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Show .Pioneer Woman Called to Her Eternal Rest News, comes to tbe Gazstte thj is Friday that. las uight at bur home in Fayette occurred the death of Mrs Polly Bartholomew at the age of nearly ninety seven years. Mrs. Bartholomew was the oldest Resident in Fayette, was the mothei ,of leu children fiiye of whom survive, gamely Bishop John Bartholomew, George M. Bartho'omew, James Bartbulcitew, fr?ra. William Bown all of Fayette and Mrs. John . E. Met-,calf Met-,calf of Oregon. There are also 96 grand children, 110 great-grand .children and 1 great great graud ,ehild. Though somewhat feeble she was in her lasual health until, having partaken of supper last eveuiug, she poon afper complained of a pain in the stomach aud breathed Ler last, Jifeeu or twenty jminutes tuereafier. Polly Bartholi niew was born Feb-jurry Feb-jurry .12, .1816, iu the state of New Yoik. She was the daughter ol Benjamin Bauson aud Kasiah Messenger." Mes-senger." Joined , the Mormon Chujcb in April . 1 32 aud passed through ) persecutions enacted against members of her faith in'1 Missouri. She came to U.h in . 1852, locating jvith hpr husband at Spriugville. Coming i.o Fayette in 1S61 she has jesiileQ there since, a devoted Litter-day Litter-day Sait. Her fiiner.al wiJ be held at F.yet?e nest S'.in.cUy, at iiqou. |