Nebraska Newspapers

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TIIK NOHHW.K NKWS : TODAY , MAY 27. 1904.
"OMANDMA" riTZLLM OT CMUIOH-
TON I'AHBCS AWAY.
POOTMABTGH WII.UI OP NGLIOH
Anil nn Old Boltllcr , W. 0. D.ilco , ol
Atnaworlh , Anawrr * the Last Hell
Cull on K.irth Olhcr New * of Thli
Unction of the Country.
Oroltshlon. Ni'li. May ! ! ! . - Hpoolal
In The NOWH : Mm. lloloim Fll/.lor of
Crnlttlilnn illcil horn yimtorday aflor
noon lit II o'clock "f "l"l " UK" . Him wan
fiovonly-lwo youm old and WIIH born
In flormimy. Him oamn In IhlM conn-
try wllli her paroiiM , locating In Hen
ry , III. Aflor Ilin death ( if Iior him-
lilllid. Mrs. Fit/lor moved to Crolgldon
IIIIH made IhlM her lininn fur I ho
pant Iwnlvo yoni-H. Him owned properly
orly In Illinois mill ownnd hoc homo
In CrolBhlon.
8ho IOUVOH MX ! ( ImiRhlorM ninl on
HOil , John Kllnlor , who Id iininiirrli'il.
ninl wlm IH employed In Mm store < > r
l.noblo R Hnn , of Crolghloii. Mangle
Hnblow , Mnry lIlKKoiiH , Ll//.lo Illonm ,
of Knox c'liiinly ; Mr. itml Mrs. I'olor
John of Hht'lilon. In. . Union llolnhorH
of Mondola. III. , Knlo Hohubort nf
Mnimon , In , , worn nil here nt the hnd-
Bltln of Mm. I''ll7.lnr ' when Ihn find
Thn funeral will ho hold Hundiiy af
ternoon nt II o'clock from ( ho Catholic
church , llnv. Father WlndolM In
Itnlmm Fll/lor wan a good old lady
nnd will bo greatly mlHsod by Iho oil-
Izons nnd people of Crolghlon. Him
wnii known iinlvorHtilly as "Orundma"
FlUlor and her kindly tmluro had
madn for her friends In every corner
of Knox county.
GIIARLG8 WILLG OF NGLIOII.
Tiiliei'culmilii Claims Ponlmnntor After
Two Monthn Illnofln.
Nollgh. Noli. May 21.- Special lo
'I'ho Nowit : 'I'ho fiinornl of Iho lain
I'oNlmiiHtor Charles \\rlllo ol' Nollih ; ,
\vlio Hiiccnmhod on Thursday after
noon to u two intinlhii' Illnonn from
luhoroulnidn , WIIH hold today and Iho
I'oinaliiH were taken l < i Iho old homo
ul ritlHllohl , II ) . , I'or Inlonnonl. Mr.
\Vlllo waa an old nolllor In Anlolopo
flonnty , having oomo horn ( windy
yearn ago. llo wan a member of tlio
I. O. ( ) . F. lodge , llo WIIH I'onnorly u
barber , \vorklun id bin Iradc hero uti-
III appolnlod postmaster. 11 In dmigh-
lor , Minn Ainanda Wlllo , In dopidy
poHtmanlcr ami han charge oC Iho of-
llro. Mho at ouo ( line inado hoi- homo
In Norfolk. Minn Itorilm 'Wlllo lit a
yomiH woman ol' ruro inimical accom-
pllidimoui. Since hln ntlack two
montlui UK" , K has nut boon llioiiht ) ;
possible ( hat Mr. Wlllo could recover.
An Old Soldier.
Alnaworlh , Nob. . May 151.Hpoclnl
( o 'I'ho NOWH : Another old Holdlor
ban nmiworod roll call for the hint
llmo on oarlh.V. . 0. Saloo , an > ld
resident of AliiHworlh and ono of the
charter members of the post boro. dlod
( Iho residence of Wlnllold Town-
mind eight miles northwest of here at
4 o'clock Thursday morning and the
fnnoral wast hold id U o'clock yoalor-
day aflonioon nmlor the auspices ol
the AliiHworth pout ( ! . A. K. , Uov. O.
