MRS. ANNIE ASKEW SHARP
DIES AT HAMtELLSVULE
Death U Mourned By Large
Number Friends Through
out This Section
(By MRS. A. W. GREENE)
On last Sunday morning the sub
ject of this sketch reached the end
of her earthly pilgrimage. When the
news of her passing became known it
caused widespread sorrow in this
section where she spent practically
her entire life.
Mr* Sharp was ^ the youngest
daughter of Dr. Jackson Aakew, and
his wife, Mrs. Mary Askew. She was
born July 27, 1869 at the family
homestead not many miles from
Ahoskie. Her father was a much
loved physician and a prominent Bap
tist, one of the founders of C. B. F.
Institute, (now Chowan College.)
Her mother was a charming woman
of the old south who survived her
distinguished husband many years.
She entered school at C. B. F. L
when a mere child and continued a
student there until her graduation.
After that happy event she became a
music teacher at her alma mater, a
position which she filled worthily for
several years. Later she taught
music at Churchland, Va., and while
there was married to Mr. Starkey
Sharp and moved to his home near
Harrellsville. This remained her
home until she was called'to her eter
nal home. She leaves to mourn their
loss, a husband, six children, Starkey
Sharp, Jr., Hunter Sharp, Miss Janie
Sharp, and Miss Allye Sharp; all of
Harrellsville; Mrs. Linwood Cullens
of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. B. L.
Sharp of Winston-Salem, two broth
ers, Will Askew of Petersburg, Va.,
and Jeff Askew of Pulaski, Va., two
sisters, Mrs. Agnes Askew of Har
rellsville and Mrs. Dora Wood of
Winton and several grandchildren,
besides a host of friends. One child
proceeded her to the better land.
Mrs. Sharp was laid to rest on
Monday afternoon in the old Sharp
burying ground at Harrellsville, and
the funeral was conducted by her
pastor, Rev. R. B. Lineberry.
She was an accomplished musician
and used this gift freely for the ben
efit of others. Perhaps her most in
teresting trait was her deep loyalty
to her family and friends. She
seemed to have a real genius for
friendship and this included keeping
old friends as well as making new
ones.
Mrs. Sharp wag a woman of many
fine qualities and lovable traits. Her
affectionate disposition and ready
sympathy endeared her to all who
knew her, while her sense of humor
and keen intelligence made her a
brilliant conversationalist and an
always interesting companion.
Mrs. Sharp was converted and
joined the Baptist church in early life
and remained a consistent member
until her death. She was also a
member of the Woman's Missionary
Society and her life was full of
those little kind deeds done in His
name that the women of this organi
zation call personal service. She
loved her church and its works, and
she'will be greatly missed here. She
was one of the best and most devoted
of wives and mothers, and a mother
in spirit to a large number of rela
tives. A genuinely sweet hospitable,
and accomplished christian woman
has gone to her reward. We sorrow
at her going, and our sympathy goes
out to the family circle of which she
was truly the heart But a prayer
of thanksgiving rises to Heaven for
the beauty and charm and usefulness
of her life. She was a product -of
a christian home, a christian school
and a church of Christ, and the secret
of her power was a life hid in Christ.
For several years she had been in
declining health and an attack of in
fluenza soon snapped the brittle
thread of life.
The writer's mother wrote, "I
have just come from the burial of my
dearest friend?a friendship of fifty
years, without a ripple on its tar
face." Their girlhood was passed in
the hard days following the Civil
War and their friendship began at
old C. B. F. Institute. Twenty-five
years ago fate brought them close to
gether again at neighbors on a nearby
farm, and their friendship nourished
by congenial tastes and similar aims
in life ripened in that beautiful
thing which their children reverance.
Who can doubt that one day this
beautiful golden bowl, broken now,
will become perfect and complete
Over There! The actors play their
parte upon the stage of life and pass
out. But they are not forgotten.
Their characters are carried out to
be lived with throughout eternity, the
memory of their deeds and personali
ties remain on earth.
