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In Mbmoriam
IN MEMORY OF OUR
DEAR AND BELOVED ONE
In a recent issue was made a
short notice of Mrs. Plymale’s
death, but only those who have ex
perienced the sad bereavement
in the loss of a dear companion
can know how to sympathize
with the family.
She was the mother of seven
children, and had ties to bind
her, but God in his infinite wis-
dom called her away.
Her death fills our hearts with
sorrow and as our minds run
back to the days of childhood,
the tears force their way down
our cheeks as her life passes
through our memory, and our
sympathy goes out to the be
reaved husband, children, grand
children, and great-grand-chil
dren.
Mrs. S. A. Plymale was born
September 26, 1826, and died
February 26, 1908. She leaves
four daughters and three sons to
endure the battle of life as she
has done, and we all hope and
trust that they will endure and
strive to fight the battle of life
so when God calls them as He
has their dear and precious
mother, they will meet her in
that bright and beautiful home.
These sad afflictions are for our
good, or it would not be sent up
on us. We can only bear them
in the meekness and spirt of
Christ, for his glory. To the
friends and children I would say
“Follow the virture of your
mother, and God will lead you
into the sunshine of life”
The funeral was held at the
cemetery at 11 o’clock, Rev. W.
0. Sharp conducting the services.
May we all live and strive to
do our Father’s work here on
earth so that when we leave this
world we may meet our dear and
precious who has left us.
‘ ‘Over the river they beckon me
My loved ones crossed to the
Father’s side,
The gleam of their snowy robes I
see
But their voices are lost in the
dashing tide.
But mother’s ringlets of sunny
gold,
And the eyes a reflection of
Heaven’s own blue.
She crossed in the twilight gray
and cold,
And the pale mists hide her
from mortal view
We saw the angels who met her
there,
The gates of the city we could
not see.
Over the river, over the river
Our mothers are waiting to wel
come us home.
Slowly and sadly we have to lay
our dear mothers down
From this world of care and
strife,
We came not alone, we raise not
a stone
But let’s all try and meet our
dear mothefr in glory.
Written by a friend,
Joseph Carroll.
HRS. HARGARET STODGHILL.
The death angel came and bore
away from us dear Mrs. Mar
garet, who died February 8, 1908.
A dear beloved sister has gone
from us. She had been in 1
health for a number of years, and
bore her affliction so well anc
put her trust in the Lord.
She joined the church when
she was- sixteen years of age, at
Macedonia, and lived up until the
time of her death a good, kind,
noble Christian woman.
Loved ones just remember the
last words she spoke, “The Lord
has a resting place for me,” and
love and live Christians and meet
her beyond the skies.
Oh, how our hearts throb,
when we think of dear Mrs. Mar
garet, and to think of the sad
ones that are left behind. Mrs.
Margaret didn’t mind death
was ready, willing and awaiting
when the Lord called her.
Mrs. Stodghill was loved by
all who knew her. She is not
dead—she is sleeping in the name
of Jesus and at the great resur
rection morn, what a meeting it
will be when we all shall rise!
Mrs. Margaret leaves a hus
band, two sons, host of relatives
and friends to mourn her loss.
One Who Loved Her.
J. T. MAYO.
The family chain at last is brok
en,
The golden links now wait
above;
Hard to bear—yet a tender token
Of the Father’s keeping love.
Dead? are they, forever and
aye?
Oh, no! tis the body that sleep
eth;
Tho’ dearly we loved it, it turn
ed into clay,
While the spirit eternity still
keepeth.
It will ever live to bless us,
And fresh in our memory be,
Till we’re lost to all things mor
tal —
Till we fairer scenes shall see;
Till we all, I hope, shall gather
In the land beyond the sun,
And live in praise, and sweet
converse,
While eternal ages run.
Loving husband, tender, faithful,
Affectionate father, gentle,
kind;
Ever thoughtful of his loved
ones,
Manly, brave, so pure of mind—
An earnest Christian, a true
friend,
Noblest Nature’s nobleman.
Let us all, through faith in Jesus;
And the life through Him that’s
given,
Join that dear father up yon
der,
And made the chain complete •
in Heaven.
