The Detroit times., 1913-01-30
NOTED WOMAN
PASSES AWAY In
HILLSDALE HOME
Mrs. Sally Ann Weaver Bradley,
Author. Poet and Temper
ance Worker
HAD PROMINENT PART IN
ANTI-SLAVERY CRUSADE
Widow of Rev. George s. Brad
ley, Chaplain With Sher-
man to the Sea

HILLSDALE. Mich. Jan. 3o--Mrs
George s. Bradley, one Of the city's
prominent pioneers, Is dead after a
long illness sac Is SURVIVED by o.-s
son, Charles G Bradley. Of Toledo.
and one brother, Justice Charles u
Weaver, OF this city.
sally Ann Weaver. educator. author
poet and temperance worker. WAS born
In Hartland. Niagara county, New
lam and Mary Earl Weaver. removed
from New York TO Michigan during
her infancy. nrst settling near the
present city OF Adrian and later in
In that state. Her early philanthropic
tendencies. fostered by home training.
prepared TO espouse the anti slavery
cause and TO engage heartily in AL re-
formatory efforts loving study for It's
own sake and feeling that in brain
culture one could exert an influence
for good on humanity. Her earliest
ambition was to become a teacher, and
fourteenth birthday, she continued
thus TO labor with ever-failing rest
for over 30 years. and there are la
Hillsdale today number VINO went
to school TO her IN that early day
With a power 10 impress her own
personality upon others and TO evoke
their latent capabilities. her work in
the class room was especially happy.
par,iGoiariy n The dsRRsrt% me- G
George 5. Bradley. theologue from
oberlin, then tutor in Hillsdale, Rev.
John Thomas, OF Wheatland ofnciat- :
ing. Thereafter her influence for good
was felt in all his labors whether as
pastors wife or lady principal In the
semi ns ries under hts charge from
Maine as far west as Kansas.
While in Wisconsin her husband as
chaplRln Of the Twenty second Wis
consin Voluntary infantry went with
SHERMAN 10 the sea" While he was
| In that service the last one OF their
three children died. She then returned
TO Hillsdale and engaged In teaching
At the close OF the war her husband
Presumed his old pastorate. near RIA
| cine, end there for two years they
worked. Then followed two years OF
seminary work at Rochester and six In
Evansville, Wis Wilton, Iowa, was
for the next five years the scene OF
her good work. The Iowa agitation for
prohibition reused her TO action. step
ping into the ranks OF the Womans
Christian Temperance Union. she or
ganIzed and carried on q union and
a temperance school while lecturing I'm
a number OF states Later In central
and eastern Kansas her temperance eff
fcrts placed her I'm Chicago hospital
for = year and cost her a three years
invalidism from which she never really
raliied.
In 1857 while living at Hudson. Mich.
the national w. g. r T. elected her
state superintendent OF narcotics.
which position she filled for many
years In 1898 Mr. and Mrs. Bradley
Returned TO Hillsdale. where I'm 1900
Mr. Bradley died. In memory OF these
educators. soon after his death their
former pupils headed by Senator Rob
ert NJ LaFollette. placed a beautiful |
granite monument In Oak Grove ceme- !
terry.
Tn the field OF literature her pen has
been q prolific one. Stories and poems
followed each other rapidly and all .
we're published IN the standard period /
calls OF the day Whether I'm the realm
II story or with the poets license. her
stories have always been for the up
1T Of humanity.
The self sac rihce and effort In the
'arly struggles OF pioneer life devel-
ped a nobleness OF character which
veil prepared her for the latter years
" her life which have been full OF
extreme suffering