, 1904-03-23
OBITUARY.
R ANNIE STARR.

The death of Mrs. Annie Starr at her
residence at Holly Beach caused a
shock to the whole community, where
for so long a time she has been a resi-
dent, at least for a portion of each
wear, and where she was admired and
loved by every one who knew her.
She had been steadily failing during
the past year, but her family felt ASST
red that she would spend at least
another summer with them, among
the birds, and flowers and trees so dear
to her heart.
Her death occurred quite suddenly
from a stroke of apopleXy Sunday
morning, March Goth, 1904, at 3.15
o'clock, and acute suffering was con-
fined to the last few minutes ofher life.
Mrs. Starr al born on the Isle of
Motto, Lake Champlain, July 81, 1924,
making her nearly so years of age.
The home funeral was held Monday
evening at 7.30 O'Clock, Rev. Arthur
w. Spooner, ID. D., being the officia-
ting clergyman. Rarely has there
been a funeral service so thoroughly in
harmony with the Christian faith.
While there was sadness at the thought
of parting there was manifest rejoicing
that the aged saint and mother had
passed to her eternal reward. The
daughter, Mrs. Carl Haswin, presided
at the piano, leading the company of
neighbors and friends in singing,
"Guide Me, o, Thou Great jehovah"
and NEARER, My God to Thee" Who
could have poured such tenderness
and pathos into the music? The adj
dress of DR.. SpOoner was rather adap-
ted to a good night service than to a
fnnnro1 Hn dHnlt .ttnan fhn Iifo ca
nobly lived, SO sweetly ended on earth,
in terms calculated to lift the thought
of the listeners above death to life.
He spoke of the sweet simplicity of her
life as one of the browning graces of
womanhood. '"There is one word"
he remarked, (which seems to tell the
story of the life of our departed friend,
and that is the blessed word mother.
Did she not mother every one that
came near her in friendliness? Not
only her children, her grandchildren
and neighbors, n friends, all felt her
motherly heart. Yes, more than that,
she mothered the roses, and ivy, the
tulips and hollies, and she loved the
flowers because she loved God, and
she loved God more because she loved
the 1owers.u
AT the conclusion of his address DIR.
Spooner read the following lines which
he composed for the occasion:
TENDING THE FLOWERS OF HEAVEN.
| walked mid the bowers of a garden fair,
In search of the one whose tender care
Had nurtured each flower, till beauty rare
Opened sweet petals every where.
l searched, and called, but called in vain:
The gardiner had gone; then a swift dash ofrain
Fell from the clouds, and a sudden pain
Shot thro'my heart-will she meier come again?
She has gone to care for the flowers of heaven
A sweet voice whispered, and my heart, riven
With It's sense of loss, like a song bird driven
Far from its mate, and to mourning given,
Was filled with a flood of heavenly peace,
And | felt the angel had told me this,
That | might know the gardiner fair
Was giving the flowers of heaven her care.
o, blissful vision! o. blessed thought!
To heart with pain of heath d straight,
She has gone from earth, where flowers are fair
To tend the flowers of heaven, more rare.
After the reading of these lines both
Mr.. and Mrs. Haswin spoke in the
tenderest way of their mothers gentle,
loving, charitable life and declared
their faith in the heavenly life with
its blessed reunions.
Tuesday morning the friends depar-
ted on the early train for Ripon, Wis
consin, the old home town of the de-
ceased, where the interment will occur.