Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-03-24
Potosl.
Lett over from last week.

NLSlt over from last week.
Who can relate such grief without tear:''
On Friday afternoon the funeral
cortege of Miss Josephine Petty passed
through this village to its last resting
place in the British Hollow cemetary
There was large number of friends
from Cassville, Lancaster and neigh
boring cities. She was a member of
the Minerva Chapter No. so, of the
Lancaster Eastern Stars and she re-
quested to be buried by that order.
The lodge, clothed in the habiliment
of mourning, followed the remains in
long array to its place of quiet rest
where their beautiful rites were feel
ingly conducted by the Worthy Pa
iron Clyde Showalter and other
mem bers of the Lancaster Star.
The last farewell words were spoken,
and Borrowing friends returned the
body to the earth, and the soul to God
who gave it.
The funeral of Abram Preston took
place Friday morning, March IL, from
the st. Thomas church, and he was
buried in the old Catholic burial
ground below the church. He died at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Henry
Bell, at the advanced age of 80 years.
He leaves two sons, Mike and Harry
Preston, and two daughters, Mrs.
Henry Bell and Mrs. Joe MiGirk. He
was one of the last Of the old settlers
who cleared farm among the heavy
timber around Dry Hollow
Another old settler who died at his
home in Dubuque Saturday, the 18TH,
was Matthias Esslinger. at the age Of
50 years. lie was native of Wersten-
berg, Germany, and settled in Potosi
in 1914, where until few years ago
he engaged in the cabinet and under
taking business. Furniture of his
superior workmanship is most high
ly priced by those who possess 1t
as work superior to that of today.
He was man who protested no creed
or worship, but lived the life of a
Christian and received the respect of
the whole community. The remains
were brought to Potosi on a special
train Sunday morning, and he was
laid TO rest in the British Hollow Gem
etary. He leaves wife and nine
grown children 10 mourn his depart
ure
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicely McGlothland
lost their youngest child, Joseph, who
was IA months old, having had the
measles, he caught cold and pneu-
monia set in and death relieved his
suffering. He was buried Monday
from the ST. Thomas church.
Death visited the home of Mr.. Ben
Rupp Sunday evening and their little
girl was taken She had the measles
and in recovering caught cold. She
was buried from st. Andrews church
at the settlement.
II we could take from every grave
its fear here in this world where life
and death are king, all then would be
brave enough to meet what the dead
have met. We know not whether
death is the end Of this life or the
door of another. but at its worst is
only perfect rest. Every cradle asks
US whence? and every coffin whither?''
And an ignorant man can answer
these questions as intelligently as the
most learned man of any creed.
Sam Okey Of Cassville was in our
city the first of the week.
John Blakely, formerly Of Harrison
township, but now citizen Of this,
was renewing old acquaintance Sat
urday.
Miss Lizzie Ringing Of Dubuque is
visiting her cousins, Misses Annie
and Mimi Ostermier.
\. r. Wise, the gentlemanly agent
of the G. b. q Q. at this station, is on
weeks vacation, visiting his home
at Savanna.
There was lecture March 10th at
the St. Thomas church by the Rev.
Philip Schweitzer on the Missionary
Life Of St. Patrick 1t was well at
tended and the Rev. gentleman's dis
course was both interesting and
pleasing in delivery, and it being so
near the day the church commence
rates the Patron Saint Of the Emerald
Isle, they were most appropriate
Long will his cheering words be re-
membered by those who cherish the
soil that grows the hawthorne and