His devoted daughter,
Mrs. Pearl Greer.
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A VILLAGE ROOM.
Idea That Ought to Bo Reproduced In
Every Small Town.
A quiet old New England village,
the main street lined with venerable
and spacious houses und magnificent
elm trees, a modest grocery store, a
church or two and a sober postoffice—
this Is old Deerfield. In the Connecticut
valley. Next to the brick church is a
little low building called the “village
room," built In memory of a much
loved woman who served for many
years in the official capacity of post
mistress of the town, says Jean Pant
Dresser In Maxwell's Talisman.
The village room is worthy of atten
tion. not so much for its architecture
as for the fact that it serves ns an as
sembly hall for the best elements In
the community. It Is the common
meeting place for the sewing circle,
the boys’ club and whatever Is. In the
true sense of the word, respectable
and decent. Here Is an Idea that
ought to be reproduced In every small
town in the country.
Tills is how It happened in Deerfield.
Ten years ago. when Martha Gouldlng
Prqtt died, her friends met. and tm
wish was expressed that there might
be some memorial established which
should be more practical and vital
than a stone monument. The scheme
of a village clubroom was suggested
It met with approval and was at once
udopted. One hundred and fifty or
more of the townspeople, young and
old. gave willing contributions. An ar
chitect. a native of Deerfield, gave his
services. Another friend gave a siaail
piece of ground on the rnaiu street be
tween the postoffice and the church
When all these preliminaries had been
made ready the village carpenter did
the work of construction. The Martha
Gouldlng Pratt memorial Is owned by
an incorporated body and controlled
by a board of seven trustees. A small
committee of public spirited women
take care of the building and keep tho
room In order. A fee of 30 cents is
charged to cover the expense of fuel
and lights when these are used. The
key is hung In the postoffice, next door,
and any reputable person can at any
time use the rootn for a proper pur
pose. The room Is furnished In a
homelike way and contains a small li
brary of selected books. Thus by Its
very existence this little hall, standlug,
as it does, by itself, radiates a certain
educational Influence into the commu
nity.
UNIFORM STREET PLANTING.
It Gives Strength and Dignity to the
Effect.
The first necessity of rational street
tree planting Is to have the same sort
of tree on each side for ns great a
distance as possible, says the Los An
geles Times. One never tires of the
same tree, no matter how extensive
the lines; there are added strength
and dignity with each successive mile.
Of course a highway with curves or
bends may be an exception, but
straight lines of planting should be of
one kind ouly. The continuity serves
but to intensify our appreciation and
enjoyment, and the length uud regu
lar uniformity become stately with
advancing years. The visitor after
noting the general effect for a time
begins to study habit, foliage, bark.
Bower or seeds and unconsciously be
comes a student of nature, with the
effect that it never altogether leaves
him. and he is born anew.
Next to a lack of uniformity our
chief fault In planting streets is over
planting. A few years ago a munici
pal architect of note was driven down
Magnolia avenue. Riverside. Cal. In
those days the sides were nearly sol;
with immense cypresses. After the
drive, upon being asked what he
thought of the avenue, he remarked.
"It is about as cheerful ns driving
through a tunnel.” Ever since lb
thinning out process has been going
on until today you may catch tine
views of the distnnt mountains. Lat
er street plantings have been ou a
more rational plan, though ail of ;
older streets in Riverside, as Is the
case all over southern California, are
too thickly lined with trees. With
such planting all Individuality arid
beauty of outline are lost, and the effect
is little less monotonous than that of
a continuous wall of brick or stone.
Overplauting has been responsible
for a great majority of the objections
to uniformity of sorts, for if each side
of the street presents a solid mass of
foilage and you can see nothing be
yond a change of color and form Is
certainly pleasing. Street planting
should never shut out ail glimpses of
the adjoining or distant landscape.
Wherefore it Is pertinent to remark
that all street tree planting in south
ern California Is overdone.
MONEY TO LOAN.
$20,000 to loan on Butts county
farms at 7 per cent. Corne quick
if you need money.
T. J. DEMPSEY,
Jackson, Ga.
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