The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-24
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Died-In HiggInsville, Lafayette county,
Mo-. November Is. Mr.. CONRAD MEUS-
ENKAMP. aged 81 years.
- At Higginsville, Lafayette county. MO.
November q. of rheumatism, Mr.. WILLIAM
L. CATRON, aged 60 years.
- At Walton. KY, November 10, alter
only a few hours sickness Of neuralgia Of tue
heart, Mrs. MARGARET CARTER, mother
OF Mrs. g. M. Catron, aged II years.
Mrs. Carter has for several years made her
home with her daughter here. About six
weeks since she went to visit relatives In Ken.
lucky, the home of her childhood. Her re-
mains were brought here for interment aud
che will be buried from the Chr lstian church
tomorrow at 2:30 O'Clock. Service will be
conducted by Elder A. Proctor, of I%ndepend-
ence.
- In this city, November 10. after a long
illness, Of general debility, JOHN GALA
WAY YOUNG, aged So years.
Mr.. Young WAS a native OF Lancaster. Gar
rard county, Ky. He came to this county In
an early day, and WAS contemparaneOus with
such men as Gilesd Rupe. James Hicklin,
Geo. Houx, j. ii. Graham, Strother RenIck,
Edward r. Ryland. Mahlon Hall. Chatham
and Thompson Ewing, William Shields, John
Nelson, Chris. and John Catron. and other
prominent men of that period. Mr.. Young
married In 1891, his wife being Mrs. Margaret
Greening. She was his faithful companion
until 1874, when she died IN her ssventy.Gfth
year. They had eight children. five of whom
survive, Mrs. John j.. Moran, Mrs. Jas. r.
Green, Mrs. A. P. Logan, Miss Matilda
Young. and Mr.. John G. Young, Jr. One
son, Thomas, who has not been long dead.
was well known to our community. as in.
heriting In 4 marked degree the genial quail
ties and quaint humor of his father. To those
who knew Galloway Young (by that name
hs was best known to his old friends). only
. few years ago. he is remembered as like
poor YOrick, n man ''of Infinite Jest, Of most
excellent fancy" He had an ustible
fund OF wit and humor. It bubhled up like
the sparkling waters of the bright and bah.
bling brook, and always az innocently. No
word OF sarcasm fell from bis lips that could
hurt or wound u neIghbor. His was a heart
free from guile, and full of that Christian
charity, which, In its subtlest sense, Is too
much q rarity. With him It was an essence
of his being. Like Ben Adhem he could be
written las one who loved his fellow men,"
III utuih tutIo "CEc uUu0 WuO kueW tndL
dia not love this genial. witty, clever gentle
man of the old school. 1t Is from such lives
IS his that comes the regret that men are NOR
tai. Alas! they are. Time, the memorable.
marches on. Be ye never so careful, never
SO temperate, he conquers first one faculty
and then another, until the day arrives upon
which his companion. the grim reaper, comes.
and the ripened grain falls before his merci:
less blade. But is it Inerciless7 Is not the
fall Of The mortal part the rise Of the immor-
tai! When the body perishes the spirit lives,
The separations here are hard, but It mus,
not be forgotten that there are reunions
there, aud those left behind will soon be with
the reassembled family above, where Death
and pain and suffering are unknown, foreye,
and forever. We have the highest authority
for knowing that blessed arc the dead which
die IN the Lord" and of such was our be.
loved brother. As David said Of the child
he cannot come to us, but we may 20 to him.
OBITUARY.
HALL OF A%ULLvILLE LODGE No. 4a4.
A. y. II A. M, Nov. 18th, 1883.
Whereas. 1t hath pleased the ALL Wis
Master OF the universe to call from earthl,
labor TO the higher refre-hment of the GRAND
Lodge above our worthy brother, W. W
Jones; and
Whereas, In the death of Brother Jones
this lodge has suffered the loss of q venerable
and upright member, the church a beloved
pastor, and the world a respected citizen
Therefore. be it
Resolved, That in token of our sorrow the
lodge wear the usual badge Of mourning for
thirty days. and further be it
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes of this lodge, u copy trans
united to the bere8ved family, thereby ten
dering our heartfelt sympathy, and furnish
the Lexington Intelligencer a copy for publ
cation,
Done by orIer of the lodge.
j. b. JONES,
JAS. Il. OSBORNE,
b. II. BARNES,
Committee.
II NJ o OF GEO. s. ~RATHBUN, JR.
From the Springfield Leader.l
A bar meeting was held Saturday and thu
' following resolutions, presented by Messrs
Siillwagen. GOode and Travers, were adopt.
ed. and Messrs. Barbour, McCammon and
Delaney appointed to present them to thu
court this morning, which they did with ap'
propriate remarks:
Once more along hfe's rugged wav WI
= sadly, sOlemnly, pause to realize that In tn,
midst OF life we are in death. In the YER
dawn of manhOOl's Drime radiant with hone