1. . Ramsey olllclatlng. llo WIIH a mom.
bor of the lOL'd Illinois Infantry and
WIIH Hovoidy-lhrco yours old , A largo
r.nthorlui ; of friends uttcndud the t\\- \ \
no nil.
NEPHEWS DROWNJT CHEYENNE
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clayton of Nor
folk oo to Central City for Triple
Funeral.
The tbrco Clayton children who
were drowned In the Cheyenne lUnxl
of Friday night \\cro nohpows of Mr ,
W. II. Clayton of this city and ho WIIH
iiotllled by telegraph Saturday to moot
the horcaved parents id Contr.it City ,
this state , their former homo , when1
the funeral was to ho hold. Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton loft by the llrst train foi
that place.
The children were the sons of Mr
nnd Mrs. I In. Clayton , niul were Ha.
ngod llvo years. Clifford , ngotl throe
Hiul Cocll. nKod two. The latter was
not ilrownod outright , but ill oil from
o.vpnsuro following the Hood. The
family lived on west Slxtoouth strool
In Wont Choyonno. and nt the tluic
Uio wnll of water reached their plact !
tlio fnnilly was In IUH ! anil asleep and
wore nnnble to net out of the Hood's
path.
path.Mr.
Mr. ntul Mrs. Clayton were over-
Dome by grief when they learned ol
the sad calamity that hiul bofnllon
tlielr little nephews niul promptly
uitule arrunnoinoida to attend the fu
neral nt Central City.
Meadow Grove Commencement.
Meadow (5rove , Neb , , May 24. Spe
cial to The News : I. . R. Prlchanl Is
hnvlng an addition bnllt to his rest-
ilouce. which. , when completed , will
bo ono of the Uncut houses In town.
The llrst commencement exorcises
Of 'ho Mondi lirovo public school *
wore held at the opera house , nt which
tlmo throe young ladles received ill-
nlomns. They are Mlnnlo A. Powell ,
Lillian 0. Murphy. Cora 11. Whlto. Uo-
twoon the clone of the exorcises nnd
the tuTlvul of the train which brought
the fponKors. KoThi rp > > f Mendo\\
Orv o and Hov Schofer of Til U-n
. tak ! . Prof. .J. M
fillof HIP WsyTn * normal ifhoo
MI HiMrcHi on fdnrntloiiHl work.
' 'hiirlcn Hill In ilMMtrvlliK of
> T dlt for Hi" xlandnrd which tin-
iHuiiil Imro linn nltalnoil. One ycnr
IIKO Mm Mfiulow tlrovei hli < ti chK l
rnnliod lownul In the c-onnly but
MinitiKli Urn pi'rnlMt 'id nffortH of Mr.
Hill Dm MfhiKil now holdN third placo.
Nebranka M.in Insane.
2'Ana \ U.
I'lr-rrn , H. I ) . May
CronliH. a yomiK iniin from Central
City , Nob. , who WIIH mil of the ItiNiitio
hoHpllal In NulirnnUu on piuolo. n < ! -
nompanlod hln falhor to IhlM city on
a trip. At Iho Illvurvlmv Imlol ho bo-
piiino violent wlif-n ho WIIH not al-
hiwod lo occupy another room from
Iho ono lo which hn WIIH iiHHlciiQtl.
Ho WIIH rrmlralnml until tlio train loft
with Iho nnforlnnato younn mun for
hln homo ,
Oaby Hoy.
A IH > W KIIII IIMM urrlvi'd to make hln
IIIHIIC \\IUi Mr. ninl MI-H It. 'I'uiicll ,
\\lin lhi > mi llu1 llulli'i Ili-l'l iiuicli near
I III' MIIKIII I'lii'lniv
I-II18T OF QfiniEO OF COMMENCE
MENT WEEK EVENTS ) .
TUG CHURCH WAS WELL FILLED
Twonty-lhroo Qrnduntos From Norfolk
( Hob Ocbool nro Olvon Sorinon.
Merely Uoyln to Learn Now Coin-
lnj ( Events.
I h'rcim Miiiiiliiy'H Onllv ]
Thn First ( ' ( iiiKrnKidloniil church
WIIH cnnvded lo the very dooi'H upon
Iho ( ii'ciiHlon of Iho baccalaurcido ad-
ilroHM by Itov.V. . ,1. Turner lo ( ho
chiHH which KradualoH frnm Iho hlili
Mchool I'N'Iday nlnhl. A number ol
oilier churchoii , lucluillm ; the | ' ] | > | HCO-
pal , Mi'thodlHl , ItapllHl and 1'ronbylo-
rlaii , had idvon up their norvlcoa on
account of IblH occiiHlou.
