Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-02-17
In Memoriam.

t Chapman III. Peery.
> The eye moistens and the oe
falters when called to recou,. H.
i. virtues of one so young aud lovely
That death loves shining mark i
more than truly exemplifed in th,
untlmely end of this dearly beloved
wife. Mrs. Peery was a rare and
grand type of woman-hood, replete
with every quality which renders
woman lovely and lovable. She
possessed the charm or an elag.,t
person, strikingly handsome face
ana eyes so full Of briliancy and ex.
preston that none who saw them
can ever forget them. To this pleas
ing personality were added a fine
intellect, we'll moulded by an excel
lent education, a beautiful gift Of
music, and n nature refined and oen.
erous. Perhaps her most praise
worthy attribute was her great nm
selfish heart, so full of goodness and
christianity. That love which ''sayeth
ana thinketh no evil' alorified her
existence like bright halo. ONLY
those who knew her in her home life
can pay just tribute to all the worth
mess which made her so infinitely
beautiful. She was the best and
sweetest Of daughters, iov
and delight to her little sister
and to her husband. She was
like flower which shed it's fra
GRANGE over many. She had only
reached the twenty-fourth mile post
In lifes journey, but her DAYS were
luiler and more blest, than are
vouchsafed to most of mortals. Her
years had passed like a happy dream.
sweetened 10y double portion of
home-love and hallowal by the de.
votion of husband who worshipped
her. With all of the blessings which
made existence dear to her, so rev
erently did she bow to Gods will
hat she often spoke of acouiescence
and readiness to answer the Masters
summon when he should sayss"come".
She gave herself TO GOD when q =,
school girl, and her record asa mem,
Der of the Methodist church was that
IF an earnest believer ana a faithful =
servant of the Lord. Just few DAYS
before her death she drafted n notice /
aid for a parsonage.
The church, as well as the commu- f
lity has a great loss to sustain in K
he sudden departure of the sweet
youthful worker A portion of each
lay was given to her Bible and her
asst well moments were spent in
'raising God in the touching words .
# "Galilee" and 81 Am Sweepino =
Through the Gates Long will
hat dear refrain. linger in the hearts
he has left behind. There is balm = =
n the knowledge that she is among :,
he re deemed, "robed in whiteness. :
lad in brightness, chanting the =,
Great New Song" which only the - :,
ngels are permitted to sing.
There is not room in Ler strick. !,
n home which does not speak of -
er, there is not friend who does .
lot mourn to give her her up-even b
hough the separation means an in. l
eritance in heaven. We know not a a
Vhy the young and fair are taken :
ust as they bloom into life; it is not
or US to question, we must be trust.
III where we cannot understand: 6
content to know that God holds the .
'ey to all mystery. May our heav =
My Father manifest himself unto :,
he sorrowing mother and husband :,
IS he does not unto the world. and
n his all efficient love and grace d
nay their tears be dried and their
learts find peace. +
lis only step through the river II
That rolleth SO deep and wide, Il
Where white robed angels are waiting
For us on the other side
'Tis only step that divides US
From glories no mortal has seen, n
we shall find them when deaths angel
Shall have lifted the veil between
Washington's Pardner. a
The Bristol Tribune saws: The I
Walker investigation goes merrily Z
IN. Yesterday Walker bad = naoro 5