Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-22

I'VE learn from the Farming ton Press
| that the wife of Rev. s. T. Sterrilt died
Nov. 9Th, at the residence of her hus.
hand, In San Jose, California. The fam
lily removed from Pennington year ago
last summer, hoping to benefit her health,
bat fatal consumption had too strong
,old, aud now we write that the gen,l.
ady, whom SO many IN Austin knew ant
loved, has passed away from earth. 1t il
We think about fifteen years since Rev.
S'erritt WAS pastor OF the Methodist
hurch III this city, yet TO look back t"
hat time when we enjoyed his pastoral,
here so much, it seems like summers
lay, and we wonder where the years have
gone. Mr.. Sterritt will have The sympa.
Ivy OF many friends IN this city.
-BREAK1NG DowN-Old Mr.. Epler,
living in the town of Austin, is slowly
lying Of cancer under the jaw. lie is
great sufferer, and has been for some time
How long The days and how tedious the
tights must be, as this burning and vast.
ing, this slow sure dying goes on, thar
'eath only Can relieve. Mr.. Epler has
oeen resident OF This county for over
wenty-four years.
John Watkins, the aged father of a
large family Of residents of Mower coun.
~, who has been a resident Of Austin
town for twenty -four years, is very i'll OF
p"ralysis-almost entirely helpless. One
by one the pioneers Of this county are
falling by the way. These men Came
here III the prime Of life with their fami
lies of little ones about them, came and
here lived lives Of respec ted aud honor.
cd citizens; here r. arcd their large fami.
lies, who, many of them, still reside will.
US. Mower county delights to homo,
these early settlers, who came here when
Il pioneers fortune was one Of hardship,
toll and deprivation.
DEATH or WELCOME CHANDLER.-
Wednesday, at his home, about six miles
from Austin, Welcome Chandler died OF
paralysis. He was "a years of age. Mr..
Chandler came from Canada East 10 Aus
tin township % years ago, his sons, Da-
vid L. and John coming yea: or two
before him. He was married in Canada
fifty years ago this next March, to Amy
Phelps. Eleven children were born to
them. and eight are still living: David
L., John, Mrs. Joshua Epler, George,
Startling, William, Mrs. Jacob Eplcr and
Mrs. H. G. Trowb. idge. A sou, Stephen,
died in Andersonville, starving TO death
in that prison-pen Of the south. Mr..
Chandler was member of the NJ. e.
church of this city, and one OF its first
trustees. He was man noted for his
hospitality, and his house was always
home for the i,ineracy. The funera,,
services were held in the scbool-house al
Cedar City last Thursday, and were con
Quoted by Rev. A. Cressey--a large con-
yregation being present, paying the last
tribute Of respect 10 the deceased. Several
of the business men of Austin were in
attendance, and many more would have
been glad to have thus shown their regard
for one Of Austiu's highly respected
pioneers.
How to hang thermometer, is
question Of considerable importance 10
any person who would like to record the
changing temperature correctly. In the
first place, ii is said the temperature OF
the wall Of any building at any time OF
the night or day is not The true tempera.
ture OF the circulating air, and Is of no
USE 10 science. a wood wall will ra,lia,e
its heat more rapiul:: than Il brick or
stone wall, and the scientist who hangs
his thermometer against the wood, Can
l"rce the mercury below the one who Sc.
|ec,s The hick wall. One who s yles
himself "Wea,hercock,' says the proper
way to expose u thermometer is To sur.
l"unc it with a light wood frame, cover
pt with Stats, like shutter work, anu roof.
ID over. This will project it from the
direct rays Of the sun and reflected heat
Kun light wood bar across the center
If your instrument shelter, to which you
can attach thermometers, which should
be, when properly exposed, on The north
side of the building, and the thermometer
Il least one foot from al: surrouudin ing Oh
ects. Tie different exposures OF The
mercury Of course must vary its record,
aud the true temperature OF The circulat.
ing air is incorrectly given very many
lines. If we would give a correct and
reliable weather report, we must give
our thermometers fair chance.