Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-10-28

October 18th, of heart trouble. Her
illness had been coming on for the
past two years, and she had been grow
ing gradually worse until at last her
strength to overcome the oft-repcated
attacks had been spent and she passed
peacefully away at noon of the above
date, and now she is at rest and
happy.
Sarah Barlow Graves, was born in De-
troit, Mich, Dec. y, 1885, she was a
daughter of James Otis Graves, and
his wife Sarah J. Barlow; her mother
surviving her birth but five days. A
part OF the first few years of her life
she spent with her grandparents.
Her grandfather's memory she partio-
ularly cherished. He was Abner Bar
low, a pioneer New York man and a
Revolutionary soldier. Mrs. Bates
lived a great deaf deal in past men,
cries, being one to treasure relics, and
letters and memoirs of her earlier
days. She was graduate of the
Girls Seminary in Canandaigua, N. V;
attending that school for a number of
years and spending her summers with
her father in Detroit.
In 1861, Oct. 10Th, she was married
to Chas. Curtis Bates of Canandaigua,
New York. Their children were Da-
vid Cole, Laura Barlow, Charles Cur
It's and Kitty and Lizzie, the last two
being twins. The little girls all died
in babyhood, and her husband died
March %, 1871, leaving the mother
and her two sons, David and Charles,
to whom she devoted her life.
In 1891 she with her sons came to
Olympia, and has since made it her
home. She was woman of literary
tastes, Il member OF the Woman's Club
of Olympia.
Her only surviving relative beside
her immediate family is cousin, Mrs.
Sarah Hayes, who is now past eighty
but from whom she still received
letters. In the last week OF her life
she received letter from an old
schoolmate, Mrs. Frances Holden, of
Batavia, N. ", speakingo of their happy
school days and abiding to many
things of mutual interest. One of
these trivial variations possessing a
purely individual interest, was that an
apple-tree cherished in childhood had
been transplanted from her grandfath-
er's orchard. and blossomed in her
cousin Sarah Hayes yard and was
known by the name of Grandfather
Barlow"
All these little matters OF interest
to her, and letters containing many
family records, Mrs. Bates has pre-
served for her children and their
children, hoping they would cherish
them as she has.
Her request was to be buried by the
side of her husband and children, in
Palmyra, N. Y, so her remains were
sent East, at s o'clock Thursday, Oct.
Goth, and will be met by her son
Charles, who is now East, and he will
see that her wish is carried out.
She was q member of St. Johns
Episcopal church, at which place the
funeral services were held.
AGrand Success.
Seattle seems to have gone wild over
"South Before the War;" running
weeks engagement at the Third
Avenue Theater. The P.-L of yester-
day says:
"South Before the War;" and the
Passion Play pictures are doing an
immense business at the Third Avenue
theater this week.
The Times of Wednesday says:
1t would seem by the crowds around
the Third Avenue Theater box office
at all hours of the day, that every
man, woman and child in the city has
made up their minds to see the great
Passion Play, which, in connection
with Harry Martell's South Before
the War;" is holding the boards at
that popular houseHihis week. These
pictures have not only the advantage
of being among the clearest and most
distinct ever seen here, but the subject
is one of the most interesting in the
world. This devout rite, given with
a religious fervor that speaks yolumns,
is impressive in the extreme.
As for "South Before the War"
itself too much cannot be said IN Its