Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-05-27
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CLOSE OF AN EVEETFUL LIFE 80
Tie paragraphs below, taken from
Victoria British Columbis) papera
elste the death and funeral of lads
yoll known il this section:
.srlg Century DeaiAefa Lady IN Le
Fbsay- Fourth Ker.--Tl Free brothers
/ Parsons Bridge hotel have met with
,,syy losss in The death Of tier ICED me
her. AIS. Elizabeth Price. who Cicd at
'ond-y. Sle had nttaiu,d the great
~ years AID nun hs The deccse
d. Was 1t native 81 rcand, and raised
rsg family OF cllhlr N six of " hon III,
| ing. Up TO Saturday LIT size eHjUye,
| xct cnt health. Sc cOull knil or sew "
'eatl and VAS spiy and u, tive as a youlp
woman of twenty. She had complete COL
of limbs and f.cuties, had q rare mem.
ry, and per oImed from choice, many
light duties ab ut the house. No enc To
ok at her would Imagine Mrs Price hal
early turned thu corner into the century.
I hat she could relate events of persona
knowledge which happened so long ego
that read now in history seem like the dim
'hadow of an a'most forgotten past. When
Mrs. Price was born George III was king
ind George ~ was strlpling the United
States, which lins since expanded into
olsssa power, cont ained only three mill
lens IL habitants, and had been but six years
n nation. The fret Napoleon was unknown
to fame. Steam had not been applied To
the propulsion of vessels; railways wee
not invented electric telegraphs were in
futurity, and the Irish rebellion of '9s had
not occurred. The changes and scenes
that the old lady who on Monday
Drew the drapcry of the couch about her,
And laid down TO pleasant dreams
had Witnessed, would fill volume. She
lied peacefully and calmly, and Loving
children closed her eyes to all things earth
Iy. The fun, raj will take place from Par.
sons Bridge hotel at 10 O'Clock, and from
the Presbyterian church, Pandora aveL ue'
at O'clock TO morrow.
Almost Ctnteadrtan-Fune Of a Re
markable We an The fur eral Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Price, who died at Parsons Bridge
olel NJ nday last al the rip' old age OF OK,
'ock place yesterday. The deceased Was
ON in The north OF ireland, AID had az
rived At gi,lhoad during Il Irish rebellion
Within her recollection were many Incl.
dents which occurred during that exciting
period, She had Il distinct recollection Of
seeing general Monroe and she accompan-
led her huslani, who vas i soldier in tit
British "a my, 10 Portugal, renainng VIII
Lin, thcpe throughout IA, PeniN6U ar war.
After the d garati1u Of peace she returned
SO England, bUt In tlc course 81 three years
veal 10 TIE eon'incn;, and on the &pproach
Of Hopspartssae gas one dye march from
Waterloo so the evening ol that eventual
battle As only limited number ni sol
Jicrs wlrcs could follow iha amy ballot
agd 10 ne t0ken and, remarkable event,
,He never missed drawing one Of The G,rtu-
unfc ngmuvls 10 ioir her husband In all his
various OK. editions pn thu very layt shc
retained her recollection Of camp lie with
,he army sad thv naoy N dents TIA
tr.rspued Z tng Ter irc with her II si'and
nn"r ilr b itis.i troops in the East and
y r., InnIes an CHER aiiens nf the amy
4 hume Il; d rb cd wuu d furm The sub
iecl # most rnieic ,ing vour e, She
was TIE m,ih, r OF eleven children, five m
whom are d ceased, and thiee sons md q
daughter living n This province. The fn'
neral, as stat la owe I, ok place yesterday,
the last sad rits being performed Re-. Mr..
Smith. The cOrtege formed al the First
Pres bytcrian Church, Pandora street, and
moved thence to Ro. Bay cemetery. Tie
pail bearers were Mees,s. J. Nicholson,
Porter, Peatt, McKen zie, Mcdowell and
Hitler.
Mrs. Price was a reEi lent of Lona-
coming from 1875 to 1878, going
th snce 10 lctlde with her three sons
III Blush Columbia. She was the
grandma her of Mrs James Tenant,
OF Boz den Sh it.