The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-14

stiff neck and medicine was secured
from Dr.. Yost Tuesday. Wednesday
the doctor was called in and pro.
nounced his illness tonsilitis. Next
pneumonia, then typhoid fever were
thought probable, but that idea was
soon abandoned. .
AS the case developed further, 1t
became more puzzling inasmuch as
the wound was forgotten by the fam.
lily Tor never thought Of. as 1t had ap.
parently healed 50 nicely, and the
; doctor was not aware Of 1t, having ex.
amined him thoroughly, for sore or
cut, that might cause trouble.
The sorrowiul' discovery came
through the conversation OF two
neighbors. when as one related to the
other the symptoms and suffering Of
the lad, he, remarked the similarity
of the symptoms. 70 that Of his father
in.law,s who died of lock.jaw. :.
One lady, Mrs!3J. o.. Morris, called
the doctor on the telephone, asking
him II he knew Fred had cut his heel
some time ago. He replied in the neg.
alive. but from that time It was known
that the bright life Of the loving, sun.
4, ny disposltioned boy would soon be a
thing Of the past. Saturday evening
he suffered from commissions, and 1t
was thought that death was at hand,
but he rallied, and Sunday morning
seemed better. But about eleven
o'clock he again was In the deadly
throes OF commissions, but rallied, and
dnI q few memepts, Nc, was again ipto
commissions. From this attack he RAJ.
lied slightly but died at 1880 with
his sister, (who has been also a moth
er to HIND name uniformed on his
lips, and clinging! till the last to her.
Despite his suffering he was con.
scious during his last moments. The
boy evidently knew that death was
near, for on the day preceding his
death he talked to his sister Of death,
saying that he, did not care whether
he recovered or not, and that he was
not afraid to die. He requested that
the beautiful old hymn, 81 VIII Sing
You a Song Of That Beautiful Land
be sung at his lgrave.' His mother
who was before her marriage Mass
Alice Matheny, died when he was two
years and eleven months old. A
brother. Lake. also preceded him to
the grave. His father. one brother
Earl, and one sister, Estelle, survive
him. While hard to give up the
i baby, the pet, the pride OF their home
yet this Christian family mourn moi
as those who mourn In vain. The!
realize that God knoweth best, ant
doethr all things, well..~aFred will bt
missed if::the school @as well Us the
home. When in three. weeks the pu
pills gather into the school room, there
will be a vacant seat, an aching hear
in each child's bosom. for he had en-
deared himself to all by his kindness
and love for others.
His school mates together with hi
! teacher OF the past two years. Mis-
Ada Harden. attended the funeral Sc
vices in n body and marched befor'
the hearse from the house to tn
cemetery. The funeral services Wer
conducted by Rev. II. B. Morgan Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock. While tn
friends took their last view Of litu
Freddie the school children, teacher
Sunday school scholars and Superb
tendent sang THE Vacant Chair"
pathetic song. sang with sobs an
tears us the full meaning found II
way to their minds. The pall.bearer
: were, with one exception, his schoo
males. ,4g!
The floral offerings were many an
beautiful.
Undertaken Cunningham was l
charge Of the funeral arrangements
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