/ RESIDENTS DIE Oldest Map, Owen Cronin, 97, ill' Six Weeks; Mi^. Smithies. WESTFIELD, Dec. 31—Owcjj Cronin, 97 years? old. believed to be the town’s odest r*\«idcnt, died, early this morn ing. M ;-s. KUzabelli Smithies, 69 years old, wlfo of Thoinaa Smithies, died during tho forenoon after an illuess vrith pneumonia. ' Mr.'Cronin had- been ill in his home in. 43 Montgomery-Street for six weeks. He had been a resident of the tov/n for 60 ,years. , • : -. Boro, In Ireland Mr.. Cronin came to tills country " when a boy. As. r-. young man h- vyorked as a section, band, Latei’ bo jwfts sectlpn foreman.. He .was employed in the latter, ca lcify by.both the Boston & Albany and,: tho New York, New Haven & Hartford Companies when tho roads built .lines through, here. Although retired from’vactlve employ ment for a number of'years, Jjlr. Cro nin took;an interestftbfpurrent events. Ho wa^ very active-despite his age. Mr.- Cronin leaves^ three daughters.' Mis. B.^H: Krom, Mrs.‘JOhn Flanagan and'Miss Marla, all of this town; two sons, James Of Suffleld, Conn., and Edward fof- California. Arrangements hate} been completed for the-funeral in the home Sunday. There" wilt'-bo a servifco'- in the Church of Our Lady of the'Blessed Sacrament at 2.15 o’clock. Burial will he In-St. .Mary’s Cemetery. . _ Mrs; Thomas Smithies.