STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
MISS JENNIE LINK FALLS TO PAVEMENT UNCONSCIOUS ON CHESTNUT STREET.
Second Stroke of Paralysis Received by Aged Lady Resident of the City May Prove Fatal.–Condition quite Critical.
The Clarksburg Telegram., June 05, 1903, pg. 3
Miss Jennie Link was stricken with paralysis about 9 o’clock Saturday morning as she was passing Daniel Boughner’s residence on Chestnut Street. She fell to the pavement unconscious.
She was carried into the Boughner residence by two or three persons who saw her fall, and placed in a bed. A hurry call for doctors was sent in and in a short time Drs. R. D. Morrison, W. P. Goff and C. R. Ogden were at her bedside.
They rendered their medical services and the patient rallied somewhat, but her condition is very serious. This is the second stroke of paralysis she has received and it makes it all the more serious.
In the event she rallies sufficiently she will be taken to the hospital for treatment.
Miss Link is an aunt of Mrs. Charles O. Finlay and has been making her home with her niece on Mulberry street. She is an aged lady. The relatives have the gravest doubts of her recovery.
DEATH OF MISS JENNIE LINK
SOUL TAKES ITS FLIGHT SATURDAY MORNING AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
The Life of a Good Christian Woman, a Native of Clarksburg, Comes to End in the Hospital.
The Daily Telegram., July 11, 1903
The Clarksburg Telegram., July 17, 1903, pg. 4
Miss Jennie Link, an aged and respected resident of this city, died at the Harrison county hospital Saturday morning, after a long illness.
Some time ago Miss Link received a stroke of paralysis while walking on Chestnut street.
It was the second time she had suffered from paralysis and she never fully recovered from the effects of it. She also suffered from heart trouble.
She was taken to the hospital for treatment. There her health failed her and she sank lower and lower until death came at the time above stated.
Miss link was in the sixty-third year of her age.
She is survived by one brother, J. Hanson Link, of this city, her niece, Mrs. C. O. Finlay, and an aunt, Mrs. Sarah Adams.
The deceased was a native of Clarksburg, and has made this city her home all her life.
She has been living with her niece, Mrs. Finlay, on Mulberry street, for the past year of so.
Miss Link was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Link, prominent residents of Clarksburg in their time. Her mother’s maiden name was Miss Maria Adams.
Miss Link was a true Christian woman, and won many friends by her kindness and pleasant and agreeable disposition.
Her many friends in this city and in the county will be pained to hear of her death.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral.
Funeral of Miss Jennie Link
The Daily Telegram., July 13, 1903
The last sad rites over the remains of Miss Jennie Link were conducted at the residence of her niece, Mrs. C. O. Findlay on Mulberry street Sunday evening at five o’clock.
The burial was made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
