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a large crowd of people. At the con- |
clusion of the services the school
children, in body, covered the new
mound with flowers, mute emblems
of their esteem for their school mate.
The parents of the ten victims were
asked that all the young people be
buried at the same place, it being the
purpose of the people, in general, to
erect a monument as a memorial to
the ten young lives that went out C.
gether.
Mrs. Lester Waters, nee Miss Lol-
lie Scoggins, was the youngest
daughter of Mrs. Jas. Scoggins, and
was in her 22nd year. She was born,
reared and received her education
here. Since completing the High
School several years ago, she had
been engaged in teaching. At the
time of her death she was teacher of
the Diamond Spring school. Two
months from the date on which she
and her young husband were welded
they met their death together in the
deep waters of the river that flows
almost within a stones throw of the
new home that they had set up. Mrs.
Waters was of the Baptist faith and
was a quiet refined woman whose
life held the promise of much useful
ness and many bright anticipations.
Miss Alice Meschine was the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Meschine and was in her 18th year
when she came to her death. She was
beautiful girl just bursting into the
bloom of lovely womanhood. Sweet
and affectionate in nature, winsome
in personality and remarkably at
tractive in manner, she easily won
the love of all who knew her. She
was of the Presbyterian faith, an at
tendant of that church and Sabbath
school. She was the light of her
home, the joy of her mother and the
solace of her aged father.
''In the warm, moist earth we laid
her,
When the forest donned its leaf,
And we wept that one so lovely
Should have life so brief"
Mr.. Robert Manning was the third
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Manning
and was in his 21st year. He was a
young man of prepossessing appear
ance, good morals, industrious and
attentive to business. He was a men,
Der of the Baptist church and was
faithful in all his church duties. An
obedient son, a loving brother and a
worthy young man has gone from his
home and community, yet dead, he
speaketh, in that, early in life he uni
ted with the church of his choice and
took heed to his ways.
Albert Sutherland was the third
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bosh Suther-
land and was in his 18th year when
he came to his untimely end. He was
a member of the 9th grade of the
Lowndesville High School. He was a
bright, quiet boy, whose obedience
won for him the respect of his teach
ers, whose genial nature brought
him the friendship of his schoolmates
and whose courteous manner gave
him the goodwill of his elders. He
was a member of the Methodist
church, and though only a boy, he
had chosen the better part and had
begun the pilgrimage OF llfe-a
member of the church of Christ.
Revs. H. C. Fennell, ]. A. Clot-
felter and Messrs. Gray and Hutchi-
son are on attendance of Presbytery
which convenes at Mt. Carmel this
week.
The trustees of the Methodist
church have sold the Parsonage to
Mr.. w. E. Ellis. They will erect a
building on the lot adjoining their
new church during the summer.
Mrs. J. B. Moseley has been called
to the bedside of her brother, Mr.. W.
G. Johnson, of Chester, who has
been in feeble health for the past
year.
Rev. J. F. Anderson, of William