The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-09-10

VARNER-On the morning of the 7th inst, in
her son-fn-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Warner. of Ports
mouth, Ohio, in th= I'D year of her age.
Deceased was the mother of Col. Warner of
Portsmouth. The body was taken on the after
noon train on Monday to Portsmouth for inter-
ment.
observation-disclosures Stringfellow, wife
Nov. 10, 1907, and died at her home near Center
vile, August %, 1874.
She was married to her now bereaved hus-
band, Feb. 20, 1879, and came to Gallia county,
now Jackson county, in 1885. Under the lapors
of the Rev. VIM. Anderson, she united with the
NJ. E. Church at New Zion, near their home, in
1872. She was esteemed by her neighbors for
her many excellent traits of character, promi-
nent among them was quietness, humility,
firmness and faithfulness in her quiet way, in
the performance of her religious duties. Her
sickness was short but severe. Taken i'll Tues
day evening and dying Friday at 315 P. NJ. Yet
she was not alarmed but met death with joy,
saying to her weeping friends, sob death,
where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy vic
tory? But thanks be to the Lord which giveth
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ"
A large audience assembled to pay respect to
one they esteemed so highly. A husband and
five children mourn her loss, four having pre-
ceded her to the spirit world.
MD. VAUGHN.
CHERINGToN-Happy Cherington, wife of DR.
James Cherington, and daughter of William
and Olive Weed, was born in New York, De-
cember 18th, 1897. Mr.. Weed with his family
came to Gallia county in 1921. In 1881, under
the labors of Revs. Elijah Field and Adam
Miller, Happy united with the NJ. f. Church,
and pro4essed saving faith in Christ. Deem
Der 81, 1888, she was married to DIR. James Cher
ington, and removed to their farm near Center
Vile, jackson county, Ohio, and were among
the first members that formed the New Zion
Glass, near their home. She loved to go up to
the house of the Lord, but no branch of the
church did she love SO we'll as the church of
her choice. Her doctrines she greatly loved
Her usages were her delight and in her fold
she desired to work until the Master should re-
lease her from labor and take her home to rest
She was intelligent an 4 devoted christian,
but her cup was not free from alloy. Many
bitter drop was there. She had been bereft
ma ny years ago of two small children; with
the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name
of the Lord" For forty years. many of the
Ohio Conference found resting place at her
was only few months before her death that
her family and most intimate friends saw any
change in her usual good health, but when con-
fined to her room, rapid was the work of
death that more than once, she was found to
be unconscious; but when aroused she would
speak sweetly for Jesus. She said to her weep
ing husband and children-Oh! how love
Jesus To the writer few months before her
death she said-I have an unusual desire for
the salvation of my children. Death found her
in her sixty-seventh year, she bid adieu to
earth and weeping friends to gaze upon Him
that had led her through lifes dreary waste. A
large audience assembled at her home, and
after appropriate services all that was mortal
was laid in the graveyard near where New
Zion stood, and where she had worshipped
side. She 'i leaves a lonely husband ana four
children to mourn the loss of kind wife, an
heaven. NJ. ID. VAUGHN.