Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-08
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.D,sd-At bre ZONE. near wuseriy. MO. Feb.
a. o. pneumonia. MARY L. RICHARDSON.
axed:80 years. :. =
-ral deb1iiiy, Uncle JJE aAWKISs. . worthy
eoIofed man. agei abou 81 years.
AIn this city Sunday night. March 9ofin-
a1'nmas.Sn OF the spIstn ana stomach Ella Ia
5year.. 10 months and three days. The family
nave th.. sympathy Of y large circle OF friends In
heir sad bereavement.
No. - March.3d. Of spinal MENINGITIS. Mrs Mis-
our +. Lay. aged u yesrs +.
. Mrs. Lag was y daughter OF the late Joseph
Or. er. OF Dover township. She was o kind and
Adeouonate wife. a tender and loving mother.
and . true and devotsi friend. She leaves
husband and ten children to moarn their irrep-
sr.bis loss.- % W.
in FL P.so. at the residence q Mr.. J.ke
me Young anu beauti III daughter OF Henry 4
i-endSssiIs Newman Her rem ANS will he taken 10
Tyra. W. Who hOT sp1eceIed Gsi.o to Dt he grave only
eighteen short months ago.. .'Ihe iairest and
putes, are always afst to co." 6
Near this city. March 9. Of parsaysis:
Major BENJAMIN h. WILSON. sgsi shUuteo
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Major HIlsen was born In Crab Orchard. KY,
and came TO Missouri With his parents whSn .
:hyid, He WAS brought up In st. Louis county.
md to lexington, where he has almost
continuously resided ever since, In l8&s He
n 10 been twice mssrriS I. mis- Second vie sur
v1ving him. His living children are John s..
OF Chicago; Mrs. Ed Hill, Cam 8. and Russell.
Two Of his children. Eliza and Thomas, are
ne ID. Maj W il ION Wa, . ,nan OF strong con-
yictions. He was 1rm In his friendships aud az
= consequeuce had many friends,a. He has been
IN invalid Tor months. and hopes OF his re-
cove-y We're entertained until he received a SEE
we're fall q few duys sg, which produced the
paraiy sis ;ha; ciu,ed his death The funeral
will axe plscs to- morrow, at . o'clook. p. NJ,
from the PRESBYTERIAN church.
-in th's city. n sr:h 1. after a lingering III
ness. uf grnetul tict'ility. Mrs. BETTE b.
aged Sl years
Nc. M,reland Was born IN Georgctown. KY.
In My, 1898. She married IN Kentucky, Mr..
Joseph Nu, Gland, and came 10 Luiuy cite county
ONE g years uEo.: Mr.. Mor,l.rG ha. been
lead some ten or eleven years. There survives
tasin ELK chiidrta, .Claud. William. LnIIe.
Anna (Mrs. Robert Hicki;n), ]. Reid and Em-
ms. airs Moreland was a lady OF sing ulnr-
g-ntieness an l amiabiiity Of character. and had
i host OF very warin rr,rnd,. For many months
he knew thaItrath WAS up IN asr and cous,m-
piitedfts nppr"act' " eth resign alton, Recently
&ith the Cbri.:.ae's hose. She was buried fr. IN
tn. Episcopal church the Isev. John DAVIS
oLd ;iating Tbs -hurct .sas di.ed WI h friends
Of the family "ho followed. The. remains to the
cem:tery. sniiovinyly aud teariuiiy consigned
,hem 10 the grave :
OBITUARY.
D aua has invaded suoth-r good and happy
home. and selected as a vicii,n. Nathaniel 8
Dsvis. aged Is years and 5 months. lie dlei at
Ils home. near Corler, February 2sth. 1854 The
risitby the enemy was sudden ind unexpected,
and did Its work quIcsly. He ntvel uttered q
word nit.r the attack. which was congestion Of
the brain. go he spoke not of the beautiful be-
You'd, OF .visitslions OF angelo around his bed
side. or the acceptance with God, to remain us
precious words OF gold In our memory; but his
tfs u a living rpis.le to be read by ali who knew
HIM. Tracing his Christian fidelity and d-vo-
tioa TO God. we can but behold him rescued by
krIce divine in that house not made with hands.
whose maker and builder is God No one ever
lived ,ruer to his obligations in life than he did.
His faults were few and his virtues many The
church has lost a good member. the community
a kind and worthy neighbor. HIS funeral SER
moe was preached at the church OF which he
Lad been q consistent member for many years,
ny Rev. John Z. Sisckelfords, He was q Meth
oiist, strict and regular In the performance of
every Chistian duty. 1t is, indeed. with feel
inXs OF sadness, that l attempt to write q brief
memorial. Of our departed friend Death. IN
Ter the most mitigating circumstances, always
brings deso,stlon and bere to surviving
friends. and 1t SEEMS doubly 30 In the death OF
Nat Davls-as he was Familiarity called-who
Was taken suddenly away In the prime Of life,
s1d the apparent meridian of usefuIne s from
: devoted vile and five little children. It's u
comfort TO know that the Lord Will prov de. and
may. they ever enjoy His gracious protection
and divine favor. Although he is taken from US
Iist No be was commencing Life with -uch buoy
Ant hopes. We will not replne, for God doeth all
hinss we'll. Lille IS short and death Inevitable
rhe young and old all Ass from earth Into
Eternity. We know not wien nor how our PEE
rod Of If. shall expire, but sooner or later all
m list lay down the things VI this lite and ex-
pore the one to come WI l- we mourn our
loss, We are grateful tor the belief that our less
csrnot be compared 20 that exceeding zreat re-
ward to which he has be.n exalted by the SUI
prenc Head of the church. He now sleeps IN
Jesus. and Will rest with his kindred until the
day Of immortal awakening amt the coming OF
his Lord. :
''Rest swsetly. dear uncle, -tul Christ bids the.
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70 hal: Him In srlump h descending. the sk,ss.''
ELS. K. d.