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spent Saturday evening and Sunday
with them at their home in this yicin-
ity.
Some of the farmers have COM
menced planting corn.
d. A. Hagerty called at the E. Ryan
home one day the past week on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooks from near
Eldon, called at the Otis Crist home
Friday afternoon.
John, Sconce and family visited
friends near Eldon on Sunday.
Miss Alice Hancock, who is employ
ed at the a. E. Albert home spent Sun
day at home
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Crist spent Sun
day with the latter's father, Arson
Brooks, of Laddsdale.
Oliver Brooks was a Floris caller
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Brooks attended
church at the Floris Christian church
Sunday evening
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Drakeville.

Drakeville, May Miss Ada Shat
to of Bloomfield visited friends here
Saturday and Sunday.
VIM. Robertson of Belknap spent
Saturday and Sunday here, the guest
of his sister, Mrs. Brown.
Misses Viola Sawyer and Katy Jen-
nings and Ed. McNeff and ]. M. Ham
mond attended commencement exer-
cises at Bloomfield Friday night.
H. T. Truitt, wife and daughter, Ma
BEL spent Sunday at the parental Tru-
lit home.
Miss Hattie Sayles was an over Sun
day visitor at the Vance Neal home in
Bloomfield.
Miss Mollie Goodlander is the new
'hello girl' on the Farmers line.
On account of the inclemancy of
the weather, Miss Sawyer did not take
her pupils, of Room 1, to the woods
for the picnic last Friday, but instead
the program was rendered at the
school building and the teacher stood
treat"
George Williams of Belknap, spent
Monday in town.
The Morris Hypnotists left here
Monday for Seymour where they will
exhibit this week..
Miss Viola Sawyer will leave this
week for Omaha where she will spend
the summer.
Ed Grant and three little
daughters, Nellie, Alice and Irene, of
California, arrived here last week and
contemplate remaining during the
summer.
Mr.. LATE Beggs and T. ]. McClosky
improve but slowly.
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Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF oI1uMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
3 OF Your aequaintances as Chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton,

Charlton, April 30.-J. D. Lodge of
Russell, one of the candidates for
county auditor, was in the city today,
looking over the field.
John Fox is compelled to go on
crutches, having hurt his foot in some
manner.
A. J. Woodman of Russell was in
town yesterday looking after business
matters.
John Stearns of Cleveland No. 4
was Charlton visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. Stokesberry, who has been
very ill, is reported to be better at
the present time.
Miss Mabel Cook came down from
Des Moines last evening for visit
with her cousin, Mrs. Harry Yost.
Little Clyde TroXel Bowen, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Bowen, died
yesterday at the age of 10 months and
Is days. The funeral services will be
held from the family residence in
Troxall addition Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy of many friends.
Miss 1nez Cornell came today from
Tacoma and will make her home with
the family Of Harry Lewis.
Miss Stella Pfaff, a trained nurse,
returned to Des Moines this morning.
Friday she will go to Winnipeg, Can.
ada, to spend the summer
Mr.. Baty left yesterday for Oska.
loosa for visit with brother.
Mrs. Jack Hickman suffered a
stroke of paralysis yesterday
Mrs. Frank Ketcham returned to OF.
tumwa yesterday, leaving her daugh.
ter Mrs. Stokesberry, much improved
Thos. Greenwich of New York came
to Charlton today to meet his daugh
ter, who has been away on visit.
Rev. Chittenden, accompanied by
Frank Ffke, went to Russell last ev
ening, where the former installed the
Presbyterian minister at that place
Rev. McAughey.
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EddyviIIe.

