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Marriages
Haile-Telford.?At the home of the
bride's parents, 104 Ivy St., Atlanta, Ga.,
March 1. 1909, bv Rev. R. E. Telford,
uncle of the bride, Mr. James Ernest
Haile and Miss Mary Thompson Telford.
Johnson-Grinstead.?At the manse in
Winfleld, W. Va., Tuesday, February 23,
J909, by Rev. J. K. Ilitner, Mr. Ennis
Pugene Johnson, attorney-at-law, Culpepper,
Va., and Miss Margaret Allen
nrinst^nH nf Vtnlifnv Cn Va
Leigh to n-Chauvin.?In New Orleans,
La. February 24, 1909, by Rev. Dr.
tleorge Summey, Mr. Arthur Hollas
Leighton, of Rockbridge County, Va., and
Mrs. Denise Sevin Chauvin, of Raceland,
La. G. S.
Price-Lagrone.?At the home of the
bride's parents, Junction City, Ark., February
21, 1909, by Rev. J. L. Read, Mr.
Earnest Price and Miss Mary Lagrone.
Scantling-Sellers.?At the Cliffs, Augusta
Co., Va., February 10, 1909, by
Rev. Holmes Ralston, of Hebron church,
Mr. Fred Scantling and Miss Carrie Hoi
jiiuu oeners, aaugnier 01 Air. Jerome
Sellers.
Deaths
Churchman.?At his home in Augusta
Co., Va., on Wednesday, February 24,
Hon. John W. Churchman, a member of
the Virginia legislature, and a deacon in
the Tinkling Spring church. Fifty-three
years of age.
McCormick.?At Raphine, Rockbridge
Co , Va., on Saturday, February 20, Miss
Clara T. McCormick, daughter of the
late J. R. McCormick. A member of Mt.
"Carmel church. Interment at Fairfield.
Walker.?At Fort Defiance, Augusta
Co., Va., on Saturday, February 21, 1909.
Mrs. Willie Walker, widow of Mr. Arch
A. Walker. A member of Augusta
church. About fifty years of age.
Blair.?A beautiful life was closed
-upon earth February 10, 1909, when Mrs.
Evelyn Byrd Blair, widow of the late
Judge Henry E. Blair, passed to her reward.
A gentle, cultured woman, fulfilling
her ministry as wife, mother and
friend, her memory will be cherished.
One daughter, Mrs. Dr. R. M. Wiley, two
grandchildren and a large circle of relatives
anl friends mourn her loss. Mrs.
Blair was for forty-one years a member
of the Salem Presbyterian church,
Salem, Va.
Canfield.?Martin Cavitt Canfleld, in
liis forty-third yesr. He was the son of
Henry J. and Martha Canfield, of McGregor,
McLennon Co., Tex. He hecame
a member of the Preshvt<?rif?n
church when about eighteen years old,
when a student at the Southwestern
Presbyterian University, Clarksville,
Tenn. On March 26, 1S90, he was united
In marriage with Miss Gertrude E. Kerr,
of Arkansas, and died at Miles, Tex.,
February 21, 1909, in the triumph of the
Christian faith, leaving his wife and two
daughters to follow in his footsteps and
Imitate his virtues.
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Obituaries
MRS. FANNIE RICE COCKE.
God, in His providence, has seen fit
to remove from our midst, our friend
and co-worker, Mrs. Fannie Rice Cocke.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian
church, of Montvale, of which she
was a zealous and faithful member, desiring
to express our estimate of her
worth, and usefulness, as a Christian
worker, offer this as a tribute to her
memory:
Resolved, first, That we hold in affectionate
remembrauce, her gentleness.
her faith, and patience through a long
and tedious illness, and her devotion, and
usefulness to the Master's work.
Second. We extend to her family our
sympathy, feeling that in her life she
was an inspiration to higher intents, and
Christian attainment.
Third, That these resolutions be spread
upon our minutes, a copy sent to the
family, and to the "Presbyterian of the
South."
Mrs. N. C. Luck,
Mrs. Milton Ferrell,
Mrs. Ada Biggs.
DANIEL BEAMAN REGISTER.
On January 24, 1909, Daniel Beaman
Register, a resident of Jesup, Georgia,
in tne sixiy-ntth year of his age. He
exchanged a life of suffering, and trial,
(but a life of much usefulness! for, "the
rest that remainelh." Mr. Register was
a native of Bladen county, North Carolina,
and became a zealous and active
member of the Baptist church, at seventeen
years of age. He lived for a time
in Cumberland county, and married on
October 16, 1868, Rosa W. Hill, (a sister
of Rev. H. G. Hill), the marriage taking
place at the Presbyterian church, in Fayelteville,
N. C. The union was a happy
one, and soon after his marriage. Mr.
Register became one of the pioneers
of the turpentine business in
Georgia, having a share in the varying
fortunes of that business, and he was a
man of singular fortitude, in all misfortunes
that befell him. His high Christian
principle was always dominant, and he
was ever ready to say. "Come what
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would?even so, Father." Although a decided
Baptist, Mr. Register knew no denomination?in
his every-day religion?
and gladly gave welcome to?and fellowship
with?other Christians of whatever
name, and was ever ready to entertain
his wife's Presbyterian preacher with
a glad hand.
lie leaves behind him only his wife,
and one daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Breen,
of Jesup, Ga., and while they miss his
loving presence here, they know that
while they are poorer, heaven is richer,
by reason of the presence of their beloved
one. Earth sadly misses a good
man, but the hosts of heaven always joy
in the coming of a ransomed soul. The
night of death comes to all?but, "Joy
wuieia in ine morning."
Wm. Laurie Hill.
Floral Manse, N. C.
MRS. EMMA VIRGINIA SLAVEN.
At her home, in Lewisburg, W- Va.,
January 16, 1909, Mrs. Emma Virginia
Slaven.
She left five sons, W. D. Slaven and
Rodney W. Slaven, of Lewisburg; H. H.
Slaven and Otie S. Slaven, of Fayette
county, W. Va.; Elmer C. Slaven, of Centrelia,
Washington; and also one daughter,
Mrs. Maude Woodyard, of Portland,
Ore. Her seven living sisters are Mrs.
M. J. Cheuvront, of Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs.
James Brown, of Jackson, Ohio; Mrs. J.
W. McNeer, of Hunter Springs, W. Va.;
Mrs. Marion Ballard, of Linside, W. Va.;
Mrs. J. W; Pvne, of Ronceverte, W. Va.;
Mrs. Frank White, of Union, W. Va.
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1865. she became the wife' of W. L. Slaven,
an honored citizen of Monroe county,
who had served as a gallant Confederate
soldier. Mr. Slaven died July 11,
1895. After his death, Mrs. Slaven removed
to Eewisburg.
Few women have developed greater
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affairs, she filled an important place in
the community, while at the same time
she was a devoted mother and a faith ring
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