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for another two years, now that I have stayed so long so that I shall be eligible to take out state annuities.

Do you take the daily papers? I hope so. It would be something to take up any spare moments you may have. Mrs. Pettergill came up Tuesday morning with her Post and said she was afraid she had bad news for me. Then she showed me the notice of Mrs. Andrew's death on Monday at 10 o'clock. Berenice was notified and got in about 7 Tuesday morning. The funeral was yesterday. There were services at the house at 2 o'clock and again at Mt. Auburn chapel at 3,  singing and prayer and eulogy - a great deal of singing. Mr. Andrew had a large cross about five feet long made of Easter lilies on top of her white casket, which was not opened. The Hammers gave an enormous pine made up of calla lilies and purple iris and there were other magnificent pieces tucked in back and front of the casket,