Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1881 — OBITUARY [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY

Fr:.-ai Remington News. It is known by our home readers before we go to press, that Mr. O. W. Charon, the proprietor of the News, departed this life at 7 a. m. on Tuesday, the 22d inat. While we ohroniole the sad event, and signalize it by the garb of mourning in which our paper is draped, we regret that, at this late day in the week, our time and space will permit only a brief reference to it. An illness of nearly two mouths had made his condition gen orally known, and awakened a foreboding that it might terminate fatally. The closing of ail business houses and the very large attendance at the funeral services and oeiemonies, held on the afternoon of March 33d, furnish the best evidence of the high estimation in which he was held, and also the regret and sympathy excited by his death, aud no wonder; he held a most impertant place in the business circles of this community. For years past he has been a leading —perhaps the leading—business man of the place. He drew hither a very large trade by his universally just, accommodating and generous dealing with the farming community.

Remington Lodge F. &’ A. M. No. 361, with members from Rensselaer and Gaoaland, together with Remington Lodge No. 88, A. TJ. W., were present at the funeral, and at the dose of the religious services, conducted by Rev. J. B. Growe, in the M. E. ehurob, they took charge of the remains, and performed their impressive burial seivice at the grave, Iu a new book which has just been published under the title of “Representative men of Indiana,” is the following truthful sketch of our depart ed friend:

“Osman W. Chutch was born in Chittenden county, Vermont, October 30,1837, and was the sou of Oliver Church and Matilda (Whitcomb) Church. He received his education in the Vermont common schools und in an Academy. On completing his education, at the age of 18, he was employed on railroads for some two aud a half years, and in farming for five years, after which he went into the mercantile business at Goodland, Ind., where he moved in 1867, In 1870 he came to Remington, where he engaged in the grain business, retaining at the same time his interests at Goodland, being now the largest grain dealer in this part of the state. His business’ which had already reaehed immense proportions, continued to increase. In addition to the grain business Jhe was also engaged in the dry goods and general merchandise business up to 1875. He joined the Masonic fraternity in 1874, and the Odd Fellows in 1871, taking four degrees in the latter, and three in the former. He was married in 1870 ts Miss Emeroy J. Lyon, daughter of Robert Lyon, a wealthy fanner of Braintree, Vermont.” Also we are permitted to make an extract from toe appreciative discourse of ltev. Mr. Crewe. Reading by request of the family, Eccles. 12, Rev. Mr, Crowe said, “Mr. Church had lived iu this community eleven years; as a grain dealer he was widely k nown by the people of the country. It would be superfluous for me to speak of his character, or to say anything in commendation of his virtues. You all know that he was a man of flue commanding presence—one of Nature’s noblemen ; that in business relations he was shrewd, enterprising, the very soul of honor, and that he was a man of quick sensibilities, generous impulses, charitable to the poor—doing more in that way, perhaps, than any other of our citizens; reminding one of those words cf the ancient Emor: ‘When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me, because I dhlivered the poor that eaied, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came unto me, and I caused the widow’s heart. to sing for joy.’ You are all assenting when I say, he will be greatly missed among us, and that there are mourners to-day outside the family circle- These few words concerning the dead are intended to intimate, rather than express, the sympathies of the entire community with the bereaved family, in this time of their affliction, as a partial source of comfort to them. But of course my business, en such an occasion as this, is with the living and not with tha dead.

In cono’usion it is but just to say, even at the sisk of partial repetition, that in the death of Mr. Church the business community loses one of its staunchest and ablest members, the sooial oommunitv one of its most genial. whole-souled, generous spirited, and the family, an affectionate husband and indulgent father.

Bemington News: Married, in Bemington, at the residence of the bridegroom, on the 16th inst„ by Esq. Jeffries, Mr. Edward I. Kirk to Mrs. Paulina Anderson.

Bemiagton News: Capt. Snyder, Hank VanYoons, James Hay, John H. Burns, George Uhl, and J. C, Smith of the National, all of Monticello were in attendance at the Soldiers’ Be-union Committee at this plaoe on Thursday, Monticello carried off the honors and scoured the next Soldiers’ Be union.

Boohester Sentinel: The Bepublioan party wants a strong temperance law but it is too cowardly to enact it for fear that It will defeat )|pgn at the next election. A great majority of that party think mere of their party sueoess than they do of the good that they might accomplish. Such hypecrisy will receive a just rebuke whea the time oemes to administer it.

Kentland Gazette: Mr. Frank DeHaven and wife of Rensselaer, Ind., made a flying visit to our town last Monday. Frank has leased a half interest iu the Rensselaer Mill and has located in that plaea, he is a good miller and we wish him abundent success in his new enterprise.

