Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-01-24

those twenty-five farmers 10 send
each a man q goodly number r. Of
miles to the post Office. Let's en-
deavor through our representatives.
ill congress to have every rural.
route in our county continued
Edgefield Deeply Grieved Over
The Death of Mrs. L. r. Gwalt.
ney.
When the intelligence of the
death of Mrs. Sophie Lipscomb
Gwaltney, wife of Rev. DR.. Z
r. Gwaltney, reached Edgefeld
last week there was much genuine
sorrow manifested on every hand.
This good woman, SO widely be-
loved wherever known, was bern,
reared and spent the major por-
| Ition of her life in our town. The
older inhabitants knew her from
early youth, while..it was the pleas
ure of the younger to know her
but e few of her latter years;
however, all will cherish her
memory with sincerest and deep
est affection.
The hearts of Edgefeld friends
share this deep sorrow and 60 out
i'll tenderest sympathy to the
affectionate husband and devoted
daughters in this hour of affiiction.
The Rome Tribune had the
following to say Of Mrs. Gwalt-
uey's death:
January the 14th, Sunday
morning, at 7:46, after months of
great suffering, Mrs. Sophie
Gwaltney, beloved wife of Or.
Lutber= Gwaltney, passed peace
fully away at her home in East
Rome.
The end was not wholly un-
expected and the loved ones from
a distance, as those who had nur-
tured the invalid in the long
period of i'll health, surrounded
Che bedside.
Triumphantly with radiant
smile and song on her lips, the
patient sufferer closed her eyes
on earth to open them in the laud
OF the redeemed. 90, Death where
ls thy rting: o Grave where is thy
victory"
Yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock the funeral services were
conducted at the First Baptist
church by the pastor, DR.. R. B.
Headden, assisted by Rev. G. G.
Sydnor.
As in softened tones the strains
of "Come Ye Disconsolate" fell
from the organ, the family fol-
lowed the casket into the church.
Reverently Dr.. Headden read
the lesson and with sorrowing
hearts the great concourse of
friends and admirers bowed their
heads for the comforting prayer
that from Mr.. Syduor's lips aa-
cended to the throne of grace
beseeching solace for the grief
stricken, the broken hearted.
Tenderlv her pastor in brief
peroration referred to the holy
life OF the gentle sleeper dwelling
upon her many virtues, her cour-
age, patience, long suffering,
resignation AID sublime faith.
Her home life was beyond COM
pare and the duties of wifehood
and motherhood her richest jew
els to rebound ever to the glory of
her memory.
The quartefte sang Crock Of
Ages and Mrs Patton rendered
lexquisiteIY a solo, The Hone
i5,ofsthe Soul.
Az a mark of respect Shorter
College faculty and students at
tended the obsequiss in a body
and as testimonial of love and
respect laid two handsome floral
offerings upon the casket. The
Alumnae Association of Shorter
and the Mobley Park church. of
which DR.. Gwaltney is pastor,
also expressed their sympathy in
fragrant flowers beautifully woven
Into the significant forms of, an
anchor and harp. Several other
pretty pieces breathed the same
sweet message of love.
On Myrtle Hill, the services ar
rested at the church, were resumed
and all that was mortal of the
fondly loved wife and mother was
consigned to the last narrow home
| there TO rest until the JUDGMENT