David H. Foley obituary, 1905

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from the Trenton Times 16 Mar 1905
DAVID H. FOLEY IS DEAD
He Was for Twenty Years Baggage Master on P.R.R. Passed Away at Bordentown Home
Bordentown, March 16. - David H. Foley, brother of Postmaster William H. Foley, died at his home on Park street yesterday after a lingering illness, aged 55 years. He had been in the employ of the P.R.R. Company as baggage master between Trenton and New York for more than twenty years, until his sickness required him to abandon his position.
Location: Bordentown Township, NJ, USA

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