Huntington Democrat: General Winfield Scott Hancock will beknown to posterity as the man who, despite of the corrupt devices of the Republicans and the treachery and mismanagement of his own National Committee, received the largest vote ever polled in this country for President. This reflection will, of itself, be a suffleent consolation for him and his friends amid the military pomp and parade of Garfield’s inauguration, when, for the second time, the party in power will have consumated the defeat of the will of the American people by the shameless subversion of a free ballott.

Thp little steamer, Wanderer, Captain Jakey Powell, has started from Logansport on her trip down the river to New Orleans. The boat is ouly twenty-five feet IODg. but is provided with an engine, water wheels, and everything necessary for a flrstolass steamer. She was built by Mr. Powell, who is a wealthy old farmer, for the express purpose of carrying him on the trip to the gulf city, and once there will de disposed of to the best advantage by the owner. Mr. many years ago, made a trip to New Orleans from Logansport on a large raft.

He couldn’t laise the mortgage on his building lot, and so, poor man, without becoming blind, he lost bis site. Blossoms produce apples, apples give us cider, and cider produces blossoms. Thus we have one of nature’s compensations. . One leaf of the royal water lily, in bloom not longsince at ban Francisco, was seven feet across, and six others were about equal in size.

“Mabel, why. you dear little girl,” exclaimed her grandpa, seeing his little giand daughter with her head tied up, “have you got the headache?” “No,” she answered sweetly, “I’se dot a spit turl.”

For killing' lice on cattle or horses take sassafras roots, boil them to a strong tea; take some old cloth and wash the animal so as to wet the hair and nide thoroughly, and that will destroy the lice.

Scene at a Stable.—Funny Frenchman [to hostler, who is rubbing down his horse: “Pat, I’m afraid you’re currying favor with that horse.” Hostler: “Faith, no! I’m merely scrapin' an acquaintance.” A Western New York farmer is said to have had painted and posted up in his poultry house a large sign bearing the inscription: “Eggs fifty cents a dozen.” This is dona to encourage the hens to lay all they can,

“Inquirer:” Yes a man not a Jus* lice of the Peace can administer an oath. We accidentally stuck a corner of our umbrella in a man’s eye the other day, and he administered several oaths to us; but ho wasn’t a Justice.

In the disturbed condition of Ireland,' a physician being called to see a dying landlord, entered the room with a cheerful smile, aud rubbing his hands, remarked that it was certainly a matter of congratulation in these days when a man died quietlv in his bed instead of being shot by his tenants.

An Englishman at a hotel in New York asked if there were any oysters in the hotel. “Oh, yes!” whr the answer, “Step right into the restaurant. We don’t keep them iu the office.”— “I think you misunderstand me,”said Mr. John Bull, “you know I mean a ’oister, don’t you know a lift—a hellevator, mav be you call it in this country.”

Father—“ Now, my boy, I’ve been matting my will, aud I’ve left a very large property iu trust for you. I merely wish to ask you if you’ve any suggestion to offer?” Son—“ Well, I don’t know that I have, sir—uuless—hum—as things po nowadays, wouldn’t it l-e better to leave the property to the other boy, and—appoint me the trustee?”

The best way to prepare a new iron kettle for use ia to fill it with clean potatoe parings; boil them for an hour or more, then wash the kettle with hot water, wipe it dry. and rub it with a little lard, repeat the rubbing for half a dozen times after using. In this way you will prevent rust, and all the annoyances liable to occur in the use of a new kettle.

Not long 3ince a young lady, who had been engaged to aflneryouug man for some time, met a richer person, and soan pat off the old love for the new. She wrote to her old lover re questing him to return lier photograph. Here was a chance for revenge, which he took by sending the following note: “I would gladly comply with your request, but If I do it will spoil my euobre deck. I have a contention of photographs which I use for playing cards, and I do not want to break it by giving away the queen of diamonds,"

Latest Accommodation.. —Leaving Rensselaer so’clook a. m. on the I. D 1 & C. and Pan-Handle Railreads will carry you to Logansport. giving you nine hours in the city. Returning, leave Logansport 6:27 p. in., arriving at Rensselaer 8:30 p. in. Fare-Round-trip. $3.40.

Spend a day in the Star City, “LaFayette," for $3 40—a reduoed rate. The two frleudly hands—l. D. & C. and Wabash Railroads will carry you from Rensselaer to Lafayette and return you same evening. Leave Rensselaer 5 o’olock a. ra.; returning, arrive in Rensselaer 8:30 p. m.

All watches and eloeks repaired at Hamar’e warranted for one year. Oysters by the caa quart or dish at R. E. Speneer’a Sc Co. Those of our readers ia want of nursery stock will do well te oall on Mr. Jno. Ceen. He has a complete assortment ea hand. We can recommend the New York Observer to oar readers as a family paper that is full of good reading. It hss both religious and secular news, and a foreign correspondence which is entertaining and valuable. Any one can get a sample copy by sending to Hie New York Observer, 87 Park Re si NewYock.