The Republican journal., 1905-02-16
JAMES H. h0wES, Successor to George W. Bubt
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK, BELFAST.
MRS. HANNAH B, FRENCH.

The old saying that troubles never come
singly, its devotees are wont to say has re-
peated itself once more
Our townSpeOple, B. C. French and wife,
have both been confined to their home in
this city for nearly or quite month, both
suffering from something kindred to grip or
pneumonia, and both have had serious
time of il.
During the time of their illness Mr.
French's mother came to their bedside and
remained with them. And while the bur
den of the nursing was not upon her-aS a
trained nurse was in attendance upon them
her sweet motherly presence was boone
to the sick-invaluable. On Thursday of
last week she was attacked with pneumonia
and DR.. Bates Immediately diagnosed her
case as one that in all probability would
prove fatal as he discovered that she was
afflicted with fatty degeneration of the
heart. The pneumonia seemed to yield
larly Monday, until the afternoon, she
seemed much better. However, Monday
afternoon she was suddenly taken desper-
ately i'll and the doctor saw at once that the
heart could no longer perform its functions
and that the end was near and she sank
rapidly, expiring Wednesday evening
Mrs. Hanna B. French was born at Sandy
point, Me, March "A, 1910. In 1867 she mar
ried Capt. Jas. Alfred French, coming
to California in 1873 and settled at Bling
hamton, Solano county, residing there until
1890 when the family removed to Dixon,
where she has since resided.
The husband of the deceased preceded
her about five years. She leaves son and
daughter-B. c. French of Davisville and
Mrs. A. G. Burlington of Cayucas, San
Luisobispo county-to mourn their loss.
Deceased was practically life long
Christian; she first becoming a member of
the Congregational church, in Maine, and
after her arrival in California, transferred
her membership to the Presbyterian church
at Dixon, we believe, and remained stead
fast in her faith and always asserted her
self prepared to go whenever called upon,
and when she was first taken to her bed
last week she informed DR.. Bates that she
believed her time had come and also that
she was ready, and during her illness, until
she became practically unconscious, seemed
perfectly happy and was often heard hum
ming sacred songs, recalling many of those
which were familiar to her in the days of
her youth.
Gifted of a kind heart anJ a sympathetic
nature, she was dearly beloved by a wide
circle of DeighborS and friends. Hers was
the desire to first serve her God, and second
ly, those about her was ever uppermOSt in
her thoughts and notwithstanding the fact
that when she took to her bed last week she
time was short she never intimated any
thing of the kind to her relatives, no doubt
wishing to spare them the mental anguish
as long as possible.
Her daughter, Mrs. Burlington, arrived
the morning after her demise.
The remains were sent to Dixon Thurs
day and the funeral services were held at
the home of deceased by Rev. &. ii. Mer-
rill, at 10 O'Clock Friday morning. She was
laid to rest beside the remains of her huS-
band at Binghamton.
A pathetic feature of the taking away of
"Mother" was the fact that her only son, B.
c. French and his wife, were unable to at
tend the funeral because of their recent ILL
ness.
Her daughter, Mrs. Burlington being the
only relative present.
Mrs. Burlington made desperate eff
fort to reach the bedside of her mother.
She was driven % miles in the storm of
Tuesday night to make railroad connections
and after arriving in San Francisco Wednes-
day she failed to make the proper cOnnec-
tiOnS and did not arrive in Davisville until
1920, Thursday, about IL hours after her
mother had expired.-The Davsville Ga
zette, Davisville, Calf.
Mrs. French has two sisters and three
brothers living, Mrs. Frances French and
Mrs. Samuel French of Standpoint, Capt.
N. b. Showers of Standpoint, Capt. J. P.
Showers of Havana, Cuba, and j. Z. Showers
of West Palm Beach, Florida.