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Armstrong's Invasion in 1784. It may be well to state the reason of the following "Pass" being given, or required. The soldiers sent in advance by Col. Armstrong to Wyoming in 1784 had been met by a party of thirty Yankees at Locust Hill near the Lehigh, and defeated. They had one killed and several wounded. They retreated, but came on with the main body of Armstrong's soldiers to Wyoming. The Yankees at Wyoming, including these Locust Hill men, surrendered on promises of Col. Armstrong, which he shamefully violated, and arrested the whole of the now disarmed Yankees about Aug. 10, 1784. The thirty that had been at Locust Hill, except one and the captain, were sent in irons to Easton jail. The most of them broke out of jail and escaped, but all that recaptured were discharged in October be cause the grand jury would not find a bill of indictment against them, believing, as they probably did, than the Yankees were justified in fighting in their own self defense against armed men invading their part of the country where could have no business there that needed their presence unless they were to be used aganst these same Yankees. Well, it appears they were discharged on Oct. 30, 1784, by the date of this pass to one of them to come home. This may.not be the date of their discharge, as they were required to pay jail expenses amounting to $25 cash, according to to the statement of Christopher Harlbut, a brother of this John, and may have been unable to raise that much money for some time after their discharge. But these men were too poor to seek redress for this violation of law in compelling them to pay costs and expenses at the jail, when they had not been convicted nor even indicted for any crime or misdemeanor. And now, even after getting out of jail, they had even to procure a "pass" to come back home, and the following is a copy of one made June, 19, 1888, from the original in the possession of Lyman F. Hurlbut, of Palmyra, N. Y., a grandson of John Hurlbut. H. B. PLUMB.

"PASS."

"Northampton County 88.

"Upon application Robert Levers, Esquire, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county by John Hurlbut who hath this day entered into recognizance with one Burety for his peaceable behavior towards all the subjects of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for one year from the date hereof for a pass that he may have liberty to go to Wyoming on his Lawful Business and occasions. These are to permit the said John Hurlbut to pass from hence to Wyoming and so recommend to all whom it may

"Macbeth" in Early Wilkes-Barre. Last summer, at Ocean Grove, I met with the Hon. Lewis Jones, a well preserved ootogenarian, at one time an occupant of the judicial bench. He was an Exeter man by birth, and my fellow law student in the office of Chester Butler. Admitted to the bar, he practiced his profession many years; retired on a fortune secured by foresight and ability, and is now living in quiet ease in the metropolis of New York.

Our themes of conversation at the ocean retreat, brought up again what I had well nigh forgotten, a great event of our school days. Doctor Orton, principal of the Wilkes Barre Academy, at the close of a winter's term, treated the community to a dramatic spectacle He selected for the oo Casion the immortal Shakspeare's tragedy of "Macbeth" In this Mr. Jones sustained a principal character. The Thane of Glamis and Cawdor was assigned to Mr. H. B. Wright; his aspiring wife, high on the list of female regicides, found an able representative in Miss Ellen Cist. Ovid F. JohnSon, in after years, exalted to the admiration of his fellow countrymen, had likewise a part in the noted play.

The old court house was, for the time be. ing, turned into a Thespian temple, where the scene of horror was to be displayed before the elite of the valley.

Well, the witches and daggers were on hand, making things warm for the ill fated King of Scotland. The poor old man had evidently wandered into the wrong box. He came out of it in far worse plight than he went in.

As I call to remembrance the representation of the weird and wondrous play, the different characters were very creditably sustained. All had the approval of the large auditory, made up, in part, of men high on the list of professional distinction.

There was, besides, an afterpiece, in which Lewis Miner, with a rich comic vein, received marked applause.. And Butler Mallery, our best hand at oratorical declamation, added to the sum of the night's entertainment.

Of these performers, treading a mimic stage full sixty years ago, who, bat Judge Jones, yet tread the stage of human life? C. E WRIGHT,

Doylestown, Nov. 23, 1888.

A VETERAN LAWYER DEAD. Admitted to the Luzerne Bar in 1846-A Short Sketch of His Life, Together with Family Connections.

