Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1912 — THE GRIM REAPER. [ARTICLE]

THE GRIM REAPER.

Two More Old Soldiers “Mustered Out.” Holdridge Clark, aged 79 years, died suddenly at 'his home in the northeast part of town Friday morning from heart failure, which came on him while he was mowing his yard. He fell over unconscious and died in a few brief moments. Mr. Clark was a native of Gblumbiana county, Ohio, and served during the civil war from this county in the 151st Indiana, he having located in Jasper county previous to the war. For many years he resided in Barkley tp. He leaves a wife and six children, Mrs. Theodore Warne of Parrj Mrs. Thomas Grant and Mrs. George Daugherty of Rensselaer; Mrs. Charles Nowels and Mrs. George Smith of Longmont, Colo., and Alvin Clark of Lee. He also leaves three sisters and one brother, Emiline Switzer of Barkley tp.; E. L. Clark of Rensselaer; Mrs. Amzi Meadows of Watseka, 111., and Mrs. Mary Porter of Coats, Kan. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p. m., from the house, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

JOHN P. WARNER. • Saturday evening our people were given another shock by the sudden death of John P. Warner, the well known carriage maker and painter. Mr. Warner had been troubled for some time with his heart, and that be would drop off suddenly some

day was freely predicted. He had worked but little at his trade this spring, only at odd spells when he was feeling better able to do so, and Saturday afternoon was one of these times. His wife ca'.led him to supper about six o’clock, but getting no response, went to the shop near by, where he was found lying on the floor with his head resting on the edge of an achpan. and unconscious. Aid was hurriedly summoned and he was carried to the house, where he seemed to revive a little and, asked by the doctor if he was suffering much pain, replied that he was. This was the only word spoken, and he died within a half hour from the time he was found. The funeral was held at 2 p. m., Monday from the house and burial made in Weston cemetery; John Philip Warner was born in New Britton, Conn,, Jan, 31,' 1837; died May 25, 1912, at Rensselaer; Ind. He moved to Cincinnati, O, in 1844 with Ms parents. The family inoved to Jasper county in 1850, where he had since resided. He learned the carriage-makers’ trade in Lafayette .when a boy of 18 and worked as an apprentice there for three years. He was considered one of the best carriage builders in the state.. He located in business in Rensselaer in 1858. He enlisted in Co. 1, Sixth Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Nov. 5, 1862, and was discharged - from the service August 14, 1 8 65, at. Pulaski, Tenn., by reason of a rupture received while on duty by a horse falling on him June 15, 1864. Oct. 27, 1 867, he was married to Julia E. Bedford of Lafayette, to which union two children were born, Mrs. Charles Pefley of Remington and D. G. Warner of Rensselaer. Besides the widow and children he leaves two brothers, Norman and Marsh Warner of Rensselaer, and one grandchild, Hlldred Pefley of Remington.

MRS. CATHERINE SCHMITT Mrs. Catherine Schmitt, who for some time has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mat Nifesius, during her sufferings with cancer of the breast, died at the home of her daughter Thursday afternoon about 4 o’clock, aged 64 years. The body yas taken to Saturday and burial made there Monday, Mrs. Schmitt having made that city her home since she came from Germany, prior to her illness. For the past two or three years she has been in rather poor health, and last year an operation involving the removal of one breast was performed in a Chicago hospital, and for a time she seemed to be improving until about four months ago when t:he begun to fail rapidly and continued to grow steadily worse until her death.

MRS. D. V. COMER Mrs. D. V. Comer of Barkley tp., died at about 10 o’clock Monday after an illness of two Xveeks, which at first was not considered serious. She was up and about until Friday when a doctor was summoned and found she was suffering from brain fever, and bad a temperature of 104. The attending physician, Dr. English, called Dr. Kresler in consultation Saturday, but she continued to grow worse and passed away Monday. A husband and three small children, the youngest a babe of six months, survive her. The funeral will be held today at the Barkley M. E. church at 10 aJ m., and burial be made in the Prater cemetery.