James Frenche
James Frenche, one of the very familiar personages
around Waterloo and this vicinity for the past sixty years, was taken
ill at Cranberry Lake a few days ago, and was assisted on the train
and taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken, where he died Saturday afternoon
in the ninety-first year of his age, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Calkins,
of Canadensis, Pa.
Beside his homestead property in the Waterloo mountains,
he owned the Winters, McConnell, McCain, McCort, Brown and Sickels farms
and quite all the land surrounding Cranberry Lake in Byram township,
and the Rea farm and several other tracts in Mount Olive township, in
all probably 2,000 or more acres, and also large tracts in Pennsylvania,
aggregating probably 5,000 in that state.
During his latter years he made his home in Hoboken,
and was in the habit of making weekly trips to New York city, where
we saw him recently on the street.
He took an active interest in his business affairs
to the very last, and we saw him on his last trip to Cranberry Lake,
changing cars at our station {Stanhope}, as he was not afraid to travel
alone. We understand he had great love for children, and may have provided
for a children's home by a will.
His remains were taken to West Laurel Hill cemetery,
Philadelphia, yesterday for interment.
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