Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1917 — A. J. Abbott Passed Away At Logansport This Morning. [ARTICLE]

A. J. Abbott Passed Away At Logansport This Morning.

A. J. Abbott passed away gansport this Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock. The cause of his death is not known, as there have been no particulars learned as yet. The deceased had”'been in ill health for the past year or'so, but it was no; known that his condition was so critical. Mr. Abbott at the time of his death was seventy-eight years of age, the greater part of which he spent in this county. He had been in Logansport only a few days when death came, where he had been taken for treatment, following a nervous breakdown. Mr. Abbott was one of the foremost and best known citizens of Jasper county and during the period that he lived here he was closely connected with the progress of this city and surrounding country and his death removes one of .the finest characters from our midst. A. J. Abbott was a true, conscientious and straightforward icitflien rmdnvas greatly respected by all. Those left to mourn their loss are. the widow, one daughter, Mrs. Lee Mathena, and two sons, Melvin and Bert, both of this city, besides several grandchildren and other relatives. The death of Mt. Abbott removes another one of Jasper county’s sons who fought during the civil war. Further particulars and on obituary will be published in a later issue. The body wiM be returned to this city,, arriving ehre bn the 6:50 train this evening, accompanied by Mel and Bert Abbott.

Munition Plant Blown Up. A feport received here by the Wagner Grain Co., today at noon stated that the first waractthatliaeoccurred in this country took plac& shortly before noon this Tuesday, When a munition plant at Philadelphia was blown up by foreign . spies. 100 were injured and fifty lost their lives. The act caused intense excitement all over the east and the old time patriotism prevails.