Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . s in advancing the educational stand-ard. For many years he furnished the Minerprizes for declamation contests in the Harry Hill-man Academy. He was known by his goodworks, and felt a deep interest in all that per-tained to the welfare of his city and its lived a good life, above all selfish and sordidinterests that sometimes animates men of meansand influences their actions. He followed the im-pulses of a heart that felt for humanity in gen-eral, and in his death he left a memory that al-ways will
Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . s in advancing the educational stand-ard. For many years he furnished the Minerprizes for declamation contests in the Harry Hill-man Academy. He was known by his goodworks, and felt a deep interest in all that per-tained to the welfare of his city and its lived a good life, above all selfish and sordidinterests that sometimes animates men of meansand influences their actions. He followed the im-pulses of a heart that felt for humanity in gen-eral, and in his death he left a memory that al-ways will be cherished in grateful estimate of the esteem in which Mr. Minerwas held in the city of his home among hisneighbors and fellow citizens with whom he wasin daily association and business relations, is wellshown by an extract from the Leader publishedon the day of his funeral, July 27, 1903: All that was mortal of the Hon. Charles was this afternoon consigned to its lastresting place. In the death of Mr. Miner,Wilkes-Barre has indeed sustained a severe
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