The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-01-04

The death of Mrs Eugenia Burnam
Hume, coming so unexpected, was a
great shock to wide circle of friends
and relatives, who had been intimately
associated with this good woman for
many years. Mrs. Hume was in the
18th year of her age and was born and
reared in Madison county. Her parents
were pioneer Kentuckians, her father
emigrating from North Carolina, but
her mother was native of Bourbon
county. Her fathers name was ThOmp-
son Burnam, her mother a Miss Fields.
Her demise occurred last Tuesday morn
ing about noon at the home of Hon.
l.. B. Harrington after brief illness.
Three children Mrs. L. B. Harrington,
Mrs. Harvey Chenault, of this city and
Mr.. Edgar Hume, of Louisville, survive
her, besides one brother, Rev. E. II
B lrnam, Of Leroy, Va. She was the
widow of the late William S. Hume, one
of Madison. cOunty's most substantial
citizens and founder of the Hume dis
tillery at Silver Creek. His death oc-
Cured in 1885 Mrs. Hume, up until
few days prior to her death, had been a
great worker in the fields of charity, and
the success of the Pattie a. Clay In
Urinary, was largely due to her unCiring
efforts. She labored for this cause up
until few hours before her death, and
her life in this respect is worthy of en-
ulatiOn. Since the foundation of this
institution she had been a member OF
the Board of Regents and had always
taken leading part in the work. She
was member of the Old Baptist church
familiarly known as the Hard shells
and her life was spent in teaching those
who were thrown in contact with
it that there was something better in
the other world. In her were manifest
ed all the virtues of true womanhood
and her sudden and unexpected death
filled the community with unfeigned
sorrow and regret Funeral services
were conducted by her brother, Rev. E.
H. Burnam at the Harrington home last
Wednesday and interment followed in
the Richmond cemetery.
The news of the death of Stephen
White Bolton, was great shock to his
many friends in Richmond. The body
of the young man was found in the
garage of o. r. Hukle, Lexington, last
Saturday morning and the coroner's YER
dict was that he came to his death
through cerebral hemorrhages. He had
been dead several hours when discov-
cred. He had been in the employ OF
that firm for some time and was well
liked by all who knew him as well as
his employers. Deceased was a native
of Richmond and his first work as a
youth was in the Climax Office, about
ten years ago. His mother. Mrs. Mary
Bolton, with two sisters and one brother,
all of whom reside in Lexington, sur
vive him. The remains were brought
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cemetery, after funeral services con-
Quoted by the Richmond Lodge of Red
Men.
Anna Katherine Stone, the fourteen
year old daughter of NJ. and Mrs. John
Stone, of Fifth street. died at the
home of her parents on Christmas Day,
after a short illness of Ptomaine poison.
She was an unusually bright and at
tractive girl and well liked by all who
knew he: She was pupil at the Cald-
we'll High School and popular among
her associates. The funeral services
were conducted at the East end Chris
tian church, Monday, the Goth of De-
Gem Der by Rev. w. o. Foster, interment
following in the Richmond cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Wilson, wife of the
late Professor w. W. Wilson, who was
for many years professor of Greek in
Central University, occurred at her late
home in Shelby county several days
ago. Her husband died about a year
ago. She was well known here by the
older generation.
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