Eddyville, April 3O.-Mr. Eldrldge,
while hanging paper the other day,
was so unfortunate as to fall from his
scaffold, striking the palm of his right
hand against the point of his long pa
per-hangers' shears in such way as
to drive them into the palm of his
hand with the point toward the wrist,
making wound which naturally inter
fered considerable with his work. DR..
Jacob Kussart was called and dressed
the injury and Mr.. Eldredge has about
recovered the full use of the injured
member again.
Mrs. VIM. Parsons was recent suf-
ferer from congestion of the lungs and
throat, bordering on pneumonia, but is
able to be about again.
John Fitzgerald, former citizen of
this place died at his late home in Os-
kaloosa Saturday morning and the re-
mains were brought here for inter-
ment Saturday. Mr.. Fitzgerald had
resided here nearly forty years, but
few years ago he moved to Oskaloosa
While here he held the position of
section boss on the c., R. l. & P. rail-
road, and had large acquaintance
here, all of whom regret to hear of his
demise,
The entertainment presented at the
opera house Friday evening by the
junior or B class of the high school,
proved quite a success, although the
attendance was perhaps not at large
as it would have been had not dark,
threatening clouds lowered about.
Rev. L. p Mitchell of Lovilia filled
the pulpit of Edwards Chapel on Grays
Creek Sunday forenoon at IL o'clock,
the usual hour. The minister preach
es at this charge each alternate week.
Protracted meetings commenced
Sunday at the Congregational church.
The services were conducted by an
evangelist named l.. E. Coad.
H. S. Davis, the ticket agent and
operator at the Iowa Central depot, has
been improving his residence proper
ty on Second street, by raising the
residence and filling in the lot.
The old frame building on the lot
just east of the postoffice, owned by
Mrs. Agnes Cawley, has been raised
and will soon be removed to give place
to n new brick structure.
Attorney w. R. Nelson has been i'm
proving his property on Fourth street
by adding a room to the rear.
Mark and Anthony O'Holland, Jack
Conner and Richard Robinson and
their families are among the people
leaving Pekay for Hilton, on account
of slow work in the mines.
John G. Miller of Pekay was able tc
be in town Saturday after being quite
ill for week or ten days with intlam
| matory rheumatism.
Mrs. w. G. Berry of South Thjrt
street, has returned from an over-Sun
day visit in Abba, a guest of hel
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Odem.
Misses Mabel and Blanche Evans
and Mrs. G.. w. Davis of Oskalooss
were recent visitors with friends il
their old neighborhood northwest Of
| town.
Misses Grace and Laura Donegan Of
Grays Creek spent Sunday in Hamil
ton visiting their brother, Dolph Done
gan.
Miss Grace Stonaker of Pella is
spending week or two visiting rela
tives in and around Eddyville.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, April 3O.-The fiftieth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Taylor was celebrated Tues
day at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Willard Saunders, where an ele-
CANT IL o'clock dinner was served to
the Taylor families residing in this
city. The families comprise six chill
dren and three great grand children,
all but three of whom were present.
Mrs. May Fortune being quite sick in
Chicago, Attorney j. A. Taylor having
recently located in San Francisco,
Cal, Andrew Taylor, who resides in
Kansas City and Miss Garnet Taylor
who is attending college at Dubuque,
complete the list of absentees. A de-
lightful romance of fifty years ago is
told In the story Of the courtship and
marriage of the guests of honor. More
than fifty years, John H. Taylor, res.
ident of Lee county went west and af-
ter spending several years in the gold
fields of Colorado, returned to Iowa
and purchased of Bartlett Whittow a
large farm in Davis county near Mon
terey. During the time consumed in
the transaction of business connected
with the purchase of the property, Mr.
oJAoi bOSuAuOa 6iOuIly iulSlSolSu III
the farmers daughter whose praises
he had heard before experiencing the
pleasure Of her acquaintance. Ac.
quaintance quickly. ripened into friend
ship and friendship ripened too as
1t is apt to do, and then after the
first meeting a very important ques
ton was asked and a happy promise
given. Having disposed of their
property Mr.. and Mrs. Whittow decid
ed to locate in Oregon, but not having
the slightest desire to dispose of theil
daughter, she was persuaded to &C
company them. She accordingly as
sisted her parents in the necessary
preparations for the journey which
was made overland from this county
to Portland. Oregon. in six wagons
drawn by OK teams. Reaching the
Charlton river the family camped there
for the night, notafar from Centerville
Early the next morning a veritable
young Lochinyar appeared on the
scene accompanied by Judge Riggs OF
the district court of Centerville, and
there beside the wagons underneath
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Lebanon.

Lebanon, May 1.-Miss Maud Sher-
ick will leave for Ottumwa Wednes-
day where she expects to become a
nurse in the hospital at that place.
Miss Bessie Snider went to Bloom
field to attend the commencement and
to spend a week with friends.
R. G. Conner. wife and daughters at
tended the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Conner, of Troy, Tuesday.
Sam Warner was in Cantril Monday.
Miss Estella Humphrey, who has
been spending the winter at Mt. Zion,
returned home Sunday.
Miss Emma Harrison spent few
days last week with friends in Milton.
Jerry Van Fleet left Saturday for
Billings, Montana.
Quite number from here attended
the commencement at Milton Thursday
and Friday evenings.
Mrs. ]. d. Rowland, of Milton, spent
Sunday with P. B. Brown.
Cam Evans, of Troy, was visiting in
town Sunday.
G. F. Conner, of Royalton, Mimi, and
mother, Mrs. L. w. Conner, of Troy
spent Thursday at R. G. Corners.
Mrs. Glen Wilson and Miss Emma
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Martinsburu,