George Grant Waller, at one time a prominent lawyer of Luzerne County, died at Brooklyn, N. Y., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, of congestion of the lungs. His funeral will take place this afternoon from his home in Honesdale. The following is an extract from "Kulp's Families of the Wyoming Valley":

"George Grant Waller, who was admitted to the bar of Luzerne County, April 7, 1846, is a native of Wilkes-Barre, where he was born May 3, 1821. He 18 the son of Capt. Phineas Waller, a native of Plains Township, where he was born in 1774.

Capt. Nathan Waller, the great-greatgrandfather of Mr. Waller, was a native of Connecticut, and emigrated to Wyoming Valley at an early day. His wife was Elizabeth Meeks, a daughter of Thomas Meeks, a native of Fairfield, Conn., who came to Wyoming with the first two hundred settlers in 1769. His brothers-Jonathan, Philip and Bartholomew Weeks-were slain in the battle and massacre of Wyoming. Nathan Waller died July 11, 1831, aged 79 years.

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The mother of George G. Waller was Elizabeth Jewett, daughter of Jacob Hibbard Jewett, and was born Oct. 9, 1780. Dr. Jewett served as a surgeon in the Revolutionary Army during most of the war, and died in 1814. He, together with his family, were residents in Wilkes Barre in 1815.

George Grant Waller was educated in the the schools of this city, at Lancaster, Pa., and at Williams College, where he graduated in 1844. He read law with Judge Collins, in this city. He has practiced in this city and at Bloomsburg, but principally at Honesdale, Pa.

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He married, Oot. 11, 1854, Lizzie J. Bentley, a daughter of Benjamin S. Bentley and Hannah Bentley, his wife. Mrs. Waller was a native of Montrose, Pa. Mr. Bentley was president judge of Lackawanna County at the time of its ganization, August 22, 1878, but the Supreme Court held that there was no vacancy in the office at the time of his appointment, and that, under the provisions of the new county act, Lackawanna was not a separate judicial district, and, therefore, the only court authorized by law was that to be established by the judges of Luzerne County, who organized the courts of Lackawanna County, October 24, 1878. He was also appointed by Gov. Hartranft president judge of the 29th Judicial District when Lycoming County was made a separate district.

One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Waller -Bessie B.

As a lawyer Mr. Waller was looked upon as among the front rank. His manner of unraveling the legal technicalities of a case Was so exhaustive and indefatigable that success-if too great a preponderance of the the law was not on the opposite side of the case was inevitable. During the latter years of his life, although having reached a good, old age, he still maintained his mental and physical vigor.

Death at Hazleton.

Thursday, Nov. 22, James James, father of William P. James, recently elected olerk of the courts of Luzerne County, died at his home in Hazleton. Mr. James had passed the seventy-fifth mile stone in his earthly career, when his journeying came to an end. He was born in Wales in 1813, and emigrated to this country with his wife in 1840, settling in Hazleton, where he and his family have resided ever since, a period of fortyeight years. He at once assumed a standing of great prominence in the borough, and not only there but his influence was felt in the whole of the lower end of the county.

For sixteen years, until the advent of the present Democratic administration, he served the people of Hazleton as their postmaster. He took a prominent interest in all things that promised to be material in the advancement of the borough, and all plans calculated for the good of the community found in him a firm supporter. And not only in a secular sense was his usefulness most apparent, but in the church of his choice he labored earnestly and persistently for the spiritual and moral welfare of the people as well. At the time of his death he was a deacon of the Presbyterian Church.

Those who where intimately aquainted with him say that his life was consistent with the principles he advocated, and was devoted to the noble things of life. He leaves to survive him, William P. James, already mentioned, Sallie and Sophie James and Mrs. Richard Williams, of Hazleton, and Richard James, of Hoboken, N. Y.

An Aged Scissors Grinder Dead, Johnson H. Miller died at his son's home, 108 South Canal Street, Nov. 15, after an illness of over a year. He was born in Holland 84 years ago and has lived in WilkesBarre for 22 years. He was familiar on the streets up to a year or two ago as a scissors grinder. He leaves a wife and six adult children-Henry, Lewis, William H., Edward, all of this city, Joseph, of Mill Öreek, and Mrs. Mary Williams, of Newtown. Funeral on Saturday at 2 pm. Services from the residence of William H. Miller, 108 Canal Street.

BURIED AT HOME.

