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The silent Reaper has
been gathering a heavy harvest of human souls in our community during the last few days,
and there are many sad and broken hearts and darkened homes amongst us. Your correspondent
will try and give you the sad record: On Sunday, the 4th a son of W.B. NORTON died
at Bailey, of diphtheria. He was sick several days but was thought to be getting better,
when he grew suddenly worse, and lived only a short time.
Tuesday evening the 6th, Miss Magda, eldest daughter of Mrs. Mary N. WALLACE, of
Springville, passed away, having been sick a long time, with consumption. She was 28 years
of age.
On the 7th, a son of Taylor BILLIPS of Mud Fork, died from a brain or spinal
trouble, thought to have been caused by a fall on the ice. He was buried on the 9th
anniversary of his birth, and was one of twins.
Mr. Kelly GEORGE of Mud Fork, was buried on the 9th having been killed in the mines
at Pageton on Tug River. He left a wife and two small children.
Virgie WAGNER, aged 12 died on the 7th, near Macedonia church, of measles. She was
a daughter of Stafford WAGNER, and had been afflicted all her life. Mr. WAGNER
has a son very low with pneumonia and measles.
Dudley BAKER lost a child on the 12th from what was thought to be meningitis.
Many more in the vicinity are very sick at this time.
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