DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.

Colonist, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5898, 3 September 1890, Page 6 (Supplement)

DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.

Yesteejat morning about half past seven Mrs Lightband, of Nilo afreet East, was suddenly stricken down by a Biroke, and withcm reaovering consciousness, paesed peacefully away at noon. Deoeased, although she had reached the ripe old age of eightyaine, enjoyed the best of health up to the last, and with the exception of deafnei*, had full po3 c e^aion 01 her faculties. Mr acd Mrs Lightband came to Ne'son ia the ship Thomas Harrison, in 1842, Mr Lightband deciding to oome to the Colony owing to the doctors informing him that if they remairel in England his wife could oalj' live two or three years at the locgfst. In our issue of Jun9 12th, thirteen year 3 aco, the following appeared respecting the aged couple : "It is citen, cot too often, our duty to record the union of the young, but it; is an exceedingly rare, though equally pleasant duty, to tell of | the oelebratioa of the fiftieth anniversary of suoh Bn event To ' have lived and loved togt.tb.er' till half a century has passed, falls j to the lot of few, and ihere is especial pleasure when a couple so deservedly respected as Mr j and Mrs Lightbar 1 have a wedding cake cut in honor of such a prolonged Union. Constancy like other virtues, ia not confined to one part of human life, and it is farther worth mention that the very ground where the celebrates of their golden wedding now live is where they fixed their habitation on frsfc coming to the Colony thirty-five years since. There ia not one acquainted with the happy pair but will wish thny may enjoy longer years and further blessings, and tbat every recurrence of the 11th of June may briDg increased happiness to the home in Nile street Eiet." — Deceased had a bright and happy disposition, which not only endeated her to those who were honored with her acquaintance, but threw a radiance over her home. She belonged to a very old Methodist family in England, her father having been appointfd a Circuit Steward by the Rev John Wesley, the Founder of Method'sm. It will be observe! that the funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon.— ' Colonist,' August 26.