The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-12-15

DEATHS.

Nov. 10Th, 1891, Ivanora Barrow, aged
Ia years IL months and 7 days. To
our short vision it seems SO strange
that one so young, so lovely and
sprightly should be cut down thus
early in the morning of life; at q
time when the ardor of her youthful
aspirations were beginning to unfold
TO her the beauties of science, and
the harmonies of the grand natural
laws of the universe. But we must
bow to the mandates of Him who
makes no mistakes. 1t is the inexor-
able decree, that
''All that's bright must fade;
The brightest, still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest"
"Graty," thoir vert too fair and frail
to withstand the chilling blasts of the
winters of time. Oh, why did you,
with such endearing affections, en-
Irvine around the hearts of the loved
ones of home, the golden chords of
love, TO be snapped and sundered at a
time so sudden and 50 unexpected.
But love never dieth-It is born of
Heaven, the home of the ransomed
spirit. BY its endearing wooings we
viii ever encircle thee close about our
affections. "Graty," thou art gone,
only to be loved more fondly since thy
departure. Before you donned the
order of Immortality, we knew not
thy worth and endearing presence we
know and feel that now, thou hast
taught us to be more true and affec-
tionate to the living; to place our aflec-
lions on things that fade not away.
While our hearts are lonely and strick-
en-, we look beyond the shadows of
this ever changing world, to a land
where all is sunshine, and there, as
one by one, we are called from time to
eternity. Dearest sister, we hope to
meet thee. Dedicated by your strick-
en- sister Ruth.
On Thursday morning our commu-
nifty was startled by the news of the
death of one of the nobIest women
that lived in our midst. Mrs. Mary
Z. Grubbs, wife of Thomas Grubbs,
died at her home, near this city, at s
O'Clock Thursday morning, December
10th, aged "a years. So well known
was she, and so short had been her
illness, that the news came in the ma
ture of rude shock to her wide cir
Gle of friends. Always bright and
cheerful, full of vim and energy, with
a smile and a good word for all, ever
ready to do for those she loved or
those who needed her good offices, we
had not looked upon her as one who
was likely to leave us. A noble, earn
est, humble disciple of the Master,
she gave Him the service of her life
in no half-hearted manner, but with
a devotion born of a confiding trust in
Him in Whom she believed, she gave
Him the service of her life. She was
for many years member of the
Christian church of this city, and her
loss will be sadly felt. But it is in
her home where the loss falls with
keenest force; there it was where her
virtues shone brightest; her home
was her kingdom, and she was the
queen of realm Of devoted hearts.
She knew the strength of love, and
right royalty did she exercise her
power. Her ambition was to make
her home an ideal one, and she fell as
little short of it as any may do in this
world of ours. On the 18th
Of April last she, with her husband,
celebrated the 25th anniversary of
their married life, and of all those
who gathered to wish her joy on that
occasion, none seemed TO give more
promise of long life than she. She
leaves four children-two sons, Charles
d. and Edward, and two daughters,
Misses Katie and Virginia. Last
week she took trip to Cincinnati |
and caught cold, which by Sunday
had developed into pneumonia; even
this did not assume violent form |
Jill few hours before the end.
Fhe funeral services were held at the |
Christian church by Elder II. ID.
Clark, on Saturday morning at 10
o'clock, Burial in Machpelah ceme-
terry.
Died, at the residence of her par
nnts in this citv on Thursday avan-