The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-04-14
AN EMPTY CHAIR


Grandma Martin is more!
The tender thread of life gave way at l:3O o'clock
on Tuesday morning April 18th, and her nine
long weeks of suffering at end From
the beginning of her serious illness there was no
hope. "A humorous growth in the abdomen, with
which she had been afflicted for the past thirty
eight years, became of malignant nature early
this year and gradually and rapidly sapped away
her vitality. For the past twelve days she had been
unable to retain nourishment of any kind, and in
her conscious moments suffered terrible pain.
She lapsed into unconsciousness five hours pre-
vious to her death and peacefully passed away
surrounded by members of the family and friends.
Grandma Martin was intensely human. Of a
cheerful, sympathetic nature she carried love and
good will wherever she moved. 1t is not often
souls mated as was she and her devoted hus-
band. Since the day of their marriage back at
Windsor, Nova Scotia, almost fifty four years ago.
their life together has been as one glad, sweet
song. Although four years her senior the hus-
band, though feeble, is bearing up we'll, and is
comforted in the thought that her earthly suffer
ings are ended. The only sister, Mrs. p O. An
derson of Denhoff this state has been at the bed
side of the sick one through nearly all of her
we're illness, and last Friday came her old neigh
Dor and Nova Scotia friend, Mrs. A F. Porter of
Turtle Lake. The only other living members Of
the family are two brothers, r. w. Porter of
Cochinate Mass, and L. II. Porter of Centreville,
Nova Scotia.
The bereavement is sore one for the family of
The Times editor. Twenty-one years ago the two
families first became acquainted as neighbors
west of Glendale. A few years later the Martin
family moved to Glendale aud the latchstring
was always out to the old neighbors. Being ear
ly in life deprived of mothers love the writer
and his brother, John-now in Africa-were
children of her own and she took the place of
mother during our school days--and later on it
seemed more Of reality when the granddaughter,
left to her care and keeping at an early age, be-
came the partner in life of her "adoPted brother.
Grandma has been the guiding spirit OF. the home.
Her chair is vacant her voice e stilled and her
place can never be filled.
Mrs. Joseph Grant Martin was native of Nova
Scotia. Her maiden name was Amanda Jane Por-
ter and che was born at Vernon Mines Nov. %,
1885, There and at Halls Harbor she spent her
earlier years. until her marriage at Windsor in
1885, One daughter, Eliza, was born to this un
ion. who on Dec. 81, 1875, was united in marriage
to Boardman S. Hodges. then of Boston, but now
Of Glendale and county commissioner from the
First district. In 1877 the little granddaughter
as left to the care of the grandmother at the age
If seven and together they have since lived-even
after her marriage to Alex. r. Wright ten years
400. The great grandson, Edward S. Wright,
now aged nine, was her joy and room companion
and It seems he misses his grandma more than
all.
Short funeral services were conducted from the
family residence in Oakes yesterday at eleven,
o'clock, being conducted by Rev.S. B. Doty of the
Presbyterian church. The. subject of the dis
course was based on Psalms XVII: Is, and was
chosen by deceased shortly before her death
In the afternoon the funeral cortege left for
E,lendale where the family resided for twenty
one years Services will be conducted there to-
day at two o'clock from the Baptist church, Rev.
G. G.. Williams former pastor officiating at the
services. Interrnent will be made in the Ellen
dale cemetery alongside her daughter, who pre-
ceded her a quarter of a century ago.
r,n+hs Mr.. and Mrs. Martin became adherents of
the Free Baptist church early in life and both
.ana lived consistent christian lives
"But as for me, 1 thine own face
In righteousness will see sss8
s And with Thy likeness when wake,
5 satisfied shall be-