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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: Gooch
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 19:38:55 -0500


Untitled, undated article; original source unknown. Extracted from the
newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of
Madison, Missouri.





"(Unable to read beginning of article .) unpleasant task of chronicling
(the) death of another of Madison's (most) honored and highly respected
citizens, this time that of H.P. (Gooch), which followed and illness
(of) only 26 hours duration.



Last Thursday morning he took (sick), but would not give up, and
(continued) his duties throughout (the) day, but in the evening he
(became) violently ill, and Drs. W.E. (Johnson) and W.R. Blankenship
(were) summoned. They diagnosed (the) case as cholera morbus, and
(while) they knew that he was a (doomed) man, they did all in their
(power) to alleviate his sufferings (and) prolong his life, but Friday
at (noon) his earthly career was closed (and) his spirit ushered into
the mysterious beyond.



The history of Mr. Gooch's life (is) unknown to us, further than that
(he) was a native of Kentucky, that (in) 1886or 87, he moved to Madison
with his first wife, who died (here) in 1895; that he married the
(second) time something like three (years) ago and to this union his
(only) child was born, and a young (wife) and child are left to mourn
(his) sudden demise.



(If) he ever had an enemy, or ever (spoke) an unkind word of a fellow
man, we have yet to hear of it, and (he) enjoyed the confidence and
(esteem) of all who knew him. In his business life Mr. Gooch was the
personification of honesty. He (was) a home man - kind and affectionate
to his wife and child, and (courteous) and obliging to neighbors and
friends.



His funeral was preached at the (Christian) church by Rev. Maness, (of)
the C.P. church, and his (returns) laid to rest in the Madison cemetery.
Rest in peace.



The wife and child left (practically) (alone) have the warmest
(sympathy) (unknown) in their sad (bereavement)."





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