The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-16
MARRIAGES..


Married, at sharon, Kansas, February
IL, Mr.. Guy Sparks and Miss Myrtle Huff
faker.
M~arried-Near Alma, February 3, 1895,
Mr.. George W. Bradley to Miss Carrie Y.
Lewis.
Married-In uigginsville at the Evan
gelical church, Sunday, February 3, 1895,
Albert Beck and Miss Anna Stechte-
meyer, Rev. Henry Hoefer, officiating.
Married, on Sunday. February 10, 1880,
at the homy Of the groom's mother, south
east of Corder. ny Rev. Eldridge, of Mar
shall, MIR. Alfred Dorsey to Miss Lucy
Finch.
Eaa
DIED.
Died, in this city, at 1870 n. M, Feb
ruaTy 18th, 1895. Mrs. Ann Rachel Mus
grove Allen, beloved wife of Mr.. Ethan
Allen, aged tiity-six years, ten months
and sixteen days.
Mrs. Allen was born in Maysville, Ky,
March p, 1898. She was the daughter Of
the late William Musgroye. who, as
editor and citizen, figured couspicuously
in the early history of this county and
state.
She was married to Mr.. Ethnn Allen,
September Goth, 1858. This union was
blessed with six children: Mrs. A. Wade,
of iliggiusviilc /; Mrs. Oscar Audreen,
Mrs. Fannie c. Wilmott, and Miss Annie
Allen, of this city; Mrs. Nellie Dealey,
OF Dallas, Texas, and MIR. Ethan Allen,
Jr., Of Tacoma, Washington, all Of whom
live to sustain the loss OF "a devoted
mother.
She was the fifth OF eight children, only
one of whom, Mr.. W. G. Musgrove, the
business manager Of the INTEILIGENcER,
is left. -Four weeks ago Mrs. Allen war
the victim OF a slight stroke OF paralysis
bu5 this atfiiction confined her TO hei
couch only a few hours. The following
day the first stroke was followed by
another, and this one, sOon after, by
third. As n result OF these, her life wa,
daspaired OF Tor man. days, but the mem
bers OF her family were not without hope
until Sunday last, when the grim reaper
OF death, through his own mysteriou.
actions, sent his advance guards to war;
loved ones of the journey upon which
loving wife, mother and sister was soor
to go.
Early Wednesday morning the Angel o
God, bearing the summons, announce,
his decree, and the soul of Mrs. Ethan
Allen took its flight back to the Coo
who gave it.
Death, to her, was not al affection. l
was but a transition from a world of car
to a home of joy; it was to her but a shor
journey to her home on high, for at tn
early age OF sixteen Mrs. Ethan Allie
began to direct her attention to matter
celestial, and to conform her actions I
meet the plaudits OF the angels, and rea
the richest ~fruition of Gods hol
promises. Just upon the threshold Q
young w~omanhood, she united with th
church, and those who knew her hes
give abundant testimony to her faithfu
Christian life.
She was ~distinctively a woman, in tn
> broadest and best sense of that term. Sh
: cared little for society, but chose rattle
: to reign rs queen of a happy home. Til
can be said of her: She made HON
happy, and every one who came in con
. tao: with her was ennobled and bettere
> by the influence OF her life, the create.
! hope OF which anchored on high.
. Home on earth and home in heave
! were dear to her, and as her charact,
iiiumined, exalted and beautifled an
v made happy her earthly residence, SO wi
y il enrich that home celestial, to which 81
: has already been welcomed by the coun
less throng, who sing the great Redeemer
praise.
Upon earth she lived the life oi
e Christian, with the will of a Christia
e and death to her was but the door-ws
through which she went to a reward.
While the sphere of her influence WI
a somewhat limited, it was lone the lie
Is potent, and reaped none the less harve:
In directing the actions and mouldil
q the lives of her children, the distinguish
ing element OF her character was mo
= apparent. Her children were ever in b
'f thoughts. always remembered in h
prayers, and ever mingled in her 60
y wishes. She loved them with a tr
mothers love and w%orshipped them wi
all the devotion of a human soul SoliI
n tous ever OF their welfare, ready aud an
ious at all times 10 make any sacrifice
their good, carefully watching over a
directing their actions, she blended
them that love of home had OF God III
SO beautifully characterized her own II
So dearly did she love them, So Close
Id were they associated with the ties II
u. b)und her TO this life, that she had alwa
X prayed hat she might not live to Ne,
re single one OF them conveyed to the sils
b. tomb.
Up She was prepared to go at Ii Maste
call, and chose rather to go than to he !
by either one of those whom God b
entrusted to her care. All of her child
have reached their majority, and with
cs example a mother lett for emulation,
prepared to meet and fight life's battl
To her children the loss is great, l
what can We say to console him who
been her companion for thirty eight IL
years? Those who We're best acquain
with the relations that existed betw,
~ Mr.. Allen and his departed wife, ties,
thnt they were remarkably cOngeniai. 8
that answering devotion. unlimited CO
iiderce and mutuality of purpose mari
their daily life. MIR. Allen has sustain
70 an irreparable loss. His only joy in
:" sad hour is the realization that hea'
contains one more attraction for him.
u" Mrs. Aliens death removes from cal
the last, but one. of a large family.
leaves Il brother, who is bowed in &
~ beneath the sad afliction. TO him
:" was all that n sister could be, aud 10
heart there abided for her the manly 4
"' OF n brother.
1t can be truthfully said of her, I
" she went about the world doing 60
V Her life was given To charity, aud wi
she disliked display, and was unost
-. tatious in giving, there are but
~ women who cqualed her in administer
w to the needs of the poor. In her
'"e orphan found a sincere friend. and
wv unfortunate a loving benefactor.
L. helped the sick, allayed the suffering
misery Of the poverty-stricken, and
T., best she could, executed the will OF
blessed Savior. The life she lived T
IN sessed enough of the world to max,
attractive, and enough nj the divin,
IN make il sublime.
Go has called her tn Him, because
had something better for her. lis h
to give her up, but Ills best for her,
perhaps best for all. She is not dead,
has just gone upon II journey a little n
W strange than ordinary.
/ Il God's DEGREES are Just and INN ut,
and while to n devoted family the at
ton seems n severe one, in the ligh
M Gods own promises they can find COT