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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: [PA-SW-OBITS] BROWN, WRIGHT, THIBAUT, REND Dec. 4,1915 McDonald PA Outlook
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:36:13 -0500


BROWN, WRIGHT, THIBAUT, REND



An illness of pneumonia of one week, following an operation of
one month ago, resulted fatally to Joseph Ray BROWN, Jr., a well-known young
man of Avella Thursday morning, November 25, at 9 o'clock in North Wheeling
hospital. His death following that of his sister, Mrs. J. E. VANCE about
one month ago came as a shock to his parents and friends in this section.
He was age 25 years.

Funeral services were held from the Avella Presbyterian church
at Avella Sunday at 12 o'clock. The interment was in the West Middletown
cemetery.

Just five months ago Mr. BROWN was united in marriage with Miss
Emma MILLER, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David MILLER of West Middletown.

Mr. BROWN was employed by his father here in the machinery and
hardware business and was well known. He was born March 10, 1891, and was a
son of Joseph R. and Cecilia MARQUIS BROWN, and was a native of Independence
township. He was a member of the Avella Presbyterian church.

On June 2* this year, he was united in marriage with Miss MILLER
and they had been residents of this place since that time. During the month
of October he became ill and it was necessary to remove him to the Wheeling
hospital for an operation. He was taken there the day following the burial
of his sister, Mrs. VANCE. He had recovered from the operation and was
expecting to return to his home last week, when pneumonia developed last
Friday and resulted in his death Thursday morning.

Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph BROWN, there survive
his wife and the following brother and sisters: D. C. BROWN of McDonald and
Misses Jessie and Sara Mae BROWN at home.



John WRIGHT, aged 58, formerly of McDonald died in the Allegheny
General hospital on Sunday morning about 8 o'clock. He was taken to the
home of his daughter, in North Side, Pittsburgh. Interment was in the
Center cemetery, Midway on Tuesday. Mr. WRIGHT was born in Jefferson
township, this county. Besides his father, David WRIGHT of McDonald there
survive the following daughters, Mrs. Harry OLIVER of North Side,
Pittsburgh, Mrs. Luella WRIGHT of North Side Pittsburgh, and Miss Lucy
WRIGHT of McDonald; one sister, Mrs. Emma BRIGGS of McDonald, Alonzo of
Pittsburgh, and David W., of East Liverpool, Ohio survive.



Word was received by the DESCUTNER brothers on Monday that their
brother-in-law Leandre THIBAUT was killed in a mine explosion at Ravensdale,
Washington on November 15. Mr. THIBAUT left McDonald about 27 years ago and
for some time had been located at Ravensdale. He was 54 years old and was
employed as utility man around the mine. A brother of the DESCUTNER boys
lost his eye sight in an explosion at the same mine about 12 years ago, he
has since died.



C. D. KENNEDY attended the funeral of his uncle, David A.
KENNEDY of Neville Island on Tuesday. Mr. KENNEDY was formally of this
section having lived on the Samuel MCADAMS farm and Mrs. BELL farm at North
Star.



Colonel, W. P. REND of Chicago died on Wednesday, December the
first aged 80 years. The funeral was held on Friday.

Col. REND had much to do with McDonald in the early days of the
town. Fro years he was known as the Coal King having mines here and in
Ohio. In the early seventies Mr. REND opened up Laurel Hill mine No. 1 and
blocks were built on the south side of the railroad near the pit mouth some
of which still stand. Many of our older citizens can recall the days when
Colonel REND opened up Laurel Hill No. 2 and 3. This was a busy place. When
Col. REND came to town things were on the go for he was a man of action and
when labor difficulties arose Col REND would meet his men face to face. The
coal business was quite different in those days. Col. REND could never get
coal enough to supply his trade. He was a man who was continually on the
go. during the oil excitement Col REND erected tanks and had them filled
with the oil which was running down the creek. The pipe line refused to run
the oil but the Col not to be out done shipped the oil by rail. He with Mr.
T. B. ROBBINS formed the R. &. R. Supply Co. with large stores where the
present Federal Supply is now located. This they run in connection with
their mines.



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