Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-08-04

Died, at her home, Berry, Md. oi
Friday, July 2sth, at 4 r. NJ, War,
Carita, dearly beloved wife OF VIM
Purcell Gardiner. Her funeral tool
place. on July 30th. from the resldeuc,
Of her father, Mr.. Thomas b. Berry
/ She was laid to rest in the family burial
lot at ST. Mays Church, Piscaiawas -
The pastor, Rev Father Minnehan per
formed the burial services AID paid a
feeling tribute to the dear departed
whom he had known from early girl
hood. The foral tributes. from friends
and relatives, we're many and beautiful.
The pall-bearers we're, her three broth.
ers, Messrs. Norman. Milton and Park
er Berry, her brother-in-iaw, A. Albert
Gardiner and two cousins, J. Cecil Gar.
diner and John y. Dent.
Messrs. HUNT & R5on ad arge III
the funeral
In the early summer, when tbs weed.
land songsteis were caroiipg their
sweetest songs, Mary Carits Gafdiper
vanished from among our earthly sing
srs and went to JON the "chrif ineisi-
BILE" Her BODY, beautiful even IL,
death. was borne to St Mary's Cnu-cf
by loving hand where. Just Binetaeo
months before, sne stood happy b, Fl.
with this refrain ever ringii . ia TIE
heart OF her devoted hnsband:
'Ale thinks my little wife is twin Sis
ter to the spring, for they both are
fresh and dewy, both fan Of hop. aud
cheerfulness; DO b have bird voices. al
ways singing out Of their heart; bo b
are sometimes overcast with fitting
mists, which only make the nowers
bloom brighter; and both have power To
renew and reereate the weary spirit
| have married the Spring am has
band TO the month OF May
Truly her passing from earth ''se .med
like the ceasing Of exqnisite music, +" but
though her earthly presence las van.
ished from among Us, she still lives on
in the nobler character of him whose
life was Influenced by her beautiful tx
ample; for the life Of a uau happily
married. cannot fail TO be Influenced by
the character and conduct Of his wife;
and the memory of her pure, sunsb nv
life is a perpetual benedietion. She
died in the beauty OF her youth aud In
our memory she will always be young
and beautiful.
"a seeming child 10 every thing,
Save thoughtful brow and ripsning
charms,
As nature wears the smile of Spring.
When sinking in to summers
Arms"
In her home She was gentle, gencr-
Gus, good-humored, atfectionate and
self-denying; in society delightful tx-
ample of gentle-womanhOod.
Her smile was exceedingly genial,
lighting up her whole face and rem
dering it very attractive. Never d d a
husband have a truer companion. sin
cerer helpmate than MIR Gardner il
his wife. Refined in taste and elevated
in thought. she was characterized alike
by goodness and gentleneSs.
Modest in her ways, she lived wholly
for him; his welfare and happiness were
the chief objects of her ambition. To
smooth his pathway, to cheer his spirit.
to harmonic every discprd<nt element
in his life were purposes, for the ae-
cOmplishment Of which 10 sacrifice on
her part could he too great, The union
between Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner was a
poem OF the tenderest rhythm and the
Of her dwells like a sweet
strain of music amid the varied notes of
human life.
Everything without is full Of loneli-
ness, but within her home. made wot-
derfui by the magic touch of her hand,
is naught but loneliness and famine Of
the heart, for the "whole dumb dwell
ing has grown conscious and put on he I
looks and ways
1t is now dead house, no longer
home, for many make the household,
but only one the home,n and
sit died that summer morning
When she, its soul was borne,
To lie all dark on the hillside
That looks over woodland and
corn"
By One Who Knew and Loved Her
NJ. AGNES GARDINER