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Show PECULIAR DEATH SUDDENLY STRIKES PROMISING YOUTH BEE STING CAUSED FATAL RESULTS TO SON OF HASKELL'S An unusually sad death occurred in this community Inst Monday evening even-ing when Chester Haskell, eleven year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Haskell, passed away from the poisonous effects of a bee sting. The lad, who was quite mature in size for a boy of his age, was working in one of nis father's fields, uccompnnied by his small brother. Stung on the ear by a bee, Chester, knowing from past experience that he possessed a peculiar reaction to insect stings, went at once to the house. Soon after he reached the house, he became unconscious and in a few minutes he died. The seriousness of the situation was immediately apparent to his parents, just as soon as he came to 7 the house, as he was in great distress. dis-tress. Dr. Bybee, who is a neighbor to the Haskells, came from a sick bed to the Haskell home as soon as he was called, but the boy had passed pass-ed away. His death occurred at 6:10 P. M. Dr. Bybee stated that death from such a cause is very difficult to explain ex-plain to a non-member of the medical profession, but that one person among thousands may possess a peculiar idiosyncrasy to such seemingly trivial occurrences, with the result that v they are constitutionally unable to throw off the deadly effects incurred. in-curred. The boy's full name was Chester Goss Haskell, Junior. He was born in Austin, Texas, and the family came here about ten years ago. At the time of his death, he was eleven years, ten months and nine days old. Bsides his sorrowing parents, he leaves two younger brothers. , Funeral services will be conducted from the ; Methodist church in Mil-ford, Mil-ford, on Friday afternoon at three o'clock. Relatives of Mrs. Haskell are expected to arrive from Texas in time for the services. Arrangements Arrange-ments for the last rites are in the hands of Harry Ward. -" The farm community and town of 7 Milford have been deeply stirred by the news of the fatal occurrence and Mr. and Mrs. Haskell have the full sympathy of their friends in the loss of their boy. |