The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-15
DOUCrEFT.

IL fast slipping away The hunter
moon H. nearing the full Cotton
harvest IL on In earnest There are
no discouraged people 10 the Dough
erty valley one Of the finest crop
~ corn ever harvested H. now hOus
ed. and no frost yet
Even the usual amour Of malaria
isn't al prevalent as usual Just
caught The Infectious spirit and hied
away ~ parts unknown
But, afniction has visited gu little
village the past week and left two
sorrowful homes two vacant places
such a. death always leayes-and
there has been widespread sympathy
In both instances for both families
Sunday evening, Oct g. George.
IN. infant sOn Of Robert and Alice
New. passed into rest after weeks
~ suffering When an only child
Ia taken the home seems ~ empty.
but The mother has the wonderful
consolation that her child only slip
ped out ~ her arms to rest In the
arms Of Him who ~ lovingly said
'Suffef the children NJ cOme unto
me" How glad VI are - know
that such a place NJ Heaven II pre-.
pared even for the least ~ those %
The little one was laid ~ rest In our
village cemetery Monday afternoon
Mrs News afniction seems doubly
heavy, as she was 30 recently called
on ~ bury her dear mother. But
the Lord gave. the Lord hath taken
away-blcsscd be the name Of the
lord.
Another heavy afflictiOn came 10
Doughorty ~ yell AS W the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunter Sat
urday morning. October ~. when
their eldest son. George. died after
m Illness Of two short days lie
was taken with n hemorrhage ~ the
stomach at school Thursday morning
aud reached home about ~ O'Clock,
and as the day passed ~ aud there
was no recurrence Of the hemorr.
rbaRe. hopes were entertained that
the worst was oyer, But at 2 . m,
Friday morning "A second heavy at
GuplII lusIu pIuM0 pun no suiBo NON
hamorrhage Of the bowels set IN
and from that time Their" was no
hope. DR.. Simmons from Mil Creek
and Dra Combost aud Weaver oi
this village were In attendance and
did all that was possible TO be done
Coming NO swiftly the parents were
almost paraiyzed with grief. II did
not seem as though they could give
him up. His sister. Mrs. w. II. Tom
linson OF Lindsay. l. T.. was sum
monod by telegram but did 40 reacl
here In time Ia see her brother be-
fore his death.
George VA known FAR and wide
IN II Of the finest young men tina
has ever been raised In Doughcrty
with no bad habits. studlous yer,
industrious. kind. 80 trustworthy
that the question was asked oyer and
over again. why such an one wal
taken when he was needed here ~
much" and the only anAw"r could
be- that God had u greater plan fol
his life than could be fulfilled here
W. All know he was prepared and
ready Ia go. M he was u Of IA,
first Of The bright young converts
of last summers revival meetings
asj has boon constant In his attend
snco upon church services and sun
day school ever since. aud the last
service he attended Wednesday nignl
oct Jth. be- read the 23rd Psalm
as his part tie wnH laid Ia rest
In the cemetery at Min Creek by
the side of his maternal grandpnr
cnta 50 lately deceased The heart
broken family were accompanied I,
WIN ~ ~ ~ ~ '''' ~
Hympathillng friends aud neighbour
aud the deepest sympathy H. ~
prosscd on all Sides for the sor
rowing ones
when black browod grief steals 1t
all unawarcs
And drcar bereavement keeps u.
company,
How passing sweet In human sym
patty
The ministry of comfort In despair
More than weak words express
Help uH to bear the anguish
That Tor every home must bc
when DEATHS cold shadows enter 81
lcutly
Aud leaves beside the hearth
A vacant chair.
The many friends ot Mrs, 'htto'