The many flowers heaped upon our
friend's grave comforted somewhat,
trust, the braised hearts of her loved
ones by their beauty and their fre
ars nee, but that fragrance and
Kll KUIX BILL MAKES
BUT UTILE HEADWAY
State Legislature Getting Down
To Business; Shipping Bill
Considered
Among the more important devel
opments in the State Legislature ,
during the past week was the un-i
favorable report given by the Senate
Judiciary Committee to the Sams bill
aimed at unmasking members of the
Ku Klux Klan, and the hearing held
on the proposed shipping bill spon
sored by Governor Morrison. The
Ku Klux bill will probably go to the
floor of the Senate on a minority re
port
At the shipping bill hearing, Gov
ernor Morrison led the fight for fav
orable consideration by the legisla
ture, telling of the great possibilities
of the project and outlining the plans
he had already given to the author of
the bilL He was assisted in the ar
mente by Professor Collier Cobb, Dr.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, W. G. Womble,
and Captain John A. Nelson, all of
whom told of what couid be accom
plished in the matter of lowering
freight rates through the promotion
of a ship subsidy. Opponents of the
measure were given a hearing yester
day.
Quite a bit of publicity was given
to a purported fund being raised in
Norfolk to fight the Carolina bill.
Sharp denials that any such fund was
being raised were voiced by heads of
city organisations in Norfolk. The
issue arose out of a meeting held in
Washington, N. C., at which time it
was stated such a fund was being
raised.
The House Budget Committee
handed its report for the coming 2
year period. The appropriation ask
ed for would total near $20,000,000
for the two-year period, and would
be a larger outlay than formerly ad
vanced by the budget committee.
Members of the committee stated,
however, that it would be trimmed
considerably before the legislature
was asked to act upon it.
A bill to create > pardon board did
not get a single voice raised in its be
talf when it came up for considera
tion. It has been tabled, and will
lardly be brought up again during
the session. The special committee
appointed to investigate the feasi
bility of establishing a medical col
lege in the State, in conformance with
i suggested plan by authorities of
Trinity College and the State Uni
versity, advised that plans were in
;uch a formative stage that it would
be impracticable to take any action
"or two years. The measure was
babied for that period of time.
Investigation of the row in the
State Department of Printing got un
der way last night and will probably
continue for some time. The house
bill for an additional $15,000,000 for
state highways has been favorably
reported.
!' Among other bills of state-wide in
terest introduced within the past
week are: to place all solicitors on.
talary, ranging from $3,600 to $5,000
per year, offered by Senator Castelloe
of Bertie; to abolish department at
State Prison for dangerous insane
and establish a sanitorium for tuber
cular prisoners; a bill providing that
wage earners be liable for garnish
ment or wages, prepared and fos- 1
tered by the State Merchants Asso
citions; to prevent all except drug
stores from selling proprietary medi
cines, fostered by the State Pharma
ceutical Association; providing for
registration of city and town bonds ;|
to allow municipalities to insure their
employees; to compel women to serve
on juries; to codify the school law of
the State; and to offer state aid to
disabled mothers who are not in po
sition to foster and rear their off
spring.
Partisan debate, acrimonious and
bitter at times, broke out in the
House when two Republican officers
were shom of their jobs. They were:
treasurer of Randolph County and
Auditor of Davidson County. In the
last election neither had opposition
and thereby were the only Republi
cans to get jobs. The offices held by
them were abolished, and the minor
ity officeholders went without jobs. ?
No bills of a local nature or per
taining to Hertford County were in
troduced in the legislature during
the" week.
beauty were leaves cut, wasted in a
day's time, perhaps. The perfume
and beauty of her life remains how
ever, to cheer and hearten them as
they strive to follow her pUgrlm's
footstep. For the days of her passing
are critical days no lose than those
days of her girlhood when the South
was emerging from the shadows of
war and the world needs strong,
sweet, good women now as much as
then, perhaps more,
perhaps more.
May her life be an incentive to
those of high ideals yho are willing
to work and sacrifice that these ideals
may not perish from the earth!
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