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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01

Col. lIooxEI owns n plantation in
the :and district, and spends much Of
his time ON il. Why not trot him out
against Jcliords.-Por, Gibson Rcville.
Come, Bro Mason. surely last week
you were not like Uucle George at the
Press convention at Natchcz. You
ought to he too well posted to put
Jefords in the second District. Nan
ming and Chalmers are the men in the
second, and there il no room for Col.
Hooker, besides il there WAS Col. II is
too good and pure a man to caIpetbag
into another district. He will do
ike the rest of the good Democrats;
remain where he is and assist us in
elccting Maj Barksdale. Before many
more weeks shall have passed. we cX-
peet to find the silver tonSued orator
of the South, stamping the District for
the gallant Barksdalc.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01

In us much as we have published
the article in reference to Mr. j. NJ
Mathews. we think !. duo him to pub
lish Tie report OF Mr Frank Bufkin.
Tho following is the report:
]. NJ. Norman. Esq, Clo.k OF tho
Board of Supervisors Of Copiah
County. Mss.
Sir: Ia pursuance Of the provis-
ions Of Sc. 8 OF Chapter 15 Of The
Acts Of tho Legislature of the State
Mississippi, approved March tue 9th,
1882, I herewith transmit TO you a
report for the month Of July 1882 OF
an examination made by me, under
the requirements Of said Act, into
tho condition, treatment, Get, Of the
County prisoners being worked in
Supervisors District 3. in aaid Coun-
tyby ]. NJ Matthews ECO. contract
or for keeping county prisoners
in the counties Of Copiah. Claiborne.
Jefferson, and Adams. in said State,
to which your attention is respectfully
invited, and crpc cially to q list Of
names hereto appended. Of prisoners,
noting the sexes and the counties
whence thcy camc, together with
such other information as ! have
deemed il my duty TO obtain and fur
ish you under the provisions Of said
At.
And I would further say that upon
o careful examination Of che Jail or
prison house in which raid prisoners
are kept or lodged, tiud II tolerably
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01


II measure that IL lruo.brt on.y 81
they do However pay tho Tax on c,t-
ton tics, bagging ETC., used on the
cotton they raiso. o. tho tobacco
they smoke. Ga tho patent medicine
they use. On the snuff tho women
dip, and on every luxury they have
in the world: md tha. tax goes into
the United States Treasury TO be
paid out and spout, in keeping lhc
Republican party in power. This ap-
plies 20 whites as we'll rs blacks. We
merely address it specially to the
blacks because the Republican party
regard tho negro rs its private prop
erty, in tho matter Of voting. The
negro is not, however, So dull or go
mean os 10 refuse to listen TO reason.
&c will listen, even though he may
not understand.
Tao fear that tho whites Of the
South have Of Tho negro in politics.
il not from tho evil motives OF the
masses OF them, but OF the evil effects
Of acts done by the masses Of Thorn,
in ignorance Of the ultimate conse-
quenccs Of those acts, while n few Of
them knowing the evil consequences
beforehand. sre willing for personal
benefits to themselves to load the
masses into tho direst mischief, to
their own harm and tho ruin of thu
common interest of both white and
black Throughout. the land. Nor do
they lack white accessories who want
promotion for themselves Gt any cost
whatever. TO the country. There is
not ono negro in every thousand
who can ever hold an Office Of bero.
6t in any way under republican rule.
While the few smart, rascally fellows
will 1.-Two on milk and honey, .pd tho
wife OF the cation picker will pay ler
2 dez. EGGS or two nice spring chick.
ems for o bottle OF SNUFF. that she
might buy for half the price il the
u. S G ,vornm sat expenses had not
been made so great by tho Ripubli-
eau party for years past. Tno Con-
Sress just adjourned vas R,pu BIZ
can. appropriated ovra hundred
million dollars moro than tho pocod-
ing Congress which was Democratic
The Iowa State Leader says that
$4,000 has been sent TO the Fad Goa
gressional District of Miss. TO aid III
Con. Chalmers election. TIE Miss
r republican Of tho 10Th says that,
Register Bruce says Chalmers "will
10 given all tho help that can b.
properly given Lin, provided his
speeches on tue stump have the true
ring to support the administration.
Here is 10000 Of the 800. 1000 900
excessive appropriations aad i, must
go to help elect Republican or not a!
MI. -Wo aAkihs-nosro, how no iikrr
to pay taxes TO hep elect Reppbli-
cans, and to make his white
nei. :hbor do so, for such y purpose.
Hs is free TO act, and the free dom &c
act, involves the duty to think of the
result Of the act before acting, and
Il thereis wrong in tho acs, though
he has tho power to do it, he has no
right in good morals or under good
citizenship to do il. Como then our
colored friends and lot us reason to-
gether. YIu commenced politics all
wrong and the best way to get right
is to stop short, aud stand perfectly
still polit ically until you can acs
right without having Mr.. Hill or NJ.
S:ripger or Mr. Acorn Or Mr. any
body else to tell yop who 20 vote for.
Some OF our white friends might DO
likewise with profit.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01
In commenting on Hills nominaiio,

