Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

IMrs. woods many Abilene trlendss
The remains Of Mrs. Cecilia Impey
woods. who died at her beautiful
winter cottage At Eustace, Florida,
"wednesday, arrived here today and
were taken to the home Of her sister.
Mrs. Frances Impey speer, wife Of
pr. A. +. speer, on East Church
street.
Tho death Vi Mrs. Woods brings
back to the minds Of the older in
habitants Of Newark many thoughts
Of two prominent families, whose
ancestors were pioneers in the county
Of Licking. Families who lived when
this county was making history that
| viii live forever. II was these peo-
pie who cleared away the forests here
and made homes for US that we might
enjoy the pleasures Of their hard
work. They were Of the old sturdy
stock, who never stopped to realize
that they were tired by their ardu6ua
Ilabors, but who kept continually try
Ing to do more.
Mrs. Woods was one Of the fairest
and most beautiful women Of which
Licking can boast. A coincidence in
her life and death was that she was
born on March list, 1S42. and died
on March lot, 1911, the exact day Of
the month and week.
she was one Of three children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Impey. Her
father was q native Of England, and
| most delightful man, as all who
snew vii testify. He was q merch-
ant, conducting business here and
elsewhere in the early part Of the
9Th century. He ended his lie in
a m.Et shocking manner at New tJr-
lelns, where he wae stricken by the
cholera in 1858. Mrs. Impcy was
the daughter Of that well known and
far Eamed jurist, Hon. VIM STAINS
bery, who stood st the head Of the
/ ick.ng county bar for many years.
or the Impey children all were born
on what was known In those days
and Is still known as Oakland, a
ltrge tract three-fourths OF q mile
Ii 3rtheast of the o'Bannon farm in
East Newark.
There were three Of them. The
Oldest was Capt. Robert Impey, a
naval officer, who was retired in
1907. He resides in France at the
edge of Paris, in the Chateau Eure
at Lohr. Capt. Bob" was a grad
uate of Annapolis, and sailed the seas
around the world. His first trip in
circling the globe was aboard a moni-
tor with Admiral Farragut, that stall
wart commander Of the United States
fleet for many years, when he made
the voyage around the word at the
close OF the war Of the rebellion.
Captain Bob arrived in New York,
Thursday, and in Newark this morn
ing. He comes to spend a few weeks
at the Speer home, and sad is his
intended pleasure trip. The other
child In the family is Mrs. Frances
Speer. wife Of Or. A. T. Speer. Be
sides, there is a half-sister, Mrs.
Louise Symons. wife Of Walter Sy-
mons. Of this city,
At the age of IS years, Miss Co.
celia Impey was married in the Epis-
copal church in this city in the year
1860 to 6. r. Woods, then lieutenant
in the United statss army, having
graduated from West Point in the|
class with General W. r. Sherman.
He was then stationed at Governors
Island New York. and II was there
he took his bride on their honey
moon. There they remained for a
period Of about one year. when the
war broke out. Mrs. Woods returned
to Newark to stay until the unpieas-
antness was settled.
An interesting feature concerning
General Woods career is that he
the troops aboard the
boat. 1.-THE Star Of the
West, = when It was sent to the relief
OF Fort Sumter. and the first shot
Of the war was aimed at,the men un-
der his command. and also at himself
Realizing the absurdity Of trying to
run the blockade and get into the
fort, owing to che fact that the boat
was a light paddle affair, AMI with
no guns mounted. the boat set about
and hurried back to Governors Is
land. A short time after that Uncle
Abe Lincoln called for troops, and the
. 9Th regiment was organized in this
city. When the regiment was re-
cruited up II was next in order to
get a commander. and tie general
,,...srs was for l.'patrnanI Moods tc
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