Warrensburgh Woman Fatally Injured
at Stony Creek

WAGON BROKE, SCARED HORSES

Mrs. Mary J . Tucker and Mrs. Delbert Tucker
Thrown from Rig. and former
Sustained Broken Shoulder
Which Caused Death.

Mrs. Mary J. Tucker, who lived with
her daughter. Mrs. R. D. Baker, in this
village, while on a visit to relatives in
Stony Creek, on Wednesday of last
week, was thrown from a wagon in a
runaway accident and sustained a
broken shoulder, which caused her
death on Saturday.
Mrs. Tucker was seventy years old.
she was the widow of Ephraim Tucker,
for many years a highly respected resident
of the town of Thurman, and was
the mother of a large family of children—
two sons and five daughters
Since the death of her husband she had
been tenderly cared for by her children.
Though she made occasional visits to
the others she made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Baker, in this village.
Last week Mrs. Tucker went to
Thurman to spend a few days among
relatives and friends She also desired
to call on relatives in Stony Creek and
Wednesday afternoon her hostess, Mrs.
Delbert Kenyon, volunteered to drive
her to that place. The family team
was brought to the door attached to a
light buggy wagon, and in high spirits
the two ladies started on their way,
anticipating a pleasant drive and an enjoyable
call. The horses, though mettlesome,
were considered perfectly safe
for a woman to handle and no thought
of danger marred the pleasure of the
drive.
They were near the residence of William
Kenyon, on the Stony Creek road,
when a bolt in the clip holding one
side of the tongue fell out letting the
pole drop down so it struck the horses'
legs. The animals became frightened
and bolted. Both women were thrown
from the wagon, Mrs. Delbert Tucker
escaped with some cuts on her faee
and a few painful bruises. Mrs. Mary
Tucker in addition to the broken
shoulder was also bruised and suffered
severely from the shock.
Assistance soon arrived and the injured
woman was taken to the home
of William Kenyon. Dr. J. E. Goodman,
of this village, attended her
there and set the shoulder. He did
not consider her injuries necessarily
serious and believed that she could
soon be removed to her home. On Friday,
however, pneumonia developed
and the physician was again hastily
summoned. But medical skill could
not avail and, owing to the patient's
age. the fight was hopeless. Her
daughter, Mrs. Baker, and son, Lincoln
Tucker, of this place, were at
her bedside when death came. Saturday
morning. The other children are:
Mrs. Nelson Everts, of Glens Falls;
Mrs. J. John Dean, of Cumberland,
Md. Elmore Tucker, Mrs. Albert Barton
and Mrs. Wilter Barton, of Thurman.
She also leaves two brothers
and two sisters, Henry and Oliver Perkins,
Mrs. Lottie Dickinson and Mrs.
Orpha Clark, of Harden, la.
The deceased was a devoted Christian
and was loved and respected by
all who knew her. The funeral was
held from the Methodist Episcopal
church at Athol Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock, the Rev. H. F. Titus officiating.
Interment in the Warrensburgh
village cemetery.

Dau of Solomon & Huldah Smith Perkins who went to Iowa.