Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-01-24
MerleY.

Monday morning our community was
startled by the announcement that old
Mrs. Hutchinson had died suddenly at
her residence near Mt. Ida. 1t will be
remembered that her husband was bur-
ried but a few months ago. The re-
port proved to be true The facts are
about as follows: On the Sunday pre-
ceding her death she seemed to be en-
joying her usual good health and at
tended service at the Baptist church.
On Monday morning she arose and
dressed, but not feeling very well she
told her little grandchild who was pre-
pairing to go to school that she had bet
ter stay with her that day as it would be
a terrible thing if she should die there
all alone, after which she went to her
room and lay down on the bed. Soon
after the little girl had occasion to speak
to her about some matter but could not
arouse he. Becoming alarmed she ran
to the residence of the old lady's son
who lives close by for assistance. Drs.
Brown and Sloat were Immediately
sent for and they pronounced life to be
extinct As she had always had sim
gular dread of being buried alive it was
feared that it might be catalepsy, espec-
tally as the features retained lIfelike
expression, and on Thursday one of the
physicians visited her again and tried
an electric battery, but without any re-
suit, and on the following Sabbath she
was buried in the Mt. Sion Cemetery
by the side of her husband. Mrs.
Hutchinson was born in the year 1910
in Aston, Cumberland, England,
and was consequently in the seventy
fourth year of her age. The death of
this old couple, coming as they have so
suddenly and close together, is a great
shock for the numerous relatives and
casts gloom over the entire neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Taylor, of Brock
enridge, Mimi, arrived on Friday last
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hutchinson,
who was Mrs. Taylor's mother.
Mr.. William Anderson is preparing
to start about the first of March for the
Niobrara country in Nebraska. where
he proposes to make his future home.
WHIP is good citizen and we are
sorry to see him leave. By the way he
tells us the following singular incident,
the truth of which we vouch for. Some
few days little son of his was firing at
a hardwood trrget with robert rifle,
using bulleted caps, when one of the
balls rebounded striking him in the
eye, doing no serious injury beyond
leaving slight red spot on the white of
the eye, but in couple of hours he be-
gan to complain of its paining him and
upon turning down the lower lid the
ball fell out upon floor. We think the
lad would make good conjurer as this
beats the celebrated trick of catching a
marked ball in the hands. A boy that
can catch one in his eye, and remains
uninjured certainly stakes the cake"
Mrs. L. l.. Nicely left last Wednesday
for few weeks visit to her mother,
Mrs. Lavina Grout. of Independence,
Iowa. In the meantime Les keeps
Bachelors Halr' He says that sur
prise party would be in order now.
The law suit of Scott VS.. Richison,
held before Justice Mclaughlin, of
Boscobel, for quantity of straw, was
given to the jury Friday morning, and
resulted in a verdict for the defendants.
Conductor Leary gives an extra en-
phasis to his "all aboard" now. His
coaches have come out respondent in a
new coat of paint and varnish and look
really very attractive.
Mr.. Samuel Duncalf, who cut his foot
severely with an axe some time ago is
still unable TO be around as the wound
heals very slowly.
MIR. Ed Smith living near Anderson's
Mills was kicked by a horse Saturday
night, breaking his leg in two places
between the knee and the ankle. Ed.
is well known throughout the county
and has our fullest sympathy.
GREEN