Bridges, Mrs. Letitia (nee Hayes) - The death of Mrs. W. L. Bridges, which occurred at the family residence in this city, at 6 a.m., Monday, February 6, 1899, was a shock to the community although not unexpected, as the news from the bedside had given little hope for her recovery from the time that she became ill, her ailment being pneumonia, preceded by la grippe, both of the severest type.

Letitia J., daughter of William and Elizabeth (Martin) Hayes, was born in Cumberland, Ohio, June 12, 1847; came to Newton when quite young; attended the public schools of the village until old enough, when she went to St. Mary's Academy of the Woods, near Terre Haute, Indiana, graduating from that institution of learning, after taking the full course of study, which included music; returned to her home here; and was married in September, 1865 to William L. Bridges, who, with a daughter, Mrs. U. G. (Anna) Hinman, of Springfield, survive, three children preceding their mother to the grave--May and Willie dying in infancy and Charles at the age of 17 years.

It can truly be said of Mrs. Bridges that she was a good woman--kind, generous, charitable and sociable. She possessed talents of a superior order, and with the many and varied accomplishments that come from a liberal education and association in refined society, was a favorite in this city and county, where she and her husband number their friends by the circle of their acquaintanceship. While not a member of any church, she contemplated uniting with the Presbyterians, and died in the full faith of joining her loved ones in the spirit world.

Services will be held at the residence this afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Prestley, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and burial at the Newton cemetery. To the surviving relatives we extend our sincerest sympathy in the hour of their affliction. The Newton Press,February 8, 1899