Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1894 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

MRS MAUD GRUBB. Maud Benjamin, daughter of Chas. R. and C. Letitia Benjamin, was born near Rensselaer, Ind., Nov. 28, 1870. In the winter of 1887, at the age of 17, she united with the Methodist Episcopal church, the Rev. T. F. Drake, pastor. On the 3rd day of February, 1892, she wbs married to Jesse S. Grubb, of Rensselaer. After some she and her husband settled in Marion, Ind., happy, and hopeful of many days. A few weeks ago she was brought home to her mother’s, and to the friends of her childhood, where, after two short years of married life, she peacefully and resignedly passed away, May 12, 1894, aged 23 years, 5 months and 16 days. The cause of her death was consumption. She leaves a husband in bereavement and a little daughter too young to realize the loss she has sustained. Nor can we forget the widowed mother of the deceased, Mrs. Letitia Benjamin, now bereft of all her family except oue youthful son. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, at the M. E. church* and was very largely attended. The religious services were conducted by Rev. R. D. Utter. Interment in Weston cemetery.

The Fannie Hills Operatic Company struck town Saturday, but they gave not any performance. Manager 1 Eger sized them up as a pretty tough show, and would not let them have The Opera Houses The circumstance | that especially aroused bis objections | was that they brought with them a j lot of little hand-bills, or “gutter--snipes,” the last part of which rear as follows: NOTE. “Tell your wife you are going to the lodge. Brir.g your wig with you. We can supply you with a girl to hold it on. JEnough said. Don’t let a brick housefalTon you to make you tumble. We are sure to please you. ’ ’ Finding that Mr. Eger objected to this part of their hand-bill, they tore it off before distributing them, but that did not remove his convictions that it ivas not a proper show and he persisted in his refusal. The fact that Duncan Clark, of “Female Minstrels” notoriety, turned up as their acting manager did not help them any in Mr. Eger’s opinion. That he did right in refusing to let them show, is pretty nearly the universal opinion. Duncan Clark made a pretty big kick over the matter, threatened a law suit, circulated a petition among our citizens asking Mr. Eger to consent to the performance, and even sent one of his fairest wig-hold-ers to try her powers of persuasion upon him. Mr. Eger did not prove to be as susceptible to the power of female charms as his Adonis-like personal appearance would indicate, and even her efforts failed to move him. The petition aforesaid was signed by large numbers of leading citizens, including many who wear their own hair and have no need of a wig holder. We did not succeed in procuring a copy of the petition in time for publication this week, and must defer that pleasure until another week. Then look out for a more urgent demand for help in holding on the “wigs” of the signers, than would have occured at the performance had it taken place. How their scanty locks will bespatter their own hearth stones! Ha! Ha! Ha!