Obits: The Daily Telegraph 1867 Obits, Ouachita Parish La These older obituaries are being typed in by Ms. Lora Peppers at the Ouachita Parish Library. We are once again fortunate to have someone interested in helping us find our ancestors. Thank you Lora! Date: Mar. 2004 Submitted by: Lora Peppers ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** If your obituary is not found here and you would like a special look up, you may send $5.00 and an self-addressed stamped envelope to: Lora Peppers - Phone (318) 327-1490 Reference Department Fax (318) 327-1373 Ouachita Parish Public Library 1800 Stubbs Ave. Monroe, LA 71201 These newspapers are on microfilm at NLU. The Ouachita Telegraph January 3, 1867 Page 2, Column 1 Baby Mary. Among our readers, there are doubtless a few who have not forgotten the playful little paragraph which appeared in the TELEGRAPH not quite a year ago, announcing the birth of a "little lady," in our family, over whose quiet advent and promising appearance we grew exulant and proud. A father's heart, no less than a mother's bounded high at the fulfillment of a long cherished desire, and home seemed brighter ten-fold for the presence of the beautiful and innocent babe. Heaven, for a while, smild upon a parent's joy and little MARY grew hourly in beauty and loveliness. Her mild blue eyes assumed a deeper blue, and her fair little cheeks a more roseate tint. One baby accomplishment was added to another, all so graceful and womanly, until her little store of knowledge grew to be our pride and admiration. The slightest gesture or the faintest sigh conveyed a meaning which might have outweighed the eloquence of a Tully and touched our heart more deeply than any melody human ingenuity might devise. But, piteous tale to tell! While others were merry-making and cutting loose from the weighty cares of an expiring year, Death came stealthily to our darkened chamber, and on the 28th of December, (woful day!) Even while a fond mother was praying for her suffering babe, bore away our darling, our beautiful "little lady!" The bright and joyous little sunbeam, coming like an exhalation from Heaven, was extinguished by the shadow of Death, and teday just dawning set in darker and more gloomy than the anxious night just. passed. Was born; died; and was buried, might possibly tell all that a selfish and unfeeling world would care to know of little MARY. Ten months and two days comprise the duration of her brief existence, and, truly it might be said, she went "from the cradle to the grave." And yet a life-time would be exhausted in the effort to realize the hopes and aspirations which centered upon our fair little daughter, and which now lie buried with her! Spare, then, bustling world, your cold criticism, and say not, as you have been, or may be bereaved, that ours is a foolish sorrow! A prattling boy, who erstwhile hung about our knees, or followed us with tottering steps, his rosy lips making sweet music for our ears, is now followed to rest by his baby sister.-- Heaven has been unkind in calling them away? Nay, nay; it is well! Starting later, these little suffering pilgrims have even outstripped us in the hasty march to the Hereafter, the order of Nature having been happily reversed in their favor. An earthly existence could have added nothing to their happiness, and dying first, we might have left them the beneficiaries of an uncharitable world. Seventy years! What are they? The gnarled oak or the scrubby pine that darkens the forest and that we heed not in passing, has lived longer. Eternity is the goal the New Life the soul's true and Heaven designed sphere. Thither our little ones have gone. God help us to follow in the path they have trod! The Ouachita Telegraph January 10, 1867 Page 2, Column 4 Died, At the residence of R.J. Caldwell, Esq., on Saturday, the 5th inst., PAUL McENERY, in the 67th year of his age. The deceased was born in Ireland. His collegiate course was finished at a Catholic college in Devonshire, England. He afterwards went to Paris, where he pursued his studies, most of his time being devoted to the study of the Ancient Languages and Literature, in which he was eminently proficient. He came to this country, in his youth, fresh and vigorous in his intellect, and still the pursuit of information. Many old citizens of Petersburg remember him to-day as the finest classical scholar that ever visited their city. Not satisfied, however, with the attainments he already possessed, he visited a Catholic Seminary in Missouri, where amid repose and quiet, save the deep breathing of the Father of Waters, he uninterruptedly pursued his studies. He came to this town in his youth, and amid the vicissitudes of time and revolution, he maintained himself in all the various positions of parochial authority. With Lingard, the historian, he was familiar, not only in history but in his private life. At times his devotion to his church may have led him astray; but we have seen him with Luther in his hand with the avidity of a Protestant. He culled from Literature her choicest garlands; and was sensible to the last of the