The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-26

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A BRIGHT LIFE GONE
Mrs. Dilley Laid to Rest in Grace
land Cemetery-Her Life a
Sacred One.
The funeral Ceremonies over the
remains of the late Mrs. L. II. Dilley
occurred from the home at 405 Ven
Epps street, south, at $50 O'Clock.
THURSDAY morning. a large number
OF friends in the city and from Ar
teslan and Mt. Vernon we're present
in tender respect to the memory of
this eminently worthy lady. The
many exquisite floral tributes were
arranged about a large bank of ferns
and palms and over the lid of the
couch caslet beneath on the floor.
was a profusion of white and purple
pansies.
The music was rendered by a
mixed quartet, with Mrs. r. N.
kratz at the piano. The quartet
numbers were a Mendelssohn ar
rangement of ''still, Still With
Thee" and Just For Today" the
services closing with a baritone rem
dition OF Phoebe Cary's Zone Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" Rev. III. s..
Wilkinson, of the First Methodist
church, conducted the services, speak
ing briefly from the text-"For me
to live is Christ; to die is gain" In
his eloquent tribute, he read the
following resume of Mrs. Dilley's life /:
death is Gods coming;
Heaven His revealing face"
Such surely would be the testimony
of the mute lips and gentle voice of
Maud Rand Dilley, could she give en-
preston to the experience consequent
to her sweet life and sanity falling
asleep, which occurred just before
the breaking of morning, on Tues
day, August the sixteenth, 1904.
Morristown, Nova Scotia. Decem-
Der 2, 1862. was the place and date of
her birth. Her parents were Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Rand, whose nobility
of mind and character she so richly
Inherited. In infancy her residence
became Falrbault, Mimi, where she
lived until her marriage. Engaged
much with her music and school
duties, she was never too much &C.
cupied to give her enthusiastic and
capable assistance to church move
ments, her christian experience bios
soming into glorious womanhood
with each succeeding year.
In her twenty-frst year, August
eleventh, she was married to Lemuel
III. Dilley, and removed to Farming
ton, Minnesota. The greater part
of her married life was spent IN this
state. Moving to Artesian in 1888,
she soon gathered about her with
envlable grace, an Overwhelming cir
Gle Of friends, to whom she endeared
herself by her winning qualities, and
many charitable and unselfsh acts.
WHICH ever were unmentioned by
her. To be in her home, was to
feel that rare grace Ct hospitality
that only the NEST tactful and gentle
can offer.
During this time her health, all
ways frail, became the object of So
illcitude; however, no grave appre-
tensions were entertained by her
friends. Never w%earying in her du-
ties as %organist and a prominent fac
tor in all departments of church
work. her removal to Mitchell i'm Sep
tember, three years ago, lett i'm the
social and church circles of Artesian
a vacancy, deeply regretted and still
untitled.
The mother-love was strongly de-
veloped in Mrs. Dilley. The inspira-
ton and help she gave to her idol
lied daughter in her college work
can never be fully estimated.
July is, 4 year ago, she became i'll,
suffering intensely with rheumatic in
fiammation, affecting especially head
and chest. Through the most excru-
ciating pain her gentleness and
ucorage never failed. Often she
said, 81 live just a day at a time, as
Jesus helps me-"
Early in May she became confined
to her bed, where, through tortur-
ing illness. her soul was blossominp
for that rest where agony Of mind
and body have neither place nor part.
! She suffered the fatal attack Mon.