Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18

onauo" ioilo"S Tie substance In SUM-
shine. The disease pursued with re-
lentless energy, its resisting victim to
final destruction. Grim visage Of
death, UNIV elcome visitor, crept SLOWLY
forward with inscrutable increments.
The body wasted slowly under constant
irritation, which like the retful auills
of a porcupine, would not down. The
disease steadily advanced with decep-
tive lulls and Elusive improvements.
Apparent betterments and increasing
relapses filled the roll until life gave
up the ghost and left the prey a corpse.
Ten weeks of painful tossings, seventy
days and nights of patient chatting,
oVerfowed to the brim her cup of
mental agony and physical suffering
The sore sickness wasted slowly but
surely as the mills of the ancient gods.
until the sleep of death closed down
her eyelids still and she slumbers to-
night under the last token of lovely
flowers.
In religion her views were positive
and yet liberal in regard to the failings
OF humanity. The subject she follow
ed and studied with dutiful care. Her
philosophy of religion was that she
lived out It's practical worth daily. 1t
seemed consideration that if religion
did not enhance the qualities and at
tributes of human nature into worthier
motives and deeds, it was as worthless
as the baseless fabric of a vision. The
idea was that religion should ennoble
character, dignity humanity, and in
crease the measure of earthly happi-
ness. Her choice was the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which she was a
member. Her favorite book was the
Bible, which she loved to read in quiet,
and garner it's treasures. MAY the
good angles minister rich and rare gifts
to her in the new life
Mrs. Neeves died on the fiftieth an
niversary of her marriage day. The
union was formed November Sth,
1886, and was physically dissolved to
be spiritually united November Sth,
1886. Oh fifty years of human life
how quickly fed; oh, half century of
human hope, how shortly ended. The
silver wedding came and went with re-
turning years but ever stood as lovely
in memory's gallery as apples of gold
in pictures of silver. The cloud of
silver lining rolled by with years, tn en-
came the autumn of the golden we'd
ding-but for one day-for quickly on
the same day came the dark winged
sable angle and touched her and she
was no more Life had fed it's course
and returned to it's author, leaving but
hull that we might see the casket of
her former self Death has no more
poignant agony to the living than to
behold the sweet face of lifeless
corpse OF one whose mini STATIONS
have formed the golden chain in mem
DRY. Dead eyes look up and speak
volumes of deeds to lovers and friends
Mrs, Neeves. whom people call a good
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long and active life have ceased.
Hope, and despair. JOY and fear have
gone, with ripened years, over the dark
river. The golden bowl is broken, the
silver cord is loosed for the long home
forever
Mrs. Mary Neeves was born in Lon
don, England, Jan, 4 1914. At the
age of seven years she came to Penn
sylvania, where she lived until the age
of twenty two, when she married Mr.
q. A Neeves, Nov. s, 1886. A short
time afterwards they emigrated west to
the state of Illinois In 1874, Mr..
Neeves came to Grand Rapids, and the
family followed one year later. They
resided for two years in house oppo-
site Mr.. Pariseau's. In 1847 they
went to keeping hotel in house built
by Mr.. A. B, Sampson. 1t stood
about where Mrs. Hamm's store now
is. In 1858, they completed what
was called the "Wisconsin House,"
and kept the hotel until 1858, when
they removed to and built the present
residence on Quality Row This hotel
stood on the site now occupied by
Pomainville's saloon.
In 1849, they built the water power
saw mill which was run until 1861.
In 1861 they built a steam power saw
mill which ran twenty years.
The family have been mainly en-
gagged in numbering, hotel, and mercan-
tile business
To Mrs. Neeves was born Ann Eliza
Feb. 1, 1888, who became the wife of
Hon. T. B. Scott; Geo A, Jan. 1,
1S41. He married the daughter of
DR.. Mosher, of this city; VIM. B.,
was born Sept. Is, 1849, who married
Miss Mosher. Orlando G. was born
July "a, 1847, and married Miss
Goodhue; he died in 1878. Two girls
and one boy were also born to her. but
died young.