The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-04-15
CELEBRATES 18th ANNIVERSARY
Friends and Relatives Enjoy Day at
Home of Mrs. Mary Berry.

On Sunday Mrs Mary Berry, wild.
ow of the late Elihu Berry. bade a
number. of her relatives and friends
to come to her hospitable home for
a dining in celebration Of the 18th
anniversary of her age. About 65
guests assembled, brothers, sisters,
nieces, nephews. children, grand
children, cousins, neighbors and
friends assembled at the old Berry
home where for over a half century
Mrs. Berry has been - dispensing
generous hospitality and a most pleas
ant day was spent and none seemed
to enjoy the occasion more than did
Mrs. Berry, greeting her numerous
relatives and friends. There were
present four brothers.. Lewis, Henry,
James and John c. Hayes, a sister,
Mrs. S. w. Jackson, two step-chii-
dren, Mrs. Sue Evans and Jas. H. .Ber-
ry and her two living children, MIS-.
Percy A. George and Eugene Berry,
besides numerous grandchildren and
great grandchildren and nieces, ne
phews and cousins galore. The din
ner was all that could be de-ired and
was served from side tables by two
grand daughters, Miss Agnes Davis
and Mrs. Everett Atkins and niece,
Mrs. ]. E. George. The piece de resis-
tance was a huge turkey gobDler
Drowned to a turn at the head OF the
table and when this corr espondent
left the table full to r>pletlon' that
gobbler was still uncarved. After DIN
ner the whole crowd repaired to the
front yard and in the bright sun
shine snapshots were taken of Mrs.
Berry and her brothers and ster
and the few friends who were present
at her marriage over so years ago,
and then a snapshot OF the whole
crowd of guests and when de'elopea
will be distributed as souvenirs Oh
the occasion.
Mrs. Berry was married to Elihu
Berry in October, 1863 and while ner
life has been a prosperous and, IN
many respects, happy one, yet ike
all human lives it has been mixed
with much sorrow and sadness. Her
eldest child, Lea, grew up to young
womanhood, a most beautiful and ac-
complished girl, married ]. w. Day.
is. removed to Alabama where In
wear or two she died leaving two llt-
tie girls. Olive and Agnes. Mrs: Ber-
ry went to Alabama and brought
back the body Of her beautiful dausn-
ter and buried it in the Union churcn
cemetery. She took the two little
girls to her home and carefully rear
ed and educated them. Oliver Is now
the wife of Liston Cottingham ana
lives in Savannah, Ga. Agnes is with
her grandmother. E. Lide Berry her
oldest son grew up, went 10
Wofford College and while there his
father died. He came home, TOOK
charge Of his fathers large farm and
proved to be one OF the most success
full and energetic young farmers In
all this section, but alas! disease soon
marked him as its own and IN lew
years he died. Emma, her third child,
Don Atkins and left four
boys three of whom are now stalwart
fine looking young men. Alton was
killed at a saw mill a few years ago.
Lucy her fourth child, after gradual !,
ing at Columbia College taught school
several years and was most eff
cient teacher, but she too sickened
and died after a long period of much |
suffering. Mrs. Berry, though now en-
tering the 10th year of her life and
having suffered so many bereave-
ments, is still true optimist, cheer
full and resigned and nothing delights
her more than the companionship o.
her friends. Her long life has been
one of devoted service to others and
in times of suffering sorrow and
death she is regarded by her family
and community as a "ministering
angel