HARTFORD, EVANS, SMITH, HOLMES, BOOKHAMMER, PAUL, BURGOYNE Mrs. Sarah HARTFORD, aged 76 years, died Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the home of her niece, Mrs. Anna STEWART in Oakdale, after a several days illness. She is survived by one brother, Harvey THOMPSON of Los Angeles, Cal. Funeral services were held Monday evening at 7:30 at the STEWART home in charge of the Rev. Mr. HAYES. On Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock services were held at Burgettstown where the interment was made. At Excelsior Springs, Mo., on Saturday, February 21, 1914, Owen A. EVANS of Bartlettsville, Okla., and Humbolt, Kan. Interment on the residence of his sister, Mrs. J. C. MCCALLOUGH, Freeport, Pa., Thursday at 3 p.m. Mr. EVANS resided in McDonald for several years, coming here shortly after the discovery of Oil. He was Superintendent for the Forest Oil Co., which was later merged into the South Penn Oil Co. At 4:50 o'clock Saturday morning occurred the death of Mrs. Margaret SMITH at the home of her son, Frank C. SMITH, in Orchard street in her 84th year. Her death was due to infirmities of old age. Mrs. SMITH had made her home in McDonald for about 18 yeas. She is survived by her son, Franck C. SMITH and one daughter, Mrs. Anna DAVIS of Pittsburgh and a son, John SCOTT of Los Angeles, Cal., and a sister Mrs. HOYUE of Florence. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in charge of the Rev. J. P. JORDAN. Interment was in the Hilldale cemetery. Thomas HOLMES, aged 22 years, died Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert HOLMES of this place. Death was due to tuberculosis. The HOLMES family is one of the oldest colored families residing here, the father having come her to work in the mines during a strike which was in progress at that time. Mr. HOLMES was employed at the Crescent Bottle company located at this place. Besides his parents, Mr. HOLMES leaves several brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Colored Baptist church in charge of the pastor the Rev. G. E. SALLEE. Interment was in the Robinson Run cemetery. F. J. BOOKHAMMER, age about 44 years, died in Lakeland, Florida on last Friday morning. Mr. BOOKHAMMER with his wife left McDonald on January 8, for Florida where they went for the benefit of Mr. BOOKHAMMER's health, he had been in failing health and thinking that a warmer climate would be beneficial to him, they went to Lakeland, Florida. The weather was such that he did not improve as was expected, they stopped at a Hotel for sometime but thinking that Mr. BOOKHAMMER would be benefited by a more quiet place, a cottage was procured, they hardly had gotten located in this till he took suddenly worse, dying on Friday morning. Mr. BOOKHAMMER was born near Philadelphia and went to Oil city when he was 12 years of age where he remained, coming to McDonald about the first of the oil excitement 1891. He was united in marriage to Miss Ida Warren BURNETTE of Oil City in the year 1891. Mr. BOOKHAMMER has been in the employ of the South West Penn pipe line as a gauger for the 23 years that he has lived in McDonald. He was a member for the past four years of the Episcopal Mission of McDonald. Mr. BOOKHAMMER has served as Secretary of Council in addition to his other duties, in this capacity he was very proficient, it was one of Mr. BOOKHAMMER's traits to do what ever he had to do promptly and do it well. He is survived by one brother and one sister, William of Titusville and Mrs. Charles OLIVER of Butler, Pa. The body was taken direct from Lakeland to the home of George BURNETT a brother of Mrs. BOOKHAMMER in Oil City Pa., arriving there on Tuesday forenoon from which place funeral services were held at 2 o'clock on Tuesday in charge of Rev. BENTON an Episcopalian Minister of Crafton. Quite a number of McDonald people attended the funeral. William M. PAUL, one of the best known young farmers of Mount Pleasant township, and a member of the well known PAUL family of this county, died Tuesday morning at 1:15 o'clock at his home near Hickory, after a very short illness. Death was due to pneumonia and complications. He was taken ill just one week ago Monday. On Sunday his condition became serious and little hope was felt to his recovery. Monday his mother Mrs. Mary M. PAUL, of Jefferson avenue, was summoned to his bedside and was with him when the final summons came His death comes as a shock to his wife and children, to the large number of brothers an sisters and to the many relatives. His going severe the first link in a chain of children. (sic) The deceased was born March 18, 1870 and was reared in West Bethlehem township. His father who died about eight years ago, was James PAUL, for many years a prominent farmer of West Bethlehem township. His mother, Mrs. Mary M. PAUL resides at 510 Jefferson avenue. There survive, beside the mother, a wife and five children. The wife was before her marriage, Miss Vinta MCGUGIN, daughter of Mrs. Esther MCGUGIN of Mount Pleasant township, and the late Alexander MCGUGIN. The children are Vincent, Mary Esther, McElroy, Brady and Ruth, all at home. The brothers and sisters of deceased are Thomas PAUL, of Washington; D. P. and F. B., of Norfolk, Va., Lewis M., Allie G., and Ray E. at home; Mrs. Louis FATMAN, of West Bethlehem township; Mrs. J. F. JOHNSON, Mrs. Ray MALONE, Mrs. C. E. BRANDEN, of Washington; Mrs. J. M. MCGUGIN of Woodrow; Mrs. J. B. RHINEBAR of Huntington, W. Va.; Mrs. John PARKINSON of Sharon; Bertha and Nell at home. Mr. PAUL was a member of the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian church. He was a member of the Knights Pythias and the Grangers organization at Hickory. He was a successful farmer, and will be greatly missed in the community. A brother, Thomas PAUL, was recently married and is now on this wedding trip to New Orleans. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home. The interment was in the Mount Prospect cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. John MORONEY have returned from Port Huron, Mich. where they were called on the account of the sudden death of the latter's brother, J. H. BURGOYNE.