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Show AGED WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH A most distresisng accident occurred at Lund Tuesday evening, even-ing, by which Mrs. Margaret Pace ot that place lost her ilfe. Mrs. Pace was the foster-mother foster-mother of Mrs. J. A. Root, wife of m postmaster ot LuniL and agedCanda partial invalid and becaifee of the care and quiet required re-quired for her comfort qhe was given a room in a building separate sep-arate and apart from the premises pre-mises occupied by the family. On Tuesday evening, about 8 o'clock, Mrs Root left the room occupied by tha.old lady to prepare pre-pare supper for her. As she was on the point of returning she heard the cry of fire, and rushing to the door of her own house discovered the room oc cupied by Mrs. Pace to be on fire. Frantic efforts were made to rescue her but when found she was dead, death being caused partially from the effects of burns received and partially from1 smothering. When Mrs. Root left the room, as above stated, there were' a number of quilts near the stove and by some it is thought these caught fire, the flames quickly spreading and preventing the escape of the unfortunate un-fortunate woman. The body was taken to New Harmony, where funeral services ser-vices were held Thursday and the remains laid to rest. The sympathy of the community goes out to Mrs. Root in her hour of bereavement and distress. |