Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-12-10
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Beautiful Tribute to Mrs. Bacon
Mrs. Lott Entertained New
Century Club Death of
MIR. Stillwell.


on "Wednesday morning December
3, at s o'clock, at the home of Mr..
Charles D. Kenny, and in her dralr
snut only the town has been saddrn
ID but the entire community. Cos
si6ering her advanced age of 9$
years, the end was not unexpected,
although sine had been sick for onI!
Il few days.
Mrs. Bacon was the daughter Of
Harmon Gallman. whose home wa
known as Pine Pond" and here
she was born, married and lived hel
life time until about two years ago
the inlirmilies of old age compelled
ner lu close this beautiful and quaint
old place, and she resided III tho
home of her nephew, MIR. Kenny,
aud he and his wife made her de-
clining days peaceful and happy
ones.
Mrs. Bacon was the wife Of
Thomas Glasscoek Bacon, who was
colonel of The 7Lh South Carolina
volunteers, he being mustered lnLu
service at Montmorenci by Gen.
Evans in June 1861, and he imme-
diateiy reported to Gen. Beauregard.
following the battle of Manassas,
Col. Bacon was stricken with ty.
pkoid fever and was discharged, and
later died at his home. His widow
was lett entirely alone, her son hav-
Ing died previous TO the war, and
her life, as lived, was for the hap,
piness of Others. Many enjoyed the
comforts of her hospitable roof, and
numbrrless arc those who have been
helped by her bounty.
Dear to her heart was the Lost
Cause, and she always took an ac-
tive part aiRs the work ssof the -D.5oE
T., and was the Oldest member Of
the Mary Ann Buie chapter. A pa
lhelic incident Of the state cunven
ton, U. D. G., held at Elgchr!i,
was when the report OF the Mary
Ann Bale chapter was being read
by the delegates, Mrs. +. VI. var
ren, which cilronicled some OF her
good works, and the delegate turned
TO the Douy and said, To-day sac
lies a corpse, and this is why oar
chapter delegation wears the nonrn
lly badge" y sadness prevailed,
md Mrs Graham, president, la.
the body rise and all stood with 10"
ed nea for one minute. Daring The
time she uttered a PRAYER tnat etrl
t;.ugDter present would BE- sucn u
daughter "a she. ~ fDral tribute
was ordered sent from the conve..
ton.
In her religious life, Mrs. & Bscun
was a true Christian and was Il
member of the Episcopal church OF
iidgetield. She always contributed
llUerally.
rne funeral services took place
Friday murnlng at EdGetel", at The
Episcopal church, anu following
This the body was laid tu rest BE-
side that Of her husband and son.
Among the foral tributes were ap-
pruprlate ones from the Mary Ann
bule cnapler and Edgeti-ld chapter
d. of e., and the Episcopal church,
Edgeisld and the State division u.
of y.
The active pail bearers were
eight of her family servants and rs
these faithful negroes passed out
bearing the body of Our MISTRESS
their streaming eyes aLlesied their
love for her. The honorary pail
bearers were: Ey-Guv. j. q. Shep'
pard, Messrs. Buford Scott, 5.
Nice. Simkins, w. b. Cogburn, W.
l.. Coleman aud p. b. Day.
Mrs. z. N. Lott was hostess for
the New CenLu. y Club on Tuesday
afternoon, and during the business
session, The chief point o. interest
was se,ling aside a certain amount
OF money as nucleus for the town
clock, which the club proposes to
give " the town, sorne Time IN the
future. A very interesting hour was
spent in the study of King Henry
w, with Mrs. Edwin Mobley AS
leader. The discussions were good
and she wed much thought and study
Oh the part Of each one. a short
time of each meeting IS devoted to
current events, and this was given
by Miss Ztna Payne. During the
social han hour the hostess served
Il deiimnllul salad course with
sweets, and was assisted by Mrs. }.
n. Duzlcr
Mir. and Mrs. A. P. Lott will
move " their country home near
lawn. the first week in January.