John Johnston, a resident of this county for twenty years, died at his home in Redwood City, Monday morning at 8 o’clock. Mr, Johnson has been sick for nearly two years with a troublesome bronchial disease, which had finally become chronic. Up to a few days previous to his demise, he was able to walk about the streets, and enjoy the sunshine, but was stricken down on Wednesday of last week, and had to take to his bed from which he never arose.

Mr. Johnston was born in the County Tyrone, north of Ireland, Dec 16, 1816. He arrived in the United States on June 1, 1836, and located at Philadelphia. He moved to New York City in 1842, where he was extensively engaged in bottling and selling ale, porter, cider, sarsaparilla, etc. He came to this State by the way of Panama, landing in San Francisco February 12, 1864. He went to Santa Clara and was agent for Lyon’s brewery for a short time, but during the same year, he came to this county settling in Searsville, where he has continuously lived until within six months of his death, when he disposed of his property there and came to Redwood City.

The deceased leaves a widow and two sons, Thomas and William Johnston. Both the boys are practical engineers, one of them being employed in the Sandwich Islands and the other on a railroad in Arizona.

Mr. Johnston was an honored and respected citizen and his death is keenly felt by those who knew him well. He was a member of the Masonic Order of this place and also of Bay View Lodge of Odd Fellows. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for more than forty years and of the Odd Fellows for thirty-seven years.

The funeral took place at the Congregational Church on Wednesday, under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge. Rev. R. H. Sink preached the funeral sermon which was listened to by a large congregation of friends of the deceased. At the grave in Union Cemetery the burial ceremony peculiar to the Masons was performed by Grand Master Albert Hanson. Members of Bay View Lodge of Odd Fellows followed in the long procession to the cemetery

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