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DIED~
Mrs. Letita A. SPARKLIN wife
if Daniel SPARKLIN, died suddenly on Monday
night, the 17th inst., aged 53 years 2
months and 21 days. Mrs. S. was a consistent and
exemplary christian, a kind and affectionate parent, and a devoted
wife. Her eternal home is Heaven.
DIED~
Near Hunting Creek, on the 13th inst.,
after a lingering illness of consumption, Mr. James
STACK, Jr. aged 35 years.
On Sept. 21st nit., Mr.
Eli K. BLADES, aged 24 years and 7 months.
SPARKLIN- Near Union Grove,
Caroline Co., on the 17th inst., Lisha
A. SPARKLIN, wife of Daniel SPARKLIN, aged
53.
MARRIED~
On the 7th inst.,
at the residence of the bride's father, near Federalsburg, Caroline
County, Md., by Rev. Benjamin F. PRICE, Dr.
Geo. W. BETSON, of Greensborough, and Anna V.,
daughter of Jacob COVEY, Esq.
At the same time and place,
by the same minister, Thomas H. GOSLIN, of
Baltimore and Isbella, daughter of Jacob
COVEY, Esq.
IN MEMORIAM~
Miss Cora Fisher WILLIS,
daughter of Doctor H. F. WILLIS of
Preston, Caroline Co. Md., was born Sep. 10th, 1857, and
died suddenly at Castle Hall, Caroline co. Feb 4th, 1875.
The subject of this memoir gave evidence in
childhood of the possession of capabilities of a high order, and her
ardor in the pursuit of knowledge was alike gratifying to her
parents and teachers.
The scope of her mind enabled her not only to
excel in general literature, but to readily grasp the more subtle
truths of abstract science.
But while we record with pleasure these
evidences of unusual ability in the deceased, who grew up almost to
womanhood under our observation, it is also our sad, but solemn duty
to state that herein will possibly be found the mystery of her early
death. Nature exacts a fearful penalty of those who violate her
laws. Mental development at the expense of health and vigor, which
alone is derived from careful physical training, is an evil result
of which too often is death.
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IN MEMORIAM~~
Died in this town on Tuesday
last of Typhoid fever, at the residence of her brother-in-law, JamesO.
REDHEAD, Miss Lydia HUTCHINSON, daughter of Manlius
P. HUTCHINSON, Esq. Of Caroline
County, aged nineteen years, five months and three days.
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MARRIED~
At the residence of the bride's
mother, in Preston, on the 19th of Dec, Dr.
JENKINS, of Federalsburg, to Miss Lizzie COX,
by the Rev. J. L. Kenney.
The happy pair went to Baltimore on their
bridal tour.
DIED~
At the residence of his son, Jasper
NICHOLS, near this town in Dorchester county, Jan. 21st, Silas
NICHOLS, in his 73rd year.
In Seaford, Sussex county,
Del., Feb. 3rd, Rev. Dr. EVERSOLE, a
superanuated minister of the M. P. Church.
MARRIED~
Miss Mary Abbott,
of Smyrna, Del. Has been led a blushing bride to the alter seven
times. She has been Miss WILLIAMS, Mrs. TRUAX, Mrs.
FARROW, Mrs. RIGGS, Mrs. WALLACE, Mrs. BERRY, Mrs. PRATT and now
Mrs. ABBOTT, and has married a widower every time
but once, and has reared numerous stepchildren for her various
husbands, but has never had children of her own.
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SUDDEN DEATH~
Death under any and all
circumstances is saddening. It is truly so, when the young,
attractive, cultured, innocent and beautiful, without notice or a
moment's warning, are suddenly called away. It is our painful duty
to record a death of this character. Miss Cora F.
WILLIS, daughter of one of our most highly esteemed citizens, Dr.
H. F. WILLIS, of Preston, died suddenly at Castle Hall, the
residence of Dr. A. HARDCASTLE, on Wednesday
night of last week. She retired in her apparent usual good health,
and was found dead in her room the next morning. Her death was
caused by heart disease.
She was about nineteen years of age, and
possessed every qualification to make her an honored member of her
sex, and of society. To her bereaved and afflicted parents and
friends, we tender our warmest sympathies.
COMMUNICATED~
Married,
on the 7th of August 1823, Lemuel
HUBBARD and Mary RUMBOLD.
On the 7th of
August 1873 the surviving children and grand children, together with
a goodly number of friends assembled, by invitation, at the
homestead, near Harmony, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. HUBBARD.
Rev. W. A. CROUSE,
in a short address, congratulated the happy bride and groom upon
their golden wedding, and referred in felicitous terms to the
blessings showered upon them by a kind and bountiful Providence, and
closed by presenting the bride with a magnificent pair of gold
spectacles, the gift of Col. A. J. WILLIS, of
Potter's Landing.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.
CROUSE's address the supper hour having arrived all
were invited to a long table on the lawn fairly groaning with all
the good things of the land. Due justice being done to the
substantials, a recess of an hour was spent in conversing with old
friends, croquet by the younger folks, an elegant address from Col.
WILLIS, and the presentation of the various gifts to the bride
and groom: Mr. Crouse returning thanks in behalf of the bashful
couple. Then the ice cream, cake and confections closed the day's
eating.
The company separated hoping that our friends
may yet long live to celebrate their wedding day.
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Part of the page is missing,
however at the top I can see the name Jacob COVEY and
this continuation under the torn part
He was stricken with disease last Spring and
many days we watched for the angels to bear him away, but they
passed by and left him with us a few more months.
