Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-02-17
Gaaefle1d Adpertiser.
Beautiful Tribute to Mrs. Day.

Beautiful lrlDute 10 WITS. Lay.
No death throughout the entire
community could have come as a
greater shock OF caused more geuu-
Inc heartfelt sorrow than that of
Mrs. P. B. Day. Taken suddenly i'll
ON Saturday afternoon, she never
regained consciousness and in the
calm :of Sunday night her sweet
spirit took it fight and returned to
the God who gave it. No wouder
that Trenton mourns to-day the loss
of one whose aplace will be hard to
fill. In all church work she was
tower of strength, faithfully dis
charging every trust imposed upon
her. As wife and mother, she had
no superior and few equals, her
record is. of the highest, noblest,
t,nderest. Her four noble moral
are splendid examples of her teach
ings. BY peculiar charm of man.
rers she won her way into the hearts
of all who knew her. She loved
everybody and everybody in turn
loved her. She was warmhearted,
sympathetic, charitable, in ali
things gentle and lovable. True to
her convictions she never faltered
when duty called her, and the love
she so Justly won and deserved in
life was beautifully evidenced at
her death by the large concourse of
relatives and friends who attended
her funeral and in the numerous
floral designs that covered her grave.
If one branch of her work had
pre- eminence over the other, it was
that of the temperance cause. She
was devoted member of the
w. G. T. U. and her heart
wrapped up in her work with
the L. T. L. of which she was lead
er. At one of the meetings recently
she became somewhat discouraged,
and when she mentioned this fact to
one of the older boys who is just
turning into young manhood,he said
Miss Annie if your little band
realized what your teachings along
this line have done for me and what
that pledge I signed has meant when
temptations encounter me, they
would take more interest" and to
the writer of these feeble words she
said that gave me renewed courage
and / shall 20 on doing my best, for
I feel that if I have saved one boy
from the evil of drink / will not
have lived in vain" Her love for
little children was beautiful,
thoughtful and tender and the out
burst of grief among them was pa
thetic. They had heard her say that
she wanted to die when the violets
were in bloom and remembering
this, each child in school carried a
huaaeeaa uaaea Of these her favorite flower
and as the body of dear Miss An
ME (as she was affectionately and
lovingly known'') was tenderly
borne into the church by her own
noble sons and her nephews, each
child silently and tearfully placed
his or her offering of love on the
casket. The tribute paid her oy her
: devoted rector, Rev. r. G. Shan
nonhouse was touchingly beautiful
and full of pathos. His regrets were
not for her. but for himself and for
all of us who need her and those
who sit in the dark shadow of sor-
row. The memory of her beautiful
character and loving kindness will
be to her family and those who
loved her priceless recollection.
Let us thank God for her precious
life and may it be a guide post to
others in their journey along life's
pathway.
You may break you may shatter
the vase
But the scent of the roses will hang
around it STILL"
Mrs. Mathis.
Trenton, S. G.
Building Pastures.