday morning. Mr. GOULDSBERRY has been in Midway a short time, but has made a number of friends who sympathize with his wife and family in their sad bereavement. *Midway column