The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16


ANNIE E. AVERY.
in the same coed spirit that char
acterized her disposition, and was
handling the sale of the New Or
leans morning papers, when, gasp
ing for breath, requested Of those
who were in the store at the time
to throw open the sash, and fall
ing, she lost Consciousness. DR..
Stone Glanced TO be present, and
DR.. Turner having been sent for
at once, both phi ,'sicians cxertcd all
assistance withiA their power, but
to no avail, and some few minutes
afterwards Mrs. Avery was pro-
nounced dead, but not before flav-
ing been annointed by Very Rev.
Father Blanc, who had been inn
mcdiatcIy summoned. The end
was peaceful arsl calm.
Mrs. Avery WIS notill, although
she had gone through q siege Of
sickness the past winter, but good
care and tender nursing by q fond
sister and a devoted daughter re-
stored her former health, About
half hour prior to the tragic end
she had been conyersing with her
store ncighbor and other friends
and it was to them that she com
planned of an acute pain in the
head. This is about the only out
ward evidence given of any feeling
of indisposition.
The body was conveyed home,
and the wires at once made the
relatives away acquainted with
the sorrowful tidings, and friends
assisted the grief-stricken relatives
at home in arranging for the fun
eral. The teaching of her faith,
so good a Catholic was Mrs. Ave-
ry, had her thoughts familiar with
the fact Of the inevitable and to
be in readiness, and it was always
her wish to have her burial in
charge of Mr.. p. Gallery, under
taker at New Orleans, and friend
of the family. In accordance with
her wish, the gentleman at New
Orleans was communicated with
and he reached here by the coast
train, with casllet.
1t is strange coincidence that
only q few days ago Mrs. Avery
purchased a lot in the new ceme-
terry, where her body now reposes.
The relatives are one brother,
Mr.. A. }. Welch, superintendent
of the railway mail service with
headquarters at Chattanooga; q
sister, Mrs. G.. w. Archer, resid-
ing at Baldwin, Miss; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. A. }. Berthelot, of As.
cension parish, La; and Miss
Blanche Avery, who finished hen
studies about two years ago.
Annie Welch-Ayery was borr
in Tishomingo county, situated il
the northeastern extremity oi
Mississippi, a Mississippian by
birth, but of good old Scotch anC
Irish blood without bIemish OF
the family escutcheon. Her faith
er was noted for his honesty anC
| integrity, believing a man who en-
tered bankruptcy TO avoid the pay
ment of honest debts swiudler
| Her mother was a noble woman
known and beloved.
| Mrs. Avery received a thorougI
education, and this Supplemental
with that gift,of intelligence whicl
was hers, made her a woman of
thought, power and expressio
Her range of intelligence wa
| wide; anda woman who could con
verse on any subject national 0
international. from political econ
omy down, yet she was unassum
ing, humble yet ~hgnifed; an
loved her freside. In early lif
she married Capt3 Avery, a ea
liant officer in the Union army an
a gentleman whose ability as
writer is unquestionod. BY thi
union two children were born. o
mentioned in the foregoing,
Mrs. Avery was appointed post
mistress of Bay ST. Louis unde
the administration of Presiden
Grant and held the position wit
universal satisfaction for cIeye
years, serving enc year under th
Cleveland administration whic
indeed meant a great deal for he
efficiency. BY this position he
acquaintance became extensiy,
the summer visitors and ever
man, woman and child in Bay s.
Louis, irrespective of color, kne
Sher to love her by reason Of kin,