The St. Thomas papers
of Monday brought to Simcoe news of the death of Mrs. Flavius L. Brooke,
which took place at Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.
The announcement caused extreme
regret among our oldest residents, all of whom have fondest
recollections of Mrs. Brooke's girlhood days, when as Bridget Reidy, she
captured all hearts by her vocal abilities.
She was born in Simcoe, the
eldest daughter of the late John Reidy.
Her husband Judge F. L. Brooke,
is also a native of Norfolk, having been born in Townsend and received
his schooling in Simcoe.
He is a member of the Supreme Court Bench of
Michigan, and to him and his two daughters The Reformer extends its
warmest sympathy in their hour of grievous lost.
