The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-26

| ful wife EliZa-whatever opposition he met
in the hard scuffle with the outside world,
In his home he found harmony, content and
happiness to cheer him on in the battle of
life. No one can tell how much he, and
| others like him, have been indebted for
their success in life to the quiet, stimulating
influence of faithful wife, making and
maintaining the impression on the heart of
the husband that in his home he had some
thing to fight for that was worthy of his
best efforts.
Eliza Hartwell always made the home of
her husband safe and welcome retreat
from the cares and discouragements of the
outside world. In her character of mother,
she left legacy to her country and human
ity of six children grown to maturity of man
hood and womanhood, who have occupied
their several positions in society with great
credit to themselves and honor to their faith
full and affectionate mother; not one of them
ever has, or ever can fully realize how much
they owe to that mother in that humble log
house in Bennington, Shiawassee Co., where
this sainted mother instilled into their
hearts and engrafted into their lives those
principles that haYe served them so well in
life's battle. The memory of their devotion
to her In her declining years as they sought
to smooth the decline to the grave, and to
make the sunset of life as golden as posi-
BILE, will nowcbe cherished and associated
with the bright memories of childhood when
they sought to pour into the ears of mother
their childish sorrows and trouble. As a
citizen (f0r she was citizen as much so as
her distinguished and successful husband),
she discharged her duties to her husband,
her children, her home, and to the public at
large-for she was no drone in the hive
Of human society. The question of schools
In the early settlement of the country, and
the building up of strong temperance SEN
timent in the community, as against the tide
Of free drinkinglin the early settlement of |
new countries found in her an able advocate |
and defender. But her work in personal
activity is now done, and there only remains |!
Vic luiuiiuACho VI tho PiOhiioC 1uut uCI WOIh |
shall follow her." and the reflex influence |
of her life be complete only in the great |
assize when the ''books shall be opened"
and full record of life'S conquest be cred
tied up.
Eliza Crandall Hartwell, born in the
town Of Armenia, Duchess Co., New York,
Nov. 4, 1906, and deceased Oct. II, 1894,
lacking AZ days of being SO years old. She
was married in 1922, at the age of 16 years,
and came to Bennington, Shiawassee Co. in
1888, and for A consecutive years acted
we'll her part in all that pertains to human
life and society.
In 1882, the weight of years, with declin-
ing strength induced her husband and her.
self to sell the old homestead in Shiawassee
Co. and remove to WILLIAMSON, Mich, and
arrange for quiet evening of life. This
was accomplished and years were passed, !
In comfort and quiet, when in 1891 her hus-
band j. M. Hartwell was called away, and
since then in her own home, cared for by
herself and ministered to by the careful at
tention of her daughter and comforted by
her other children, she lived in quiet, suf-
fering mostly from abated strength and fail
ing powers, until, her last illness in whicl
she suffered much, but without murmer OF