Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-10-04

DEEDS are always done quietly, never Win
flourish Of trumpets, but as steadily and un-
swervingly as man and christian nerved by
faith and grace can do them. His brethren
and friends will be glad if you will make the
correction to correspond with the facts indi-
Gated by this letter. Our little town is more
than usually healthy, though we have had
three deaths within the past month from
other causes than yellow-fever, OF which, so
far, not case has made its appearance IN
our midst Many of US have, however, been
called to mourn the departure of loved ones,
and one of our citizens lost father, mother,
three brothers, one sister and two nephews In
Grenada. 1t is sad, sad, sad to contemplate.
Our prayers are that it may soon end every
where. j. F. 8.
Germantown, Tenn.
From an Appeal Correspondent
GERMANTOWN, September 2S.-Hope,
taking advantage of the itour days absence
Of Death, reigned in our community with
levity until the night Of the twenty fifth in
slant, when Death returned to reassert his
rule and to number among his victims Mrs.
B. F. Hurt, the beloved wife of Mr.. B. +.
Hurt and the honored mother OF eight living
children. Besides her many excellent vir-
tues as wife and mother, Mrs. Hurt was re-
markable for personal beauty, refined taste,
and love and culture of flowers. The lam
guage of flowers to her was the expression OF
the conviction of her mind that her physical
form, for many years diseased, was as frail
as her beautiful flowers, and, like them,
must pass away. 1t is not amiss for me to
say that no school patron has ever given me
more encouragement than Mrs. Hurt. in her
quiet, sincere way. In her last sickness she
received every care and attention from her
physician, DIR. J. A. Thompson, her husband,
four of her sons 1.-TWO being ABSENT, her SON.
in-law and her daughter-Mr. and Mrs. Car
penter of Collierville-her other daughter,
Mrs, J. H. Clark, Of Collerville, being unable
to attend her. Mr.. Hurt, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
penter, their little daughter Katie and the
colored cook were left home sick when the
four sons and a sufficient number of friends
followed her to the grave and laid her down
to rest with the son whom she followed to
the grave only thirteen days previous. Ny
bright and beautiful pupil, little Nellie Cor
man, six-year-o daughter of Mr.. L. w.
German, died and was buried on the twenty
sixth instant. Nellie was an unusually in
telligent and sprightly child in school and
out; and she was a little sunbeam In her
family household. There are few ties stronger
and tenderer than that which binds fond
father to his only daughter, and it was pecu-
llarly touching to see the bereaved father,
just up from an attack Of the fever, though
accompanied by sufficient number of friends
and the ever-faithfuI minister, following his
little girl to the grave, while he left sick In
his house his wife, his little son June, his
wife's sisters, Miss Ellen Edmondson and
Mrs Rogers (whose husband died at Mr..
Germans on the fourteenth and their niece,
Miss Willie Allen. This family has received
kind attention from Mr.. Joe Weir and Mr..
Lee Rainey. DIR. r. FL. M'Kay and several
of his children have been quite sick for seve-
raj days. Mrs. John Walston, of Memphis,
is also sick IN the doctors house. The COM
munity is anxio9usly hoping to see the good
doctor well and out again. There was cause
for Encouragement and gloom when it was
announced that DIR. M'Kay was down, and
DR.. Thompson was left alone to contend with
the disease, which was spreading to such an
extent that it became necessary to call for
help. The Howard association, of Memphis,
sent DR.. Bryant, of Texas, and four oolored
nurses, ali OF whom arrived by the afternoon
train of the twenty sixth instant. The nurses
were distributed to Mr.. Hurts, Mr.. Cor
mans, Dr. MKay's, and Mr.. J. c. Clark's.
Mr.. Clark's sister in-law, Mrs. Thompson
Clark, has been quite sick, In his house, for a
week She has been faithfully nursed by the
family, and it is hoped she will recover. Mrs.
