The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-05-05
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

ray, who died at his home on North
II street Friday afternoon, April %,
1910, were held at Wesley Chapel NJ.
e. church Sunday afternoon, April "a,
at 2 o'clock. Rev. w. l.. Lee, OF the
church, conducted the service and
was assisted by Rey.T. Tyler. of the
A. NJ. f. church and the choir, which
rendered three selections. The ser.
vices were attended by a large mum;
Der of the friends OF the deceased,
both white and colored, and the
church was filed to its seating capa,
city. Rev. Lee spoke very feelingly of
the life of the deceased, which he re.
viewed from several different stand,
points, while to the family and
friends he pointed them TO Jesus as
the great Comforter in the hour OF
sorrow and trouble. After the ser.
vices the remains were conveyed to
Forest cemetery, where interment
was made. The pall.bearers were
Geo. Weston, f. w. Lafayette, Robt.
Johnson, Chas. Adams, Robt. Turley
and Mr.. Fredericks. Edward Murray
was born in Gibson county. Mo-,
where he lived as slave until the
emancipation, when he went to work
for himself and was soon able to own
his own team. With this he drove
through to Iowa and settled in oska,
loosa in 1864. Here he has lived
ever since. Industrious, ambitious
and strictly honest he began the
struggle for life, determined to have
something beyond mere living. In
this he was fairly successful until mis-.
fortune overlook him and through
disease he was compelled to lose,
first one then both feet, having them
amputated just below the knees. Yet
he did not despair and with his ter.
rible affiiction he has continued for
the past fifteen years of his life to
carry on his business and add little
to his savings, and not until his last
illness, after more than seventy-five
years of life, did he weld to the force
greater than his own indomitable will
Death conquered Edward Murray. In
every other struggle in life he was
winner.
A large crowd of young people and
few who were not so young, enjoyed
the skating at Glenwood Park Thurs.
day evening. Thursday evenings at
the park are becoming quite popular
and everyone seems to enjoy the re-
creation.
Mrs. Albert Jones, sister, and Mr.
Topson, son-in-law of Miss Mary Muir.
ray, who came here to attend the fun.
eral of Mr.. Murray, returned to their
homes in Des Moines Tuesday.
Few men of our race are enjoying
life better at their age than our friend
and well-known citizen, Abraham
Ford, who expects on next Monday
May 2, 1910, to celebrate the SIND an,
niversary of his birth. He was born
in Knox county, Mo-, May 2, 1928, and
lived there until the breaking out Of
the war. He was recruited with 9th.
ers in the county and went to Keokuk,
Iowa, where they enlisted in Company
K, 45th Iowa Inf, and served with
his company and regiment through.
out the war. He was mustered out at
Davenport and got paid off at Keokuk,
where he remained until the year
1876, when he moved with his family
to Oskaloosa, where he was liked by
everyone. who will be glad to con
graduate him next Monday on his
50 years of life and the splendid pros
poets he shows of reaching the cen,
fury mark.
Mrs. Reuben Gains and Mrs. w. NJ.
Humbles, OF Buxton, are in The city
for weeks visit with friends and
will be guests at the Robt. Franklin,
Ed f. Jones and Frank Bush homes
during their stay.
Mrs. Pierre Barquette received
word Tuesday from her cousin, Mrs.
Ernest Mack, of Cedar Rapids, telling
of the death of her daughter, Ernest.
inc, at their home in that city on Mon
day, April 25th, after an illness OF only
few days. Mrs. Mack and daughter
will ne well remembered here, as
they spent several weeks here last
fall at the BarQette and Coleman
homes, while her husband also visit
ed her during their stay. They have
been living in Cedar Rapids since
leaving here.
Robert A. Murray, OF Denver, and
Elmer Murray. of Kansas City, who
came here to attend the funeral of
their father, Edward Murray, returned
to their homes Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Murray, widow of the
late Edward Murray, is arranging her
affairs here with the intention of
making her future home with her
daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Topson, In Des
Moines. Mrs. Topson has been here
with her during the past two weeks,
assisting during the illness and death
of Mr.. Murray, and is now helping
her mother TO close up her affairs, as
she will break up housekeeping here
and rent her home. They expect TO
leave the city either today or Mon,
day. .s..
At the meeting of the members of
Wesley Chapel and of the A. NJ. +.
church, held at the chapel Thursday
evening. the matter of holding union
services once month was discussed
and a plan agreed upon which IL Is
hoped win ,tend8toward strengthening
the present good will and cordial feel.