Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-14


Mrs J. Oak Davidson quietly breat he'd
her life out on Sunkay night, at her home in
this city, surrounded by her husband, child
and dearest friends. Hers had been long
and painful illness which had bafiied the
skill Of many physicians All that love
could suggest or money procure was I'M
awaiting. Her husband took her to Europe
last summer year, and while the change
seemed 10 benefit her no little she gradually
declined till tie hour Of dissolution rclived
her from great suffering. She had every
thing to live for and dreaded the change
which seemed inevitable. We have not
been notified rs TO the hour of the funeral
but It WAS telephoned Us that it expected to
be at , O'Clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Davidson was a young woman in the
prime of life, intelligent and loving, with a
devoted husband and one bright child, boy
just old enough to feel the loss Of mother
most keenly. Her maiden name was Ida F.
Fitch. She was born in Bristol, Maine,
August 10Th, 1857. She removed with her
parents 10 Chicago when ten years Of age
and came 10 Fl Dorado. in this s;pte, in 1876
where She was married to Oak Davidson,
April 10Th. 1876. The sympathy Of many
friends /, extended To- the bersaved husband
and;he li:;lc boy.
Oh. the changing bells Of Time
Soon their notes Will all be dumb
And ia 10Y and pcigr sublime
We -hall feel tho silence come;
And cur souls their thirst will sake.
And Our eyes :ie King viii see.
Nhaa thy glorious mora shall break
Eternity. Eternity,
Rev. ". F. Isrper preached hi. third
anniversary sermon on Sabbath evening 70
very large and apprecia;.ve congregation.
There Is no rnistsking the tact that the Bap
lists admire their preacher and j: is equally
certain that they have an eloqent and able
man 10 ill their pulpit and inst as earn est as
ne Is able The chnreh has grown in WON
derful manner under his guidance ard ad-
miuistration. There have been over two
hundred and fifty acce-sions to the church
since be preached his first sermon here three
years ago and the Sabbath school has quad
rupe.ed. besides the main building Of the
church ediicc has be0n built since that time.
In that time he has preached four hundred
sermons. made two thousand PASTORAL calls.
conducted seyen;y-oji funerals and married
seventy or eighty couples. With al HE &C
iivity he has made no enemies but won the
respect and confidence Of everybody.
The new Methodist minister. the Rev Mr..
Hodgson. srriyed with his family fren Ohio
last week and preached to that people or
SUNDAY. He was warmly and heartily
welcomed and VIC should judge that hi. IT.
troduc,ory sermon Was well received. OF
Ii. scrnoni-inc and what Kind Of = preacher
lie Is We Viii say more when We know more. f.
The MethoJi.;s seem striking after southern
states men DR.. Phillips resomblei Speaker I
Ca,lysle in marked degree and the new .
minister i the very picture OF Senator Vest. 4
u Missouri No one who has ever seen
Vest Will need Mr.. Hedgson pointed gu; 20
them.
Police officer Clark had small sized ele-
phan; on his hands about an hour YESTERDAY
evening I, was stray child in s baby car
riase. Some little girls found the little
thing wheeling itself along in is carriage
near the opera house and rolled il along
down Douglas avenue sni Clark found j; OF
the corner Of Main. Il could 10; tell it.
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