Lottie Hylton

New Plymouth Sentinel
Thursday, October 9, 1913

MATCH CAUSES DEATH

Child Innocently Plays With Matches and is Burned, Valley View News.

The burning and death of the three-and-a-half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hylton cast a gloom over our community last week. After dinner Friday the child climbed upon a machine and reached the matches from the top of a cupboard while the mother was up stairs putting the baby to sleep. She died Saturday afternoon and the funeral was held at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. The family have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.