The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-20

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b0 distributed the harns passed
around and the bright white robes
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pefs best There IL wl!i ne glYea tbs
wife OF the pioneer Her hardea was
a aaaYy Que. baI she bore IA brayeis
and patiently and II happened tragi-
gally often that hef work VAS TOO
heavy aud her hands were folded
many years too soou Many who bore
the brunt OF the battle never lived
10 enjoy the fruits OF victory oeca-
sionallS there is one whose stgeagth
proyed equal 90 toe burden, Such an
oAe is Mrs Rebeoea Daniels o tbs
city wao on YESTERDAY celebrated
her eighty-firat birthday
la honor of this event Mrs Daniels
was treated to one OF the most pleas
ant surprises OF her HE. Eos sex
eral days her lady friends and ueigh-
bors had been preparing 60 eele-
| brate her anniversary III truly be-
| fitting manaer Mrs. Daniels resides
with her daughter Mrs Bette
Laughlin, on Nest Franklin street,
! and at this elegant home the ladies'
| began assembling YESTERDAY after
moon at $3.50, each one carryiag some
( thing in the way OF refreshments.
| There We're salads. cakes, all manner
OF fruits, hot chocolate aud many
other tempting delicacies. When the
purpose of this gathering was eX
| planned Mrs, Danieis was completely
taken by surprise and was SO over
come With emotion that she could
not find words to express her appre-
ciation of Ihts kind remembrance.
The anniversary of Mrs Laugh
| Inns birth coInes the nineteenth Of
next month, aud she was not forget
ten by the ladies'. who planned to
combine the two events in one. The
surprise cane as pleasantly TO uer
as TO her mother aud they WED with
each other in manifesting appreci-
alton of the thoughuulness of their
friends There were perhaps thirty
five or forty ladies present. and af-
tor exchanging greetings With the
honorees of the occasion they set
10 work spreading tables from which
the refreshments were served, A
representative of this paper was in
Vited to be present, and he had the
honor OF sitting at the table with
Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. n. A, Thompson
Mrs. A. Rose and Mrs. Rosson. While
enjoying the dainty feast Mrs. Dan
ieis talked most interestingly of the
pioneer days in Texas, Her mind is
unusually bright and active for a per-
son of her advanced age, and her
eyesight is keener than many persons
who are not yet half so old as she.
She takes great pride in the fact that
she can read and do fancy and artistic
drawn work without the aid of
glasses.
Mrs. Daniels is a native of Mis-
souri, and has been a resident of
Texas since 1861. In that year she
and her husband moved to Bell coun-
ty and at the close of the Civil war
they came to Ellis county. locating
on a farm eight miles north of WaXa-
hachie The county seat was then
a small village and the county was
not very thickly settled. In 1898
she moved to WaXahachie and has
since made her home with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Laughlin.
After the refreshments had beer
dispensed the guests assembled in the
parlor where they were delightfully."-
entertained by Miss Elizabeth Moore
in a number of readings. A socia
session followed and then the guest:
took their departure, each wishins
Mrs Daniels and Mrs. Laughlin man,
happy returns of the occasion.