Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1888 — HENRY A. BARKLEY. [ARTICLE]

HENRY A. BARKLEY.

After a protracted illness, departed this life, at his home, in Barkley township, Jasper county, Indiana, Saturday night, January 28th, 1888, aged 58 years, 2 months and 26 days. When a lad Mr. Barkley removed with his parents from Lewistown, Pennsylvania, to this county and with the exception of the few years during which he was Auditor of J asper county, resided upon the farm where he died, a period of nearly 41 years. Owing to his strict integritv ai d the great interest he manifested in the cause of education, lie lor ma ny years filled the office of township trustee—elected to the position by a constituency largely opposed to him in politically. These same well known virtues also contributed to his election as Auditor. It is needless for us to say that he conducted the public trusts imposed upon him with efficiency, honesty, fidelity, and to the satisfaction of the people. At the time of his death he was Chairman of the Democratic County Committee and his last official act was the issuance of certificates to delegates for the late conference at Indianapo'is. In a few 7 lines to us concerning their distribution, he added this, to us sad and mournful sentence: “And this closes my political career.”

As a citizen, he was enterprising honest and upright As a neighbor, he was Obliging an I acc mmo. dating. As a Mason, he was one of the most faithful. He was a dutiful son and brother; an affectiona + e ar d indulgent husband and father. A wife, two children, brothers and sisters and numerous relatives and friends mourn his death. His remains were interred in the Barkley cen. etery last Monday, in the presence of avast concourse of citizens and the Masonic fraternity,'Rev. K. J. Duncan officiating.