Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-14
BLESSED SLEEP.
Mrs. T. :. siivis PASSES Quietly away
this Marning--P Repose sf-
ter Life's EltfuI Dream.

this Morning--PcacrfnI Repose al
ter Lire's FufuI Dream
| Peacefully and tenderly as a chill,
might fall asleep in the arms of mother
Mrs. T. S. Silvis passed into the eterns
slumber in the sombre arms of death 8
S15 this morning. The dark hand i
the last hours seemed to move away tn
ugliness and bitterness of pain whicl
had haunted the body two weeks
and with smiling lips and hopeful ewes
she babe good bye to the present an
turned to the great beyond. The suffere
was perfectly conscious almost to the yer
last. She seemed to realize the near ap
| proach of death and to welcome it as on
who was to find rest after weary iour
ney. Last night she spoke of see
ing pure white dove soarin!
| gently about the room. It wa
an emblem of sweet peace she said. sucl
as SHE should soon see. 1t was a 81,
| picture 10 those anxious hearts about tn,
bed, vet beautiful in its significance, AM
| this morning while the ewes of thos,
who had kept faithful vigil owe
the dying woman were dimmed will
| tears, II was not so with her. How vivid
ly such death recalls the words of ban
| tism pronounced over the child of old
Thou CONTEST into the world weeping
while all about thee are in smiles. Live
so, that thou can'st leave the world smjl-
ing, while all about thee are in tears >
SO Mrs. Silvis lived so she died.
Mrs. Silvis' maiden name was Margaret
Bustard and she was born at Donegal.
Pa. Jan. a. 1912 1t WAS in 1858 that
she came to Rock Island county. and
Feb. p, 1862. was united in marriage At
Moline to Mr.. 7 ). Silvis Mr.. Silvis
was Just beginning life as a farmer and
with him his wife endured all the hard
ships and privations incidental to the
struggles of a young farmer starting
out with nothing She was a most de-
voted wife and loving mother and she
TOOK as much enjoyment out of the hum
Ole home which she made bright by her
presence, rs she did IN more recent wears
:
out OF the comforts that successful life
could provide. Mr. Silvis removed his
family to tins city in the spring of 81
following bis election as sheriff and
LOOK up his residence IN the Jail building
There, as always, Mrs Sllvis was happy
IN her domestic life, yet it was with
eagerness and pleasure that she lonke3
forward 10 and planned for her new home
which Mr. Sl.gis had purchased in South
Rock island, and which it was his lntcn-
ton 10 occupy ut the expiration of his
term of Office as sheriff.
Mrs. SllvIs was taken with the fatal
malady two weeks ago TODAY. Her
hrst symptoms were those of chole.a
morhus and while prompt medical at
tendance was summoned. the silment
drifted into dysentery and week AGO
Sunday the disease assumed a serinus
nature. 1t was then. st Mr.. Silvis' soIic-
l'aIlon that DIR. Gait the attending phy
stefan, called in DR. Truesdale for consul.
tation and the two physicians have been
faithful in their attention to the patient
since, holding two consultations daily.
Toward the last of the week Mrs. SIyis
'egah to improve and considerable hone
was entertained, but the suffering she
had endured had so weakened her that
she WAS unable to rally.
The deceased leaves with her Grief
stricken husband six children: Mrs. W.
Porter, Of this city; Mrs. Ralph Bah
'"ck, of Newell, Iowa, and Miss Henri,
Eta Sivis, Richard 5. John c. and Jas
VI. Silvis, all at home There are three
sisters and two brothers. all of
whom, with the family, We're present at
he death bed scene. Their names are
Yrs Mary Wendell Mrs. Rebecca Giles
md Mrs. Elizabeth Daggett. of Moline,
md Messrs, Geo. BuStard, of South Mo.
inc, and Henry BASTARD, of Hampton.
She has lived a noble life, one that has
armed It's love and esteem and her death |
demands its sorrow.
The funeral will be held from the First |
VI. + church at ? p m tomorrow.
TITTERNGToN.
Mr.. Amasieh Ttterlngton. of Edging- |
on, died very suddenly at 3 O'Clock yes
erdav morning, heart disease, with which |
'e had long been a sufferer, being the
rouble. Mr.. Titteringtons death, sud
len as 1t was. was rot altogether unex-
'ccted as he had been sufferer from
ucb affections for three years. He was
Ifty five years of age and leaves wife
nd SIX children.
DEERE.
Mrs. Lncena, widow of the late John
Deere, of Moline, died of tumor at the
Deere mansion on Moline bluffs at II 30
his morning, aged seventy-nine years.
he was Mr.. Deere's second wife and a
lister of the first Mrs. Deere, and was
married at Granville, Vt, in 1867, She
al no children. The funeral will be
reid at 10 n'clnck Thursday morning