The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-17
TEETH AGAIN AT EIGHTY-fOUR.
This Makes The Third Sst Of a Remarkable
Holneshurq Woman.


curious story is revealed in a dis
patch 10 the Philadelphia Times, from
Chester, Pa. Mrs. Mary Pidcock, who
viii be eighty-four years old on Aug
ust 16. says that she was dead a num-
ber of years ago. and. as her work had
not been finished, she returned to this
world To finish il. She has been able
to read the papers and sew all her life
without the use of glasses, and is now
getting her second sight and has the
third seit of teeth, at least she says they
are ABOUT TO come through the gums,
and she opened her mouth for a re-
porter 10 make an examination, say'
ing:
THE children say that 1t is a hard
ening OF the gums, and not teeth, bur
I've had two sets of teeth and know
! what IL feels like TO have them coming
through the gums"
There are evidences of te,sth, and il is
not pet theory of the old lady, who
mas sent for her doctor TO come from
philadelphia TO lance her gums.
Mrs. Pidcock is a resident of Holiness
burg, on the outskirts OF Philadelphia,
where she has lived for the past fifty
years. She is the widow of Emmanuel
Pidcock who dropped dead on the
streets OF Philadelphia twenty-five
years ago. She sent three sons TO war,
one OF whom was killed I'm action, and
the other two contracted disease and
died. She has one son living, James
Pidcock. whom she was visiting recent
ly. This son Ia the man who presented
Adnaral Schley's wife with the beauti-
ful workboX, containing 90 900 pieces OF
wood, at the time of the reception in
this city. She travels about alone and
last year she went to Asbury Park for
months Na
panied during the entire stay She then
gave the following interesting account
OF the time when the was thought 60 be
dead and the arrangements had been
made for the funeral:
II have not had n well day for sixty
years continued the old lady. II have
suffered great pain from abcesses on
the liver. and l am not free from that
pain now. Once / passed into the other
world, and they were preparing TO bury
me. People say | had a dream. and that
IT was TRANCE. but l know is was not.
Christ. and witnessed the great book
opened. There were the records. There
were sins charged against me. but none
but what had been repented of.
II knew nothing of what was going
on In this world. l was dead. Just be-
fore breathing my last, / gave direc-
tions as to material things. The doctors
were there beside my weeping family
and friends. Then the physician said. as
the breath was leaving me: Now she
Is gone. | am so glad, because | know |
she has been great sufferer, and now |
she is happy The undertaken come. | |
was put on cooling board and prepar- |
ed for burial. Several hours after that. !
while friends were still watching, they |
noticed j was moving. Then the cry |
went up that I was returning TO life. |
The doctor was sent for. and soon | |
breathed again.
The only reason I can give for the |
strange occurrence was that 7 was told |
i'm the other world that my work was |
not finished and so ! had TO return. |
III go home when my work Is finished |
That was thirty-nine years ago. and I !
am still alive and in possession OF all |
my faculties
Mrs. PidcocS Is a Baptist and has
been connected with church work for
)ver fifty years.