The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-06-14
Death of Mrs. Il. w. Greenough.

The SAD ENDING OF A HAPPY LlFE-CoMEs
HOME FROM THE SOUTH TO DIE.
Mrs. Eben w. Greenough died on We'd
nesday evening at nine o'clock. She was
born on the 2hth OF March, 1860, and was
therefore twenty-nine years old She was
the daughter of Rev. Horatio Hewitt, who
at one time was rector of st. Matthew's
church Of this place and who died here in
1889. 1t was here she met her hush and
here the years Of her budding womanhood
were passed, which now so sadly end.
In 1869 she went from this place to Mrs
Eastmsn's female college at Media. AS
soon as her school days were over she took
up the more serious duties of life, and in
1880 was married from the house of her
brother John, as her father at that time
was in charge Of parish in the far west.
He lived in Bellefonte and like his father
before him, was also minister and at this
time in charge of the Episcopal church in
the above named place. He it was who
performed the ceremony that made Eben
" William Greenough and Elizabeth Swami
Hewitt man and wife, the Rev. Dr. Hop
kius, of Williamsport, giving the bride
away. They chose Sunbury for their home,
as the parents Of Mr.. Greenough lived here.
They built for themselves charming home
on the river bank, next door to the church
of which the father of dece ased was rector
for six years.
There was no happier home In the land,
not even shadow upon the Threshold to
mar the joy and happiness within. Ia 1881
a little girl, Mary, came TO bless their un-
ion; two years later Willie added ray Of
sunshine to their happy day. Then came
the third and last olive branch, sweet little
Snsette. At about the time of her birth =
one year ago. the husband and father was
overtaken by catarrhal pneumonia, a grim
disease that for time held Its victim near
deaths door. But his good constitution,
developed by the college gymnasium, now
stood him in good stead and he pulled
through. The rigor of our northern win
ters is particularly hard on one who has
just gone thro' such siege, and to escape
this he sought the milder cline of the sun
ny south. On the 7th of January of this
year Mr.. and Mrs. Greenough, Mary, Will
lie ana Susette started for the South. At
that time Mrs. Greenough was the picture
of health, full of life and Of good cheer,
happy at the prospects of seeking place
where her husbands health would be pro-
mr. taI 20 ThA,,n.,;lIo
gia, and as had been predicted the climate
agreed with Mr.. Greenough aud he was
rapidly restored to health. When the
warmer days OF spring time came again
they started on their homeward journey,
and thinking to make il by easy stages they
stopped at Aiken, South Carolina. Here it
was that misfortune seemed to overtake
them, for Mrs. Greenough was taken down
with typhoid fever, and while she was
struggling with this awful malady little Su-
sette was taken sick and died. This was
sad blow to them all, particularly for the
mother, who had enough-guided by our
finite judgment, we would say, to bear al
ready. The little one was sent on and three
weeks ago was buried in the cemetery here.
On Monday one week ago the mother came
so changed that her friends scarce knew
her. She was carried from tue train to her
home and since then has been delirlous
most OF the time. And now she has gone
to join Suzeite. So closes the sad chapter
in this life that until now had been such &
happy one. IL is one of the strange anC
inexorable DEGREES Of fate that the husband
who went away sick comes back restored
and the wife who went we'll comes back to
die. 1t was IN the plan, and God know
best. Then, too, there is sweet and pref
ty picture that comes before us, the Joyous
meeting of mother and child in Paradise
and, best of all, its true. Think of the 10,
OF the little one, Graded on the wings o
doves and guarded by angels, at seeing tn
brightest angel OF all TO her, her mother
Even looking through tears we may fnt
something TO soften the pangs of sorrow
There are, OF course, sad hearts here, bu
what joyous ones there.
Mrs. Greenough will be very much miss
ed by her many friends. She had a brigh
and CHEEKY disposition was refined anC
delicate in her tastes delighted in doin
things to promote the happiness OF Others
and to this end her house was often tn
scene of pleasant entertainments of variou
kinds. Besides her husband and childre
her mother survives her, and the heart c
every one in this community goes out /
them all in sympathetic coincidence
bury Democrat June Z.
An elegant line of summer nerino-
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