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Angola Herald
Wednesday, March 6, 1878


              Death Takes His Victim
              
              MARY HELEN, wife of JOHN J. BOWERSOCK, died at
            the family residence, in Angola, at about 7 o'clock
            last Wednesday evening, Feb. 27, 1878; aged 42 years
            and 7 months.
              The struggle is over. The mortal has at last re-
            linquished its vitality and the spirit is at rest.
            For months that terrible disease, cancer, has been
            steadily and persistently eating away the life of
            the patient and she suffered all the agonies of
            death - perhaps it would not be too much to say
            death itself, during the last week before the spirit
            took its flight. But through all, we are told she
            bore her intense suffering with heroic fortitude and
            patience. Meanwhile her devoted husband and friends
            did all in their power to relieve and soothe her
            pain.
              The deceased was a daughter of THOMAS MUGG, who
            came from the State of New York to this county when
            she was about 2 years of age. They settled upon a
            farm near this place when there were but few houses,
            and those of very modest pretentions, to mark the
            site of what is now the prosperous town of Angola.
            MARY remained upon the farm until she was married,
            since which time her home has been in this place.
            GILBERT MUGG, her brother, is now in business here,
            and a sister, Mrs. DAVID JOHNS also lives in town.
            Two other sisters live in this county. One sister,
            Mrs. HENRY SQUIERS, died in this place some years
            since. A large circle of friends lament her de-
            parture and the bereaved husband has their syn-
            pathies.
            
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Angola Herald
Wednesday, March 6, 1878

            THOMAS MUGG, the venerable father of the lat
          Mrs. BOWERSOCK, was in attendance at the funeral
          of his daughter last Friday. He is over 80 years
          of age and rode from Jamestown on horseback.
            
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