Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-16
BTU A R Y.


DIED, at the residence "f Major Thomas Bacon,
in this District, on The 2sth day of September, A.
d. 1854. Mrs. May GALLaAN, wife VI Harmon
Galnmn in the 6lst year Of her age
The deceased was u striking embodiment of those
enuubling virtues which never fail 10 command re-
spcct aud 10 engage the esteem aud affection OF
| mankind.
R.ch in the virtues of daily lifc, gentle and bland
in temper aud cmcanr, Of geni spirits and modest
wo;t, she snr,ed the a,pcilies of life By cheer
fuI assumption ufils bur.hes and faithful d charge
of lis dut cs Charity wrs cv"r her companion. AS
mother IA t'l'u AMI atfrctionatc, rs u wife. kind
and devoted, ever tender and dutl'ul. VI hcr 1t
may be truly said" 1h gnnd die first"
The writer un slinsly affrt IS 10 euogizc charac-
ter so deserving, Of wIi" the glIest praise would
be but sterling truth. Through life,
"She kept the wlltcncSs Of her soul,
And thus men wept ocr her."
In DEATH h, r heart true to its original impetus,
and unrutcd by the lurking fear futterng llirob
of something after dtaih.' retained 10 the last It's
natural impulses, its earliest Inspirations and its
sweetest Influences.
Her Virtues were from Ilcavcn'-Isi it not un-
natural 10 say they tend not ihther?"
DIED. in Edgciie!d District, on the l4th Of Oct.
1854, Thomas ALLEN, son OF j. w. and Elizabeth
c. Tunipkus.
The deceased was one year and six months old,
having j;st reach that age which rendered him un
object OF great interest tu his parents. They arc
cunso!pd ,y the words f The Saviour, who said,
''Sutrr ll,lle children TO come unto me and forbid
them not, for Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven"
DEp in DcSnto county, Miss, on the 27th Sept.
1884, AIrs. ELI2AD. SIMKINs, wiieuf Or James L..
S,mkas, aud daughter OF Mrs. j. II. Harris, in the
3lsi year Of her age.
Having been Taught the precepts Of the Bible in
infancy she ut an early aye protesscd hope in the
Rvdermei and attached herself TO the Methodist f..
Church, and continued u z..uus member through
life. In every relation Of life those virtues were
cScmpiI!rd that ro~s, sscd alone by the follower
o Christ. AS u daughter, she was dutful; as
sister kind, aud obligng as awe, affrclloiate and
!nTgvin" rs nsirrss. humane and iorbcaring by
her amiab.lily and Kindness, she had gained the
affection u; II large circle Of friends, that &ouid,.n
possible. by ti,ir assduuus attention have turned
aside the Shaft of death She suffered long and
much, though all borne with Christian resi- nation
aud lurlitu,ir "knowing that light aifiletons
which are but monicniary shall work Out lor her o
Tar more exceeding and eternal weight o. glory"
When death approached to her, ne had no terfors,
the grave no victory but with hands extended
b,avrnward, ana with a countrnance radiant with
ioy, she exclaimed, am dying, but fear not for
/ see my way so clearly. am happy, am happy"
She is gone but will nn dcpore thee, Our loSs,
but her eternal gain--rest thee ell
"The storm that wrecks the winry sky,
No more disurbs her sweet reposc,
Than summers evening latest sigh,
That shuts the rose."
W.. A. REAUsEAu.
DIED. Mt her fathers residence, in this lstrict>
un-22d October, Of consumption, Airs. SILVEsTA NJ.
RoUNrREE. consort Of W. d. Rountrce ana dauSh-
ter OF Joshua and Elizabeth Harris, age IS years.
months and days.
The subject oil this obituary was member Of the.
Bap,is, Church. She became hopefully converted
at a nrotraced meeting held at Mountain Creek
was received into the Mountain Creek Church in The
month of September, $50, and upto the very last
moments of her exstance exhibited i'll her clarqc-
ter those peculiar traits that constitute atrue follow
er Of the meek and lowry Jesus. Yes, wh,n,she
was called pss through the trying ordeal Of bodily
afflicon, n"i murmur escaped her ips but she was
perfectly resigned to the will Of her heavenly Father.
Some few days prior TO her death she remarked to
her devoted husband as he sat weeping beside her
bed, am sorry to leave you but do not mourn for
me" for she knew that his lss would he her etcr-
nal gain. Although the husband has osL u most
afeetionate ana loving companon,l The parepts he.
loved and dutul daughter the brothers, sisters and
connexions have sustained an irreparablc loss, yet
they do not moprnt as thuse without hope, tor she
has fallen asleepin Jesus.