Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-24

panv is we'll known, but their Bank notes
were all redeemed. dollar for dollar. His
entire business life was successful and he
leaves behind him an estate estimated to
he worth full three hundred thousand dol
lars.
Mr.. Kent was not a social man, though
gentlemanly and courteous. Theugh pop
alar as a tradesman for his fairness ana
honesty, he made few intimate friendships
and fawned upon no man. His very nfIl-
ness caused him ut times, wheu he thought
his confidence abused or likely to be, ana
when II injury was done him, to resent
it with impulsive impetuosity- Sullmalce
was no part Of his composition. Under
meath a natural dignity, bordering upon
austeritv. there beat "A kind heart. lie
neither forgot nor overlooked acts OF kind
noes dome him. and the few intimate friend
sbips formed by him were retained until
tbe last. His personal habits were ever
remarkable. He never used tobacco or
other stimulants, and during the thirty
venrs of his residence here, 1t Is said, was
never sick an hour or took Il grain OF med
icine.
s,Liect of This sketch. Mrs. Harriet Clapp
and Henry A. Kent, Of Brooklyn, n. "
Marvin and Chas. L. Kent, residing at
Kent; Edward and Geo. L. Kent, resid-
inc in New York City; Mrs. Frances T.
Wells, at Brownsville. Pa; Miss Emily, at
Kent Mrs. Amelia L. Shively, at Mas
sillon.
These the father has lived to sec Rrrive
at wears of maturity, all occupying Prsi-
tions of prominence and influence IN their
respective homes. Three other children
have before this, deceased. Two lie buried
in the Ravenna cemetery, Il dying IN
infancy and one in childhood, and the
third Mrs. Eliza A. Poag, died IN Brook
, lyu, July 4th, 1864.
OBsEQUIEs.
The funeral of the subject OF TINS
sketch took place on Saturday, Oct3Ger
18th at Kent-at his late residence. Inc
attendance of the friends of the deceased
from Kent and Ravenna was quite large
The religious services were conducted 9y
Rev. j. G. Hart, and were commenced Oy
singing the hymn beginning,
'sTeach me the measure Of my days
Following this, passages of scripture
were read from Job, I4th chapter, Psalms
80 and 80, and Ecclesiastes I'd chapter
Following the scriptural reading, were re-
marks by the pastor. of Interesting ana III
structive import. In the course of theS'
remarks it was stated that during the las
wear of his life, the deceased had speh
much of his time in reading the scrip
lures. and in meditation and prayer-1nl.
SO spent portions Of the last days OF u
life.
As the remains were to be taken, by
special train, on the \. 4 &. w. X. X. tC
Cleveland for interment, the services were
necessarily brief, and were concluded by
Rev. D. NJ. Rogers and singing, the hymn
commencing:
"when Ianguor- and disease invade,
This trembling house Of clay.
It's Sweet to look beyCdd my pains,
And long to fly away
The following were selected as pail
bearers
Kent-D. L. Rockwell, II. w. Hart
Justus Barr, L. D. Parme!e, Ransom Brad
lev, Harmon Bradley, Il Ewell, ii. l.
Carter.
Ravenna-Hon. J. T. Catlin, II. L. Day
Ashley Ely, L. P. King, X. Root, ID. h
Wheeler, VIM. Stinaff, VIM. Ward.
The Superintendent of the A. II G. w
Ii. IN. hlluIN Icllueftu MAJ III 1NChbI -
and through him the family and friends,
special train to convey the funeral part,
to Cleveland. The train left Kent abou
eleven o'clock, A. d., consisting of tw'
passenger coaches and a baggage car
AT Ravenna a large accession was mad
to the party, the passenger coaches pelh
thus flied full-many OF the Oldest res
dents of the county being OF the number
The train sped rapidly on its mission
reaching Cleveland soon after two ?. n
Here the funeral party was trans tered I
carriages, and taken to Clevelands beaut
full city of the dead-Woodland Cen 'eter,
In a lovely spot, overshadowed by IL
cypress and the willow, by the side Of IL
wife of his youth, and the companion I
his mature years and green old age, us
earthly tenement of Zenas Kent was de
posted, TO sleep its last sleep-the repos,
of death and the grave-S beautiful buria
service being pronounced by Rev. Mr.
Monteith.