Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Tuesday, 3 DECEMBER 1895 ************************************ MARRIAGE -- ADAMS-TICKEL -- At Hotel Hanford, in Hanford, Cal., Thursday, Nov. 28, 1895, by Rev. W.L. MILLER; W.R. ADAMS of Armona, and Miss Maggie TICKEL of Semitropic, Kern County, Cal. [from Lemoore column] -- Mr. W.E. BLACK of Hanford and Miss Ida May HAMES, of Kingsburg, were married in Lemoore, by Justice Bullard on Thursday forenoon of this week. [from Grangeville column] -- Mr.&Mrs. Louis NATHAN returned from the city Friday whither they had gone in answer to a telegram announcing the death of Mrs. NATHAN's mother (Mrs. KAHN). The funeral took place last Tuesday from her late home on Webster St. [from Grangeville column] -- On Friday morning, Nov. 29th, after a long and at times very painful illness, Mr. A.T. ELLIS passed from his life to that eternal rest which belongs to all those who are faithful unto death. Deceased was born at Bowling Green, Ky., April 15th, 1839, so was 57 years old at the time of his death. Mr. ELLIS was married to Miss Abigail PEARCE, May 7th, 1857, and was left a widower in 1875 with 6 children -- 4 daughters & 2 sons. He was again married in 1886 to Mrs. L.E. HAYMAKER of Grangeville, who now survives him. Mr. ELLIS will be missed in this community. He was a friend to every one and well does the writer remember when 14 years ago he arrived from the old country, little more than a boy, how soundly he advised and helped him in the work that was new and sometimes very heavy for him. He was ever ready to aid all those who came to him for help. The people had confidence in his religion, for he had long been a faithful leader in the Grangeville M. E. ch urch, his membership in the church dating back to 1854. His last sickness was lingering. He had been in poor health for about 8 months and was confined to his bed for nearly 2 months. He suffered much but bore it with manly, Christian fortitude and when death came it found him ready. The funeral services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. H.W. WALTZ, assisted by Rev. J.B. CALLOWAY, a former pastor. The church was filled with neighbors and friends anxious to show their respect and esteem for him whose life on earth is ended. There will be memorial service held in the M.E. church, Sunday evening, Dec. 1st. IN MEMORIAM -- In memory of little Lester BLEVINS, who died Nov. 25, 1895, aged 7 months, 27 days: Lester's gone to live with Jesus In that shiny world above. Where he's gained the crown of glory In the land of light and love. And we feel that he is happy, Though we see his vacant chair. He has gone to fill another, Where no sorrow enters there. [signed] Mrs. Marshall COLLINS ------------------------------------------------------ ACCIDENTALLY KILLED -- A Visalian Met Death at Summit Lake While Hunting -- A hunting party consisting of William KELSEY, Robert BRODER and Irwin ATWELL left Visalia Saturday afternoon last in a 2-seated surry for a hunt on the Laguna de Tache grant some 10 miles from Lemoore. Darkness overtook them and they concluded to stop over night in Lemoore and get an early start on Sunday morning for the selected hunting grounds. They left Lemoore about 4 o'clock a.m. for the grant, taking a young Mexican boy, Domingo MARTINEZ, along to guide them to the hunting grounds. The party arrived at the grant about 7 o'clock a.m., and, after cooking breakfast, they went out on foot in search of game. As the hunting proved to be poor Mr. KELSEY suggested that they hitch up the team and return home, as he wished to be back to Visalia by 7 o'clock in the evening. After hitching up Mr. KELSEY thought it would be a good idea to drive to the spot where he had shot a duck a short time previous and which he had been unable to get owing to deep water. Mr. ATWELL and the Mexic an bo y occupied the front seat and Mr. BRODER and Mr. KELSEY the rear seat, with their 2 guns resting between them. The Mexican boy soon discovered the duck KELSEY had shot, which had drifted to the shore of the pond. It was while the attention of the whole party was attracted to the duck on the shore that the loud report of a gun was heard. Those in the front seat at first supposed that those in the back seat had shot at some passing ducks, but on turning around were horrified to find their companion, Mr. KELSEY, leaning back over the seat with his head torn open and torrents of blood flowing from the gaping wound. The first intimation Mr. BRODER had of what had happened was felt from the powder burns as the charge left the barrel of the gun and passed through his companion's head. Quickly realizing what had happened they drove with all possible speed to the nearest house, but finding no one at home they turned their horses in the direction of Lemoore, where they arrived about 3 o'clock p.m. Medical aid was at once summoned and Drs. DIXON and CHARLES had the wounded man placed in a cot in a room adjoining Dr. DIXON's office, where everything possible was done to relieve the sufferings of the unfortunate man. Telephone messages were sent to Visalia and the dying man's wife and child, his brother Harley KELSEY, his father and mother, Frank KELLENBERG, George BUTTS, Dan McFADZEAN and other friends of the deceased left Visalia by train and private conveyance, arriving at Lemoore the same evening. The wounded man was unconscious from the time of the accident till his death, and the family and friends of the wounded man presented a sad spectacle as they gathered around the bedside and looked into the face of one who had left their midst but a few hours before in a happy mood in anticipation of a jolly good time with his comrades on a 2-days' hunting trip. The gun belonging to Mr. KELSEY, from which the fatal shot was fired, was picked up in the road shortly after the accident and the stock was found to be broken in 2, probably caused by the wheel of the wagon passing over it. The members of the party are at a loss as to what caused the discharge of the gun, as at the time of the accident the whole party's attention was directed to the duck for which they were in search. However, a few moments before the accident Mr. KELSEY had put a cartridge in his gun to shoot at a hawk which was flying overhead and probably set the gun