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DIED,

A, Harper'. Ferry. on the I9,h Of January,
ISIS. Mes. ELLA V. WINTERS, aged 20 years,
wife ol SIR. W. \. Winters.
KATIE LUCAS LINK died OF diptheria Jan
uary 6. 1878. aged /, years month and Is days
LEANNAH JANE LINK died of Diptheria.
January 2s, ls,s, aged years, months and
dave.
These we're two sweet little girls, daughters Of
Mr.. Daniel Link.
At Bosev,ile Loudoun Co.. Va. Jan. 9th, ISIS
Miss MARY c. FEitG USON, daughter OF Homulus
and Ca,hlriue Ferguson, in the 22d year OF her
age.
At her residence near Nartipsburg, on Monday,
Jauutry "a b, ISIS, alter an Illness OF about six
months, MAMIE EOZlLLA STEAlER, wife Of
Rev. J. Robinson Straycr, and young 81 daughter
OF Hon. Andrew Phillips.
The remains were ia ken by her husband TO the
home OF her parents, at Benton, LUZerne Co., Pa.
On Friday January 18th, after appropriate SER
vices conducted by Rev. \. NJ. CsuIkcnS, we laid
her body o. rest in the old family burying ground.
The deceased was woman OF excellent
qualities and b, ia as maid aud matron possessed
90 love and est, en- of all who knew 'r. Sh"
had been Tor long time member o' the Baptist
Church, aud by her exemplary character and
piuus practices cndeared herself not only to tn
members of that denomination. but O. tho col !
o'her beliefs with whom she bscdnr acquainted.
She WAS well known throughout the region oil
D =
I her ear iy demise will be mourued by a large cir
/ Gle OF Young people with whom, before her de-
paiture tor thc South. she was general iRvorite
She was woman OF quiet and adcctiouate dispo-
sitiun, never known 90 speak an angry work
I She was woman ut very great refinement and
culture. tho no one could detect in her the
slightest co.'s lou ness Of superior social position
culture, ui Iyligiuu- o. aturity. She was active in
al her relation. with the chur ch, aud her pi,t,
| was not superficial, artificial or srnsmodic. The
/ life OF Christ had so ntcriustd her own life that
/ her religious work aud speech were As uncuu
strained and uniform as the work and speech of
her natural life. Having entrusted her soul t.
/ Christ Il seemed To her only matter of courS.
/ that Do would fulfil hi, promises, aud guide ~
events .th the Ugh Il wisdom. To her d.i bt
wa unnatural 10 a child OF God. Her mott in
/ h.e seemed tu be-
live Cor those who 'ov" me.
/ The good the kind, the true,
For ih- heaven that smiles above me,
And wait, my coming too;
, For ,he cause that lacks assistance
For the wrong, chat need resistance,
For the future in the ,tancc,
For the good tLa;l ctu do.
SleUas n patient in b or sickness. never once
did shc complain coz say I'm tired. She was
thoroughly prepared and ready tor the change
that awaited her. and weeks before she died she
would talk abrTt diving, and when asked It she
had ANY fears OF death. She answered, "no, in
deed Ga SUNDAY ming. just one day before
she died. when her fa;hcru- Mr.. J. ;.
Stra1er. was reading % her our ui the Bible, She
said o. him, Father, 20 on, IN reading alter
you,' and again she said 10 him, Father, I'm
almost home As We sat by her side with one of
her hands in oars. and watched the slow breathing
which told MS that death was nigh, and saw how
ca mlv and swccty she passed over the Jordan OF
death We wished that our last end might be like
hers and We're turcblv reminded Of the words OF
the sacred writer, 80 death, whore is thy sting,
o grave, wi ere is thy victory" The husband.
with two little boys are left behind; but we feel
co shank the Lord that the separation will not be
lasting, but in little while we too will pass over
20 mo. our absent one. and never more be sepa-
rated for We are told that in heaven there Is no
separation. no sickness no death.
q, how sweet it viii be in that beautiful land
So free from all sorrow sud pain.
With songs on our lips and With harps in our
hands,
T. meet one acuthcr again !. r. :