Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1885 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

MRS. HANNAH H. HAMMOND.

Preslaent Cleveland was fortyeight years old Wednesday. -. ■ Pirthnd. Make, had an election the otner day. The De nocrats carried the city by nearly 300 majority, and ore ward went Democratic hr the first time in 'wen y years Secretary Manning, the other daylooped off forty official h -ads —not to make room for Demo3rats but because they were republican figure it als who had been kept on the rol 's with nothing to do but draw big pay. An Illinoi , paper says tba twentysix years ago Congressman Wm. R Morrison and General Logan were wounded in the same battle, eanied into the same house and laid upon b«ds to die. The are now opposing candidates before the Illinois Lcgis liture for the Senatorship. Out radical friends mourn “as those •without hope,” and “refuse to be 4>e comlorted,” because of wbat they •are pleased »o teim the recent “gerrymander” of the State. To hear them howl one would suppose they bad never gerrymandered it in so outrageous a manner that the piesent apportionment will not be Introduced in comparison. To hear them lament one would not suppose that they had ever manipulated the judiciary and stocked the «ench with a view to insure partisan decisions.— One would not suppose they bad extended the elective Iran h’se with a view to secure a balance of power to perpetuate them in place. One Would hardly suppose they h vl’ever stolen the Presidency, overrode the the will of the people or coi ducted its legislation in the interest of moaiopolifis. One would suppose they were an immaculate set. Let them -continue to bowl and lament.

Mrs. Hannah H. Hammond, whose maiden name was Ser.ng, was born in "Warren co inty, Ohio, August llth, 1803. She was the oldest of a large -family of brothersand sisters. When #ne was quite youn her father 1 .eat ■ed on a f.nn in Franklin county, this •Stat'-, flvo miles east of Brookvrlle, Where he and her mother lived to a food old age, .-he ivas married,Muv 9th 1832.t0 Dr.Na haniel Hammond, of Brookville, and resided with him In Franklin county, until 1846, when they removed to Columbus, in this Btate, and from the latter pla -e they removed to this county, in 1854, where ahe tesided until her death. Her husband died February Jal, 1874. at the age of 87 years She was the mother of seven c aildren, three of Whom died in inianvy. Site leaves Surviving her. two brothers three sisters, and tw« «hildren, the latter bein E. P Hammond of this pl-ic*, \ud R'M Jane S. Antrim, of Kansas; Iso fifteen grand children, and one gieat grand child At the time of rhe death of her daughter, Mrs. Cl ileote. on the 15th of January of tnis year, Motner Hammond was at the home of her daughtr in Kansas, As so >n as she heard of her lisiugio ei’.s death, she came to this place aniving safely and in good he»"h Or ttm morning of the 19ih of la ’ m-bi , j -st after arising from he: . ed, whi ■- laboring under an attack Oi dizz neps she fell to the floor, fravturin tier i f tbigu i.orm. This shock was too much for her great age, and was, no doubt, the immediate C4use of her death. She died March 14th. 1885, at 7 o’clock a. m., at ‘he residence of her soy in law M F Chiicote, Esq., where she had gone on her arrival from Kansas.and where she was tenderly eared for. The inclemency of the weather and her ac cid nt, prevented her from leaving tbe house after her return. Her ag« was 81 years, 7 months and 3 days. Mrs Hammond was brought up in the faith of the Presbyterian church, with which she united in early life, aid remained a member until her death. Her life was distinguished by her devotion to imr family, her Kindness as a neighbor. »nd for her firm, consistent. Christianity, :>tie met the last enemy without . ai, a d win, confidence in the future. Her lite terminated peacefully, and without a struggle. The funeral was held Sunday afternoun, at 2 o’clock The relatives of the de-<*ase.t as-etn bird first at Mr. Chilcore’s reoide..ce. a <1 took their farewell look at the departed- after which they proceeded ... uie Presby terian church, where iffi- funeral was held, The attendance w..s very huge, and characterized by th? unusually large proportion of old pemle. who had come to pay this last tribute to one they had known so long, and esteemed so highly. The services were conducted by the Rev. B F. Ferguson. The following gen 'emen anted as pall bearers: G H Brown John Coen, I. C- Kelley, John Makeover, David Nowels and J. C Porter, — David IJ Ysoman, son of James and Pheba A. Yeoman, was born March 19th. 18(K4 He was a student at the Lebanon (Ohio) Normal University; would have graduated in ore mouth from the time of his death. The deceMed was a good student, and it was

only a question of time when he wo’d have been prepared for anv of the useful vocations of life. He was »1 wavs content with his I t; wasag’-ee-abfb at home; was loved by his assoa elates, te.acaers and friends, had a placa in the hsart of every one that knew him. . e departed this life Match 3d, 1885, aged 21 years. 11 months ahd 14 days. On March Bth a large congregation of relatives and friend as fc eiu bled at the home of the parents to attend the finerai of David, and wit nees the sad parting of a father and mother with a deal eon who, but a few days bef< re, ha 1 left them tn the best of health, in buoya t youth and bright promise. Sad to think ofl Bu: the God of Mercv will take care of us all tn due time. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. B. F* Ferguson. B.