MERRY.

At her home in the west part of the city, Tuesday morning, April 3, 1900, of old age, Mrs. Catherine Merry, aged nearly 85 years.

Catherine McLaughlin was born in June, 1815, in the parish of Lougfield, county of Tyrone, Ireland. Her father had a good dairy farm and was well off. He died when she was 18 years old. She came to America with acquaintances at the age of 22 and worked out for several years in Albany, N. Y., where her cousins lived. She was married there to Eben Lewis Merry.

They came west to Wisconsin about 1852 and to Lyle township and took up a claim in 1854. During the war, Mr. Merry served his country as private in Co. F. Fifth Minn. Vol. Inf'y. He died a number of years ago and the widow has lived mostly alone in this city since. She kept her faculties well until the past year or two. She leaves one child, Mrs. Frank Farrell of Lyle. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.