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Show DEATH FROM A PLUM STONEi i Little Eddis Nelson Swallows Stone And Physiciaus Were Unable to Dislodge It Lddis Nelson. foui-yeai-old sou of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson or the Third ward, died Mondav eenlngasa lesult of a plum stone lodging In his esophagus moie than a week ago. As the little fellow was eating Sun day evening of last week, the stone lodged in his throat, but It did not seem to incommode him gie.it ly and suigical aid was not sought until the following dav Physicians examined lilm on Monday, used the usual methods meth-ods and all concerned wcie inclined to believe that tlie stone was pushed Into In-to the stomach. The boy's throat Mill bolheicd him and by the middle of the week he could take, only a little water and milk asnourishmenl Phy-sclans Phy-sclans then tried hy every means to locale lo-cale the stone and remove It, but without avail The last attempt was made on Sunday and foi two hours the ho) suffered untold agon), lie continued to grow weakcr.aud arrangements arrange-ments had been made for the use of the N-iay Monday evening, bul the little fellow pascd away about live o'clock He boie his painful diulculty like a little man and just before lie died asked to be taken Into the said and wheeled about. The ooy ate some lye when he was about a )cat or two old and this injured in-jured Ills throat badly. It Is thought that the stone lodged in a cavity eaten eat-en by the 1)0 anil thus the ellortsof the physicians weie nullilled. The parents aie in deepest grief, and fiicndscanonly sympathize The funeral takes place to-moirow, Thins-dav, Thins-dav, at 1 o'clock. |