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Marriages
Allen-Smith?In Hamilton, Texas, at
the home of the bride's mother, December
29, 190S. by Rev. William Hughes, D. D?
assisted by Rev. A. F. Cunningham, of
Relton, Rev. E. D. Allen and Mrs. Clara
r.. hniiin.
Appleby-Johnson?At Tuscumbia, Ala.,
January fi, 1909, by Rev. A. S. Johnson, of
Greenville, Texas, assisted by Rev. W. F.
Trump, Mr. F. T. Appleby and Miss Ella
H. Johnson, sister of the o ciating minister
and youngest daughter of the late
Gen. \V. A. Johnson.
Caldwell-McWhorter?Near Liberty, S.
C., at the home of the bride's mother,
January 13, 1909, by Rev. John C. Bailey.
Jr., Mr. James C. Caldwell, of Greenwood,
S. C., and Miss Alice E. McWhorter.
Coiner-McComb?At the home of the
bride's father, January 20, 1909, by Rev.
G. W. Finley, D. D., Mr. Elmer W. Coiner
and Miss Sallie R. McComb, both of Augusta.
county, Va.
Fitzgerald-Davie?Near Nottoway C. H.t
Va., at the home of the bride's father,
January 20. 1909. hv Rev t p Rnoo
Francis Hill Fitzgerald, of Crewe, Va.,
and Miss Memie Henrietta Davie.
Irwin-Dunwody?In Anson, Texas. December
27, 1908, by Rev. Walter K. Johnson,
Mr. C, G. Irwin and Miss Sallie J.
Dunwody.
Jenson-Sykes?At the home of the
bride's parents, on Tuesday, December
22, 1908, by Rev. S. G. Hutton, Mr. Peter
Charles Jensen, of Powderville, Monta
na, ana Aliss Charlotte Belle Sykes, of
La Belle, Mo.
Jones-Reily?In .Clinton, .La., .January
12, 1909, by Rev. Dr. F. W. Lewis,
Dr. Thomas S. Jones, of St. Franclsvllle,
La., and Miss Mary T. Reiley.
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Labatt-Plowman?At the home of the
bride's parents, Talledega, Ala., DecernKnt.
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Thomas Weir Labalt, of Fort Worth.
Tex., and Miss Olive Plowman.
McGary-Mish?In Bethel Presbyterian
church, Augusta county, Va., November
19, 1908, by Rev. C. L. Altfaiher, Mr. Harold
G. McGary and Miss MabelB. Mish,
both of Mlddlebrook, Va.
Morrow-Powell?In Thayer, Mo., January
20, 1909, by Rev. Mm. H. Morrow, Mr.
Robert J. Morrow of Batesville. Ark., and
Miss Mildred Powell.
Prochaska-Curtin?In New Orleans, La.,
January 13, 1909, by Rev. Dr. George
Summey, Mr. Carroll Wilkinson Prochaska.
of New Orleans, and Miss Mary Curtln,
of Chicago.
Roberta-Bush?In Eufaula, Ala., at the
home of the bride's father, Mr. F. M.
Bush, January 20, 1909, by Rev. D. J.
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Rlackwell, Mr. James W. Roberts and
Miss Lena Bush.
Snedecor-Crosier?In Davenport, Iowa,
Dec. 20, 1908, by Rev. Edward L. Moore,
Professor George Waddell Snedecor, of
Austin College, Sherman, Texas, and
Miss Gertrude Douglas Crosier.
Wilson-Cooper?In Senoia, Ga.t at the
home of the bride's sister, January 12,
1909, by Rev. J. W. Stokes, of Dub
lin, Ga., Mr. John Espey Wilson, of Mapnn
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Williams-McAlpine-?In Talladega, Ala.,
at the home of the bride's parents, October
28, 1908, by Rev. F. B. Webb, Mr.
Tom Rhea Williams and Miss Ruth V.
McAlpine.
Obituaries
Edwards.?Little Helen, the two year
old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Edwards,
died at the home of her grandfather,
Norman McLeod, French Camp,
Miss., January 1, 1909. No fairer flower
of hope and promise was ever transplanted
to the "sweet fields." She had won
the admiration and attention of all who
saw her.
Hays.?Near Greenville, Va., January 9,
1909, in her seventy-fourth year, Mrs.
