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Show TWO PIONEERS GONE. Mra. Bprteaa and Thomas Fewkea PuiAwav. One by one the ploneeraof thii county are passing away, aud It will nut b long be lore but lew who helped to mak th country what it now tea ear I It be left. On wore of our highly-respected resident passed to her fin ul resting plar today at 12 o'clock lu th person ol Mra, Sa-tnona Sa-tnona Hprlggs. Hbe took tick a abort time ago with a bad cold and never rallied ral-lied Irom the attack, paaaing pea dully away. ireceaeeu wa corn in i.tocoinsuire, Lngtand, April 15, 1H8; Klin came to JhiacofnliJ hi tbe yar W.i. .Milling in Hoytaville In the month of Jury, and haa mad ber home her ever tince. 8b joioed th Moruioo church eoon nf'.r bar arrival here. Th lady wa highly respected, being ola inlet and unassuming unass-uming disposition. She led a true and faithful lile and waa devoted to her husband hus-band and (am ily and all of her friemla. Two childten, William Pprlgga and Mra. William Sargent ol Hoytaville, survive ber, beeidea a great number of grand and great-grand children. The funeral waa held Tuesday alterooon alter-ooon from tha Hoytaville ward meeting bonne and waa largely attended. riiomaa Fewkea died riindny alout 12:30. Th old gentleman wa down town the day bclore and wa In hit usual health. II want home and on retiring for th night never aroae again paaaing away peacefully without any auflerlng. Kince hia wile died about four yeara airo be haa lived alone and no on wa with him hen he died. Ilr haa lived along ami laithful hie and only gave up when hi body wa completely com-pletely worn out. II had not been sick lor any length ol time prmrlnua to hi death. Thomas Fewkea wua born in Whit-wick, Whit-wick, 1-elstnr.hire, K nglaud, Novem b r III, IHiri. - Ha joined th Church ul Jeans Christ ol Lnttur-day rlalnta In an early day in hie nalivo land, aud migrated mi-grated to thia country tweut)-two yeara ag laat October. He made b I torn in Coalville, aherehe livod up to the tint ol hia death. He waa the her of nine children, but only two sons survive blm Thomti Keakea of I'pton and another boy In Kngland. Deceased waa well renpected by all. Funeral ecrvlcee were held TucsJav afternoon from the residence ol the de-dcared de-dcared and the remains were interred in the city cemetery. |