The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-08
MARRIAGES.

SitJt WAY ~, 1891. ny III hCiiICJ IL
James E. Connors and Miss Sarah A. Hare.
The attendants were Mr.. Thomas Hare
and Miss Mary Murphy.
The groom is one of Lexington's most
energetic young men and has a position
with the Missouri Pacific railroad. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. Thomas
Hare and is one of the most popular young
ladies in this city. We extend congratu-
lations to the happy couple.
BIRTHS.
Born, at Corder, April %, 1897, to the
wife of Mr.. X. l.. Bishop, a girl.
Born, in this city, April so, 1897, to the
wife of Prof. E. ID. Watson, a boy.
DEATHS.
Died, at the home of her her son in this
city, May 4, 1897, of general debility, Mrs.
Nancy John, aged IS years, 8 months and
z days.
The death of this venerable woman
removes from this community one of the
Oldest inhabitants of the county and prob
ably one of the oldest in the state.
Mrs. John was born in Loudoun
county, Va, January %, 1901. She was
united in marriage with Mr.. David John
in 1880 and in 1916 they moved to this city
and she has lived here ever since, loved
and respected by everyone. Mr.. b. II.
John, of this city and Mrs. r. s. Dinwid-
die, of Waverly are her only living child
rem. She was Il lifelong member of the
Baptist church and ever lived a consistent
Christian life, letting her light so shine
that others were influenced to lead better
lives by her example. For 13 years she
has been an invalid and during the long
years of bodily WEAKNESS she has ever
been patient and cheerful and has often
spoken of the time when she would be
called to the better land aud expressed her
Willingness to go when the Master should
call. Her sincere Christian piety and her
~unbounded faith in the words OF the
scripture never faltered from the time she
first accepted Christ, and her life had
been such that she felt assured of her
welcome when she should reach the
golden shore. Her home has been with
her son, Mr.. q. I. Jobu, for many years
and she has ever received the most loving
care and waichfulness from the members
OF his family. All that he could do was
done for her during the long years OF her
illness and her long suffering was light
ened by many little illustrations of love
and Kindness. Another good woman has
been called to join her loved ones gone
before I'm the beautiful home prepared.
She is now free from all pain and sorrow
attendant upon this life aud is happy in
the light of His love. The funeral servi-
ces were held ut the family residence, the
Rev. Mr.. A. X. Faris officiating, after
which the body was laid to rest in Mach
pslah cemetery. A large crowd was in
attendance to pay 4 last tribute OF respect
to her memory.
The bereaved family have the most sin
cere sympathy of the INTELLIaENCER and
the entire community in their hour of
sorrow.
ing Sunday, May 2, Mrs. Frank John, nee
Minnie Drysdale.
The news of Mrs. Johns death, when
received here, was a great shock to her
numerous friends and relatives in this
city. She was reared in our midst and
her many friends, who watched her grow
into glorious young womanhood with
every prospect of a long and useful life,
can hardly realize that she has passed
away and will be with them no more on
earth. She was the second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James DrysdaIe, of st. Louis,
hlo u hACN VI NAAos w III Ne dLd
Mr.. Samuel Drysdale, OF this city.
She was married about a year ago and
was here visiting, a beautiful, happy
bride loved by rye She was of that
sweet, attractive personality that compels
the love of all and was a general favorite
with the entire family OF relatives. Hers
was a merry, bright disposition and she
was ever cheerful and happy.
The young couple made their home in
Cheyenne and news came to the loving
friends here of their happy, contented life
in the far west, Lately there came a let
ter telling of the birth of a daughter
whose coming was to make the happy life
of the young couple more complete and
with it the tidings that mother and child
were doing well. And then came the sad
news telling of the sickness and death OF
the young wife. Her death is Ian exceed
ingly sad one, for, just as her life seemed
to be blooming to its fullest and best, she
was called away to a home in heaven.
Death is sad when it robs us of our
older loved ones who are on the down
ward path of life, but when it takes from
US a young person in the very prime of
life, who seem so we'll fitted to enjoy the
blessing s bestowed upon US here below,
the blow is rendered unusually severe.
While we cannot understand the DEGREES
of the ruling spirit, we can know that all
things are by His divine hand ordered for
the best and that His wisdom is superior
by far to ours.
To the bereaved relatives we extend our
most sincere sympathies. To the young
husband especially, who has been deprived
of one whose life was dearer to him than
his own, the sympathy of the entire COM
munity goes out and we can only point
him to that fairer land where her fair
spirit will beckon him on to an everlast-
ing union with her.
Died, at her home in Kansas CITY, May
l, 1897, Mrs. Margaret Keith, aged 70 years.
Once more has the hand of Death des-
cended upon earth and removed from us
to her heavenly home a lovely woman
whom all knew only to love and respect
and whose Christian life and modest piety
will ever be honored and felt by all who
where blessed with her acquaintance.
The shadow of death has fallen upon
another household and its members are
bowed dow with the great sorrow that a
divine providence has seen fit to send
upon them and they can only bow before
the all-directing hand, knowing that all
things ordered by Him are to be borne
and for the best.
Mrs. Margaret Keith was born in Rap
pahannock county, Va, in the month of
August, 1920, and moved to Lexington in
1874. She and her husband, Smith Keith,
Joined the Methodist church here shortly
after their arrival and continued faithful
members and active workers in this
church during their residence here. They
lived in this city until 1868, when they
moved to st. Louis. They moved from st.
Louis to L~eavenworth, Kansas, in 1867
and in hat city the death of Mr.. Keith
occurred in 1876. His remains were
brought to this city and laid to rest. The
family moved to Kansas CITY in 1880 and
have since made that their home.
Six children are left to mourn the loss
of a beloved mother and many close
and relatives feel deeply the sor-
row caused by her death. Another mound
of earth has been erected in Machpelah to
cover one whom all loved and is rendered
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