J. D. L. Harvey, Who Died in Chicago, Brought to Wilkes-Barre and Placed Among His Kindred.

Four o'clock Sunday, October 21, was the hour appointed for the holding of the funeral of the late J. D. L. Harvey, whose body was brought from Chicago, on Satur day, for interment a. the place of his birth. At that hour a large assemblage was there to pay a final tribute of respect to one whom they had known in former years. Among those present were: D. A. Fell, W. S. Wells, I. M. Leach, Wm. Reith, G. W. Kirkendall, Judge Loop, B. G. Carpenter, S. S. Weller, G. S. Bennett, Chas. Hollenback, T. Barnet, Abram Burgunder, G. W. Generals, W. D. Loomis, M. A. Bennett, Perry Phillips, W. J. Smith, M. B. Houpt, F. V. Rockafellow, M. W. Morris, J. E. Patterson and J. P. Brownscombe.

The exercises were conducted by Rev. Dr. Tuttle and Rev. W. W. Loomis, the latter making the address. He alluded to the contrast between this service and that of the morning. At the one there were hearts aglow with Christian love; at this, the heart was still and pulseless; in the morning there were tears of joy at a new found nearness to Christ; here, the eyes were sealed and tearless; then there were hands stretched out in Christian greeting; here, they were folded across the breast. The speaker said he had known Mr. Harvey for perhaps 30 years, at which time he joined the First M. E. Church under the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Snyder. He had gone to Chicago some 18 years ago. Deceased was an odd man but no warmer heart ever beat in human breast than in his. No hungry person ever went empty handed from his stall. Though peculiar, no one ever doubted his sincerity. He was wont to say odd things, but he should be judged by what he was, and not by what he said. He was the victim of cruel stories, circulated to annoy him. He was a singular man, though he was never charged with doing an unmanly thing. He was a good husband, an accommodating neighbor, true friend. Mr. Loomis closed with a touching farewell to his dead friend and the body was borne out, just as the evening twilight was filling the church with its deepening shadows.

A large concourse of friends followed the coffin to the Hollenback Cemetery. The pall hearers were Urbane Dilley, Hon. L. D. Shoemaker, G. B. Kalp, M. H. Post, William Dickover, Anning Dilley.

The body was accompanied from Chicago by the widow. Her daughter May, Mrs. George Deuell, came from Brooklyn, with her husband. Deceased is survived by three daughters, all married except Miss Kate,

who resides at home, and by one son, Eugene, who is married and living in Chicago.

A married daughter, Jessie, Mrs. Mott, also lives at home. Mrs. Harvey is the guest of her niece, Mrs. . H. Sauermiloh. Quite a number of her relatives were present from points throughout the county. It will be remembered that Mrs. Harvey's mother, Mrs. Totten, died in Chicago four years ago and was brought to Wilkes Barre and buried under circumstances almost identical with the burial of Mr. Harvey, from the Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Harvey had visited his daughter in Brooklyn only a fortnight previous to his death, having taken a trip East in the hope to benefit his health.

Death of Mrs. George Wells.

At 10:30 o'clock pm. Nov. 11, Mrs. George A. Wells died at her home, 66 South Street. Mrs. Wells was lying at the point of death during the whole day and anxiously the watchers at her bedside waited for the parting asunder of all earthly connections, knowing it to be but a question of a few nours. The report of her serious illness cast a profund sorrow over all who heard of it. She had been ailing with a nervous and heart affection, the latter being the immediate cause of her death. Mrs. Wells was born in Plymouth, Ohio, on the 10th day of February, 1837. She was a daughter of Dr. E. Bensooter, of that place. She remained in Plymouth until her marriage to Dr. Wells, of this city, October 7, 1857. family of three daughters survive herNellie M., Mary M., who are living at home, and Jessie L., wife of Albert Tillyer, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Wella was another of those women whose everyday life conforms to the noblest traits of character. Her virtues were so many and so apparent as to embellish with their contact everything with which she was associated; and on this account those who knew her best will most seriously feel and regret her death. She brought her age to fifty-one years. The funeral took place from the residence on South Street on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

A Bridge Builder's Daughter Dead.

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Mrs. Adeline Hotchkiss, aged 76 years, died on Saturday, Oct. 21. The funeral took place Monday at 2 pm. from the residence of Thomas Lavelle, on Hazle Street, near the Charter House. The deceased was one of the oldest residents in this city and was born in Plymouth Township. She was the daughter of Mr. Raub, who was in his day a bridge builder and who aided in putting up the old river bridge.

