OBIT: William W. NEWTON, 1892, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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William W. Newton.

  Mention was made on Saturday of William W. Newton, of 2011 Fifth 
avenue, who was injured at the shops of the Altoona Manufacturing 
company, on Friday afternoon, and taken immediately to the hospital.  
His injuries then were not thought to be serious and there was no 
indication of death until shortly before the time of his dissolution 
arrived, which was at 7:45 o'clock Sunday morning.  The deceased was in 
the 45th year of his age, and is survived by a wife and five children.  
The children are: John E., George, Jennie, William and Alva.  He also 
leaves one sister, Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Newry.  The deceased was a 
member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, Millville, and the pastor, Rev. 
E. J. Metzler, conducted the funeral services last evening.  This 
morning at 8:30 the funeral cortege left the late home of the deceased, 
proceeding to Newry, where the interment was made.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, May 31, 1892