The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15

of Omaha; Mrs. F. A. Young, Mr.. August
Carter, Mr.. j. Y. Carter, of this county,
and Mrs. Mary Crawford, of Kansas.
The funeral services tool place at
Prairie church o n Sunday. A large con-
course of friends and relatives were pres
ent and accompanied the remains to the
grave. Truly a good man has gone to his
reward.
Died, in this city, Thursday, August
18th, 1895. after a protracted illness, Mrs.
Taylor, aged 20 years.
This death is a very sad one, though
not unexpected. For several weeks Mrs.
Taylor has been very i'll, and the physi-
clans dispaired of her recovery. She
leaves a husband and one child, a girl 10
months old to mourn her death.
Mrs. Taylor was a young woman of
exceptionally fine traits of character, and
enjoyed the esteem of a large circle Of
friends. Her modest retiring disposition
made for her a place in the affections OF
all who knew her. Two years ago she
was united in marriage to George Taylor,
one of our most promising young men,
and their married life was especially con-
genial and happy. The funeral services
will be conducted from the Catholic
church this morning at 10 O'Clock. In
this hour of their affiiction the IN
TELLIGENCER extends to the bereaved
relatives its sincerest sympathy.
Died, at Las Animas, Colorado, August
18th, 1896, Mrs. Attilla Perrie, wife Of
Hon. Robert ID. Bledsoe, aged So years..
Last Sunday afternoon Hon. Robert
Bledsoe received a telegram hat his wife
was very sick, and boarded the first train
for Las Animas. Before he arrived there
the companion of his life had passed
through the portals of death into ever
lasting rest. Her remains were brought
to Lexington Thursday. The funeral
services were conducted by Elder g. NJ.
Goode at the Christian church, and the
earthly remains Of one of the noblest
characters that ever graced a Lafayette
county home was, in the presence Of a
large c%oncourse of friends, laid TO rest in
Machpelah cemetery.
Mrs. Bledsoe was born in Montgomery
county, Maryland and came to this county
with her father, DR.. John Perrie, in 1S49.
Many years later she was married to Hon.
Robert Bledsoe, who is now bowed under
a burden OF the deepest grief that mortal
heart can suffer.
The news of her death came as q shock
to our entire community. Mrs. Bledsoe
has been In Las Animas several weeks, at
the bedside OF her only daughter, whose
death has been almost hourly expected.
With her mothers tender care she had
constantly nursed her loving child,
watching, waiting, hoping, almost against
hope, that the tender chord that bound
her daughter to life might grow strorg
again, and that the bloom Of youth might
soon mantle a cheek which had been a
mothers pride aud q fathers joy. In her
anxious hours she buried her own well
fare, and noble mother that she was, gave
her whole attention to her daughter.
Under the clouds of the days as they
passed SO slowly by, and the long sleepless
nights which she divided in prayer to her
God and in care for her child her health
gave way, and her immortal soul broke the
bars of its earthly tenement of clay and
knocked for admission in that Home
above. And she was admitted there. Her
beautiful Christian life SO well prepared
her for the going. As she passed out of
his life we are sure that the gates of
heaven were thrown ajar Inc Mrs. Bled-
soc was welcomed by the countless hosts
at the great white throne of God.
In the death of Mrs. Bledsoe a noble
woman has been called to her reward.
Her manner was magnetic, and her
amiable disposition surrounded her with
many warm friends who share in the
sorrow of her departure. The highest
virtues OF true ~womanhood were COM
bined in her character. aud they shone
like rays of light from a heaven of peace.
Those who enjoyed her society were
blessed by her Influence and ennobled by
her virtues.
Mrs. Bledsoe leaves a husband, two sons
and one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Worth
ington, to mour her death.
The I-NTELLIaENCER extends its sim
cerest sympathy to the bereaved husband,
to whose grief is added the hourly expec-
tation OF the death of his only daughter.
The burden of grief cannot be told in
words, but it can be laid at the feet of the
Great Redeemer, and in his darkest hours
we can but point him to Calvary, and
trust that he will be consoled in the hope
b. Is anchored there.