Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-04-06
ORITU AIRY.

D,Ep, on the 9th Of March, 1861, at his fathers
residence in this District, WILLIAM THOMAS,
OILY son Of THOMAS and TEMPERANCE PAYNE
aged 20 years, months and days.
The subject of ths notice lost his mother when
very young, and his training devolyed upon his
father, and I'm aunt, who discharged those dutics
With affection and kindness. At about years
old he was attacked by an affection Of the spine,
which made him a cripple through life The pur-
pose Of his father va. to give him an educatiaa
md kept him at school at every convenience. His
proficiency in the acquisition Of learning wns sat
isfaetory, and he would hive entered the South
Carolina Collegs months past but that Institution
having suspended operations he was prosecuting
his studies undcr very competent fletcher 1T
Slab Town Academy in Anderson District, in or
der 10 graduate 1t esrer date after tho College
should resume operations. Ho was at home on
visit to his friends, only to he absent few days,
when ho was attacked by Pneumonia, and aftcr
about eight days, leathrut an end to his sulerings.
Neither medical skill, devoted attention, nor con-
stant and unwcaried watching could arrest the
nnrch Of the destroyer.
THOMAS was a yOurS man 81 few MOrls; un-
assuming in his manners. am:aLle In his disposi-
tion-and in word d model of moral department
not single sialn dei!es his character.
Ee said the day before no died to his youngest
sister who MAS sitting By his bed side, "I am not
ho voluntarily addressed, seemingly to.express to
hc- that althO' he had never made a public pro-
feson Of tho religion Of the Bible, yet his trust
was iu Christ US his Saviour.
Long will his schoomatcs and all who knew
him remember his engaging manner, his dis
position, tender and ahsciionate, and sadly
reeal his rare medestv his ru.huucss, his refined
and ecva!ed Ia ties, his manly aud vrtuous tone #
thought and sentiment. Though called to the
-, / g, b, sce1 yirtu
of imitation.
Io leaves father, two sistors, and many friends
to mourn his loss; but to hope that his career
begun and endod on earth, has found nlresdy
blessed fruition in heaven. j. T.
DIED, at Poverty Hill, on the Sd of March last,
of Chronic Diarrhca, MARTIN 'MEDL0CK,
aged 81 years.
BY this sad dispensation of an All-wise Provi-
deuce, Edgedeld has lost another jewel; q fond
wife, devoted husbands lovely little boy,
kind and niTeetionate father, and the army, true
and gallant soldier.
DIED, on the 18th March, Mrs. FRANCES
RODGERS, wife Of Mr.. JAMES RODGERs, Sr, in
her Gath year.
She was an s,tim.ble and motherly woman.
Kind and aifectionats in disposition, she Was
highly estepmed by all who knew her. She has
left a large family Of ,shildrcn and grand chill
drcu to lamont their sad loss. She hal been o
consistent member of The Baptist Church sono Is
years before her death, and although the disease
Of which aho died deprived her Of her reason, so
that she left no dying testimony, yctwe feel as
sured thathor end was poacs. NJ. M.
DIED, on thap16th March, little CLINTON, son
Of s. S. and A. IL. DoYcs,- aged II years, 5
months and Is days.
"Astecp u Jesus peaceful rcst,
Who;e waking is surrcmety blcst;
No fear, no WOO shall dim that hour
That Inanifosts the Sarieur's power" !