You folks put me to shame, made me feel so guilty, so here goes from dispatch Feb. 14th 1902-- Death of Mrs. Nightingale..... Miss S.M.Page was born in Liverpool England Sept. 19,1828 died at the home of her daughter Mrs., Augusta Fleming in Jackson Feb. 9.1902, The subject of this notice spent most of her childhood days in London,At eighteen years of age she came to America in a sailing vessel, The journey was accomplished in about 6 months, She came by way of the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans then up the Mississippi river to St. Louis , in 1858 she in the company of others crossed the plains and located in Virginia city, Nevada, 5 months was consumed in this overland ox-team trip. Indians were numerous and hostile this time in the different sections which these immigrants were obliged to travel. after four years stay in Virginia city she moved to California and lived for the most part in Sacramento, Tuoluine, Alpine and Amador counties. in the year 1850 she married John F. Davis, who died in 1861, two children were born by this union, one son who died in childhood and one daughter , Mrs. Fleming now living in Jackson she married her second husband Wm. Bastian, brother of James Bastian of Amador in the year 1868, he was accidentally killed after nearly one year of happy married life. In the year 1873 she married John Nightingale, who died July 4th,1902 Among those of her relatives who mourn her are Mr. and Mrs. Fleming and granddaughter Eileen Fleming of Jackson also her step children Mrs. Susanna Perry and Mrs. Mary E. Sperry of Stockton and Mr. and Mrs.. M.J. Nightingale of Oakland. Mrs.. Nightingale gave heart to God at the age of 12 and since then has been a faithful servant-----.there is more but can not read. sorry obit--- P.R.Dick A respected citizen and prominent in Church and Grand Army circles , died at his residence near Wood bridge, January 27, aged 65 years and 9 months He was born at Rock Creek near Tillin, Seneca county, Ohio at the age of 21 he with his father and younger brother settled in Iowa, and when the civil war began he inlisted in the seventh Iowa infantry, one of the regiments that helped bring General Grant into notice,, At the battle of Shilo he was hit by a spent canister shot, from the effects which he never fully recovered, after serving three years and one month and receiving an honarable discharge he returned to Iowa, where he married and took employment with the atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company at Emporia Kansas. In 1882 he with his family came to Amador county, where he engaged in farming for nine years but on account of health removed to the valley where the present neat little Home has been built. A short time before his death his old stomach trouble returned, but for a while no serious result was feared, however he soon has alarming symptoms and a physician was summoned , but his services were of no avail he gradually sank into unconsciousness , among his last words were " I neither wish nor fear to die." He leaves his Wife, 7 sons and 2 daughters , all but one were present at the funeral.The order of the exercises were under the G.A.R. post of Lodi. after divine services in the M.E.Church at Acampo , the procession moved up paim? avenue to Cherokee Lane, hence along Cherokee lane to the new cemetery one mile east of Lodi -- Mr. Dick was a brother of John R. Dick of this place to whom we are indebted for the above sketch of his brother.. Superior court--- Estate of John A Eagan hearing Estate of Peter N. Barnhart hearing Estate of William Sa??? hearing Estate of Robert J. Adams Order setting $50 dollars per month as family allowance for one year, order setting apart certain real and personal property to widow and minor children Estate of John H. Shealor- order appointing S.J.Shealor administrator Estate of Mary E. Shettle hearing on petition for an order to sell personal property set for Feb. 17th. Thats all tonight. Abigail keep up the good work