Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-06
DEATHS.


ACSTIN.-Ded on the 4th Instant, In
New Orleans, JOHN $. AUSTIN, fol-
merly OF this city.
BURNETT.-Died. at the residence OF
her parents. Hanover county. Va.
January 4th. at $50 L. ". HELEN NlR-
GINA, infant daughter OF Charlie and
Christie Burnett; aged l month and 2
days.
FISHER.-Dled. at o'clock this morn
ing, at the residence OF he. daughter
Mrs. =. II. kesler. els east Broad. Mrs.
FANNY A. FISHER. in the 9TH year OF
her age.
Funeral notice hereafter.
MAURY.-Died, at Berkeley. Cal. On
LIST instant. of heart disease. Commodore
JEFFERSON MAURY, last surviving
son Of Butler Maury. late Of Norfolk.
Va. and brother OF Mrs. John
Dunlop. Of this city.
INSTRUMENTATION
As the Christmas chimes Of 1875 rang
out to a listening world the glad tdings
that the anniversary Of the day, TO us
Was born a Saviour" had again dawned.
a pure and lovely spirit-Miss Lizzie
Allen, OF Manchester, entered into her
eternal rest. a devoted daughter. to her
u
be long upon the land which the Lofd
thy God giveth thee"
She belonged to a regime which mas
almost entirely passed away. being the
granddaughter of Major Allen, OF the
Continental army, one Of the Virginia
officers enrolled by General Washington
In the Order OF Cincinnati. His plania-
ton Joined boundaries with the plantation
of John Randolph, whom she was accuS-
toned in her girlhood to hear called by
her father and grandfather. Jack Ran
dolph."
over sixty years ago she was one OF
the beauties and bellies or the Southside'
particularly in the city Of Petersburg,
where she shone a social star OF the first
magnitude. In Lynchburg, too, she was
one OF the most admired young ladies OF
her day.
Her tastes were eminently refined, being
n noted lady florist long years before the
present fad OF lilies and roses. But. de-
voted to the cultivation OF flowers as she
was, she thought flowers were for the
house OF festivity, not for the house or
mourning, deeming the presence or death
too solemn and dread n time for the feel
ings OF the survivors TO be lacerated by
q brilliant display OF purchased flowers.
She was highly-practical woman, a
finished type OF the Old Dominion house
keeper OF ante-bellum days. her recipes
for frut-cake, pickles. and preserves
having been asked for from Boston 10
Florida, and across the continent to the
Pacific coast, within the present lustrum.
Some years ago she was famed by fall,
and, though from that time incapacitated
from active exercise. her skilful fingers
were always busy helping in some good
work, or brain and heart busy planning
some good work for others to execute.
She and her sister, Mrs. William n.
Garrett, were Of the little band that was
instrumental in planting the Presbyterian
Church in Manchester. being the two who
In the providence OF the Almighty. sought
out and collected together those OF the
Presbyterian faith who were then living
In Manchester. Doubtless window or q
mural tablet will soon be placed in the
church edifice, commemorative OF her de-
parture from the earthly to the heavenly
Church. 1t was not given to the writer
and friend to be with her when the end
came. but about ten days before her last
sickness she said to her bestowed friend:
II am ready to depart. and ] trust II will
not be long before the summons comes"
All through her illness. TO her sister.
Mrs. Garrett, and to devoted friend
who spent several weeks with her In the
fall, and who was with during her en-
tire decline. she gave frequent expression
OF her desire to depart. and be with
Christ. The morning before her death. as
the rising sun threw bright beam across
her face. she said TO her grief-stricken
sister: ''Soon to be with my risen Saviour;
Margaret. don't you wish you were going.
too? l have but ons regret. that or
leaving you behind" The last earthly
sun had risen for her: but she now lives
forever in the sunlight OF the great White
Throne.
Manchester. Va. January l. 1895.