The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-08
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81. SUNDAY JANUARY l !, ii ISoi .iS;s; q

ANNUAL AssaoRfAhs sRavIoas i ItIs, =, \
SUNDAY, H M JANUARY is. Sos.
Precious Dead Laid 70 Rest ii i0oG'
,RoBRRT coylNcfoNf i,,s Was bo,n MIN, MN
sry 10Th. 1874. and died SsDtenbor 9b,h
lsoo iie was tho oldes. man in the i'm,
M6eois'e sieDfon community, excopt Mr..
yeears. seven months, and four days old.
ny was = son ct Thomas S. and Saruh
70 vlngton. On his pa,crnaI side he was
.oe Rreat grand son Of Rev. Ribort Tho
n1s. ss aad y y q,.ite likely !ha, he iUhorf.
W. nla namo lltobert) from his.. dislin,
eu!snGd anoos'or. lie represented 4fhe
thifdd generation IRON ,hat man whnse
name today Is an ointmout l,o,,ra} ffayti
Cn January l7th. 1914 ho Was m ur
ned 10 Miss Martin Thomas daughter ~
Eli Thonas. She IL q grand daughter Of
a,ie sa'ne::s.iuateious.s mani: Rev !! Robert
Thomas. ~ = - -
On hia mhterna! siia l,o vas ], grand
son OF ! Jsmes Cook. who was dis,inauisl /.
in tho early history Of niothod;sm ! IL
y Marlboro County, and Who wss 'ono n =, ~
the arst setiiers Of ihy Town of Benno,,s nO -
v.llo. having se.idci tlicro before Tho
place was chosen ss tho County slid.
Thus II will.bc readily soon that. Kob.ri
tCoviDgton war connecting link b.twrnn
tho present. and agos gone BY.
lie prolessci religion. and joinoi the
~. II Church South. in tho year 1916, q,
.no same remarkable meeting. Of which
We nave before apoken conducted: :uuler
1ne ministry y Of Roy. Henry IL, Durant at
OLD Beauty Spot Thus |. uiil lie see6
shat ne had maiutaincd an unbr0ken con.
neolion with tho church tor. fifty four
ye@rs. tie was loyal TO the oluroli, he
institutions. t4I'7' = I. J. :
During the Civil war, whom .tho call
was mado tor the old nien. hoewent:: il
ooeateneo - that call. and served until
t.e close a.9hSstruggIe. and returned TO
soldier Of tho oross AIM ~
liia death was sudden. He had boon
SUFFERING from chills By which his health
was impaired. No ono. not evon his i'm ).
mediate family. considered him sxtrema
~. when 10. Oh tho morning Of tho 25,h
~ oepicmoer, long before tho day. had
uA%neu. ne audaelly oaa,,ed his hands
and tell into that slumBer' who'll knows
no waking. ,. '' - We '
lie has left widow. who had walked
With him in liie's pathway for Over, fiity
ok years. mud Il Is reasonable 70 Infer thai.
the dissolution Of .iies which had bound
!hem together no long Was productive Of
unreasonable grief. Four sons and ,i,feo
aauSn'ets are lsti g share. the sorrow.
Tho writer Of this mrn,oir fool. Il n
mourniul duty, to;lAy this tribute upon
the grave of liis departed ,fficnd. We
were associated together amid tho plea.
sutes Vt youth !; We met and symipat hixed
with eaah other when the cares aud re-.
apon!sibili.ies Of lnatur.r lifs were upon
~ land vllsp the burdeq OF years and
!ta tra'l;ies Of advanced ago wore drev.
'pg " down f.soYaFd tho close Of lite.
.horl day. end the shadows gerc growing
long bchinl W. we ondeayored to .ootn :,
iort aud cheoE oaoh other. ODE peculiar
soaturs In hi. clinrsctor was. no Was all
weye dleposcd 70 be eheo.tui. He has
seldom dcspopdont, aud was always dis.
posed 70 look on tho bright tide Of every
phasa of life. 4, M - 80
iio WAS aware that his end was near.
and spoke calmly and co,mpogslly W:,f
ye!erepce TO ba departure snd aavo
1t!tucionn With reference Ia his iune
liM body waa tenderg lnii in tlebgra
Cemetery. there to te5, unUl tho nor, ,i .
nrcaGs and tha shsdoyS Rso awap. +
j. NJ llAmer conducted Tho !unaNl
-Yicet.
and flour f.liowslir bAlowt e
Ia JcRuS, is o,swael,
Wns. holtht of rspure shalt Nc X. ~,
v hen round His throne We n.aot,I
DAVID BERRY, aoli Of Nathan ab,, su .
san Berry, was born In Marion county.
April "a. 1883. and died al his HON Q In
Tatnm. October l. 1900. "
February 18th. 1879. he was married
to Niiaa Melissa Mcdonald, who only lived
tow yoars after their marriage On June
2!.t 1882. he married AZ bis second wife
Mies Arab,lla johnson, who with seven
children su, vivos him. He wa, bap,iz ID
and received into the communion Of lbe
Baptist chutch in early life, and remain,
ed y consisten, member Of tho same until
his doath. ~,
He wasa man who was diliyent In bu :
siness. as WINS evidenced by the rise he
made in fhauciAl circles From n AM sjT
farm 10 lower. Hebron he went 70 Tstum
in the yesr | 888. and epssged In n,ercan.
tie bnnlncss, aud after y. few years beoame
y meMbor Of lsrge Numerical fi,m tLe
i0hince Of which has bucn far reaching IN
~ character. Whilo III tlle Interest uf
that finn he was on iYip TO GcoYaia and
there was attacked wi b the disease that
ebdsd his caret ~
He leturned t.om that lrip smitt.n
with disease, but seemed for limo 10 be-
On The way 10 recovery Hut soon in force
i returned and in the midst OF useful
ness and prosperity he was not, for God
took him. His den,h haa caused yncu.
um In his family which time cannot filI.
his widow 10 lett des,lste, his children
fare las l.erlcss, his ehnroll nourns Tho los.
OF a'tfue anl iand faithful member. tanI
the community lamcnts .he fall Of ono oi
4 itt,, Ironiiuout siemtors. ia Tho n,il / 81
Iell siiie's daiies gaai ..cais,lou.iGii,io, m. ~
A'igls::Esl,y has ssen fiji IN his Infinite wis.
( dam tocatl' l'$him. from lsbor 10 rest, il,
that house not ifsdo with hands eternal
| atlie hcavens S ''
ile;was lsid 10 rcst 10 Hebron Cemetery
October I'd, 1900, Rev. Ruff. Fura assis.
ted by Rev. II. Z. fostering conduc,ing 9
tho funeral service.
"Why ahc I'D ouK tcara III sorrow low.
When God recalls HIS own.
Aud bids them leave world Of woa