In commenting on Hills nomination
the Jackson Republican says:
ain conclusion. we have only further
to say. that the political atmosphere
is charged With electricity. IL requires
no Vcnnor To perceive that storm
centre is forming here in Mississippi
which will grow into u cyclone in No
vcmber.
You are right about the atmosphere
beng charged with electricity and
the Cyclone which will sweep over
this District in November, will hurl
James Hill so far into oblivion that he
will never know what struck him.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01

+. NJ. Bufkin, in signing his namo to
his report to the clerk, spells it thus:
B-u-ffk-i-n. Doesn't it look little
strange that he should accidentally
permit the additional go TO slip into
his name.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01
The CopIah Convict Farm.

INV NOpfuu SOhtAts No ma
Ga last Monday, MosSrs. 'Ii. j.
Winston, Henry Wilson, W. j. Hem
jerson and W. S Dixon appear, d
before the b @rd OF Supervisors ard
made oath that they had good rea-
soma to believe that tho prisoners in
the custody Of j. NJ. Matthews had
been treated cruelty and inlumaniy.
while under his charge. Whereupon
the Supervisors ordered that MsttIi-
ows be summoned TO appear before
the Board 10 answer these charges,
on Monday August 2Sth next. The
Importance OF this investigation
should DO impressed upon every
humane citizen OF Adams county for
upon its result will depend, not oply
the protection of our po.ty offenders
from cruol torture, but a'so tho. pro-
ection Of those OF the surrounding
counties and, not only this, tue. suc-
cssstul carringo Of these. charges will
ultimately effect tho abolishment OF
this acc,irscd system OF convict farms
altogether. The mighty truth, Of all
tho papers in this convict district. is
the only ono, which, unawed by par
ty command, has had tho coarage TO
expose this monstrous evil. Alone
we have done this and, uuaided by
journalistic support, we propose to
Gghtit to the bitter end, until each
lash of tho .orturcr. each devi!;ah &c.
of the petty depot, is paid for to
outraged law and humanity.
Fearful, this week upon the arri-
val of an officer from Copiah to CON-
vey George Green back to tho farm
hat an attempt was being made to
suppress tho evidence against Ma.th.
cws, wo FASTENED 10 secure.
!, SWORN STATEMENT rRoM GREEN.
which corroboratOs in every partic-
u'ar the statements OF tho mighty
truth, which, afterwards, We will
produce in part. To dotain Grcan
hero, however until tho investigs-
ton, X. Palmer Lsnreau Esq, in
formed The o!licor that he would So
cure writ OF Habeas Corpus: Tue
"iliccr rendered this proceeding I'M
necessary by conserving to lila re-
naming here. 0mi ting tho fiat part
OF Greens sworn statement relating
TO his transportation to Copiah we
will now present an account OF what,
he observed and experienced at tho
FARMS = "Mr Matthews
spoke to mo once andI didut como
qnick enough. aud no took mo he-
tween his legs und whipped mo with
cowhido and then lot me up aud
kicked at me. but he missod il
That was not tho frat time. I had
been whipped before. He whipped
me two or thrte times before. Ia
Tho field ho used to whip me with q
big strap. becinsc l could not keep
mp with the lead hoeman. We used
to work rain or shine. / saw Me-
Grew. DO conld hardly walk. Ho
had holes 10 the bottom Of his feet
and in the bottom Of his legs.
And / saw maggots in the holes
with my own eyes. y l saw
them eat green cirn with my own
eyes and I have cat it myself because
| did not get enough 10 eat at the
house. = Tao clothing is cotton
towels. . These clothes are
filed with body lice. because we
wear them until are worn cut.
WE DO NOT WASH OURSELVES,
because we have DO place to wash.
: It's general to whip . prisoner
when no does not keep bis row.
ruey curse US at any Tins. Waen
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01
INSUi,ANCE NOrICE.