lily, to which, Solomon clothed in all his glory, was not equal. The deceased seemed jealous of the vast store-house of his intellect, and only to a few would he impart its contents. To those who were familiar, and congenial in sentiment, he would unbosom his soul, and they could see in it a divinity untouched by sin and unpolluted by corruption. Childish in his first sickness, before the hand of Death lay its chilling touch upon his brow, he seemed to revert to the past; and asked the writer of this to open the door and let him see once more a wintry morning. He liked the scene, and as he asked us to close the door, the last faint hope vanished and the shadow of Death cast its pall over the room. A sunbeam lit the room, reflected from the glare outside, and it played around his face, and we were fain to shut the curtain. It seemed to us, borrowing the language of one of old, that an angel descended on that sunbeam and summoned his soul away. The Ouachita Telegraph January 10, 1867 Page 2, Column 4 In Monroe, on Tuesday, the 8th instant, ELLEN REBECCA, wife of Mr. G.W. Everett; aged 27 years, lacking 9 days. Yes Death, that inveterate foe whom no human flesh can conquer, has entered our midst, withering our hopes and unsealing fountains of tears, by snatching from our embrace our darling ELLEN! The devoted wife, the patient mother and the affectionate sister has left a "vacant chair," and the fireside circle, where the happiest moments of our lives have been spent, is now rudely broken. None who ever solicited alms at the hands of charity, were turned away empty from ELLEN's door. Nor was it given because of a surplus, but from the promptings of a benevolent heart and a christian spirit. If then, "giving to the poor is lending to the Lord," how great is her reward. When I forfeit the confidence reposed in me, when she announced, "I die satisfied to leave my little ones with you," let my Maker forget me. The Ouachita Telegraph January 17, 1867 Page 2, Column 2 Last week we chronicled the death of Paul McEnery, whose face had grown familiar to us all, but is now gone forever. As Monroe mourned his loss, so Trenton mourns the death of Frank Cauthon, cut off in his manhood and called from the counting room here to compare accounts with the Most High. Poor Frank! Everybody knew him and that was enough to be his friend. His death entails a life of orphanage upon several little children, who, we are glad to know, will be cared for by their esteemed grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Bry. The Ouachita Telegraph January 17, 1867 Page 2, Column 3 The last mortal remains of the lamented Henry W. Allen (Heaven give rest to his soul!) were to have reached Baton Rouge for final interment on the 14th inst. No cannon or martial display was to be allowed at the burial of him who has led hosts to battle and who gave his life to protect the spot where his bones are now buried. Gen Sheridan, a soldier himself, should blush to think of such forced ingratitude to a fallen hero. NOTE: In the January 24, 1867 edition of the Ouachita Telegraph, page 2, Column 4, there is a description of Gov. Henry W. Allen's last resting place. The Ouachita Telegraph, February 7, 1867, Page 2, Column 3 describes the epitaph for Henry Allen. The Ouachita Telegraph January 31, 1867 Page 2, Column 5 Tribute of Respect. On Monday, the 21st day of January, 1867, the members of the bar and prominent citizens of Caldwell parish, La., held a meeting in Columbia,La., when Judge Thomas S. Crawford was requested to preside, and J.J. Stringer was called upon to act as secretary. The President explained the object of the meeting, and made a few appropriate remarks on the merits of the Hon. Edward Barry, dec., when Col. Wade H. Hough addressed the meeting and endorsed the sentiments expressed by Judge Crawford in a very feeling effort in memory of the deceased. On motion of Dr. C.C. Meredith, Col. W.H. Hough, J.F. Ellias and Maj. R.D. Bridger were appointed a committee to draw up a series of resolutions suitably expressive of the object of the meeting; and, on motion of Col. Hough, Dr. C.C. Meredith and J.J. Stringer were added to the committee. In a short time the committee reported the following preamble and resolutions, which were received, read and unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God to take from our midst our worthy and lamented friend, the Hon. Edward Barry, who departed this life at his residence in the parish of Caldwell, La., on the 5th day of January, 1867, and, whereas, we, members of the bar and citizens, deeply feel his loss and the void created in our midst by the death of so distinguished an individual in this community, noted for his probity of character, scholarly attainments, erudition as a lawyer; Therefore, Be it Resolved, That we, the members of the bar and citizens of Caldwell parish, have met to express our heart-felt sorrow for the loss of one so worthy as a citizen and so distinguished as a member of the bar in this community. Resolved, That in all his relations in life, as judge, legislator, attorney and citizen, husband and father, the Hon. Edward Barry acquitted himself with honor to his country and credit to himself and family. Resolved, That the distinguished and honorable career of our departed friend, as a lawyer, a judge, legislator and citizens, does, in our opinion, make him an example worthy of imitation by all good citizens in any of the varied relations of life. Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with his family in the loss of one so dear to them as husband, father and protector. Resolved, That a copy of the preamble and these resolutions be forwareded to the Ouachita Telegraph, Monroe Intelligencer, New Era and Crescent, with a request that they publish them. On motion, adjourned. T.S. CRAWFORD, President. J.J. STRINGER, Secretary. The Ouachita Telegraph January 31, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 THIS, TOO, SHALL PASS AWAY." It has been four or five years since we met with that pure and incorruptible old Roman, Judge Edward Barry, now gathered to the household above; yet so lively is our recollection of his vivacity, noble heart and great learning, that the sad news of his death creates deep and unfeigned sorrow in our breast, inclining us to mingle our tears with those of his late neighbors over the calamity which has befallen them in his removal from earth. Truly a good man has gone from their midst, leaving a void wide, deep and long. Here, where the lamented deceased was well known, and particularly among the legal fraternity, regret at his death is sincere and universal. Ouachita parish would fain condole with its sister parish in this affliction and claim a mourner's place beside the tomb of a man whose name and fame belong to the whole country. The preamble and resolutions published elsewhere, although highly eulogistic, are not too much so. Words can scarcely portray the true worth of a man so pure and of such noble traits as the subject of this brief and unworthy notice. Noble old Virginian, rest forever in peace! The Ouachita Telegraph February 7, 1867 Page 3, Column 2 DEAD. N.P. Willis of the Home Journal and brother of Fannie Fern, is dead. He lived to be sixty years old. The Ouachita Telegraph February 21, 1867 Page 1, Column 4 The Union Record furnishes the following brief but unusually melancholy history of a husband and wife of Union parish: The history of our late freind and neighbor, Henry Anderson, is a sad one. He and his wife and daughter, about two months since, went to N. Orleans. Not having heard from them for some time after they should have been at home the friends of the family made the necessary investigation and found that after reaching the city Mr. Anderson and wife both died, and the daughter has been very low ever since, and is at this time. Mr. Anderson was one of our most energetic and useful citizens, and his loss will be greatly felt by the community. They leave two or three small children fatherless and motherless. The Ouachita Telegraph February 28, 1867 Page 2, Column 3 Judge M.S. Osborn, of Franklin parish died a few days ago from injuries received from a kick of his horse. The deceased was well known and was universally esteemed for his sterling qualities. The Ouachita Telegraph March 21, 1867 Page 1, Column 6 A GOOD MAN GONE. We are grieved to hear of the demise of Maj. Thos. R. Heard, of this city, who died at Woodville, Mississippi, on the 3d. Inst., of pneumonia. In the early part of the late war Major Heard was Quartermaster of the Sixth Louisiana Regiment, and afterwards Quartermaster of Taylor's Brigade, and subsequently transferred to the army of the Trans- Mississippi, where he remained until the close of hostilities. As a soldier he was prompt, conscientious, efficient, and brave. By those who knew him during his long residence in this city he was universally respected and beloved for his many good social qualities his elevation of principle, purity of heart, and geniality of disposition. He was a good man in the broadest sense of the word. To his grief-stricken wife we tender our heart-felt sympathies. N.O. Bulletin. The Ouachita Telegraph May 2, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 The death of Ex-Gov. Jno. Seldon Roane, of Arkansas, is announced. The deceased was, we believe, the brother of Dr. Roane, of this place. The Ouachita Telegraph May 9, 1867 Page 2, Column 4 The melancholy tidings reaches us of the death of Maj. J.M. Taylor, long and favorably known as the editor of the Baton Rouge Advocate. Poor Jack! When we saw him last, it was too evident that death had set his signet upon the gallant soldier's noble brow. Yet we sought to soothe his troubled spirit with such suggestions as might lead to convalescence and final recovery. We left him not unprepared to hear at any time that all we then saw of him had changed to a lump of mouldering clay, and so the God who rules with omniscience over all things decreed on the 12th ult. The loss of such a noble champion of sound political principles will be sadly felt at this alarming crisis. We sympathize with his bereaved wife and little ones, with whom no consolation will be found equal to a firm