Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1902 — Page 1

all THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

VOLUME XLVI.

Three Deaths Occur Last Night. Simeon Hain, an old resident of Washington township, living three iles southwest of this city, died yesterdav afternoon at three o’clock. The I was sixtydive years old and I had been sick for the past four weeks from Bright's disease. The funeral serv j C es will be held Saturday morn•.J(, from the St. Marys Catholic ehureb. ami will be followed by intercut in the St. Joseph cemetery. i Eva Catherine Albers, a native of Germany, and for thirty-five vears a resident of this city, died at five o'clock last evening after a prolonged illness. Her husband who will be remembered by many of our people, died in 1875. The deceased I was seventy two years old. The I funeral will take place from the German Reformed church Saturday afternoon at three o’clock. Friends mav view the remains at any lime tomorrow, Friday.

The Death of Mrs. Rebecca True eciirred at eleven o’clock last night. Her health had apparently been go<xl uitil an early hour Sunday morning hen -tie suffered a strokeof paralysis from which she never recovered at all but gradually grew worse until death resulted. She had reached tl«» extreme age of seventy-six years. Friends wishing, may view the remains at the home of C. F. True, with whom she lived, at any time. The funeral services will take place from the Metlrxlist church tomorrow, Fri ■ay. at three o’clock. Interment in Maplewood. Marriage licenses were issuer! to these parties, Nolan King and Della Well, lames Whitehurst and Maud Eley, Henry Huston and Annie Sehrull. Joel Klopfenstein and Susie Hirschy. Adolph Reinhart am! Liddie Meyers. A traveling man at the Burt House did a thriving free business with an \ ray machine for which he is agent. Hundreds of jieople viewed the bones of the.r hand shown through a board. An attachment to the machine would throw and electric spray over one, being used as a cure for rheumatism i and similar diseases. Charley I.eßrun was arraigned before Judge Erwin Tuesday morning i and plead guilty to assaulting Ed. ! Touhey. He was finer! five dollars I and costs. The case was the result of s an attack upon Touhey with a knife several weeks ago and the affidavit which at first read “with intent to kill" was modified to plain every day assault. Miss Susie Hirsehey, of Blue Creek township and Mr. Joel Klopfenstein, of Barton, Alabama, were united in marriage Saturday afternoon bySquire James IL Smith. The happy ' couple left shortly afterward for ; Bluffton where a large wedding supi per was served at the home of Joel Baumgardner, a relative of the groom. Mr. Kk pfenstein owns and operates a iarge factory at Barton, Ala., and himself and wife left Monday for that place. We offer congratulations.

Miss Rose Confer, the popular assistant in Dr. Roy Archbold's dental office, came near closing her earthly career Monday morning in away not at all preferable to her. Just before .caving home in the morning for her "ork she went to the medicine case aad took down a bottle, containing "hat she supposed to be some -nedi cue that she had l>een t.king fora few days. She took a good sized . uoee and started away, when the [ thought struck her that perhaps she M gotten hold of the wrong bottle, i “ er wlings may be imagined when !° UU< 1 fha* bottle from which bad taken her dose was marked ! * u |, ’’ ar '»g red letters. Dr. r avers was called and soon relieved ; , o 'the obnoxious liquid without I s * noui > results, and she was able to a tend to her duties by noon. The | * ui punt of poison taken was sufficient i w have caused death. Abouiaweek ago two voting men api at the grain store of .J. W. tnn' 5 l ,‘ and offered for sale r bushels o f c ] orer They w suspicious and when questionj. ! “*j'. va l.uiost admitted that they su ,. ( . °i !' l -“ e Koo ds. However, they * n Atting away leaving at bales’ store, and a horse i in >U "'“ch they had gone over : : il( | a . ll v ®ry stable. ’The affair was tain J 18 ** • >ut no c ' ue could be ob- ‘ vovm^i ll ?? Alonday, when it was dis from I n seed had tieen stolen Sia D ; L Hale&C o’ B R tore of this Clyde i. tll ° y° u “K men were W. , !*l?htry and Lou McDaniels, i u»i'* Tk° ,n * iat ' pm j’i°. vt *i by ’he rin Jpr!° , J D K Ulen haif borrowed ■ ’l't‘vw.A M ann, felling him 'uiintrv nt T to nia^o 11 tr 'P to H lO I '»*«(;■ ’ c IHn tte>y tailed to return an f ,o u cb. U c " aH and the Bluff i 'tem a, i <. na "v hoard of. Hiram I Mondav 1 ' r : "tmt to Bluffton li !'• is imirin ah’ntifiisl their property. 4 * aughtry and McDaniels I but left again. ■ * n d thov I , niH, le to locate them | ’“'lwritio" 1 n lunin< ’ o'er to **"' I ’ "°th are young married