Death of Henry Ansbacher. Nov. 15, at 10:35 pm., occurred the death of Henry Ansbacher, one of Wilkes-Barre's oldest citizens. He was a little over 69 years of age, being born in Seckendorf, Bavaria, Oct. 5, 1819. He came to this country in 1840, and for seven years thereafter was a resident of New York City. In 1847 he came to Wilkes Barre and entered the jewelry business. In this he was engaged until 1876, and by close attention to business and strict integrity he amassed a fortune. Upon his retirement from business he was succeeded by his son. Solomon L. Ansbacher, now a resident of New York.

The deceased was one of the 12 original members Baai Brith Lodge, established in 1843, and which now bas branches in every importaut city in the United States and Europe. He was also a charter member and first president of Hoffnung Lodge, I. O. O. F. His name among business men was a synonym for uprightness and honesty.

He leaves a wife, Cecelia Ansbacher, a sister of Mrs. Abram Strauss, and the son already mentioned.

Henry Ansbacher Buried.

The funeral of the late Henry Ansbacher took place Sunday at 2 pm. from the residence, 38 South Washington Street. The attendance was very large Rev. Dr. Rundbaken officiated and spoke in the most affecting manner of the deceased. The pall bearers were Joseph Coons, Ig. Freeman, N. Eisen, Leon Levy, Max Rosenbluth, Henry Shabach and Simon Long. Among intimate friends who were present to pay their respects to the dead were Gen. Osborne, F. V. Rockafellow, Richard F. Walsh, Hon. W. H. Hines, Wm. Keith, Wm. J. McLaughlin, Wm. Schrage, Attorney Anthony Campbell and others.

Heury Ansbacher's Will.

The will of the late Henry Ansbacher was probated in the register's office Nov. 21. The provisions and bequests contained in the document are as followe:

"All debts, if any, and funeral expenses shall be paid.

First, I give unto my beloved wife, Cecelia Ansbacher, in lien of dower, as follows: All that certain real estate fronting at 28 and 30 South Washington Street, running through to Fell Street, 56 feet front and 240 feet or more in depth.

Second, All that certain house and lot at 139 East Market Street, now occupied by George A. Lohmann for hotel purposes; to have and hold to my said wife, Cecilia

Ansbacher, during her life, with full authority to her to rent the said property during her life, and she shall out of the rents keep the buildings upon said lands insured, in proper repair and pay all taxes.

Item-I give and bequeath to my wife all my household goods and all the income that may arise from dividends upon any of my stock in the Wilkes-Barre Water Co. I direct that the interest of $5,000, at 5 per cent.; shall be paid in quarterly installments to my wife by my sou, Solomon L. Ansbacher, and that the same shall be charged upon the house at No. 101 Public Square. All these devises and bequests are for the life of my wife only and are intended to be in lieu of all claims and rights under the intestate laws of this Commonwealth.

Item-All the rest and residue of my estate, real and personal and mixed, I give, bequeath and devise unto my son, Solomon L. Ansbacher, to hold to himself, his heirs and assigns, forever."

Mrs. Ansbacher and her son, Solomon, are named as executors.

The will was dated 21st March, 1887, and was witnessed by S. J. Stauss and G. L. Halsey.

As will be seen by the will his son will receive the house and lot on the Public Square now occupied by the United States Express Co., and the Forest House property, not mentioned in the will. The personal property is appraised at $15,000, and his real estate is Baid to be worth $100,000. There are other minor articles not mentioned in the will, bat the estate altogether is valued at $125,000. FREDERICK FICK'S WILL.

The will of Frederick Fick was admitted to probate Nov. 31. His estate is valued at $3,000, which he gives to his wife, Caroline Fick, for her use during her lifetime. After her death it reverts to his four children, Wilhelmenia, wife of Gustav Kintzel, Pauline, wife of Charles Goerner, Fredrica, wife of Conrad Ahrndt, and Carl Fick.

Mr. Swoyer's Insurance. The late J. H. Swoyer carried an insurance of $35,000 in the Equitable Life Assurance Society, of New York. Of this amount $10,000 was payable to Mrs. Swoyer and it was paid to her soon after her return from Europe. The other $25,000 was payable to his children by his first wife and the amount was paid them on Wednesday. At one time Mr. Swoyer carried insurance amounting to over $100,000.

