The Washburn leader., 1916-08-11
Miss MuSson Pas
sed Away Monday
Had Been Sick Several Weeks
With Leakage Of the Heart
but Hoped to Recover
LIVED HERE SINCE 1882
Taught the First School in Wash
burn and Was County Sup
erintendent

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shocked Monday afterno, to
hear Of the sudden uca.n { f Miss
Ada Il. Mu>>on. SG, had been
very sick since the first OF July
with leakage Of the. heart but
seemed to be improving. Mon
day afternoon she was great
deal better and talked to visitors
as late as 4:3O about getting
up soon. A little after five she
said she did not feel as we'll,
the doctor was called at once
but at $50 she passed away.
Miss Caroline Musson came
here last june to visit her sister
while on her way from Californ-
ia to Ohio and was with her
during her illness.
Miss Musson was born in
Chistianburgh, Ohio on Sept
ember 30, 1854. She spent
Ter early girlhood at st. Paris,
Ohio. where she taught Latin in
the high school one year before
coming here. She attended the
Zenia College at Zenia, Ohio,
for time but was called home
when her mother died. In 1882
she came to Mclean county and
later took claim one and q
half miles north Of Washburn
which she held until last fall.
In 1888 she opened the first
school ever held in Washburn.
1t was in the j. S. Veeder house
as no school house was built un-
til, a. year. batsr: She will BE- BE-
remembered BY good many
both in Washburn and over the
county as being their first teach
er as she taught almost con-
tinuously in this county
since first coming here. She
was county superintendent for
two terms.
Two years ago this month
Miss Musson moved from her
farm to town and opened Wo-
man s Exchange and had charge
Of the public library and rest
room which were all in the same
building. During this time she
has been president Of the Tues
day club, local organization
of women that started the library
Miss Musson has been an ac-
tive worker in things that were
done for the betterment OF the
town and county and had many
plans for the future in which she
wanted the assistance Of the
club. After being sick short
time she planned with her sister
to move to a milder climate and
spend more quiet life.
Funeral services conducted by
Rev. j. G. N. Pengelly were held
at the Methodist church Thurs
day afternoon and interment
made in the FairMew cemetery.
Beautiful garden flowers were
sent to the church by everyone
and the alter was banked with
them, never before have SO
many flowers been gathered to-
gether i'm Washburn.
The members Of the Tuesday
club dressed in white and attend
ed the services in body.
The pallbearers were Joseph
Mann, l.. Pfister, Frank Thomp-
sou. G. A. Huntley, Axel johnson
and DR.. G. G. Forbes. Mesdames
McCullucb. Mann, Heck u n d
johnson, members of the club,
acted as ushers. h
Those left to mourn the death
of Miss Musson are two sisters
and two brothers, namely: Mrs.
Mary A. Glendening, Flint, Mich.
Charles r. Musson, Arcannum.
Ohio and Caroline and Sam Of
Washburn. The sister and bro
ther out Of town were unable to
come here fer the funeral.
Miss Caroline Musson will re-
main here for some time to
straighten out her sisters af-
fairs and will then 60 to Ohio.
Miss Musson's loss will be felt
throughout the entire community
where she had host of friends.
Heartfelt sympathy is extend
ed to the bereaved by many
friends.