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Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lower, of Indianapolis, arrived Tuesday morning and wdl be the guests of relatives for several days. T. M. Reid the traveling represen M*ve of the A\ hitmore polish company has been doing some good work in the blotter line recently, having originated an idea to furnish hotels with unique advertising blotters. Judge Smith Monday rendered judgment on the verdict of $4,071.63 recently found against Daniel P. Bolds in the Jay circuit court. A motion for a new trial will lie filed by the defendant within a few days, Eli Peterson, of Marion, was in town over Sunday, the guest of his parents. He has been representing the New York Life insurance com pany, but has resigned that position and accepted a place in the Grant county oil fields as a pumper. Dr. J. S. Coverdale & Son have purchased the static and X-ray machine on exhibition at the Burt House several days. The machine is an expensive one, perfect in every detail and will no doubt aid them greatly in their practice. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Moltz entertained the whist club Tuesday evening at their home on Ffth street and did their part in a charming manner. Mrs. Rov Archbold and Charles A. Dugan did the best work as shown by their total score, 217, that being the highest. The club meets with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer next week. On April Ist the assessors will start on their unpleasant rounds. A special effort will be made this year, it is understood, toward an equitable assess ment. The assessment must be made in the presence of the assessor. The assessors will not be permitted to leave blanks with persons to lie filled out and signed at their leisure as heretofore. The case of State vs John A. Braun for assault, which was filed some ten days ago and was set for trial Satur day night was dismissed on motion of Prosecutor Moran. Braun is the local agent of the Metroplitan Life Insurance company and was arrested upon information of Henry McLean and Frank Conter, who claimed that Braun pushed them away from the stairway which leads to his office and accompaning same with language not to their taste. The case was dismissed for want of evidence. There was a rear end collision on the Erie at Spencerville, Saturday night, doing damage to the amount of at least 53,500. First section of train 84, in charge of Conductor W. W. Johnson, had stopped at Sjiencer ville to take water. The train was followed closely by second 84 in charge of Conductor Peter Anderson, and before the former could get out of the way, the second section had crashed into them. Two cars loaded with meats and one ear of merchandise, besides the engine and caboose, were badly damaged and the track for quite a distance was torn up. It is fortunate that no one was hurt, all having jumped before the crash came.

A train on the L. E & W . killed an unknown man at Hartford City Friday afternoon. The fatality was due to no fault of the train crew but was a case of deliberate suicide. The man stood behind a box car on a side track just west of the Lake Erie A: Western depot and waited for an oncoming cut of cars which were being pushed west by the freight. When the first car got within a few feet of where ho was standing he stepped out from liehind the box car, kneeled and laid his head on the rail. In an other instant his head was severed from his body. The dead man was poorly dressed, but he looked clean and was evidently not an ordinary holvo He had lieen seen around town for several days, but no one knew his name. The only thing found on the body of the (lead man that would give' the slightest information was a piece of paper on which was the name of the Alexandria gas company.

Paul G. Hooper and Dr. H. F. Costello were at Indianapolis the first of the week where they interviewed Governor Durbin, seeking a pardon for John Bruan, who is serving out a sentence at Michigan City for shoot ing Henry Kranz some two years ago. Braun’s time will not expire for several months, but owing to circum stances there is a general feeling here that he should lie released. His wife is at St. Joseph hospital, Ft. Wayne, in a dying condition, the result of cancer of the stomach. She was operated on last week but the physicians sav recovery is utterly impossible. Slie desires to see her husband and he no doubt suffers terribly knowing her condition and being unable to go to her bedside. Six little children will. be thrown ou the mercy of the world ' and there are few people, who knowing the sad facts would not gladly: giro John Braun his liberty hat they the power. Governor Durbin listened attentively to the story and at once telephoned for Braun s prison ■ record, which he will go over catefully. The matter will probably be taken up at the meeting of the prison board next Tuesday, and at which time it will Ih> known whether oi not the prisoner will be released.