The Hpoakor took for lilft text Mat-
Ihow nIS : , "llojolco and ho oxceodliiK
Iliad I'or ijroal la y < mr reward In hoav-
nn ; for HO poi'Hoculod they the proph-
I'ln which were hoforo thorn. " The
chlof plea < if Uio Hcrmon wan for
cbeorriiluoHH. 'I'ho Romhro In rollnldim
leaclilnin him dlHiippearod. llu ohoor-
fnl In comiHol and charily. Ito c.hoer-
fill In Iho perl'ormanco of dulloH of all
klmlH. Hilly In a weal toachor.Vhnti
one doim | IH ! duly , bo dlscharuoB bin
ohllKidlon ( o ( ! oil ninl man.
Knjoy llfn lint avoid decoptlvo plea-
Huron. The Christian ndlloii | ; doeii uoL
leach to refrain from onJoymouUi or
ploiiHiiro , hut 41 doen loach to avoid
imch idoaimrea as will doHtroy the
moral or Hplrllual character of men.
\Vo are cdiiHtanlly uurroundod by
both. Not yloldlni ; RlroiiKthomi the
character.
There wan an exhortation to ac
tion. Thin In an IIKO of activity. 'I'ho
portion who falls to nntor with spirit ,
will fall In 11 Co. A Harvard student ,
Kradmdliu ; . was asked what ho Intend
ed lo do. Ho replied that ho didn't
hollovo ( hero was anything worth
while. ThiHidoro Roosevelt was pros-
old , llo dropped Ids clenched list on
tlio tahlo with a thud. "A person who
has no higher motive In life ( ban
that. " said ho , "should bo decapitated. "
( ifadiiates from a hUh school should
not feel thai their education Is com
plete. It Is but begun. All should
finish the university course. No ono ,
olthor a man or a woman , with the
proper spirit , should ho uniihlo to
thus prepare for life. Christian life
should always bo uppermost. Chris
tian civilization should use all efforts
possible lo contribute more to the
world than It has received.
The Coming Events.
The KlKhth Krado graduation exor
cises will be held In the hlKh school
rmim on NVcdiiesday ovontnj ; . The
Junior day program will bo hold there
Thursday evening. The commence-
moid exercises will como Friday night
at the Auditorium and the alumni ban-
miot at Munumrdl hall on Saturday
nlKht.
CHURCH DEDICATION.
Plalnvlcw House of Worship Ceremo
nies Tuesday Afternon.
The dedication of the new Congre-
Rational church at Plnlnvlow will take
place Tuesday afternoon and a num-
obr of Norfolk people will attend. In
the evening nn elaborate banquet will
be Riven. A special car will bo returned -
turned after the banquet , bringing
homo the Norfolk people who attend.
A number of Norfolk men will respond
to toast * at the banquet. The pro
gram haa been heretofore published.
Pr. L. C. niclck , X-Rny and Thera
peutic Lnlmrntory. Robertson , blooU ,
Norfolk. Nob. 'Phono DlacU 250.
640 acre cattle ranch absolutely
free. Klnkald bill opens nlno million
acres In Nebraska to this size home
stead. Close to railroads. Ono day's
ride to CVienKo. Omaha , Kant-as city.
Uenvor. Send S5 cents silver for map
showing counties where lauds locat
ed : general character soil ; nearest
land otllco ; who are entitled to homesteads -
steads : how to roach lauds , etc.
T. R. Porter , box ( M4 , Omaha , Nob.
For township plows ting orvvbeol
scrapers elevating graders cutting ;
odjos ; for wad machines , or repairs '
i > f an ) Kind , write Stivud & Co.
Nob.
TRAGIC STORY OF PAIR V/HO
PASSED THROUGH HERE.
GET INTO DEADWOOD "THEATER"
Surprised to Find That They are Lo
cated In a Den of Sin , They Get the
Authorities Out The Baptists Hold
Prayer Meetlno for Them.
