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MRS. CHALMERS dies
AT HOME OF SON.
Passing Of a Mother In Israel.
WAS IN Her 74th YEAR.
Well known and Beloved Lady
Leaves Many Friends.

Mrs. Christina Chalmers, known to her
hundreds Of friends as Chris" died on
last Saturday night June 8, at O'Clock ir,
her seventy-ninth year.
Mrs. Chalmers had been a sufferer from
rheumatism for some years, patient suf-
ferer. About week before her death she
fell and had to be lifted to her room. She
never recovered. On Saturday might she
complained Of not being able to get her
breath and asked to be raised. AS her
son, Mr. JAS Chalmers lifted her SO as to
enable her to breathe more freely she ex-
pired. az
Mrs. Chalmers was daughter Of john
son and Lucretia Ramey and the widow
OF Jas. D. Chalmers, who died in 1894, and
by whose side she was laid to rest in Long
Cane Cemetery. She was the mother of
four children: James, Alex, Alylette, and
Celia, all 'of whom are dead except Mr..
James Chalmers. She leaves one sister,
Mrs. Trowbridge, Of Anderson.
Everybody knew Mrs. Chalmers. She
possessed the happy faculty Of making
friends .of all whom she met. She was
easy to approach, Of great sympathetic
heart that knew how to sympathize and
exercised that knowledge.
Old and young knew ,her-knew her for
her kindliness Of heart and pleasant dispo-
sition. In addition to these happy traits
Of character, Mrs. Chalmers was an intel
lectual iwoman. She was possessed of q
splendid mind, well trained, On the
threshing floor Of life no one could tell the
wheat from the tares better than she.
could. She was never putin error by su-.
perficiality, nor did pretence ever cause
her to err In judgement.
Her life in the home Of her son was
benediction. A mother, with all the i'm
measurable, illimilable meaning Of the
word, interested always in every welfare
Of the family, jealous, and jealous for all
that was .ennobling :ano improving to
the community. Always for the right,
and always against the wrong.
She was cheerful, even when in person
al distress, she minimized her own woes
and sympathized with those of other peo-
pie. ,.
Applying the test to Mrs. Chalmers
life we find that her community is the
better for her having lived-the highest
encomium that can be paid to any Of us.
We are the better because she lived.
The funeral services were conducted at
the Methodist Church by the pastor, as
sisted by Rev. H. W. Pratt o, the Presby-
terian Church. .t 49,
Interment was made in the family plot In
Upper Long Cane cemetery. A great
profusion of beautiful flowers covered the
mound. One lovely wreath came from the
Pearson House Of Anderson, where Mrs.
Chalmers frequently visited. 1t was
marked From the Pearson House Board
ers who knew and loved her."
Relatives who came from 6 distance to
the funeral were: Mrs. nellie Pickens,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Trowbridge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. T. Pearson, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Trowbridge, Mr.. II. R. Trowbridge, all Of
Anderson, S. G, Mr.. Cicero Hughes and
daughter, Mrs. NJ. w. Collett, Of Salisbury,
N. c., Mr.. and Mrs. Ramey Hughes. Of
Walhalla, S. c., Mr.. and Mrs. Ben P.
Hughes, of Babsbury, s. c., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hughes, OF Greenville, s. G.