trust and belief in the wisdom of Him whose high prerogative (sic) it is to administer the affairs of the Universe. The Ouachita Telegraph May 9, 1867 Page 2, Column 6 DIED, In Monroe, on Saturday, the 4th inst., MARY, daughter of W.W. and S.C. Chapman, aged 3 years, 10 months and 15 days. Meek little sufferer! Weary little pilgrim! In heaven's holiest sanctuary you have found perpetual joy and rest. No more to suffer, no more to weep; no trials, temptations, nor snares; but all is quiet, contentment and love. Happy! Happy! Blessed child! For having to serve only so short a probation on earth where "all is vanity and vexation of spirit." The Ouachita Telegraph May 23, 1867 Page 2, Column 1 Gen. W.H. Jackson, better known to the soldiers of Polk's old army as "Red Jackson," is dead. The Ouachita Telegraph May 23, 1867 Page 2, Column 1 The Hon. John Moore, of St. Martin once Representative from this Congressional district is dead. His last public service was as a State Senator at Shreveport during the war. The Ouachita Telegraph July 4, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 We sympathize deeply with our fellow-townsman, Mr. James Hart, in the severe affliction he has sustained in the loss of his amiable and devoted wife, who died at his residence on last Sabbath morning. Mrs. Hart leaves a rich legacy, the memory of her virtues, and two beautiful little twin girls, born but a few days antecedent to the mother's happy and peaceful exit from the bleak shores of time. The Ouachita Telegraph July 18, 1867 Page 2, Column 6 DIED, At Monroe, La., July 10, 1867, MARY ELLEN, daughter of L.W. and M.F. Surghnor; aged 3 years, 4 months and 25 days. Leesburg (Va.) Washingtonian and Houston Telegraph please copy. The Ouachita Telegraph August 22, 1867 Page 2, Column 6 DIED, At Monroe, La., August 9, 1866(7) MARGARET GERTRUDE, only daughter of Thomas and Ellen Naughton; aged 1 year, 7 months, and 9 days. We know how to sympathise with the afflicted parents in this case, and offer them the condolence which springs from a kindred sorrow. The Ouachita Telegraph August 22, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 Col. E.W. Hodges, an old and influential citizen of Bossier parish, died recently. The Ouachita Telegraph September 19, 1867 Page 2, Column 2 Death of S.L. Slack, Esq. It is with sorrow that we announce the death of this distinguished gentleman. He died at Winnsboro, Franklin parish, on the night of the 16th instant. His remains were brought from Delhi on the cars and were buried yesterday in the Monroe Cemetery, with Masonic honors. He was a bright and prominent Mason, having attained an eminence in the Fraternity, such as befitted his learning and talents. Mr. Slack was a thorough and accurate scholar, a most proficient rhetorician and elocutionist, an accomplished and winning orator and a Lawyer of rare skill, acumen and profundity. He stood among the leaders of the Monroe Bar and as a pleader in criminal cases had no superior in Louisiana. He was a valuable citizen and the whole community will feel his loss. The Ouachita Telegraph September 26, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 DIED, September 10, 1867, THOMAS ETNA MORRIS, son of Thos. M. and Kate Morris; aged 2 y'rs, 3 months and 18 days. "Suffer little children and forbid them not to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdom of heaven." H.J. The Ouachita Telegraph October 10, 1867 Page 2, Column 3 DEATH OF W.H. GAYLE, ESQ. It was but the other day, we were called upon to announce the demise of the gifted and lamented Slack, and now the same melancholy duty must be performed for another one of our leading citizens, the late W.H. Gayle, who died of swamp fever, on the 5th inst., while temporarily absent from home, at his place in Morehouse parish. Mr. Gayle had hardly reached the prime of life, when he was so unexpectedly cut down and his career of usefulness abruptly terminated. He was still busily planning for the future and struggling noble against adverse fortune, when the stroke came which severed him from an intersting and devoted family and from a large circle of friends. It is difficult for the writer, who was but recently a sharer of deceased's hospitality, to realize that he who was then all vigor and vivacity, is now the tenant of a silent grave! And yet, such indeed is life! "It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." To all and to each of us, an hour is appointed to die, and none of us know how soon the bony finger of time may point to the eventful moment which shall summon us away from the vanities, cares and frivolities of life. May we all go, as did our lamented friend, prepared to meet our beneficent and all-wise Judge! The Ouachita Telegraph October 10, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 DIED, September 30, 1867, on Boeuff River, NANNIE LIZZIE, daughter of T.W. and Ella R. McLeroy; aged 6 years and 9 days. When the young die, there is positive hope of a future undimmed by even a single shadow. In that "undiscovered land" away off starward, their existence must be gladdened by perpetual