The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1915-07-30
DEATH OF MISS WILLIAMS.
Esteemed Lady of Wingate Died After
Long lllne>>-ls Wingate Asleep?
Correspondence of The Journal.


Correspondence of The journal.
Wingate. July IS Several of Win
gates young folks attended the picnic
out at Rock Rest Wednesday after
noon. They report fine crowd and
a delightful time. However, the joys
and pleasures of the occasion were
marred when il was found that half
dozen or more of the picnicers had
suddenly become violently i'll. caused
ii is supposed by ptomaine poisoning.
Fortunately DR.. Asheraft was on the
grounds and took charge of the sick
ones, employing the necessary means
TO" their recovery.
Mrs. Ernest Williams of Hamlet is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
siah CLANCY. this week
II becomes the painful duty of your
correspondent 10 chronicle the death
of our neighbor and friend. Miss
Odessie Williams. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. f. Fl. Williams, after long
and weary months of suffering. Miss
Williams passed away Tuesday morn
| ing about 10 o'clock at the home of
her parents on south Main street. Her
condition had been quite serious for
some time. Her death, therefore,
came not as surprise. The deceased
had never enjoyed robust health from
childhood. She is survived by father,
mother, three brothers. Messrs, Ru-
fus. Craven and Vol, and two sisters,
Mrs. +. c. Broadway of Marshville
and Miss Ezra Williams. The deceas-
ed was 25 years old, and had been a
member of Meadow Branch church
for several years. The large gather
ing at the funeral services, which was
conducted by Rev. c. j. Black, her
pastor, at the home of the family,
speaks in stronger terms of the love
and esteem in which she was held by
her friends and neighbors than can be
expressed by tongue or pen. The life
of the deceased was such as that her
| friends may feel assured that all is
well with their loved one and her suf-
fering is over forever. The remains
We're laid to rest in the old and well
known Williams burying ground on
Wednesday at IL o'clock a. M. The
bereaved ones have the deepest SYM
pathy of their many friends in this
dark hour of sorrow and bereavement
through which they are called TO pass.
May the grace of our Heavenly Father
soothe and comfort them in their Sc
we're trials.
DR.. Raymond Biyens of McColl, S.
c., is visiting relatives in and about
Wingate.
Mrs. William Speight and son of
0akboro are visiting the family of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Oudy this week.
Rev. {. J. Black is assisting Rev.
\. Marsh in meeting at UnionGrove.
Brother Black reports quite an inter
esting meeting in progress at that
place so far, with bright prospects
still ahead.
Mr. w. NJ. Perry and daughter, airs.
NJ. b. Dry, and children, took a trip
to Chesterfield Tuesday TO visit rela
tives. Mrs. DR.. Funderburk and lit
tie son accompanied the party on its
return to Wingate in the afternoon.
Guess there is more news that
would prove interesting to my readers
but so many of our Wingate people
arr so modest and retiring p that
that fear to have their names appear
in print.
Pastor Black and Professor Langs-
ton went to TaXahaw Saturday, pre-
sumably in the interest of The Win
gate School. If every one who should
be were as deeply interested and as
enthusiastic as these gentlemen in
boosting the school and improving
conditions and facilities for better
and fhnrnpph ruar1. ts-b Vso,t1H
be the limit of its success and influ-
ence as an educational institution?
Let all who are interested in any de-
gree resolve that the coming school
year shall excel, in every condition,
any year in the history of the school.
To do this We must get on the right
track, remove the obstacles if there
be any, then all push. | use the
word because it sounds better. Pull
suggests the idea of dragging and |
don't like the idea of dragging an en-
terprise of any kind All push to-
gether and all push in the right di-
rection. OF course we already have a
good school, but we are not to be con-
tent with this degree of excellence.
We should never rest until we have
placed the Wingate School in the
ranks of the very best institutions Of
its class in the South. Then we shall
have something of which we may
justly feel proud Allow me TO re-
peat and if possible with greater em-
phasis what | have said perhaps more
than once in the past: Wingate is
asleep over her opportunities and adj
vantages. She fails to appreciate her
opportunities. Think over the mat
ter, my friends, and see If I'm wrong.
If so, I'll retreat cheerfully.
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