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Show OLDEST "PIT-BROW" WOMAN PASSES ON Mrs. Bridget M. Hugh, 80 Tears As, Dies After Working Half-Century Half-Century in BUnes. Vic; AN, England. Aur. L'4. t (Yr ret. tvmjer.ee of the Associated Prv.-s. ) Mrs. ItrulK' t !c liiiizb. the oldest "pM-hrow" vtoniuu in il.s IVmberton cor,! f iehi, has just died here at the uizo of SO leurs. For moro tliaa half a emtury slie had worked nl the uii.ici. 'Old Itridcet." as Mrs. MeMr:!. was familiarly fa-miliarly cjlifd. was n hale und In arty, ntronf-b ntronf-b 11 lit wi:i'uii, who eon Id u.-e a siio. el ir f i Dlr.g nuuc cars as well as any man, and was ai-uyu ai-uyu looked upon as an expert pit -brow worker, few belli ir her equal. The Ihtut w.-rktr-; da was iinkno.vn to her. and sunm-or and winter, ruin or jh!t she ::s necu-ioi:ied to leave home at 5 oYloc' e e.-y 1 ie i r a ?:!:. and in her pis re at iho co;iJ hank h.'fnre tie- m his; !e sonn-ied ul ft. IJer day eon i ::.ued until 0 nr tl in t he e .-euinj. Mrs. Mellti.h w;,s a urandiiiot t-.t-r and two uf hpr wn:' are emptojed iu the Celliory wii;'.- she worked so long. |