Lured from dlHlnnt points of the
country Into IX-adwooi ) under falHO
proiciiHi'H , mipponltiK they were to Join
a theatrical company In the gold mlnu
city and finding , upon thidr arrival
that limy wore lo bo forced to bo-
ciinio InmatcH of om > of the moHt noted
dciiH of Iniquity In the country ; do-
mamlliiK Iliolr railroad faros hade
home and mentlng with vUIalnoiiH n- ;
fiiHiil ; Inlcrvlcwlni ; Iho mayor of Iho
city and prompting a cleaning out of
ilu- place ; gulling their return trip
iicki-iM from Iho procuring innniiKcr
.uid holng Iho cnnlrnl llgureH at a
liapilst prnper mooting JiiHt bi-furi-
ilicy departi'il Is Iho tragic story of
what IHIH happnnod lo two young girls
wlm pasHi-d through Norfolk westward
ii wi-ck ago nnd who returned going
hack on Hatnrdny noon. '
Lndlvlno ( lurtli , ngod Hovontoon ,
and Irene LiiVarre , ngod Hlxtcun , both
prnlty onoiigh to look nt nnd us bright
nnd clever HH any col lego girls that
over gradiiatod , worn the flguron who
look Iho prominent roles In this
slmtiK' ' ' piny. Until uro young actroHH-
OH who him ; boon with moro or less
proniliieid companies ; both were In
duced lo go to Deadwood bocmiso of
Iho promlHn of poslllons In u logltl-
mule Iron pi'I and both , nflor having
punned through mi experience which
will remain slumped upon their mom-
orloH , were glad to gel away from the
place .
Ludtvlnn ( inrlli was playing In Sn-
vnnnn whim Iho lolcgram came lolling
her thai the Iroiipo would leave dur
ing I bo next week ami to como lit
once. She arrived id wind wnslerinod
Iho "Comhlnallon Ihoaler. " The man
ager linked If she did a specially. She
could but proforriid a straight role.
Him was glvon onlors to dross for Iho
Htuge and Instrucled to go In and
"work. " ICntorlng Iho door of the
Htngo , she was surprised lo note the
groups of men and women drinking
at the tables In Um long hall. Sur
prise grow Into iimu/emunt , howlldor-
mcnl and sinhlenly , with an Indescrib
able and awful reall/.allou of where
she was mid of the diabolical system
hy which she had been brought , she
turned pule , retreated and then ( uriiRd
llery eyes upon the owner of Iho placo.
Irene LaVarre's oxperloneo wan
much the name. She was sent a con-
trucl at Chlciigo and came forthwith.
She , lee , was astounded id her envi
ronment , hut , being young and not of
mi aggressive disposition , might never
have found her way out hut for the
energetic plans of her new companion.
The manager snapped his lingers
In their faces. "Hah ! " ho cried , when
they accused him of misrepresentation.
They asked for tholr tickets back
homo and ho merely langlied u horrid
laugh. "You may leave the place , " ho
said , "hut you'll huvo to walk out of
town to gel away. "
Interview the Mayor.
Then they Interviewed Mayor Mc
Donald. They told hint their story ,
showed him the letters that had been
sent -In the attempt to got them to
como and asked him If they couldn't
have their fares buck. The mayor
was Indignant. Ho sent the ixillco
around and closed up the Joint. Ho
compelled the manager to put > ip
enough money to buy railroad tlcko-.s
through to St. Umls and Now Orleans
and looked very angry ,
The whole town got hold of the
story. The two young girls , who
looked llko girls not yet In the high
school , were made heroines of that
rough old town. The papers took
thorn up and printed the stories under
big headlines and told of their mis
leading.
Held Prayer Meeting ,
The Uaptlst minister of the town
oven hold a special prayer mooting
for their sakes and all of the church-
folk wished them a safe ami happy
Journey back.
And Friday night the little pair loft
the town. They rode In the chair car
and ate lunch at South Norfolk. Ludl-
vine dubbed Irene "Tho Kid. " nnd
stuck to the name clear through.
One of them had played with the
"Prince of Pllsen" company this last
season.
Stu.irt Commencement ,
Stuart , Neb. , May 23. Special to
The News : On May 20 a largo crowd
gathered at the opera house to cele
brate the graduation of the class of
U > 01 of the Stuart high school. Mrs.
William Krottcr played the graduation
march , followed by Invocation by Kov.
