The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-12-14
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Mrs. Susan Wallace, of Newtown,
KY, mother of Mrs. A. d. Henry, OF
this city, died at her home on last
Friday. Mrs. Henry attended the
funeral.
Died, at Richmond, Ind, on last
Saturday, of pneumonia, Mrs. jams
Hornell. She was an aunt of s.
A. J. Arrick, this city.
Mrs. w. E. Mitchell, wife of the
Baptist minister at Carlisle, died on
December 7th. Mr.. Mitchell has
friends here who sympathize with
him in his sorrow.
Died, on Sunday, December 18th,
infant child of A. d. Patterson and
wife (nee Miss Jessie Kash), of Frank
fort. The retcains were brought to
this city Monday and inferred.
Died, at her home in Paris, on last
Saturday, the wife of DR.. Joseph
Fithian. aged about 45 years. Flu
neral was preached by her pastor,
Rev. f. j. Cheek, of the First Presby-
terrain church. Mrs. Fithian was the
best of women. The friends of DIR.
tFithian here will sympathize with
him in his distress.
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Allison
Mckinley will be held at the First M.
e. church at Canton, o., This
afternoon at ! O'Clock and the inter
ment will be at Westlawn cemetery,
Just west of Canton. Nearly all the
members of President McKinley's
Cabinet will attend the funeral. The
Presidents mother died Sunday morn
ing at 2:30 o'clock from the effects
lof a stroke of paralysis which she
received weeks ago.
Died, on Sunday, Emily Cockrell,
at the home of her son-in-law, w. o.
Mize, at Hazel Green. She was in
her SEVENTEEN year and was sister of
j. G. Trimble, of this city. On re-
ceipt of the telegram announcing
MRS, Cockrell's death, Mr.. Trimble
and his son Bruce, of this office, left
for Hazel Green 10 attend the funeral.
She was a member of the Christian
church. She was most excellent
woman and her loss will be keenly
felt by those who knew and loved
her.
Last Friday, November 10, the sor-
rowing friends of Pearl and Pansy
Stages, the two fifteen year old
daughters of w p. Stages and wife,
paid the last tribute of affection for
their little friends in performing the
sad rites of burial for them. The
girls were twins and for some time
had been sufferers. PansY departed
this life on the 7th inst. and two days
later Pearl followed her beloved sis
ter to that beautiful home beyond the
stars. Both of them sleep side by
side in one grave. Our hearts 60 out
in deepest sympathy to the bereaved
parents in this their time of sorrow.
James p Ross, at one time lead
ing contractor aud builder at this
place, died at his home on the Levee
road at 2 a. m, Friday morning. Mr..
Ross was born in Nicholas county in
1928, and was SO years old at the time
of his death. He was married to Miss
Maria Metcalf, Of Nicholas county, in
1852. His wife survives him. He
removed from Carlisle to this city in
December, 1884. He was for many
years consistent member of the
Presbyterian church in Carlisle, and
on removing to Mt. Sterling became
member of the first Presbyterian
Church, and faithfully attended its
services as long as his health would
permit. He was stricken with paraly-
sis in February, 1896, and though able
at times to do some little work, never
recovered from the effects of the
stroke, and has been great though
accomplishing sufferer for the past
three years. James p. Ross was q
very quiet, modest man, splendid
mechanic, thorough. conscientious in
his work and all his dealings with his
fellow men, one of Gods noble men,
for more honest or more industrious
man never lived, and il could be truly
said of him,
"of manners gentle, ofafections mild;
L wit n an nj ohild