DECATUR. INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1902.

George L. Maddy will leave here Saturday, going to Muncie and from thereto Washington Sunday evening. His little son will remain here making his home with Mrs. Cougleton. Dr. John L. Harper, the aged physician of Pleasant Mills, and one of the oldest residents of the county died Sunday afternoon of infirmities. Ihe funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the house. the r e P u^’can city convention Monday night, city officers were nominated as follows: For mayor, Judson Leeple; for clerk, Earl B. Adams; for treasurer, Hiram Gregg; for marshal, Harry Cordua. The complete list of councilmen nominated are. First ward, S. W. Peterson and Charles leeple; Second ward, S. Fordyte and Third ward, T. C. Corbet. The case of Beery & Holthouse vs. the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Ry. Co., venued from this county to Allen was tried at Ft. Wayne last week. The jury returned a verdict Saturday evening for the plaintiffs, allowing them SBOO. The suit arose over the alleged bad treatment of a car load of horses while being shipped from Kokomo to Russiaville last summer. C. 0. Ehinger. of Edinburg, when here several weeks ago sold a number of tickets on an automobile, which was being raffled off by the Columbus lodge of Elks. In a letter just received from him he informs us that the drawing took place last Friday night and that ticket number 8696 is the lucky one. Any Decatur person holding same can have .SSOO in cash or the machine by presenting ticket. The Continental insurance comChas settled their part of the s caused bv the recent Monroe street fire. Mr. W. H. Daniels, of Chicago, representing the company was here the latter part of last week and adjusted same. Al. Burdge received $748.60, sixty-five dollars of which is for goods in his barber shop and the rest for the building. James Bain received a total of 5920, of which amount 5400 was for household goods on second floor and 5520 for loss on his building. The dry goods store are displaying their summer styles, and judging from these the summer girl this year will be gowned in flimsy tissues, lacv swiss and thin lawns. Nothing heavywill be found in her wardrobe. Chiffon and flowers will crown her head and low cut shoes will cover her restless feet. Lace mittens will take the place of gloves, and the very lightest of parasols, in all colors of the rainbow, will protect her head from the sun’s rays. Not long ago the summer girl wore shirt fronts like her brother and stiff duck skirts that just cleared the ground. A handkerchief protected her colar from wilting. This sum mer these are not proper, and she will appear gowned to look cool, whether she is or not.

Ed Wilgus, acquitted here last week on the charge of taking subscriptions for papers and magazines unauthorized, and thus obtaining money under false pretense, and who , upon order of Judge Erwin, was being held until the meeting of the April grand jury, was released Saturday. He was immedately arrested by Sheriff Johnson of Wells county, j and taken to Bluffton on a similar I charge. He is now in jail there having failed to furnish a S6OO bond, that being the sum fixed by Judge Vaughn at the preliminary Monday morning. Several of the fraudulent acts with which Wilgus was charged were committed in Wells county, and jas he was tried here twice it was de- ; cided to give him a hearing at BluffI ton, an affidavit being filed against him by W. J. Dustman and A. H. Reed. Wilgus is said to be a pretty i smooth crook, having served two terms in the penitentiary during his life of thirty years. The Great Northern Indiana Fair Association held a meeting at Berne last Saturday and transacted business in the interest of the big event scheduled for September 23, 24. 25, 26, 1902. President Tricker named his ; suiverintendenta and auditing comi mittee. those of the latter being T. H. Baltzell, of Decatur, A. F. Adams, of New Corydon and W. J. Edwards, of Willshire. The superintendents are privileges, W. T. Waggoner, of Berne horses, E. E. Zimmerman, of Peterson, cattle, James Dailey, of Bobo, I hogs. J. P. Steiner, of Linn Grove, agricultural products, Philip Baker, of Decatur, fruits Joel Hirachey. of Berne, speed, Cal. Kunkle, of Monmouth, millinery and canned goods. Misses Amelia Asbbaucher, of Peter son and Bertha Miller, of Monroe, art to lie supplied with Edward Moser, of Decatur, as assistant, floral to be supplied with Mrs. Gilson, of Decatur, as assistant, grand stand ticket seller, Martin Smith, of Berne, collector. E. H. Nidlinger. of Decatur, usher. Dye Ferguson, of W illshire, gate keepers, L. H.Boknecht, of Decatur, A. A. Butler, of Decatur. John Brown, of Geneva. James Foreman, of Berm*. J. M. Duff, of Chattanooga and IL G. Edwards, of Willshire. Arrange ments are shaping themselves very satisfactory and if we do not miss our guess the exhibit of 1902 will be the best that ever happened.