For many weeks before his death he realized
his near approach to the better land, and felt end expressed a
desire to depart and be with Christ. His hope was bright, and his
trust firm and unshaken, as his strength slowly ebbed away.
The "weary wheels of life stood still" at
last, and without pain or struggle his spirit was released and borne
to its everlasting home.
He was a good husband and a loving father,
and now awaits his loved ones on the other shore.
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Contains a Sunday School Certificate of
Admission.
Sarah A. HUBBARD has
been admitted as a SCHOLAR into the Bethesda Sunday School of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia Conference and is entitled
to all the privileges of said Sunday School during punctual
attendance and good behavior.
Age 13 yrs Register No. 71
Signed by William
H. GOOTEE Sup't
William M. McMAHAN Sec'y
June 15th 1856
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Poetry
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SAD CASE OF DROWNING~
Two boys Eddie
TODD, aged ten son of Mr. Elijah TODD, near
Preston, Caroline Co., and Johnny WHITELY, aged
thirteen, son of a Mrs. WHITELY a
widow of Preston, were drowned on Saturday last in the mill pond,
near that town. These boys together with a son of Dr.
H. F. WILLIS and another boy,
whose name we have not learned were amusing themselves is
boat-riding in a small boat upon the pond.
Young WILLIS and
the other boy were landed and remained standing upon the shore
watching the others who started to recross the pond. A short
distance from the shore, the boat upset, and both were drowned. The
cries of the boys on the shore, brought Mr. William
HUBBARD to the scene, who at the risk of his life
attempted the rescue of the poor boys, and succeeded in reaching
them, but two late, for they were already dead. They appear to have
gone down clasping each other's hands.
A large concourse of people
was drawn together at the funeral of the drowned boys on Sabbath
afternoon, and the manifestations of sympathy for the bereaved
parents, both on the part of preacher and people were very decided.
Rev. Mr. JEWEL of this town officiated on the
occasion.
IN MEMORIAM~
Seldom are we called upon to
chronicle an event more sad than the death, so sudden, of MissCora
Fisher, the eldest daughter of Dr. H. F. and Emily
WILLIS, of Preston, Caroline county, Md., which occurred
February 4th, 1875, at "Castle Hall," the residence of Dr.
A. HARDCASTLE, with whom Cora had
found a home while engaged in her vocation, that of teaching, an
employment in which she took great delight, and one for which she
was eminently qualified.
Truly the ways of Providence are mysterious;
yet to a believer in the infinite One, there is always a light
shining in the darkness the gleam of which cheers and consoles when
earthly comfort fails.
Although we may not be able to comprehend
fully the designs of the great Father of all in his dealings with
us, yet humble trust in his wisdom, and goodness enables its
possessor to bow with reverent submission to his stroke no matter
how heavy it may fall.
Many things combine to make the death of the
young lady of whom we write peculiarly distressing; she was
possessed of a mind both strong and brilliant, and no pains had been
spared to give it such culture as would qualify her to shine, and be
useful in the world.
Rarely has it been our
fortune to meet with a lady on whom a brighter future seemed to
dawn. But alas! Every hope that mortals cherish of earthly good or
gain, is subject to be blasted by the fell destroyer - death. To Cora,
the messenger came in the stillness of the night, when no earthly
friend was near; her father whom she loved, only a few hours before
had printed the kiss of affection on her cheek, and spoken the last
adieu, and had gone to bear the tidings to the mother that "our
daughter's health is much improved." There are bright hopes in the
homestead now. But oh, how soon comes sorrow on the heels of joy! A
night and a day has closed, and lo, the messenger is there to tell
the heart crushing news: "Your daughter is dead." Died unattended by
any one save the angel band who came to escort their sister to the
skies.
The hour appointed for the burial, brought
together a large concourse of relatives and friends, who mingled
their tears freely with those of the bereaved family.
After very impressive funeral services held
in the church at Preston, the remains of the deceased were laid in
the new made grave, there to repose until the resurrection morn,
when we hope to meet her again clothed with immortality.
Signed A FRIEND
MARRIAGE~
On the 24th inst.,
at the residence of the bride's father, in Denton, by Rev.
E. P. Aldred, Mr. E. TODD, and Mrs.
M. M. HYNSON, daughter of Thos. MELVIN, Esq.
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MARRIAGE~
On Wednesday, Jan. 23rd,
at the residence of the bride's parents in Preston, Md., by Rev.
L.Jewell, Mr. J. B. CLARK, of Seaford, Del., Jr. Editor of the
Sussex County Index, to Miss Mollie WILLIS,
daughter of Dr. H. F. WILLIS, of Preston, Md.
The above couple will please accept the
thanks of the senior Editor and employes of this office for the
bountiful supply of cake, may the snowy wings of innocents and love
ever protect this happy couple both in storm and sunshine, and may
their matrimonial life be one of perpetual bliss.
DEATH~
At Potter's Landing, on the 17th inst,
at the residence of A. J. WILLIS, of heart
disease, MissAlice G. JONES, aged 17 years.
She had been attending school in Canada for
the past three years; her health failing she returned home. She had
just entered her eighteenth year and was calculated to be very
useful. But alas! The messenger of Death called her. Yet she was
ready to go, and said, "Thy will, not mine, be done."
MARRIAGE~
On the 3d inst., at the
residence of the Bride's father, Mr. James B. PATTON to Miss
AlexineTAYLOR, eldest daughter of Perry D.
TAYLOR, Esq.
Many thanks to the happy couple for a liberal
quantity of nice cake. May they live long and prosper.