Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-05
FRAN VILLE

! From Our neutrality-suspicious.
J June 3, 1907.
Mrs. l. Birdsell was in Decoral
Wednesday,
Miss Juve of Ridgeway is visitin,
her friend, Miss Mile Hanson.
Mrs. NJ. Smith and daughter Ida
were shopping in Postville las
Thursday.
| I. J. Crawford was canvassing til,
town Friday in the interest of TIN
new electric air line.
DR.. Winslow, V. s., of Postville
was in town on professional business
Thursday
Mrs. VIM. Beard and daughter
Emma, came down from Decoral
Thursday. to be present at the funera
on Friday of Aunt Mercy Chamber
lain.
Mrs Crabbe and daughter Josie.
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Padden.
Mrs. Conover, Mrs Helen Wilcox.
and Mrs. Jessie Mcintosh, came down
from DEBORAH Friday, TO be present at
the funeral. Mrs Conover remains
for weeks visit with Frankville
friends.
Carl Dryer, wife and baby. Mrs.
Brandt, and Mrs. Mary Birdsell
visited relatives below Postville Sun
day
DR.. and Mrs. Kiesau and little
daughter Lillian, were Waukon
visitors Thursday
A. ID. Mckay and mother were
berlain, Sunday.
Romeo Padden and Phil. Brouilette
went to Freeport Wednesday and
brought home some poultry the for
mer purchased from his uncle, Char.
lie Beebe.
Rev. Kruse of Ludlow preached a
verys,tine sermon in the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Smith and children, accom-.
panied Rev. Smith over from Postvile
Sunday.
Chas. Beebe of Freeport is guest
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Oscar
Miller.
Mrs. l.. NJ Chamberlain and daugh-
ter Maud, were up from Fayette last
week, called here by the death of Mrs.
M. E. amberlain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Refine of ludlow
attended church in Frankville Sunday
evening.
Will Gibbs aud wife of Casta ia
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Brouilette, Sunday.
Chas. Barrett of Ossian was a guest
Of Frankville friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Peck went to
New Albin last Wednesday to visit
Mrs. Peck's sister, Mrs. l. Clark and
family. They returned Sunday 1t is
needless to say they had "a nice time
for both Mr. and Mrs. Peck are the
kind of people that radiate sunshine
wherever they go and gloom cannot
long abide in their jolly presence.
Brunnie Post and Oberton Bollman
of Castalia were among the congrega-
tion at the Presbyterian church Sun
day evening.
1t is with deepest sorrow we are
again called upon TO chronicle the
presence of the silent reaper in our
midst. Last Wednesday morning at
five O'Clock the spirit of Aunt Mercy
Chamberlain winged its flight to it's
home beyond the skies where be-
loved husband and two children were
waiting to welcome her. Mercy
Elizabeth Fay was born in Bernard,
Vermont, May 2lst, 1886. She was
married to Robert Chamberlain in
1852 and with him removed to Free
port, Iowa, from which place they
moved to a farm four miles north of
Fraukville. After short residence
on the farm they moved TO Frankville
where the remainder of their lives
were spent, in farming and mercantile
business. Soon after coming to Iowa
she was converted to the Christian
faith under the pastorate of Rev.
Crawford, and united with the Pres
byterian church of Frankville of
which she remained faithful and
consistent member until her death.
After the death of her husband she
rented her farm and continued in the
store until her health failing in De.
cember, 1905, she was Obliged to give
up the active duties OF life. The last
year and half she has been a con-
firmed invalid, much of the time
suffering intense pain which the ten
der ministrations and devoted care of
her loved ones could not wholly allie
viate. Filled with a ready and tact
full sympathy and feeling of per-
sonal interest in the welfare of every
one with whom she came in contact
she formed an ever widening circle of
friends by whom she was universally
respected and beloved and for years
the name of Aunt Mercy has been a
household word exerting an influence
for good everywhere. The funeral
was held Friday, May 30th, Rev.
Smith of Postville speaking from the
text "She looked for a city having
foundations whose maker and builder
is God" She was laid to rest beside
her husband and children in the
Frankville cemetery in the shadow of
the church she loved so long and
whose tenets she lived so faithfully.
The sympthy of the entire community
goes out to her bereaved family who
although heavy-hearted at her loss are
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