lhe bicycle season is on again and the dealers have had their first business, while everyone who can has hauled down his old wheel and had it put in running order. The 1902 style of bicycle is a good one, but doesn’t show many improvements over last year. Fred Bluhm, who has been clerking in the shoe department at the Big Store for a year past resigned Saturday. He returns to Huntington, his former home, and will soon open in the shoe business for himself. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bluhm have made manyfriends here who wish them success. The big barn on the John Huser farm, near Berne, was totally destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Several tons of hay, six hundred bushels of oats and a large amount of corn were also consumed, making a big loss with no insurance whatever. The barn was one of the biggest in the county, being 100x45 feet. Mr. Huser has been unable to ascertain the cause. The Clover Leaf depot at Bluffton was destroyed by fire at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday night. It caught from a defective flue. Some of the books and and records were destroyed but the most valuable were saved by the night operator. The loss is estimated at $2,000, partially insured. The company will rebuild at once, putting up a handsome brick building, for which plans already have been prepared with that intention. Assistant Adjutant General Smock of the G. A. R„ has prepared a list of regiments of the Mexican, civil and Spanish-American wars that have placed flags in the state house, but have not yet sent in the names of their president and secretary. These names are much desired now, it is said, by Mr. Smock. The report also includes a number of regiments that have not yet sent in their flags to the state geologist for the state museum. The 160th has its flag in the state house but has not sent in the names of its officers.

Godfrey Bell and Alva Nichols will leave Saturday night for the western coast where they will reside for a while at least. They have not fully determined as to their exact location nor will they do so until they arrive in that country, however it will be either in Washington or Oregon, probably the former. They will go from here to Spokane, Wash., and if they can secure employment will stay there, if not they will move. Mr. Bell has been in the grocery business here for a year past, having sold out recently to his partner Mr. Steele. Mr. Nichols ha‘ been serving Jas a clerk in the shoe department of the Big store for several years. Both are clever, popular, have ability and should win out wherever they go. Lawrence M. Hendricks died at his home at Mansfield, Ohio, Saturday night at 11:40 o’clock, after an illness of four months, being afflicted with tuberculosis of the stomach and liver. Mr. Hendricks was born near Monroe in this county, August, 1868. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil lip Hendricks and was well known over the county. He resided here until March, 1894" when he went to Mansfield as the manager of the J. W. Place ice cream factory. Later he purchased the plant and has since engaged in that business. In September, 1898, he married Miss Eva Hull, an estimable lady of Mansfield, who survives him. He was a brother of Mrs. Frank V. Crill of this city, and of Mr. Dennis Hendricks of Geneva, both of whom attended the funeral services, which were held from the residence of the deceased on Crouse street, Mansfield, ou Tuesday afternoon. His wife, father, mother, four brothers and four sisters survive him.

Business has been disposed of this week in the Adams circuit court in this manner: State vs Charles LeBrun, plead guilty to assault and Hued five dollars and costs. State vs Elisha Everett, bond fixed at S3OO. State vs Frank Steed, case dismissed in plea of former jeapordy. S. A. D. Whipple et al vs Citizens Gas & Oil Co, et al, motion filed for new trial. Mathias Colchin vs Lucy E. Rout, answer filed, appearance for plaintiff by Schurger \ Smith. Peter Holt house vs Jonas Neuenschwauder.et al, ordered left off the docket. Margaret Mmer vs Peter Wilhelm et al. sale of real estate reported and approved, deed confirmed. Isaac N. Teeters vs Mary Teeters, jury returns verdict for plaintiff; motion for now trial; motion for judgment on verdict. Orlando Morgan vs Fannie Morgan, counter showing for an allowance filed. James E. Noble et al. vs Decatur Egg Case Co, dismissed and costs paid. Henry Deimer vs James K. Niblick, demurer filed to complaint bv defendant. Sarah J. Steele vs C. & fc. R’y Co. application for change of venue from county. Herbert Dennis vs Blanch M. Dennis, final report filed, allowed and commissioner discharged. Stat*' ex rel Sophia Smith vs Michael Smith, cause dismissed and costs paid. George Chronister vs Maigau lette and Henry Mayer, rule to answer absolute in five days. Mary and Abraham Klay vs .larva Kneusa et al, affidavit of noo-reeideuce filed.