Mr. Horton. The ladles' quartet gave
a selection , followed by the llrst four
orations by Clayton Morse , Althen
rtrnyton. Arthur Hunt , Stella Kemp.
Mrs.VUIinm Krotter next favored the
nudicnco with n beautiful Instrument
al solo. Llzrto Kraft , VJstor Wads-
worth. Amanda Robertson , nnd Kern
Reynolds delivered orations. Victor
Whitehond. Alice Morse , Krnost Zo-
rik nnd Echo Shank delivered era
tions.
1. M. Stuart , president of the board
> f Education , proM'idoil the diplomas.
lion\vl''i' " > -U was pronounced by Rev
Samuel Light. The clans of 1001
the large-lit over graduated from the
hlKh Hchool of Stuart , the clang num
bering twclvo.
Albion Mllltla.
Albion , Nob. , May 21. Special to
The NOWH : Captain Mack of com
pany M N. N. gnarilH JIUH iHBiicd an order -
dor for the monitioni to bo at the fir-
inory next Sunday morning for the
pnrpoHo of marching to St. I-Mward ,
a dlHtanco of 12 miles and take part
In the memorial oxorclHos of that day.
They will then march back to Albion
and purtlclapte In the Uecoratlon day
oxurclHCH In Albion Monday the 30th.
ThlH will give the boys a munplo of
real army llfo and will nlno prove a
goud outing.
Albion Funeral ,
Albion , Nob. , May 21. Special to
The News : The funeral of Mrs. Har
ry Cllno , who died nt her homo In
this city last Friday morning , was
held from the residence at Ii o'clock
Sunday uflornocin. Friends and rel-
atlvcH from Valley , Nebraska , and
from Newman ( trove and Howard were
pro ' 'til.
GRAND ISLAND MAN SUSPECTED
OF BIGAMY.
WANTED WEDDING KEPT DARK
They Roquostcd the Preacher to Say
Nothing About It nt nil nnd the Item
Crept Into Sioux City Papers Re
sult May be Bad for Man.
Dakota C'lty , Nob. . May 21. Ono of
Dakota city's recent "dark lantern
marriages" Is very likely to develop
something of a sensational character ,
from present appearances. The
groom Is said to have another wife ,
On May 3 William A. Helmborgct
secured from County .ludgo
i permit lo wed Lulu Maud llerg , both
; lvlng their residence as Omaha. The
ounty Judge was pledged to secrecy
is far as consistent with his olllclal
i-apuclly. The bridal party , which was
accompanied by Andrew Iterg and
wife , all of whom had formed a car
riage parly from Sioux City , repaired
lo the parsonage of Itov. S. M. Losh-
or , Lutheran pastor here , nnd had the
nuptial knot lied.
Mr. Lesher was requested by the
groom not to report the wedding to
the papers , as they wished to pcrpo-
Irate a surprise upon tholr friends In
Slonx City , and as a kind considera
tion of the coudo | the preacher kept
a closed mouth. The wedding was re
ported to u Sioux City paper , with the
result that a notice of Iho happy event
came under Hie eye of a lady at Grand
Island who was the possessor of the
name of Mrs. W. A. Ilolmlmrger , an.l
who now seems very anxious to know
moro concerning Iho event which took
place hero in which one W A. Helm-
berger was ono of the principals.
Preacher Told of Error.
Rev. K. M. Lesher , who tied the
Ilolmhiirger-Itorg knot , Is in receipt
of a letter from llev. .1. N. Xlmmor , a
former member of the Nebraska sy
nod and a friend of Mr. Losher , slatIng -
Ing that while on a short visit to his
sister , Mrs. W. A. Helmbergor , at
( trand Island , Neb. , , ho was surprised
to hear through the newspapers that
her husband had boon married In this
place to another woman , and asking
Mr. Losher to please be kind enough
to lot him know the facts In the case
and If the report was true.
Uov. Mrhumor writes that while
ho understands that Helmborger gave
the residence of himself and his bride
as Omaha , both , however , are from
( trand Island , Neb. The minister fur
ther writes :
"My sister has been a most devoted ,
faithful and loving wife , married to
him by Rev. llarnltat our homo In
Wheeling. W. Va. , while Rev. llarnltv.
was pastor there. Her only crime , an
Invalid for a few years past. 1 Im
agine If you ever bad any conversa
tion with Brother Loamor about his
work hero , you may have hoard of
them both ami nothing particularly fa
vorable as to the husband's helpful
ness to the cause though prominent
In the work here , he having been su
perintendent of the Sunday school
school hero for years. "
Sidewalks Condemned.