Parties DESIRING Insurance against
Fire on their dwellings. Store Houses
merchandise, Gin Houses. Steam En-
gines d.. will find 1t to thor interest
to apply to tho undcrsign who Is now
doing a gcncral Insurance business In
this (Copiah) County. -
Insurance agent.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01

The report which has Tho signature
Of +. NJ. Balkin. to it, is in 10 J1nos
hand writing. HO is u brilliantly
lawyer.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01

Who wrote tho report in regard to
]. NJ. Mathews. and convicts, tho
Arab p, sha or tho Khcdive? THO
Baby Eggplant had nothing to do
with IL.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01

TIE b 'ard oGSuporvisors think q
great dca! OF the SIGNAL. The love is
reciproca.cd.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-01

1t has been carefully kept,
and is now as fresh and COM
pleto as the day it was UNI
packed. Como and see us,
and we pledge you our word
that we will give you the best
bargains that can be had in
copiah county. We will con-
vince You, ifyou will try us,
that this is no advertising
dodge, but that We will sell
you goods at less than first
cost. Respectfully,
7. 3. BlRDsoNa & e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-09
EserlOrse and guic;Ec-

NEW YORK, Mach 9-Ha5gy T. ci!p?:. gss-
der, y,uug Gerrsn who has h3sa hns ITO
weeks IN the couoIry, stabbed hp:ott &c tbe
heart last Eight 10 !hl p.asale, If Tia saae,-
heart. M.:esreth, Kssger. il Williamsburg,
lIoo3sch sender Was twsEty years CT %g!. He
Hss nai"e CT MeGnkcim, B,dao, asd WIS lho
son OF WEI c-lo parents. H2cea,y hs 5etcr-
n'nod 10 o'ma TO this cog9!:7 - a'e;, hi; t.; =
tu1e and be ia3uecd M4rse..sho Ia r.. eSo
Tas bis bet.oIhcd. 10 nocomp sny e, rhe
pair arrived in this city Two wosks egn Whea
tbs c5u0s lsodsd 10 Nav York Mss Roger
had $40 left. This SUN sho saws 10 Heoh i
schReuder, With hs uuders!.a5isS lna. c WAS
to o5:nin cnploim:nt Is sl9n GO p:f-
slbe ard marr7 h:r. List uglt Tho y:u?g
men wet over TO vii lam burr ana tcl,:
the cir that ho had sren. I'll the
noae7 thS gave him aad had 20. re: ohtaiGed
a position OF aoy kind. FL secmad 20 6tieo!el
tbst tho girl attempted 10 coaifcrs hin, sni
said that she h3a already III ,ds srrisgs.nsn:s
TO 70 to service, aid the! if he V3pid hs-o p:-
tlence she waud eHteaVor to uao her il flcscs
to got emrloymsn. tor him in WilisnsSure,
and that Hiiha tter uni.cd earnings shcg osyii
soon save up comfortable sum ca Hhich 10
marry. Tals soomsd to put lts yonas m.u In
batter spirits, and ctber sutisos were talked Of.
when suddenly aud Without @ word CT vsrairg
ho drew large dirk knife from his pcakot, VI
shcathed it aud plu1gas it doep i1.o his heart
toll dead at tho eirl's feet.
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The charlottesville Elur,ser.

