The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-03-19
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The many friends of Mrs. John
Tabor (nee Ida Bidleman) will learn
with regret of her death in st. Vim
cents hospital, Portland, Oregon, on
March eth, 1909, of scarlet fever, aged
"a years,
Ida Bidleman will be remembered as
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bidleman and spent her girlhood days
on farm northwest of Yale. Three
years ago she moved to Alix, Alberta,
with her parents and became the wife
Of Mr.. Tabor only few months ago.
The newly married couple started
for California to make their home in
that state. On reaching Portland Mrs.
Tabor was taken with scarlet fever
and quarentined in the hospital where
she died and was buried.
The deepest sympathies of large
circle of friends in and around Yale
are with the bereaved husband and
parents.
Seventy.eight years ago the twenty
fifth of last January Agnes Barr was
born in Glasgow, Scotland. When she
was yet an infant her father and
mother emigrated to Canada and
settled on a farm in Ontario. When
she was twentyseven years of age she
was married to James Watt. Two
years after they were married they
moved to Ompah, Frontanac county,
Ontario. Her husband died about
eighteen years afterwards. The six
children, five boys and one girl, that
were born to them are still living.
They are Alexander of Brockway
township, Michigan, Peter of Waltam
township, Quebec, John of Yarker,
Ontario, Maggie and Robert of Winnie
peg, Manitoba, and James of British
Columbia.
Mrs. Watt, after her husbands death,
lived with her son Alexander on the
old homestead in Ontario until six
years ago when they came to this state,
at first residing near Brown City, but
for the last two years at the present.
residence west of Yale.
Mrs. Watt lived simple, earnest and
industrious life. She was devout dis.
ciple of Jesus Christ and died in the
comfortable assurance of hope in Him.
Mrs. Watt was buried in Elmwood
cemetery OH Tuesday, March 18th. r.
o. Lawrason, pastor of the Methodist
EplscOphl CnurCn OHlcldLeu,
Mrs. John Monaghan died at her
home in Speaker township at IL o'clock
Wednesday night, March 17th at the
age of 36 years. Cause, consumption.
Kittie Conroy, youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick ConrOy, was born
on a farm in Speaker township, August
2l, 1873, where she grew up to woman
hood. In the fall Of 1899 she was un
tied in marriage to John Managhan,
who with three small children, are left
to mourn the loss of loving wife and
kind and indulgent mother.
Deceased has always been a devout |
Catholic and lived a life in harmony
with her faith.
The funeral will be held from Sacred
Heart church, Yale, at l0:30 o'clock
Saturday morning and the interment
made in the Catholic cemetery west of !
the city.
Mrs. Monaghan was held in high |
esteem by large circle of friends and !
neighbors, all of whom mourn her de-
parture.
J. II. High died at his farm home
east of Yale on Thursday, March 1S,
1909, at the age of 90 years.
Deceased was born at Bayham,
Elgin county, Ontario, November rs,
1910. Married Miss Emma Doan June
%, 1865. -Four children were born to
them, three of whom are living. DIR.
Chas. V. High, Coleman; Mrs. James
O'Rourke, Richmond; Floyd at Home.
Moved to Michigan in 1870 locating
IN Brockway Centre, now Yale. He
was shoemaker by trade and followed
that vocation until he moved onto the
farm, 10 years ago, where he died.
The funeral will be held from the
house on Sunday at 80 p. m. Inter
ment in Elmwood cemetery. Rev. II.
o. Lawrason officiating clergyman.