sunshine and eternal spring. What better endowment than this, their own selfishness aside, could parents ask for their little darlings? With them, truly all is well. They are supremely blest, and beckon their earthly parents onward to join them in their heavenly joys. It is, therefore, for ourselves we should weep, and not for them. The Ouachita Telegraph October 10, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 In Ouachita parish, October 6, 1867, M.H. BUTLER, aged about 67 years. Deceased was one of our most substantial citizens. He emigrated to this parish, from Alabama, about twenty years ago, applied himself to farming and became one of the solid props of the country. He was a consistent member of the Baptist Church and died in the triumph of his faith in the Christian religion. And so, full of years, he sleeps with his fathers. The Ouachita Telegraph October 17, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 Dr. Edward Delony, a well known citizen of East Feliciana parish for many years, died recently at Woodville, Miss. The Ouachita Telegraph October 24, 1867 Page 2, Column 1 Capt. Isaac Brown, of Bossier, who will be remembered by weary travelers bound to and from Shreveport, during the war, with grateful feelings, died a few days ago at his residence, aged 70 years. The Ouachita Telegraph October 31, 1867 Page 2, Column 5 Death of George Wilkins Kendall. At a late hour last evening, we were informed of the death of George Wilkins Kendall, senior proprietor of the "Picayune," one of the leading journals of this city. This event was announced by telegraph to his partner, Mr. Holbrook, and occurred at Mr. Kendall's residence, in Comal county, Texas, about twenty miles from San Antonio, on the 21stinstant. The cause of death is stated to have been congestive chills. His illness must have been brief, as it was only yesterday morning that a letter from him of date October 7, appeared in the columns of the Picayune, written with all the native vigor which characterized the man. We are not able with so little time left us, to do justice, in this brief obituary notice, to the character of so remarkable a man as Mr. Kendall undoubtedly was; nor have we the data to do anything more than sum up in an unsatisfactory manner the incidents of his useful life. Mr. Kendall came to New Orleans upwards of thirty years ago and commenced his labors here as a journeyman printer. A man of his energy could not long remain in the service of others, and he shortly established, we believe in 1837, in conjunction with that warm-hearted associate of his, F.A. Lumsden, (who was lost some years ago on one of the Northern lakes,) the Picayune that sound and sterling journal, which is now in its 31st year, and as hale and vigorous as in by-gone days. Mr. Kendall was a native of Vermont, if we mistake not, and a man of powerful physique. Distinguished by strong common sense and great natural talents, he won his way in the world through his force of character, and was emphatically a self-made man. His powers of observation were of no ordinary kind. He was a great traveller and had visited Europe repeatedly. His letters from Paris and other cities on that continent to the Picayune, were always perused with avidity by the readers of that paper, being full of instruction and just remarks upon the various subjects, his travels suggested to the quick perceptive mind of a man like Mr. Kendall. He was also a volunteer in the Mexican war, and published a history and pictorial description of the various battles of that war. Of late years he had taken to sheep-raising and was a successful farmer. Thorough in everything he undertook to do, he knew no such word as fail. He leaves a wife and four highly accomplished daughters, and an example of energy and perseverance which should stimulate us to the practice of like qualities. So long as the Picayune continues to be published his name cannot fail to be associated with its career. He was part and parcel of the paper, and altho' of late years, not an active participant in its management, he was a close observer of its course from his rancho in Texas, and exercised no little influence in shaping its policy, but of this we shall be better able to speak hereafter. The Ouachita Telegraph October 31, 1867 Page 2, Column 5 DEAD. The Madison Journal, of the 15th inst., says: We regret to hear of the death of Col. Lynch, one of the members elect to the Convention from Carroll parish. Col. Lynch made a hasty trip to New Orleans a week or two ago, and it is supposed contracted the yellow fever there. He died of that disease on his plantation in Carroll. NOTE: The November 14, 1867 edtion of the Ouachita Telegraph, page 2, Column 3 reports: Col. Lynch, of Carroll parish, is not dead. He is only a delegate to the convention. The Ouachita Telegraph October 31, 1867 Page 2, Column 5 Died, AT THE RESIDENCE of her parents, near Girard Station, Morehouse Parish, of congestive fever, on the 10th of October, 1867, FLORENCE ELMA, daughter of A.E. and W.T. Jordan; aged three years, seven months and seven days. Another bud has been transplanted