Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-15
THE LATE MRS. DRuRv.
Tho Renains Arrive in Rock 1slana-BI
OgraphtCal sketch.

The Renains Arrive in Rock 1sland-Bi-
ographscai sketch.
The remains of Mrs. Judge j. W.
Drurv arrived from Ashevillc, N. c.,
yesterday morning, accompanied by
Undertaken j. V. Brown Of that CITY :,
and were taken at once to Undertaken
Wheelan's rooms on Twentieth street.
and Mt 4:S0 yesterday afternoon were
deposited in the vault at Chippian-
mock. with services by Rev. Il. +.
Sweet, Maj. and Mrs. H. C. Connolly
driving ou: and witnessing the tenn
porary disposition of the remains.
Judge Drury was too feeble to under
take the journey now, but is expected
in the spring when the interment
will take place.
Mrs. Drury died of gladstone,
with which her sister. Judge Drnry's
former wife died. and with which
her mother was afflicted. An opera
ton had been performed shortly be-
fore death in hopes OF relieving the
lady's sufferings.
Biographical.
The Davenport Democrat in an ex-
tended biography of the deceased lady
says:
Her sister many years ago became
the second wife of Judge Drurv, and
about IL years ago she herself be-
came his wife several years after the
death of that sister. The upright,
conscientious probity and answer
wing honor of Judge Drury's entire
life, his manly worth. and the high
respect in which he was everywhere
held by his fellowmen, were all fully
valued and appreciated by this lady.
the wife of his old age. She honor
ed him and esteemed him as a man
quite as much as she loved him as a
wife. Their meeting was by no
means accidental or fortuitous, for
when her sister was mistress OF
Judge Drury's home. and when she
herself was Miss Garvin, she was
often and at times continuously an
inmate. and q treasured companion
of their home. 1t was this commun-
ity of spirit and mind, and this COM
panionship that led to the marriage
II years ago, and it was singularly
happy. Sept. II, 1898, Judge Drury
celebrated his Soth birthday, being
at the time in Chicago accompanied
by his wife. both of them then on
their way to Asheville. A letter re-
ceived shortly after that day by a
friend in this city tells of the pleas
urcs of the day, which they both en-
joyed greatly. Mrs. Drury possessed
u cheerful disposition, an active and
observing mind, acute powers of OBJ
scrvation. and a genuinely artistic
appreciation Of the good and the
beautiful. She was as apt in the
description of a charming landscape
as she was in criticism of goot
book. and her relations with her hus
band were marked by degree o.
mutual interest in, and understand
ing of intellectual things that con.
ferred upon their home higher dig
nifty than most homes wear. Hare
work for many years, and perhap.
some carelessness with regard I,
himself, some time ago well nigh de
prived Judge Drury of his eyesight
and for some time past she has dom
his reading and writing for him, ant
almost been eyes for him in othel
ways.
His active life has crowned with /;
competence that was ami lie to suppl,
all his wants in age. and freed from
cares of this kind Judge Drury ant
his wife spent good deal of time il
travel. They were married ut St
Augustine, Fla, and they almost in
variably spent their winters in tn
south. Their summers were passe'
upon their pleasant farm home in tn
vicinity of Milan, n retreat that al
ways held a warm reception for al
their friends and acquaintance
They enjoyed their travels as the,
did their life. and Mrs. Drury wa
never content unless she could fin,
time to write letters home to he
friends here. and tell them of tn
things she saw on the road and il
other places.
Last August Mrs. Drury read
very able paper, entitled 9TH
Writers of the South" at one of tn
worlds congresses at the great IAN
1t received high compliment and tn
praise was well deserved.
Judge Drury feels his loss keenly
Her death has taken all the sunshin
out of this life. His sons, one afte
another, died, as they were bein
prepared for successful adventure i
life, and save some rather distant re
ativcs he feels that he is alone in tn
world. Davenport and Rock Islam
friends have done what the could
assure him their sympathy in letter
, of coincidence. but the best of syn
+ pathv is small substitution fc
5 what he has lost.
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; company, Baltimore City Fire d.
partment saws, that the members {
= his s.on, pcn " have n sod Salvation n