Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-13
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Died-In Clay toWnsnlR, Laiaye1te npSnH'
al Wellington on Monday.
= Near H,gs.n.ylllss Lafaye!,ss County y IA
Mo-, recently, Mr.. JOHN u. hAohh' HI o'o
and respected citizen
HEMP, iafa9st son Of M. +. fowiing: Of
Wsyer'y; tn NJ reP Ps a %e efic iata5Te' al e0n-
- At the residence of her parents. in Lex
NATION Of the throat. ASNiE RoGERs, Young
est daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. WAR
der; aged ) years and 8 months.
Thus passed from loving arms In the sweet
blush and innocence of prattling childhood this
dear little girl. She found a short path to hea-
ven; and though parents may now weep, yet as
they look upward they will 6nd that the way she
went is luminous with glory and will lead them
also to the happiness above.
;iDled-In New Orleans, Dec. 6. Col. ALTER
N. SMALLWOOD, aged SO years.
Col. Smallwood was q brother of Messrs.
Lewis and Thomas Smallwood. and was mar
| ried to a Miss. Reinhard. all of whom are well
known Lexington people. He was secretary
| and superintendent of the New Orleans Produce
Exchange, commercial editor of the Picayune,
member of the board of health and sanitary
association. He was a colonel in the federal
army during the war and appointed
| postmaster at New Orleans by President
Johnson.
AT the residence of his son, in Clay
| township, Nov. %. Mr.. GEO. W. BLAIR,
aged about IS years.
Deceased was one Of our most worthy and
respected citizens. His death was very sudden
he had been going about attending to his farm
work, and had. on the day his dea'h occurred,
been cutting wood. Lutte in the evening ate,
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his sons a distance Of ZONE 500 yards. He hal
only been there some few minutes when it was
noticed that he was about to fall from his chair
his son caught him and laid him on the bed
when he seemed to be sound asleep and every.
thing was done by loving hands that could be te
arouse him., but every effort failed. He never
spoke again, and passed AVA about O'CLOCK
of same night. He leaves q wife and thre'
children; his children are all married and doinl
we'll. The family have the sympathy of tn,
entire neighborhood.
- Near MAYHEM. lafayette county: No.
Nov. 30. suddenly. WILLIAM LAEKFORD
sged Is years. His remains Were buried q
and HiI pprominent Citizen Of this County, muci
esteemed by all who knew him. He was thu
father of the late DR.. A. P. Landlord.
VIM. Landlord was born in Pulaski county
Tenn. Jan. 10, 1907. and was married to Mis-
Lucy Burton In 1887. He moved to Missouri ant
settled in Lafayette county In 1888. He JOINED
the Baptist church in Lexington in 1910. and be
came one Of the constituent members of Mount
Prairie church in 1912. With fine natural en-
dowments, cultivated by assiduous study, VIM
Landlord was a mar of large and varied in
formation. Blessed with q remarkable memor,
he could recite with accuracy the thoughts, ar
guments, and often many Of the words of book
previously read, whether of q literary or sclen
tidc character. He could repeat almost yer
bAtim sermons he heard preached years ago
The bible was his daily study, and few mel
were more familiar with Its contents. With
clear perception Of its cardinal truths he ha,
the facility of making them plain to the mos
he was constant Is his duty, cften praying an,
txhorting in public. A friend Of children, b
lsbored for years as superintendent and teache.
in the Sabbath school. A firm believer in tn
Christian religion and of its infinite value,
wasshis constant theme In the great congregation
the Sabbath school, the way side and the fire
) side of friends he Visited. A splendid nurse
and Of cheerful disposition. he was always vel
come in the sick room. An adectionate ant
tender husband, he was also q loving and GENT
father. Having served his generation faithful
l and we'll. he came to his grave In a full age, lik
/ rs a shock of corn cometh in his season." Hi
pilgrimage ended. he has gone to the home q
the ransomed which is q home of rapture.
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