Dr.A.J.Marston;aged 47;died at 2 o’clock Monday morning;June 21;1926;in the West Penn hospital;Pittsburgh;following an illness of only a few days duration. He took suddenly ill Tuesday evening of last week following an automobile ride with his wife and his condition became so alarming that he was removed to the hospital Thursday. Dr.Marston gradusted in medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in 1905.He was a member of the Presbyterin Church. The deceased was one of the pioneer citizens of Belle Vernon and has practiced medicine in the borough for the past 20 years. He was one of the most active citizens in the community on civic affairs and also was interested in the schools;having served as president of the North Belle Vernon school board and was in a great way responsible for the additions to the school buildings in the borough. Through his efforts;the North Belle Vernon Board of Trade was organized and at the time of his death he was vice president of that body. He was also a director in the Peoples National Bank of North Belle Vernon. Fraternally he was a member of the Belle Vernon Blue Lodge of Masons;the Royal Arch;Shriners and Consistory and also the Knights Templar. Besides his wife;Mrs.Ruth Marston;he is survived by one daughter;Phylis and his step-mother;and one brother;Joel B.Marston;of Wilson;Pa. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon;June 24;1926;at 2 o’clock in the Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon with probably the Revs.Jewell and Mattis in charge. Interment will be made in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.