The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-22
NEUROLOGICAL.

OORING-Navasota, Texas, January
2i.--Miss Sue Mooring died this morning
at her home at Prairie Plains.
| AuGHLlN--C Corpus Christi, Texas.
January 20.~--Today Amos Mclaughlin died.
aged 81. lie WAS horn In Maine and located
, In Corpus Christi In 1857.
GARRETT Georgetown, Texas. January
| 2l,-Mrs. Garrett widow aged A5, sister
of Or. Scearcy OF this city. died OF u
grippe. She had lived In Georgetown since
| girhood
| ALBoN-Quintann, Texas. January 20.
The li,tln child OF MIR. and Mrs. Henry AL
bon. who recently moved here from Duke.
| Texas. died yesterday. The mother Ia also
dangerously III.
! MITCHEI.L--Alto. Texas. January H.
| Died. at her home In this place yesterday
evening at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Talitha Mitchell.
In the eighty third year of her age. Mrs.
| Mitchell has been Il citizen of this place
since 1851. She leaves two sons. one
| daughter and many relatives to mourn for
| her.
| THREE DEATHS-Shernan. Texas.
| January 20.--Thrce of Grayson countya
pioneer citizens. prominent for political In
fuencc. died last Saturday. They were Il.
II. King OF Ida. Billy Hodges of Gordonville
and Uncle Johnnie Aston OF Pink Hill.
| Each OF them had lived In Grayson county
more than forty years.
| HOCKRIDGE- Palestine. Texas, Janus
airy 20.-John Hockridgc. aged Al years.
died at 7 o'clock a. m. today OF lung
| trouble. Deceased was an upright, respected
citizen. lilo leaves n wife and three chill
drcn. Tho funeral will take place from tho
! Episcopal church tomorrow evening. From
/ th.ro hv Will he taken IN charge by the
Knights and aides Of Dixie and buried Ia
East Hill cemetery. He carries $4,000 In the
above society.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Texas. January 20.
The remains OF Captain Il. II. Cubley
| were Inferred I'm lakewood cemetery this
| afternoon. Out OF respect for the deceased
| the county commissioners court which was
| In session, adjourned and attended the
| funeral services In a body. Captain Cubley
has been for twenty three years resident
OF this city, during seventeen years Of
which timc he held responsible official
positions.
LEAKE-Terrell, Texas, January 20.---
| There is universal sorrow this morning over
the death OF Mrs. Lealie. mother OF Cap
tain shelton +. Leake. who died about
O'Clock this morning Mrs. Leake was
native OF Virginia, of extreme old age, hut
was very active and energetic. possessing
her mental faculties in a remarkable de-
gree She has been real sick only a few
| days. She died very quickly and quietly.
The afiection that existed between mother
and son was the remark OF asi oDSerVerh'
DhLToN---Nayasota. Texas, January 20.
The news OF the death OF Miss Lila Dalton
has been received by relatives In this city.
| The sad event occurred at Bourne MOUTH
near London, England, on December ~.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II Dalton, who were several years ago cit-
izons Of Navagota, and went to England on
ipheriting an immense fortune and title.
| The young lady was aged between IA and
| Is years and while here was an attending
| at the public school. She was highly con-
| nected in Navasota, and many will be ex-
ceedingly sorry to hear OF her untimely
| demise.
| LEMPERT--Marfn. Texas, January Co.
District and County Clerk w. s. Lempert
died here tonight Of pneumonia after an
Illness OF some two weeks. In his removal
we. TcSaz !osc5 i :a..a.,.s.T's. az. Lsi.pslc
having lived for the last forty eight years
west OF San Antonio Since 1884 he hns held
his Office continuously and almost without
opposition. During the opening up OF this
| territory he took part in some notable In-
dian battles, In ono Of which he lost .
brother. His genial character and con-
scientious administration OF office had
made him known and beloved In wide
circle OF territory and to his immediate
| townsmen he was known az Uncle Billy"
Mr.. Lempert leaves . wife and four unmar-
rIed children, OF whom two are quite young.
| The funeral will take place tomorrow with
Masonic honors. A
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