Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-30
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In this borough Oh Sanaay 26th instant LOEIN .H,W
i aged SO yc'rS.
~ Merryall. April Goth, Mrs. POLLY LEWIS aged cy
years and months.
Ms. Lewis parents were from BrookfeM Fairfield co.
Conn. They I.scred 70 Stevensvic on the Wvsc.jag
eight miles above its mouth where she was born Nover
Der -, 1888 the year that her parents arrived 1t
may Lc worthy OF remark that there were then no roads
carriages and few beasts of burden Hence the goods
conveyed in up the creek and by reason Of
distractions this vessel upset and the good, sub
merged The old family Billie carefully dried. and
the leaves noothed with smoothing ron y tie Iious
old grandfather.
1t Is fitting when such rcct of pioneer life departs,
to moment the bo7s of that time when Wilk,
Barre the county seat and the nearc>, gr mill va,
there also and the day school in the log school house
the best teachers Jborcd for ,x dollars month and
boarded themselves. In such paucy of prTiege- with
out the church sabbath school and with only an
sional discourse from an treraut would OF t.
expected that the youth would gain but a very limited
scholastic training
With present facilities, through tie press, and tie
progress of Improvement We wonder how fathers an;
grandfat.c-s obtained much of tie substantial and the
valuable in eUca.on despite their meagrc opportunities
With the Bible and psalm bona and with odd vol
um5S Of sermons ana memoirs, snd with teaching from
Heaven she to a womanhood Of more than ordinary
usefulness. and love. Gan isero,,inr historical
fact in this conneXoa, is that OF the irGeant-
that period Rev. Mr. Day the father Of him that vas
President of Yale Coege)
December 3. 1872, she was married hy the Rev Miner
York Justus Lewis by whom she had eleven children
three of whom beforH. and eight survive TO mocl
her loss. As wife and mother she took the first place
and stood in the first rank al her acquaintance
dlntly testify. Her skill in these relations apty usets
to minds the words of inspiration descriptive o lA'
vrtuoHs woman =" She oPencth her mouth with "!-H'H
and in her tongue is the law of Kindness. She i'oheA
well to the ways of Ter household, and eaeth mol s
bread OF GlencsS Her children rise mp and call her c
ed her husband, and he praseth har Many daughters
have done y;rtuously but thou eXcecst them all tive
her of the fruit of her hands and Let her own works praise
her in the gates Or the places o! public concourse sue
was omphatically governed by the law OF Kindness -
Her industry and dsintersSeduesS, her Christian u>''
fsfaesS continued to the k-. mon5nt OF her lie sae
was ever careful ana thoughtful Al oihsrs though h'-
gent of self and personal comfort FHa' h5F P'e'! was
homcy ard quiet, rather than o>tentaOns and ol",'
In April lS4l, she united with the PreSoEeriaA cI",
of Nyalusing, then under the care of Rev , 'Co'' "
company with her husband, daughter and two sons '
this relation she sister beloved by all Inc '',"
An example in boneyoenCe and charity, hcT |'"'' 7
nal and self-sacrice known only IN 'ae 'N
tent to her most intimate and confidential irendS' "'4
strongly manifested in her last sickness even H.
death.
Her death was aftcra protracted period CoI 'U''15 go
prostration which she endured with exemplary P'l''
and resignation. she had partially recovered aLu va
comparatively comfortable and thought out oi 0""7,
until six days before her deceaSe when she by l
lent attack rclapscd and suffered much, until Tue
OF nature failed and she peacefully and quietly Mi'
a groan, with her children gathered around her se!.
Jesus. Blessed are She dead which die III 'he Lo
Her last general remark was, that she had nolA'ns
to say to any Of her numerous relatives gathe1c'
her death bed. This was dying as she lad lived ~
acquantances this spoke volumes for II re'eT'sU u -,
past life as an illustration OF her sentiments III a1
hour. The bible was pre-eminentiy her c'mPah''"
text book during like ard especially on the sdVoA''
To this fact may be attributed her po=er and Inc
of her reputation untarn~hed by the tongue oil '"'
malice and spleen. Happy taey who die likewise ~.
the survivors initiate her eXcelencies. o. lei INV ~,
the death of the righteous, and let my last emu o'
hers -