Simmons, with the excellent nursing of her
mother, Mrs. Booth, who is said to be las
good as doctor" and the additional care OF
her brother-in-law, DIR. Malone, of Caple-
vile, has prospect of recovery, though still
reported in critical condition. Mr.. Lee
Rainey, who has been quite active in his SER
vices to the sick, is now at the mercy OF the
| disease, but as he has the invaluable nursing
of Mr.. Joe Weir, and his Mr.. Rainey 81
| mother to encourage him, it is hoped that ne
| will soon recover. With due Difference to
all other human help, there is nothing like
| the tender, watchful care of good mother.
| When an experienced nurse was offered to
| Mrs. Both, by the secretary of the Relief as
ISOLATION, she declined the offer, preferring tc
| give her own attention to her daughter
| Mrs. Weir, another good mother, by unre-
hitting c're, has brought her daughter
! through a severe attack Mrs. Lettie
| Bridges, with the assistance of her brother,
| Mr.. Robert Scruggs, has nursed her little
! ones, Mamie and Henry, into health.
| SALLIE cola RENEAB.
| From an Appeal Correspondent
| GERMANTOWN, October 3.-The following
| is the complete death-roll of Germantown tx
| date. All of the persons named were cltl
zens of the village:
! Prof R. S. Simmons, Willie A. Hurt,
| Matte Lou Simmons. Miss Mary O,Ne1
| James Harvey Rogers, Miss Bette Kelley
! Thomson Clark, Miss Jennie Johnson,
Miss SallIe B. Shepherd, J. G. Buster,
| Mrs B. F. Hurt, Nellie German,
DR.. Robert H M'Kay, Mrs; Thompson l1 Ps Clark
| sidney Carpenter, William E. O'Neil,
| Tommie Hurt, Miss Willie Allen,
| Lee RaIney, Mrs. Sallie Walker,
| June NJ German, Robert Lee Hurt,
John WalSt0n, Memphis, ID. }. moore. memphis.
| Total 49, All white.
In proportion to population, no communit
| has suffered more severely than Germantown
and no town in the fever district could hav
less local cause of disease. For FIVE year
prior to the beginning of the present cpl
demic season, the deaths in this healthfu
| place have not averaged two per annum
There was hope and prayerful desire tina
Mr.. Lee Rainey's life would be spared to tn
community, to which he had become so use
ful and necessary in this season of sever
trial. His condition was SO hopeful for sew
eral days that it was with surprise and grie
| we received the report of his changed condi
ton, then of his death. He leaves a bereave
mother, wife and child, and large circle c
| sorrowing friends and relatives. Mrs. Walk
er's death was unexpected. She had born
her trials-the death of her granddaughter
| and the sickness of her son and grandson
SO well, relying ON God for strength to bea
whatever burde is He might put upon hel
| that it was hoped that by the remarkabl
vigor of her mind, and her unusual physics
} strength for one of her age, and her christia
} | faith and fortitude, she would be upheld an
J | supported But, under the pressure of TIL
: unprecedented season of distress, the silve
cord of life was loesed, and a mother l
/ Israel was removed from the remnant OF he
: race. No woman can fill Mrs. Walker
} place; no person will be more missed tina
: she, who was friend to white and black,
| everyone who would be befrlended. Jur
German, my excellent little pupil, Is the lift
! member of his family to cross the threshol
: of death In the short period of eighteen day
He leaves sick aunt, Mrs. Rogers, aud h
mother IN a critical condition. God knows
: man can never know-the sorrow Of TIL
. | afflicted mother. Bobbie Hurt, who was n
t kind and pleasant pupil for several years,
q the sixth member of his family borne to I'll
e grave within twenty days. He leaves
. brother and sister lingering on the verge
e the grave Was ever family in Grenada
e Memphis more afflicted? Mr.. Albert Hu
y is the only member of the family able to
5 up. His little niece, Kate Carpenter, has r
t covered. The good father, from Memphis,
refugee at Mason, Tennessee, who wrote L