The following resolutions were
adopted nt the meeting of the city
council Thursday evening , May 10 :
Resolved , That the sidewalks along
the south end of lot C , block u. llaaso's
suburban lots , nnd along the south
side of the west half of lot ! ) , block 3.
Pasownlk's addition , bo condemned
nnd the owner be required to rebuild
the snmo within thirty days.
Resolved , That now sidewalks bo or
dered to bo constructed along the
west end of lots 111 . 12 , 13 , and IT.
block 5 , and lots 12 , and 13 , Paso-
walk's Third addition , and along the
west end of lots 12. 13 , 17 , block 3.
and lots 1C nnd 10 , block , and lots
U 13 , 14 , 15 , 10 , nnd 17. block 7 ,
Horsey place nnd along the west end
of lots 2 , 3 , S. 13. U. 15. 1C , 17. block
IS. Western Town 1/H Go's , subdivision
sion of out lot A , ami that the owners
bo required to construct the same
ivlthln thirty days according to the
provisions of ordinance No. 275.
S. R. McFarlatul.
City Clerk.
LAST RITES FROM METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY.
LARGE GATHERING OF FRIENDS
Text of Her Pastor , Rev. J. F. Pouch-
er , "She Hath Done What She
Could. " Many Beautiful Floral Tri
butes from Friends of the Family.
[ From Momlny'n Dally. )
Solemn and silent was the vast as
semblage as the sweet strains of the
touching hymn , "Nearer , My God to
Thee , " floated out over the banks of
lilies , roses and greens that banked
the casket In which reposed the re
mains of an honored woman of Nor
folk.
folk.Tho funeral of Mrs. Ixmolla S. Hlb-
hen was held Sunday afternoon at ! t
o'clock from the First Methodist
church , the pastor , Rev. John F.
I'ouoher , conducting the services. The
pull bearers were C. D. Hon and H.
M. Springer of Oakdalo , I. .1. .Johnson ,
L. M. Heelnr , .John Wllloy , and S. G.
Dean. A largo number of friends of
the family , particularly those whoso
association bus been through the rail
road work , and the church members
and order of tlio Eastern Star were
present. Many relatives and friends
at a distance sent their sincere regrets
and heartfelt sympathies. Mrs. Susan
llibbon of Wnbash , Ind. , the aged
mother of the bereaved husband was
only prevented from attending by the
positive orders of her doctors forbid
ding the Journey.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Htbben and two
children of Fremont were In atten
dance and Mr. Hlbbcn and the moth
erless children accompanied them
home to Fremont for n few days hop
ing to partially overcome tholr deep
grief amid now surroundings.
The order of the Kastcrn Star , the
Hrotherhood of Ixicomotive Engineers
and the Hrotherhood of Railway Fire-
non , attended In a body.
The music furnished by the reg-
Inr church choir , the solo , "lieautlful
Isle of Somewhere , " by Miss Harriet
Allbory , and the duet , "Some Day the
Silver Chord Will Break , " hy Mrs. H.
L. Suyder and Mr. I'oncher , were
most affecting.
After music by the choir Rev. Mr.
Pnncher announced his text from
Mark 11:8 : , "She Hath Done What She
Could. "
Mr. Poiicher said in part :
"Amid the ceaseless whirl of life's
activities we como once moro lethe
( lower-covered casket and the open
grave.
"Think no strange thing has befall
en you. This scone is reproduced
throughout the world. And to our hu
man Judgment the people who are
best prepared lo live are the people
who die.
"Occasions llko this teach us that in
the measureless realm of tlmo our
earthly llfo Is very brief. Yet how
momentous and eternal are its issues !
Life's experiences coming thick and
fast are the soul's appointed means
of growth. Today we build castles ,
tomorrow snatches from hope the pro
mised joy. Today prosperity or the
presence of loved ones ( Ills our cup
with joy ; tomorrow adversity or sore
bereavement casts us into the valley
of sorrow.