HON. E. C. WADHAMS DEAD,

Yielding to a Paralytic Stroke After Hours of Unconsciousuess-Brief Sketch of His Life.

Another representative citizen of WilkesBarre, a man honored and respected, has passed away. Hon. E. C. Wadhams died at 8:45 pm., Jan. 18, surrounded by the members of his family. He had been sinking since Wednesday and for 36 hours had been anconscious. Some days ago he sustained a second paralytic stroke, the right side being affected. He rallied from this and it was thought he would recover, but a relapse came and all hope was abandoned. He did not regain consciousness before death, but slept quietly away without any apparent suffering.

He was born in Plymouth July 17, 1825, in the same place where his father, Samuel Wadhams, was born. He was educated at Dana's Academy, in this city. Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., and the University of the City of New York, from which latter institution he graduated in the class of 1847. After his departure from college he located in Plymouth, where he was extensively engaged in the mercantile business, having associated with him for a time J. F. Reynolds, He was also a justice of the peace in Plymouth for twenty years and burgess seven years. While there he identified himself with every admirable progressive movement that was inaugurated. He was also largely interested in the coal business at a time when coal was shipped down the canal in arks or fiat bottomed boats. For many years he was a director of the Wyoming National Bank and First National Bank of this city, and also president of the latter. In 1873 he removed to Wilkes Barre, and in 1874 erected his residence on South FrankJin Street. In November, 1876, he Was elected to the Senate of the State of Pennsylvania and here he exhibited the same industry and determination that have been marked characteristics all through his life. On October 7, 1851, be married Esther Taylor French, a daughter Samuel French, of Bridgeport, Conn., who survives him. He leaves the following children: Samuel French Wadhame, an at torney at law; Ellen Hendrick Wadhams; Cornelia Frances Wadhams, Moses Waller Wadhams, an attorney: Stella Catlin Wadbame: Lydia French Wadhams, and Ralph Holberton Wadhams, a student at Amherst College.

Mr. Wadhams was a man of decided force of character, scrupulously honest and of deoided opinions He always lived up to his convictions. His loss will be severely felt in many directions, but most of all in the Central M. E. Church, where he has always

been of the highest value in church and Sanday school work. He was for a long time president of the Wyoming Camp Meeting Association. The sphere of life in which Mr. Wadhams moved inoludes so many diversified interests that justice cannot be done in a short sketch. His life will be more fully noted later.

Tuesday afternoon the remains of Hon. E. C. Wadhams were consigned to the grave. It was an afternoon that brought sorrow to many a heart. The body was ly. ing in state in the front parlor during the whole day. At 12:30 o'clook about three hundred scholars from the Central M. E. Sunday School proceeded in a body to the residence on South Franklin Street and cast a farewell look upon the form of their late superintendent. It was sad indeed to wit. ness this parting scene. Each scholar, from the youngest to the oldest, filed past the casket with bowed head and solemn look.

At 2 o'clock, when the services began, the house was filled with the mourners and even in the yard many stood and occasionally caught a few strains of the music and sentences from the lips of the minister. The remains of Mr. Wadhams reposed in a beautiful casket; and to one who knew him before the spirit was transferred to another world, it was evident that death had not bereft the form of all its beauty. Though the eyes were closed and the lips were sealed, yet there seemed to play around the face that gentleness and friendliness that marked his life and placed a spot in the memory of the community that shall be green so long as virtue findsa place in the affections of mankind. The several rooms were scented with the fragrance of flowers. At the head of the casket was intwined in beautiful roses the word "Father," at the foot another tribute of nature's fairest plants and on the mantel was a circular bank of flowers imbedded in which were the words, 'He Whom we Loved."

Rev. J. Labar read a passage from the scriptures, then a quartet, composed of Dr. D. J. J. Mason and his brother and Misses Baur and Frear sang "Rock of Ages." Rev. A. Grifflo, the pastor with whom he had been so intimately associated in his Christian work, then began to speak. During the course of his address the large audience looked through tear dimmed eyes. Resolutions passed by the Wyoming Camp Meeting Association were read. The quartet sang, "Asleep in Jesus," and the services were at an end. The mourners then took seats in the carriages, which formed a line extending from Ross to Academy Streets. As the casket was being borne from the house, the bell in the steeple of Central Church, just across the