The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-04
Death Of Rev. Amasa Il. McMackin.
[Logansport, Ind, Journal, May 2Gth.


afternoon, May ~. Although Mr.. Nc
Mackin has been here little more than
two years he had gained for himself a
very wide circle of warm friends who
mourn to-day the sad death Of their
friend, companion, counselor. During
Mr.. McMakin's brief residence here he
had attached unto himself 4 larger
personal following that 'maNy men
could gain in life time. His death is
sad, sad indeed and the community
mourns with his heart-broken widow,
his two interesting little sons, and the
aged mother, whose only son is thus
] plucked untimely from her widowed
| old age.
Last week Rev. McMaclin enjoyed
| a few days outing with a reverend
friend and comrade, fishing and hunt
ing at one of the pretty little lakes
which dot the northern part of the
State. He returned Friday evening
declaring that he never felt better, and
boasting that he weighed more than
ever before. On Saturday he busled
himself in preparing his Sunday dis
course and in working on the coming
issue of his St. Luke's Lutheran Herald.
He arose at 4 o'clock Sunday morning
feeling in superb health, and said that
he would put the flushing touches on
his sermon. Strangely enough the text
he had selected for the sermon he was
working on when stricken with his
fatal illness was Job 5: 9.-"He shall
deliver three from six troubles; yea in
seven troubles there shall no evil touch
thee."
About all ho-r after arising Mr.. Nc
Mackin was seized with excruciating
pains in the bowels, which continued to
grow worse. His pain was so great dur
ing his brief illness that he was kept
under the influence of opiates nearly
all the time. The physicians were not
fully decided what the trouble was, but !
knew that the only chance-and that
was meager indeed-of saving him was
delicate surgical operation. FridayM
morning DR.. Eastman, the enilsei Il
surgeon from Indianapolis, arriys54gd an
assisted by Drs. Cady, Bell S@3and Powe
performed the naasasesessaTy aasseseessaTy operation. A
4 + seod0mlnal incision was made and tn
ed trouble was found to be what is know
10 technically as suppurative appendiciti
eg- the appendix vermiformis, tha
n2 strange little member which scientist
90 have been at a loss to account for, hav
rSt ing suppurated. The pus discharged
ce from this suppuration had caused
,is high state of Inflammation. which n
medical skill could alleviate. DR.. f .st
% man declared at once that the case wa
,rs hopeless and that the ailment was fata
as from the start, that an earlier opera
a tion would have been unavailing. Rev
m McMackin did not revive after tn,
% operation and continued to sink unit
80 at 1:45 p. m. death relieved his suffer
ro ings.
il The remains were inferred near Mr.
es McMackin's birthplace at Newcomers
I'd town, Ohio, Sunday at = o'clock, {
s. number of the church members from
" here accompanying his grief-stricker
ut widow and children and aged mother
IT. to the scene of interment.
n AnIasa McMackin was a noble man
s. Would there were more as noble as he
. Walton Dots.
If The nice rain last week has made
% the grass grow rapidly and all the
j. farmers are quite busy; but they are
having beautiful weather e. present.
J. The gardens in this nelghborhood
II are not at all backward. Some of the
1t neighbors are. eating beans and Irish
d potatoes and other vegeta bles.
It There is not much fruit in this Sec
y ton, what there is, is deliberately
e dropping to the ground. The colored
peoples lien will open when the black
berries get ripe and then there will be
Il clouds" as low as the briars are, even
on the creeks.
If The pleasure-seekers around Walton
are not having any picnics, for they
are engaged in fighting General
e Green"
|. There is great deal of sickness in
s this neighborhood, among both the
e whites and blacks, consequently our
prominent physician, DR.. X. O. Hentz,
D is kept exceedingly busy.
t Several people from Walton took in
! the. Lutheran Conference which con-
vened at Bethlehem church near Po-
2 maria on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. 1t was not we'll attended on Fri
day and Saturday, on cccount Of the
inclement weather, but Sunday was
fair and beautiful, therefore, good at
tendance was given.
, Mrs. Matte Glymph, of Glymph-
vile, and her daughter, Miss Annie,
were visiting relatives around Walton
Saturday night and Sunday.
There will be services held at St.
Matthews (the Lutheran churcb) by
the pastor, Rev. Julian, the first Sun
day in June.
Mrs. Sallie Hughey and family, of
Hope Station, were visiting relatives at
Walton Saturday and Sunday.
| Miss R. E. Lake, of Waltop, is visit
ing Mrs. L. Hendrix, of Pomaria.
JUNE BUG.
| ,7une 1891