The murder Of John o. Msssio, highly 0.
tsemed citizen of Albemlrlo o,usty, aod his
vito. in their own house Tuesday night By some
person or persons uDknew,. was aonourc, ID 10
yesterdays Gszette.
The nearest house. to the sc,ue Of the tragedy
was the overseer's. perhaps two hu1drcd yards
away. The boy who discovered them 10 the
morning had g>ne ti,hiog 10 tho creek, ard
thus Jeff the Wsy clear TO the viliisrs who evil
IDENTIFY knew the premises we'll. as they entered
from the basement.
MIR. Massie lived on Buckeyelaud cree k,
about eight miles southeast of Charlottesville.
and WAS 10 independent circumstances. He
Was careful. prudent mao, COED liver, and
7ss known to nave money ia his possession g.
,y8. He wes highly esteemed, IS was biz
W., for Integrity of character and kird y dis
p.ns;ion. Durit the day hundreds of people
VIII Willy the scene of the tragedy. No means
justice. ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-09
NEWS or TIE DAY.

Aloizo {. Msnning was scquttod Of charge
OF obtaining monty u1d:r f,l,e pretenci 10 the
NV Yoik Court Of GsntraI Sessions yesterday.
HIN RIB r; s. French, q dislif gaished law
yer OF Wilmington, N. T., Is dsHd. He was c
native Ct DinwiG1ie c,uDiy.
R:u5eu Lyon. well known citzsp, Ct Balti-
mtrs, committed suicide 10 Guys Hotel YestcI
Day by taking co over desc Of sudannm.
Gel. John NJ. Il ,bicsoo. Of Bal.inore. has
heea elected prcsid .Dt tf the Nor!h Carolioa
CsatrsI Rsiroaa.
In the House Ct Representatives, y;s.erd,y 8
bill WAS passed rppropristiOg $500 to aid The
Army OF Caub,tIaDd to erect staluo or ROE
uneas to James A. Garfield.
Al American coup!ry. tuppo7ttd b. Gen.
Wsilsce, the q 3ited States minster to Turkey,
is endcaVoricg to cb:ai1 a ooaoesson from the
Sultan for railroad 10 tho province of Bsydsd
NlacI ian. VITO attempted TO shoot Qloon Viz
lolia on Friday last ha5 b5en Identified as
man who frtqaented the vicinity ct Windsor
Casilo last e1mmor, AID acted il a suspicicu:
manner.
At tic -sfnsr monthly mscitg Ct tie NeE
Hampshire Club, he!d ia Boston yesterday, The
cub voted to make proposed excursion to
Washington and Richmond, ard that its ntX
dinner, o. The second Wednesday Of April. be
eaten ia 'he latter city.
The Oaio House Ct Eop.sscntstv. 8 yesterday
adopted q jin& resolution to submit to the pee
pie proposition TO amend tho Constitution
grazing lioers, 10 traffic 10 liquor under rseI-
lstioss. aad giving the General Assembly pow
er to restrict ard prohibit ty SPECIAL tex.
Three Methodist C nierCnees began their OF
null session yes ordsy-:he Baltimore NJ. L
Cosfyouo3 a. tha broadway NJ, Il. Church, in
Bal:incro. The II. Z. Cocfsr6rc, at the Broad
wsy NJ, L. Cbnroh 10 the sams city, a1d the
Baltimore NJ. + Sauih C,nfcrerc, OF Fredel-
icksburg.
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letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the Alexandria. Gszotto. i!
RICHMOND, Va. March S.-Very few men,
bsrs Of the Leglasure era now 10 the city sud
Legislative news and gossip is therefore aoilc,.
Although Mr.. Riddlcb,rger 10 his spaech yes
tsrday lsid great stroct upon railroad lobbyists
resardiug legislation, it is O isc! tina! the Ma
h,ne irfooCce leaned toward AID enabled the
big corporations to accomplish thsir schemes.
This has bac3mo so VIGOROUSLY truo the. it is
now the subject Of general comment. Tbs
Richmond ED Danve. and Chesapeake and
Ohio railroads. sgsinst which Malone uttered
dire threats. have Instead Ct being his servants
proved his mssters. The Danville rood hSs
had only to oppose any railroad scheme aod lis
fate was sesled. Legislation has ell been 10
favor Of the Rishmood and DaDvil'e aud Nor
fix and Western railroads, whoss lobbyists
have been found the s'rcrgs3t force here OIL
during the seasop, Of ccufss. all this dccs not
look we'll 10 the faca Of the former boasts OF
Mahon, that the hes3- Of ;hca" railroad pres,-
dents were to be Topped tff The passage OF
tho Viraioia ard Carolina railroad bill, end
right upon th, heels OF lis passage the adoption
of q resolution by the res6jaster majority RI
qusstiug the Governor to return the bill with
out his approval, his ecquescsLc, 10 this de-
msnd. these ftc.s are beginning to excite
comm ,nt and 10 demons:r Ate that Mshone and
hencs the Virginia L'gislstu:ej is conIr)lled by
those powerful corporations. lie made the
boast that he would beat them. but when
the fight came 10 baa 10 suocumb.
rhe amusing feature Ct ell this il tie fact
tina. the Readjus!ers urged So reason for tho
return of this bill that it grlntel unhea:d of
privileges to the proposed road ard yet they
turned around and passed bill embrscog this
Identical feature which they he'd opposed, sGd
those too 10 o much stronger form.
Il is understood that the Ecsdjusto; viii
take up frs. tho congressional superintendent
bill az Malone is using tba. Us lever to help
him with tho Administration. Iha apportion.
nent scheme as it has been prepared does net
meet with tho unanimous approval of The men,
bers of the doDiusut parry. 1t is though.
however that the bill will get through.
STROEGBOW,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-09

