The weekly true Democrat., 1908-04-03
ChaIrsa LoeaIs md ParsonaIa.

ChaIFss Locals and Personals.
Chaires, March 81, 1908. This com.
munity has been saddened by the death
of one of its Oldest citizens, Mr.. Ward
Strickland, which event occurred at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Smith, on
Sunday morning, the 22d inst. Mr..
Strickland had suffered for years with
paralysis, but he left here two weeks
before his death to visit his daughter
near Monticello, and was even in his
usual vigor. When en- route home he
stopped to see his other daughter at
Drifton. He there suffered another
stroke Of the dread disease, when his
wife and son were phoned for and they
hastened to his bedside, firm in the be-
lief that the usual skillful efforts of his
lifelong friend, the physician, would
again prove successful, but when God
wants the best physicians fail, and
leaving the assurance that all was we'll
with his soul he entered the land of
eternal Sabbath. Mr.. Strickland was
nearly always able TO attend church,
the Methodist being his choice, and was
held in esteem by the people here, with
whom he had lived for three years, and
certainly The large concourse that fol-
lowed his body to its resting place in
their family cemetery at Waukeenah
Monday proved this true, there where
he had spent his life and we're best
known. He was a Mason and soldier
also. While we sOrely miss the old
when they die, it is not with that pecu-
culiar grief we feel when we are called
upon to give up the young. All our
sympathles are extended to his wife and
son here, his two daughters in Jeffer-
son and the one in Sarasota, who could
not attend even her fathers funeral.
Professor and Mrs. WoOdberry, Mr..
G.. w. Patterson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Duncan attended the funeral Of Mr..
Strickland last week.
Miss Mamie Snipes returned last
Tuesday very pleasant visit to Miss
Jessie Edmondson in the Capital, lasting
from the previous Saturday.
Miss Berthea Cotton left this morn
ing for her home IN North Carolina, af-
ter a three months visit to her sister,
Mrs. j. c. Upchurch. Miss Cotton is
very much liked here, and her many
friends hope she will again visit the
Land Of Flowers, whose flowers indeed
30 charmed her, and we tried to i'm
press the fact upon the young lady that
the art of transplanting flowers from
other States has reached perfection in
Florida. The entertainment to be gwen
in her honor was called in owing TO sor-
row in the village
Rev. and Mrs Mickler took their lit
tie son to Tallahassee yesterday morn
ing for medical treatment and will
spend the week with their relatives.
Mr.. Strange ran out for a few min
utes' visit to his sister, Mrs. Mickler
last Friday afternOon, and she returned
home with him to attend the evenings
entertainment at Mrs. Zachary's. Ow-
ing to her absence the Reading Circle
met with Miss Mamie Snipes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upchurch, Miss Cotton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. d. G.. Chaires spent
yesterday in Tallahassee.
Mr., Elton Patterson drove to Talla-
hassee Sunday morning and brought
Miss Glidewell home in the afternoon.
She had been visiting her uncle Mr.. Nc
Lin since the Friday before.
Among the Sunday visitors TO Chaires
we noted Mr.. Miles Johnson, Jr,, ana
Miss Lila Smith and Mr.. Frank Powell.
Mr.. VIM. Roberts brought home Mrs. !
Snipes and granddaughter, little Sadie
yesterday, who had been visiting Cen
treville friends for several days. Mr.. !
Roberts has been urged by his friends,
as a good man to be a candidate for the
legislature, and has decided to do so;
although he says he may lose more at
home by his absence than he would
make financially. We have known Mr..
Roberts all our life and believe he
would serve the people faithfully and
well, but we are not in politics, how
ever, and therefore glad the very deli |
cate duty Of choosing between several
candidates for the same office does not
deYOlve upon US. We do hope, though, |
the best men may be elected TO these
respective positions as every one is vir-
tually concerned.
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GiIchFiSt for Governor.