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Highland Park News (1874), 22 Jan 1897, p. 1

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Mrs. Augustus C. Campbell, after a long and painful illness, extending over nearly two years. died Saturday morning, January 19th. at her home on the bluff overlooking Lake Mich» igan. Mr. and Mm. Campbell came out here about three years ago and purchased that property. the former residence of W. W. Flinn and put it in the most thorough repair. with the reasonable exlnactation ‘ of many years‘ happy domestic life therein. Only a few months after taking up her residence here. the fatal disease manifesteth itself. She horet ,not only her great hodin gaffe-rings with uncomplaining patience and meekâ€" mess. lmrshe did that which in vast- ly more difficult. faced the inevitable with rare heroism. It requires something more than mere- will power to look out into an elegant home. a large circle of relatives and friends. to a devoted husband and child, to whom she was devotedl)‘ at- child, to whom she was (levutcdly ut- tachvd. and fum- (k-ch mhnly every hour. as the days grew intu weeks and months: stairs may do it in a cold. stolid \‘uy. but it is Hu- pemgativv of a victorious Christian faith to (ln it heroically and iri- umphamly. That was .\]r.~,.(_,'ump» hell's Victur)’. Bf‘Sllle her family relations. she 1 ft 2: hnslmml and n ‘J year old daughtvr. The funeral was Monday aim-1" “(rig noon at om- o'clock. conducted by kim Pastor 5. VI Jnhnsuu of the I’m-s one! luteri an chun 11. who has ”10- hapln Mal fat-lulu of adapting himself and his. hon ‘Hulvr mc-smge of comfort bu” Stri and rv~‘i"nfltiun to thv m-vds of tlu- hon u-msiun Thv music which wa~ a ('f‘l’t u-r) v-lmiu- quarwnv from ( hicagu Mr. “hm Nude-red tht- numlx- rs. the last Ba} uxwflfnd be- with tho-(- 15“ Wt' mom wr-T again." it pew-med. was. the- Hunt hrk ’n-rfcr' ro-mh-ring that \\'uml¢-rfu|\~+-rt. hymn < u-r [wart] by human vuivm. [wt- Tlu- flnru! trihuts-s Wo-rt‘ the must lim munvmus ulul lwmniful wt Pioi't‘h uf my all kimh o-w-r M'Pll iutho‘ Park. tt‘stih’ fying tu Hu- number of how fric-mls. J :h “'0‘“ us tllvir high ro-glrll and "in 'VOL I Highland Park N 6W8- HRS. CAMPBELL’S DEATH. tender ufl'e‘cfiou for her. The inter» ment was in Graceland. The funâ€" eral was largely attended by‘ friends in this city as well as from Chicago and other placvs. IN REMEMBRANCE 0F BRUCE. Five hundred and sixty - eight years ago last January 13 Robert Bruce died and his memory lfi still fresh and precious in all the glens and homes of old Scotland and wherever a Scotchman dwells. Think of it. 5458 years! Suppose we drop the 500, how many of us will he re memlxared the 68 years hence? Very few. The graves will soon close over us unless we have sense enough to be, cremated~ and in a very few years. half or even one- fourth that time and very few peo- ple can recall our names. But. how is the. memory of Bruce so fresh and green and an inspiration the World over? \Vhy‘.‘ He (lid something for old "Scotia". Whose sons have. aye been free. He was not selfish. self seeking, nor was he a bigot. He IoVed Scotland and every true Scot» man. There is such a thing as green uml fragrant memories, but there is only one way to make them. We: are- happy t0 chruniclr- the fact that our c-stceemml friend and neighbor. o-xfilayur David M. Eran kilw. J r.. was married Wednesday evening, January 2Uth, 1897, to Mrs. Maud Strickland Cheverton. at the: home of the bride's mother. Mra. Strickland. inBurlingtun. Iowa. The hour was six in tho owning. and tlw (wrcmony was [wrfnrmml by the Rev. Mr. Uartou). 1).. pustur of tlw first Baptist Church in that (-it}‘. Thcrr wm [yrs-sent only the family ”fr tiw bride and the. groutn'n hmthvr. Ruh- -+-rt. Mr. and Mrs. Erskine an: ex- pm-tml tn rvturn to tlw Park smut-- timc- Saturday. and tlwy will be right rnvally wolcumml. " "in Hf Sum-«ms Judit'imh adn-rtising i~ tln- fuum ERSKINE-CHEVERTON. There is much force in Alderman Cushman‘s idea of the council com- mittee meeting in private and going all over the Electric road ordinance. line by line without any outside din» turbance, and then when the“ com. mittee had done its best, submit it to the citizens in a public meeting. There in just one point to be guard ed, the one Mr. Phillipe was after, the real voice of the people. If the council (xnnmittee fix it up as well as they know how, and when they submit it to the people. will listen and yield to the public opinion, all Well. the people will be satisfied. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Shields mmlv a short call Monday afternoon. Professor Wilson was obliged to leave school at noon Tuesday, to go home and nurse 8. case of the grip. No school Wednesday. as the as the teachers visited other schools. County Superintendent Marvin spent the afternoon with ma Thur» day last. ' ThP‘Sophomore clams finishes Phy- sical Geography this month. They will takv up Astronomy next. George Millard, who was laid up at home last Week with a severe cold. 15 back at his, atudies again. Last year Prof. Wilson had tolook after all the Rhetorical work him- Self. This year Miss Stewart looks out for the debatcs,.\[iss Douglas for the essays. and Prof. Wilson for flu- (lo-clamatiolm. Thc- th1k-km-lpiugclanu in» doing sumt- practical Work. Allan Van Dayn and Arthur Wilmut haw me! up a lmnhl-r yard. and the roe-n 0f the claws buys lumber. turd]. Ptc. a! tlu- Inn-(est mtvs. Huw many of tlw ru-mlvra uf the- qus 1H. nauw all tlw mpnewnta tin-s {rum lllinnis’: Try it and 5m- huw many ynu k'nuw. The- Civil (kw urnmvm class.» trio-d it and gut nhum halfway thruugh. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. A SUGGESTION N08

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