The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
THE TOM Is.

Died-In kullvi!lr, August -. Of diph,he-
ria. nine-year-old daughter OF Mr.. James
Sail van.
sumption. Mis- LULU SAYLOl;, aged about
20 years.
- In Dover township. August -, after
All Hines a. onlv Il il"N "a Two, Of congestion
rT thu Towels. Mr. BENZ, +. COHiiiN, aged
auoul 10 years.
- At punquN. Long Island. August %.
after q -h.iL Illness, Mrs. LUCY -, VIII" OF
lion. Ahrum COrningo. late at Kansas Guy,
aud formerly repr, sentative oi this district
in congress. She was CD years OF aye. Her
remains were brought To Kansas CIV ana
inferred by the side of her husband who died
about ten months ago.
- In this city. August 2t,of abscess OF the
liver, Mr.. WALTER +. HEATING, aged 30
years.
MIR. Renting had been sick for ten DAYS or
two weeks. but not sufficiently to keep HIM
from his office work, but on Friday night be-
ramc so IL that hi. life WAS dcspaired of, and
he died early on Sunday morning. Mr.. Neal
ing was an Gmploye of the Lexington Con-
Company in the managers Office ana was
! highly esteemed by Mr.Scrat for his Industry,
correctness and business qualities generally
| lie was elected several years ago ~ city as
SCISSOR, which Office he filed with ability anu
fidelity. lie was also for several years pr'h-
cipal OF the Catholic parOchial school. lie
was Il man of fine education. polished man =
ncrs aud kindly disposition, Il KIND
husband anal father, and universally liked by
nil his acquaintaDces. His wife and seven
children survive him, who have the sympathy
oT the entire CommunitY.
REv L. Il. GRAY.
On the 18th OF this month Tho Rev. +. u.
GRAY, tho oldest member OF the PrrSbItcrS
of Lafayette, passed away peacefully, at his
| residence, near Higginville, in the Sjth year
0G his age. He was born il, Harrison county,
Ky, July 30th, 1906. Was taken under the
care Of Ebenczer PrcshyLerY rs n candidate
for the ministry. in 1881, and was licensed 10
preach the gospel on the 9th OF October, 1879.
The next month ne moved to the state OF
Missouri. and after travelling and preaching
between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
for some months, accepted an invitation TO
supply the church in Columbia. He married
Miss Margaret Ferguson, in Franklin, Howard
county, Aug. l2th. 1885. From Columbia he
went to the New Providence and Newark
churches, and thence to the church In indie
pcndencc. In 1850 he returned to Kentucky
aud spent . years OF his life preaching IN thu
churches OF Versailles and Grcer's Creek. IL
March. 1s59. he came back to Missouri, set
Ting nj the home in which he died, aud took
charge of The TabD church. lie mini-tercd Il
this church about 10 years, passing through
the trying scenes Of the late civil war. whtn
he endured much "hurdness ~ u good soldier
OF Jesus Christ" Alter the war he gathered
the scattered II Ick together. and on moving
their house of worship to iIigginsville tn
church greatly proSpered under his ministry
until he was partially paralyzed in 1873
Since that time he has hGen unable to prcact
or to do the active work Of Il minister. Oh
the 9th Of this month tho second stroke o
paralysis came. which took him, eight dayD
after. 10 his final reward. lie left four chill
drcn to mourn his departure, while five other
and hi, loving wife awaited to welcome hin
over on the other shore. lie had done GOO
in Israel, both toward God and tOr"ard hi
house, hence the prevailing sentiment OF IN
large congregation which gathered at hi
funeral. and OF the entire community was
We'll done good and faithful servant"