One thousand dollars has been subscribed at Berne for the erection of a new and commodious opera house. This amount has already been subscribed and no doubt will reach a much larger sum within a short time. The site for the structure has been pmchased and is at Behring and Water streets. It is not known when definite arrangements for its constructions will be made, but it will probably be commenced during the coming summer. Berne has no opera house whatever, and it is the desire of the people there to have some such place of amusement. The Miami County Sentinel of Saturday said: The National and Oilwell Supply houses in Peru are making arrangements to leave the citv in the near future. The stock will' be divided, the National going to Mont pelier and Marion and the Oilwell Supply to Marion and Hartford City. Mr. Bolds will continue to represent the National and will travel for the company, maintaining his headquarters in Peru. The decrease in the oil business in this field has made this change necessary, as the companies claim they have not made any money for the past year. The members of St. Marys Catholic church as well as the rest of our citizens were greatly surprised a few days ago to learn that the Right Rev. H. J. Alerding, bishop of the Ft. Wayne diocese bad been suffering from appendicitis for over three weeks. Only his physician and a few ?]ergymen knew of his Illness until after be was completely out of danger. Bishop Alerding was stricken very suddenly, his case was diagnosed as very severe, if not dangerous, and the operation was advised at once, in order to counteract the ravages of the disease. Dr. Maurice Rosenthal was called and Bishop Alerding was removed from the Episcopal residence to the hospital where prompt action saved his life. Every assurance is given of his rapid recovery, and it is thought that he will return to his home the latter part of this week, by which time he will have gained sufficient strength to be able to withstand the shock occasioned by the removal without provoking new danger.

Arlie DeVoss was spoken of in the Marion Chronicle of Friday as follows. L. A. De\ oss, of Beaumont. Texas, has been i n the city for a day or two. Mr. DeVoss is assistant secretory of the Rex Petroleum company, which owns developed territory in the heart of the Beaumont field. He tells the story of five men, of whom he was one, who entered with practically no capital, and who now have an income from one customer of $2,400 a month, while the well which supplies their product is good for 50,000 barrels a day. The oil is sold at from four to ten cents a barrel. But Mr. DeVoss declares that the product is almost exactly similar to that brought out in the Marion field. Mr. DeVoss is known to many people in Marion, He is a young man formerly of B company of the 160th Indiana Infantry. He has that cheerful expression of countenance and that air of confidence which goes with prosperity. He is not pushing shares, but is looking for an investment in Marion. It is likely that he will find a promising opening in Marion’s real estate market.

Harry Holman, seventeen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Holman. ( former residents hero, met death in a , tragic manner Sunday afternoon. The : sad affair occurred at Rochester, the ' present home of the Holmans and was described as follows in Monday’s Rochester Sentinel: “About 2o’elock Sunday afternoon, Harold Ruh, Lucius Mackey, Ray Shore, Raymond Dawson and Harry Holman went down the Erie tracks, a half mile west of the station to the little stream known as the Minnow ditch. They were there to catch some crawfish to use as specimens in their school studies and had stopped in the warm sun- ; shine by the railroad track. Two freight trains were switching, oneeast bound and the other west bound. As the east bound freight pulled slowly past the boys, going in on a side track one of them proposed that they ride up town. Lucius, Ray and Harry all started and ran and the two first named got on safely and Harry caught one of the side steps on the rear end of a I six car, but, as the lower step had lieen bent under the car, be missed a footing. He failed also in striking the step with his knee and his feet struck the ground, and one of them was caught by the car wheel. This caused him to loose bis hold on the step and he fell, his coat catching on the boxing of the wheel. He was then rolled over and over and dragged for a distance of nearly two hundred feet before any of his companions could get to him when Rav Shore came to the rescue ami pulled the form of the young man from the wheels. Life was almost extinct and he died without speaking a word and after gasping but once." Harry is said to have lieen a most popular boy in Rochester and during his residence here he was a favorite among all who knew him. His parents who are now ■ almost crazed with grief have the deepest sympathy of Dec.dgr friends. The funeral services were held yester day afternoon from the residence.

