Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-31
oTaE WORK OF DEATH.

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| .oTHE WORK OF DEATH.
The body yields to oDsgth 8 all powerful Fan-
i :, mons.71dT .TCtl JND DIX
| While the bright image Of etc m'ty Viz
Below nWill he found the names OF
adult white AleEaudrians MhU have died
duriug the ryfar which will have run its
courss at midnight. The reader VIII
find representatives. Of all classes, as the
silent tsspsr is no respsctor of persons.
10 the words Of the Chaldesn patriarch,
"ihe small and grest are there" The
certainty of the coming aud going Of the
seasons is no more apparent than the
fact that an average number Of our peo-
pie are destined to fall every year by the
stroke of the scythe Of the grim monster,
and those who preserve from year 70
year these mortusry records will be
struck With the annual average of deaths
| Ia the community, should they take time
to compare them With the years forming
the past quarter Of century. The list
portsys the sad fact that Grape hiss
Autlersd from several hundred door
knobs during the past three hundred and
sixty-fge days, 0aly the names Of
white men and women are here recorded.
| II those of children and colofed people
Who have died during the yssr appear.
cd, it would be seen that about one per-
son pays the debt OF nature in Alexan-
dria every day in the year. This d'sh
II has been termed the sunusl tomb
stone feature of the G Eette, appearing
a. it has on the last day Of the year for
over quarter Of century. During these
wears thousands have laid down life's
burdens for others to take up. Genera
ton continues to crowd generation from
the earth, and this, We are told, will
coutinue until the last enemy shall have
been destroyed. "If man die shall he
live sgain % was the query propounded
10 the mszes of antiquity. 1t vas an
swered centuries later by One who has
declared himself the resurrection and
the liie."
Ashby, V. W. April 20.
Augur, Caisius June II.
Ashby, O. W. September Is.
Bsusuu, George January Q.
BreDgle, Henry January ..
Brown, Leonard Jsnuarv IL.
Bait, Jane E Ja1usry IS.
Blley, A B .sst Februsry
Rroados, NJ ry o. February Is.
3 .ckr t. Lara V. F broa 20.
b -cbmire, g ,dys F bru,ry Il.
Br t. wv Narcb II.
Bashford, Edwari April 1S.
Briggs, V g,uIa April l6.
Bender, Ma J April 10.
Pa e, F. q. June IL.
Bauer, K4tha 'iue July IL.
Brown, SIah r. July 2S.
BLley, Louisa December 8.
CanvaD, Patrick Janusry 20.
CrIss, Ohsrles February 10.
Cbauncey, John F. March 4.
Orupper, J. @. A. March 8.
Osrr, James W. May 4.
| Crockett, NJ lazy May IA.
Cbafae, Lyman June 2S.
| Cooper, john w. June "a.
Crump, Julia II. July 6.
Crump, Lucy A. Jolly IL.
Orupper, Roz er August 2.
| Carrico, Sarah s. August l6.
Csrliu, Frances E August 27.
Davis, Mags'et February Z.
Day, E. II. February Q.
Dorsey, Lucy February %.
Desmond, Patrick Fl. April 3.
Duon, J5nb S. April II.
Doberty, Johr Nay 19.
DIR lfus, Samuel June II.
Damon, Leslie June %.
Dement,, Samuel Fl. July "a.
Davies, Viola October &c.
Davis, Noble November 10.
Eutwisle, Vivieune F. February 49,.
Elliott, Henry r. April IL.
Fogg, Annie ). January 4.
Farmer, AL. February Is.
> Fletcher, ElvIrs NJ rch S.
Finch, Alice M'y 3
Fuzhugh, Harry NJ. July 20.
Pearson, John September 25.
Fleming, EiVatd November IL.
Fogg, Julian December 5.
G1cdloe, Paul NJ January /.
German, Catherine January l6,
C srmsnu, Michael January 2l.
Green, Msrgsrss March Is.
Car, Wayne L, NJ Tch 25.
Gorhsm. Thoua' 4. May II.
G a1y, Ellen November 5.
Houlsoo, James January g..
HoulsoD, Emma JauUary 10.
Heymsp, Robert E J4uUa'y IL.
Hanratty, Peter January 1s,
Heath, Anna NJ 'rch 2
Hesth, Elvirs E. Ma Oh q.
Hudson, Andrew J April 26.
Henry, james july 10.
Hawkins, Carey B July %.
Hoy, Hubert August 8.
Hsumon. W. h. October /.
Henry, William II October 13.
Hsmillon, Sadie, November -,
jenkins, Samuel T January 29.
Jsvius, Elisabeth February %.
johnson, Amos November 3.