Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
CONCORDIA.

on August Is, closed ut IL ocioCN Oh
August Is. This meeting, on the whole,
was quite Il success. The ministers
present were Rev. kicmer, OF 81.
Joseph; presiding elder for this dis
trict: Rev. koenig, of Lexington Rev.
Miller, of Higginsville Rev. j. De-
mand, of this place; Rev. Herman, OF
Sedalia; Rev. Vogel, of Smithton, and
Rev. Walters, of Lake Creek; also
Revs. Beck and Meyer. Higginsville
was we'll represented here, especially
on Sunday. The attendance was good
throughout the meeting, and much in
terest was manifested. The longer the
meeting lasted the better it became.
With the exception of a very few who
demonstrated their poor raising by
talking and laughing during services,
the very best of order was maintained
throughout the time the meeting con-
tinued. 1t would be a fine thing for all
communities if the ill-bred were TO re-
main at home. This was the first camp
meeting ever held here, and everything
passed of so pleasantly tina very likely
it was but the beginning Of annual
meetings 10 be held here III the future.
Just before the meeting closed, all pres
ent, while singing a parting song,
shook hands, then formed y cir.ie
around the tent and knelt down while
Rev. Kiemer offered a prayer of thanks
to Him whose presence had been Aelt
throughout the meeting. The scene was
very affecting and many shed tears at
parting. We hope to live through many
more such meetings.
To-day the Evangelical conference
commences and will last till Monday.
DNhn,o o,o sfiu ,,i,ictn., ,,ooo, I'D
twenty-five more expected. There are
twenty-five delegates present also. On
the 30th OF this month the Lutheran
congregation begin their mission meet
ing which will last two days, and SO it
goes. One week the Baptists hold their
interesting Sunday school picnic and
all 90 there and enjoy themselves; then
the Methodist camp meeting is held and
a thousand people can be seen gathered
around listening to the Interesting SER
mons; next the Evangelical church
holds its conference, and hundreds of
strangers promenade our streets when
! there is no services, and all are invited
to attend when services are going on.
Then comes the Lutheran mission meet
ing, and again hundreds meet in the
cool shade of some grove and enjoy
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umes for Concordia. There is no room
for vulgar shoe downs" where Chris
tians enjoy themselves in church SER
vices.
The Methodist church, colored, give
. festival here on the night of the 3lst.
A negro, while escaping from Mr..
Henry Uphaus' corn pen one night last
week, and while ON a fence, was treat
ed to a load of shot by the hired hand
of Mr.. Uphaus. The negro, knowing
that Mr.. Uphaus was absent, was evil
IDENTIFY taking an inventory OF the corn
with a view to tattening hogs. The
matter now stands as follows: The
corn is saved, the young man has made
a reputation and the negro, we'll we do
not know much about him.
Mrs. Henry Uphaus, known as
"Mother Uphaus," died on the 18th of
this month, aged one hundred and five
years, five months and four days. This
lady was born on the 18th of March,
1880, at Kries Hall, Westphalia, Ger
many. Her maiden name was Maria
HOrstkata. She married at the age OF
26 years. man named Vessel who died
after having lived with her for tour
years. Three children were the fruits
of this marriage, one dying while quite
young. One is still living and the
other, the father of Henry Filing,
Judge ii. Ii. Filing and Peter Filing
now in Dakota, also died IL number
of years since. In about a year
after the death of her first husband
Mrs. Vessel married his brother. lie
also died i'll n short time, leaving no
offspring. Having lived a widow an
other year she married Mr.. Uphaus,
with whom she lived Sc years; he nav
ing died IL years ago. By her last
husband she had four children. All are
still living and well known in our coun-
ty. They are MIR. Peter Uphaus, aged
67 years, Herman Uphaus, aged GA
years, Casper Uphaus, aged 81 years,
and Mrs. Henry W~esterhouse aged
81 years. The above named are all liv-
ing in Freedom and Davis townships
and are among the best and most
wealthy men of our county. Mrs. Up
haus had 33 grand children, 10 of whom
are still living; and 40 great-grand chill
dren, % of whom are still living. Sew
eral of the great grand children are
about grown. Mr.and Mrs Uphaus i'm
migrated 10 America in l847 and settled
in Lafayette county, where they have
lived ever since. In 1851, Mrs. Uphaus
with seven others, three of whom are
, still living, joined the German Baptist
church at this place, and has been a
member ever since. Generally her
health has been good and many persons
visited her at the residence of her
, daughter, where she made her home.
; For a number of years her birthdays
were celebrated, and people came for
many miles to participate in these par
ties. During the last year or so, it be-
: came manifest that she was becoming
gradually weaker, and at tunes she was
as helpless as a child ; still herap-
petite was good and she often preferred
some of the coarser foods to the delica-
cies which were offered her. She had
l a great dislike to any kind OF
medicine ard could not be induced to
!, take any. At about 4 O'Clock on the
evening of Aug. Is, her daughter no
e tIced that she acted somewhat singularly
in several ways. She took hold of her
daughters hand and squeezed it: and
E at the same time seemed to have Difficult.
f ty i'll getting her breath. She gradual
j., ly seemed to recover her usual manner
= ! and between s and 9 o'clock was put to
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Her daughter, however, had not forgot
. ten the manner of her mother during
!, the evening and did not leave the bed,
side for sometime. A little before 9
O'Clock several parties dropped into the
# room and became interested i'm the &C.
II tons of the old lady. Someone sug.
s gested that her breathing was very
weak, and it was at once surmised tina
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camp ground was but 4 short distance
from the house, and many of her rela.
:. tons and friends were attending. These
e We're sent for, but scarcely reached the
house in time to see her breathe her las
g while she lay there, seemingly sleepin;
p as gently as Il child. Thus at 9 o'clocl
a and ten minutes this Old lady in whom
lie the whole community was interested
y gave up the life of one who has lived t
o longer period than it becomes the lot o
;, one out of Il million to live; and, durin;
those many years her aim has beef
= to fill the place OF a true wife,
faithful mother and LII earnest Christian
A long time has elapsed since this oil
lady was born. When we read of thu
= time before our government was estab
Il lished. when the traitor, Arno'd
startled the world with his treachery
how lie escaped and how Paulding
OF Van Wart and Williams captured An
re DIRE and how, atterward, the latte