The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-16
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Died AT Mrs. NickelI's Home, in this city.
November 10, Of par alysis, MIR. CLIFTON Is.
DANIEL, aged about &c ears.
Mr.. Daniel has for very many years been
In public office In this county and his ac-
quaintsnces ann friends were numbered by
the thousands. In 1854 he emigrated to this
state from Mt. Sterling. KY. his birth place,
and landed st Camden Point. At this place,
though, he did not remain long, but came TO
Lexington and entered the circuit clerks
Office rs deputy under MIR. Lewis Smallwood.
In 1860 Mr.. SmallwOOd's term expired aud
Mr.. Daniel became u candidate TOR the office
against Mr.. Jno. =. Bowman but was defeat
ed. He was then employed az clerk in the
old Farmers Bank Of Missouri, which was
closed during the war. After this he went
TO Illinois and remained for several years,
returning TO this county in the latter part OF
the sixties, and again entering the circuit
clerks office, as deputy under S. f. Cur
rie. which position he also held during the
term of Henry L.. Barksdale. In 1874 Mr..
Frank Trigg. the present deputy clerk, was
elected circuit clerk and held the office until
1886, when Mr.. Daniel, who was his deputy
was elected and served until his death. He
was married before be came TO Missouri, TO
Miss Mary Jane Young. but his wife has been
dead for several years. Two years ago he
was stricken with paralysis and has been
very feeble every since. although he has at
tended to his Office business with scrupulOus
regularity except for u few weeks, while he
was confined 10 his bed. In his death "a faith
full and competent officer, q good citizen and
a genial, whole -sOuled gentleman is lost 10
the county and the expressions of sorrow are
general both among democrats and republic
cans. His Office. according to law, will have
to be filed by the governor.
AT a meeting OF the bar held at the court.
house yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
drafting resolutions OF respect, Hon. II. C..
Wallace was called TO the chair and Judge
JnO. r. Ryland was chosen secretary,
A committee consisting Of Judge William
Young and Hons, Jno. S. Blackwell and J.
ID. Shewalter was appointed to draft resolu-
tions aud report at u meeting to be held at
the courthouse this afternoon.
On motion 1t was resolved that the MEM
hers OF the bar attend the funeral in a body.
Many words expressing the deepest regret
were spoken by the different members of tho
bar who bad been associated with him for
years and learned to yalue him both as a
public officer and a friend. They seemed
unanimous in their belief that he may have
had equals in the performance Of his clerical
duties, but he had no superlors.
The meeting adjourned.
The funeral will take place from Mrs.
NickelPs Home this morning at 10 O'clock.
The best plant for q hanging basket, or the
mOat cheerful for winter blooming, is the
common morning glory, the best known OF
all twining plants. AS a window plant for
winter blooming 1t Is a success. as 1t grows
freely and produces graceful flowers in
abundance. Beside, the morning glory il,
the house has the advantage OF those grown
outside, inasmuch AS their flowers remain
open nearly the whole day. and again, they
are not such rampant growers Is when Plant
I'd In the border.