Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-22
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A very early settler of this vicinity
passed to the great beyond Monday in
the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Mead,
relict of Abraham Mead, the end oc-
curing at her home few miles south
of this city, of apoplexy, after years of
patient suffering. Mrs. Mead was "a
years of age, having been born Sep
tember 26, 1918, in the state of Con-
necticut. Thirty years later she re-
moved to Wisconsin and resided for
a short time at PeWaukee. In 1914
she settled with her husband on a
farm in the town of Watertown, which
was ever since her home. Mrs. Mead
was an excellent type of the sturdy
pioneer stock which built up this
section, and both she and her husband,
who died in 1873, were widely known
hereabOuts. One son and one daugh-
ter were born to them, the former,
Ransom Mead, having been member
OF the Twenty Wisconsin Vol
uhteers and dying while his regiment
was engaged in the Red river expedi-
ton, while the daughter, Mrs. Edward
Lyman, of the town of WatertOwn,
survives. An item worthy of note
in connection with Mrs. Mead's death
is the fact that for fifty-three years
she was confined to Ler bed with a
peculiar malady which baffied medical
skill. During all this time she with
stood her trials and suffering with a
| Christian fOrtitude that marked we'll
the true character and disposition of
| this noble woman. She has gone to
| her reward beloved and respected
by all who knew her The funeral
will be held this afternoon from the
late home and the body laid to rest in
| the Pipersville cemetery.
1t is not often that we are called
upon to record a sadder death than
that of Miss Fannie Chandler, sister of
d. Schwieger, of this city. She was
brought up in a Christian home and
educated at Fairbault, Mimi, in ST.
Mary's nall, Bishop Whipple's school
for girls. Subsequently she became
connected with the public schools of
Glenwood, Mimi, where she spent
twelve years of her life, which was a
purely unselfish one, devoted to the up
lifting and good of others. Aside from a
seH-sacrifcing devotion to an aged
mother she found time to work for
the church she so dearly loved; and
through her energy and persistent eff
forts, had the satisfaction of seeing a
beautiful church dedicated before she
left there last June for years rest
and recreation in Asheville, n. G.. In
July she spent short time in our
city, making many warm, admiring
| friends. Last month she arrived in
Asheville, where she was strick-
en- with typhoid fever, and after a
three weeks struggle passed away to
rest and her reward. Her last mo-
ments were spent in debating words
of encouragement and comfort to her
friends Her remains passed through
Watertown Thursday last and were
laid away Saturday in the cemetery at
her old home near Red Wing, MINI.
Word has reached here of the death
last Thursday, at Johannesburg, n.
Y. of Rev. DR.. William A. Niles, who
for several years after 1854 was pastor
of the Watertown Congregational
church. DR.. Niles was "a years of
age and had for thirty-fve years been
beading Presbyterian divine of
Western New York. During his pas
torate here DR.. Niles was popular and
gained large circle of friends
Mrs. Michael McGann died Satur-
day at her home in Milwaukee, aged
| 62Jyears. Her husband was former
resident of this city and the remains
were brought here for interment in
ST. Gernard's cemetery Monday noon.
Miss Grace Callaghan, grand-daugh-
ter cf our townsman, Matthew Sullivan
dice at the home of her parents in
Milwaukee Monday. The remains
were brought here this morning and
inferred in St. Bernard's cemetery.
William Schrader died last Thursday
at lic bo,p0 in the town of IXOnia Of