Martinsburg, May Miss Myrtha
Jones, the Narrow Gauge agent. and
John Howard of Olds, l. G. agent, were
married at M. F. Sanche's last We'd
nesday evening by Rev. Clark.
Forty-eight tickets were sold here to
the l. 0. o. F. anniversary celebration
at Oskaloosa last Saturday.
The farmers have big smile all
over their faces since the big rain
Thursday night.
]. T. Hamell has moved into the
east end of his furniture store.
Miss Patience Lynn and Pearl Rich
ardson of Sigourney Sundayed with
friends in Martinsburg.
. Miss Hines, of Hedrick, Sundayed
with her friend, Miss Bessie Matson
of this place.
Geo. Eyestone's two little grand
daughters, Mollie and Ida came up
Saturday evening for a visit with their
grandpa.
Geo. Moran is doing some substan-
tial work on his dwelling and will i'm
prove the looks very much.
Jesse Graves of Fremont was in the
city yesterday visiting his brother,
Johnson.
Will Brown of Pekin was here Tues
day.
A. A. Peters has bought the building
he occupies as drug store.
Albert Jacobs family has come back
from Washington.
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Harrison spent Tuesday with Joe Har-
rison, of Cantril.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Humphrey, spent
Sunday in Cantril.
Jess Saylor had horse killed by
lightning Sunday night.
Harry Conner, of Troy, was in town
Monday.
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keb.

Keb, April 30.-George Holt, travel.
ing salesman for the Iowa & Illinois
coal company, was shaking hands with
old time friends on Saturday. He for
merly lived here, but at present he
lives in Ottumwa.
The terrific wind on Friday night did
considerable damage in this vicinity
by blowing down numerous small build.
ings. The photograph gallery of Eli
Ferrand was total wreck. Mr.. Fer.
rand is one of the most industrious
miners and the loss is heavy on him.
Keb has three men working in the
mines over 70 years of age, two of
them digging coal and looking after
the tools. They are exempt from all
dues to the miners union which is
highly commendable for miner of
this age ought to be pensioned the rest
of his life.
Saturday was pay day in Keb which
| is the happiest day of all in mining
town.
The miners at their last meeting re.
elected Hedly Sutton for check weigh
man which makes his third term which
is a recommendation worthy of note
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Ingleblow spent
Sunday in Ottumwa with their many
friends.
j. P. Blowhard spent Sunday with
his family in Van Buren, county.
Jenkin Richards, one of the most en-.
terprising miners purchased a nice
horse and buggy from Thomas Martin
last week.
Robert Donahue, of Keokuk, was in
town on Saturday on business.
The item going the rounds of the
press that John P. Reese would carry
the solid miners vote of this district
for congress in an absurd idea for up
to date there is no evidence to prove
the miners vote for one of their craft
for township trustee, much less for
congress as history proves. Monroe
county had two experiments of this
kind for representative few years
ago, both good men but they met de.
feat all the same.
! Eli Dyer returned last week from a
weeks visit with friends at Foster
The many friends of Mrs. John Mad.
lison are pleased to read in the Foster
correspondence to the Courier of her
prospects for recovery.
/ Richard Price, one of the most en-.
|terprising miners, has bought eighty
acres of improved land near Beacon
Kansas. He writes he has a nice resi-
dence on his land, plenty of good wat
er and a barn sufficient, to hold one
hundred head of stock. His married
son is with him and will take UP q
homestead there. They are well known
} in Ottumwa. Their many friends viii
be pleased to read the above.
; Mrs. William Reese and son of OF
tumwa, spent Sunday in town, the
, guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Martin al
their home on Main street.
, James Whitfield. who has been sicl
: for some time commenced work in the
: mines on Friday.
, William ]. Nelson, of Cedar Rapids
was in town on Monday on business.
The recent rain made allSfeel happy
especially the farmers.
, Prayer meeting was held on Sunday
| evening at 8 p. m. at the residence O.
! Mr.. and Mrs David Howells. This
5 aged couple have passed the three
; score mile stone on the road of time
) and are unable to attend church regu
larly. Rev. Lloyd Williams conducted
J the service.
) Mrs. Adam Long and Mrs. Johr
Wharton spent Monday in Ottumw;
shopping.
II The Brown brothers are still increcs
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Pleasant Grove.

Pleasant Grove, May In. Dunhing
and ]. Hagerty attended the sale at NJ.
e. Hatch's on Wednesday Of last week..
Mrs. John Johnson and CHILDREN of
Floris spent few days the past week
at the Otis Crist home.
Friends from the former place of.
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Parret
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Batavia.