"It Is dllllcult to know what to say
this afternoon. I have never before
realixod so fully the poverty of human
language and its inadequacy to ex
press what we are thinking. Did af
ter all Is not silence today more elo
quent than speech ? As we look Into
the face of our beloved and the tender
memories that cluster about her beau
tiful life come trooping into our
minds , a greater sermon Is preached
than can be framed by mortal lips ,
"Like Mary , who loved her Lord ,
she broke the alabaster box of pre
cious ointment of self-sacrifice ' for
those she loved , and 1 am sure that
her dear Master has said "she hath
done what she could. " Well done ,
good and faithful servant , thou hast
been faltldul over few things , I will
make tlico ruler over many things ,
enter thou Into the joy of your Lord. "
"So came death to this disciple. No
gathering gloom , no clouds , the horizon
zen , but light , light , light. If my
Hlhlo were taken away from mo : if
the gospel of Jesus Christ bail never
been preached lo tne ; If I were ie
tally Ignorant of the chrlititdt way ,
I could only wlnh my last end to bo
llko hers. In her death chamber a
volco seemed to say. "Loose the
shoes from thy feet for the place on
which thou stande-tt is holy ground. "
Several times during those last hours
prayers were offered around the
couch. A few minutes before the end
she requested that I take a pencil and
mper and take Jown her words. Af
er making some disposition of her
worldly goods 1 whispered , "Have you
some message to leave the church ? "
She said , 'Yes , tell the church , I
mvo always loved It dearly. My
; irayor Is for the church arid that the
children might bo brought up In It
It Is sad to part with loved ones but
I must go. 1 have done the best I
could. " Turning to her husband she
said. "The homo has been beautiful ,
nnd wo have been very happy. I do
not think a better husband ever lived. "
Another prayer was offered , and she
was not , for God took her.
"How sweet the hour of the closing
day ,
When all la peaceful and serene ,
And when the sun with cloudless ray.
Sheds mellow luster o'er the scene !
Who would not wish to ( llo llko these
Whom God's own spirit deigns to
bless ?
To sink Into that soft repose ,
Then wake lo perfect happiness ? "
"I am glad that 1 am permitted to
1 nm glad that I am permitted to
stand hero. Tier's was a complete Hfo.
It did not run down to helplessness.
She lived a great life. The buds of
mly self-sacrifice blossomed and fruc
tified upon the stem of her existence.
Talk about a little simpering , silly ,
iselcss life , such a life as that of the
ild Hotmpnrte compared with this llfo.
What are we here for ? Is It to gather
a few wreaths and fading leaves and
llowors that are gone In an hour ? It
Is as I sec It in this life to perfect
Christian characters , "that wo may
not he conformed to this world , but
ho transformed by the renewing of
our minds , that we may prove what is
that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God. "
"Sho was a happy woman and as
wo take this brief Inventory of our
loss wo do not fail to remember her
sunny disposition. Her laugh was in
fectious , and her cheerful conversa
tion would drive despondency from
the most down hearted. She was joy
ful because of the sweet innocence
of her llfo which cast no dark shad
ows across her pathway. Ono short
week ago yesterday I spent a delight
ful hour In pleasant conversation with
her and her rollicking good humor
showed that she had no premonition
of her approaching end.
"She was a kind hearted neighbor.
Sympathetic and entering Into all
the joys of her friends and always
seeking their happiness. Her homo
was always open to visiting ministers
for she was 'given to hospitality. '
"She was loyal to the church and
labored for Its final triumph over the
darkness of the world. As wo look
over the loving work which she ac
complished for the church wo can
truly say , 'She hath done what she
could. ' "
A procession of friends at least half
a mile In length accompanied the cor
tege to Prospect Hill cemetery , where ,
with the Methodist burial service Mrs.
Illbbon was laid to rest.
Rarely have there been more beau
tiful and numerous lloral tributes sent
by individuals and societies. Of the
latter there were pieces from the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ,
from the wives of the brotherhood ,
from the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen , Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen , Order of Eastern Star , Ep-
worth League , Ladles Aid society ,
Woman's Home Missionary society.
Board of Education , Norfolk Light and
Fuel company and the children of the
grades In which those left motherless
attended school.
Mrs. Hibbon was the last of her
immediate family , but one niece , nn
only brother's daughter , surviving of
her immediate relatives.
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