Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs Grant Prideaux and
daughter drove up from Madison last
week and visited Mrs Prideauxs
mother, Mrs. Will Taylor. Mr.. Pri-
deaux returned home the same day,
his wife remaining for a longer visit
Mr.. Mccain went to Cassville Wed
nesday and loaded his household goods
and he and family came up Thursday
Friday his car came and he unloaded
and moved into the Frank Taylor
house
Mrs. John Rewey returned Wednes-
day from visit at Platteville.
Mrs. Lester Orr and daughter Of
CaSSville went to La Crosse Thurs
day and back to Bagley.
Alex Manshaw brought Mrs. Band
field and daughter and two sons from
Stanley, Wis, to visit old friends here
and in Glen Haven
Nick Hampton returned home from
La Crosse Saturday.
Lorenzo Willard returned from P.
D. c., where he has been taking some
sanitarium treatments.
Peter Rethowitsch of Lansing, Ia,
spent several days in Bagley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amo Stephens, Platte
vile, visited at the Lee Foster home
last week, returning Friday. Their
son drove up from Platteville and
took them home
Miss Hazel Rewey and John Marsh
| returned to P. D. c. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Beardsley went
to Gays Mills over Saturday.
Mr.. Millman, asst. principal of the
Bagley schools, spent the weekend in
Bagley.
Lee Marshall and family of Car
| thage, S. D., drove through in their
car and arrived at the Edgar Marshall
home Friday. They expect to move
back to old Wisconsin. Lee has rent
ed his farm there.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ Graf and the A. P.
Geisler family of Dubuque spent Sun
day at the Fred Svellnor home here.
OBITUARY-MRS. E. e. GRAHAM
''Thy word is lantern unto my feet,
and a light unto my paths"
Rebecca Graham, daughter of ThOs.
Pendleton, was born in England, Mar.
25, 1847. At the age of two years she
came to America with her parents,
settling at Elk Grove, Wisconsin. After
a few years the family removed to
Little Grant, thence to Bloomington
where Rebecca resided until her mar
riage to E. E. Graham on August &c,
1897. Since that time, with the excep-
ton of few years in Dakota, the
couple have made their home in Lam
caster or vicinity.
| After a long illness, Mrs. Graham
entered into the better life near the
noon hour, September Is, 1924. Those
nearest who mourn her departure are
the devoted husband, her step-daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lille Funk of Milwaukee,
two brothers, ]. Pendleton of this city
and Lewis Pendleton of Roswell, New
Mexico, and five sisters: Mrs. Lizzie
Smithyman of Platteville, Mrs. John
Peacock of Fennimore and Mrs. John
Pennock, Mrs. Arthur Hamer and Mrs.
Charles Whitmore of Bloomington.
At an early age Mrs. Graham became
a member of the Primitive Methodist
church and throughout her entire life
thereafter was righteous and devout
believer and doer of the faith. Her
Bible was daily read, it's precepts her
guiding star through every days tri-
umphs or vicissitudes. In demeanor
she was quite, gentle, undemonstra-
tive, of dainty habits and, a lover of
home 1t is said the humble enjoy
perpetual peace and Mrs. Graham pos
sessed that sweet grace of humility
that tinges every other human virtue
with it's lustre, "and God giveth grace
unto the humble
This brief sketch would be incom-
plete without mention of the faithful
love and devotion which this good wo-
man lavished upon Percy, the baby
son of Mr.. Graham, from the time she
entered the home as wife until the de-
parture of the boy with the American
Expeditionary Forces for France and
his subsequent death on foreign soil.
She mourned as only real mothers
mourn. Since that sad time the boy S
birthdays have been sacredly regard
ed, Christmas trees lighted in his
memory, and the little room wherein
were kept, in perfect order his belong
ings, even his childish playthings in
pathetic and mute testimonial of the
unquenchab1e mother love inherent
in every woman's heart. In her last
illness she asked that Percy's picture
be placed upon her bed-oom wall
where she could see the dear face all
the time. She expressed a firm belief
that cher soldier boy would be the
! u1SL W S1COL AC1 OFCl LICt
During the three months of her con-
fnement to her bed, Mr.. Graham was
her untiring, devoted nurse. She
wanted no other. Last services were
conducted at the Methodist Church,
this city, Thursdty afternoon, the 18th.
Rev. John Birrell cfficiated and burial
was made by Percy's grave at Hill
side.
A gentle friend, faithful wife, a
devoted mother and a soul Christian
in all its ways, has gone to rich re-
ward.
Gentle hands that never wearied toll
/ ing
In loves vineyard sweet,
| Eyes that seemed forever CHEEKY
When our eyes they CHANGED to meet;
Tender, patient, brave, devoted, that
Was always her dear way.
Could her worth in gold be quoted,
AS you think of her today" -B. d. S.