Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-08-23
Death of George n. HapgOod


: Sad words The pen is palsied in
: the effort to portray tie melancholy
5 emotions of the heart as We attempt
: Co realize the sad and solemn tact
I that GEORGE n. HAPGooD is no more
When last weeks Chronicle was
I issued, the dark thought hat the
! next number would bear the woful
5 intelligence OF the death of one of its
Z editors. did not cast its shadow across
. our pathway. But to-day the chair
I 1T cur side is vacant; his place ~ the
table Is uHOccupied; the one with
! whom We were wont 10 counsel is moi
J here; the passage way echoes foot
: Step, but they are not his; the door
! opens. but it is not he that enters
] Our friend. our companion, our broth
er. has passed yer the river, and we
! Sit alone. No, not alone. The re
membranes of his manly virtues, the.
the example Of his stainless life, shall
ever accompany US as good angels in.
our weary pilgrimage.
GEORGE y. HAPGoOD died at five
o'clock, Friday morning, August, 1Sl
inst, after an illness of but three days
On Monday of last week he expo
rienced an attack of dysentery, sol
slight, however. as not to awaken anyI
serious apprehensions. BE remained
az work in the office, assisting on
the paper, until after midnight oil
Monday. On Tuesday morning bel
came to the Office, but his indisposi-l
ton increasing, he was obliged toI
leave early in the day for his home,l
never again to resume the cares and
tolls of business life. On Wednesday,
he was quite sick, but recovered inI
some degree that evening, and duringI
Thursday was more comfortable, and
himself and friends were hopeful and
confident of his speedy recovery
But on Thursday evening, he com:
menced growing rapidly worse, con-
gestion of the spine and brain settingi
in, from which he could notbe resus-l
STATED.
Nh. HAPGooD was born in Warren,
November a, 1926, and at the date
of his decease was in his fortiethI
year, and apparently in the prime of
manhood, with a fair prospect of liv-.
ing to a mature old age. In his youth
he had learned the printing business
with his father, Mr.. George Hapgood,
one of the pioneer editors of the Re-
erve who published the "WEsTERN Rs!
SERVE CHRONICLE" nearly half a cent
tury ago. From that day to this, With
but a brief interval elapsing, the names
of HAPGooD, in the persons of father
and son, has been identified with thiss
paper. We are sure there are thou
sands in Trumbull Co. who will truly
ssympathize with US in the painful,
heartfelt regret, that this well known
and respected name, so long familiar
TO the readers of the old CHRONICLE,
il no longer to have a living represen-
tative in its columns. And in thisa
connection we would remark the col
incidence, that last weeks issue wasz
the completing number of volume
f. ty oPthe WESTERN RESERVE CHRoN-
6LE, an event Jul deceased colleague
had anticipated with much interest,
and which it was his wish and inten-
ton should be suitably celebrated by
arranginSa reunion, as far as prac-
ticable, of all those living who had
ever been connected with the paper
. MIR. HAPGooD became connected
with the CHRONICLE as co-editor ands
publisher, in 1855, in which capacity
he laRored with tireless energy and5
steadfastness of noble purpose untilE
his decease. There are few, if any, in
this community, who have devOtedE
closer attention or bestowed more
time exclusively to their business
duties than did Mr.. HAPGoOD the past
ten years. 1t was his aim to make
the CHRONICLE always an acceptable
visitor to the homes of its readers, {
and cow well he succeeded is evi-k
denced by the liberal support exten-
aied the paper. He was a temperate,
but firm and CONSTANT advocate ofe
those political principles he espoused,
and with his whole heart ferveutly$
sympathized in the great cause ofs
human Rights, believing in the nature
al equality and universal brother
hood Of man
In the spring OF 1864, when the
National Guard oSOhio were required
in the.ield, Mr.. HAPGooD, who was az
member of that organization, entered
the service onthe country with the
afpndred Days MeQ." and Partieipa-
ted: il the fight at C~ynthiana, KY
Il was while undergoing the trials of
that campaign, his nobility of char
acter, his fsithfulness and reliability