The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-10
Fanny PARNGzz,s DEAvzz.
Lass z<staasssats q gEae Sister o. tAe 1raszz
szaHd league Lenzer~

Pafnell's death was allockingly suGl.et
Her tlretes2 activity III behalf OF the Ian
League had worn out her once ruQge
health, and made herati invalid, althoug
Ter mother thinks that during the v,as
four weeks her condition was greatly i'm
proved. Ii was her habit to sir no Iate a
night over letters and articles that DOVE
almost cease1essly from her pen, and 1t va
thus that she was employed lato on Wed7
psday night. On Thursday morning a5 |
O'Clock she had her coffee and the earl
mail Of papers and letters brought to he
room, and at noon she went about til
house chatting and lousying herself witt
even more than her W0nted activity. sh
had never seen1ed III better spirits. sh
fed her dogs and cat before she returned t
her room.
aer mother, who is herself III poo
health, followed Miss Fannv there az sh.
VIE passing tbs door. SHE had not rll4
faintest suspicion Of the blow that hag
fallen, She found her daughter lying OF
the bed rigid and ,lnconsciou7. She spokt
10 her, but got no response. II uaa diff
cult to believe her dead, 80 peaceful wa,
/ the expression of her face, and - warn
the temperature o1 her skin. Indeed thert
was a percepgiDle puIsaton IN her vein!
for non3ens as5erwarc. uer death hat
b@en aiuc=- Instantaneous, SAD it IL be,
llcve@, painless. Df. Iouwst1eat, wh<
ca4ae III oG3ce, saj1t that pa1ayaia y5 sE2s
f,ear1 WEE its ctFusc. 'E!1e tlow ~,"s al'1,asj
600 rnts2': far 5zrs. i'arnel., who Is new
stopping "]tI1 d relative ia tho house 51t>als-
! est ths o5:a il "lief 5,@r 1auef1eGss y ~
s31aina afc %s@sAigi0g burial
/ bliss hH"ng na11eli tad earned for her
4 St'l among ,1er coUotgynen and country
I women Il reputation, &c ier own. tEistiaGt
! l1s1':a tjs=c y i1icl esule wish her relations
sisj /" s7er famous brother, the IriaI, Lead
2r, Sire 1nat.c Irish affairs and the matters
.-@f s1e Lat,el I4ea@G:a ier study, ant wrote,
stSottg E}aetn EsT}t Il ready, intelligent, aud
/ very E4lG;:a3e 1~l. She had All irish uG-
If1sz.'A Ve<slgil oi l:.Ett.3 anu 1t inssy1xG her
! frequently 4 EU Wli{ts y&4*Hs t}l4t II Late we're
always oil )s4r favored sisefne The Suu
5taa reAiHu>z} @0saie ot 3hnH. >3t1c was sss:~
sire an5t~,sf,s2*1 11ivg1Gs iu the 0rgat izaton 1t
Lie Ladies G1sas3 League in tlijs connt]syx
and in tI1aG Igst other kindred efforts all
dressed meetings I'll over this country and
Ill Caua5ia, After her bIofflel's Yisir 60
ttis country she spent u3tlell time il behalf
of Jhe fan5ne and relief Office 1le establish
cd Her is0ma was the Commodore Stew
art mansion, just beyond fills town She
was virtually mistress Of tile estate. which
il 01 high point of the Delaware river,
just wttete IL Wi&Iens and turns towards
Trenton. From tho broad perAg1S';, ct the
mansion the placid river azld the willows
and naples Of the Pennsylvania shore are
seen is4y0nd Il smooth lawn shaded by gi-
ant pines, while Iar away in the other d.
roction are the fields and orchards OF the
farm, i'll whose affairs She took 50 close l1l
interest as to &stonish even the women Of
the neighbol hood, who take bolder part
iaat1airs than city women do. She seem
ed devoid Of fear, and might be met any
night alone OIL the railroad track going to
or from the depot.
W. D. Rogers, The undertaken IN town,
has charge of the burial arrangements.
The funeral service, which will be that OF
the Episcopal Church, will be at the house
on Monday afternoon, and The body will
be placed temporarily IN the receiving
vault ID Trenton.
The pail bearers at the funeral Of Hiss
ParnelI will be Geo. B. Raymond, A. It.
Livingston, Alfred !. Claypool, Robert
Murphy, Bantiug Hawkins, and Thomas
What part the Land League
will take III dhe ceremonies has not yet been
arranged, but Dir. Ms D. Gallagher, Presi-
denr of the League III New York, arrived
III Ironsides this afternoon, and will make
known the arrangements tomorrow. 4
message Of sympathy from the Ladies
Land League Of Dublin was received this /
and other messages Of 3 private
character were received from England and I
Ireland.
A meeting Of the Executive Council Of /
.he Irish Land League was held at Ger
mania Hall last evening to take action up
u the death Of Miss Fanny Parnell. Mr,
Breslin, Vice-President; Hugh King, |.
Treasurer; Capt, Hugh Coleman, Michael i
J Costello, 7. Macdonald. Michael Me II