The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-10-25
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Death of John French.

pom this announcement and 1t will bo
road With sorrow by all who know tho de,
ceased. Kind. atfab'o. generous, obligink
patient honest, indastrious--ho possossud
oil Of those qualities Shloh mark the chorar.
tor of good man and useful citizon, and bis
death cannot but bo regarded as public loss.
No fceble tribute of words can equal the
tribute which every heart instinctively pays
to his memory, bore where ho had lived, and
been loved, esteemed and trusted, from boy
hood. 1t may bo said of him, as Of few
men whose lives havo been so active and
quaintanco, ho had very many friends aud
no enemies. lie needs no higher oulogy.
Mr.. French was born in Randolph, VT.
Dec. lst, 1917, and, whom II years of age,
came to this village, where lie ever after re.
sided. IN October, 1914, he was elected
Recorder of Geauga County, which Office
he held for four consecutive terms. ending
in October, 1856. After the expiration of
his last term of Office, he was admitted to
the bar, and, in company with ID. W. Can
field, entered upon a lucrative practice,
which was terminated only by his doath..-.
In his public as we'll as private life, his ex.
ample was worthy Of imitation.
His funeral was attended at the Methodist
Church, on Tuesday. at one o'clock, p. ~
Tho discourse was preached by Rov. II G.
Fuller. Tho following mcmbcrs of tho Bar
were pall.bcarors A. G.. Riddle. WIN. l..
Perkins, A. II Thrasher, c. T. Dakesloc, l..
+, Durfee, l. n. Hathaway.
We append tho Tributes of Respect to
tho mcmory of tho deceased, by the Bar of
Gcauga and tho Chardon Lodge of Odd
Follows: s,n@a
At q meeting of the Geauga Bar. hold at tho
Court House on the 22d inst, at IL o'clock
A. M, convened in conseq quence of the death
of John French. Esq, one of its members,
Hon, VIM, l.. Perkins was called to ,he
chair, and | N. Hathaway appointed Sec
re;ary. A. IL Thrashcr, ESQ, offered tue
following Resolutions, which, aftor appro-
pirate romarks by Hons. A. 6. Riddle, G, T.
Blakeslee and others, were unanimously
adopted
ResOtDrd, That in the doath of John
French, Esq tho Geauga Bar has lost one
"a ito "Oob OUu VdiudUI0 U0WU0TS,
oue who. in all his relations with It, as q
man, a lawyer, a professional brother and
associate was esteemed by and oIdearcd to
each member of tho profession individually.
That in his demise, the County of Geauga
is deprived of a loading and trusted citizen.
and the community OF Chardon is bereaved
of truly good mao aud each of its citizuns
mourus, in his death, tho loss of O loved
friend.
That wo sincerely sympathze with the
widow and family relatives of the deceased.
in this affection and wo tender to them all
the consolation in our power to impart.
Resoired. That the Court of Common
Ploas of Geauga County. a. it's prosont
term, DO requested to order its Clcrk to
onter the foregoing Resolutions on tho
journal of its proceedings; and that they
se also published in the J..6ersoaian Demo-
crdt.
On motion, tho Chairman was requested
to movo an adjournment of the Court OF
Common Pleas now in session, until to.
morrow morning. which was accordingly
demo. WIN. l. PERKINS, Chairman.
l. N. HATHAWAY, Secretary.
at a special meeting OF the members OF
Chardon Lodge, No 2l3. / o. F.. con.
vened at Odd Fellows Hall on the 22d
inst, on the occasion of the death Of Past
Grand John French, A II Thrasher
was called to the chair, and r. c. Thayer
appointed Secretary. NJ G. Garfield, l..
E Durfee and d. Warner. Jr., were ap-
pointed Committee 10 present Reholu-
tions expressive of the sense of the meet.
ing. The following Resolutions were
presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, II hath pleased the All. wise
Dispenser OF life aud death to remove
from among US our esteemed friend and
Brother, John French, in the meridian
OF life Of usefulness and honor, aud,
desiring to pay our united aud suitable
tribute OF respect TO his virtues and his
memory, both as citizen and a mem.
ber Of this Order
Therefore. Resoioed, That we deeply
lament the irreparable loss which this
community has sustained in the death of
a most valued friend and citizen, and
which has forever terminated the much
prized social and fraternal relations which
have hitherto existed between the de-
ceased and ourselves. .r.. |
RssolOed, That his urbanity OF manners.
his answering friendship. his frank and
genial temperament, his rare social qusl!-
Ties. his open. handed benevolence and his
unveiled goodness OF heart, while they en-.
deared him to us in life, must ensure for
him our grateful and lasting remem brance
while his example OF what may be
achieved in the face of adverse circum.
stances, by a life of steady, persevering
effort and an irreproachable character,
We hold up and commend to the emula.
ton Of all.
RESOLVED, That to his afflicted and be.
reaVed family and relatives we terder our
heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved, That the foregoing Resolu.
tions be entered upon the Record, and
published in the Jefersonian Democrat,
and copy transmitted to the family OF
the deceased. .u
A. II. THRASHER, Chairman.
R.C. TnAYER, Sec'y.
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