down full-cocked, and in some unexplained manner it was exploded shortly afterwards. The Coroner's inquest returned a verdict that deceased came to his death by a gun-shot wound accidentally inflicted. Deceased passed away at 5 minutes after noon yesterday. Dr. MOORE, Coroner of this county, conducted the inquest. The remains of deceased passed through Hanford last evening on a buckboard, in charge of friends, on their way to Visalia. ------------------------------------------------------- NO NEW CASES -- Of Diphtheria in Hanford -- The Public School Reopened Yesterday -- The diphtheria scare is over. There was really no reason for a big scare as there has not been a winter for years without Hanford, or the country surrounding it, having a case or 2 of the dread disease, as if it were a warning of worse results unless more care was given to sanitary conditions. The public school was closed last Tuesday, as far as teaching was concerned, but the next morning it was opened up by a force of men, under the direction of Health Officer MUSGRAVE, and they proceeded to give the building such a cleaning and disinfection as it needed. The hallways and floors were scrubbed and the window shades and the rest of woodwork given a thorough scrubbing with water containing a disinfectant fluid. Then the rooms were shut up tight and well steamed, so that the best results could be secured from fumigation; then sulphur was burned in each room and the sulphur fumes left to wrestle with the microbes, if there were any, for a day. Then the water closets were looked after and several bad drains in the building were fixed. School opened again yesterday with a smaller attendance that the daily average, but this is partly due to the false rumor that gained circulation in some way that school would not open yesterday. There are no more cases of diphtheria reported and Mr. SHORT and his family have been released from quarantine. ------------------------------------------------------ LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -James A. HILL returned from a visit of 5 months in the Sierras. He is much improved in health. -Supervisor BARNEY leaves today for his old home in New York, to attend to some business connected with an estate in which he is interested. He will be gone about a month. -Mrs. Ben ALLEN met with a strange accident one day last week. She reached her hand back to put it in the slleve of her dress, while dressing, and dislocated her collar bone. -C.K. DECKER has moved his bees into Tulare County, down near the lake. He can be sure the honey his bees store up will be good, as they will range mostly into Kings county. REV. J.M. PALMER, one of the Fair Oaks excursionists who came with the party of settlers recently from Chicago, is in town. He says their cars were appropriately placarded, one devise being: "Good-bye, blizzards; good-bye, Jack Frost. We are going to live in the sunshine, with the orange, the lemon, the fig tree and the vine." He thinks our country very beautiful. C.S. CUNNINGHAM, the harness man, has returned to Hanford from Fresno. He sold out all his stock of goods to Fresno and is looking for another location in this city and will open up a new stock here and do repairing, etc. HENRY LOCKINAW and his mother, from Niles, Mich., are visiting W.E. FISHER and family in this city. The first named is a cousin of Mr. FISHER's. He is very much pleased with California and will visit other parts of the State before he returns home. He says that Easterners can read a great deal and hear a great deal from others about California, but they will never know what a great State California is until they visit it. AN ITEM in the last issue of the 'Journal' among the items furnished by our Grangeville correspondent, stating the county had hired Mrs. BELKNAP to take care of Grandma RANEY, was entirely erroneous, and our correspondent was evidently misinformed. E.C. RANEY, son of Mrs. RANEY, called at this office yesterday and stated that 2 weeks ago he employed Mrs. BELKNAP to take care of his mother, and that the old lady is not a county charge nor will she be. He himself is paying for her care and he was very much surprised, as well as indignant, to find on his return from Summit Lake, where he is engaged in farming, that there was talk of placing his mother in the county hospital. D. DAVIES has just received from England a copy of a box written by his grandfather, Henry RUSSELL, entitled, "Cheer, Boys, Cheer!" Mr. RUSSELL is a celebrated author and composer, and is better known in America than in England. He was in America for many years and composed "Cheer, Boys, Cheer!" and other songs. ------------------------------------------------------ LEMOORE LOCALS -- -Mrs. G.N. FURNISH has removed her boarding house to the MACK place west of D. BROWNSTONE's residence. -Wesley UNDERWOOD is building a new house just south of the Stringtown school house. -Tom DODGE is down with la grippe. GRANGEVILLE GLEAMS -- -Geo. HACKETT has fully recovered from his recent attack of bilious colic. -John REOMAIRONI is expected back from the mountains soon, where he has been at work in the sawmills all summer. -Thanksgiving day passed quietly here. There were a few private dinner parties, all of which passed off pleasantly, according to report. Perhaps one of the most enjoyable of these was the one given by Mrs. KNOWLTON at the residence of her daughter & son-in-law, Mr.&Mrs. BARTLETT. The guests arrived about 1 o'clock and spent a very pleasant hour before dinner. WEST END -- -Mr. WILLIAMSON and family have moved from Fresno county to Sunflower. -Tespan LIGHT has gone to Summit Lake on business. He will be gone a week. -D.F. LUMSDEN visited his sister, Mrs. Walter MERRILL, at Parkfield last week. -Mrs. MALONE's health is much better since she removed to Sunflower Valley from near Hanford. -Mrs. E.D. JONES will go over to Hanford next week to visit Mrs. CLOW. After spending a week there she will start for her home in Nashville, Tenn. Ill health causes the trip. FRAZER ITEMS -- -Miss Lena CRAWFORD is quite ill with a sore throat. -Walter JONES of Visalia, grandson of H. MOFFITT came down Thursday to try his skill at killing geese. Walter carried 4 "big geese" home with him Sunday. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/