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DIED at the residence of Mr. John F.
Ford in this place, on Wednesday. the 9th,
instant, Mrs. MARIA AMELIA ANToNIA
EPPEs. consort of Mr.. William E. Eppes,
late Of Holly Springs, in the 10Th year of
her age.


The subject Of this notice was q native of
Havana, in the Island of Cuba She visi-
ted the United States for the purpose of OBJ
tanning knowledge ofthe english language,
some time in the year 1886, and with that
view availed herself of the advantages offer
cd by the Holly Springs Female institute.
Daring her stay there she became impressed
with the necessity ofa preparation for an
other world, and in the Spring of 1910 join
ed the Methodist Episcopal Church, hope.
ful convert There too she became acquain-
ted with him upon whom she bestowed the
pure affections of her heart. and to whom
she was united on the 31st of March l84I


Seldom does it falIto the lot of the obitua-
rvst to record more affecting death Trans
planted from the sunny skies of her OWE is
land and home to land, whose language,
as we'll as manners and customs, were
strange and unfamiliar was permitted to
spend only a few short years before she is
removed by the hand of disease to a brighte
land. Cut off In the me rang of woman
hood, when she had but fairly began to
share the sweets ola new and Interesting sta
ton in life, she leaves behind him who alone
can truly realize the aching void her de
cease has made, and the tender infant whose
lips have not yet learned to lisp the name Of
mother. A resident of this place only
few weeks. she had formed but nominal
acquaintance with only small circle of
those who followed her to the grave. And
yet that acquaintance was sufficient to ex'
cite lively emotions of sorrow in the breast
ofthosc whom her illness and last obsequies
brought arouud her. Let ii be consoling
then, to friends and kindred at a distance,
that she died amidst those who appreciated
her worth. and. what is more important. that
she passed from earth in the full confidence
Of eternal bliss in that upper and better
world,


"Where dangers threat and fears alarm no


more.'