Yesterday's Deaths
A brief death notice roundup from Austin, recording the passing of a minister's wife and two infant children in a single day.
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The Austin Weekly Statesman · January 7, 1897 · 5
1 min readYesterday morning Mrs. Adkinson, the wife of the Rev. Mr. Adkinson, died at their country residence.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carrington died yesterday morning at their residence.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bruce died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock and the funeral was conducted last afternoon from the residence of Mr. Fred Petmecky, the brother of Mrs. Bruce.
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