Batavia, May !. Invitations are
out for the coming marriage of Miss
Cora McNiel to Fred Z. Ornduff We'd
nesday evening, May Z.
Rev. and Mrs. Marsh of Fairfield
spent Sunday with their son, w. K.
Marsh.
Ross Armstrong and Harley Kreigh
and the Misses Edith Wright and
Mary Ives drove to Stockport Sunday
and spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Tinsley.
Mrs. Dena Holland of Oklahoma is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. v.
Ornduff
Little Anna Lawson is very i'll of
pneumonia fever.
Miss Sadie Fishel of New London
spent Sunday with her parents.
Walter Wayland of Ottumwa is in
the city this week on business.
John Fansher and family visited
friends near Floris last Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Shaw has returned to
her home at 6ttumwa. after spending
q few days with her brother, John Cor
mon.
The following program will be given
at the M. E. church Sunday evening
May II, this being the thirteenth ami
versary OF the Epworth League:
Music.
Recitation, Miss Jessie Campbell.
Recitation, Miss Veva Shoemaker.
Original story, F. F. Campbell.
Music.
Parody. Miss Luvilla Copeland.
Recitation, Miss Mabel Newell.
Song, by the Juniors
Recitation, Miss Emma Nehre.
Recitation, Miss Maude Caviness.
History of Epworth League, Elmer
Peterson.
Music.
Recitation. Miss Cora Hooking.
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sition as brakeman on the East South
west.
her daughter, Mrs. G. w. Weber at
Ottumwa yesterday.
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The man who buries his head in the
dust has usually the ippudsnce to de-
clare that there can be nothing divine.
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Butler, May Hugh Morrison and
Miss Hamilton, of Hedrick, were call
ers at A. j. Burgesss Sunday after
noon.
Ralph Lentz and wife were Sunday
visitors at the parental Reeves home.
There was party at Susan Roach's
Saturday night
Mr.. Hart and family were Sunday
visitors at Charley Fuller's.
Oliver Helms was in Hedrick Sat.
urday.
NJ. Bennett and wife were in Ottum.
wa Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Akerman, of Hedrick,
spent few days last week at John
Palmers.
Amy Palmer was in Hedrick Satur-
day
Will Darner was in Oskaloosa Satur-
day.
H. McMickle, of Fremont, was at
Butler Saturday.
G. w. Harkins, of Hedrick, was a
caller at A. ]. Burgess Thursday.
The following persons We're in He'd
rick Wednesday,: Mr.. and Mrs. W. Ar
gan bright, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Duet
schle, ]. G. Watts, John Brown, j. w.
Morrison. Ella and Carrie Burgess.
]. C. KENNEL was in Oskaloosa
Thursday.
Geo. Watts and wife, of Hedrick.
were at H. Watts and Mr.. Weaver's
Tuesday.
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Riteman.

May 10. c. Phillips, mining engi-
neer on the board of examiners, was
in Boone last week where eXamina-
tons were held.
Miss Henrietta Dinsmore was visit
ing friends in Ottumwa a few days
last week.
Mrs. Clara Alderman and son Harry
were over Sunday visitors at the pa
rental Dinsmore home in Kirkvllle.
Rev. James, of the Congregational
church, was in Abba Monday attend.
ing the ministers meeting.
]. p Reese and family, of Abba
were over Sunday visitors with rela
tives.
The band has commenced holding
concerts on the principal streets of the
town, every Saturday evening.
Several Hiteman people We're in at
tendance at the meeting of the 1. O.. o
f. in Oskaloosa Saturday.
VIM. Reese returned home Friday
from Colorado where he, has beer
working the past winter:
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EobtoWn.

q .- :
Bobtown, May 1-Wm. Turner was
at Charles Walkers of Woodland ave
nue. Monday and Tuesday on business
Jonah Simmons of Pickle avenue
was visiting at the news office Sunday.
The many friends of Mr., and Mrs.
Shocks may now congratulate them up.
on the arrival of new son.
Jake Mundell of Coonflat has left the
city.
OFT Buchholz was at the news, Office
on business Tuesday.
DR.. Sheaf of Ottumwa was in the city
recently on business.
Rev. Heckart preached his farewell
sermon at the Fidler school house Sun
day night.
Charles Horn and wife of Coonflat
We're visiting Mr. and Mrs McCance OF
Court Hill Sunday afternoon.
John Hines has returned home from
Baird Creek, where he has been visit
ing relatives.
Nell Hatch of Sorghum Ridge start
ed to Montana last Friday.
Perry Heckart and family. were Wis
iting Stephen Walker and family Sun
day.
Jack Simmons is on the sick list.
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Avery.

