The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-08-23
A Correspondents Jaunf.
ICoScLuDED

| Next comes the grave OF Stephen
Cloud, father OF Stephen Cloud OF Chester
City. who Tor years hus kept shoe store
ON Third street, OF that city. We thought
OF him OF the by gone days; many, many
have been the social taiks we have had
with this old man. ard he was the first
man on whose face we ever applied a
razor. Alongside of him was Lydia his
wife; they both lived TO be over 80 years
Of age lie had two wives; the first wife
lies on the opposite side of bis second
| vito Lydia. We next come To the graves
OF Wesley Clark and Charlotte HE VITO.
father AID mother OF ono OF the hest
women to our way of thinking on Gods
foolstooI. Alongslde Of ibem Is tho body
| Of Brundling Smith. wife Uf Btinton Smith
| OF Mt Salem.
We honestly think that finer woman
| never lived than this woman. II ever q
woman enjoyed the grace OF God, she did
! to letter aud when she died she died one
OF tho grnDdest deaths that of any before
| her. In tho row lies the bodies OF Sailie
A, Poole. vile of Richard Pool OF Whining
ton. m other OF h. T. Poole who keeps one
| OF the largest and does one of the largest
shoe busiaese In Chester City. Near by
lies the bodies of Thomas Poole and ELIZA.
beth Poole his wife and little further On
thtt VI james Akins. and Mary Ann, his
wife.
1hs tomb of John Foull. Jr;,. who was
soldier In The late war. lie died In
Washington. Matoh Sih 1862, at the age of
2l.- His fnthers John Foulk, was one of
the strongest and most active men OF his
day In Brnndywire Hundred. lie came to
/, my fathers house some forty years ago
with his wife, und while there he aud
| father had d good time singing, as they
| weie both great lovers OF music.
A tombstone Lud the name OF John
| boys. end on another the name of his
| wife, IaIr.ei Boys. We saw the names OF
Nathaniel Williams and Sarah, his wife.
whose only descendant living 10 Mcses
| N1ilih Ins, OF Elan. Del. Co. Pa.
| Next come The naInes OF Benjamin and
FiiscilIu Day. LILA Day Next nre the
graves OF John McKeever. thomas and
| graves OF Francis Ennis and his son
| FraiTele. In anorher lot lies tho bndy of
Rev. Phineas frce. Al. d. He was born In
11s0. died in 1857. Alongside OF him are
Tho bodies OF lis two wives. Rebecca and
Harriet. Whes boy we went TO hls
| Sunday School b Id In little chapel at
| what was then called Corner Ketch, but
1 now Chelsea. The doc or used so preach.
| and many times have we heard him ex,
pound the Word In all it's simplicity. His
his religious work.
hhvc IN my possession yet several
books which he gave me for good attend.
ance ut his Sunday school and for quot.
ing scripture. He was somewhat ecoen.
tiic In his ways, yet pretty good sort Of
nan nftes ali. II is said of him that he
had three sons born to him. and he called
the first after his own name. Phineas. and
he died. the next The same name ana he
died. and the last the same. Wenow come
to tie graves OF john johnson and Brand.
ling johnson. who was an aunt OF my
| wife AMI sister OF Ann Clayton.
Mr.. johnson was soldier in the war OF
| 1872 His wifs was very fat woman. and
like her sister Ann was very religious. We
now come TO the beautiful burial lot OF
| Harry III. I hia yriPa prudanaa
| and Henry und Isaac, his sons who are
| The father, m other and brothers OF VIM.
p. Lodge. We knew Isaac. and he wus
| very erect In his carriage anu very polite
and Rentlemanly In his manner. and he
lived and died 4 bachelor. VIM. p. his
brother, we haye known for quite while.
and many good laugh we have had at
Unclo Billy,s Expense.
We must not forget to mention Penroae
1alioy and Thomas Taliey, WHO befriendei
finest Il. onument In the cemetery Ia that
OF Thomas l. ouslsy. The letters ore
finished with gold and the railing Is mag.
niiiceIt There are several nico monu
inents and that OF henry Lodge stands
III org the most beautiful. rhe iinost
chiid's tombstone Ia thut of George B.
Mccoy of Trimmer Delaware County, Pa.
Now, In conclusion we Will say that
| there are others whose names wo might
mention, but our letter ia already long
ohbuGn uuu pEOUubl1 tu5 IutuEbr W0
may give another letter about them.
One thing We don't like to zee, which
you will sre In almost any graveyard-the
topping over OF the tombstones and the
sinking of the graves 1t makes our
hentts feel sud whom we think that those
who are buried thoro and have near reia.
tions living that they will lot the graves
OF their fathers, mothers, brothers sisters,
wives and children be neglected. 1t
should not he. and when our body is aid
away VIC want our grave anu tombstones
kept In repair.
II we were blessed with ns much money
as some men are wa feel satisfied that we
could not put thousand dollars at inter-
eat to better advantage than to keep the
cemetery lots and tom bstones In proper
shape. the money to be spent on the same
every year.
After leaving the graveyard we called to
see our lifelong friend. zachariah Ebrlght,
who several ears ago hurt his foot, and
lew months ago gangrsne set In and his
Dig Toe had to be mputaLed At first IL
was thought that he would pull through.
but the disease has broken out again aud
his days Will soon be ended.
None are allowed to see him but hear.
Ing our voice at the door. he wanted to
see u.s. and we were permitted to hold
conversation with him, We found him
suffering terribly and with it all he has
sustained Code grace. and he is ready to
80 when the Muster says 1t is enough.
By his request we prayed with him and
offered word Of consolation TO tho af-
iiioted man. 30 we think tnat the above
day was not idly epent. and wherever we
go, we keep our eyes opened to see the
best OF everything and live In the best OF
Spirit Tor that which ls to come
A. s. o.