Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-08-13
THE GAZ EITE.
Saturday, August 10. 1916.
THE SEASON

Much alarm exieed in this county IN the early
oar, Of Juy a. to The camiOg 10 of the harvefts DO
rr,,emeiy aud uuufuai,y cold was the weather that
80. aoprehended thar there would be great
G,rei,v Of hay and bread, the esiuing year But
-. ,.ceu, rains and wram yea her have sGenialy
hanged 4 face Of the vegetable k.gdom The
~, ), of fuperior quality and ia qiantity will
.onal TWO birds an average crop for the five iat
.ss,,. Wheat rye, and oats has !edom ever
.,omted better than the prefent year. Should there
X no weather to damage the gra'n for few wssks
,he,e vii be a large karvea. Indian corn comes
forvud now very rapidly, and will do vel On els
ve ihcsld have ca, y frofts-w,,h The ea!soSA'y
ao,nt,lie, Of rain, pc ai.es will yield eutifu r.
Muehaten,ion has been q ven this feAson TO the
,a,6us Of urnips for cattle and they furn III a
.ood iusitru,e fer oat,-Upon the whoe we have
sy.rv rez.on to ssjoice in the profpecs Of the iea
Con and to acknowledge the soolue(s Of that prov
;aeoce which g.veth to al hbecaly.
Coun y # O1ford, Aug s 1916
Mis-, MIRANDA SoUTHGATE, whose death was
mentioned in recent paper received FROM the care
other parents an early attention, which, joined to
amind aud heart capable of receiving and retain
inc the most refined sentiments of polite educaton
prepared her for that grade in society which she
ALWAYS held in the circle OF those who are well re-
eeiysd svery where in this circle She moved, tho
It's laws in many instances required OF her sacrifices
which naturally feeble constitution could poorly
make She wa always animated aud cheerful, anu
costribuied by her conversations full share TO the
Measure aud instruction of social visits. But what
made her most Interesting to her friends was con-
,.tent profe ssiou and practice OF Religion in this,
che certainly did not rank with those who say
Lord, Lord, vet do not the things which ne coz
uands. We will not say that it was her meat and her
drink TO d. the will of her heavenly father, yet
when we reeollect the hibitua course OF her life,
after she embraced Religion, supplying the wants
Of the poor consoling the afflicted instrucing the
igaorant particularly chdren'fo which she had a
peculiar talent, visiting the sick, distributing The
holy Scriptures to those who were destitute ei them,
and being much engaged in prayer and meditation,
Il gives us good hope that she was sincere in her
profession--ber last days, were not without their
corsolations 70 her friends tho filled with pan 10
her; she proie.sed no great degrees OF JOY at the
drought Of leaving this world, but she had no
aar OF death, nor any agitation of mind which de
priyed her countenance OF checrfuness and smiles.
Though all her friends lament her departure, pro
baby her parents feel most the loss; she had resi-.
ded more with them than any other Of their child
rsr, and her delicate health made her always an
object OF care and solcitude TO them, which crcum
stance connected with her disposition TO promote
BY every means ia her power thsir happiness, gives
poiynancy to the grief occasioned by her removal !;
yet |. has becun,e duty in them to weep as though
they wept not, recoIlecting that the same event
whIcb deprnives them If child 4 companion, adds
aglorihed spirit TO the company in heaven.