Quite a shock was caused throughout Rushden and Higham Ferrers on Monday by the news that Mrs. T. W. C. Linnitt, of Rushden Hill, had passed away at about 7 a.m., a victim to a growth of a cancerous nature.

The deceased lady, who was 59 years of age, was the wife of Mr. T. W. C. Linnitt, a highly-respected resident of Rushden and one of the representatives of the town upon the Board of Guardians. Mrs. Linnitt was one of the best known and most thoroughly esteemed ladies in Rushden. As a member of the Rushden Women's Liberal Association, she played an important part in Progressive circles; she was a vice-president of the association and at one time ably filled the position of president. All social and philanthropic movements found in Mrs. Linnitt a warm and consistent supporter, but perhaps the cause to which she was most deeply attached was that of temperance. She was one of the leading spirits in the great work of the Rushden branch of the British Women's Temperance Association, to the progress of which she devoted both time and talent. She was also an ardent worker in connection with the Y branch of the association. A native of Rushden, she had lived practically all her life in the parish, and her death will be a very serious loss to the town.

was of brief duration. At the end of last year she was unwell, but was able to attend to her usual avocations. Symptoms of a cancerous growth manifested themselves, but it was not until quite recently that the townspeople learned the sad news that there were serious grounds for alarm. She was under the care of Dr. Baker, and exactly a week before her death she was able to go to Northampton to consult Dr. Milligan, who, however, found that, beyond an attempt to alleviate the acute suffering, the case was a hopeless one.

Throughout the district the deepest sympathy is felt towards the bereaved family—Mr. Linnitt (the widower), Mrs. G. H. Parkin (daughter), and Mr. Edgar Linnitt (son).

A mortuary card

Mr. Linnitt (widower) and Mrs. G. H. Parkin (daughter).

Mr. Edgar Linnitt (son) and Mr. G. H. Parkin (son-in-law).

Mr. William Clark (brother) and Mr. Jacob Neal (brother-in-law).

Mrs. H. W. Caswell and Miss Lilley.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Linnitt (brother-in-law and sister-in-law).

Mr. and Mrs. H. Adnitt.

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Crick and Mrs. Brookes.

The coaches containing the principal mourners were preceded by representatives of the Rushden Women's Liberal Association and the Rushden branch of the B.W.T.A. The representatives of the Women's Liberal Association included Mrs. M. E. Parkin (president), Mrs. W. B. Sanders, Mrs. T. C. Clarke, Mrs. W. L. Sargent, Mrs. C. White, Mrs. Bromage, Mrs. W. A. Patenall, and others.

The B.W.T.A. was represented by Mrs. J. Jaques (president), Mrs. T. Tailby (vice-president), Mrs B. Vorley (recording secretary), Mrs. Shorten, Miss E. H. Brown, Mrs. Bellamy, Mrs. Jos. Knight. Mrs. Amos Wright, Mrs. Geo. Sanders, Mrs. J. S. Rose (Higham), and others.

Before the coffin was lowered a brief and appropriate

was given by Mr. G. H. Parkin, who said:

We are met here to deposit the mortal remains of Caroline Linnitt, who has so suddenly been taken away from us. Her illness was short, her hours of pain were few, but terrible the agony. Now she sleeps. She is at rest. In death, how calm! An example to wives, an inspiration to mothers, she has lived, she has loved: she ban fulfilled her destiny; her task is done. The lesson of her life is that she never forgot her duties in her home or to her children, but yet she found much time to help others and to fulfil as many duties in the larger world as she was capable of carrying out; and, as her example is followed by others, her circle will widen as the world spins round, and her spirit will thus work on while she sleeps. O for a world as pure in principle and as chaste as she. But every drop of honey hides a sting and had she been less sweet the sting would have been less acute.

The body was then reverently laid in its last resting-place, after which Mr. Parkin uttered a

A solemn stillness rested upon the large congregation as Mr. Parkin apostrophised the deceased in the following terms:—

Now farewell! It is hard to give you up with death so like a gentle slumber on you. The grave has won you. We shall hear the sounds of music, but the harmony will never again be so complete now you no more will come to greet us, and when we are stricken, and our hearts are broken, how we shall yearn for your ears to listen while we pour out our sorrow. Now your brow is cold, and we are chill. We must leave here the casket of frail flesh which contained you. We know your spirit lives, and your consolation was that you were going to be with one you loved who passed over fifteen years ago. And we shall look to meet when we ourselves go down that last long vale which leads to the spirit land. When we reach it we shall dwell with you through eternity, and there we shall know no parting. Till then, farewell!

No black was worn, and, by request there were no flowers. The coffin, which was painted perfectly white, bore the simple inscription:—