Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-17
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Mrs. Bruce Dead-Crop Condi.
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j. W. Holloway and family and
Mrs. o. f. Ellis recently attended
the funeral of their aunt. Mrs.
Hurley of Perry. Sincerest Sympa-
thy extended the Sorrowing ones.
Mrs. Clara ID. Snidow and
daughters, Misses Ethyl, Stella,
Flemma and Fay, of Mexico,
spent ten days with their daugh-
ter and sister, Mrs. c. II. Spurl-
ing, and family. They returned
home middle of last week.
Judge and Mrs. j. r. Squirting
spent several days with their
uncle, Tom Squirting, in Randolph
county, who was quite i'll, but we
are glad TO state is now GONZALES
ing. They also came by their faith
erS and spent Sunday, a week.
Frank L. Bruce, wife and three
children of Kansas City spent last
week at home with relatives and
friends, returning home sunday
evening.
Mrs. Alice L.. Hickman. nee.
Baker, of Blue Jacket, Okla, is
here the guest of relatives and
friends.
John NJ. Bruce and wife and
Mrs. j. F. Meredith of Lupus, Mo-,
were here several days last week
attending the funeral of the
lady's sister, Mrs. Maria Clay
Bruce.
John Martin, wife and daugh-
ter. Alma, of Clarksburg, Mo. at
tended the funeral of their grand
ma, Mrs. Maria c. Bruce. last
week, spending a few days with
relatives, left for home Tuesday.
this week.
The protracted meeting at
Bethlehem closed last Wednesday
night with twenty-one additions
and conversions to the church.
The preaching was done by the
pastor, Rev. J. G. Barker, and
we'll and forceful was it done.
Only night services were had for
about two weeks. Three families
brought into the church, which
fact alone materially strengthens
the church. The younger people
who professed religion should be-
come good workers in the
Masters vineyard.
The protracted meeting at Long
Branch continues to thrive with
the Rev. Cornett of Levenon, Mo.
pastor Barker.
Mrs. Cloyed of Pike county is
here, the guest of her brothers
the Barnes, and other relatives.
John w. Blum is extending his
nice domicile skyward.
it a modern cottage in
every particular. Heated by hot
air, acetylene lights, and water in
house. Everything looms around
Johns place.
Mrs. Richard Clay Bruce died
at her home one mile north of
Skinner Tuesday evening at 8 :25
o clock, Aug. s, 1911. She was
born near Lupus, Mo, Moniteau
county, April -, 1897, making her
"A years, 3 months and 26 days
old at time of death. The causes
of death were cancer, indirectly.
and peritonitis the immediate
cause The funeral was preached
Thursday at Bethlehem church by
the Rev. Joseph G.. Barker, from
the text found in |. ThesSalonians.
4th chapter, 1914 verses, at 10 a.
m. Immediately after the body
was laid to rest in the Bethlehem
or Faddis cemetery. She left a
husband, Richard Bruce, and four
children, Mrs. Alice L. Hickman
of Blue Jacket, Okla, Frank l..
Bruce of Kansas City, Alexander
and Porter Il. Bruce of near this
place, step son, Coleman Bruce.
of Vinita, Okla, telegram having
failed to reach him, he WASH t
present Seven grand children
and three great-grand children
are also left to mourn her demise.
She also left four younger sisters
and brothers, Mesdames J. F..
Meredith and j. NJ. Bruce and
John M. Clay, all of Lupus, Mo-,
also many friends and neighbors
Aunt Maria, as she was famili-
arly known, united with Mt. Zion