Gatesville Happenings

Wilbert Mitchell, aged one year and eleven days fell into a pot of boiling lye on the fifth inst., and lived in excruciating pain for fourteen hours and then died. The large concourse of people from near and afar, who, followed the remains to their resting place, gave evidence of the high esteem in which the invalid father is held by the settlers of Raber, and adjacent settlements.... Mr. Mitchell was able to attend the burial leaning on crutches. This was an only child.

News From Gatesville

The birth of a posthumous daughter to Mrs. Jacob Huffman, whose husband died on the 15th of July ultimo, confined the doubly stricken mother to her bed so she could not attend her mother's [Mrs. Fountain] funeral. The little girl was born five hours before the death of her grandmother and three weeks after her father's death.

News From Gatesville

Sudden Death of Mrs. Fountain and Other Recent Occurrences

The people of Gatesville were startled by the news of the sudden death of Mrs. Fountain, on the morning of the 7th inst. in her seventieth year. For twenty hours she complained of a pain in her breast, but did not seem to think seriously about it, for she attended to her house hold duties most of the time. Before sunrise she was up and about, but feeling very weak she called to her son for a drink of water which he was prompt in bringing to her, but of which she did not taste, for as her son approached her with the water he beheld her swaying towards him, and dropping the cup and water he sprang and caught her in his arms and bore her to a lounge, where he laid her in cold grim death, the lifeless form of a beloved mother. The large concourse of people who followed her remains to their last resting place in Montrose cemetery, on the 9th inst., was a testimonial to the esteem with which she was regarded by neighbors. Her sorrowing sons Andrew and George, gave evidence of such grief as is rarely noticeable in men of their calm demeanor. The only daughter (Mrs. Wall) who was able to attend her funeral, was so overcome with sorrow we were not disposed to intrude upon her thoughts. The numerous grandchildren old and young alike, showed great reverence for the fond grandmother. Mrs. Fountain was born in Nova Scotia, from where she emigrated thirty years ago to Ontario and again ten years ago to Michigan, settling in Gatesville in company with three other families, who were the first four settlers in the wild forests of Detour township....

Gatesville.

It is with regret that this week we have to announce the death of Elizabeth, youngest daughter of William Forman. The funeral took place at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Services were conducted by Mr. Malins. The remains were laid to rest in the Montrose cemetery....

Gatesville

This week we have to announce the death of Mrs. William Hart, of this place. She died at her father's residence at Detour, Thursday at 3 o'clock a.m. She was buried in Detour cemetery Friday afternoon. Rev. J. W. Holt, of Pickford, conducted the funeral services. The many friends of Mr. Hart sympathize with him in his bereavement.

Rev. W. Hall did not make his appointment here Sabbath on account of attending the funeral services of a young son of Joseph Kelly, a few miles east of Pickford.

The many friends of Garbet Tour will be saddened to hear of his recent death. His trouble was caused by dropsy of the heart. He had only been off work for about three weeks, although he had been complaining more or less for the last six months. He passed peacefully away on Saturday, the 27th ult. He was taken to St. Joseph's Island at 2 o'clock Sunday, the 28th, for burial. Mr. Sims, of Stalwart, officiated at the burial services. Mr. Tour leaves a sorrowing wife and two children.