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Show DEATH'S HARVEST. Mrs. Roland Clark Dlee SArtd Leaves Le.iae r&mllv. About tbreo months ago Roland Clark of I'pton had the mlslortune to cut his wrist with a pelce ol stove pipe. The wound did not seem serious, bnt in Blew days It began to pain him so badly that , the doctor wai sent lor and he discovered that the man was suffering Irora blood i poison. He then removed to Coalville, where he could be under the Immediate care ol tbe doctor. The allllction was so serious that it was feared the man would lose hli right arm. Tbe only ay It could be saved was lor the doctor to gralt flesh on the arm. This operation was done, in all over .100 pieces ol flesh Irom other men being lucceiilully grilled. Mr. Clark wai getting along nicely antll a lew days ago, wben some ol the gralted flesh began to peel off, and he is now suffering considerably with tbe wound. Mr. Clark has a family of seven imall ( children, tbe oldest being about 15, and they are In eery poor clrcumitancei. To make ratten wone, the wife gave birth to a baby on tbe 13th, but the child only lived about twenty-four bouri. Mn. Clark seemed to be getting along nlfely until lait Friday, wben she took a relaoae. and that afternoon she died, leaving tbe larga family ol small ohildien. Four of tbe children an lick with the whooping cough, and tha youngest young-est child, about two yean old, Il lying at the point ol death Irom pneumonia. Kind nelghbon and the doctor did all i In HieSr pewes ee Ike lanla-at to no I avail, Tbe sympathy ol all go not to the bereaved in their sad loss, but It will take more than sympathy In this case to ease tbe palm and paags ol thi death and aickneis In lust family. Tbe remains were taken to I'pton Sunday Sun-day for burial, and the luneral held from the ward meeting b n e. |