Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-04-18

Ma. EDrroR Your paper Of last week
a notice OF the death Of Mr.. JOIN
JEsekEs. who as one Of the first settlers of
this county. aud one Of that small baud
now Familiarity known "0h Residsnters"
deserves a more extended obituary than
that notice furnished
Mr.. Jenckes was born at Providence. in |
Rhode Island, in the year 1870. and had
he lived till the 23d day Of next menth, he
would have attained his three score years
and ten, specified by the Psalmist as the
ordinary limit Of mass continuance on
earth. Before he had attained his MAORI
~, he shipped on board the "Ann Hope"
q ship Of thousand tons burden belong.
ing To a relative, and the largest vessel
that up 10 that time had ever sailed from
Rhode Island. In her he made the voy-
age 10 the East Indies. and returned with
a load Of silks aud teas lie subsequently,
made two other voyages in other vessels,
and visited Pernatobuco, RIO Janeiro. the
West Indies. the Bermuda Islands and 81.
Helena.
when the war with England common.
oed In 1912. u was his anxious desire 10
entcr the Navy. with his cousin, ma a mid
shipman and serve under Com. Perry on
Lake Erie From this plan he was turned
by the enireaties OF his mother.
IL August 1914 no left Rhode Island for
Kentucky. aud resided year or more at
Pari-, IN Bourbon County, engaged IN
sheep husbandry In October 1915 N
company with Mcssrs. Prentis. sawyos
aud Thorn, no left Lexington asd on horse
back with a tent aud guide. crossed the
Ohio river al New Albany, passed through
Vinccnhea, aud examined the country
thoroughly from Honey Greek up TO Rae
coon aud ~ far east M Eel river when
, the land sales took place. he attended. aud
bid Oft large tracts Of land, some Of which
! belong 10 the Jenckus family 10 this day
GA the 9Th day ~ April 1918, be tool
} possession of n new log house built for him
, by Mr., Thomas Pickett about three aud .
half miles south of Terre llaute, and II Il
u coineldenoo worthy Of remark. that, Jus
forty 'two years after, 10 n day, he tool
+. possession Of that spiritual houae prepares
b for him by his Heavenly Father. ''not made
Y NY hands, eternal IN the Heavens"
Soon after be took possea.ion II tia
4 cabin, lac had n quarter seetion ~ land IL
Winter wheat bat wheat was 40 plenty
D aud money 80 scarce. and labor 40 eKorbl
. family high, that wheat could not DO sol,
u for dime buahel and he Lost largely b,
p that crop, Those we're tImes remembered
by many Of tho old settlers, when corn wa
n q cents bushel aud coffee ~ cents
pound, The farmers Of the present dal
have reason 10 be thankful for tho betlel
. state Of things introduced by Banks. Ca
- nails, Railroads aud the Magnetic Tele
graph,
y Mr. Jenekes was honored by his fellow
= citizens 10y being elected one Of the frs
Associate Judges Of this county, wit
d Judge Deming for his colleague, aud th
late Hon, Thomas II Blake as Presiden
Judge lie whs also elected 10 the Stat
z senate. when the Legislature convened a
COrydon and occupied two story 10
house for the capitol, The Senate bein
the Upper House occupied the upper room
The late Judge Blackford has been hear
j. to remark that, m his judgment he publ
" business Of the State was "pever bette
d transacted than It was at Corydon. whel
the Legislature consisted Of fifteen men
u bers" and "modern degcneraey had ma
d reached them"
l. Mr.. Jenckes had no desire To prolon
life. Death had for him no terrors II
y was ready and willing, and ANXIOUS 10 e,
y change worlds. and within a week OF hi
3 departure remarked TO one Of bis attend
"a snts, "if could secure life here Of hui
dred years by turning my hand over,
~ would not do it,"
T. He never joined Church or made
public profession Of Religion, but SCENE
y TO enjoy that internal "peace Of minC
" which passeth ali understanding" an
u which the world can neither give "n,
take away" Well might such an one e,
~ claim,
"There is no Death.
he What seems SO is transition.
This life Of mortal breath
Ia but a suburb Of the life Elysian,
Whose portal we call Death"