Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
Her SUFFERING ENDED.
The angel of death carries
another away.

At seven thirty O'Clock Friday ?. NJ.
deathScame to the relief Of Miss Mae
Smith. The veifiof life's temple WIS rent
and the spirit of II pure and generous
younglady passedsfo the great beyond.
The blow, was Il severe Que to her heart
stricken relatives and friends, concous
nearly to the end and surrounded by
loving relatives. and endered ffiehds,
i whose efforts tosts,y the death summons
leaving only memories OF her many viz
tues to solace the burdpned hearts of
living relatives and friends. Miss Mae
Smith or "Pet," as she was commonly
known, was born at Centralia, Wis, on
the 31st OF May 1875. Within in Year
after her birth, her father. who had been
a veteran of the late war participating
in many of the important battles of that
memorable struggle, obayed the sum-
mons OF the great reaper and passed to
the 0 ther shore. Mae was then adopted
1 hy S. W. Smith her fAthers brother and
no father could have been kinder or done
more for her than has Mr. Smith, with
whom she has since lived.
Since Mr.. Smith purchased the Denton
House in 1887 Mrs Jennie Madden, Macs
mother has also lived with them. Last
October Mrs. Madden and Mr.. and
Mrs Smith accompanied Mae to Chicago
for the purpose OF having her examined
by the best skilled physicians that
could be found. After remaining in Chi
!, cAgo several weeks, during which time
several Of the most skillful surgeons OBJ
tainable had made acareful examination
with view Of performing an operation,
it was thought best by her relatives to
abarfdon the idea OF an operation and to
return home. But Mae was very anx-
ious to have the operation performed.
/ Her courage was remarkable, and
vainly did her mother and relatives plead
with her to return home without have
ing the operation performed. Finally
after receiving much encouragement from
the DR. IS they consulted and the OPERA
ton was prefofnled.
For many weeks after Mae seemed to
BE doing well and great hopes for her
recovery were entertained. Bit at
4 length she began TO fail. Her mother
was constantly at her bed side and Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Feariey. Mrs. L. 3. Walsh,
We're there much of the time, also Mr.
Smith, Mr.. W. j. Walsh and many Of her
friends from here visited her at Chicago
The very best skilled physicians in the
land We're employed, all that modern
science could do was done. A kind and
loving mother watched for weeks and
weeks tenderly ut her bed slde. Kind
hands were ever ready to do Anything
and everything that might contribute to
her comfort Bit she slowly failed
Human hands were Inadequate. Mae
seemed to realize that she could not live
much longer, and her only desire Seemed
to be, that She might be taken TO her
home at Eagle River, that size might once
more look upon her dear old hofie and
if she must die that she die there where
many happy days had been spent Ac-
cordingly She was brought to Eagle
River without any apparent Bad results.
In fact after her arrival. she seemed to
revive up and for a day or tW6y seemed
better but then again she commenced
slowly to fail, suffering intense PAIN
which she bore braTely Until Friday
evening when the angel of death caiile
and speedily bore her AWAY.
The funeral which was held today Was
one of the mos touching and impressive
ceremonies ever witnessed i'll st. Peter IS
church of Eagle River. The sacred Gdi-
i fee was most beautifully decorated with
/ festoons entwined With White and black.
tie true enble1ns OF virgnity and mourn
ing. 4 pure soul had fled to IL better
land; friends ON earth We're in desolation
and shed tears; the angels III heaven re-
JOICetl anu StIll lIh Hills vi PRAISES 1OT one
more throne above was filed for eternity
one more conquest Of Christ's Precious
Blood had been Summoned to His king
dom, one more lily transplanted to the
celestial gardens. Mae Smith was d
flower that, from early spring, grew and
bloomed at The foot Of tile cross, Whence
she could Unite her sufferings to those of
her loving Redeenier. Deprived Of the
enjo!vments OF life, she naturally looked
for,consolation and strength to tile five
bleeding wounds Of our Savior, and
singular coincidence, she breilthed
her last on Friday; 18th inst,
on the Feast OF the Five Wounds
Her friends Were SO many that the sac
red edifce could not contain them all
The Gregorian Mass was chanted by the
: choir IN tones that thrilled every heart