by the Father of Spirits, to bloom perpetually by the River of Life, in that Heavenly Eden, whence her Redeemer has preceded her, and says, "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." "Her vacant chair, Her toys oft sprinkled with my tears; Her empty pillow and her books So often conned (?) With gladsome looks, And a soft tress of golden hair: And here, more tear-stained than the rest The little shoes she used to wear. Laid off for aye, with tender care. As when some pilgrim leaves on shore, His shoon to ford some dark stream o'er. To seek a clime more pure and blest. The Ouachita Telegraph November 14, 1867 Page 2, Column 5 DEATH OF CAPT. J.R. LACY. We have been pained to hear of the death of this kind-hearted gentleman, for several years a resident of this parish. Capt. Lacy had been from home visiting and was returning on horseback at the time of his death. Being alone, it is not known positively in what manner the deceased lost his life, but it is supposed, and the coroner's inquest so decided from the meagre evidence before it, that his horse ran away and threw him, and that death ensued from a kick from the horse, on deceased's head and from the fracture of several ribs, and the attendant injury, in the vicinity of the heart. The horse ran home riderless, which gave the alarm, and search being made the unfortunate and lamented rider was found in the road a corpse, a very large quantity of blood collected on the ground beside the body, which came from the wound on the neck and head. Capt. Lacy was a native of Virginia, and belonged to a family distinguished for a high order of talent. He served with distinction in General Lee's army, commanding at one time one of the Acquia Creek batteries the thundering of whose guns in the fall and winter of 9161 will long be remembered by the men, of both armies, then collected on the Potomac. He was a brother of our able confrere. Dr. Drury Lacy, senior editor of the Caddo Gazette. We sympathise with the relatives of the deceased, and more particularly his bereaved wife and little ones, to whom the blow is indeed afflicting, but we trust not irreparable. The Ouachita Telegraph November 28, 1867 Page 2, Column 1 Mr. E.B. Pettiss, a highly esteemed citizen of Bastrop, died on the 14th inst. The Ouachita Telegraph November 28, 1867 Page 2, Column 2 Chas. E. Ramage, Esq., of Winnsboro, Franklin parish, died of consumption on the 16thinst. He was the leading lawyer of the Franklin bar. The Ouachita Telegraph November 28, 1867 Page 2, Column 4 M.C. Hardy, Esq., Sheriff of this Parish, and a highly esteemed gentleman, died of pneumonia yesterday, the 27th inst. His death is greatly lamente d. The Ouachita Telegraph November 28, 1867 Page 2, Column 5 Died, On Monday evening, 18th inst., at half-past 7 o'clock of consumption, John F. LAWRENCE, aged 23 years, 6 months and 7 days. [N.O. Crescent. The Ouachita Telegraph December 19, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 Masonic. WESTERN STAR LODGE, No. 11 F.A.M. Whereas; It has pleased our Great Grand Master to call to refreshment above, our venerable and much esteemed brother, John Liles, after a long life of labor here; resolved; that while we meekly bow to this melancholy dispensation of his providence, our regrets are softened by the reflection that the years of our deceased brother had numbered more than the psalmist's allotment to man; and that he was only gathered to his fathers in the evening of a long and well spent life. Resolved; That the country has lost a good citizen, and the Fraternity a zealous and faithful brother. Resolved; That in this their great bereavement we tender to the family of our deceased brother the sympathy of our Lodge. Resolved; That we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, that these Resolutions be spread upon the minutes and a copy be furnished to the family of our deceased brother, and that the TELEGRAPH and the Intelligencer be requested to publish them. (Signed) F.P. STUBBS C.H. DABBS, By order of the Lodge: J.A. McGUIRE, Sec. Monroe, La., Dec. 7, 1867 The Ouachita Telegraph December 19, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 Masonic. Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to take out of this world the soul of our deceased Brother, Marlow C. Hardy; Resolved 1, That we bow with humble submission to the will of him who doeth all things right. Resolved 2, That in the death of Brother M.C. Hardy the community has lost a good citizen, the Lodge a worthy member, and the Fraternity a faithful Brother. Resolved 3, That we tender our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to the family of the deceased, in this, their sad bereavement. Resolved 4, That we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty day s. Resolved 5, That , these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Lodge; that a copy of the same be furnished the family of the deceased, and the TELEGRAPH and Intelligencer for publication. Signed HORACE JEWELL, F.P. STUBBS, Com. GEO. CHAMBERLAIN, By order of the Lodge; J.A. McGUIRE, Sec'y Monroe, La., Dec. 7, 1867. # # #