OBIT: Edith SHANK, 1908, Biglerville, Adams County, PA

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Edith Shank, the six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shank of near 
Biglerville met with a horrible death from burns on last Wednesday.  On Tuesday 
evening the child had been with her father in a field.  The father had been 
burning brush and finishing his work started to the house with another man who 
had been helping him.  He called to the child to follow and supposed she was 
following.  The little one had been attracted by some blooming arbutus near a 
stump which had been near the fire.  She got near the stump in her effort to get 
the flowers and her clothing caught fire.  Her screams reached her father who 
rushed back to her help, but she was too severely burned to be saved and died on 
Wednesday from the burns.  The funeral was held on Friday with interment in 
Biglerville Cemetery.

Gettysburg Compiler – Wednesday, April 22, 1908