Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-21
THE GRIM REAPER BUSY!!
Death Stalks III Our Midst
Moving Down Young and
Old. Sad Death of Miss
Eloise Purnell.
MRS. ZADOK POWELL.

This (FridayD morning as we are get
ting ready for press we learn with sin.
cere regret of the death of Mrs Xadok
Powell, whose serious condition was re-
ported in the MESSENGER last week
Mrs. Powell had been Il great sufferer
and her death was not unexpected. She
is survived by her husband and Il son,
Mr.. William q. Powell. of the drug firm
of =. ID. Cottingham q Co. Interment
will he made in the NJ T.. Church yard
in lis town tomorrow SUNDAY morn
in"
EDWIN DIXON.
We have no sooner written the notice
regarding the death of Mrs. Powell than
word reaches us of the death of Mr.
Edwin Dixon. Mr. Dixon was found
dead in bed this morning. He was
about - years of age. and although he
had been i'll poor health for number of
years his death was not expected. His
death probably resulted from heart
disease. He leaves two sons and two
daughters, the first being Mr. Edwin
Dixon connected with the Subtreasury
at Baltimore, and Mr. Smith Dixon,
now at home. The daughters are Mrs.
A. Fred Hartman, at home with her
i"hNi' anu MIS- DuNic, VI WASHING
ton.
MRS. l.. p. CAUSEY.
Mrs. w c. Bratten received word
this week of the death of her sister.
Mrs. l.. p. Causey, wife of the Rev.
l.. p. Causey. of East Peperill, Mass.
Mrs. CauSey had many friends in Snow
Hill who will be sorry to learn of her
death.
MISS ELoISE PURNELL.
Sc Purncll, eldest daughter of Mr..
an RS. o. NJ. Purnell. died Tuesday
nigN[ after an illness lasting but Il few
days. On Monday. March 9th. she de
veloped symptoms of la grippe, but was
recovering from its effects, when she
suffered IA relapse on the Friday follow
ing. Her condition was not regarded as
serious until Monday night. when
symptoms of appendicitis. in commune
ton with localized pcritonitis, de.
veloped. Efforts were made To secure
the services of DIR. Finney, of Balti-
more, but owing To the lateness of the
hour, communications could not be Sc
cured either by telephone or telegraph.
Dr. Dick, of the Peninsula Hospital,
Salisbury, was summoned for consulta-
ton, and arrived here about seven
O'Clock Tuesday morning. After Il care
full examination, he advised against an
operation. In the early afternoon, her
symptoms rapidly became more alarm
ing. and it was painfully evident To
those who watched beside her, that her
spirit was lowering on the bordcrland
of death. The sad intelligence that she
lay so critically i'll, cast gloom in every
heart and home. and groups of anxious
friends awaited with blanchcd checks,
and trembling lips, hoping against hope,
for an encouraging report. Ii did not
seem possible To them that one 50
young and so full of hope and prom
Use would be called, but death loves Il
shining mark, and the message of glad
tidings came not To US, but to ElOlSc,
her death occurring mt ten O'Clock.
Another silver cord is loooscd, another
COLDER: bowl is broken, and another
gentle spi 1T has passed into the Great
Beyond. Tn. majesty of death has
trlumphed over the vlcisSitudcs of life,
and an immortal soul has returned to
God who gave it. Eloise was born in
February 1850. and At the time OF her
death was IL few weeks over IL years oi
age. She graduated ut the Snow Hlii
High School last June, and N,s-a gener-
al favorite of both teachers and sch GLARS
Her relations with her classmates Were
particularly close. and her death is fcIt
keenly by them. Her sweet and ainiable
disposition made her greatly beloved by
all. while her gentle and gracious man
ner endearcd her to all who came in
contact with her. Eloise remembered
her Creator i'll the days of her youth.
and the evil days came not nigh when
she took no pleasure i'll them. About Il
year ago she united with the Presby-
terrain Church. and has been dcvout
worshipper at divine services, as we'll as
"A regular attendant at Sunday School,
and member of the Missionary ami
other societies. The "Wednesday even.
ing Prayer Meeting services were
abandoned on account of the manifest l.
tions of grief of those who were pres
ent, each of whom felt as though the
loss was personal one. Owing to the
illness of Mrs. o. NJ. Purnell, funeral
services, conducted by Rev J. Il. North,
of the Presbyterian Church, assisted by
Rev. Avery Donovan. of the Methodist
Protestant Church, were held al home.
Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock
\ hymn, based upon the prophetic
words of Eloise To her father the day
before her death. and composed by
Mrs. NJ. Nj. North, was feelingly sung
Interment was made i'll the family lot in
the Presbyterian Church yard, and the
funeral cortege was followed to the
grave by the grief stricken family and