Virginia F. Hayes, for fifty years a member
of Bethel church. Her husband died
iuui jcars ago. i wo sons survive, F. M., a
deacon of Bethel church, and H. B? in
business in New York City. Six years
total blindness and four months final sickness
was God's way for her, her faith was
triumphant.
Massie.?At the home of her son-in-law,
Mr. E. L. Bel"; Lewlsburg, W. Va., December
28, 1ft)8, Mrs. Betty Lewis Massie,
widow :>f Professor Rodes Massie, and
dau^tev of Rev. Charles A. Lewis, of
??>, ^yylvania couuty, Va., seventy-eight
? jea/i s of age.
Pilson.?Near Mint Spring, Va., January
5, 1909, after a long illness, little Anna
Lavinia Pilson, in her fifth year. Her
parents, M. T. and Josanna H.
Pilson, are members of Bethel church, her
father one of Its deacons. "In His arms."
Whigham.?On December 12, 1908, after
several months' illness, Joseph M.
Whigham, over seventy-seven years old,
and for fortv-nine vears a davntprt mom.
ber of the Presbyterian church, Climax,
Ga., who loved her worship, was called
to his heavenly home. His faith was
firm, his hope steadfast and he willingly
went.
MRS. JOHN L. STEWART.
On the night of October 19, 1908, the
summons, "Come up higher," came/ suddenly
to this good woman. Long and
painfully, but with Christian heroism, she
had battled with disease. By direction of
her physician she had been taken to a
hospital in Montgomery,*Ala., and the
change seemed beneficial. That quiet
TH. J^Lruary 3, 1909.
Sabbath day had bean one of comparative
comfort, and she was looking forward to
a surgical operation which, it was hoped,
would restore her to health.
Night came; she was resting. The attendants
retired for a few moments, leaving
her with her husband. There was a
movement. The husband sprang to her
bedside and raised her, but with a breath,
she was gone.
A fitting close of the day to her. A Sabbath
begun on earth, but opening to an
eternal one in her heavenly home.
The remains were brought to the home
in Barbour county, Ala., and in the family
burying grounds, in "Mt. Serene," on October
20, she was laid to rest.
Mrs Stewart was a native Alabamian,
the youngest child of the late Mr. James
P. Norton, of Barbour county. .
February 13, 1868, she married Mr.
John L. Stewart, and soon after, with her
husband, united with the Pleasant View
Presbyterian church. In a few years they
removed to the present Stewart home,
and transferred their membership to the
Palmyra Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Stewart was a forceful woman.
Kind, genial, warm-hearted, she made
home very attractive, and her hospitable
doors swung wide to a large circle.
She was an earnest Christian. The
cause of her Savior lay upon her neart.
She loved the house of God; and while
health permitted was not only in her
place in church and Sabbath school, but
her quiet life of earnest piety "adorned
the doctrine of God her Savior."
She will be greatly missed in the home,
the Sabbath school and the Church.
nut ner life has not been lived in vain.
May it come as a clarion call to others
to take up the work?even work for her
Savior that she laid down.
Pastor.
MISS MARY HUMPHREYS GILKESON.
As last Christmas, with its promises
and hope3 and joys, was dawning, Miss
Mary Humphreys Gilkeson was called on
high by her Heavenly Father to receive
the gift of the inheritance of the saints
in light. She had, in a high degree, that
adorning of a meek and quiet spirit,
which Is in the sight of God of great
Mice. Unselfish and thonehtfnl Rh?
lived for the good of others. Helpful and
wise in counsel, strong characters profited
by her suggestions, unobtrusive and
retiring, she left a void in other lives
that cannot be well filled.
For many years phe had been a trusting,
consistent Christian. Often her pastor
read in her moistened eye, the love
that glowed in her heart for her Savior
and his work.
She leaves two sisters and three brothers
and numerous friends to mourn her
loss. Her remains were taken from
French Camp, Miss., where her home
had been for four years, to Bealeton, Va.,
and buried in Cedar Grove cemetery beside
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
W. Gilkeson. *
"The lives that make the world so sweet
Are shy, and hide like the humble flower.
We pass them by with our careless feet.
Nor dream 'tis their fragrance fills the
bower,
An cheers and comforts us hour by hour."
Pastor.