Amador ledger., 1902-05-16
Mrs. Mason's Death

Mrs. Eliza Jane Mason, wife of j. d.
Mason, died at her home on Broadway
about 8 O'Clock Sunday. The sum-
mons came sudden and unexpected.
She had not been feeling we'll for some
days, and had experienced several con-
gestive chills-chills caused by sluggish
circulation owing to weakened heart
action. She was able to be around,
however, and attend to her household
duties up to the very day of her death.
On Friday she drove over to Plymouth
and brought her daughter Bertie-who
was teaching school in a district near
that town-home. Miss Josie Mason,
who had been visiting her mother for
a week, left for San Francisco Sunday
morning, to resume her employment
there. She demurred to leaving on ac-
count of her mother being so poorly;
but Mrs. Mason said there was no need
for her to stay on that account. She
assisted in getting dinner, but after
ward, feeling tired, went to her room
to lie down. Shortly after her daugh-
ter became alarmed at her breathing
so heavily, and DR.. Schacht, her
physician, was sent for. He noticed
that the end was near, and advised
that no time be lost in sending for her
absent daughters. About o'clock
she fell into comatose state, and re-
mained so to the end. DR.. Endicott
was sent for in consultation, but nothing
more could be done for her relief. The
Immediate cause of death was failure of
the muscular action of the heart.
Deceased was born in Wisconsin.
She came to California with her par
ents in 1856, and was married to ]. D.
Mason at her fathers residence near
Scottsville, August Is, 1861 She leaves
a husband and three children, one a
married daughter Mrs. E. c. Ruther-
ford, of Sacramento, Miss Josie and
Miss BERTHE Mason, also two grand
children. Her two absent daughters
were sent for and started hither at the
earliest moment, but of course thew
were too late to again see their mother
in life.
The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon. Services were conducted at
the residence by Rev. G. H. Van Vliet.
1t was in accordance with the express
ed wish of the departed, that the last
sad rites should be as simple as possible,
and without ostentatious display.
There was no exposure of the features
to the gaze of the public. The last
remembrance of her friends-outside of
her family-should be of her living
presence, rather than of her lifeless
form; and in that very desire she dis
played that strong sense of propriety-
even in face of established custom-that
characterized her life. The remains
were inferred in the Protestant ceme-
terry, followed to their last resting place
by a long procession of mourning
friends.
Deceased was woman of more than
ordinary mental endowments, and also
OF great energy in everything she
undertook. She took an active part
in every movement for the social and
moral improvement of the town. She
was very useful woman In the COM
munity, and her death will be felt not
alone by the sorrowing family, but also
as public loss. In public celebrations
and society affairs she was always a
leading spirit, the place of prominence
being gracefully accorded to her by
virtue of her unquestioned talents.
Moreover she was, above and beyond
all, possessed of those womanly quail
ties which are the crown and glory of
the sex. An affectionate wife and low
ing mother, her life was mainly con-
secrated to the interests of home aud
family.