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- In The Telephone of last week
appeared a notice of the death by dropsy, Sept. 4,
- 1900, of Eli Stillman NYE, at
his residence in Milton Junction, Wis. He had been affected
for at least two years, with a liver trouble, contracted undoubtedly
in the army during the Civil war; but in the past two months
his disease took on the form of dropsy, from which he suffered
at times, great weakness and subsequent depression of spirit.
He was born Nov. 4, 1826, and was at death seventy-four years
of age, lacking just two months. His parents were Benjamin
Briggs and Betsy MAXSON NYE, who spent the greater
part of their married life in the town of Genesee, Allegany county,
N.Y., on a farm. Here the deceased joined in youth the Seventh-day
Baptist church in the neighborhood. When about twenty years
old, he went to live with a sister, Mrs. Harriet CRANDALL,
of Alfred, in the same county, and was engaged most of the time,
while residing here, at farm work in the vicinity. He married
Dec. 23, 1853, Miss Cornelia P. SWEET, a daughter of Rev.
Spencer SWEET, of Alfred. On the following year this
couple moved to the town of Milton, Wis., and settled on a farm
just east of Grass Lake. Here was born to them a son, Ernest
by name, who now has his residence at Brown's Valley, Minn.
- During the Civil war, Eli, as he was
familiarly called, served three years as a member
- of Company K, of the Thirteenth Regiment
of Wisconsin Infantry. This company was raised largely in the
town of Milton and saw service mainly in the southern states
of the lower Mississippi valley. Afterwards he moved with his
family to the town of Logan in Grant county, Minn., where he
remained until he returned to Wisconsin and made his home at
Milton Junction. He was a respected citizen and a trusted friend,
a faithful husband and an affectionate father. At his funeral
services, held at his residence and in the seventh-day Baptist
church at the Junction, President Whitford, of Milton college,
officiated and was assisted by Rev. G. J. Crandall, who preaches
in the church above mentioned. The sermon on "Christian
Patriotism" was based on Mark 12:17, "Render to Caesar
the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are
God's." A large number of relatives was present. Besides
these nearly all the members of the Grand Army Post and the Woman's
Relief Corps of Milton, and of the societies of Odd Fellows in
the two villages of the town, were in attendance, the latter
having charge of the exercises at the burial in the cemetery
at Milton Junction. The widow and the son in their bereavement
have the sympathy of a wide circle of acquaintances. W.
C. W. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- A message was received here Thursday
evening announcing the sad news of the death
- of Mrs. I. B. CLARKE [nee Rosella
V. OSBORN] of Chicago. The remains, in charge of G. W.
Yerkes, arrived Friday evening and were taken to the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. OSBORN, where the funeral
services were held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon conducted
by Rev. G. J. CRANDALL, assisted by Dr. L. A. PLATTS,
and the interment was in Milton cemetery.
- Mrs. CLARKE had lately been
a nurse and contracted the typhoid fever in a Home,
- which was the cause of her death. A
touching letter from those of the institution told of the esteem
of which Mrs. CLARKE was held. She leaves a large number
of immediate relatives and friends in whose hearts her death
has placed a deep sorrow. There is consolation in that she gave
up her life in the heroic work of ministering to those who suffer.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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