Death of James Ash. Well Known Ex-County Commissioner Answers Last Roll Call. James Ash, one of Carbon county's most prominent citizens passed away Saturday afternoon at his home on the road leading from Bowmanstown to Millport. He enjoyed good health until within a few days of his demise when he was taken ill with stomach disorders. Deceased was aged 71 years. His wife, nine children, two brothers, one sister, twenty-five grandchildren and three great grandchildren survive. Mrs. Ash is feeble and in ill health. The children are: Mrs. L. P. Peters and Mrs. William Shellenberger , East Mauch Chunk; Mrs. Levi Boyer and Mrs. John Jacoby, Allentown; Mrs. Lewis Eckert, Bowmanstown; Mrs. Michael Strobecker , Blue Springs, Nebraska; Robert, Reuben and Frank Ash, all of Lower Towamensing. The brothers are: Joseph, of New York, and John Ash, of Lehigh Gap. Mrs. Eliza Solt, of Bowmanstown, is a sister. The deceased was a member of Carbon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Mauch Chunk, and was a County Commissioner from 1876 to 1882. He was a life long Republican and the acknowledged leader of his district many years. He was born in Northampton county and came to Carbon while a young man, residing in the neighborhood of Bowmanstown continuously since. He was a devout, Christian gentleman and was honored by all his neighbors and hundreds of personal acquaintances. The funeral took place yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. Services were held in the Evangelical Church at Aquashicola of which congregation deceased was an earnest member. A large concourse of people witnessed the last sad rites. Interment was made in Towamensing Cemetery. Lehighton Press, Volume 13, Number 13, Friday, July 15, 1898