Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12
DEATHS.

At the residence of her son-in-law,
w. II. Kline. ESQ, in Eaton, on the ID
inst, of Cancerous Affection, Mrs. Eli
| Zabeth Gardner, relict OF Judge James
Gardner, deceased. The deceased was
born at Rinogold Manor, in the State of
MARYLAND. on the 9Th of January, 1902.
She came with her fathers family when
an infant, in May 1902 to Butler couIr-
ty, Ohio, where she was married to her
late husband on the oath of November,
1925. shortly after which they came to
| Eaton, where she resided up to the time
of her death. She united with the Pres
byterian Church at Eaton, in the year
1876, to which she has since been attach
ed as Il worthy and consistent member.
She bore her long and painful affiiction
with patience and christian fortitude.-
She leaves a large circle of friends to
mourn their loss.
Gen. MARSH was born in the county
of Essex, and State of New Jersey, on
the 2Ist day of July, 1906; II departed
this life at his residencein Eaton, on the
9th day of December, 1872. When quite
young, the deceased with his father,
Squire Marsh, moved from the State Of
New Jersey, and settled at Gambler in
Preble county, in 1919. He1e the de-
ceased was reared and received the first
rudiinents of IN education. After at
tending the common schools he COM
menced the study of Latin, in 1924, I'M
der the preceptorship of Jonas A. Men
dial, a fine classic scholar.
In 1926 he entered College at Oxford,
where he pursued his studies for some
years. He was an apt scholar, especial
ly ia the languages, and early in life
showed great powers of elocution and
defamation. When at Oxford, he took
a leading part in the exercises of the
Erodelphian Society, consisting in writ
ing composition, reading defamation
and debate. These efforts of the several
members were reviewed and closely
criticised by the Society, which exercise
afforded powerful means of improve
ment TO the participants. The deceased
kept up with his class, participated in
all Collegiate exercises, and was seldom
if ever marked deficient.
Of the Sophamore class, iorty-two in
number, of which the deceased was a
member, only three of whom now sur
vive, Ralph p. Lowe, of Iowa, Daniel
s. Major, of Lawrencehurg, Indiana,
and Abner Haines, ST., of Eaton. At
the time referred to, these forty-two
Young men were in full life and very
hopeful of the future, but soon after
leaving College, they began, one after
another, to pass away until o they are
all gone except the three named. [Such
is truly h sad picture OF human life,
filled with earthly hopes and anxieties,
which sooner or later must be eXtin-
guished in death. What an uncertain
tenure to build on, but the young and
thoughtless as they come on the stage of
action, from age to age, are continually
erecting similar structures for them
selves, in the hopefulfuture. Perhaps,
it is we'll that it is SO, for il youth put
forth no bloom, in manhood there will
be no beauty or utility in life. But if
this life were so assimulated in early
youth as to secure u more happy one to
come, it would be of infinitely more
value, than the usua: estimate placed
upon it with all its adornments.
Gen. Marsh read law at the Law School
in Cincinnati, and was admitted to the
Bar in 1891, and oon became a good
Lawyer and a fine advocate. He repre-
sented the County as Prosecuting Attor-
ney, Senator and Representative, with
credit to himself and to the entire salts
faction of his constituents. His leading
traits of character as Il public man, were
his literary attachments and fine decla-
matory powers, warmed up by Il spright-
" imagination. But he is gone, and it
becomes the brethren of the Bar to emu
late his genious Inc cast the mantle of
charity over his imperfections.
a MEMBER OF THE BAR.