Greetings from Streator, Lucinda Montgomery, daughter of William and Mary (Farlow) Montgomery, and wife of William Church. ...from Streator Daily Free Press Thursday, July 9, 1985 ---About the usual number of Fourth of July accidents by fire,, explosives, etc., have been recorded for the 109th anniversary of American Independence. But perhaps this saddest event is yet to be reconted, which is the death of MRs. Wm. Church, of Dana. She accompanied by her husband and children, drove to the aforesaid village to witness the fire works to be displayed on the evening of the Fourth. While the proper parties were engaged in discharging some of the fire works, one of the spectators, a thoughtless bumpkin, placed one of the large rockets in a position pointing downward and toward the crowd. Fire from an exploding rocket was communicated to it causing its discharge, striking Mrs. Wm. Church in the back of the head, felling here to the ground. She was taken to a drug store near by, and every effort made to restore her to consciousness. She remained in a state of coma until Sunday morning, when she became conscious and asked for her children. From that time she continued to sink, and died at noon on Sunday. To mourn her untimely death she leaves a husband and a family of small children. She was about 32 years of age.---Ottawa Journal.