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ainierDeath of Mrs. Eliza Lewis.Great Reapermankind. So onha1Jixa Lewis, who departedMonday morning at half past-threelife October 31, 1910, died at her o’clock the death warrant was servedhome in the western part of Old Fields township, where she had lived ,11 of the time since the war. andwhere she, with her children, carried on the farm while her husband, MrCaswell Lewis, was in the war.by the grim monster, death.On Tuesday her remains were gently laid in their last resting place in Pleasant Grove church burying ground, of which church Mrs. Lewis had been a consistent member.iithihatThMrs. Lewis was an industrious w-o-man after the old type, never tirii g at, nor shirking from what she thought was her duty as a farmer’sbut with willing hands and aThe talifuneral service w as conducted by Rev. fnr Mr. Smith.wife.cheerful heart, took| Mr. Lewis desires to tender his heart-felt thanks to hb iriends their kind devotion and to ..6..their kind devotion1tivlt;glshe thought hand andwas helpful to her to those dear littb*hus-valunder her care.The writer saw- her the day before she was stricken, with a sackbe:herandacrossrhoulders and a walking stick in hand, going to the cotton patch,«he was 71* years of ag»* hisslows that she was truly a helpmeet.She was stricken at her po.it on Wednesday morning. She was milk-hei cow. Mr. Lewis was s:t,?ugto his bereavedfamily during that me st sad and try-, jr.es infg time, and prays that the Lord v* °may bless us all and help us to pre- tecat sad day when we, thrown the dark valleyiFof the shadow of death that we j may fear no evil, and that goodness eng aud mercy may follow' us all the days of our lives, and that we may dwell inLord foreveris tIiE. C. WATSON.derngagainst the stable near her. »le granddaughter. Alice,Her litGone To Rest.fanme;ing near l»y*‘ ■ *-3day morning, November10,1910,Ihewas stand- We regret to announce that Thurs-atson, a coloredman, war passing on a wagon and death angels visited the home of Mr. this had stonred and was talking with Mr.Lelit when he ‘•aw Mrs. Lew! -ct •’ueket down, rise and place ahand on each shoulder of little 41ice,and said, “Help me!” and began *o tremble und soon began to shake. And she bore heavier upon the littleand Mrs. L. T. Boyette, of near Buck- ^ horn church, and took to rest theirlittle four mouths old son, which suf fered only a few- days, and was laicin the Buckhorngooiscemetery, mother's heartin sue oore neavier upon girl she called her grandfather. LewiF looked and saw that hisMr.to rest inHow- It did grieve when she must give up her child andto know- that home would be so darkheforawifewas fallinghold of her.He reached and caughtai».»nf that time Ut,colored man. iumied from hisand lonely without the bright, smiling face.agncorman, jumped wagon and caught hold of the other side of her. But she sank to the ground. The colored man suggested that she he carried into the house. Seeing that her condition ous, the colored man told to hold her head and the little girl her feet, then he reached down withseriwasJr. LewisAt night when mother goes to sleep. Praying to God little souls to keep, The thoughts that come, the hourgrows dim.There’s a darling Mildred and littleJim.A corsiN.lowinfthea tamSTEWART*his willing strength bor%herhouseof them did what they could for her.Leechild, was sent after Mr. Bunn High. Her other grand child, Gille. wholived with her, was in Middlesex where she held a position with HiglBros. She was notified and came immediatelyMr.soon cameBuyn High and his Neighbors were sent(From Tuesday’s Daily Times.) The marriage of Miss Lottie Lou Bacon to Mr. Hugh Belfield Stewart, w-hich interesting event took place at high noon today in the Methodistchurch, was a beautiful one, and attended by hosts of friends of thispopular young couple.The church was artistically decorand whitewhasthftaldeiflasinfor and friends, white and coloredrushed in to give assistance. The doctor was summonsedandiafternoon. He announceda stroke of paralysis, evidently fatal. Friends from far and near visited herIBring those five days of fatal help-lessness and did all the good they could. But none could check theated with ferns, palms chrysanthemums and presented alovely scene to the many present. Mrs. 8. W. Venable, of Durham, presided at the organ, and while the friends of the contracting parties were being seated, Miss Mildred Roney sang in perfect voice, “All That Her HeartDesires,” and “TogetherAt the conclusion of the last songI8Wthi99! hethe doors of the church were
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Wilson Times
Wilson, North Carolina, US
Fri, Nov 18, 1910
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