WRGINId NEKS,

The Stsu1ton banks held considerably ever
million cl deposits.
Another mi'itEr3 compauy is being organized
ct Winchester.
More horses Ttr5 sold 10 Charlottesville On
Monday than eyer boforo. They brought gocd
prices. TOO.
The MonsRomery White Sulphsr Spfi5gs.
real estate ard rti!rosd, ar, to be sold agala Oh
the lSta.
The o,piyes Of the late raid 90 the Rsppe
hanncck will be called to trial on Mordsy. The
18th Instant st Matthews Cour. utuso.
Tho oack EgSt between Washington eud
Portsmouth esdsd yesterday afternoon. VEST
iogton won ten on! oftWelVe fights.
Tbs truckiog trsdo bpa opened trisky b.
tw;eu Norfolk and the Ncrthorn ci.ita. The
qu,niiy of "grccns" that aro ehipped Nor h il
slnoss llorId bic.
There are twenty relic 10 Fauquier. c,u5tg
OF deceased soldisrs OF tie war Of 1872. who
Draw PENSIONS from the government at the rate
Of eight dollars no2!b.
Abou: $4,000 was scnt from D;tvilo. 1o
tickets 10 tho Louisiana lottery for February
and only $50 cam. back. ouo man hsVicg dtsHr
that much.
Mrs. l.. G. Anderson. wife CT Csp.. L. G
Ard.rs,o, Train Dispatcher Of tho Chesaposk:
end Ohio Railroad. dad at Charlottesville or
Mendsy morning Last.
The Virgins Association Of Amateur OaIs
men hos Gxsd upon Fredericksburg as the pac:
and thu 4ih Of July as tho date. fo: tho mex
annual regitts.
Rsv. Pastor H. n ash. formerly Of the Msthc
dist Church, IVES ordained Goecsn in the Epis
copnl Church yesterday morning. in the Monu
meotel Church, Kichmend, by & shop Whitile
Rsv. T. G. DashelI, of St. Marks, presented
the candidate t,r ordination. Rev. hlessr'
PsteEkiH. jackson cad Armstrong assisted q
! the cetcnoty.
The 9Th annual SESSION of tho Grand Id lgt
Knight OF Homer If the State convened il
| LGn:hbuEg Tucsisy pigb.. The election o
| eGoers last hight resulted in tho advaIcemoD
of Grad D.c:a.or Morton, Siauuton. to th
pos: Of grad dictator; end the election of j. j
Wright, Of Richmond, grand dictator; Map!
p;gs. of Pfipcs Gsotgs, Woo grand dictator
sud J. Il Rollils. Of S:suutoD, assistant gr,n'
dictator. Ell tho ether chcers Tero r,-slecsc'
| 10 regular oIGcr.
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TEe MARKETS,