Avery, May 1.-The Avery band boys
gave an entertainment at the opera
house Saturday evening.
Mrs w. O. Appleman has recovered
from her recent illness.
Mrs.J. w. Huston entertained a num-
Der OF ladies from o'clock till 5 in
honor of her sister-in-law Mrs. Lulu
Love, of Seattle, Wash. Several We're
present from Abba.
Mrs. J w. Richter has been very
sick the past week.
Will Evans is very sick at present.
Mrs. John Moore was an Abba caller
Tuesday.
N. A. Flanders, of Abba, was bust
ness caller in Avery Wednesday,
Misses Lulu Ellis, May Bridges and
Ethel Crabill were Hynes visitors We'd
nesday.
Joe Davis and Chas. Grant have
moved their families from hynes to
Avery.
Quite a number of the school chill
dren have the measles.
Mrs. Hiram Graham is entertaining
her parents this week.
Mrs. Shaw, of Ottumwa. gave lee
ture at the M. E. church Sunday even
ing.
George Moore is very sick at this
writing.
DR.. A. M. TAFT is kept busy attend
ing sick people.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
.IeItn's New Theatre

Keith's Theatre offers for next week a bill
that everysne vii Fl ID attractive. II pre-.
sents variety In its broadest sense. in
music, acrobatics and strong comedy
The latter element pfedominstes. and the
bill which may be called a laughing bill"
promises TO be one Of The most notable OF
the present season. The most elaborate
olfsring IL to be the little one act farce
comedy, adapted from the German, 20 be
presented by the well known comedian,
Mr.. Wi.fred Clarke and his own company
Of five PLAYERS. II is one Of the funniest,
as we'll a. most originally constructed
and executed. vaudeville sketches of the
age, the reports from the other Keith
houses where II has been seen describing
Il as zone continuous howl" Those
vho saw MIR Clarke In the big New 70 X
successes "Ssn oy."' The Great Ruby"
and several oihtrs, will prepare for rare
treat. The story tells OF young and
married doctor who has been flirting with
young muried woman and mother.
The young man l. llst about 10 be made
the centre of biogrspn picture, when
the young woman leaves her baby in hts
arms. The Biograph picture show the
baby In the young mans arms, and the
complications which arise when he tries
to explain to n jealous wife, and when the
young woman tries TO explain TO her hue.
band, a strong man, are indescribsbly
funny, and reduce the aud 'ence 10 tear, Of
Laughter. Mr Clarke 10 one OF the clev.
crest Of American comedians, snd his
comp1ny includes ar ists Of ability and
reputation. lIls appearance at Keths is
one Of the events Of the season. The
Great Mariuete Troupe Of European
acroba,s will make their first Providence
sppe nee 90 th.irlwond rlul act Of dsr.
ing and novelty The,e performers are
remarkably agile, and have made femen.
dous bits every shere they have been seen.
1t il one Of the highest salsried acts IN
vaudeville
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
NORTH SClTUATE.

Miss Isabella Hi \, is improving In
health.
There was a very small attendance at
the church oa Sunday.
Some new wide looms have been placed
in he weave shop al the mill.
Mrs John Davis Of West Sciluate is
still In a very critical condition.
Mrs. Abbie +. Dexter reached her
seventeen birthday on the 18th inst. and
the day being an unusually fine one a
large number OF her friends In the neigh.
bo hood assembled To congratulate her
and filed the house TO overlooking. a
pleasant afternoon WAS passed and the
ladies' wended their way home I'm the twi.
light In the beat 81 spirits. A. II to add
emphasis 10. the traditions connecteh with
.uCh occasions the event was followed by
two OF the worst snow s'o'ms experienced
in these parts tor number OF years.
Mrs Dexter carries her years lightly re.
talning much OF the ylgor and sPrishtli.
ness ol early years.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
Obituary..

Mrs. Martha Whi,eley died on Satur.
day AT the residence OF her son. lanes
Critchley, on Webster avenue. annexed
district, at the advanced age of eighty.
six years. Tne deceased had been In fee T..
BILE health for nearly year. She was
born In Engla and came To- this country
la ISS. Mrs. Whiteley was twice married
her fret husband being william CrItch.
ley. Three children were born by this
union, two OF whom lanes aud Margaret
Critchley. are now living. Her second
husband was David Whileley whom she
married In England previous to coming
TO this country. Samuel Mhlteley.
formerly we'll known Olneyville bust
ness man aud now insps ctor Of the provl.
denee Water supply, was born OF the
second marriage. Mrs. whi,eley has
been very active woman until the last
few years OF her lite and was noted for
those qualities which make home pless'
ant.