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In Memoriam
     Mrs. Sallie Hayden died at her home south of Madison, June 3, 1913. Miss Sallie Swindell was born July 11, 1855. She married to T.E.T. Hayden, September 9, 1875. To this union six children were born four of whom survive, namely, Mrs. Roy Crim, Mrs. Chas Holohan and Ira and Robert Hayden. Also two sisters, Mrs. T. B. Ragland and Mrs. W.O. Maxey.
     Mrs. Hayden possessed all the Christian virtues. She was kind, thoughtful and trusting. She died with a smile on her pure face, and her last words were those of love.
     Her funeral sermon was preached by Bro. Powell, and her casket was buried in flowers which were brought by loving hands. Then she was layed (sic) to rest in the "Low Green Vine whose curtain never swings open."
     Another home has been made desolate, and loving children bereaved of a devoted mother.
     How few homes where the dark shadow has not fallen?
     How few who are strangers to the anguish, and tears wrought by visitations of the reaper death. But amid our lamentations we hear words of promised help -- Jesus said, "hat believeth in me shall never die."
     To the smitten children these words should be like cool water to the hunted deer, and the fragrant flower to the hungry bee. Mothers sweet trusting spirit is at rest,and shortly you will know that lengthenened (sic) breath is not the greatest boon, God gives his child.
     "She is not dead; his friend - not dead. Gone some few trusting steps ahead, and nearer to the end, so that you too, once part the bend. Shall meet again as face to face this friend.
     Your fancy dead.¹²

News From Madison
From the Times
Mrs. Sallie Hayden died at her home south of town Tuesday evening after an illness of several months. She was 67 years old.²⁰

She was at Aunt Carrie's house when she passed away. Sarah told Carrie to turn the light down. She just took her last breath sort of as a gasp & died.⁸

Excello Items
     ... Mrs. W. P. Chandler, who was called to the death-bed of one of her nephews near Madison, has returned home. She informed me the young man was dead when she got there. He had the measles and relapsed. He was a son of her brother, Tucker Hayden.¹⁰

JURY'S VERDICT IN HAYDEN INQUEST
     The jury that served at the inquest into the death of Robert, the locomotive fireman who at the inquest Hayden, who died of injuries received in a railroad collision at the Pittsmont mine last Thursday, brought in the following verdict:
     "We find from evidence introduced that Engineer Hall should have noticed Engine No. 1072 and the train of cars attched to it in time to avoid collision. We are further of the opinion that those in charge of engine No. 1072 were in no wise to blame for the accident in which Robert Hayden received fatal injuries."
     Engineer Hall, himself very badly burned by steam at the time Hayden was injured in the same way, was onthe smae engine as the latter. Engine 1072 was derailed by the engine driven by Hall when they collided.⁸