BALTIMORE, Mar. 9.-VirRinia Ga dcftrro1
-; 90 consolidated Coz; do ID reriea 81; pcs,
duo COUPONS -; new 10 40s 391 bid to-day.
Cotton higher; mddIines III. Flour unchs I Cad
and f.ir.y active. Wheai-Southern lower
Western higher aud active; Southern rad l2S,
1872; do amber l3S!li2; 10 l Md lSSis140; Nc
l3C2; April 1921 ,lS23; Msy i33s,i3?l; June
l29 bid; July lless1ls4 Corn-oouthsrn high.
Or. Western higher; Southern white 79A8l; Go
yellow 20; Western mi1e1 spot lSl,t9; Ma1
G'ts6Gii April T4a7Ji; May 74s7ll; june
THAI Cate higher and firm; Southern 52at j
Western white 52:55; do mixed 52.tS; Penns
52l55. Rye quiet at 95al(0. bay unchanged
cad dull. Coffee steady; Bio cargoes ordin.ry
to fair 9sl0. Sugar FIRM; a soft %. Nh akcy
dult at l7s$1 is.
NEW York, Mar. 9.-S!ocks active aud ir.
regular. Money 6. Cotton firm; uplsnds liz
Orleans l:5. Flour quiet and unchanged,
Whost opeued 3alc batter but subsequently, lost
Eloat OF advance. Corn thisly active and 4ssc
halter
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Killed Before His Mothers Eyes

NEW YORK, March Q. IA affecting sccao
was witnessed a. tho Whi.on strost crossing Of
the Newark and NV York Railroad is JsIssy
Ui!y, Oh Tus:day evening. when sn c;si.-5 esr-
old boy. John MoMshno, was struck ard ia
stant'y killed by west b;und train. Tho little
tsllo~ WAS fgiog a kite. aad 6, absorbed was he
II that tport that be failed to nO:io, The &C.
preaching train: His mother. who was ssat-
ing near, saw his danger. aud With sc.cnn :,
which he did net hear, srrlug to save him.
Juas s8 she reached the sido Ul The trek the
oogino struck Tho boy aud threw. almost st hcr
ieos. mangled aod lfoess b,d7. Emo hsart
bri ken woman picked up the remaius end bcro
them 10 her arms to hsr dRellicg, o sh:rs dis
tErcaaWeV
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Mississippi Flood suGersers.

WASHINGTON, d. g.. March 9.-Tho House
Committee ca Appropriations devoted this
morning TO Investigating the necessity fer an
aacinoosl appropriation TO relitvs the srffetirg
IN tho Mississippi valley caused By the floods.
Representatives Duar,. of Arkansas; Kiog,
CT Loo .sisIa judge L1nIoy, CT Vlcksburs !;
and others Re,e bif,re the committee, snd ur-
esd The Iec,ssitg for an immediate eppronrs-
ticn:. The seofral opinion was ,hss 500 900
will bs required for this purpose. The commit
toe deferred action till Mcrdsy and will call ur-
on Tho Secretary ct Wsr for Gny Information
he may hsva bssripg upon Tho hnhi ,nt.
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In MeGaOrfarla,

Mira. ELIZABETH CROCKETT tcpr.cd III,
life in A'exancris. February 2Ssh, lSS2, lc ID,
S7;h year Of her sse.
She had lived h,ro her wioIs lie. FN 81
years sho bad h:eo IL faithful calles:ar G.
Chrlss's nsma. H-r later gears il,usnsisd the
Scripture That IF ty reason OF strength u;
years be fourseors, ye! is their s:rece,h, lbr
and eorrow." But in tho crlm comoosu!a viii
which for yesIs ehs aHeittd death, sbe prtY.l
the fsishfulaess Of her God who sid III vii.
never leave thee" IN ell lhe yosls OF her in
Trinity she had tho loving ard tender mi:srr
lions OF her children, .ven of whom tu:ys,
her. She hsbi!uslly spoke of he, death as lhs
which she was expecting, but so g,a3us anl
peaceful, wae it's approach that the watch fllni.
even of flisl love could hsrdly ras:k the ear
moment,
She hes, We era sssulaJ, only laid aside h.
inbrnites OF tho body ITO be present Si.h 4,
Lord, which is fer better" OF d when 20 coat.
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