The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-06
NELSON.

DEC. 27.-Surely the death angel is on the wing
in Nelson. by the way mortality passes to the
immortal. The remains of three. all in a row on
the east and west road from Nelson to Hiram.
within two miles of eachI other. on Christmas
day. Wednesday. the 23d inst. Mrs. Mary Col
ton. wife of our worthy townsman.. J. B. Cotton.
and mother of Prof. Geo. Fl. Cotton. of Hiram
College. passed to the beyond after a very short
sickness. of pneumonia. Hardly one knew that
she was sick until the news reached them of her
death. She was in the SD year of her age Her
funeral was attended from her home the 26th,
Profs. Wakefield and Dean. of Hiram College.
conducting the services. A. W. Mills quartet. of
Ravenna. rendering the music. She leaves a
bereaved husband, an aged father. three sons
and two daughters. to mourn her loss. She was
sister of Henry L. Tilden.
Another very singular coincidence: About the
1st of November c. L. Harrington was stricken
with what the physician called epilepsy. He
rallied. and was able to be around some until
about two weeks since. when he was again at
tackled and entirely prostrated. Soon after; his
little daughter, about years of age, was taken
down with scarlet fever. He fingered until Dec.
oath, when he passed away. aged As years. The
fear of eontagion from the fever of the daughter
prevented many from ministering to him as they
otherwise would. and owing to the condition of
the remains. it was thought best not to hold the
usual funeral service: consequently. the remains
placed in the vault at Garrettsville the 26th
and Sunday. 9th. Rev. J. A. Nettleton. late of
Oberlin (but now resident of Nelson) the oc-
cupant of the Congregational pulpit. spoke on
the occasion of the funeral, from 1st Cor, Z: 20.
Mr. Harrington leaves his wife. and two daugh-
ters, one 16 and the other years of age. Truly.
the inscrutable ways of Providence are hard to
understand and comprehend.
The neighbors contributed about 25 loads of
wood for him. and the ladies furnished dinner at
the Town Hall for the donors. few days since.
One brother. Edgar o. Harrington, of Pierpont.
Ashtabula Co., came. but too late to find him
alive, who with sister. Mrs. JAS Nicholson.
constitute the near relatives.
Christmas was a sad day to the bereaved pa
rents. Charles and Ida Wadsworth. as their little
darling and first born, of few short months
early plucked by the sickel keen, that
reaps bearded grain and the flowers that grow
between. The poet says:
The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade.
Be scattered around or together be laid;
The young and the old. the low and the high
Shall moulder to dust. and together shall lie.
The three remains were deposited in the Gar
rettsville vault. for future interment.
The annual Albert Mills family Christmas
greeting convened at E. A. Mills. All were pres
ent, viz: Henry G. and Caroline NJ. Peck, Mr..
and Mrs. N. Newell and family. the host and hos
tess son and daughter and their families. L. o.
Mills, wife and son, Pennington; A. W. Mills.
wife, daughter Agnes, and sons Virgil and Rolin,
Ravenna; W. F. Mills. wife. and daughter. Mrs.
Wm Hoskin, Garrettsville; and 1. B. Mills, wife
and son. besides some more distant. The widow
residing in California. As is the family Gus
tom. a gOodly number of presents we're bestowed.
their value being $500.
The schools are mostly closed for the holidays.
I. B. Mills is teaching at the center of Shalers-
villeWhile our schools filled by teachers that
have the advantage of boarding at home.
Among the dangerously sick are c. c. Fuller.
and Mrs. Chauncey Bancroft. DR.. Weatherstay
is very busy with his other patients.
Nov. 10th. Mrs. Ada Hurd. wife of Frank Hurd
and twin daughter of Trad Goodsell, residing
with her father. died, aged "a years. The other
daughter, Mrs. Ida Hescock, with her husband.
residing on the Pacific coast. has just arrived
from the far off WashingtonState to gladden. the
heart of her aged father. May she long remain
as his comfort and consoler.
p Probably but few men are as unconsolable as
the bereaved husband over the death of his
young bride, as is Mr.. Frank Hurd. ii 49,
Of mirrored smiles and golden curls. sGH
And bridal wreaths with blossoms crushed
And hopes, that lived but one short day, sassss
Then died of GRIFFIN sorrow hushed. a=zrEa4Ess2