CIRCULATION 2300 WEEKLY

I he Christian Endeavors of Indiana will hold their fifteenth annual convention this year at Indianapolis June 26 29 in Tomlinson Hall. State conventions of the Union will hereafter be held every tfto years, alternating with the international convention, so an unusually large attendance is expected this year. The state officers are preparing an attractive program for the meeting, to embrace all departments of the Christian Endeavor work. Prominent workers of the society will be among the speakers. Half fare rates on the railroads have been secured. The past few days of almost spring weather have put the farmers of the county at work, preparing for the spring plowing. A number of them have already begun the work, and although the frost is almost out of the ground the plow turns up big clods. The time for sowing oats is at hand, and an average acreage will probably be put in. The sowing of oatsjis fol lowed closely by the planting of corn, and from now- on the farmer and his help will be extremely busy. For a time it was thought ’that the winter w heat would not pay up very much but recent rains have brought it out of the ground and the fields are nowshowing up very good. A large acreage of winter wheat has been put in. Much corn will be planted this season. The crop of clover looks very well so far.

Josephine Congleton Maddy was born in Decatur January sth,’ 1879, and died suddenly iu Ashville, N. C., March 20th,1902,in her 24th year. She was the youngest of three sisters, her mother widowed while Josephine was a chi'd. She was the pet of the family. Mrs Maddy was educated in the Decatur city schools, and graduated from the high school as the valedicatorian of the class of 1896. By nature she was very intelligent bright and quick, and of an extremly kind and lovable disposition, making friends of everyone. Os her every person speaks in the highest terms, with words of eulogy without reserve. August 28, 1899 she was married to Mr. George L. Maddy. When her husband received an appointment iu the census bureau, the young couple took up their residence in Washing ton. About six mouths ago a little son was given them, a bright eyed, l>eautiful child, who was exceedingly dear to her heart. In last October she asked and received the rite of baptism for herself and her little one, and united with the Methodist Episcopal church in Decatur. From that time she led a consistent Christian life, serving the Lord Jesus Christ faith fully. She was looking forward eagerly to the time when in a few days she would lie received into full membership in the church of God. Mrs. Maddy’s health never was robust and for the last two years she had been very frail. Tuberculosis threat eued her constantly. She desired ardently to live for the sake of her husband and her little one, and earth ly life seemed most fair. Some three weeks ago, by the advice of her phy sician. she went to Ashville. N. C. to see if the climate of that famous re sort would not benefit her. Her mother brought her balie to Decatur. While in Ashville, although among strangers, she found kind friends, and wrote to all the most cheery letters, full of bright plans for the future, speaking lightly of the oppression of breath incident to the altitude of the city, and of pains about the heart. Only Tuesday last she wrote a letter, received after her death, telling of many things: of her trip into the city; containing messages to her pastor and friends; and hoping to be in Decatur in a few days. Thursday morning she did not come down to the morningmeal, and her hostess going to her room found her partially attired, and lying on the lied, and much oppressed for breath. She partook of the food that was brought to her. Growing worse, a physician was sent for. When he arrived Mrs. Maddy inquired of him if he thought that she was dying. He answered that she was in a very serious condition. Her reply was a smile. After the departure of the doctor, her hostess asked for the address of her mother. She gave the address in a feeble voice. She spoke no more, but so gently ceased to breathe that the landlady (lid not realize that she was dead. Thus at 9:30 in the morning she entered into the Lord’s Heavenly kingdom. Much as she had desired to live, and brave as was her fight for life, yet when the time came for her to go to be with the Lord, there was no fear, no exelama tion, no struggle, no agitation. So gently did she fall to sleep. The re mains were brought to Decatur by her husband, arriving Sunday noon. ’ The funeral services were from her moth or's residence. Monday, the 24th in stunt, conducted by her pastor, C. G. Hudson, assisted by the Rev. E. A. Allen, of the Presbyterian church, and attended by a host of friends who were sincere mourners. Her collin was literally covered with flowers, not more fair than she. The services were very impressive. The interment was in Maplewood. Her husband.' her mother, her sisters, and all the many relatives, have the deep and sincere sympathy of the whole community. May we all meet in it happier day, the day of ever enduring life.

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